January Painting Challenge: Gimli

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:05 am

Dude! I want a beard like that! No not really. Facial hair drives me crazy. :-)

Fantastic job on the miniature.

valpas · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:58 am

One of my favourite miniatures from the whole LotR range, and your painting does every bit of justice to Balin. The colour choices are excellent, they fit a dwarf of high position really well.

-- Pasi

Legolas31 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:18 pm

the finished piece.... :legolas:

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:45 pm

Would you be able to post a couple of those pictures by themselves by any chance? Or put them in a single picture without so much blank space. At the moment I reckon it will lose most of the detail on the pictures when I scale it down to fit the forum in the voting poll.

Good job on it though

Legolas31 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:11 pm

thanks red corsairs- would it be ok if it was like it is on my WIP? ...viewtopic.php?f=50&t=22111&p=261358#p261358

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:12 pm

If you're ok with the image then that's fine by me. It might be beneficial for you to make it slightly larger so the pictures are less squashed and pixelated (500-600ish pixels wide) but you don't have to.

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:49 pm

Really nice job on that model!

Legolas31 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:47 am

thanks B.o.t.w.t.
I will try to work on the image in the next week or so as my camera is playing up and i need to install a decent program on my computer to format images x

IsleStaggerholm · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:02 am

Proof Picture:

IsleStaggerholm · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:46 am

Some progress:

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:00 am

Nice work! I really like the base!

The armour seems a little bright for an Uruk-hai, don't you think?

IsleStaggerholm · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:05 am

Yes, still working it down with washes though--it will get there and I will be rid of those troublesome water rings as well.

garmenhord · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:46 am

Alright that is going the good way - looks great so far.

valpas · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:36 am

Here is my finished Gimli:

I went for the traditional movie look because he's going to end up in a diorama eventually.

This was the third Gimli I have painted and I have to say he's one of my favourite models to paint. I don't remember who sculpted these early FotR-TTT era Gimlis but they are all really nice miniatures.

-- Pasi

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:59 pm

Great job Pasi, he is stunning!!

PowerofWill · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:37 pm

Nice job Valpas, i really like the leather armor, it's like the best I've seen. The highlights on the cloak look a little rough though, but everything else is great! :yay:

Sir Richard · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:02 pm

Really nice Valpas!

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:40 pm

Nice job on the armour so far IS.

And Pasi, really good job on Gimli. You've definitely captured the movie look you were going for.

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:30 pm

Entering Balin, (even though he's pictured with Gimli)

Proof:

The finished product (the first picture is best, the rest didn't work too well):

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:41 pm

Would you be able to get a picture of Balin on his own please, for the voting? Thanks

January Painting Challenge: Gimli

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