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Title: Callum and Grandad's Middle Earth Armies - Gondor
Post by: dadlamassu on 31 May 2016, 12:14:55 AM

To fight our Uruk Hai the army of Gondor is mustered.

The main army deployed for action:
Gondor Knights on the right wing, those in front have shields and in front of each rider is his dismounted equivalent.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/dadlamassu/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7834.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/dadlamassu/media/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7834.jpg.html)

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/dadlamassu/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7888.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/dadlamassu/media/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7888.jpg.html)

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/dadlamassu/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7889.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/dadlamassu/media/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7889.jpg.html)

Centre Infantry
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/dadlamassu/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7837.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/dadlamassu/media/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7837.jpg.html)

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/dadlamassu/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7838.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/dadlamassu/media/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7838.jpg.html)

The left wing with the knights of Dol Amroth
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/dadlamassu/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7839.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/dadlamassu/media/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7839.jpg.html)

Command
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/dadlamassu/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7840.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/dadlamassu/media/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7840.jpg.html)

Artillery Support - Callum "needed" a trebuchet so I had to make one from strips of hardwood - actually sticks from fired Guy Fawkes rocket fireworks picked up last November and coffee stirrers.  Crew from a bundle bought on ebay.  It actually works!
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/dadlamassu/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7891.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/dadlamassu/media/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7891.jpg.html)

He also needed a ballista (from ebay)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/dadlamassu/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7892.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/dadlamassu/media/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7892.jpg.html)

Blackroot Vale archers - Callum wanted these for their special abilities so I had to make them from left over Perry, Frostgrave etc plastics
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/dadlamassu/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7886.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/dadlamassu/media/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7886.jpg.html)

I needed lots of cloaks so I used the tin foil from Kenco MIllicano coffee.  The shape was made by pressing a plastic cloak into the foil as a former and then cutting it out.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/dadlamassu/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7855.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/dadlamassu/media/LOTR%20Gondor/DSCF7855.jpg.html)

I have more to convert and paint!

Title: Re: Callum and Grandad's Middle Earth Armies - Gondor
Post by: Mr. Business on 31 May 2016, 12:54:12 AM

Awesome work, guys! Love that trebuchet!

Title: Re: Callum and Grandad's Middle Earth Armies - Gondor
Post by: tomogui on 31 May 2016, 06:35:33 AM

The foil capes are a great idea, grandad! And that trebuchet looks the business. Lovely to have a nice big army arrayed for battle like that.

Title: Re: Callum and Grandad's Middle Earth Armies - Gondor
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on 31 May 2016, 08:06:07 AM

The trebuchet is great - well done :-*

This is a really great project

Title: Re: Callum and Grandad's Middle Earth Armies - Gondor
Post by: Vermis on 31 May 2016, 11:10:54 AM

Lookit all that huge gathering of minis... and not a movement tray in sight.  o_o ;)

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The shape was made by pressing a plastic cloak into the foil as a former and then cutting it out.

Genius!