Author Topic: Oaken's Twelve: GW's Dwarf Rangers as Thorin's Company. Coda I: Dain Ironfoot (Read 13349 times)

Jet Simian · « **on:** December 26, 2012, 03:36:04 AM »

hello again.

A promised in an earlier thread(http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=48014.0), I've been slowly adapting and painting Thorin Oakenshield's Company from The Hobbit using GW's old Dwarf Rangers instead of the new movie tie-ins. In light of that, some of my inspiration has been book-based and some of it my own tastes. Here's Balin to start things off:

And here's Gloin, just put up today:

More detail and description/justification/prognostication is in the Oaken's Twelve category over on my blog: http://jetsimian.blogspot.co.nz/search/label/Oaken%27s%20Twelve

Thanks for stopping by and a belated season's greetings!

P_Clapham · « **Reply #1 on:** December 26, 2012, 04:49:42 AM »

Very cool idea sir, looking quite good too. I may have a go at this myself at some point. There is a box of Dwarven Rangers gathering dust on my workbench, and while I am interested in the Hobbit wargame, I'm planning on using my existing LotR figures rather than the new (expensive) ones.

Dr. The Viking · « **Reply #2 on:** December 26, 2012, 08:00:13 AM »

Much better than the ones inspired by th film!!!

Mo! · « **Reply #3 on:** December 26, 2012, 08:23:07 AM »

These seem so much more true to the book! Well done much more like I envisioned them as described by Tolkien!

janner · « **Reply #4 on:** December 26, 2012, 08:34:17 AM »

Great work

Jet Simian · « **Reply #5 on:** December 30, 2012, 02:26:12 AM »

Thanks chaps! And here's Ori:

Once again, further description and detail here:
http://jetsimian.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/oakens-twelve-ori.html

Paleskin · « **Reply #6 on:** December 30, 2012, 02:51:55 AM »

Lovely stuff!

Damien · « **Reply #7 on:** December 30, 2012, 03:14:09 AM »

Ori looks fantastic, keep 'em coming

Damien

Johnno · « **Reply #8 on:** December 30, 2012, 01:46:01 PM »

I've been waiting for someone to do this.
Well done!. I look forward to the rest!

DeafNala · « **Reply #9 on:** December 30, 2012, 02:29:50 PM »

While I hitherto have not shown much interest in the LotR range of minis, the WONDERFUL WORKS you, Doomhippie, & others have produced from these minis is making maintaining my prejudices difficult. Your brushwork & choice of color are SUPERB. VERY WELL DONE!

Jet Simian · « **Reply #10 on:** January 01, 2013, 03:19:56 AM »

Thanks again to those of you who've commented, and for the positive comments, both a lovely surprise and an inspiration!

Here's Oin, the Company's other twisted firestarter:

Jet Simian · « **Reply #11 on:** January 05, 2013, 08:19:23 AM »

Phew. After a couple of late changes (i.e. weapon swaps), here are Bifur and Bofur, respectively:

CyberAlien312 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 05, 2013, 08:38:44 AM »

Great work on those, this is a fantastic idea. I can only repeat what others have said: they feel much more true to the book.

Jet Simian · « **Reply #13 on:** January 13, 2013, 06:29:01 PM »

Belated update time, and another twinset: here's Fili and Kili!

More pics and apologies at: http://jetsimian.blogspot.co.nz/2013/01/oakens-twelve-fili-and-kili.html

Another update soon!

Finarfin · « **Reply #14 on:** January 13, 2013, 06:44:08 PM »

Great job! I still have an unopened Box of those and now I'm seriously thinking about painting them as Erebor refugees...

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