Oh, excellent Rognarr, well done: now I can't imagine that figure without a cat on his lap. Fëanor, get some putty mixed, he isn't finished yet after all!
Speaking of finished figures, here's my entry: William the Troll.
Whatever happens after voting, at least I'll come first when it comes to sending in the entry!
Used to be part of Bob Olley's own range (I think), molds were sold to some company that doesn't exist anymore, but the former owner still had some casts left. Upon seeing it, I thought he'd make a great William: he is very big (just over the size of a Mordor Troll), looks relatively human (anatomy, clothing, jewelry) but also pretty primitive and is decorated with bones and various shiney metals, like the stuff found in their larder. And of course, he carries a big bag to capture unfortunate dwarven travellers in. That he looks like a more humanoid version of those typical Scandinavian trolls is a nice bonus, seeing how the Northern mythologies were of course a major source of inspiration for Tolkien. Only small alterations were to shorten the blade and change the pommel and cross guard to make it into a big knife instead of a sword (normal figure:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_aU0m3ExM0/U ... 000389.JPG).
As for the painting, I gave him a slightly unhealthy skintone (no exposure to sunlight!) and tried to get some variety in there by painting his 'clothing' in various patterns and colours (on top a grey wolf, brown bear as cloak and black bear as tunic - Beorn won't be pleased!), and the same for the bones and horns he wears as decoration - furs and horns painted after examples on pictures. Only thing that doesn't really show in the pictures is that his eyes have a dark red iris, but you can just about make it out from the second angle.
Looking forward to seeing all the other entries!
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