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Yep those are preeety sweet. The LotR models paint up well and look good when they're done, you and Para have both done some pretty nice work on these.

I also want to thank Carlos especially for the Roman Cornu that I used in the horde-sized unit. They work really well with the WoMT models.

Looking good mate, I wouldn't have noticed or remembered unless you brought it up. Glad you got use out of something that was just sitting in a box. Shame shipping to aus from the uk wasn't cheaper but it wasn't extortionate either.




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The Mimas tirith guys look great, even if you are not to happy with them individually. Theoden looks fantastic as well.

Awesome stuff love the old ogres.


Henry Rollins?

Spot on!

Three weeks ago, I put up a post here and on Wordpress asking what people's opinions were on how I should rebase this stone thrower, originally painted a hell of a long time ago. Feedback both here and on Dakka was overwhelmingly in favour of round, (as well as my own preference) and so that's what I did. Unusually in some ways for me, I've actually got a follow-up with the finished goods - in no small part due to the "get this stuff finished and outta here" kick I've been on lately.

Something I never bothered with back in the day was to paint or even glue on the shields on the front. Something I rectified this time. It took awhile to figure out what to paint on them, which accounted for at least a week of the painting time - in the end I went for "realistic" Red Eyes, given that they can work well enough for either Warhammery goblinoids or the vassals of the Dark Lord Sauron. They also have a suitably "old-school" feel to tie in with the Warhammer Fantasy Battle Third Edition feel of the model - and really create an entirely new, really strong focal point for the model, as we naturally look people and "things" in the eyes. I toned down the original Goblin Face masthead slightly by going over the bright red-orange "sideburns" I'd painted originally with some copper/bronze, though I left the rest of it in the green it was originally painted in, just adding some darkness at the base of the horns.



I also toned down some of the other stuff, like the blue padding on the crossbar, and brightened up the brass metal areas a little as well. I left the bright goblin-face filigree and decoration untouched. As per some of the suggestions, I added some ammo to the base, and some static grass and tufts to make it into a slight mini-diorama - and also left some spaces for crew - though as you can see, the Orcs you see here don't entirely fit on the base. I used a spare Mierce base I had sitting around since it was more or less the right size and had some kind of direction/facing markings on it, to help mark out the 90 degree front firing arc for KoW.


Some of these Orc crewmen were in semi-painted limbo for years until 2014 when they got finished, others were originally painted over a decade ago. They'll work as stand-ins for now, since I think I threw away the original Bob Olley goblin crewmen.


Ultimately, I'm very happy with the way this one turned out. It's the best kind of update, really. Taking a model that I had considered an old piece of junk that I pretty much disliked, and turning it into something that I actually actively like. The last major example of this was Golfag's Ogres, who had a similar kind of update last year.

Glad you're happy with it, you should be, it looks awesome

The big eyes are creepy as hell, and the red eyes on the goblin/orc face really pop.

Wow that's really cool, really does have a great 80s feel to it.

Looks excellent

Awesome stuff Azazel

I think the shields are a fantastic addition. They really draw the eye. The colors are such a blast from the past and really yell 3rd edition warhammer to me. Brings a sentimental tear to this old dogs eye.

Thanks guys - I'm really pleased with how it came out. Unfortunately, I don't have enough of my old orcs painted up to use it with them - and won't for for some time yet. So near-term it'll be used as a captured war machine, or by others of various races.

More artillery this update - I've finished a pair of War Machines for my growing Gondor army. As fate would have it, right after photographing these guys the other day I won a second one of each on eBay, so I'll have to do a followup post to this one in a month or three when they've been paired. I think two of each should be plenty - both for games of LotR and KoW.







I'm not entirely sure which crewmen go with which artillery piece, except for the guy with more bolts, but it hardly matters anyway. Like a lot of the LotR range, and the Gondor/Minas Tirith stuff specifically, they're straightforward models that aren't anything flashy, but look good en masse and on the tabletop.

They look nice, I really like how you painted the wood effect.

Trebuchets- for when you really need to wreck stuff

Is there a wooden rabbit to go with those?

Those are really nice!

