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I have been distracted myself these last few days with some Space Marines. The Rohan Outriders are done to a thoroughly mediocre standard, and some extra Haradrim, but I still need to get through 10 more Morannons, 5 Osgiliath Veterans and 5 Corsair spearmen this month. Doable, I just need to sit down and get into a flow of it.
I've just got to detail my Warriors of Rohan now, but I'm happy with how the colours came out.
I just coated the entire model in Earthshade this morning, and that stuff really does do a lot to add depth to the models and bring out the shallow detail. I think I should go and Earthshade the majority of my painted LOTR stuff!
We'll see how it goes with regard to getting any more done. Once I have a scheme worked out I can usually go pretty fast, so I expect I'll get these done and at least another 8. I'd like to get the full 24 done, but work might get in the way as usual!
Finished up my last Orc for the competition, a second banner. I'm thinking I may just enter the EasterOrc and this banner, but I'll see as and when I get around to final photos.
And back to the good ol' quick and dirty method for the bulk of the Warband, 5 sword and board and five... erm, spear and board?
Excellent!
I saw these while browsing the gallery last night.
I have always thought it ironic that GW calls these "Morannon Orcs," when they are listed in the movie Art Books as being Morgul Orcs, from Minas Morgul (the first place they show up is in the assault on Osgiliath in the second movie, and later in the Battle for Pelennor Fields they make up the majority of the Orcs - mixed in with the "Mordor Uruks").
Again, in the movie art books, the Modor Uruks are listed as "Lugbúrz Orcs" (which makes them Mordor Uruks, but then so would the Mogul Orcs). But the art books pointed out that they were supposed to be a part of a force from inner-Mordor fighting with the Morgul Orcs).
But.... They are the same Orcs that show up at the Morannon... In the movie...
MB
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Spoilered to save your eyes from my crappy camera skills, but there's my pledge plus the trees and undergrowth I have been making all month. Going to get started on the warriors with swords and axes now.
Very pleased with how they've come out even if they are just pretty basic and following the movie colour scheme.
Spoilered to save your eyes from my crappy camera skills, but there's my pledge plus the trees and undergrowth I have been making all month. Going to get started on the warriors with swords and axes now.
Very pleased with how they've come out even if they are just pretty basic and following the movie colour scheme.
Minis are looking good. How did you make that undergrowth? It looks awesome
RoperPG wrote: Blimey, it's very salty in here...
Any more vegans want to put forth their opinions on bacon?
Spoilered to save your eyes from my crappy camera skills, but there's my pledge plus the trees and undergrowth I have been making all month. Going to get started on the warriors with swords and axes now.
Very pleased with how they've come out even if they are just pretty basic and following the movie colour scheme.
Minis are looking good. How did you make that undergrowth? It looks awesome
The undergrowth is made from pieces of dried out grape stems with Woodland Scenics Undergrowth glued onto it with PVA glue. You could also use lichen, like I used for the trees, which would give you a much leafier look to the bushes. I might do that next time because the Woodland Scenics stuff was a bit crumbly and a pain to work with.
It's really easy to do and quite satisfying, and the results are quite sturdy and look nice!
Thanks for the kind words on the painting guys, this thread is excellent for motivation.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Sat up late and got another 8 base coated. Drybrushing and washing tomorrow, and then detailing! Should have the full 16 done by lunch time.
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Da Boss wrote: Nice! I like the basing particularly, the different lengths of grass really sell it.
I prefer my goblins with more variation in their skin tone, though!
Just after that batch I started learning highlights and mixing etc. So next batch ( I have double the amount pictured) will have more variation like in the movies.
They look great! A proper horde as well, if you have even more to come!
I finished up my Corsair Warband today, barring a few touchups I noticed needed doing while taking pictures, so I just have the Vets and Morannons part 2 to get done next week.
Can I play too? I've avoided joining in since I'm unlikely to start with unpainted or primed figures at the start of any given month, since it can (and typically does) take me literally months to finish a unit. Because Painting ADHD.
Still, it'd be nice to show off my LotR stuff as I get it finished. Or if you prefer, I could make my own LotR-thread in this subforum instead?
