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I'd say you achieved what you set out to do, the contrast between the armour/weapons and the spiritual host looks great.
EDC
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Thanks, EDC, v kind 
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Very nice. I tried something similar with some RAFM wraiths, but yours turned out better.
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My Imperial Guard seem to be getting a lot of love now!
A DKOK Commissar tank commander in his turret (counts-as Pask).
I doubt the hull will get done for a while, so I thought I would get a pic of the turret up to keep up momentum
Making my new total for the year so far 10
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Post by: Azazelx
Great work on the LotR stuff. I did a couple of those Barrow-Wights years ago, and then bought some more models to paint in the same manner that I never even started. I might have to search them out and get them done. Turret looks nice as well.
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I have got a bit more done on my Knight Lancer!
The plates are done from the waist down - No decals applied yet, I will do them all at the end.
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That is a very dynamic pose. Does the model not fall over? I look forward to seeing it all finished.
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I really got lucky on eBay - It was cheaper than new, assembled and all the silver parts airbrushed
The foot is pinned to the base, and it's pretty stable!
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Not much painting done this month, but at least the last 3 Dunedain are done:
5 old-school Orks on the list next
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I like those Dunedain. I bet they'd make a nifty Robin Hood-themed warband for SoBaH or Frostgrave, as well.
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Thanks, mate. Yes, good call, maybe with Gandalf to be their wizard
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5 more old-school RT Orks:
The Nob and banner bearer were from a Kickstarter last year, the boyz are true RT figures. This finishes my second unit of 30 boyz!
Making my 2017 total now 18, a little bit behind where I'd hoped to be, but not a disaster
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Those retro-modern boyz fit right in with the classics. I love the bright green skintones-- Goblin Green FTW!
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Greta stuff. Josh is right, those KS figures fit in perfectly with the classic RT-era Space Orks.
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Dem Boyz. 
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Cheers, guys!
Next up, some woodland markers to define the boundary of woods for LOTR - a bit less exciting but it all counts 
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Done my woodland bases - 2 of 3 trees and 1 of 5 trees.
Bare:
With trees:
I'm quite pleased
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Nifty
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I like those, very nice.
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Post by: Azazelx
Nice work. Definitely effective for what you need them to do.
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Thanks, chaps!
The weather has finally been nice enough to get some spray varnish done, so I have been working on the basing backlog.
First up, my 2nd full warband of Uruk Hai:
Then the last 5 Orks I showed:
And the lascannon, shown here with 2 volunteer crewmen from my old Penal Legion, who are now acting as Veterans :
I have also finished 2 more Barrow Wights, they will be shown off once based. Plus I have a Leman Russ tank hull about half done, and 2 LOTR journey book foam hills underway, so lots to look forward to
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Nice work all around. I particularly like the uruk-hai.
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Agreed - very nice work here, and the basing really completes them and brings them up.
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Thanks, Josh and Az, kind words
The baseathon continues - Based the Nazgul and Dunedain:
I have also painted 2 more Barrow Wights, and based all 4:
And completed 2 hills in the style of the LOTR Journey books:
AND done the hull for my counts-as Pask tank:
My 2017 total now stands at 31 - Looking good for beating last year's total if I can keep up the momentum
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Nice work, Slinky. Keep it goin.
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Excellent. The finished bases really make the models feel cohesive. How do you get your static grass to stand up like that? Are you using pre-made tufts?
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Cheers!
@Josh - The greener grass is just squashed onto PVA glue by hand, but the darker stuff that sticks up is pre-made, yes - Army Painter "Winter tufts" I think.
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Vrasku and 3 Uruk Hai crossbows done:
You can tell the Perrys were involved, these guys look like some kind of medieval Italians to me
I have 4 more crossbows to do, will get them all based once they are done...
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Post by: Azazelx
Great stuff, Slinky - you're really tearing it up on the LotR front now, and the Russ looks very cool as well.
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2 more LOTR Journey Book hills are complete:
I am currently working on the big hill from those books, which is cut down the middle so you can use it as one big hill or as 2 halves at the edges of the battlefields.
Also getting some more done on my Cerastus Knight Lancer, should get some further WIP photos of that up soon.
I spotted something on my shelf I have never shown off here - A cardboard Malcador Defender!
Unfortunately I can't claim responsibility for the base model, I got it on eBay a couple of years ago for about 15 pounds. Then I tarted it up with a hunt through my bits box, I think it looks pretty good
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Are you sick of hills yet?
Here's the final installment - A large hill that is cut down the middle so it can be a single large hill, or 2 at the edges of the battlefield:
I've also made a lot more progress on my Cerastus Lancer:
Not much left to do on him now, just the banners, decals, base and gluing his arm on 
Next up, the remaining Uruk Hai crossbows...
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Post by: Azazelx
The lancer is coming along nicely! The Malcador is pretty cool as well.
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Great stuff, lovely crackling energy on the shield.
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Thanks for popping in, chaps - I have had a good long burst of productivity so I am making the most of it in case another bout of CBA hits me
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The Lancer is looking really nice.
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I have finished the 4 remaining Uruk Hai crossbows, and based all 8:
This completes my first 500 point Isengard army!
And takes my 2017 score up to 43!
Next up, an Imperial Guard Sentinel which is very nearly done already
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Post by: JoshInJapan
That's a nifty warband. I really like your reddish skin tones-- much better than the black/grey you see in the films.
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Cool stuff. War band is looking good.
Nice progress on the Lancers, looks a bit precarious though. Does it have a counter weight to balance it?
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JoshInJapan wrote:That's a nifty warband. I really like your reddish skin tones-- much better than the black/grey you see in the films.
Cheers, Josh
evildrcheese wrote:Cool stuff. War band is looking good.
Nice progress on the Lancers, looks a bit precarious though. Does it have a counter weight to balance it?
EDC
Thanks! Actually it's remarkably stable - the foot is pinned to the base with 4 pins, and even if you tip it over about 30 degrees it still goes back up the right way.
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Post by: Azazelx
That's a very cool Isengard warband there. The crossbowmen look great, and the bases add a lot to them as well.
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 Azazelx wrote:That's a very cool Isengard warband there. The crossbowmen look great, and the bases add a lot to them as well.
Cheers
Today we have my first Imperial Guard Sentinel! Will eventually be a unit of 3...
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Uruk Hai, what can I say, they look great.
Hey, a Sentinel! Cool. I really like the windows and optics.
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My Fire Wasps knight lancer is complete at last!
I also completed a 2nd of the Curious Constructs lascannons:
And the counter goes up to 54
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A bit more terrain today, building up for the LOTR journey book scenarios.
These rocks are used in various scenarios as obstacles, the tops of barrow wights' barrows, and later on to support walkways in Moria!
Later on there will be 4 and 5 level versions of these too...
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First off. Nice job on the Lancer and Lascannon.
The rocks are looking great, looking forward to seeing them as the walkways in Moria
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 evildrcheese wrote:First off. Nice job on the Lancer and Lascannon.
