The Lead Painters' League Season 6

[Bugsda]

I hate Lord of the Rings, got halfway through the book but got so bored I attempted suicide and could never stay awake during the films.

Now I'm buying Games Workshop figures on ebay!!!!!!!!!!! What have you done Alex, I'm too old for this shit!     

 

[mikedemana]

I will take up the other side, and say I like the theme choice.  I also think there was a lot of creativity.  I expected tons of fellowship entries, but there were actually fewer than I expected.  And the smaller scales, well, I think it's great exposure for them.

I DID have to struggle to find appropriate figs in my lead pile, though, but mainly because I'd sold off some batches of unpainted stuff awhile back.  Thank goodness I had those 15mm Orcs left...!

Mike Demana

[syrinx0]

I hate Lord of the Rings, got halfway through the book but got so bored I attempted suicide and could never stay awake during the films.

Burn the heretic! 

It's not a bad thing to get out of your comfort zone a bit. This round had lots of great 10 & 15 mm figures I had never seen. 

[Bugsda]

It's not a bad thing to get out of your comfort zone a bit. This round had lots of great 10 & 15 mm figures I had never seen. 

That's what I meant, I've just watched all three films back to back and bought some Orcs from ebay!
I really don't need another painting obsession but what can you do? 

[syrinx0]

Too true. All those great cowboys you painted in the past got me to start buying cowboys.  But I swore I would paint the pirates (and the Dacians and the Zulu) first.  Or some of them anyway. 

[Ray Rivers]

So Tolkien never had Prussian Dragoons riding on Wargs?

The guy doesn't seem to have had much of an imagination... 

[Blackwolf]

I hate Lord of the Rings, got halfway through the book but got so bored I attempted suicide and could never stay awake during the films.

Now I'm buying Games Workshop figures on ebay!!!!!!!!!!! What have you done Alex, I'm too old for this shit!     

 

 Oh dear 

[Bugsda]

So Tolkien never had Prussian Dragoons riding on Wargs?

The guy doesn't seem to have had much of an imagination... 

They weren't in the films Ray, but you know what Hollywood's like for historical accuracy 

[Hammers]

Apart from being A Tolkien fanboy in general, I really dig seeing some of our best painters expanding out of their areas of interest/comfort zone. It is really cool to see Cptn Blood, Frank, matakishi take on this theme with their particular styles.

[Za Zjurman]

I hate Lord of the Rings, got halfway through the book but got so bored I attempted suicide and could never stay awake during the films.

Now I'm buying Games Workshop figures on ebay!!!!!!!!!!! What have you done Alex, I'm too old for this shit!     

 

I'm with you Bugsda, hated the book loathed the movies and I am now painting the evil empire miniatures.... Strange world this is 

[Blue in vt]

@ Bugsda....glad to see you are coming around...the Hobbit and LoTR were very formative books from my youth.

BTW where are the 10mm figures you and Orctrader used for your entries from?  I may need to get some.

Cheers,

Blue

[Heldrak]

BTW where are the 10mm figures you and Orctrader used for your entries from?  I may need to get some.

Cheers,

Blue

Copplestone Castings, innit?

http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/range.php?range=FAN

[Captain Blood]

It is really cool to see Cptn Blood, Frank, matakishi take on this theme with their particular styles.

I want you to know Peder, I hated doing it 
Actually, that's a lie - I have loved Tolkien since I was old enough to appreciate him, and also loved the Peter Jackson films.
Anyway, nothing compares to the horror of having to paint those zombies in LPL4! 

It is indeed a great feature of the LPL that people are forced outside their comfort zone.

Hmmm... Dare I start a huge argument by suggesting that from my observation of several LPLs, hardcore fantasy gamers actually seem a little less willing to step outside their comfort zone and paint 'historical' figures? 
Yes I dare. off you go lads... 

[Orctrader]

BTW where are the 10mm figures you and Orctrader used for your entries from?  I may need to get some.

Yes, Copplestone.

First time I've painted 10mm.  Quite possibly the last.     They were in my lead pile though, so when the theme was announced I sought them out.

I like Tolkien's stuff, though I prefer the books to the films.  And with the novels, I prefer The Hobbit to LoTR trilogy.

[Laughing Ferret]

I'm a proud-to-be Tolkien fan. It was my first favorite series and will always be an influence on me. 
So I wasn't sad to see a Tolkien theme for a round 

I really wanted to add Saruman & Gandalf to mine, but time was running short.

I like the idea of the theme rounds, adds a further element to the challenge for interest.

I wouldn't even mind seeing 4 theme rounds instead of 3, placing them at 1, 4,6, & 10 maybe?
then there'd be more room to have 2 broad conceptual themes and 2 more specific, one for sci-fi or fantasy and one for historical.