Hi guys
I think it’s time I post some content on this renewed site.

Some time ago a friend give me a pile of miniatures (stuff’t in a plastic bag) that looked ready to throw away.
I set my self a goal to rescue as much as possible, and paint them up to tabletop standard quality.
Soaked them for three days in Denethol (yes they were very badly painted en flocked), and begun to paint them.

As a side note, I never painted miniatures before.

Minas Tirith Warriors with swords


Minas Tirith Warriors with spears


Minas Tirith Warriors with bows


Numenor Warriors with swords (Last Alliance)


Elves mix (Last Alliance) (one bow is snapt of a bit and belongs with the casualties)


The rest are casualties of war


Don't know if these are gone be rescued ??

The first painted Minas Tirith Warrior



more to follow....

greetings, xenton (Jan)

great paint job. I had two broken figures in the group of mini's i bought in a street market. U could fix parts with greenstuff.

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goblin: "people associate me with boogers because i am green"

Ah new to the hobby? If so Welcome! You've done a grand job of taking any paint that was on them, I wouldn't have known if you hadn't told me. Your painting looks good, I did the same colour scheme but with a lighter blue. For your battle worn figures, they can always be kept for conversions, if your into terrain/scenery they make perfect statues etc.. You into WOTR I take, I've yet to buy the rules book.

Drum

Never used green stuff before, this me be a good time to use it.
The weapon blade's I probably make out of plastic card.

Yeah that is a good idea for the blade, because it's hard to make a blade out of greenstuff. I did at one of my broken figs but it's not really straith... It only looks good from the front, but at the side u see it's bend.

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goblin: "people associate me with boogers because i am green"

New and not new to the hobby, enter’t about a year ago but after 3 months had to stop because of a bunch of reasons.
Hope to get everything back on track now.
For a first painted mini I think it’s ok, just painting my second mini now and I already feel that the brush strokes are more controlled.
Great tip for the broken minis (statues why didn’t I think of that) thanks
At the moment I don't play anything, just havened got the time.

P.S. I love making terrain and scenery (going to post some WIP in the terrain section)

If I ever get that far I will let you know if it worked.
Everything in this hobby is a great learning process (and lots of practice).

Welcome. You did a nice job cleaning up the models. The painting looks good. Broken weapons are very common. I have some old lead figure on my list to repair.Spears and bows are easily made from wire from the hardware store or florist shop. Try to find copper or brass but soft iron florist wire will work. Cut it to length and pound or hammer the end flat.Then file the tips into shape. Don't make them too sharp. Cut short lengths of plastic cocktail sticks and file them into shape for short swords. I have never tried to repair the elf weapons. I think I would cut the shapes from plastic card or the miniature package.
You can use two part ribbon epoxy or green stuff if you want to learn to sculpt. You can also purchase weapons.I have some piano wire spears that have cast lead spear points. I can't get them any more but I have so many left I have not tried to find a new source.
Good job so far.

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"the same as a duck you must be made of wood"

Well It's nice to have you back to the hobby, and I look forward to seeing some more of your work. Looks great for your first mini, I'm still ashamed of my first painted mini. Great! look forward to seeing some of your terrain

Drum

Now that is a weld of knowledge, some of the things you mention I already have.
Certainly gone try some of the things your mentioning.
Thanks mate

A little update, still painting the Minas Tirith Warriors (at the moment 4 finished), when I have a full movement tray I post some picture's (with flocked tray).

To break the monogamy I have begun to paint Gandalf (MoM)

Primed black


Block-painting all the colors


A wash with badab black and ogryn flesh (the face)


1ste layer


Next up highlighting and basing.

Until next time, Jan

looks great so far keep it up

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goblin: "people associate me with boogers because i am green"

Look good so far, you bought the MOM box i take

Yep, that was my first thing I bought from the LOTR series.

yar same, great started pack I thought

Very nicccce

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Parva Mundi

Great work I'm digging the beard. You got the rest of the fellowship coming soon?

I didnt by the MoM but I got the return of the king box instead which I loved and I think that it is better value for money. Shame they stopped doing it.
Keep up the good work.

Cyndra the Grey

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{aD}??? wrote:

Procrastination. A favourite pastime of mine
Exaggeration. Also another pastime.

My General WIP

The plan is to paint the entire fellowship, but in stages.
When I'm bored painting allot of the same figures I grab another (fellowship miniature).