The rocks are looking great, looking forward to seeing them as the walkways in Moria
EDC
Cheers, EDC
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Post by: Azazelx
Very impressive work on the Knight-Lancer. Are you concerned about his stability (or that he'll break with all that weight on the one thin leg? Regardless, it's a cracking piece of work!
Great to see you cracking on with the LotR stuff as well. The rocks have a nice look to them and will no doubt look even better on the table.
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Azazelx wrote:Very impressive work on the Knight-Lancer. Are you concerned about his stability (or that he'll break with all that weight on the one thin leg? Regardless, it's a cracking piece of work!
Thanks, Az, I am pretty proud of it 
He is really remarkably stable, and the joints seem strong - however I'm not sure I'd want to try and transport it...
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I was planning to paint my first Fellowship models, but found I needed to order a couple more paints.
So in the meantime I churned out a few more Uruk Hai
I have a list of all the models I need up to the end of the Two Towers journey book, not many more Uruks to go now...
2017's count is now 67
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Groovy. Having a project (like the LotR quest books) to finish has really given you focus.
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I got Samwise Gamgee done
2 versions, one for early scenarios and one with elven cloak.
I failed to get a good picture, this is the best I could do...
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I am back from my excellent holiday to Iceland
And I have got some painting done:
Also have 2 more Imperial Guard Sentinels very nearly complete, they should be up this week too!
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Welcome back. Those Nazgul are great. I especially like the horse on the right with the complicated bridle. Also, the use of blue rather than grey for the cloaks is an inspired choice that I will have to borrow sometime soon.
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Nice Nazgul!
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Post by: Azazelx
Great work on the Nazgul, the Witch King especially! Sam's not doing too badly himself, either.
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Thanks, all, very kind
The Sentinels are done, just need to get them varnished and based, so they will be up soon.
And I have started another 7 Uruk Hai...
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I have got the remaining 2 Sentinels based:
Up to 77 finished models for 2017!
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Post by: Azazelx
Looking good! That's quite a nice green base colour you've got on them as well.
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Thanks!
I need to work on my photography a bit - the green isn't quite that colour, but nor is it the colour it showed in the photos I tried without flash. I do quite like it, though
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Nice work. I don't think I've ever seen a sentinel with a plasma gun/missle combination. Is that official?
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Thanks, Josh!
Yes, you can add a single-shot "hunter-killer" missile.
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Another 7 Uruk Hai done!
I thought I was getting to the end of these, but there's still 20 or so Uruk Scouts, plus Ferals and various characters (Lurtz, Ugluk etc)!
Next up is a Chaplain Xavier to extend my Salamanders as I try to get them ready for action in 8th/
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Post by: Azazelx
Uruks never end, do they? Good thing is you're churning out some great looking finished models.
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I have been working out how to adjust my Salamanders to be 8th-edition ready. The main thing I needed was more HQ choices, so I dug out Chaplain Xavier, who I bought when he came up on GW's "Made to Order".
I've also now got Sevrin Loth lined up to be my Librarian
85 models done in 2017 now...
Next up to be painted are 2 more mounted Nazgul, who are already underway.
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The Nazgul painted up pretty quickly!
Next up are 3 more old-school Orks that will finish off 2 units, but I find painting them a bit of a chore for some reason :(
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Ooh! Nice work on Xavier there. Have you got some more angles of him? The Nazgul look pretty cool as well. How many of the Nine do you have painted at this point?
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Thanks, Az. No, I only got the one shot, I was aiming for the "golden angle" - Maybe I will aim to get more in future for models I am more proud of, like him. Also, I actually got my daylight bulb on him, which I think resulted in a better pic than my normal efforts...
Nazgul are going well - All 9 on foot are done, and 4 on horse now! I have just discovered that one of them still to be built is missing the lower half of a horse leg (the one that goes into the base :( ) so that will need some cunning GS work and a big bush to disguise it
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The 3 Orks are done:
Pretty basic paintjob, base colours and a wash to match the rest of the army. Tried one little bit of "bling" in the form of a spanner tattoo for the Mek
This finishes off a unit of Lootas.
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Post by: Azazelx
The heavy weapons there are right proper old-school! Lovely!
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Azazelx wrote:The heavy weapons there are right proper old-school! Lovely!
Cheers
I've been putting together some Scions from a "start collecting" box - These guys are amazing!
I did want another squad of Grenadiers to finish off my DKOK, but FW are not in any rush to put them back on sale, so the Scions are stepping up
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Post by: JoshInJapan
I love the toxic green skin tones on those Orks. Proper Old School!
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Heh, thanks  It's just green wash over yellow, surprisingly effective.
Frodo Baggins is nearly done now, should have photos up soon.
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 Slinky wrote:Heh, thanks It's just green wash over yellow, surprisingly effective.
Really? It looks really clean for just a basecoat and wash. Looking forward to Frodo.
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Frodo is done! 2 models with and without Elven cloak...
Up to 94 models done this year now, closing in on 100
Next up is a Librarian for my Salamanders, using the Sevrin Loth model from FW.
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Post by: Azazelx
Nice work on the Mr Frodos. Funny how much the sculpts changed over the years.
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Yeah, the plastic Fellowship models definitely have more in-scale heads, but then look strange in close-ups next to the metals... Automatically Appended Next Post: Here's a WIP of Sevrin Loth...
Lovely model, one of FW's finest in my opinion...
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Looking good so far....
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Lovely rich green, adore that model.
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Thanks, guys! I've made some more progress on him, just the details left to do now.
No pic of that though, sorry, but I do have a pic of the Taurox I assembled:
With the IMHO hideous normal track assemblies replaced with the Zinge Industries half-track kit.
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Ooo looking forward to seeing more of Loth.
EDC
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Great stuff here, I love that Taurus.
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Thanks, guys! Kind of you to pop in and comment
Here are the Scions and their officer who will eventually ride in the Taurox:
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Post by: EmberlordofFire8
Looks cool. The scions are some of my favorite minis for 40k, but I've never actually purchased them (what with them being second best to Marines and all that).
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Lovely work, really strong colours suit the model down to the ground.
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Post by: evildrcheese
Beautiful work on the Librarian.
EDC
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inmygravenimage wrote:Lovely work, really strong colours suit the model down to the ground.
evildrcheese wrote:Beautiful work on the Librarian.
EDC
Very kind, thanks! Love that model, and as I had gone all Mk IV heads on my Salamanders, when I added a Librarian there was no choice but to pay FW (a lot!) and get him into my life
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Post by: Azazelx
Nice builds on the Guard/Scion stuff, and Green-Loth looks the part for your Salamanders! (I don't like the all-blue librarian concept, either!)
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Thanks, Az
So, some quick brushwork and 2 more mounted Ringwraiths are ready to head for the Shire:
Next up on my painting queue are 3 very old-school Ork Dreadnoughts - the 2 armed versions this time to make a unit of Killa Kans.
