Hi all! I've already posted examples of my non-LotR work, and thought it is time to share my beloved LotR miniatures.
I'm not a huge fan of painting, in fact I consider it the worst part of the hobby. However, I'm somewhat OCD about my collection in that I'll never play with miniatures that aren't painted, and I won't farm out my miniatures but paint them myself. Sometime this means going months between games, as it takes a lot to motivate myself to paint, but it all feels worthwhile in the end.
As i dislike painting so much, all my paint schemes conform to the following:
a: Minimum of effort and colours required.
b: No more than spray undercoat -> block paint/drybrush -> wash -> 1 highlight.
c: No layering, shading, two brush, etc. Simple easy steps.
d: Anything more than an hour per mini is no go, I'll get bored!
e: Weathering with a Tamiya drybrush stick.
f: Drybrush as much as possible on a black undercoat.
The following fellowship miniatures have been stripped, and repainted this week to my new standards. I'm actively in the process of stripping all the metals I did ten years ago and redoing my entire collection from scratch, while doing my best to add washes and touch ups to my plastics. I was 13 when the Fellowship of the Ring was released, and boy did it show in my early painting!
The fellowship has been painted with a new technique I've learned from a good friend who does Ebay commission work. Basically, block paint -> wash -> highlight as normal, once you've finished your final highlight, drybrush the entire model with a very dry white, then wash the entire model again. It seems to have come off alright, what do you think?
I'm relatively new to the site, and couldn't seem to find just a "finished miniatures" board, so I'm guessing complete photos that aren't WIP's go here?
And the two white wizards to follow up.
