Mapper - Metal Elves

abcdefg · **Joined:** Mon May 28, 2012 3:52 pm **Posts:** 273

Incredible!
Such an amazing board.

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Tue Nov 24, 2015 7:40 am

You gotta love those "perfect moment" pictures!

Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:27 pm

Love it!

Mapper · **Posted:** Tue Nov 24, 2015 4:20 pm

I managed to catch it just right, haven't seen the sun since (it is Seattle in November) and while a picture in the rain might set a certain mood, I don't think I want to put the board out in the weather.

Sithious · **Posted:** Wed Nov 25, 2015 4:32 pm

Awesome. The long dark of Moria in a new light.

Mapper · **Posted:** Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:43 pm

I like how GW did their Bolg figure, very menacing. Watching the movie again, I realized that GW did an injustice to Bolg's mace though, they only gave it two prongs instead of four.

Made a press mold of the mace, poured some resin and added two more prongs. Still needs some cleanup and maybe a point on the end to jab a dwarf with.

Mapper · **Posted:** Tue Dec 15, 2015 7:19 pm

Trying to figure out what to do with the leftover Hunter Orc heads and weapons. Took an orc body and legs from Wargames Factory, a left arm from their Ancient Germans and leftover head and right arm with sword from the Hunter Orcs. Not bad but I think I would rather have a thinner body. Would these count as hunter orcs or just a different breed of normal orcs?

The spike on the end of Bolg's mace is from a weapon from the Wargames Factory orc set. Need to trim and smooth it or just put the pointy end on.

Has anybody done anything with the leftover warg heads?

On a related note, haven't seen when Warlord Games is going to start distributing Wargames Factory figures.

Lord of Edoras · **Posted:** Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:40 pm

Great conversions - I think that's a great improvement on Bolg. I actually have Wargames Factory bits lying around, I might do the same with my spare Orc heads too. Those spare warg heads could be used for dead warts in dioramas I suppose, but other than that I can't think of much use for them either.

Mapper · **Posted:** Wed Dec 16, 2015 4:38 pm

Thanks, I thought about doing something off the wall and putting the hunter orc heads and weapons on Wargames Factory Amazon bodies - a female punk orc warband.

But cool heads prevailed, plus I don't have any Amazon bodies....

Mapper · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:48 pm

Finished the first batch of Moria Goblins, nothing spectacular, just classic green skin, red cloth.

In the Mines of Moria game, they have trapdoors so I took some etched balsa wood and some plastic card to make open and closed trapdoors.

Took some mdf and made a couple of three figure stands for the drums and command.

Didn't glue down the drum or the Durburz and drummers figures so I could put them on a broken pillar if I wanted.

Like I said, first batch of 42 Moria Goblins done, will do some Dwarves next and then some more Goblins. Might have to buy some trackers and prowlers for variety.

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2015 12:40 am

From what I can see on my phone's small screen, those goblins are looking good.

I really want to finish my goblins now.

Something Wicked · **Joined:** Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:53 am **Posts:** 63

Wow, The colours in the stonework look amazing! Washes, or weathering powder?

Mapper · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:33 pm

Trust me, they look better on small screens

Just used a green wash and then dab with Lustrian Undergrowth and Stirland Mud to dirty them up.

Mapper · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2015 10:37 pm

Correction on Bolg's mace - his mace in the Desolation of Smaug is as GW and WETA depict it, the Battle of Armies is four pronged and shorter. Ah well, I like the four pronged one better.

Commissariat · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:17 pm

Awesome! Thou art skilled.

Mapper · **Posted:** Sat Jan 16, 2016 7:29 pm

Painted my first batch of dwarves, went with a dark purple - bronze combination for the dwarves, purple - leather - green/gray cloaks for the rangers. Still haven't done the shading or dull coat yet, need nicer weather.

Of course, all outfitted for the expedition:

I had a rock mold from Woodland Scenics that was rock on one side and flat on the other. When I first started playing around with LOTR and molds I did this one using the flat side.

I wanted the entrance to Durin's Chamber to be more hidden so I used the door mold from the moria mold and used the rock side this time.

Think I will finish painting the dwarf rangers next.

Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Sun Jan 17, 2016 3:28 pm

Well done.

That is one of my favorite Woodland Scenic molds.

Mapper · **Posted:** Sun Jan 17, 2016 5:12 pm

Thanks OmW, it is one of my favorites also, was glad to have a purpose for it. Of course, I failed miserably if I was a model railroader as I didn't paint it to match the background.

Any progress on your Raven Hill project?

Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Mon Jan 18, 2016 3:29 pm

Mapper wrote:

Thanks OmW, it is one of my favorites also, was glad to have a purpose for it. Of course, I failed miserably if I was a model railroader as I didn't paint it to match the background.

Any progress on your Raven Hill project?

I don't count that as a fail. Build a backdrop to match

Raven Hill project?

Sorry to report it is on hold until I have space to work on it again. I have screen shots available and a better idea of how the set was constructed.

Your projects have inspired some new ideas.

I have been working on Zombicide black plague and some Frostgrave terrain for the game shop.

I have been playing a lots of Kings of War and Dragon Rampant. Some of my armies are on the table in the back ground.

Claksack · **Posted:** Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:40 pm

Great work so far on the moria expedition. Can't waot to see what you can do with it all.

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