The more the merrier Azazelx. I'd happily look at and comment on either thread. The community here seems to be gaining some momentum!
In that spirit:
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Second eight Rohan Warriors done. The white on the shields really gave me a headache! Still undecided whether to wash it Earthshade like the rest of the model or leave it contrasting and white.
@Az: Of course! Even if you don't pledge formally, feel free to sho off your stuff in this thread! And if you don't fancy pledging whole units, just add a little of everything.
@Da Boss: They look great! The shields gave me a similar problem, in the end I washed them Agrax and it does tie them in better, I feel.
For Gondor, it's these OSgiliath Veterans, converted with the odd sash/rag and some hand-me-down weapons:
From Harad, these Corsairs of Umbar
And these Archers (apologies for the blurry pics, I'll retake when I have the next lot done)
From Rohan, these Outriders
And from Mordor, Orcs. More Morannons:
And the final, absolutely final, honestly, hand on heart last pictures of their Command group (I think this is the third or fourth time I've posted them here, but they're done now!)
And just for the hel of it, I got out all my Orcs having finished that lot. Here they are, hording it up!
Looking really good there, mate! The orcs look appropriately nasty. You must have a ton of models done by now. If you want some help working them into starter armies for KoW just let me know.
Cheers! By my reckoning, I'm at close to 200 or more LotR minis since about last September when I started taking them seriously. Next month will see me bring my Gondor force up to 1000 points, add a few hundred points to my Fallen Men and possibly do something with my few plastic LotR-era Dwarves to make them fit with my Iron Hills army, and then I'm dangerously close to clearing my LotR backlog! Not that that'll stop me, I have great plans for more armies. Laketown post-Smaug, Dol Guldur/Gundabad Orcs, converted Mirkwood when I can get some Galadrhim cheap... the list goes on, with Moria being the only faction I don't really have plans for.
As for KoW, here's my very premilinaty thinking:
Spoiler:
KoM/Gondor:
2x12 WoMT as basic infantry regiments
12x Osgiliath Vets as some kind of Elite regiment
A few Troops of archers, both Rangers (will use Elf profiles with tweaks) and WoMT archers
6x KoMT as Cav regiment
6x SKODA as elite cav if there are any.
Assorted heroes/support ect
Napkin maths suggests I should be able to hit around 1000 points with that, no idea if it's any good though.
For Mordor, I was actually thinking of going Undead. Orcs as either skellies or zombies, Morannons as Revenants, Ringwraiths as Necromancers/Vampires. I think that might fit the 'mindless horde and fell sorcery' style better than the actual Orc list (which I'll probably use for Uruks).
This may undergo heavy changes or never happen at all, but I am planning to try it out. Free rules=nothing to lose!
Well im a few hours late getting the pics up but I was done painting a few days ago.
I am not entirely happy with how varsku turned out. my brush started to split when painting him. Picked up some new ones after i had already painted him. Trying an odd way of highlighting with my uruks. It is different but i do like how it looks in massed units.
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Too me i call where they are at done. I apply army painter dark tone + testors dullcoat to most of minis to get an added layer of protection for the paint.
I do not paint the base before i dip and dullcoat them because i dont want to mess the base up, and i dont dip untill i have 2 or 3 trays of minis to make it worth while (dipping only a handfull of minis stinks)
Here is an almost full tray
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With what i have painted i have the start of the siege lords of isengard WOTR formation.
3x berserker formations a full formation of Varskus talons the crew for 2 ballistas and a small number of regular warriors with command units to lead them.
to add to that i plan on taking sharkus raiders + some pikemen and trolls.
Not sure if i can pledge much LOTR for March. most of my paint time will be dedicated to getting my blood bowl team painted for the Adepticon tourney.
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Those are great, and an impressinve amount of minis there. All Isengard is emptied, and I have to admire the dedication of anyone who collects 3 whole companies of Beserkers!
So for February, the following people completed their pledges:
Da Boss
Wolf
Paradigm
Envy89
Good work guys!
So I guess we start taking March pledges now! My own shall be various Men of Middle Earth, but I'll have to have a dig through the backlog to work out exactly what!
Sand Stained Red, a 28mm Gladiators commission build 
