I thought I'd better post some finished good guys, as I have been making progress with the defenders of Minas Tirith. Here we have the Men of Pinnath Gelin, described as "300 gallant green clad men". I've drawn heavily on the Hinchliffe Robin Hood range ( now available again from Lancashire Games). They fit the right time frame for the battle article, and are larger and chunkier than other Hinchliffe historicals. I trimmed off the bows and quivers and added some Essex shields.
Not a Dr. Suess book, but a post warning I've introduced Captcha to my comments after a barrage of spam (I was warned by Thansants, and should have paid heed). Hopefully that will keep the bots at bay.
After sticking shields onto all my non Heritage riders of Rohan, I remembered I had a pack of Oyumaru which I hadn't tried out. So I made some press moulds of an existing Heritage shield which took about 10 minutes. I then had a go with green stuff in the moulds with varying levels of success.
I'm making all posts on my phone at the moment, so apologies if they come out wonky. Here are some of the Haradrim infantry for the Minas Tirith '84 project.
One of the things I find a real chore with old school projects, is the basing. I've disciplined myself to spend a few days slapping wall filler onto MDF bases so I can then crack on with the fun part of painting.
Here we have the Riders of Rohan almost finished. A mix of Hinchliffe and Heritage figures. To make the whole process bearable, I'm listening to The Lord of the Rings read by Rob Inglis....
36 hours after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine and I'm feeling pretty ropy.... less ropy than if I had Covid 19 I daresay, so mustn't grumble.
Here are the Easterlings of Rhun. Described by Tolkien as being bearded and bearing axes, which is conveniently vague. Once again I've opted for Hinchliffe figures at 90p each, rather than Citadel figures at £5 plus each. These are Sarmatian axemen, soon to be in production again from Lancashire Games.
I crave your pardon one and all. For some reason, Blogger had decided to moderate all comments made without telling me. This was flagged up by Major Mike in a Facebook chat. I'm so sorry I haven't replied to them, but at least they are visible now. More shiny LOTR coming soon.
Some time ago I acquired a large lot of old Citadel figures, some of which had the dreaded leadrot. The seller wasn't a mini collector and I got them at s good price so I didn't make a fuss. They languished a few months on my desk looking folorn until this morning when they were sent to a spa bath of Mineral oil and pure Turpentine. Here they are recuperating before being undercoated. The mix of oil and turps had a very distinctive smell which instantly reminded me of going brass rubbing as a child.