Hopefully I can keep up momentum to get them all done, but I may get bored before doing all 3 and switch to something else
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Very cool Ringwraiths, Slinky. Seems we're both looking at Nazgul lately. I even found my other ones last night. How many of the dark riders does that make for you? And I think we'll need a group shot before too long!
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3 more mounted ones to go, then I will be all done, though I don't have any of the "named" ones, so may add those at some point, but mostly aiming for anonymous ones for the early parts of the Journey Books atm.
Group shot of foot versions:
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Wraiths abound. So cool to see 9 together like that.
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I've made some progress on my 3 ork dreads, and entertained my boys with a rendition of the "robot conga"
I also got the rest of my last FW order assembled - These are to round out my DKOK Engineers and Grenadiers, both of whom were illegal in the new FW index as I was previously using them as IG veterans with 3 special weapons:
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Nifty. I envy anyone who can build a DKoK army. I could never justify the expense.
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 JoshInJapan wrote:Nifty. I envy anyone who can build a DKoK army. I could never justify the expense.
Yeah, it's spendy - I built the majority of it back before I had children though
I'd love for GW to bring out some new generic-ish Guard models, the Cadians are just too lumpy.
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The 3 Rogue Trader Ork Dreads are done - 2 armed versions to act as a unit of Killa Kans:
That takes my 2017 score to 105 - Over the 100 mark (and past 2016's final total of 102), with 5 months still to go!
Next up, Gildor Inglorion for LOTR, then some more Salamanders (Honour Guard).
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Very cool to see the old-school RT Ork models revived. I thought they were Epic models for a moment there!
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Post by: JoshInJapan
Whoa-- a blast from the past! The gaudy colors work well on models from that era.
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Look like wonderful orky pinatas
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Thanks, chaps! The ones I had painted previously I primed white and they were a real chore to paint. These were primed black which made it a lot easier, I found.
You won't like what comes out when you whack them open though
Automatically Appended Next Post: I have also completed Gildor Inglorion!
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2 more Salamanders done, just 2 more to go to finish my currently planned models to make them "8th ready".
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Snazzy
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Cheers
Got some more hobbits underway now.
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Cool. I really like your green, found it very inspiring and informative for doing LexCorp troopers.
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5 more Hobbits for you today.
Peregrine "Pippin" took with and without elven cloak, in the service of Gondor, in the process of being snatched by an Uruk Hai, and ready to sit on top of Treebeard!
113 models for 2017 now Automatically Appended Next Post: Seemed to be a save error?
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Post by: Azazelx
The Salamanders look great! A nice selection of Pippindom as well. Gotta love that Gondorian figure!
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Ooh, it's a Pippi-riffic update. They all look good, but I think the one with the rock is my favorite.
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Azazelx wrote:The Salamanders look great! A nice selection of Pippindom as well. Gotta love that Gondorian figure!
JoshInJapan wrote:Ooh, it's a Pippi-riffic update. They all look good, but I think the one with the rock is my favorite.
Thanks, I am quite pleased with them I think my fave is the one being hauled off by the Uruk Hai
The remaining 2 Salamanders are nearing completion, but today the UPS man delivered the result of a rush of blood to the wallet:
Having looked at the really complex Journey Book instructions for making Amon Sul, I wimped out and bought this instead. That's my hobby budget gone for a month or two
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I've finished the last 2 Salamanders for now - To rework one of my tactical squads to better fit their intended role:
Next up are the last 3 mounted Nazgul, who are pretty much done already, just need the rain to stop so I can get them varnished and based
And here's a pic of Weathertop roughly dry-fitted, with some hobbits in terrible trouble:
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Nice work on the Salamanders. The bright green looks great with the lava bases.
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Post by: Azazelx
Oooh. Amon Sul. Very, very cool. I only have the GW foam ripoff version from a couple of decades ago (which to be fair is pretty cool - just not as cool as your version!)
The Salamanders also look great. Time for the full-squad shots, then!
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JoshInJapan wrote:Nice work on the Salamanders. The bright green looks great with the lava bases.
Thanks, Josh! I do plan to revisit them at some point in the future, maybe some alternative models and more Dreadnoughts (Brayarth Ashmantle calls to me )
Azazelx wrote:Oooh. Amon Sul. Very, very cool. I only have the GW foam ripoff version from a couple of decades ago (which to be fair is pretty cool - just not as cool as your version!)
The Salamanders also look great. Time for the full-squad shots, then!
Not sure I've ever seen the GW foam version - Got any pics?
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Not the greatest pic, but not wanting to go outside into the cold at nearly 10:30pm to look for and photograph it....
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That's nice - And looks far more generally useful as wargaming terrain than the FW version...
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The last 3 mounted Nazgul are done:
" Bagginsss?" " Shire???"
Just spotted I forgot to do the horses' teeth, so that will need a little touching up at some point :(
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Those are nifty. Any chance of a group shot?
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Cheers, Josh!
Yeah, I meant to do that and forgot Will try to remember next time I get some photoing done.
Today's pic is the DKOK Grenadier Heavy Flamer:
Nothing too fancy, just base coat and wash to match the rest of the squad they are joining...
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Here we have a balsa-wood Buckleberry ferry, made to the instructions in the FotR Journey Book:
Ready to take some hobbits out of the clutches of the dreaded Black Riders!
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Post by: EmberlordofFire8
That's pretty cool. I love the RP elements of LOTR, even though I've only ever played one game of it way back when I was 10 or so, and we probably got all the rules wrong. Although I still get a good nostalgia kick whenever I see those boxes...
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 EmberlordofFire8 wrote:That's pretty cool. I love the RP elements of LOTR, even though I've only ever played one game of it way back when I was 10 or so, and we probably got all the rules wrong. Although I still get a good nostalgia kick whenever I see those boxes...
Thanks There's lots more to come...
Today's pic is the Death Korps of Krieg Engineer Mole Launcher, making my Engineers 8th-edition-legal:
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In the Journey Books scenario "The Flight to the Ford" you can play with either the book or film version.
I want to play the book version with Glorfindel - This means that Frodo starts on Asfaloth, while Glorfindel follows on foot.
So - I took an Arwen/Frodo model and chopped Arwen off!
I went with merging Frodo's cloak into what was left of Arwen's so it looks like a giant riding cloak - Hopefully it will look okay once painted
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Nice work on the Arwen-ectomy, merging the cloaks works well.
Also great job with the death corp of Kreig dudes.
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Cheers, Theophony!
I made a start on building river sections last night, will get some pics up soon.
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Great stuff, mate. I love the custom ferry, and the Arwen-ectomy is pretty cool as well. I don't think I'd be quite as dedicated for a single-scenario model as you have here, but I'm sure it'll also make for a very nice display model as well.
Death Corps guys look great. I've got a small number of them myself but too much on the go to even consider digging them out right now, but very cool to see yours up here. I really like the dirty-dusty combo of green and dark khaki that you've used as well. Very effective.
