Thanks for the kind comments guys. Glad you like it
I got this guy painted up today. Similarly to the Girion, I didn't spend as long on it as I would have liked - kind of rushed it a bit in order to move on to something more interesting... It's a nice mini and there weren't really any flaws with the resin except a little tiny air bubble at the end of his nose which took a bit of Liquid Greenstuff to fix but it wasn't too bad.
Here are some pics:
What struck me about this mini though was how small it was. Height-wise, it's pretty much the same as the LotR stuff, but it is so much thinner! I compared it to my Elrond, Master of Rivendell model and boy are they different! It's hard to believe that they're meant to be part of the same range of minis, let alone the same race in Middle Earth. Elrond looks huge in comparison and his head, especially the face, is almost twice the size! That's possibly why I found the face a bit harder on the Captain...
Anyway, I enjoyed painting it for the most part, but I'm looking forward to getting back into some of the 'proper' LotR minis. I've almost felt that the Mirkwood Elves minis, both rangers and warriors, have been far too skinny and "Warhammerish" in comparison to the LotR range, if "Warhammerish" is even a word!!!
Also, I thought now might be a good time to mention Bag End. Well, not much progress since the last update and, to be honest, I'm a little apprehensive about completing it in the current form. I just don't feel like the inside of the hall looks good enough after painting it. So what I'm considering doing is making the back of it (the inside of it) into the start of "the hill" instead, leaving a little alcove just within the door to allow Bilbo to stand in/in front of. I also felt that the green door looks so nice that it would be a shame for it to be totally swung open and invisible from the front of the piece. I just feel that this would better serve the miniatures and look more natural. Thoughts?
Thanks for looking, sorry about the length of post and comments and criticism most welcome