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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Vongoosewink on December 27, 2012, 01:48:44 AM

Title: They have a Cave Troll!
Post by: Vongoosewink on December 27, 2012, 01:48:44 AM: Seasons greetings, my fellow lead adventurers! The recent Hobbit movie has inspired me to do a bit of painting again... a Cave Troll conversion project!

I started out with a Cave Troll from the GW Mines of Moria box set, but I wanted a different head on mine than that of the movie-Troll. So I did a bit of sculpting in-between real projects, and a new Cave Troll was born!

(http://imageshack.us/a/img689/5550/cavetroll2.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img707/8114/cavetroll.jpg)

He sat around in this state for several months, but I finally got him painted up today. (Pics in the next post!)

--Fitz
Title: Re: They have a Cave Troll!
Post by: Vongoosewink on December 27, 2012, 01:54:23 AM: And here are some pics of the end result... hope you guys like him!

(http://imageshack.us/a/img51/7601/dscn6653t.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img32/4140/dscn6652ce.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img96/5461/dscn6649ws.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img109/3018/dscn6645j.jpg)

If you like him, please check out my Blog (link at the bottom of the first post), there are more & larger pics there!

--Fitz
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Post by: Damien on December 27, 2012, 02:03:41 AM: :o Fantastic sculpting skills, the face is unreal! As for the painting, love the skin tones you chose but I keep getting drawn back to the face (the grimace, the teeth, gums tongue) really nice. Did you sculpt the base as well?

Great stuff
Damien
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Post by: Mr.J on December 27, 2012, 02:07:55 AM: Bloody hell! That face is brilliant! What an excellent bit of sculpting and a gorgeous paint job as well.
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Post by: Rob_bresnen on December 27, 2012, 02:13:15 AM: very nice- both sculpting and painting- great face.
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Post by: beefcake on December 27, 2012, 02:19:17 AM: Awesome work. That face is easily better than the GW one.
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Post by: Faust23 on December 27, 2012, 02:39:46 AM: Sunny jeezuz man! That's kick ass! :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: Christian on December 27, 2012, 03:10:15 AM: That looks like it was a lot of fun to put together :) Great result!
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Post by: FramFramson on December 27, 2012, 03:37:57 AM: Wooo, that's a beaut! Very nice sculpting.
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Post by: DFlynSqrl on December 27, 2012, 03:49:21 AM: That's fantastic. :-*
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Post by: Lawful Evil on December 27, 2012, 04:02:53 AM: Quote from: Faust23 on December 27, 2012, 02:39:46 AM
Sunny jeezuz man! That's kick ass! :-* :-* :-*

I agree, your troll is what I imagine trolls to look like.
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Post by: Sterling Moose on December 27, 2012, 04:08:01 AM: Superb, much better than the GW version with the 'village idiot' look.
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Post by: Harwood Hobbies on December 27, 2012, 04:16:37 AM: Nice sculpting Fitz! Looks way better than the original. :-*
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Post by: tomogui on December 27, 2012, 04:30:21 AM: Absolutely amazing sculpt. Just great work. Much more human and real looking than the PJ/GW trolls.
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Post by: magokiron on December 27, 2012, 06:17:51 AM: OUTSTANDING! :o :-*

You're very talented.

Your sculpt and painting skills produced a fine piece of art.

Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Andym on December 27, 2012, 08:09:38 AM: That's brilliant!! :o :o :o
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Post by: CyberAlien312 on December 27, 2012, 08:52:34 AM: Wow!!! Excellent sculpting work! Your paint work is fantastic too!
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Post by: Mason on December 27, 2012, 08:56:28 AM: :o :o :o

Great sculpting and brushwork!

Such a characterful moosh, much better version than the original.

:-* :-* :-*
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Post by: Dr. The Viking on December 27, 2012, 09:17:13 AM: Best LOTR troll I ever saw.

Simply put.
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Post by: CptJake on December 27, 2012, 11:31:04 AM: Gorgeous.
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Post by: DeafNala on December 27, 2012, 11:31:55 AM: FANTASTIC sculpting...WONDERFULLY expressive face...& painting...GREAT skin tones. VERY WELL DONE!
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Post by: Doomhippie on December 27, 2012, 12:26:14 PM: I agree with all of you guys here. That's one mean mother**. And beautifully painted. Really cool.
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Post by: Dr. Kevin Moon III esq. on December 27, 2012, 01:15:59 PM: He looks fantastic. the paint job is terrific as well!
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Post by: janner on December 27, 2012, 01:57:32 PM: Awesome :)
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Post by: Funghy-Fipps on December 27, 2012, 08:33:12 PM: Way, way better than the original. Some jaw-dropping sculpting and painting abilities on display there.
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Post by: Hitman on December 28, 2012, 12:30:42 AM: Fantastic conversion...not much, simple...but very effective!! Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Hitman
8)
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Post by: rob_alderman on December 28, 2012, 09:17:03 AM: That's loooovely! Love the reconstuction, it makes it very personal to you! I have no issue with the film design, but this model, being a plastic rendition, is a little 'round'.
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Post by: mweaver on December 29, 2012, 09:53:25 PM: Zounds! Beautiful sculpting, and very nice paintjob to top it off. Thanks for sharing!

-Michael