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Baardeend's Big Book. Chapter: Erebor Dwarf Conversions
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Author:  Baardeend [ Fri Mar 20, 2015 5:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Baardeend's Big Book. Chapter: Erebor Dwarf Conversions
Hi all,

Time to start my own WIP 8). I was looking at some old photo's and found these photo's of (some of) my mini's.
The quality isn't very impressive, but it might give you some idea what I've been up to. :P

So let's start with these 2 Osgiliath vets:

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Cheers
Author:  Baardeend [ Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book of... well random stuff actually
And here we have a Mordor Troll I have converted a couple of years ago:

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He is still waiting to be painted, but I really dislike painting Troll skin :oops:
Author:  Baardeend [ Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book of... well random stuff actually
And here is a picture of the 3 painted Orc Banner Bearers I have. I had the model in the middle trice, so to add some diversity I converted the other 2 using plastic orcs. I know they aren't painted very well...

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On this picture Grishnákh and a Orc Taskmaster have joined forces with the Banner Bearers. I really enjoyed painting those 2. They are my best painted orcs so far. I know it's a crappy picture, but C&C is welcome anyway :)

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Author:  Baardeend [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book: Chapter Gwaihir
Hi all

Here is a picture of my Gwaihir. I didn't like the plastic pin he is on, so I decided to make the base look like he is flying over some treetops.

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I like to hear what you guys think!
Author:  Tungdil [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 12:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book: Chapter Gwaihir
I like your idea of Gwaihir flying over treetops, nice one!

I agree and think that the Taskmaster is your best one yet, the face looks great as far as I can see :)
Author:  SidTheSloth [ Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book: Chapter Gwaihir
I do like that troll conversion. Little changes make a big difference.
Also some very nice, vibrant paint jobs you have there, the Osgilliath veteran on the right looks the best imo. Very nice.
Author:  Hodush [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book: Chapter Gwaihir
Nice work bud
Author:  Baardeend [ Sun Mar 29, 2015 1:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Baardeend's Big Book: Chapter Amdûr
SidTheSloth wrote:
I do like that troll conversion. Little changes make a big difference.


Thanks! What I like most about the troll is that it seems like he just picked up that rock :)

Tungdil wrote:
I like your idea of Gwaihir flying over treetops, nice one!
I agree and think that the Taskmaster is your best one yet, the face looks great as far as I can see :)


I agree on the face. I hope to make some better pictures in the near future :)

And for something completely new: I managed to finish Amdur :-D It's the first mini I have painted in over 2 years. I'm rather pleased with how he turned out :)

It was hard to get some decent pictures :? These must do for now...

First without flash
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And one with flash
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And his back
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Author:  Baardeend [ Sat Apr 04, 2015 2:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book: Chapter Amdûr
I tried to make some better pictures of Amdur using tips I found at tOR. At least now you can see his gloves are purple :D
I'm afraid this will be the best quality I'll ever get using the camera on my phone :oops:

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C&C on either the painting or the photography are welcome :)
Author:  Bandobras Took [ Sat Apr 04, 2015 4:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book: Chapter Amdûr
Looks good mate. Looks like the paint on the free-hand designs at the front was a little thick. Try thinning it slightly and the paint will be a lot easier to control 8)

But overall, great work, especially as that's your first mini in 2 years! :)
Author:  Baardeend [ Tue Apr 07, 2015 4:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book: Chapter Amdûr
Bandobras Took wrote:
Looks good mate. Looks like the paint on the free-hand designs at the front was a little thick. Try thinning it slightly and the paint will be a lot easier to control 8)

But overall, great work, especially as that's your first mini in 2 years! :)



Thanks man, I will try to thinning my paint next time :) I also figured I should get some new brushes for some extra control :)

And I really hope the next mini will be completed before another 2 years pass :P
Author:  Baardeend [ Sun Apr 12, 2015 11:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book: Chapter Amdûr
Here we have another blast from the past:
I believe this was a 500pt game "defending the Great River". The Free Men defending the river were from both Gondor and Rohan. They faced a Mordor/Harad army.
Although the "Great River" isn't that Great, and there were 3 places one could cross the river, but the evil army didn't succeed in capturing the West bank!

