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 Post subject: Re: ~ Shieldmaiden's WIP ~ (Updated 29/08)
PostPosted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:35 pm 
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Shieldmaiden, you've prompted me to dig out my High Elves! I had several unpainted spearmen and some more that have been easily stripped. How do you manage the plastics though? Stripping plastics in my experience is a long and nightmarish procedure compared to doing metals. Perhaps I'm just using the wrong stuff though?

Also, how would people feel about High Elves with a shield as their only wargear selection? Going through these, I've realized that I snipped some spears short and gave them regular hand weapons... Not sure how "cheeky" this is from a gaming perspective.


Put them in a layer of Dettol (unthinned) and in 2 days it comes off nearly without scrubbing. (you can do it in one, but you'll have a bit left in the deep grooves)

Shieldmaiden, that is sickly good. Gilgalads shield looks really, really brilliant.

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 Post subject: Re: ~ Shieldmaiden's WIP ~ (Updated 29/08)
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Lord Hurin wrote:
Shieldmaiden, you've prompted me to dig out my High Elves! I had several unpainted spearmen and some more that have been easily stripped. How do you manage the plastics though? Stripping plastics in my experience is a long and nightmarish procedure compared to doing metals. Perhaps I'm just using the wrong stuff though?

Also, how would people feel about High Elves with a shield as their only wargear selection? Going through these, I've realized that I snipped some spears short and gave them regular hand weapons... Not sure how "cheeky" this is from a gaming perspective.


Put them in a layer of Dettol (unthinned) and in 2 days it comes off nearly without scrubbing. (you can do it in one, but you'll have a bit left in the deep grooves)

Shieldmaiden, that is sickly good. Gilgalads shield looks really, really brilliant.

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 Post subject: Re: ~ Shieldmaiden's WIP ~ (Updated 29/08)
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Chris GoM wrote:
They look great so far Shieldmaiden :yay: I really like what you've done with their faces and they look very imposing on top of their rocks 8) Can't wait to see them finished 8)


Wheee! They do look good don't they? I always like to have the most important heroes elevated slightly :)

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Shieldmaiden, you've prompted me to dig out my High Elves! I had several unpainted spearmen and some more that have been easily stripped. How do you manage the plastics though? Stripping plastics in my experience is a long and nightmarish procedure compared to doing metals. Perhaps I'm just using the wrong stuff though?

Also, how would people feel about High Elves with a shield as their only wargear selection? Going through these, I've realized that I snipped some spears short and gave them regular hand weapons... Not sure how "cheeky" this is from a gaming perspective.


Fairy Power Spray. It's amazing, and doesn't corrode plastics at all. I have a thread about it in the miniature's help section with step by step instructions. What's more is it only takes ~ 1hr to strip a miniature.

As regards using Elves with Shields - it's a tactical option, but with the high cost of Elves you'd only really squeeze in one, maybe 2 extra models into 1000pts.

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again, really really neat work Shieldmaiden.
The armour is just right and the faces are a really good colour.

on the first picture i thought elrond was doing some legolas style shield-surfing :lol: 8)

brilliant


Haha! Shield surfing. Straight down the planes of Gorgoroth! Thanks Sid. :)

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Excellent work again :) I really like the way your Elf Army is coming together. Very impressive :)


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Shieldmaiden, that is sickly good. Gilgalads shield looks really, really brilliant.


Thanks Telchar. I tried out the stars but the area was too small for my skill level, so it's not much different to how it looks now.

I finished Elrond tonight and Gil-galad is getting there, but the light isn't good enough for photos.

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 Post subject: Re: ~ Shieldmaiden's WIP ~ (Updated 29/08)
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UPDATE:

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Tonight's photos brought to you by the magic of the dodge tool! Threw in the straight-on-eyes angle for Lord Hurin. Night time photos are still rubbish though - they tend to obscure differences in tone.

EDIT:

Here are some better photos. I'll leave the old ones up as an educational example of why to take photos in natural light (unless you have awesome lighting equipment).

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 Post subject: Re: ~ Shieldmaiden's WIP ~ (Updated 29/08)
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Tonight's photos brought to you by the magic of the dodge tool!

ha ha! :lol: nice!
didn't spot it at first so it must have been pretty good 8)
which camera and editing program do you use?

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they tend to obscure differences in tone.

hmmm... (strokes imaginary beard) perhaps up the contrast and the colour saturation

photography aside, looks really good!
is he finished now?

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 Post subject: Re: ~ Shieldmaiden's WIP ~ (Updated 29/08)
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@ SidTheSloth;

I think so, yeah. I mean, there are more highlights on the blue than in the photo, and on the green too. Yeah, he's done. And I'm using my mobile phone and then on the computer PaintShopPro6.

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Awesome Elrond! Reason I asked for the head-on photo is because I've seen so many models where each eye is well done, but they're looking in different directions! Not an issue here, though. :)

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Eleond looks wicked. Great job. Personally i dont like the rock hes standing on for gaming purposes (line of sight etc). :yay:

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In all honesty I don't think I'll be gaming with him much - in 1000 pts I'd rather take a combination of Twins, Glorfindel, Erestor or Arwen. Might break him out for big games though!

Thanks Lord Hurin! I think Elrond is hard to do well, eyes wise, as his eyes seem to be out of proportion on the sculpt.

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That is a great looking Elrond!!

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Those pictures don't do it justice. I've added proper pictures now.

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Wow! He looks awesome :yay: 8) :yay: 8) :yay: The first pictures definitely don't do him justice :yay: 8)

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flawless highlighting
really good

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Thanks Bilbo, Chris, Sid! I'm quite pleased with him. I got Gil-galad finished this morning. There's something about the sculpt that I don't like, and it made it frustrating to paint. But he's done!

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There's something about the sculpt that I don't like, and it made it frustrating to paint

i know what you mean
i think its GW's weirdest sculpt so far, he looks like he's falling asleep because the battle bores him :roll:

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looking good! well done

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I don't like the Gil-Galad sculpt because it off balance. All the "weight" of the scuplture is on the right side of the figure. He looks like a man leaning on his staff to prevent toppling over . . . Not an expemplar elvish lord of battle. The Left hand needs to be sculpted out and in a tense, not rested position. Get some proper contrapposto with these sculptures.
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Lovely painting K !!!!

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Thanks DMS & Garmenhord. :)

UPDATE:

I think I've been replaced with a machine. I got most of Glorfindel done today, but then had to stop because I have nothing to paint blonde hair with! :(

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Wowsers!!!!
that glorfy is amazing!!!
much, much better than GW's painting
seriously, apart from the base anf the hair there is absoloutley notthing even slighly bad about that painting


Very, VERY, VERY good!

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