2 of each should certainly be plenty for LotR and KoW. To be honest, I never really liked LotR SBG Siege Weapons. Fine against castles, but not really that great for stand-up battles. KoW though they look damn nice, so I might have to see about throwing together a Trebuchet or two...

Thanks guys, No rabbits yet, but you never know what the future might bring...
As it happens, I found this article while browsing yesterday...

http://one-ring.co.uk/kb.php?a=184

That looks pretty simple, but like a lot of work!

Nice warmachines, by the way.

Thanks!

As for the balsa Trebuchets, I reckon Para could turn out a half-dozen of them over a weekend. Hop to it, man!

Another small unit for Kings of War. Undead archers. Something I’d not even thought of until Marouda told me in no uncertain terms that she wanted some archers for her undead army, so I painted these suckers up.





The stars of this little show are obviously the single blister worth of Harlequin Miniatures Skeleton archers that I had sitting around from the early 1990s. The company either changed their name or sold most of their stuff to Black Tree Design years ago now. Not that it matters here. These figures are definitely on the very chunky, very heroic side of things, but they’re also very nice sculpts, and while they lack the fine detail of something like the Otherworld Skeletons or WGF’s plastics, there are no worries that these guys will easily break from normal game handling. They’re still available, it seems, but with just the three sculpts in the range, there’s little point in trying to make an entire unit or expand this one using them. For me at least in this day of easily available and reasonably-priced HIPS models, metals are great for individual sculpts and character, but I’ve largely moved beyond buying multiples of the same sculpt to make up units – at least when I can avoid it.





The Reaper Miniatures here are the Skeletal Archer figures from the 1st Bones campaign, and like the others that I’ve shown are good for roleplayers, kids, and unit filler. As usual, I’ve put the nice figures up front so the Bones aren’t as noticable. I also gave the unit early-1990’s style “redwood” bows, which both give the figures a splash of colour (it fits in with the army scheme) and draws the eye away a little from bad Reaper sculpts.

Nice skellies! They are pretty simple as you point out, but there's nothing wrong with that when they look decent!

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Thanks!

As for the balsa Trebuchets, I reckon Para could turn out a half-dozen of them over a weekend. Hop to it, man!

If I had the patience, materials, tools and coordination for it, I could probably build a couple at most! As it is, I've none of those really, but I may well give it a try soon, as I do like what I've seen of War Machines/Catapults in KoW so far.

Some lovely work here Loving that gobbo stonethrower

What is the Bones stuff made of?it's quite a new thing to me.

Those larger skeletons look really nice, they really make the bones ones look bad, shame you didnt have a fourth to fill in the front rank.

Yeah, sadly the Harlequin ones only have the three sculpts. If/when I come across a decent looking skelly archer in the future, I'm sure it'll replace that one.

Bones are made of a type of (generally quite flexible) white PVC. Some of the figures are actually very nice, but these skeletons aren't really anything special. There's a Bone Giant I've started on that's pretty cool, and both a much nicer and more impressive sculpt made out of the same stuff.

Sweet Looks quite big- possibly 2 and a bit times bigger than a Space Marine?

It's pretty big - A based Space Marine comes up to about the top of the shin-bone, but entirely under the kneecap. I'll get a scale shot once it's finished - though the skeletons on the table behind it should give a bit of a sense of scale.

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Sweet Looks quite big- possibly 2 and a bit times bigger than a Space Marine?

Much bigger. Much, much bigger. I love that model so much that I have two, one in metal and one in Bones. I look forward to seeing it finished. What rules are you going to use for it?

I'm not entirely sure yet. One option is to use the bog-standard giant rules, and let the random attacks aspect cover for the lack of Shambling. Another option is the Greater Obsidian Golem, as it has Shambling, and is pretty nasty. Another option is of course to use the Giant with the profile of a Regiment of LOGs, especially since the final base size is going to be much more in line with a full regiment of LOG than a single GOG, and it still covers Shambling etc. Hopefully the rules committee fix up the huge disparity between the GOG and regiments of LOG which cost the same number of points, but with the LOG being far better.

Those are good ideas. I have also considered calling it a unit of Wights to get that Crushing(4), but as you say the base size would be way off.