Exams are over, and I'm just back from a little break in Edinburgh with my family (Games Workshop a few yards up the street from the hotel!) and I've got stuck in with the hobby again.
First up, I won a metal Balrog off eBay, and decided to do a bit of conversion work. I wanted a different pose to make it unique, and also my friend has one too, so it would be nice to have some variation.
So here are the pics:
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| The Balrog |
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| Close up of Green Stuff sculpting (I was quite pleased with it, if I may say so myself!) |
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| I cut the left arm at the elbow, pinned it at a right angle, then sculpted a new elbow. |
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| A Balrog is always going to be at the centre of attention in a battle, so the ground is strewn with arrows and discarded weaponry. Bitz from Perry Wars of the Roses, Conquest Games Norman Knights and a Rohan Royal Guard sword. |
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| Spent arrows. |
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| The previous owner of this shield has most likely fled in terror at the sight of the monster approaching! |
I've also painted the first four Goblins from Escape from Goblin Town. They are very character-filled models, and when painting them you really notice all the (rather repulsive) details. I've tried to create a variety of skin tones, overall trying to give the impression of various illnesses and maladies plaguing these twisted creatures.
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| This fellow has been unfortunate enough to have one eye completely obscured by his face growing over it. Yuck. |
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| His equally delightful back. |
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| Another pretty little Goblin. |
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| The picture doesn't really look much like it does in real life - his head looks like Radagast's bird friends have perched on it too... |
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| This Goblin is a little paler, with more green mixed in. I like the mad looking pose on this one. I changed the angle of the sword hand a little to differentiate from his duplicate. |
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| This chap has the most green mixed in, so he's a little more related to the Moria Goblins. I painted his eyes so they are not quite facing the same way, and moved his arm round a bit. All in all he looks a bit demented. It's a versatile pose - he can look angry and grabbing forward, or clean terrified and backing off. |
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| This guy needs to see a doctor - but pity help the doctor who tries to treat him! |
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| The merry crew. |
Finally, an update on the Fiefdoms. Here are some of the Anfalas Levy, untrained but hardy men from Golasgil's region:
That's that for now, quite a long post as I haven't had time to paint or post in a long time. Thanks for reading!
