January Painting Challenge: Gimli

Telchar · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:35 pm

Will post as soon as my camera comes to life again.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:10 pm

Telchar wrote:

Will post as soon as my camera comes to life again.

I know the feelin :-X

Chris · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 2:17 am

Here is my proof pic

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

i'm gonna have to restart my whole mini, by putting it in the simple green then stripping it down because after I started the basecoat for gimli's cloak....i noticed that the sculpt was TERRIBLE, i mean there were lines I had totally missed when I was sanding it down during assembly....anyways let's hope I can get it finished in time....

-feanorthenoldor

IsleStaggerholm · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:09 am

Nobody is submitting Gimili on dead Uruk-Hai? Think I might have to change my entry.

Eaothen-the-brave · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:26 pm

I might enter this one too, it's been a while since I've done some painting.. now I best search for a nice model.. I'll upload a picture asap, but the batteries are down right now.. :oops:

tomogui · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:13 pm

Hi all

Thought I'd stop my lurking here and get amongst it with a painting challenge. Here's my unpainted model: Gimli from the Breaking of the Fellowship set, converted with banner instead of throwing axe. I still haven't fixed him up with greenstuff yet. Please forgive the rubbish photo too.

I haven't decided whether it should be a Dwarf banner (an obvious choice) or a Galadhrim banner that he's picked up on a battlefield after the final heroic stand of its previous bearer (to emphasize the whole "Gimli as elf-friend" theme). I might try both and see how they look. Anyway, nice to meet you all. Looking forward to seeing some painted Dwarves!

Legolas31 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:04 pm

hi tomogui,
welcome to the forum, nice work on gimli, very original conversion

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:31 pm

Hello tomogui, welcome to One Ring. Great to see you entering the painting challenge. I look forward to seeing how he turns out.

Eaothen-the-brave · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:48 pm

so, I've found myself two nice models, but.. I don't know which one I'll paint.. the king or the captain? anyway, here's a proof pic:

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:54 pm

My proof pic...

lorderkenbrand · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:57 pm

Good to see so many entrants this month! Jake, you're going to have a tough time at the end collating all those pics.

Here's one more mate

ps. will post a few pics of that completed dragon in the winter painting thread for those who asked

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:05 pm

lorderkenbrand wrote:

Jake, you're going to have a tough time at the end collating all those pics.

Not to worry! The more entrants the better!

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

hey everyone,

well i'm going to have to opt out of this competition for this month because I am still disappointing by my gimli scultp.

The cloak is Terrible, i mean after I filed it sanded it and juiced it with milliput, it Still has mold lines and other things in the crevaces that when painted makes the cloak look terrible.

I do not want to enter a piece of mine that I know I can do much better on....so....

Good luck everyone!
can't wait to see those entries!

-feanorthenoldor

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:09 pm

Sorry to hear Feanor. You're more than welcome to enter with a different sculpt should you come across one.

Telchar · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:20 pm

Feanorthenoldor wrote:

hey everyone,

well i'm going to have to opt out of this competition for this month because I am still disappointing by my gimli scultp.

The cloak is Terrible, i mean after I filed it sanded it and juiced it with milliput, it Still has mold lines and other things in the crevaces that when painted makes the cloak look terrible.

I do not want to enter a piece of mine that I know I can do much better on....so....

Good luck everyone!
can't wait to see those entries!

-feanorthenoldor

I knew there was a good reaso why I hated the three hunters set

. Don't you have any other Dwarf hero you can enter? :gimli:

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

no, since most of my models are elves, the only dwarf I had was that gimli from the three hunters set...

Bastion.HUN · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:45 pm

Very nice dwarves, I cant wait for the end of the month.

By the way, I have an idea for the next painting challenge. We should paint common soldiers. We should vote for an army, like gondor or harad, and in the next month we have to make 5-6 soldier from the same formation. Like 5 minas tirith warriors.
I think it would be intresting to see common figures in a challenge.

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:55 pm

Bastion.HUN wrote:

Very nice dwarves, I cant wait for the end of the month.

By the way, I have an idea for the next painting challenge. We should paint common soldiers. We should vote for an army, like gondor or harad, and in the next month we have to make 5-6 soldier from the same formation. Like 5 minas tirith warriors.
I think it would be intresting to see common figures in a challenge.

Not a bad idea. I will throw it into the voting thread as one of the options for the next 'special theme' painting challenge (the March painting challenge).

Chris · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:09 pm

Bastion.HUN wrote:

Very nice dwarves, I cant wait for the end of the month.

By the way, I have an idea for the next painting challenge. We should paint common soldiers. We should vote for an army, like gondor or harad, and in the next month we have to make 5-6 soldier from the same formation. Like 5 minas tirith warriors.
I think it would be intresting to see common figures in a challenge.

5 -6 is to many, maybe just 4?

4 common soldiers with a small diorama of 4 slots like a half movement tray :roll:

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