Thanks for all the kind responses and the warm welcome. I cannot wait to show you everything I have in store.
Quote: the wheel(?) in the base is a nice touch too!
Thanks Sid. The wagon wheel and the large stone both came from the warhammer basing kit. I had to trim a lot of it down as most pieces were for square bases. With 2 layers of sand on top, it seemed to fit in pretty nicely.
Quote: I love the 'black metal'! ^^
Cheers Rognarr, the black metal was done exactly the same as the 'eavy metal trolls. 3 washes of nuln oil and the chips in the armour and edging were Runefang Steel. The only thing I'm not too sure about is the skin at the moment as it is a hard look to pull off. Sithious seems to do that kinda look very well, so any comments about the skin would be appreciated.
Thanks also to Gandlaf and Oldman willow for your comments, you guys rock. Been a big admirer of both or your work for a long time.
Quote: Was your Caped Crusader outfit the inspiration for the armour colour?
Thanks Dorthonion, the caped crusader unfortunately wasn't the inspiration, more the dark armour of the fighting Uruk-hai. Fortunately, i do have a conversion in mind for the future. I have always loved the idea that the Dunedain keep watch over The Shire, defending them against evil, watching over them and keeping the peace. This reminded me a lot of Batman, keeping watch over the city and protecting them from evil. That's most of the inspiration for the name and the picture, as i love the idea of batman watching over the shire and protecting it from ruffians and the Nazgul. Watch out for a future conversion.
Anyhow, here is my next model finished. Really loved painting Thorin's Company, they have sooo much more detail than a lot of figures (here's looking at you plastic wood elves). Garfy's tutorials over at Tale of Painters really helped. Here is the first piece in the collection, Dwalin. Hope you like! As always C&C is welcome and encouraged. Enjoy!
Dwalin was a real blast to paint, so much detail and the model really captures his character. This model is classed (for me anyway) as a work in progress as i really want to add in his tattoos, but I'm too scared of ruining him.
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. I actually like the way your Bilbo's eyes are painted; he seems even more likable. 
My local gaming store had the Invisible Frodo sitting on the shelf for more than 4-5 years. When I found out how sought after and rare he is, I went to buy him only to find out that he was sold the week before....