Warg riders crossing the Anduin:
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Dalamyr "bravely" planning a new attack while the Mordor Orcs get some Harad Raiders reinforcements to crush the Rohirrim, whose Captain is showing of holding a dead Orc as a shield :-D
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Author:  Dead Marsh Spectre [ Sun Apr 12, 2015 2:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book: Chapter Defending Anduin
I like the black guard banner design on the orc banner it looks great.
Amdur looks awesome, gritty armour and with freehanded cloth which works well with the model, might have to steal that idea i think.
Author:  Baardeend [ Thu May 14, 2015 9:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book: Chapter Feral Uruk Hai
Time for a little update :)

I finally had time to pick up a brush again :) This time: two Feral Uruk-Hai. I got my Ferals thanks to the trading post. As a little joke I painted the flags of my trading buddies on their old Feral :P .

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Flag close up:
Paliouras' on the left and Necromancer7's on the right ;)
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C&C welcome :)
Ps. the models aren't shiny in real life, I have tried various tips to improve my pictures, but I think I just need a better camera :shock:
Author:  Erunion [ Fri May 15, 2015 1:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book. Chapter: Feral Uruk-Hai (14-05-'15
Love the flag loincloths. That's hilarious!
Author:  Dorthonion [ Fri May 15, 2015 6:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book. Chapter: Feral Uruk-Hai (14-05-'15
Flag loincloths - that has to be a first. If the old gold coin system was still working I would give you some just for making me laugh. Nice work on the conversions and the Easterling freehand painting.
Tip on the photos - crop out anything you do not need in the image. Even MS Paint can do that. Select what you want, open a new file, paste in the selected stuff and name it.
Author:  Atonuts [ Sat May 23, 2015 10:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book. Chapter: Feral Uruk-Hai (14-05-'15
Lovely stuff. Keep going mate.
Author:  Baardeend [ Sun May 24, 2015 3:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book. Chapter: Feral Uruk-Hai (14-05-'15
Erunion wrote:
Love the flag loincloths. That's hilarious!

Thanks :-D Now I only need to decide which flags I will paint on the other Ferals :P

Dorthonion wrote:
Flag loincloths - that has to be a first. If the old gold coin system was still working I would give you some just for making me laugh. Nice work on the conversions and the Easterling freehand painting.

Thank you very much:) Now I only need time to paint all my conversions :shock: And I have bought a new very small brush to try and improve my freehand. :)

Dorthonion wrote:
Tip on the photos - crop out anything you do not need in the image. Even MS Paint can do that. Select what you want, open a new file, paste in the selected stuff and name it.

Thanks for the tip! As you can see below I figured it out ;)

Atonuts wrote:
Lovely stuff. Keep going mate.

Thanks man, I most certainly will :)
Author:  Baardeend [ Sun May 24, 2015 3:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book. Chapter: Helmingas Hornblower
And now it's time for something new:
I have finished this months painting challenge with time to spare ;)
Without further ado I would like to show you my Helmingas Hornblower:

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I'm very happy how he turned out. I don't think I've ever used so many layers to make a smooth transition between colours. I'm most proud of the red horn :-D And I must say the freehand horse on the shield worked out better than expected

C&C welcome as usual :)
Author:  Baardeend [ Mon May 25, 2015 5:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Baardeend's Big Book. Chapter: Helmingas Hornblower
Another little update. First of is a Corsair Captain I painted rather fast to table top quality. I also used him to test the colourscheme I want to paint all my corsairs in: dark blue, purple, grey and brown:
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I like to hear what you guys think :)

And as a little bonus a conversion I have been working on:
Palace Guard banner bearer
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