[PAINT] August Painting Challenge Miniature Selection

valpas · **Posted:** Mon Jul 29, 2013 7:31 am

Crucifer wrote:

Had to vote for the dwarves as it will help me to finish my Thorin & Co

Same with me. My Thorin's company has been unfinished since it came out. Maybe this will help.

-- Pasi

Harfoot · **Posted:** Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:42 pm

Looks like Dwarfs then, the new Fincast Thorin for me i think

rumtap · **Posted:** Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:13 am

that old metal Gimli can finally get done.

Bilbo · **Posted:** Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:29 am

I finished painting my "Riddles" Gollum on Sunday but really could do with getting on with Thorin and half his company that are still unpainted, so the timing of the challenge is probably quite appropriate for me, though I will try to finish a giant eagle, the Goblin Kings Throne and Yazneg foot and mounted that are all about two hours each away from being finished first!

Bilbo · **Posted:** Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:45 am

Can we enter more than one Dwarf? It would encourage me to finish the company!

crixalis · **Joined:** Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:45 pm **Posts:** 170

Bilbo wrote:

Can we enter more than one Dwarf? It would encourage me to finish the company!

I reckon "The Dwarf Holds" is broad enough to enter a whole warband of dwarfs if you wanted

Was thinking of doing some combination like Fili+Kili, or bifur/bofur/bombur

Bilbo · **Posted:** Thu Aug 01, 2013 11:48 am

I have Thorin and half his Company, an Erebor Captain, a unit of Erebor Dwarves and Thrain assembled but idling on my to do shelf!

I bought most of the new releases as soon as they came out up until the release of Thrain. I have had due to work pressure and Girlfriend very little painting time recently, but have replaced TV and computer games with painting. Last night went really well and I feel back in the swing of things. Is also great seeing the huge backlog of Hobbit miniatures and scenery that are undercoated or unfinished, get finished and placed in the cabinet. I have hugely enjoyed the painting time whilst listening to music, which is what its all about. It really is very rewarding developing and exercising a skill which leaves you with a collection of (reasonably well painted, I would like to think) miniature, whereby TV and the playstation is unproductive!

I am close to finishing a 1,000 points a side Hobbit only miniatures Good and Evil armies, which I am looking forward to fielding on a goblin town scenery battle field. I feel that the Good guys need really need Thorin to complete the picture!

Frogmortonjustice65 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:21 pm **Posts:** 129

Bilbo wrote:

I have Thorin and half his Company, an Erebor Captain, a unit of Erebor Dwarves and Thrain assembled but idling on my to do shelf!

I have had due to work pressure and Girlfriend very little painting time recently, but have replaced TV and computer games with painting. Last night went really well and I feel back in the swing of things. Is also great seeing the huge backlog of Hobbit miniatures and scenery that are undercoated or unfinished, get finished and placed in the cabinet. I have hugely enjoyed the painting time whilst listening to music, which is what its all about. It really is very rewarding developing and exercising a skill which leaves you with a collection of (reasonably well painted, I would like to think) miniature, whereby TV and the playstation is unproductive!

I feel the same way - I hardly ever play video games any more since I rediscovered LOTR minis. Painting brings me the lasting satisfaction of getting to see my finished characters on display in a case, whereas video games are more instant (and cheaper) gratification.

Lorindol · **Posted:** Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:37 pm

ahum.. could we stay on topic plz. Is August settled then? Dwarves!!!

I'll go and get a proof picture of my gimli online. Is it OK that the model is base coated before I start painting?

I have the unusual habit of base coating EVERY model I have before putting it away waiting to be painted.

Bilbo · **Posted:** Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:23 pm

I think that anyone objecting to a model that is only based coated might be a bit mean!

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:17 pm

Lorindol wrote:

ahum.. could we stay on topic plz. Is August settled then? Dwarves!!!

I'll go and get a proof picture of my gimli online. Is it OK that the model is base coated before I start painting?

I have the unusual habit of base coating EVERY model I have before putting it away waiting to be painted.

base coat or undercoat/ primed? there is a difference.

Lorindol · **Posted:** Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:52 am

undercoat! .. I primed it black. Sorry I used the wrong phrase

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Sat Aug 03, 2013 11:29 am

Yeah that is usually fine. Now, what dwarf to paint? Hmmm

crixalis · **Joined:** Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:45 pm **Posts:** 170

Hope the August topic goes up soon, would like to make a start this weekend

Bilbo · **Posted:** Sat Aug 03, 2013 12:18 pm

I'm thinking Thorin Oakenshield, but am not perturbed by a group of dwarves!

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