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Title: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: sean_68333 on June 03, 2016, 05:59:30 PM
With all the goblins I've painted ready for action, I figured I needed to paint up some good guys for them to face off against.  So I decided to paint some men of Minas Tirith.  These are also pretty inexpensive models from the original LotR box set, but they look pretty decent, in my opinion.

I'm a fan of simple paint jobs and this one is no different.  A base coat of silver, some details picked out and a black wash and ta-da. 

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-STZ2DEgg5VU/V0TCYCgZToI/AAAAAAAAH6A/qs0VPAlXCKg/s400/blogger-image-197144988.jpg)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nq_1PrVb4Eo/V0TCb0zrGtI/AAAAAAAAH6E/gqUrCwoIgz8/s400/blogger-image-288030376.jpg)

I'm not going to win any awards, but they will look good on the tabletop.

I picked up a bunch of these guys off ebay that had already been painted.  I'm working on fixing them now.  I'm going to try to make them match this paint scheme without much effort.  Stay tuned to see how that turns out.

As always more can be found on my blog.  http://gamingandshooting.blogspot.com/2016/05/lord-of-rings-men-of-minas-tirith.html (http://gamingandshooting.blogspot.com/2016/05/lord-of-rings-men-of-minas-tirith.html)
Title: Re: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: OSHIROmodels on June 03, 2016, 06:05:55 PM
They look good, the armour is particularly effective  :)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: Ham Solo on June 03, 2016, 06:19:21 PM
They look quite representative to me. Good job!
Title: Re: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: olyreed on June 03, 2016, 06:43:16 PM
Very effective. I like them a lot
Title: Re: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: Little Odo on June 04, 2016, 08:07:54 PM
Nice effective paint jobs. Looking forward to seeing a stack more.
Title: Re: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: Hammers on June 04, 2016, 08:16:38 PM
Quote from: jimbibbly on June 03, 2016, 06:05:55 PM
They look good, the armour is particularly effective  :)

cheers

James

Yes, I am impressed that such a simple method is looking that good. I guess it works well with metal paints.
Title: Re: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: Romark on June 04, 2016, 09:06:42 PM
Nice work on those minis. :)
Title: Re: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: sean_68333 on June 06, 2016, 09:19:20 PM
Thank you all for the kind words. 

I have nearly finished fixing the painted models I got off ebay and will be taking some pictures in the near future to share.  I think they turned out pretty decently and have added a good number to my painted forces. 
Title: Re: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: sean_68333 on June 17, 2016, 02:39:24 PM
I've finished "fixing" the painted models I got off eBay.  While not perfect, they will certainly look good enough on the table.

Before - Archers
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-08YnTI8iPGg/V2HAxwZbZMI/AAAAAAAAH9A/KYIF4yCuyk0/s400/blogger-image-1026817580.jpg)

After - Archers
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JuRy19fiED0/V2HAvX4NF2I/AAAAAAAAH88/q86JCf6pBpg/s400/blogger-image-333747708.jpg)

Before - Spearmen
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LvYVHy-oW08/V2HBB7YO35I/AAAAAAAAH9s/qKvfYYj6DVk/s400/blogger-image--1228128073.jpg)

After - Spearmen
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0UBikAosgLg/V2HBG_K3PLI/AAAAAAAAH-A/PSKc17ANDm0/s400/blogger-image-458391752.jpg)

More pictures and details can be found on my blog.  http://gamingandshooting.blogspot.com/2016/06/lord-of-rings-more-men-of-minas-tirith.html (http://gamingandshooting.blogspot.com/2016/06/lord-of-rings-more-men-of-minas-tirith.html)
Title: Re: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: jim rae on June 17, 2016, 02:57:17 PM
Very nice job on them.

Now, thinking about it, these may just be the kind of figures i'm looking for for GoT......  :)
Title: Re: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: jambo1 on June 17, 2016, 05:56:59 PM
They certainly look the part, very nice indeed! :)
Title: Re: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: Argonor on June 17, 2016, 10:55:34 PM
Nice work!

And you reminded me that I have a shedload of those laying arond in some boxes... Maybe it is soon time for expanding my Gondor army...  lol
Title: Re: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: Little Odo on June 19, 2016, 09:45:52 AM
Thanks for the inspiration - I really need to get back to painting my Gondorian army that is languishing on the dining room table gathering dust.
Title: Re: Men of Minas Tirith
Post by: sean_68333 on June 20, 2016, 09:42:17 PM
Quote from: Little Odo on June 19, 2016, 09:45:52 AM
Thanks for the inspiration - I really need to get back to painting my Gondorian army that is languishing on the dining room table gathering dust.

Wow!  I am so often inspired by others, I am humbled to hear that I have inspired someone.

Thanks!

Now go get those models out and put some paint on them!