Serovok's WIP New Bolg, Beorn, and Older Hobbits 012715

Serovok · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:19 am

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

So I introduced myself a few weeks ago and I thought it would be lame to just say "hi" and disappear, so I'm creating this thread to show off my WIP along with the completed results.

The plan (as it stands now) is to update this WIP thread with the highlights of my work, with my blog having extra pictures and other items I'm dabbling with. Feel free to follow my blog as well as make comments (praise or critiques) on anything you see. Infact, its welcomed, because one can only get better when flaws/areas for improvement are pointed out.

Just a little before WIP, comprised of both pewter and finecast models

Vrasku and the crew

The backs

a nice close up of the main man himself, Vrasku

and the crew again.

I have more pictures close-ups on the blog if anyone is interested/curious. Thanks for looking :-D

rumtap · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:36 am

Nice work. I may be inspired to finish my uruk crossbows now!

Paboook · **Joined:** Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:41 pm **Posts:** 172

Very nice!

I've always imagined orcs, goblins and uruks with dark grey colour of skin, but have to admit Peter Jackson's dark red/brown looks nice.

John Wayne · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:33 pm

Hey mate, love your Uruk crossbows, a wicked looking warbamd :yay:

Delirivm · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:24 pm

Some good looking uruks you got there (feels weird to say so ;D)
I like how you painted the skin. It's a bit different from the movies, but I like it ^^
Still like the darker skin more, but I have to admit they look nice!
Great work!

Serovok · **Posted:** Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:53 am

Hey guys, thanks for the comments. I tried to go for a more of a GW emulated look on the Uruk-Hai Crossbows. Dark Flesh/Doombull Brown followed by a brown/black wash and two to three up-shades/highlights (definitely diggin Tuskgor Fur for this rather than mixing yellow/tan for both highlights

).

So I had some issues with my KotWT model. The face had a nasty air bubble taking a good portion of the nose and left eye with it (finecast at its finest obviously :shock:

). Sadly, my sculpting skills weren't up to par when trying to fix it and I ended up making him look like a deformed caveman. In my frustration, I ended up sawing his head off and doing a head swap with one of the historical lines from Wargames Factory. I think it give him a pretty unique look, plus I wasn't a fan of that silly helmet he was originally wearing.

Let me know what you guys think. More pictures on the blog

Rognarr · **Posted:** Thu Apr 25, 2013 5:51 am

Nice head swap! The painting looks great too!
Good job

Crucium Giger · **Posted:** Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:15 am

That head is spot on and looks great painted up (love the bases too) :yay:

Serovok · **Posted:** Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:05 pm

So it's been awhile since I've posted anything here. I took a bit of a sabbatical over the summer and I'm just getting back into the swing of things as far hobbying goes. Over the past month I've been cranking out a new army which I'm hoping to field come this April. Below are some pictures of my endeavors thus far.

My finished unit of Ereborians (is that even a word?)

A unit of Grim Hammers with Captain

And my current WIP with some conversions I'm currently working. As always, more pics on the blog. Thanks for looking

thefryer · **Joined:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 2:03 pm **Posts:** 21

I very much like those dwarfs they are wonderfully painted!

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:31 pm

Great painting on all the minis completed so far and I am very impressed with the conversion work.

Crucium Giger · **Posted:** Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:57 am

The dwarves are brilliant, very well painted and again the bases really set them off.

edge67 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:47 am

Fantastic dwarf army! Great pianting and conversions.

Serovok · **Posted:** Sun Jan 05, 2014 6:24 am

Thanks for the comments guys, I really appreciate the praise.

Anyways, I hope everyone had a happy holiday season. I got a little bit done over the break. Anyhew, here is a progress I've made on some minor conversion work I posted earlier.

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sun Jan 05, 2014 8:05 am

These Hobbit dwarves are somehow more deadly and realistic than the old LotR Dwarf warriors - they are dwarves but slightly taller, and the armour has more crafting plus the beards/hairlines are more characterful. I think I will have to have some of these.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sun Jan 05, 2014 8:45 am

Great sculpts on these dwarves with a first class paint job. All in all they look fantastic.

hollowcrown · **Joined:** Mon Dec 30, 2013 3:52 pm **Posts:** 164

I like the ragtag look of the Dwarves.

Rognarr · **Posted:** Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:33 am

I really like how you painted the hair and faces! Well done!

hannanibal · **Joined:** Mon Oct 08, 2012 2:55 pm **Posts:** 221

Excellent work. You've got a lovely, clean style. You managed to make the uruk crossbowmen look good and that's no small thing.

Serovok · **Posted:** Thu Jan 16, 2014 4:36 am

Thanks for the compliments guys, definately a motivator (as well as tourny deadlines and whatnot)

Anyhew, this is my latest work... wasn't the easiest to paint with all the details. That and there aren't alot of examples floating about the interwebz.

I decided to go a little gruesome for the base. That, and I love the technical paint "Blood for the Blood God". Who knew a little varnish in red paint could look so cool. More pictures on the blog.

Happy Painting

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