Round 2 - Hobbittobberfest 2 vs. 20mm Raccoon Cutthroats

[Overlord]

[Blue in vt]

Haha...love the fish standard for the raccoons.

Cheers,

Blue

[Drachenklinge]

Again, I went for the halflings! Just love them. A brighter pic might have been better.

funny match-up here! love both!

best wishes
DK

[Scootboy]

Hubbynz, another great job getting me to smile!  I would love to see a full diorama for the whole hobbitoberfest!  So much mischief!  I somehow have a problem with the banner though.  A great job on it, and I am assuming you did the "Ein Prosit!" caligraphy yourself?  The bavarian touch is great.  My problem is that it looks like it is a banner to hang vertically from a building, not on a standard.  Of course, maybe those drunk little devils stole it from a building and are just stumbling around showing off their trophy 

Once again, great job Demana.  I love the wicker shields, they must have been a pain to shade so well.  Aside from the fish standards, the sleeping caps on the raccoons are hilarious.  And thanks so much for the insert photos so we can see the wonderful job you did on the backs.

This pairing wins the "most fun to judge" this round!

[Raz]

Another two well-painted entries. Both lovely with their own merits. Those badgers sure look the business with all those different bright colours. But those halflings look very good as well with their banner saying 'Ein Prosit', great detail And it seems they don't lack bright colour either, it seems the picture isn't doing them justice.

[shadowking1957]

where are the racoons from there brilliant hehehehhehehehhe

[mikedemana]

Thanks, everyone! The Raccoons are from Splintered Light Miniatures, one of my favorite companies. Funny thing, though. During last year's LPL, they were listed on their website as 15mm. In the intervening months, they made the decision to market them as 20mm. So, that is why I labeled them one way last year and another this year.

You'll see at least one more round of the little buggers in this competition. And Scootboy, I agree, the stocking caps sold me on the figs, too. Plus, the variety in poses is spectacular.

Hubbynz, I agree with Scootboy. I would LOVE to see a massive diorama with the whole drunken hobbit gang. Do you use a light box for your photos? I will be posting a little tutorial on how I designed one that packs up into a small bag for under $10 soon. Simple to make....

Mike Demana