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I seem to have got a bit OCD on the LOTR stuff - I even have a spreadsheet showing all the models and terrain I need to get through all the Journey Book scenarios...
I was going to add a final squad of DKOK grenadiers, but FW have stopped making them, and wouldn't say that they would ever be back, so I got some Scions instead - I will be painting them in the same colour scheme, just not decided yet what to do with the various borders on their armour. Automatically Appended Next Post: 5 Merries done now!
Rohan Armour, Fellowship, With Elven Cloak, being abducted by an Uruk Hai:
Ready to ride on Treebeard:
And some close-ups:
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That's a lot of Merries. They look great. The Treebeard-rider version in particular looks great.
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inmygravenimage wrote:How is getting ocd about hobby a bad thing cloaked Merry is especially good.
JoshInJapan wrote:That's a lot of Merries. They look great. The Treebeard-rider version in particular looks great.
Thanks!
My mission to finish my Imperial Guard / get them "8th-ready" continues, with an extra HQ choice, a Primaris Psyker:
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I've made some progress on the river sections:
Still got to fill in the gaps in the foam from where it was bent around to follow the shape, then I can get on with getting some sand on the banks, spraying and painting!
Oh, and do the other 2 sections, I suppose
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Post by: EmberlordofFire8
Cool idea! I haven't built any terrain in a long time, but this is super inspiring.
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Today I have Tom Bombadil and Goldberry to show:
I've got some Scions underway (slowly)...
My 2017 score is now 134, which is amazing by my standards
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Excellent job on my least favourite Tolkien character Goldberry lovely also, but is the lighting slightly overexposed on the cloth? Looks like it's very well toned but tricky to see exactly.
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Probably, yes :( I took 3 pictures, and that was the best of a bad bunch...
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Great job on Bombadil and Goldberry . What will you used for the water effect?
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 Theophony wrote:Great job on Bombadil and Goldberry . What will you used for the water effect?
Cheers!
The filler is supposed to be shaped into water-like patterns, then I've got a painting guide in the LOTR journey book that uses a variety of greens and blues, then streaks of white at the end. Hopefully it will end up looking okay
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Slinky wrote: Theophony wrote:Great job on Bombadil and Goldberry . What will you used for the water effect?
Cheers!
The filler is supposed to be shaped into water-like patterns, then I've got a painting guide in the LOTR journey book that uses a variety of greens and blues, then streaks of white at the end. Hopefully it will end up looking okay
Cool, I’ve been watching so many YouTube videos to see how people are doing water effects. I’ll keep an eye on yours.
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The ForgeWorld Amon Sul comes with a small stand-alone piece.
I have painted that up as a test for my planned colour scheme. I think it looks okay... Any suggestions for improvements?
I used the newish GW"Creeping Vines" and plan to add them sparingly to the rest of the terrain too.
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Post by: Azazelx
Looks really nice. The only addition I'd recommend would be a bit of weathering powder to "natural" it up.
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Sounds good - any specific brand/colour? And are they easy to apply - Not something I have tried before...
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Today I have the first 5 Scions to show:
Not totally happy - I used the same colours as on my DKOK, and it just hasn't worked quite as well. Plus the spray varnish frosted horribly - It was most noticeable on the black of the guns, so I had to repaint over those. Might be getting to the time of year to leave everything until spring to be varnished?
Not bad, though. Next they will be getting their Taurox painted, then their 5 buddies.
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Slinky wrote:Sounds good - any specific brand/colour? And are they easy to apply - Not something I have tried before...
Probably some black and brown. They're pretty much of a muchness - I've got some from Kromlech, Vallejo and MIG (and someone else) with slightly different colours. There are different ways to apply and fix them, including isopropyl, but I've been mixing them with matte varnish and a small amount of water. with good results. Youtube is a good resource for that sort of thing.
I'm at work atm so I can't easily link individual pics, but some scenery I've used them with slightly different effects are in these posts:
https://azazelx.com/2017/04/17/more-rackham-confrontation-walls/
https://azazelx.com/2015/02/22/confrontation-starter-set-scenery-hill-ruins-temperate-scheme/
https://azazelx.com/2014/09/26/confrontation-starter-set-scenery-hill-ruins-desert-scheme/
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Thanks very much for that, I will do some reading, some shopping and then have a bash
I have made a bit more progress on my river sections:
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Those rivers are shaping up well. Are you planning to add some water effects of some sort?
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JoshInJapan wrote:Those rivers are shaping up well. Are you planning to add some water effects of some sort?
Thanks, Josh.
I wasn't planning to, no, just a good thick coat of gloss varnish as per the directions in the book
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Post by: Azazelx
Rivers are coming along nicely, mate. If you haven't already maybe give them a dark blue-green wash before adding the gloss?
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Azazelx wrote:Rivers are coming along nicely, mate. If you haven't already maybe give them a dark blue-green wash before adding the gloss?
Thanks for the advice - Sadly I had already applied 2 more highlights before I read it, so I have left it alone.
The rivers are now done:
And I have a Taurox Prime well underway for my Scions to ride in
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Late to the party, but you scions look great brother
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Welcome - And cheers!
Your P&M link in your signature doesn't work, by the way...
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That river turned out nicely. Is the water textured, or just painted that way?
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JoshInJapan wrote:That river turned out nicely. Is the water textured, or just painted that way?
Thanks! Yes, it's textured - There's a layer of filler on the wooden base, "carefully" crafted into water-like shapes with the back of a spoon
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Thanks for the heads up Slinky, it works now
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Slinky wrote: JoshInJapan wrote:That river turned out nicely. Is the water textured, or just painted that way?
Thanks! Yes, it's textured - There's a layer of filler on the wooden base, "carefully" crafted into water-like shapes with the back of a spoon
And did you add some sort of water effect or varnish?
All of these terrain projects are from the LoTR journey books, right? I have The Two Towers and Return of the King, but not Fellowship, so I'm seeing all of these for the first time. You are really making me want to build even more terrain.
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Yes, FOTR Journey Book - It has a coat of gloss varnish on the water, no water effects.
I will try to remember to get a pic of the instructions and post that...
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Slinky wrote:Yes, FOTR Journey Book - It has a coat of gloss varnish on the water, no water effects.
I will try to remember to get a pic of the instructions and post that...
On a whim, I Googled the book, and found a copy on Amazon UK for 70p. Even with postage to Japan, that was too cheap to pass up.
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Wow! Bargain of the decade there
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Finally finished the Taurox Prime with Zinge Industries half-track kit.
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Post by: inmygravenimage
It looks... so... official! Love it that green's lovely too. Only criticism is it's not grubby enough for my taste
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Cheers
I've been thinking that whatever my next army I start from scratch is will have a lot more weathering going on...
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Taurox looks ace, love the half-track look!
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After a long slow process, Glorfindel and Frodo on horse are now done:
Not based, as it's just too cold for spraying, they will have to queue up until the spring now, probably...
