Bill Ferny's WIP-Iron Hills with Spear Command

BillFerny333 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:03 pm

Thanks guys, I had spent a bit of time away, but i am back at it again.

Could you all help a brother out? I had three minis make it to the 2014 CMON annual. I want to top that this year. I just uploaded my NMM Citadel Guard. I would be in your debt for a vote.

http://www.coolminiornot.com/375222?browseid=11434990

Many thanks!

Harfoot · **Posted:** Tue Mar 03, 2015 7:54 pm

Sure thing, just voted for you. Nicely painted 10/10

BillFerny333 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:42 pm

Thanks Harfoot! You rock.

haha, I done added another one:

http://www.coolminiornot.com/375232

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Tue Mar 03, 2015 10:56 pm

Voted on both bro

Harfoot · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:43 am

Just did the second mini

BillFerny333 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2015 11:55 pm

Another round of updates of stuff completed over the past week or so:

First up is my March painting challenge entry Khamul the Easterling:

Hope you like it, its a very strong competition this time. Amazing entries.

Here is a Morannon Orc Captain i didnt do for the February challenge. He is part of my determination to not put blisters back in the closet. I keep pulling out a two or three pack and only painting one model. As a result I end up never creating space for new stuff which is constant given all the conversions I get from Shadow and Flame.

Last up is a Rohan Royal guard. My second attempt at a Marble base. I like this one even more than Khamuls. Expect two more of these guys soo as well.

As always I cant thank you enough for the kind words and support!

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Fri Apr 03, 2015 12:53 am

Great work Randy, you got one of my March votes, love the idea and execution.
All over some lovely work that is showing your high standard.

ja33 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:12 am

Fantastic work on that marble base and also on the cloak of the Royal Guard...very impressive stuff !

garmenhord · **Posted:** Fri Apr 03, 2015 3:17 pm

i love that horse head on that cloak, well painted, stunning!

haradrim · **Posted:** Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:42 pm

fantastic work with the cloak of rohan guard !! both color and the "horse" !

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:36 pm

Woah! I didn't even notice the horse when I first looked at the RRG...stunning...just stunning.

BillFerny333 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 12, 2015 1:10 pm

Wow. Thanks again for all the kind responses.

here is my latest piece, a Rohan Outrider. The picture is a little over-exposed but you get the idea

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Sun Apr 12, 2015 2:07 pm

Looks great Randy.

Bigger pictures of this guy on Randys site Painting Middle Earth

Pictures work better on the OR in blocks of two Randy and about 600pxls wide combined ;-)

PowerofWill · **Posted:** Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:42 am

And this is why you got my vote last month. Seriously good painting, I'm jealous of your freehand abilities. The horse on the Royal Guards cloak is incredible, just like the rest of the mini. :yay:

-PoW

Harfoot · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:47 am

great work on the Rohan Royal Guard, the cloak is outstanding. The marble base really sets it off. The other figures are really well done to mate

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:37 pm

Fabulous painting!

BillFerny333 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2015 10:57 pm

You all are very very kind, thank you very much for the compliments. Here is my April painting competition entry. More details on the blog, but its a full NMM job and that helmet is a doosy. Dont know if I pulled it off or not. Hope I pulled it off alright.

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

well done, the NMM was good, just maybe you should have added a hint of white to the edges to make it appear "shinier." Other than that, looks great.

This month's challenge is going to be a difficult one, so many great entries.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:18 am

Another great entry for the challenge, should be interesting.

Randy, I've done a tutorial on NMM gold on my blog if your interesting. It's a recipe I got from the NMM God Tommie Soule and I went through a learning curve trying to get it right on CMoN. The interesting thing was that I had to push my highlights but the main thing was the shadows, you really have to push them to make this technique work well.
I'm by no means an expert but I did learn a lot.

Good luck mate

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:00 pm

Best painted mini you've ever done in my opinion. And I'm not just saying that because I did the conversion.

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