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Title: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: Dr. Kevin Moon III esq. on February 05, 2012, 12:44:21 PM: Had this sitting in a box for too long, its a lovely kit and paints up really easily.

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-meouws673Qw/Ty55Ue4P6TI/AAAAAAAAAGM/Z42Xd8K2pEQ/s1600/Ent.jpg)
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: OSHIROmodels on February 05, 2012, 12:48:54 PM: Very nice :-*

Is it resin or metal?

cheers

James
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: Dr. Kevin Moon III esq. on February 05, 2012, 12:56:07 PM: Quote from: jimbibbly on February 05, 2012, 12:48:54 PM

Is it resin or metal?

Its a plastic kit; two head options, a few arms, different casualty for the base and a lot of leaves! I'll probably get another if we play a bit more LotR down the club.
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: OSHIROmodels on February 05, 2012, 01:04:27 PM: Plastic eh? You can't tell 8)

I've always fancied making an Ent or two (not to game with, just to have). The ones from the films are good but I always felt they should have more foliage, moss, birds nest etc.

I might give it a go for the LPL :)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: tomogui on February 05, 2012, 01:35:58 PM: Lovely Ent! He has a slightly smug but bewildered "Bertie Wooster, gentleman of the forest" look to him. Really nice work.

I have Treebeard sitting around in a box somewhere, should really paint him up.
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: oldskoolrebel on February 05, 2012, 01:39:01 PM: Very nice.

I rather like these Ents, they look like trees... which is always a bonus. I really dislike the GW wood elf one.

Thanks for showing us!

Cheers
Andy
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: Doomhippie on February 05, 2012, 01:42:58 PM: And excellently painted! How did you paint this one? I am always curious to see how people paint wood as I am personally very bad at it.
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: Faber on February 05, 2012, 02:27:54 PM: Quote from: Doomhippie on February 05, 2012, 01:42:58 PM
And excellently painted! How did you paint this one? I am always curious to see how people paint wood as I am personally very bad at it.

ditto! I'm curious too :)
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: Dr. Kevin Moon III esq. on February 05, 2012, 04:15:56 PM: Quote from: Doomhippie on February 05, 2012, 01:42:58 PM
And excellently painted! How did you paint this one? I am always curious to see how people paint wood as I am personally very bad at it.

I started with a dark brown and grey mix (negro and slate grey from Coat D'Arms), then did a couple of lighter drybrushes with the original colour, lightened with a khaki colour (probably foundry Drab B? or GW Kommando Khaki). I then painted a patches of GW hawk turquoise and Foundry Moss A, which were then painted over with horizontal lines with a slightly lighter shade (hawk turqiuoise with CDA light blue and Foundry moss B). Then I gave the whole model a light khaki drybrush to bring it all together. Then I picked out the Leaves using the Foundry Moss Triad and painted the mushrooms red with white dots.

Hope that helps?
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: Doomhippie on February 05, 2012, 09:36:46 PM: A lot, thank you. It really looks sharp. I would never have thought about using turqoise on a tree but it looks really neat.
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: Dr. The Viking on February 05, 2012, 09:41:42 PM: Lovely.

I love the kit although making more than one ent using it seems wrong.. they all seem to come from different branches in the book.
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: rob_alderman on February 05, 2012, 11:14:39 PM: ...and the film.

Fantastic kit though, I can imagine making two or three with a bit of conversion.

There's also Majestic Bear Industries who have some verrrrry nice Ents.

Great paintjob fella, I'm getting more into LOTR at the moment, finishing off some of my Moria collection (by adding new stuff!!!).
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: Thantsants on February 05, 2012, 11:21:30 PM: He looks nice and beechy - great work! 8)
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: madmike on February 06, 2012, 12:38:27 AM: Very nice work.

Having just watched the LOTR (extended ed) trilogy again, recently, it is great to see your work. He would fit right at home when the Ents marched to war.
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: Blackwolf on February 06, 2012, 11:36:51 AM: Lovely :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: generulpoleaxe on February 06, 2012, 01:18:44 PM: Lovely work on the Ent :)
Title: Re: Lord of the Rings Ent
Post by: sukhe_bator on January 30, 2014, 02:08:51 PM: Beautifully painted - the trick with Ents is not to be too hasty... lol
Sorry guys, I couldn't resist that - its all that business about them being tucked away for ages in boxes etc...