UKFB's WIP Thread - Gundabad Update

mertaal · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:43 am

Can't wait to see some colour on him! What a great model. I'm tempted to do something big from forge world myself, but at the moment the backlog of "must have" GW metal is taking priority.

Excited to see what you do with him. Lots of WIP pics please!!!

Rognarr · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:06 am

Now that's quite a nice 'mini'!

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:07 am

The egg on the base could easily be covered up with cork and talus masquerading as rocks.
Or you could make an omlette

Harfoot · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:59 pm

Lovely Dragon, what colour scheme are you going to do?

Waiting for the Fire Dragon to go back into production.

Galanur · **Joined:** Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:28 am **Posts:** 1389

forgeworld is known for having almost no flay on the casting moulds, unlike gw resin, you are actually paying for quality
as my recomendation, I would challenge you guys buying any forgeworld 40k or fantasy and see why in my oponion forgeworld should had the casts rather than gw..

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:39 pm

Now the big fella is done, here are some wip shots of Gothmog:

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:42 pm

insane!!! i can't get over that little blob of putty stuck to a bit of wire became the monster i just painted!!! magic mate.

garmenhord · **Posted:** Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:45 pm

nice work, i quite like the version with no paint on it a bit more. Not that it wasn't well painted up, far from that. It was done very well! But it gives some more attention to the sculpt itself like this.

SidTheSloth · **Posted:** Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:01 pm

Makes Durin's bane (not the member, the model) look comparatively cuddly.

Any tips on how you get the form (ie muscles and general proportions) right? That's something I always find really hard in sculpting and drawing....

theavenger001 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:50 pm

...And wow. Crazy great job with this guy.

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:55 pm

SidTheSloth wrote:

Any tips on how you get the form (ie muscles and general proportions) right? That's something I always find really hard in sculpting and drawing....

Its no secret. Plenty of reference anatomy charts on the internet. Just keep them handy to check you have it about right.

Harfoot · **Posted:** Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:59 pm

Brilliant to see the different pictures as the Beast comes together, the curve of the wip is just amazing. Thanks

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sat Feb 01, 2014 9:37 pm

The bigger 'crest' on the head and some of the other details put me in mind of HR Giger's work that became the Alien queen in 'Aliens'. That is an astonishing piece, made all the more remarkable when seen alongside the standard balrog. Gothmog killed two Noldor high kings (Fëanor and Fingon) and was the field commander of Morgoth's armies in battle. This sculpt radiates the savagery and malice of an evil demigod.
In the end, Ecthelion of Gondolin put an end to Gothmog's career.

Coenus Scaldingus · **Joined:** Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:14 am **Posts:** 1121

garmenhord wrote:

nice work, i quite like the version with no paint on it a bit more. Not that it wasn't well painted up, far from that. It was done very well! But it gives some more attention to the sculpt itself like this.

I know what you mean, it's much easier to appreciate the quality of the sculpt this way - and there is plenty of quality to admire here.
Also loving the WIP giant anteater in the first pic. :wink:

Goldman25 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:24 am

Great-looking Balrog! What's the elf model you've put by him for scale purposes?

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:54 am

That's my Ecthelion. Originally an elf from Miniatures Del Castillo that I tweaked by adding LotR wargear

Goldman25 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:07 am

He looks cool too, though I don't see him killing something that size easily.

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:26 am

It wasn't easy. That's the point.

JamesR · **Posted:** Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:22 am

ukfreddybear wrote:

It wasn't easy. That's the point.

Nice Pun lol.
In all seriousness that's probably the best sculpt I've ever seen. Mr Bear you're talent is beyond impressive

Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:30 am

Very well done!

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