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Beautiful! Having just done Wonder Woman mounted, I feel your horsey pain
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Review of the year 2017
I did well keeping motivation going, it's only really been the last month or so that I have slowed down.
The previous years totals were:
2015: 81
2016: 102
This year, based again on my semi-random scoring system, I ended up with a score of 152!
Here's the breakdown:
Imperial Guard
Leman Russ tank
2 Lascannons
DKOK Tank Commander in Leman Russ Punisher
3 Armoured Sentinels
DKOK Grenadier Heavy Flamer
DKOK Engineer Mole Launcher
Primaris Psyker
5 Scions
Taurox Prime
Imperial Knights (Fire Wasps)
Cerastus Knight Lancer
Salamanders
Chaplain Xavier
Librarian (Sevrin Loth model)
2 Honour Guard
2 Tactical Marines
LOTR
6 Dunedain
4 Barrow Wights
Vrasku
9 Uruk Hai crossbows
2 Uruk Hai captains
5 Uruk Hai warriors
4 Uruk Hai berserkers
1 Uruk Hai banner
2 Samwise Gamgees
2 Frodo Bagginses
Mounted Witch King
8 Mounted Nazgul
Gildor Inglorion
5 Pippin Tooks
5 Merry Brandybucks
Tom Bombadil
Goldberry
Glorfindel (foot and mounted)
Frodo on horse
Orks
6 Boyz
1 Nob
1 Mek
3 Killa Kans (RT 2-armed Ork Dreadnoughts)
Terrain (LOTR)
3 woodland bases
4 small hills
1 large hill in 2 parts
6 rocks
Buckleberry Ferry
Amon Sul (Weathertop) test piece
4 river sections
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Awesome work dude as always, very inspiring
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Got 5 more Stormtroopers/Scions done, my first models for 2018!
Pics to follow in the week
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The 5 Stormtroopers/Scions, including officer:
This completes my planned Imperial Guard army! Though I do have a Shadowsword and a Malcador Defender to paint at some point, they are not in the current plan.
Next up, 3 more of my RT era Orks as I work to get that army completely 8th ready too.
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Excellent work. I love how bold your pieces look!
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Cheers Another terrible photo I can see now, will have to read some notes on getting clearer shots.
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I am working on getting my core armies "finished". There are only a few Orks to go, and 3 of them are now done:
Taking my 2018 score to 8
A Painboy with cyber-skull (luckily I had the right model, as the Index entry Painboy has to have a Power Klaw), a wild-looking Weirdboy and a generic chap who is now an honorary Nob with Big Choppa.
In 7th I had a unit of 3 Nobz to accompany my Warboss, so I had to scramble around to find 2 more models who could do duty as Nobz and round out the unit to the new minimum of 5.
Next up, I will be back on LOTR, converting/rebasing some Mierce Darklands human models into Dunlendings
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Following the realisation that I was never going to play Darklands, I sold off quite a few of my models.
But I kept the ones I really liked, which includes the Duguth spearmen.
For LOTR I need some Dunlendings for the Two Towers scenarios, but the GW models are OOP and v expensive on eBay even for obvious recasts.
For the scenarios, I need a chieftain, a banner bearer, 6 with shield, 6 with bow and 6 with 2-handed axe. None with spears, so I took a look at the spearmen, thought "what the hell" and had a bash at converting them into axes. What do you think?
ORIGINALS:
CONVERSIONS:
The one at the back already had an axe from another Darklands figure as I had lost his spear hand somehow Note that I also rebased them onto 25mm rounds.
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The Dunlending conversion/rebase job is done!
Command:
Hand weapons/Shields:
And the converted 2-hand axes:
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Post by: JoshInJapan
Very nice work. The spear-to-axe conversions are excellent-- I can't tell that they are conversions at all.
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Cheers, Josh, v kind!
Next up will be a missile launcher to go on top of the plastic Imperial Knight.
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Another army I am working on finishing is my Imperial Knights painted as Fire Wasps.
My original knight had no carapace weapon, so I got a missile launcher from Taro to go on top and stop him feeling inadequate:
Making my score for 2018 16 so far
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The Jetty for the Buckleberry ferry to launch from is coming along:
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Oooh, nice. I really enjoyed making gangways and painting boxes recently, there's something satisfying about working with different textures and materials to usual.
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I agree - It's also nice to be able to throw the paintbrush around a bit more for the bigger pieces
The Jetty is now done:
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Post by: Master Azalle
Love the conversion work you've done with your viking/LotR minis.
Where did you pick up that carapace missile mount? I like it (I dont think it's GW).
Well done on the scenery building. I haven't ventured too far into that arena yet
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Thanks!
I picked up the missile launcher from Taro - There's a Dakka thread about them here:
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/738214.page
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3 more Orks done:
Honestly I am finding these a real chore to paint, only 3 left to do however - I love the models, but made the mistake of going for a white undercoat, never again for models like this
Taking my score to 20, need to speed up a bit...
Next up, I will be getting started on my Knight Warden, so will post some WIPs soon.
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Look great, and that white makes your green really pop
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Heh, thanks
Maybe I should just have primed black, painted the skin white, then yellow then wash...
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Wow, those Orks look great-- very vibrant, just like RT-era stuff was.
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Oi, them is some good looking RT Orks dere boss Slinky!
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JoshInJapan wrote:Wow, those Orks look great-- very vibrant, just like RT-era stuff was.
Cleatus wrote:Oi, them is some good looking RT Orks dere boss Slinky!
Cheers, chaps!
I got a good start on my Knight Warden - Done all the body metal work, pipes and cables:
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Dang, that's a lot of steel. It looks very nice so far.
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Yeah, I am planning to break it down into manageable chunks in between other models...
And here is Gandalf the Grey, ready to thwart the advance of evil:
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Very nice. Is that the plastic version or the metal version?
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Cheers
It's the plastic one - I used the plastic hobbits too, but not a fan of Aragorn or Boromir plastics, so I have the metals lined up for them.
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Post by: youwashock
I do love GW's Tolkien stuff. Nice job on the wandering wizard.
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Thanks, I really appreciate people popping in to comment
I've been working on the carapace of my Knight, should be able to post a pic tomorrow.
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Made a bit more progress on the Knight Warden - Got the Carapace done:
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Lovely contrast, and that yellow's beautifully highlighted.
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Thanks, Graven! (It's gold, by the way )
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That makes sense
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Made a bit of progress on Weathertop - I filled the worst of the gaps left by my inept assembly, and added a few of the citadel vines around it.
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I have finished 2 more old-school Orks - A Warboss (with terrifying Attack Squig!) and the final Nob:
I was thinking I could spray varnish and base these, then it snowed again all weekend... You can look forward to seeing them again, based, in a couple of weeks
That only leaves a Shokk Attack Gun left to paint for my Orks (oh, and the Dakkajet the mini Slinkies gave me for Christmas).
