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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: joe5mc on 19 January 2014, 04:50:08 PM

Title: Laketown Guardsman (or my first LOTR Finecast)
Post by: joe5mc on 19 January 2014, 04:50:08 PM

Just finished painting my first LOTR Finecast miniature, one of the new Laketown Guardsmen. I've got to say, apart from a flimsy, bent sword and a bit of trouble with the joins (both of which could have easily happened in metal), I was very impressed with the figure. There were no air bubbles and the detailing was incredible.

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2819/12033387564_cdefd92d6f.jpg)

This guy will also be joining the crew of the Glaurung. More info about that, the figure, and a couple more pics on my blog: http://www.therenaissancetroll.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/traegan-of-dale-volunteers-for-glaurung.html

Title: Re: Laketown Guardsman (or my first LOTR Finecast)
Post by: Doomhippie on 19 January 2014, 09:17:00 PM

I hate the design by PJ but the model ist really nicely painted. And the background story is just the way I like them. Well done.

Title: Re: Laketown Guardsman (or my first LOTR Finecast)
Post by: Dewbakuk on 19 January 2014, 09:27:57 PM

When I saw the figures the other day my first thought was they'd make great Streltsy type troops if you change the stupid hat. However the price and 'finecast' happily prevented that departure :)

Glad you got on well with it and didn't have a problem with bubbles though. Maybe they've finally got the casting sorted, just in time for it to be retired  lol

Title: Re: Laketown Guardsman (or my first LOTR Finecast)
Post by: Elbows on 19 January 2014, 09:58:41 PM

Nice paintjob.  Not huge on the mini itself (and I despise Finecast) but you got on really well with it.

Title: Re: Laketown Guardsman (or my first LOTR Finecast)
Post by: killshot on 20 January 2014, 03:05:39 AM

I'll echo the comments already, nice paint job on an average looking miniature.

Title: Re: Laketown Guardsman (or my first LOTR Finecast)
Post by: tomogui on 20 January 2014, 04:33:20 AM

Well, I think the figure is actually pretty nice, and you've done a bang-up job on it. He will fit your campaign perfectly! 

Title: Re: Laketown Guardsman (or my first LOTR Finecast)
Post by: joe5mc on 20 January 2014, 02:55:41 PM

It's funny, I really disliked the warriors of Dale box set, but I really like these. I think the Dale guys were just a little to ornate, these guys have less ornamentation.

I admit, at first, I was unsure about the sort of Russian/Eastern European look PJ used for Lake town, but I thought it looked great in the movie, including the uniforms of the guards.