Author Topic: Middle Earth (update 13Aug - Mordor force) (Read 13064 times)

Nord · « **on:** July 03, 2014, 07:51:15 PM »

A small start, I am planning on building it up 8 figures at a time. Eight is a nice number to paint, not too few and not too many. It also just happens to be the number required for a single Saga point or a company for War of the Ring.

Jevenkah · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2014, 08:43:01 PM »

Sweet paintjobs! Browns and greens have a special place in my heart.

I especially like the weathering you did on the shield emblems!

Jevenkah

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2014, 08:54:09 PM »

They look great

cheers

James

Luddite · « **Reply #3 on:** July 03, 2014, 09:13:39 PM »

Hats off to you Nord. Great job on those, especially the shields. I've tried to paint those and they are infuriatingly difficult.

fred · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2014, 09:31:06 PM »

I like those.

You've made them dark and menacing, but bright at the same time. Really nice.

DowVooVoo · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2014, 11:11:39 PM »

ok those are very good

Ahistorian · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2014, 11:15:17 PM »

Those are very nice indeed! I almost didn't believe they were the same models I grew up with.

Captain Blood · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2014, 11:19:48 PM »

Really lovely.
I agree, 8 is a perfect number for a batch of painting (although 6 isn't bad either

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joe5mc · « **Reply #8 on:** July 04, 2014, 09:41:47 AM »

Looking good!

Nord · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2014, 09:53:07 AM »

Cheers guys.

One thing I have learnt painting dark ages figures (or any figure with drab clothing) is that a nicely painted shield will really lift the scheme. So I put in some extra effort in that area. It goes against my usual ethos of trying to make a natural look, but I think it's worth it - sacrifice some realism for some visual appeal.

Little Odo · « **Reply #10 on:** July 10, 2014, 02:44:22 PM »

Those are very nicely done! Looking forward to seeing some more now

jscottbowman · « **Reply #11 on:** July 10, 2014, 11:26:55 PM »

Very nice paint job.
Always got a soft spot for Rohan for the AngloSaxon link...

plus you can get them cheap-as on ebay/trademe which is a bonus...

Paleskin · « **Reply #12 on:** July 10, 2014, 11:41:01 PM »

Good work on these,look great

Argonor · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2014, 09:37:59 PM »

"And Rohan shall answer!"

And I like the SAGA connection - I'm planning to paint up a force using the Norman warband list (cavalry!) (I also have the fan-made Middle-Earth lists/battle boards, but I'm still to master the basic rules without all kinds of special stuff being added)

Nord · « **Reply #14 on:** July 11, 2014, 10:31:47 PM »

Yep, Saga is the eventual aim, but will probably game with LotR SBG first, it works well at lower numbers. I see many people using the Norman board for Rohan, though I would probably swap out the missile activations for some from the Anglo-Dane board. Shooting is for elves!

Anyway, speaking of shooting.

Not as visually interesting as the shield guys, but they were a lot quicker to paint. The duplicates in the unit are a shame, one of the perils of buying from ebay - these are all the archers I own so I'm stuck with em.

Already started to build a unit of cavalry, got 8 ready for primer, not sure if I will tackle them all together or split them into two lots. They will definitely take longer then the previous batches, but I would like to get them done by month end if I can. No deadline as such, just it would be nice to tick off half a force in just one month. Fingers crossed.

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