Next up, 4 Aragorns
My 2018 score is now 23, but I am still ticking along
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Post by: EmberlordofFire8
I'm a big fan of those shoulder pads. Great work.
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Thanks!
Today we have 4 Aragorns done (except for basing, still haven't had good enough weather to get things spray varnished.
I am now working on a ford for the river, and the weapon arms for my Knight Warden...
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Lovely. And makes me feel less ridiculous about having 14 Batmen.
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LOL! Thanks - But of course, I need them all for different scenarios, naturally, I don't have a problem Automatically Appended Next Post: I have made some progress on the ford to go over my river:
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The ford is done!
Here it is:
And here it is on a river section:
My Knight's weapon arms are nearly done too, and next up after those will be the Shokk Attack Gun
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Lovely water effects. The ripples are top notch.
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Cheers, Graven! Very kind
I've got the weapon arms done for my Knight Warden:
And the Shokk Attack Gun is now underway too...
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The Shokk Attack Gun is finally done!
As with many of these RT Orks, I love the models, but didn't enjoy painting them for some reason... But he was the last one, so never mind! I do have a Dakkajet still to paint to completely finish off my Orks, though.
Next up (soon) will be 2 Boromirs, including one who doesn't look very well...
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Love that lightning, is crackling
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Cheers - Overall a very bland paintjob, just couldn't get enthused.
Today we have 2 Boromirs finished - Still not got around to spray varnishing anything as the weather has been mixed, so the queue to be varnished and based keeps on growing.
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My regular gaming opponent is a big fan of buying already-painted models, and has acquired a force of 30k Sons of Horus.
So, having agreed to put together a force to play 30k with him, and being the sort of fool who wants to paint all his own models, I now have to get cracking on that.
When I saw the model of Dorn I knew I wanted to play Imperial Fists, and their special detachment with lots of shields appeals as it will make it a bit more different from all my 40k marines.
So, I have stuck together my first 5 breachers:
And painted a Primaris (first marine I had to hand) as a colour test:
My aim is for quite a bright yellow, but heavily weathered. I think it's nearly there, need to work on the sponge weathering a bit to avoid getting such big splodges.
My 2018 count is now 33
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A bit more progress on my Knight Warden. Now the leg plates are done (except for transfers, which I plan to do all together at the end):
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So, weather was finally good enough to get some varnishing done, so part 1 of the baseathon is complete!
Some Stormtroopers/Scions and their officer:
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That officer is lovely mate. Jacket is top!
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The Scions kit is great, loads of nice bits in there
Next up will be based Orks, and I have Amon Sul and Dante underway as well, will prolly show WIPs of those...
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A couple of WIPs today:
Dante:
Malcador Defender (this is the scratch built one I bought on eBay, which I then tarted up with a deep dip into my bits box):
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Post by: Azazelx
The second edition Orks look very cool - great to see a bunch of classic models like that painted up.
The Scions look the business as well, I don't think I've seen them done in that traditional Cadian-style-ish green and tan colour scheme before, very nice.
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Azazelx wrote:The second edition Orks look very cool - great to see a bunch of classic models like that painted up.
The Scions look the business as well, I don't think I've seen them done in that traditional Cadian-style-ish green and tan colour scheme before, very nice.
Cheers, Az - Good to see you on Dakka
I was thinking these were RT Orks, of the same era as Ere we Go and Freebooterz, will have to check
Love the Scion models - I went with this colour scheme to match my DKOK, as you couldn't (and still can't!) get DKOK grenadiers from FW.
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A couple more WIPs today...
Amon Sul is slowly getting there:
And I painted the top weapon for my Knight Warden:
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Both really lovely, in really different ways. I love the way the light "catches" the top of the Knight, and Amon Sul just looks so organic - just great.
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 inmygravenimage wrote:Both really lovely, in really different ways. I love the way the light "catches" the top of the Knight, and Amon Sul just looks so organic - just great.
That's extremely generous, thanks!
The baseathon continues, should have all the LOTR basing done and ready to show soon.
Also underway are Dante (v nearly finished), 6 wargs and the first 2 HH Imperial Fists...
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Dante is done!
This completes all the Blood Angels I have, but I may add some Sanguinary Guard at some point to keep him company
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Congrats on the basing. It's my absolute least favorite part of the hobby, including filing off mold lines. Weathertop looks great so far-- is the vegetation flock, static grass, or just painted sand?
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JoshInJapan wrote:Congrats on the basing. It's my absolute least favorite part of the hobby, including filing off mold lines. Weathertop looks great so far-- is the vegetation flock, static grass, or just painted sand?
Thus far there's just the "sand" that is part of the resin cast - I have added a few citadel vines, though, and will add some clumps of static grass at the end...
Today - 6 vile wargs!
My 2018 score is now 40
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Post by: inmygravenimage
That's an impressive score amigo. And lovely wargs of the rings. (Goes off to check own score...)
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Love the bright, high contrast style on these guys. Very different to my own but I imagine it looks fantastic particularly "in play".
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inmygravenimage wrote:That's an impressive score amigo. And lovely wargs of the rings. (Goes off to check own score...)
Cheers - Let me know what number you come up with! Note that my "score" isn't just things finished, I award more points for bigger models etc...
Da Boss wrote:Love the bright, high contrast style on these guys. Very different to my own but I imagine it looks fantastic particularly "in play".
Thanks, Da Boss! There's not that much you can do with them really, but I am following the paint schemes from the old Journey books, and it is effective enough, and super quick!
I need 18 wargs for the scenarios, so some of my less complete scores from eBay have had to be put into action - Here are some where I have had to GS on the "humps" that cover where a rider would sit - One of them also needed a new leg
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Um... 113
I don't really differentiate size. A set of things (a type of objective, say) gets counted as one. But I'm lucky, school holidays meant April gave me a big boost.
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You're operating on a different plane from me, obviously 
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The Knight Warden is getting there:
Just the face, face plate, shield and banner to go, plus all the transfers and the base...
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First 5 Breachers are getting there:
Painted, all transfers on. Just need to do the weathering and the bases now, but may wait until all 10 are up to this level.
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Ooh my word they're snazzy! Very nice indeed, looking forward to those breach shields losing their sheen
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Damn Slink! Your breachers are fantastic
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That yellow is fantastic. I admire anyone who can successfully use The Devil's Color like that.
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Master Azalle wrote:Damn Slink! Your breachers are fantastic
JoshInJapan wrote:That yellow is fantastic. I admire anyone who can successfully use The Devil's Color like that.
inmygravenimage wrote:Ooh my word they're snazzy! Very nice indeed, looking forward to those breach shields losing their sheen
Thanks, guys! I'm a bit scared to get the weathering started, may try again on a spare model to check it looks okay. Haven't chosen a paint scheme for the bases either yet, got one sprayed black now to act as a test.
