Author Topic: Glaurung - a wingless dragon for Middle-earth (Read 2319 times)

James Morris · « **on:** October 27, 2021, 08:42:02 AM »

Over the last few months, I've been working on my own version of Tolkien's Glaurung. Using a Schleich plastic toy as a base and Tolkien's illustration as a guide, I've managed to come with something that I'm happy with. Within a few hours of the paint being dry, he led my Orc host into battle in his first game and got taken down by Elven archery in Turn 4! There's a full description and plenty more pictures on the blog, but here's a few highlights, including Tolkien's illustration.

Full blog entry is here: https://mogsymakes.net/2021/10/27/glaurung-the-first-dragon-of-middle-earth/

fred · « **Reply #1 on:** October 27, 2021, 08:54:28 AM »

A great result - and as is the way with a newly painted unit, it seems to attract the enemy arrows and swords!

Also well done in seeing past the very odd original paint job to recognise the potential of the model.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #2 on:** October 27, 2021, 09:27:46 AM »

Looks great

Onebigriver · « **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2021, 09:36:07 AM »

Great conversion

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2021, 10:07:04 AM »

Looks much better without those wings. Also, a nice job making the gold work on a creature - I always found this to be very tricky.

Severian · « **Reply #5 on:** October 27, 2021, 10:17:07 AM »

Excellent work - and a very convincing Glaurung. The colour scheme is great.

Hobgoblin · « **Reply #6 on:** October 27, 2021, 10:23:48 AM »

Fantastic! He really looks the part!

Cubs · « **Reply #7 on:** October 27, 2021, 10:30:09 AM »

Lovely stuff, he's a beaut.

Vanvlak · « **Reply #8 on:** October 27, 2021, 10:46:54 AM »

Great job, the starting model is unrecognizable in the end product - even the tail is much better now.
Lovely model

BZ · « **Reply #9 on:** October 27, 2021, 02:51:50 PM »

Thats a great and cost-effective conversion!

gamer Mac · « **Reply #10 on:** October 27, 2021, 03:03:22 PM »

Great job

A Lot of Gaul · « **Reply #11 on:** October 27, 2021, 03:18:48 PM »

Love it! Very nicely done.

Emir of Askaristan · « **Reply #12 on:** October 27, 2021, 05:51:12 PM »

Very nice indeed

Blackwolf · « **Reply #13 on:** October 27, 2021, 08:42:33 PM »

Excellent work!

Elk101 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 27, 2021, 09:06:34 PM »

You've made a lovely job of that and it really does work with the source artwork.

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