Radagast Sleigh base Progres

Harfoot · **Posted:** Wed Dec 11, 2013 1:50 pm

Wow, can't believe i haven't done an update since 1st October! Due to painting alot of WW2 Bolt Action.

This a Warg i did a while ago but only just based

He needs no introduction -

My current project is Radagast, current WIP is this pic, will post in a few days a final finished pic. I have a nice resin wooden log base for him to stand on

Thanks for looking

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Wed Dec 11, 2013 1:56 pm

That's not a wooden log Paul its a cork

Just jokin. Warg rider looks great based up. Azog is really well done, I like the rust on his shin guards particularly.

Radagast is looking great too. One suggestion is maybe highlight the facial features ie. bridge of nose, cheekbones and forehead just a touch lighter really help him to pop.

Great work here as usual.

Harfoot · **Posted:** Wed Dec 11, 2013 1:58 pm

Thanks Kev, will do on Radagast. That was quick i was still trying to realign the pictures! Cheers :-)

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Wed Dec 11, 2013 2:37 pm

Nice minis!
Bolt Action, you say? Any pics of them (it would have to go in a separate thread really)

Harfoot · **Posted:** Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:12 pm

Dorthonion wrote:

Nice minis!
Bolt Action, you say? Any pics of them (it would have to go in a separate thread really)

No problem, would love to show them. I will photograph tomorrow in daylight and post in the relevant section

Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:39 pm

Looks very good!

Harfoot · **Posted:** Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:47 pm

Wip on the DOS fine cast spiders, they are identical, heated the legs individually to bend into the right position, I wanted them crawling over the logs. The bases have resin tree stumps, milliput to blend in, Metal leaves finished with flint, stones & gravel

.:Gunslinger:. · **Posted:** Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:02 pm

Wow these look so good! The bending of the legs was a great idea, they look now very realistic and horrifying! How well do the legs support the bodies? Are the legs as fragile as they look? Those spiders are the best looking spider miniatures I've encountered so far, but I'm a bit worried they might break very easily!

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:10 pm

Haven't seen anything from you in a while Paul ( I missed your update from a few days ago )
My word aren't these spooky, don't leave them anywhere you shouldn't or Mrs H will be screaming.
Very nice touch in bending the legs, not only do the look individual but you have bent them in an authentic manner that only adds to the realism. The one climbing over the rock is my favourite. I'm looking forward to the painting.

Ellorindar · **Joined:** Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:41 pm **Posts:** 111

The spiders look really good. Any chance of a Bilbo side by side for a scale comparison?

Harfoot · **Posted:** Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:40 pm

Gunslinger - the legs are quite strong, surprisingly. I think the resin is more flexible than it used to be. I don't think they could have got the legs as thin with metal, well if they did it would break easy I guess.

Gandalf - lol, Mrs. H took one look and says she doesn't want to see them again! I'm worried about the dogs eating them!

Ellorindar - photo below, I have just undercoated them.

Now to start painting :-)

garmenhord · **Posted:** Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:20 pm

lovely spiders, looking forward to them finished up

Sticky Fingersss · **Joined:** Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:20 am **Posts:** 1776

Spiders are looking scary! Are you going to put webs on their bases?

mertaal · **Posted:** Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:06 pm

You've posed those legs really nicely. They look a LOT better than GW's assembly.

Ellorindar · **Joined:** Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:41 pm **Posts:** 111

Cheers for the pic Paul. Having seen the film literally a few moments ago, these spiders are an amazing sculpt, although they appear to be missing the second 'internal' mouth parts that the film equivalents had. They were very creepy onscreen and

SPOILERS ALERT

the way that Bilbo began to hear the spiders talk in their own language when putting on the ring was both very effective and a good solution to the problem of having the spiders talk at all, since you don't every expect to have a conversation with a spider as Bilbo does in the book.

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Sun Dec 15, 2013 2:13 am

Those Spiders are looking awesome. Can you pleeeeeaase tell me where you got those tree stumps from, I've been wanting to do the same thing as soon as I saw the models.

Harfoot · **Posted:** Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:37 pm

GothmogtheWerewolf wrote:

Those Spiders are looking awesome. Can you pleeeeeaase tell me where you got those tree stumps from, I've been wanting to do the same thing as soon as I saw the models.

They were from The Troll Trader ebay shop, they are in Cornwall

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/TheTrollTrader

Had a look on their ebay store and couldn't see them, they are made by -

Micro Art Studio, Forest Bases, Round 25mm B00521 packed in 5s

http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/wood-c-3_14.html

Hope that helps

Sticky Fingersss - yes I M going to put a small amount of cobweb on, one of my dogs split his bed the other day, the stuffing is perfect!

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sun Dec 15, 2013 4:43 pm

Spider webs: now there is somrthing to which I have not given much thought. But they feature so heavily in TH amd LoTR... need something reasonably looking, durable, affordable.
I like the tree stumps!
I have some of these beasties to add variety to the Mirkwood Wide Web:
http://www.ebobminiatures.com/products/spider.jpg

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:13 pm

Paul

Another link for spiders webs if it helps

http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.co.uk/201 ... rwebs.html

Constantine · **Posted:** Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:39 am

The spiders look much better that I would have expected from the website's pictures. The terrain background to your finely painted miniatures looks nice; would it be possible to show us some pictures of it?

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