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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: olyreed on 11 January 2015, 09:44:35 PM

Title: Bilbo, Thorin, orcs and elves. now with added Bolg
Post by: olyreed on 11 January 2015, 09:44:35 PM

Well its been many a year since i painted any lotr stuff but with a chance of getting the wife interested in wargaming i thought i would have another go.

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin and orcs
Post by: olyreed on 21 January 2015, 08:49:44 PM

A couple of test paints for the orcs

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin and orcs
Post by: Gangleri on 22 January 2015, 06:10:20 PM

Very nice, and it's encouraging to see that some people are coming back to LotR.  I still can't get past those orc swords, though - they look like huge tomato knives.

Keep 'em coming.

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin and orcs
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on 22 January 2015, 07:24:14 PM

Nice work.
 :)

Are Bilbo and Thorin both finecast? and are the Orcs from the plastic Hunter Orcs set?

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin and orcs
Post by: olyreed on 22 January 2015, 07:30:29 PM

Yeah, bilbo and thorin are finecast. First time i have ever painted finecast and took some getting used to. Orcs are from the hunters box set. I was unsure about getting back into hobbity/lotr because of price, but i have a large lead pile of historicals and wanted to treat myself to this stuff before they get discontinued.
Elves up next then Bolg and Legolas

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin, orcs and elves
Post by: olyreed on 25 January 2015, 05:35:18 PM

Elves test paint done, time to get on with the rest of the orcs and elves

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin, orcs and elves
Post by: Jevenkah on 25 January 2015, 06:29:55 PM

Good luck with getting your wife involved in the hobby! These paint jobs and minis should be a great hook.

Great work and looking forward to more!
Jevenkah

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin, orcs and elves
Post by: olyreed on 26 January 2015, 03:22:35 PM

Thanks for the replies, I am enjoying this excursion away from historicals at the moment,
just got to find out what colour to do Bolgs skin!

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin, orcs and elves 4/2 update
Post by: olyreed on 04 February 2015, 10:30:06 PM

Four more orcs done. Slowly but getting there

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin, orcs and elves. now with added Bolg
Post by: olyreed on 28 February 2015, 05:53:53 PM

Finished Bolg on warg. Found it a struggle with the skin and i am really not sure about finecast. Give me plastics or metal any day

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin, orcs and elves. now with added Bolg
Post by: olyreed on 16 March 2015, 09:36:58 PM

Got the orcs finished.

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin, orcs and elves. now with added Bolg
Post by: Gangleri on 16 March 2015, 10:41:34 PM

Very sharp-looking.  I like the white face-paint.

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin, orcs and elves. now with added Bolg
Post by: olyreed on 21 March 2015, 08:19:46 PM

Bolg and companions

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin, orcs and elves. now with added Bolg
Post by: olyreed on 06 April 2015, 07:11:34 PM

Got some more elves done today. Not many more to go now

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin, orcs and elves. now with added Bolg
Post by: Juan on 06 April 2015, 08:32:40 PM

Great painting work, really nice.
But those miniatures are not of the same quality as the first ones (like this trilogy compared with the first one, I think), IMHO.

Title: Re: Bilbo, Thorin, orcs and elves. now with added Bolg
Post by: olyreed on 07 April 2015, 08:45:19 AM

I agree, they are not as good a sculpts as the lotr ones, but still a pleasure to paint. Still strugling to glue the finecast stuff together though, to many parts