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Title: Round 5 - Rangers of Ithilien vs. Orcs v Men
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on April 01, 2012, 12:47:29 PM

(http://leadadventureforum.com/images/lpl/s06/Darth_JaymZ_05_Rangers_of_Ithilien.jpg)

(http://leadadventureforum.com/images/lpl/s06/captainblood_05_Orcs_v_Men.jpg)

Title: Re: Round 5 - Rangers of Ithilien vs. Orcs v Men
Post by: inkydave on April 01, 2012, 01:35:17 PM

Wonderful entries both. Superbly painted, posed and photographed. Very tough choice.

Title: Re: Round 5 - Rangers of Ithilien vs. Orcs v Men
Post by: Bugsda on April 01, 2012, 02:59:38 PM

Excellent work Darth  8) And Captain Colourful strikes again  lol Love them Richard, brilliant pic  :-*

Title: Re: Round 5 - Rangers of Ithilien vs. Orcs v Men
Post by: Pil on April 01, 2012, 06:02:13 PM

Very hard choice! Both entries are just fabulous with wonderful painting and scenery!  :-*

Title: Re: Round 5 - Rangers of Ithilien vs. Orcs v Men
Post by: Captain Blood on April 01, 2012, 08:35:54 PM

Quote from: Bugsda on April 01, 2012, 02:59:38 PM

Love them Richard, brilliant pic  :-*

Thanks  :)

I did the orcs a few weeks back, but I'm afraid to admit the time nearly ran out on the men. I finished them in just two sessions of an hour or two each, and truthfully they're not my finest. I must also confess I picked the Gondorians out of the kids' box of mangled LOTR figures, because I thought with all that shiny armour they'd be quick and easy to paint - which thankfully, they were!  :D

I'd particularly like to thank my two teenage sons, whom I discover have around 500 plastic LOTR figures in various old biscuit tins - around 490 of which have been trodden on, snapped, chewed, or otherwise rendered completely unusable!  >:(

Thanks also to Jimbibbly who had a sprue of 6 plastic uruks lying around which he kindly lent me for the purpose. He gets them back painted, so not a bad deal  ;)

D@rth, I love the two tier setting of your pic. Very clever - and nice vegetation too.

Title: Re: Round 5 - Rangers of Ithilien vs. Orcs v Men
Post by: janner on April 01, 2012, 08:55:45 PM

Quote from: Captain Blood on April 01, 2012, 08:35:54 PM

Thanks also to Jimbibbly who had a sprue of 6 plastic uruks lying around which he kindly lent me for the purpose. He gets them back painted, so not a bad deal  ;)

Sounds about right  lol lol lol

Title: Re: Round 5 - Rangers of Ithilien vs. Orcs v Men
Post by: phreedh on April 01, 2012, 09:01:21 PM

Love those orcs, Darth! And Cpt Blood, you're the Liberace of the LPL without a doubt! =D

Title: Re: Round 5 - Rangers of Ithilien vs. Orcs v Men
Post by: valleyboy on April 01, 2012, 10:59:35 PM

As others have said, 2 superb entries, difficult to separate

Title: Re: Round 5 - Rangers of Ithilien vs. Orcs v Men
Post by: D@rth J@ymZ on April 02, 2012, 05:55:05 PM

Thanks Cap'n! The set-up was inspired by several two tier entries I have seen in years past (I have used a similar set-up myself in LPL Season 5) and it seemed the easiest way to get everybody in a single shot and maintains the feel of an ambush when models are set up behind on another.

I also must admit, I had to raid the bits box of a fellow LAFer to come up with the models for this entry  ;)
(Thanks UM!)

Title: Re: Round 5 - Rangers of Ithilien vs. Orcs v Men
Post by: Heldrak on April 02, 2012, 06:58:46 PM

Nice rusty armor on those Gobbos, Cap'!

I was working along the same lines when I became entirely dissatisfied with my eyes and skin tones and gave them up as a bad job...  :'(