Today, 6 more cuddly wargies to love and cherish:
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Final WIP on the Knight Warden:
All that is left to do is the transfers, gluing the arms on, and thinking of something to do on his base...
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Bloody beautiful highlights there, espcially on the reds. I'd like some dazed grots staring up between the legs please
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inmygravenimage wrote:Bloody beautiful highlights there, espcially on the reds. I'd like some dazed grots staring up between the legs please
Cheers - I was just slavishly following the directions in "how to paint an imperial knight", I seem to get okay results when I follow instructions - Whereas I get the impression that you [not wanting to flatter here, this is just how I see it] are a bit more of an artist, and willing to experiment more
The final set of 6 wargs are done:
Just the Warg chief to go now, and he is very nearly done.
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Last for my Warg gang - The chieftain!
My score is now 53, but I have several big things nearly done that should boost that significantly soon!
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Those wargs look great. I particularly like your work on the fur.
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Agreed, and nice corpse for contrast.
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JoshInJapan wrote:Those wargs look great. I particularly like your work on the fur.
inmygravenimage wrote:Agreed, and nice corpse for contrast.
Thanks - They were very quick to paint, mostly drybrushing
I have now finished Amon Sul, just need to give it a quick spray varnish, then I'll get some pics up!
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Weathertop is finally done!
Here's a close-up showing some of the vines:
And here's an action scene - Hurry up, Aragorn!
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Looks amazing! Gonna go home and watch FOTR now because of you. Love the vines and the different colours in the stone textures.
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 Da Boss wrote:Looks amazing! Gonna go home and watch FOTR now because of you. Love the vines and the different colours in the stone textures.
Extremely kind, thanks! I'm overdue for a rewatch of the LOTR trilogy myself
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My Knight is also now finally done, at last!
Couldn't think of anything too inspired for the base, so went with bits box explosion, painted as rusty metal
Taking my score to 64!
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That's some nice, clean work on a really huge model. Are you really counting it as only one model for your yearly count?
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JoshInJapan wrote:That's some nice, clean work on a really huge model. Are you really counting it as only one model for your yearly count?
Thankee kindly, Josh
Nah, I awarded myself 5 points for Weathertop, and 6 for the Knight
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Slinky! Well done on the firewasp brother! I love that paint scheme.
Did you free hand the house symbol?
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 Master Azalle wrote:Slinky! Well done on the firewasp brother! I love that paint scheme.
Did you free hand the house symbol?
Cheers, mate
Noooooo!
I got myself some transfer paper and printed these on a colour laser printer:
They worked quite well, but were more fragile than normal decals, and the yellow and white needed to be painted over by hand once the decal was on.
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From the very large to the very small...
Painted a test Spitfire from the PSC Battle of Britain game. This is one of the original "soft" plastic ones with droopy wings - I have received my replacement "hard" plastic ones which are much much better, so I shall be painting those for use in the board game,
The roundels on the side are the stickers that came with the game, not happy with them as they didn't stick well and are too thick so I have ordered some decals to use instead on the actual game models.
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Snazzy Wasp Knight! Looking forward to seeing your Super-Marines
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Ouch
Thanks, Graven
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Got another 3 Breachers up to the "nearly done" level - I will do the weathering/bases once all 10 are at this level:
I also did a test paint job on a base, I think it will do:
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I agree-- that golden yellow really pops.
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inmygravenimage wrote:As always, love your yellows. Test base looks fun
JoshInJapan wrote:I agree-- that golden yellow really pops.
Thanks as always for popping in and taking a look
It's been a bit too hot recently to want to paint, but I have made some progress on some more LOTR terrain - A pool and wall for Moria:
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Post by: Fango
Nice job with Weathertop, that's the Forgworld one right? Also, nice start on the Moria wall.
Also, killer paintwork on that knight....I've resisted buying the big 40k scale knights and titans, mostly because of the price and the amount of space they take up...but I will be getting my titan fix when Adeptus Titatnicus gets released next month!
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Post by: Slinky
 Fango wrote:Nice job with Weathertop, that's the Forgworld one right? Also, nice start on the Moria wall.
Also, killer paintwork on that knight....I've resisted buying the big 40k scale knights and titans, mostly because of the price and the amount of space they take up...but I will be getting my titan fix when Adeptus Titatnicus gets released next month!
Thanks very much!
Yes, it's the Forgeworld one, my wallet is still stinging from that purchase, but it is such a lovely chunk of resin.
AT looks great, we're going to be knee-deep in awesome Titan paintjobs soon, I'm sure
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Post by: Cleatus
Love how Weathertop turned out. Nice carving on the wall, I'll be interested to see that painted. Always a fan of LOTR stuff. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: Slinky
 Cleatus wrote:Love how Weathertop turned out. Nice carving on the wall, I'll be interested to see that painted. Always a fan of LOTR stuff. Thanks for sharing!
Cheers, Cleatus. Your wish is granted, as it's all done!
The weather got a bit cooler, and I found I was able to be arsed to pick up a paintbrush. I have now finished the Moria wall and pool, and also 6 Watcher in the Water tentacles to go in the pool and try to drag hobbits to their doom!
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Post by: ingtaer
Just looked all the way through this thread, excellent work mate. Really loving those IF and your Warden especially.
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Post by: Slinky
 ingtaer wrote:Just looked all the way through this thread, excellent work mate. Really loving those IF and your Warden especially.
Thanks very much!
I am v pleased with the Warden, took my 3 knights out for their first battle last week, and wiped the floor with my mate's Marines...
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Those water effects look ace! Now we just need a big door to Speak Friend and Enter...
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Post by: Slinky
The Malcador Defender is finished!
Not the most exciting paintjob, but it fits in with the rest of my Guard tanks...
My 2018 score is now 77
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Post by: inmygravenimage
That's a good score mate. And I love the retro World War vibe of the tank.
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Post by: Slinky
Thanks, old chap!
I got it for a steal on eBay, really nicely made from cardboard and such, with GW bits for the tracks and heavy bolters. Tarted it up with a rummage in my bits box, and I am v pleased with the final result!
Started on Legolas and Gimli now.
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Post by: Slinky
Review of the year 2018
Started well, but suffered a total loss of motivation in August and have got nothing painted since.
The previous years totals were:
2015: 81
2016: 102
2017: 152
This year, based again on my semi-random scoring system, I ended up with a score of 77. So a bit of a disappointment - However I still kept on gaming and reading Dakka, so it's just painting that suffered...
Here's the breakdown:
Imperial Guard
10 Scions
Malcador Defender
Imperial Knights
Carapace missile launcher
Knight Warden
Orks
Weirdboy
Painboy
5 Nobs
Warboss
Shokk Attack Gun
LOTR
14 Dunlending conversion rebases
Jetty for Buckleberry ferry
Gandalf!
Weathertop!
4 Aragorns
River ford
2 Boromirs
18 Wild Wargs
Wild Warg chieftain
Moria Wall
Moria Pool
6 Moria tentacles
Blood Angels
Dante
Battle of Britain game
1 test spitfire
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Post by: inmygravenimage
That's a good count bud! Keep at it!
