Zirrian's Misc. WIP

zirrian · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:34 am **Posts:** 30

Well, been a while since I've posted, so...some more recent works.

It's already a bit dark here, so sorry for the quality of the pics. When an army is together for about 1000 points, I'll make more detailed closeup shots with a better camera.

Paradigm · **Joined:** Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:56 am **Posts:** 264

Very nice stuff, especially Boromir (one of my favourite models ever, sadly I don't own it).

As for Faramir's arm, If you don't mind sacrificing a Ranger the one in the lunging/stabbing pose (Left back in your pic above) arm would work. You could just slice him at the elbow and glue it on Faramir, not perfect but close enough to game with!

zirrian · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:34 am **Posts:** 30

Paradigm wrote:

Very nice stuff, especially Boromir (one of my favourite models ever, sadly I don't own it).

As for Faramir's arm, If you don't mind sacrificing a Ranger the one in the lunging/stabbing pose (Left back in your pic above) arm would work. You could just slice him at the elbow and glue it on Faramir, not perfect but close enough to game with!

Thank you! I could complete it with the arm of an old Bretonnian Knights Errant champion (don't worry, it's a...khm...not so Finecast version made for myself from resin), so Faramir is all right. Tho he's got a big sword now.

zirrian · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:34 am **Posts:** 30

Got an ent yesterday, and quickly painted him up

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 1:44 pm

The blue is really nice on this. Makes for a really nice contrast with the rest of the model. Never would have thought of putting blue into it. Original and effective. Great idea.

zirrian · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:34 am **Posts:** 30

Dead Marsh Spectre wrote:

The blue is really nice on this. Makes for a really nice contrast with the rest of the model. Never would have thought of putting blue into it. Original and effective. Great idea.

Thanks! But not too original, as you can see they used it on the painted example on the GW site

On my ent, they meant to represent glowing moss, or something.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:19 pm

Ha did they really? i had never noticed.

zirrian · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:34 am **Posts:** 30

Dead Marsh Spectre wrote:

Ha did they really? i had never noticed.

Lot subtler than mine, but it's there

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:29 pm

I prefer yours.

zirrian · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:34 am **Posts:** 30

Dead Marsh Spectre wrote:

I prefer yours.

Thank you very much

Natarn · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 6:35 pm

Thanks for sharing your work. Your models are coming along nicely.

Have you tried experimenting with different colours on the rim of the base? It's personal, of course, but I find that brown tones kind of give the model a lift somehow. Black, although bold, is quite heavy. I usually go for a brown like Steel Legion Drab or the old Graveyard Earth.

zirrian · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:34 am **Posts:** 30

Natarn wrote:

Thanks for sharing your work. Your models are coming along nicely.

Have you tried experimenting with different colours on the rim of the base? It's personal, of course, but I find that brown tones kind of give the model a lift somehow. Black, although bold, is quite heavy. I usually go for a brown like Steel Legion Drab or the old Graveyard Earth.

I intentionally leave them black. From the tabletop level it works great, and the movement trays usually hide the sides

Tho dark brown base rims looking good, and I might consider it, thank you for the idea, and thank you for the compliments

zirrian · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:34 am **Posts:** 30

This time something different. I got a Human Command Group from Divine Rage this week, and painted up the drummer boy from it:

Rather blurry, but it turned out good. I wrote a review of the kit, you can read it here:

http://plasticfantastic.blog.hu/2015/01 ... and_review

zirrian · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:34 am **Posts:** 30

Last night I felt I couldn't start/continue learning for my Databases exam, so I've decided to pick up and paint a mini laying on my laptop. So...first Haradrim mini:

And tomorrow is my Birthday, and also the date of the exam...I have a feeling I'll fail, but it's the last this year, and I just want to get over with...passed the other four, and while not with flying colours, they were all right.

zirrian · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:34 am **Posts:** 30

Straight from the third page, but here I am, this time with a converted Osgiliath Veteran. I added the cape rolled on his torso, some rag-tag chainmail on his "skirt", a small pouch on his waist, and an arrow defense mechanism (I don't know the name - on the bottom of the shield to catch arrows that would otherwise hit the shieldbearer's feet). Please note that these are my first attempts at sculpting anything.

Gene Parmesan · **Posted:** Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:10 am

Good conversion

zirrian · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:34 am **Posts:** 30

Gene Parmesan wrote:

Good conversion

My photo is as horrible as always, but thanks

I only need to do about 31 more of them.

Paradigm · **Joined:** Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:56 am **Posts:** 264

Yeah, that's cool. I'm converting some of my own at the moment, I might have to borrow the chainmail and arrow-catcher ideas!

zirrian · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:34 am **Posts:** 30

Paradigm wrote:

Yeah, that's cool. I'm converting some of my own at the moment, I might have to borrow the chainmail and arrow-catcher ideas!

Feel free to do so, I'm happy if I could inspire something. There's a really good tutorial about chainmails on Youtube, just search for Converting Mordor Uruk-Hai, and there's a two part tutorial on that. I'll swap heads given I can find some in my collections, and maybe add some orc weapons to them ("If my sword is broken and can't find another...this cleaver will do."), but I don't have any ideas how to make spearmen who hold their spears with two hands. Maybe converting them from archers?

zirrian · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:34 am **Posts:** 30

It seems my first pictures have disappeared, while the others on the second page did not...is it a problem for others too, or just my computer fking with me?

Anyway, I'm not dead!

My Rivendell army is going well, 6 trays and a hero is painted. I have much to paint still, but at least I'm making progress.

If anyone have cheap armoured twins, Elrond (the new Hobbit version with both ft and mtd), and Erestor, feel free to message me...I'm dreadfully undersupplied with elven heroes.

Thanks for looking, and take care!

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