Mapper - Metal Elves

Mapper · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:16 pm

While waiting for my wargs to dry, I decided they needed a pen to keep them in. Went out in my yard, got some sticks and pine needles and made a wattle fence. Now to make some more.

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

Nice, simple and effective.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:35 am

Sticky Fingersss wrote:

Nice, simple and effective.

Couldn't agree more. Excellent work.

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sun Jul 13, 2014 3:43 pm

Excellent conversion and terrain work! Very well photographed as well which always helps.

Sithious · **Posted:** Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:29 pm

Great idea for the fence. There is no shortage of pine needles in the world. I actually thought of this yesterday, I had seen your post but when I was out with the family at a ecotarium they had a nice set of wattle fences and so I said "hey some guy on the forums made one of these."

Mapper · **Posted:** Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:59 pm

Thanks everyone. I had tried using wire but never could achieve a look that I liked. My mom used to make pine needle baskets so I thought I would try them. What is great about using twigs and pine needles is that if it breaks or I don't like the result, it hasn't cost me much :-)

Mapper · **Posted:** Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:15 am

Thought I would do a simple one person lookout tower, patrols ride up to it, climb for a better view, move on.

Just a simple fitting now, will add braces to the legs, etc.

Amy · **Posted:** Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:51 pm

Looking good!

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sat Jul 19, 2014 5:32 pm

Sometimes the simplest ideas work the best. Of course they would site this on higher ground where they would get a better view anyway but every little helps.
Carve a little horsehead to go on it somewhere - oh, idea. Don't glue it on - use magnets, and then you could have icons for other forces like Rhun, Gondor, Arnor, Laketown and switch them at need.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sat Jul 19, 2014 6:02 pm

Simple but very effective.

Sithious · **Posted:** Sat Jul 19, 2014 6:27 pm

Lookout tower is looking good.

Mapper · **Posted:** Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:11 pm

Agree Dorthonion about higher ground, decided to make the base smaller to allow it to be put on more surfaces and I will probably put the shield/flag in front on with something I can remove so I can change the emblem. Need to paint (or stain, will have to experiment), and base it now.

Mapper · **Posted:** Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:36 pm

Finished the lookout tower, smaller base, horse flag can be removed for when it is a Roman lookout tower. Used army painter strong tone shade and vallejo old wood paint. Not bad for matchsticks and toothpicks.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:37 pm

Like the different colours, makes it look old and weathered.

Sithious · **Posted:** Mon Jul 21, 2014 6:29 pm

That looks awesome. Well done tower.

Amy · **Posted:** Mon Jul 21, 2014 6:42 pm

It looks awesome, great work!

Mapper · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:55 pm

Finished my Wargs. For the wargs, I swapped a few heads, any warg that was rearing on two legs I cut off the support and pinned the back leg instead so I could have variation in height. For the riders I switched a few weapons, converted a drummer and one with a whip. Tabletop standard but now I can field them.

Sithious · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2014 3:20 am

Amazing group, and none of the old metal ones. Drummer and Task Master riders are good idea's.

Mapper · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2014 3:56 am

Got the idea for a warg drummer from here http://dramatickatastases.blogspot.com/ ... drums.html

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:10 pm

Wonderful looking group of nasties, battle of the five armies awaits by the look of things.

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