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Post by: Slinky
Back from the dead, with the army of the dead...
Made a trip to Warhammer World with a couple of mates, and bought some Hexwraith Flame with a view to getting my Army of the Dead painted, and easing myself back into painting with a nice easy project.
I have 18 very nearly done, pics when they are finished.
Now I just need to find the King of the Dead model, somewhere in the loft
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Post by: JoshInJapan
Welcome back. Looking forward to new photos.
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Resurrected, like the army
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Post by: Theophony
“He’s not dead yet!”
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Post by: Slinky
Thanks, guys
Glad to be back in the game, but I am going to try not to put so much pressure on myself, as I burnt out last time and that resulted in nearly a year of no painting at all (though I was still gaming throughout).
First models, 18 Army of the Dead, with a nice simple paintjob:
Taking my score for 2019 to 18
Next up, finishing off the RAF planes from my Battle of Britain board game.
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Post by: Cleatus
Nice. I love the Army of the Dead.
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Post by: Theophony
Great jump back in to things. Burn out sucks  , we should abolish it with fire.
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Post by: Slinky
A bit of finishing off:
12 1/300 planes from the Battle of Britain board game, just needed the roundels doing and a bit of tidying up. Sorry for the poor pic:
Taking me to a score of 30, not bad for a week
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Impressive tally (ho!)
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Post by: Slinky
Ouch
Another productive few days...
I got the King of the Dead, a banner bearer and 3 Riders of the Dead done.
With the king I tried picking out his crown in gold before the wash to make him stand out - The end result is "okay".
And also managed to get the 7 Luftwaffe planes for BoB finished off - All those crosses were a bit of a pain 
So my score for the year is now a flattering 42
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Post by: Slinky
Got some terrain underway:
Various foam shapes that will make up parts of the terrain for the Moria scenarios in the LOTR Journey books, plus Mantic walls.
The Mantic walls were a bit prone to bending, and didn't stand up all that well on their own, so I straightened them and glued onto plasticard bases.
I have run out of black spray paint for undercoating, so stalled on these for now.
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Post by: Cleatus
Slinky wrote:Got some terrain underway:
Various foam shapes that will make up parts of the terrain for the Moria scenarios in the LOTR Journey books, plus Mantic walls.
The Mantic walls were a bit prone to bending, and didn't stand up all that well on their own, so I straightened them and glued onto plasticard bases.
I have run out of black spray paint for undercoating, so stalled on these for now.
OOh! Exciting.
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Post by: Slinky
Thanks, hoping to get some good looking tables when I finally get going on playing through the scenarios
Today's LOTR offering is Gimli, son of Gloin - With and without Elven Cloak:
Next up will be Legolas, to complete the Fellowship!
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Nice, glike the grich gloak golours.
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Post by: Slinky
Do you have a cold?
No pics to show, but I got my Mantic walls sprayed black in between rain showers, so some quick drybrushing should get them done.
Legolas is also done bar the basing.
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Post by: Slinky
Legolas is done!
And one final Gimli as well
Plus all the Mantic walls are finished:
2019's count is now a healthy 60!
I am now working on finishing off my HH Imperial Fist Breacher squad, and a couple of random bits of 40k terrain.
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Post by: Slinky
Some random terrain that has been hanging around waiting for paint for ages...
Vacuum-formed Dragons Teeth:
Walls made of left-over GW building bits:
Mantic battlezone ruins:
66 painted this year now. Heresy Imperial Fists are getting there, but are quite fiddly.
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Looking good, especially the battlezones.
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Post by: Theophony
You may only be at 66 for the year (not a jab at all), but your quality on pieces puts me to shame.
Also your group shot of Legolas is great. Just reminded me of this
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Post by: Slinky
inmygravenimage wrote:Looking good, especially the battlezones.
Cheers, dude!
Theophony wrote:You may only be at 66 for the year (not a jab at all), but your quality on pieces puts me to shame.
Also your group shot of Legolas is great. Just reminded me of this
Not seen that before, it's awesome
Still slogging away at Imperial Fists, should have first 5 done soon.
Been sidetracked by also working on Balin's tomb scenery - Terrain is always tempting to work on as it doesn't take such concentration, just flail a big drybrush around
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Got the first 5 Breachers done:
Can't find the transfers to finish the others at the moment, they are in a box in the loft, so slight delay on those
Balin's tomb scenery nearly done, and started a few Moria Goblins too!
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Fab figs, love the chevrons, very neat and tidy, great scuffing too.
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Post by: Slinky
Cheers Bit nerve-wracking going over essentially finished figures adding the damaged parts...
Just 1 thing to show today, a sign-post that was mostly done along with the Mantic walls but got overlooked for basing:
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Post by: Da Boss
Yeah I always chicken out on weathering as well. Good job on those guys though, I think yellow in particular always benefits from a bit of scuffing.
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Post by: Slinky
 Da Boss wrote:Yeah I always chicken out on weathering as well. Good job on those guys though, I think yellow in particular always benefits from a bit of scuffing.
Thanks! Worth it in the end, I guess
Today I have the plastic Balin's Tomb scenery to show. Still working on the various foam bits to make the side walls, hope to have those done this week.
Taking my yearly tally to 84!
Also have the next 5 Heresy imperial fists very nearly done, and also 8 Moria goblins to invade the tomb above
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Post by: Theophony
Tomb pieces looking good. I know mine are somewhere lost in the plastic abyss  .
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Post by: inmygravenimage
They're really nice. They'd do well for hellboy too.
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Post by: Slinky
Theophony wrote:Tomb pieces looking good. I know mine are somewhere lost in the plastic abyss .
inmygravenimage wrote:They're really nice. They'd do well for hellboy too.
Cheers, chaps!
Here to ruin the good time of anyone wanting to relax and enjoy the scenery are the first 8 Moria goblins!
I wasn't sure whether to give them grey bases or not - In the end I went with matching all the rest of my LOTR stuff, as the Fellowship they will be fighting are on brown anyway...
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Post by: Slinky
I got the other 5 Breachers done!
At this rate I might be able to give my mate a game of 30k by 2021
My 2019 score is now 97, but I have now finished all the foam bits for Moria which will take me well over 100, pics to follow.
Next up, an Ork Dakkajet...
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Post by: Theophony
They look great .
The double axes are a symbol of one of the chapters in a Forgeworld space marine painting guide I have. I forget the names it (the chapter and the book old age ), I wonder if they are a Imperial Fist founding chapter . Would be cool even if accidental.
Oh and having a 30K army done anytime before 30K is an accomplishment
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Post by: Slinky
Cheers!
I was just shamelessly copying the shield on this image
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Post by: Da Boss
Lovely job on those goblns. The minis themselves have quite soft detail (though I love the design) and it takes a careful job to get the best out of them.
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Loire your crispy fists
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