Oaken's Twelve: GW's Dwarf Rangers as Thorin's Company. Coda I: Dain Ironfoot

[Jet Simian]

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]

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]

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

[Mo!]

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

[janner]

Great work 

[Jet Simian]

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]

Lovely stuff!

[Damien]

Ori looks fantastic, keep 'em coming


Damien

[Johnno]

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

[DeafNala]

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]

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]

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

[CyberAlien312]

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]

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]

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