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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Conrad Hawkwood on 14 September 2012, 01:20:12 PM
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A different take? For me altogether more in what I think to be the Dark Ages spirit of the story..conversions, Conquest Normans, Gripping Beast and Wargames Factory, all on the one piece..Banners by David of NBA..these two printed out a bit murky but I do like the effect. These are based for Impetus and represent two units of Gondorian cavalry
(http://imageshack.us/a/img827/3865/gondor050.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img195/6977/gondor051.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img854/6818/gondor052.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img513/6185/gondor053.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img689/3286/gondor054.jpg)
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They look really good :-*, I thought they would be good for Gondor myself and you have shown that to be true. Are you going to do some foot soldiers?
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Very nice :-*
cheers
James
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already done, but not painted, and about 200 orcs, hopefully post ASAP
these are Conquest Norman horses and lower torso, Gripping Beast uppertorso and head..Wargames Factory shield, and the odd scimitar
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These models look more like I pictured Rohirim. Still like them. It is, in fact, a nice idea to find alternatives to the rather costly GW models. Let's not forget that Peter Jackson's design decisions are not the final word about Middle-Earth, as nice as his design is. There are enough instances, where I have rather different ideas than he had (wargs, Easterlings, Elvish weapons, Gondorian armor).
So, Quendil, nice choice and please post lots more pictures. I as a ME nerd love to look at them.
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Rohirrm will have round shields..and some horse archers and a more diverse colour scheme, and very different banners..there is actually little evidence in the books of there actually being any Gondorian cavalry,a part from Dol Amroth..which is in the planning stage
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i posted them, not quendl and I have a lot of Wipstuff, including a harad elephant made from the schleich elephanr..
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Very nice, pretty much as I imagined them when I read the books.
Duncan
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i posted them, not quendl and I have a lot of Wipstuff, including a harad elephant made from the schleich elephanr..
Ooops, sorry mate, no disrespect intended. I must have been in a hurry when I wrote a reply to this thread. Anyway - things do look interesting so please continue painting and posting! ;)
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Fantastic. :)
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Very nice! This is how I vision the LotR universe too, European dark ages. Very inspiring.
Are you building your orcs too, in a similar way, or would you use the GW ones?
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Very cool! I'm using some non-GW figures for my War of the Ring armies as well. :)
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I chop up all sorts of stuff for orcs, no GW, staying right away from GW..don't much like them at all..
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Nice builds, i was considering using the conquest normans myself. Would like to see what the orcs look like.
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Very cool! I'm using some non-GW figures for my War of the Ring armies as well. :)
I am using all non GW myself..
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I chop up all sorts of stuff for orcs, no GW, staying right away from GW..don't much like them at all..
Excelent! I just got this idea to mix GB plastic saxons with Mantic ghouls to build realistic orcs....
Please show more of your stuff!
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mix WF orcs with WF Saxon, Viking, Japanese etc..
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Lovely work there old chap!
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Lovely work there old chap!
ta mate more to come..
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I started with GW LotR stuff back when it was cheap. Since it's gone up I've been using Wargames Factory for the most part. Very keen on seeing your Orcs. :)
I am using all non GW myself..
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Lovely figures...
As a historian I find the kite shield too much of a signature look for Normans, but that is just me. If I hadn't plumped for a later feudal C12-C13 look I'm pretty sure I would have gone for these figures too, but probably with round shields and a more Byzantine look. The overall effect you have managed to achieve is awesome. With so much good stuff out there, especially in plastic historicals to convert etc, who needs fantasy? well maybe for the fellbeasts, trolls etc etc. but you get my point! They represent excellent value for money and have alls sorts of useful bits for conversions...
I have 60 Perry Miniatures beja tribesmen for my Harad army in the paint shop -and I can thoroughly recommend them for arrow-fodder
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round shield for Rohan. lott;e kites for Gondor bigger kites for Dol Amroth. Yes Beja for Harad..Zulus for Far Harad.Schleigh elephanr with green stuff armour
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I know I went down the armoured elephant route but strictly speaking armour is never mentioned. However it was in keeping with my choice of proxy figures and was a way of making smaller elephant models look more striking and intimidating. Ultimately though it depends how closely you want to stick to the books...
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x200/sukhe_bator/Haradrim/IMAG0568.jpg)
If you wanted to stick to a more Classical look, you could model a cloth barding and head and ankle armour and still remain more faithful to the books than I did.
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what make of elephants are they? I am mighty impressed..from the book reading the oliphant thing is pretty open ended..
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They are Schleich plastic nellies for the most part with balsa howdahs and copious amounts of modelling putty/green stuff to make the caparisons and armour - approx. 25hrs work each
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Fell Beasts could be adapted from plastic Pteranodon toys. You could leave the as is, or snip the crest off and do a little putty work to get the heads right.
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I DO like the idea of using Pteradons, converted or otherwise, but the Lee/Howe conceptual designs for the Fellbeasts are still pretty awesome...
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I just started mixing my leftover WF orcs bits with the Persian set. The hooded and eye patch orc heads work really well. I plan on using them as Uruk-hai scouts/ skirmishers.
mix WF orcs with WF Saxon, Viking, Japanese etc..
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WF Orcs and Persians -that I must see! sounds an intriguing idea for Uruk Hai scouts... can't wait to see the results
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Nice start to the project. I'm looking forward to see it's progress.
For fellbeasts, what about Grenadier's (http://www.mirliton.it/index.php?cName=fantasy-2528mm-undead) take on the subject? I've always liked that model, especially the sense of movement; and - when the price is converted into pounds, at least - you can get two and a half for the cost of one GW plastic fellbeast. ;D
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That one looks pretty good. The Ringwraith is spot on.
Nice start to the project. I'm looking forward to see it's progress.
For fellbeasts, what about Grenadier's (http://www.mirliton.it/index.php?cName=fantasy-2528mm-undead) take on the subject? I've always liked that model, especially the sense of movement; and - when the price is converted into pounds, at least - you can get two and a half for the cost of one GW plastic fellbeast. ;D
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Sometimes you just can't fault the economics of a BOGOF 'Buy One Get One Fellbeast' - I too also like the Grenadier sculpt...