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 Post subject: Converting Damrod to ???
PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:52 pm 
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I have not yet converted anything, but this week I have off between semesters so I am going to start painting for the first time, and maybe some converting/sculpting with green stuff.

Anyway, I already have Damrod from the Faramir + Ranger set and I recently bought a lot of Dunedain from eBay, and Damrod was included. So now I am going to have 2. I could sell/trade it but I'd rather keep it and use it.

So does anyone have any idea of what I could convert Damrod to? I play Minas Tirith and Mordor, but I am planning to create a Arnor army eventually with converted WoMT as well as the Dunedain I bought. I was thinking that I should convert Damrod to an Arnor hero or something, but I don't know what or if thats possible.

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You could turn him into a Ranger of the North pretty easily... There aren't many named Heroes of Arnor except for Malbeth the Seer and the King (whose name eludes me), but for a first conversion I think turning Damrod into a member of the Grey Company would be a good project :)

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I agree with matt... RoTN sounds good 8)

Perhaps you could add some chain mail and give him a hood to differentiate him a bit?

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Yeah that would be a fairly easy, yet effective conversion. If you wanted something rather more challenging you could try and turn him into an Arathorn instead (the pose is basically identical)...

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Thanks for the suggestions!

RotN may be a good one to do, but I think I want to do Arathorn so I have a named hero once I convert a Arnor army
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His armour style would be good for a WotR Ranger Captain, or for a Duinhir proxy with the right painjob, or as Derufin or Duilin.

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If you're serious about converting him to Arathorn, I suggest the following:

1 - use greenstuff to give Damrod a longish beard (use an image of the Arathorn mini for reference)
2 - use greenstuff and model a overcoat und the cloak, similar to the green one that Strider-Aragorn wears in the Weathertop/Fellowship/Heroes of the West/Mines of Moria figure.
3- cover the leather flap of armour that covers D's legs with greenstuff and make it look like chainmail

That should be it! The original Arathorn fig doesn't have a bow in hand but his profile has one already counted, so it's worth leaving it there :)

Will be interesting to see how this turns out! Make sure you document it :)

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GothmogtheWerewolf wrote:
His armour style would be good for a WotR Ranger Captain, or for a Duinhir proxy with the right painjob, or as Derufin or Duilin.

Yeah that could be another possibility if I ever wanted a Fiefdom army.

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If you're serious about converting him to Arathorn, I suggest the following:

1 - use greenstuff to give Damrod a longish beard (use an image of the Arathorn mini for reference)
2 - use greenstuff and model a overcoat und the cloak, similar to the green one that Strider-Aragorn wears in the Weathertop/Fellowship/Heroes of the West/Mines of Moria figure.
3- cover the leather flap of armour that covers D's legs with greenstuff and make it look like chainmail

That should be it! The original Arathorn fig doesn't have a bow in hand but his profile has one already counted, so it's worth leaving it there :)

Will be interesting to see how this turns out! Make sure you document it :)

Thanks!

1. Ya that was the first thing I thought to do.

2. I'm a bit confused on what you mean here.

3. You don't think i should shave/file anything first?
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