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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Jet Simian on 17 November 2012, 02:15:10 AM

Title: Balin's Tomb diorama - complete!
Post by: Jet Simian on 17 November 2012, 02:15:10 AM
Hello

My blog is long on waffle and short on actual modelling pics at the moment, but here's a shot of a slow work in progress on Balin's Tomb from The Fellowship of the Ring, part of a broader project to cover all of Thorin Oakenshield's party from The Hobbit using GW's Dwarf Rangers.

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZU_LoKnAniM/UJ21dMYzXLI/AAAAAAAAAkA/PSmqGezKwZ0/s1600/moriaweb1.jpg)

More detail and description here: http://jetsimian.blogspot.co.nz/2012/11/oakens-eleven-moria-cutaway.html (http://jetsimian.blogspot.co.nz/2012/11/oakens-eleven-moria-cutaway.html)

Title: Re: Balin's Tomb WIP
Post by: Thantsants on 17 November 2012, 09:41:44 AM
Looking good - I like the book pages and  ex-book keeper in particular.
Title: Re: Balin's Tomb WIP
Post by: DeafNala on 17 November 2012, 12:39:45 PM
Looking good - I like the book pages and  ex-book keeper in particular.

Agreed...the surrounding details/clutter really make the piece. VERY WELL DONE!
Title: Re: Balin's Tomb WIP
Post by: Doomhippie on 17 November 2012, 01:13:30 PM
Hello

My blog is long on waffle and short on actual modelling pics at the moment, but here's a shot of a slow work in progress on Balin's Tomb from The Fellowship of the Ring, part of a broader project to cover all of Thorin Oakenshield's party from The Hobbit using GW's Dwarf Rangers.


I agree that the Dwarven Rangers of GW pretty much look like I pictured the dwarves. Much better than the design of the upcoming Hobbit movie (though I can understand that design from a filmmaker's point of view).
Title: Re: Balin's Tomb WIP
Post by: CyberAlien312 on 17 November 2012, 02:25:50 PM
Great work! Nice detail and I love the fact that it can be opened.
Title: Re: Balin's Tomb WIP
Post by: Jet Simian on 26 December 2012, 03:37:38 AM
Thanks guys!

As I said, I hope to return to the model before too long. In the mean-time, I've finished some of the Hobbit Dwarves, and started a thread on them here: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=49079.0
Title: Re: Balin's Tomb WIP
Post by: Jet Simian on 26 June 2013, 08:05:24 AM
Hi again

Having finished my Oakenshield party I'm back to working on Balin's Tomb from ages ago. There's an update here: http://jetsimian.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/moria-cutaway-we-need-to-talk-about.html (http://jetsimian.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/moria-cutaway-we-need-to-talk-about.html), with finished photos to appear in the next day or so!

Title: Re: Balin's Tomb WIP - nearly done!
Post by: Jet Simian on 06 July 2013, 09:02:19 PM
And finally... done.

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pQX4n-mqCOc/UdfVe2KiUTI/AAAAAAAAA8A/vSDDPsnDieI/s1600/balintombtilesweb.jpg)

The photos aren't the best as I was losing light, but the main details are there. The original plastic trinket box (or whatever it was) is now almost completely covered and re-shaped. There's an expanded base, more detritus, and of course a stracth-built resident for the Tomb!

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XQmRgwmG_Hg/UdfVekdTAsI/AAAAAAAAA70/3WZJ5abskJM/s1600/balintombbirdseye.jpg)

Much more description and a few more WIP pics over on my blog: http://jetsimian.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/moria-cutaway-balins-tomb-completed.html (http://jetsimian.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/moria-cutaway-balins-tomb-completed.html)
Title: Re: Balin's Tomb diorama - complete!
Post by: von Lucky on 07 July 2013, 12:28:46 AM
Nice details for a display piece or a centre piece in a game.
Title: Re: Balin's Tomb diorama - complete!
Post by: DeafNala on 07 July 2013, 01:15:31 PM
That is an WONDERFUL display piece &/or scenic item. The surrounding clutter &  The Deceased are OUTSTANDING touches. GREAT WORK!
Title: Re: Balin's Tomb diorama - complete!
Post by: Mason on 07 July 2013, 03:42:50 PM
Nice work.
That has come out really well.
 8)

Title: Re: Balin's Tomb diorama - complete!
Post by: steharan on 08 July 2013, 10:05:26 AM
Bravo old chap. I do hope that it sees some gaming time as excellent themed scenery quite often makes the game and that is excellent themed scenery.

Lets see the Fellowship bravely defending Gimli's cousin!!!!

"they have a cave troll"