Haldir_pl's WiP Arwen Mounted 02/11/11

gaarew · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 6:27 pm

I'm 50/50 on the matter...

One one hand, it's your model, so do what you will with it. It's a good showcase of your talent, and it does differentiate between each Ringwraith.

I have had an idea floating around in my head for a while, to do something similar, but rather than OSL, which I don't feel up to pulling off successfully, rather, just painting the cowls of the robes different colours. I've already done it with Khamul for the FotN, and was thinking along the lines of purple for the Witch-king (royalty), dark blue for the Shadow Lord, a sickly green or beige for the Tainted, not sure about the Dark Marshal, I think as his hood is down, he'd get by with plain black robes.

On the other hand, you are painting a very iconic miniature, which people have very concrete notions of how it should look. There will always be the purists (or old people) that disagree with anything deviating from Tolkein canon.

Haldir_pl · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 7:16 pm

Guys, I'm 100% with you. Nazgul is Nazgul and it should be all black. But since I have couple of them to paint I just want to make this painting a little less boring

Let's face the facts, I could paint entire 5 in time I spend on Tainted's sword.

Other matter is that for gaming purposes (WoTR especially) it's just helping to distinguish them from one another.

And form what I get from Tainted's rate on CMON the idea is not accepted (either that or ppl think that technique side sux

)

goblin_king · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 8:05 pm

or just that CMON is filled with losers who are rubbish judges of miniature painting...

Haldir_pl · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 8:20 pm

Seriously doubt that

I thought that Hasharins and Tainted will get me higher in the rank closer to first 1000

I gues I'll have to better than that

Natarn · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 9:16 pm

My favourite thing so far (with these wraiths) is what you did with that sword and the blue light it emitted. Fantastic! It looks like it's full of potent magic.

goblin_king · **Posted:** Fri May 08, 2009 8:39 am

Haldir_sfan.pl wrote:

Seriously doubt that

Just realised what I said!

Sorry, I meant many of CMON's members are losers who are rubbish judges.
You're miniatures are stunningly painted and deserve very high marks. One does not win 'best in competition' too often you know!
However, taking it the way you have is very positive! Always striving to get better is better than getting stuck in a rut of personal obsession...

King Elessar the Uniter · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 11:50 am

Yeah, I wouldn't paint Nazgul like that myself, partly because I could never paint as good as that and the other reason is that they don't look as "wraithy" anymore. That's not to say they don't look good, because they look brilliant! I just see them more as a way to showcase your amazing talent rather than as "the" Nazgul.

Keep up the great work! :wink:

Zakael · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 8:51 pm

You know, in some ways a bit of a glow isn't too far fetched from some of the original Tolkien entries on the Nazgul. Apparently they have glowing red eyes (even visible in daylight), and when enraged appeared to glow with a "hellish fire."

Plus it looks bloody awesome, great painting job. A bit of originality is never amiss!

Azure Rathalos · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 9:24 pm

I'm with Zakael on this one, I think they look cool :-D

Also I'm bored with all these black bed sheats running around, at least yours have a spark of imagination in them

Haldir_pl · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 7:56 am

A little break from Nazguls and Administration Law (the Constitutional Law - passed

)

I've started to paint and possibly clear on eBay minis that I don't need just like this company of MT archers. I've found it somewhere on the back of box of mins and decided to paint it in standard scheme (in oppose to that white scheme I'm doing on comission).

kingy563 · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 2:12 pm

cool

Hallpers · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 3:24 pm

Great as always Wiktor, but I think it looks better when you paint them with white cloth

King Elessar the Uniter · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 3:26 pm

Their faces look great!

Would you mind sharing the grey cloth colour scheme?

Haldir_pl · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 3:36 pm

It's simply Vallejo Model Colour Black highlighted by adding white (same manufacturer).

King Elessar the Uniter · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 3:37 pm

Cheers!

Keep up the good work! :wink:

Haldir_pl · **Posted:** Thu May 14, 2009 6:45 am

Anyway it's finished

Maybe I'll paint 3 of my Serpent Guards ? Or witch King maybe.

Here's the pics, besides It can be found on eBay.

TheBucklandBrewer · **Posted:** Thu May 14, 2009 6:57 am

That is absolutely wonderfull mate!
And the quality of the pic gives it all so much the attention that it deserves!

Well done! They look super! Best ones I've ever seen!
Hope this inspires me for my next army-challenge!

Razhburz · **Posted:** Thu May 14, 2009 9:07 am

Those archers looks superb my friend! absolutely stunning!

Hallpers · **Posted:** Thu May 14, 2009 11:53 am

Excellent! Probably some of the best WoMT I've seen

King Elessar the Uniter · **Posted:** Thu May 14, 2009 8:09 pm

Yeah, they look BRILLIANT! :yay:

Really good highlights!

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