Lurz

Here's Lurz, looking a little suntanned.

The base completed in a similar manner to the other recent Uruks.

He really does need those teeth seeing to.

Two Shagrats

 These two should have taken no time at all but War in Middle Earth took up too much of my time.

The silver look to the Mithril shirt doesn't show, as it should, in the photos.

Fun doing these but the usual problem with metal showing through the paint was a pain, despite a spray coat of brown and a brushed coat of 'Undercoat Black.
(I've said 'Two Shagrats but the one on the right is actually Shagrat's twin brother Cecil.

I've no idea where he found that Mithril shirt.

Ebay?

Uruk Warriors 2

These were spray based with Rhinox Hide and, at first, seemed to have a rather dowdy look to them.

The armour was duller.

I've weathered these a little and assumed them to have been the beastly lot that set fire to a village, sending everyone running to report it to the police.

A splash of blood, here and there.

Mostly there.

And Rocks.

This bunch have rocks.

Uruk Hai Demolition Team

 These guys benefited from an extra painter - Lewis lent a hand.



He also had the idea of using grains of black sand as the gunpowder.

Originally they were as bright and shiny as the Uruk Warriors but  I gave the armour a wash in Badab Black.



Again, no rust (except on the ladder) but that might change.

Uruk Hai Warriors.

Here's the first box of Uruk Hai Warriors finished.

I tried to keep the bases similar to those of the Scouts painted ages ago.

The armour was drybrushed rather than painted, with Gunmetal (a very old pot) highlighted with Chainmail.

Flesh of Doombul Brown with Steel Legion Drab added for the highlight.

I've not used rust or blood but I'll think on.

Three - One to Lewis

At last, Lewis and I got down to actually playing a game.

Well, four, actually.

Three 40K, all of which he won, and one LOTR in which he was pipped at the post.

Here he is, trying to find that elusive rule the says anyone a head taller than his opponent always has priority and can roll any dice if it fails to give the required result.

As well as playing, he even dabbed on a splodge of paint here and there on a set of Uruk Hai Demolition Squad.

They will be along shortly.

Minas Tirith Rocks

Specially imported from Ludlow - Minas Tirith or Osgiliath masonry dislodged by Mordor catapults.

Warriors of Minas Tirith

 That's the dozen Minas Tirith Warriors practically finished.

There's varnish to go on the armour and I may give a blue wash on one as an experiment.

I may also sprinkle a few rocks about illustrating Minas Tirith or Osgiliath under attack.

These are the poor fellows who were glued down before I remembered to lay the Minas Tirith road on their bases. 

I was able to prise most of them out but you'll see a couple of them appear to be standing in holes in the road.

Bernard Cribbins has a lot to answer for.

I tried sawing one off so he has no soles to his boots - there will be moans.

Theatlasheart

I don't think I've put this up here before. A good look round Hobbiton and Weta Workshps.

http://theatlasheart.com/2015/02/17/a-land-of-hobbits-where-to-indulge-in-lord-of-the-rings/

Hope you don't mind, Mimi.

Riders Riding

Here are all six of the Riders of Rohan on horseback and fully kitted out with shields.

The Horses are painted with Scorched Brown (3) Rhinox Hide, Mounfang Brown and Codex Grey for the others.

Cloaks were Warboss Green highlighted with Scorpion Green.

Leatherwork used the above browns plus Calthan, Steel Legion Drab, Balor Brown and Doombull Brown.

Again I tried for the wide river look on some of them with grasslands and rocks.

The 'log' is a piece of root.

I tried for a wet area on one base by using gloss varnish but I think you need a larger area or a different colour underneath it.

I chickened out on making the grey a dapple.