The Thread of Middle-Earth by Hammers

[Plynkes]

Wonderful stuff again, Mr. H. So much to admire in this classic thread, top LAFing.

[Captain Blood]

Splendid Peder. I love the red lacquered helmets. They really stand out.

[Malamute]

Great stuff, lovely looking figures

[Elk101]

Lovely work on these

[Hammers]

Thank you all.

I am reasonably happy with these warriors of Khand but they were a chore to put together. Many part metal castings, lose weapons (which I hate), poor fit, and details intricate to paint.

I also had they hardest of time coming up with a unique heraldry for the khan (or king as it says in the official army list). I had a dark sun down but it took me some attempts to come up with the rays of black and golden serpent. The black serpent on scarlett is really associated with the Haradan chieftain Theoden king slew at Pelennor but I figured it could be a common cult symbol among the Sauron-allied people of the South and South-East.

[Hammers]

Nú on théostrum licgeth Théodred se léofa
hæ´letha holdost.
ne sceal hearpan sweg wigend weccean;
ne winfæ´t gylden guma sceal healdan,
ne god hafoc geond sæ´l swingan,
ne se swifta mearh burhstede beatan.
Bealocwealm hafað fréone frecan forth onsended
giedd sculon singan gléomenn sorgiende
on Meduselde thæt he ma no wære
his dryhtne dyrest and maga deorost.



Aethelhart, Bard Laureate of the Court of Theoden King at Meduseld, lyricist of the huge Rohan summer hit "Lament for Théodred", made popular by Eowyn, Niece of Theoden



And, yeah, he is getting laid *a lot*...

[OSHIROmodels]

That's great, really captures the feel of the books 

[Malamute]

Lovely work. Mind you I hated all the singing in the books

[Plynkes]

I was into him before it was cool.


Ever since he got really big all his albums have been rubbish.


 

[syrinx0]

What a great scene.  Lovely work on all of those figures.

[FramFramson]