Sid's Tally Ho

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:42 pm

Wow. Superb painting and conversions all around!

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2012 6:36 pm

Hey you really have an eye for this sculpting!!! Fantastic work on both Eomer and Eodaer can't wait to see them all painted up!! Well done :yay:

SidTheSloth · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:47 pm

Thanks all for the comments

heres a new update:

first up heres some of the promised Galadrhim:

I haven't quite been able to finish Eomer yet but i've managed to add some arm guards, a plumeand a belt:

and heres a bit of progress on Farmer Maggot:

However I'm not very satisfied with the yellow on Maggot's shirt....
has anyone got any ideas for a good colour scheme instead of the yellow?
im open to suggestions

thanks for looking everyone :-D

C&C very welcome

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:51 pm

Truely awesome sid, keep up the fantastic work, and one day you'll probably be sculpting your own models

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:35 pm

Fantastic work, :yay:

love the expression of the first Elf, he looks like he's seen a Balrog.

I agree with GoM, your sculpting is amazing, soon all you'll need to sculpt on is an armiture

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:14 pm

Great sculpting on the Eomer!

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:57 pm

Excellent work Sid. Truly inspiring.

This feels like deja vu. :-D

SidTheSloth · **Posted:** Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:04 pm

Thanks guys

kind words indeed :-D

SidTheSloth · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:37 pm

Hey all

heres an update:

Heres the few dwarfs that i have:
when I get some dwarf warriors (next purchase) this will probaly be roughly the colour scheme of them

they dont look so pink in real life :roll:

Heres an elfy captain I did up on saturday, I'm very pleased with how his face came out:

as you can probaly see ive added a bag and a pouch to make him look more interesting

and heres the only tools that i do all my scultping with:

They are both made out of hammered nails. The one on the left has lots of good angles for doing faces and such and the one of the right is what I do all my detail work with (such as the chainmail).

I'm very sorry about the slowness of Eomer and Eodaer; my super glue is currently lost :sad:

, but heres a bit ive been able to do on Eomer (straps and bag)

thanks for looking all and please feel free to comment :-D

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:05 pm

Great update - keep em coming! :yay:

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:33 pm

Sid, he looks awesome, can't wait to see him finished.

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:09 pm

Great painting, but it doesn't compare to your sculpting. I can't get over how awesome that Eomer is.

Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:23 pm

Your homemade tools have inspired me to make some small replacement weapons :!:

The conversions are cool :!:

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:52 am

Wow, that Eomer is coming on strong...keep going!!

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:25 pm

Sid, the results you are getting with a couple of bashed nails makes me wonder what you could achieve if you used proper tools. It would be a wise investment as you have a natural gift for sculpting I can see.

SidTheSloth · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:38 pm

Thankyou everybody for the kind words

@ukfreddybear, Thanks mate, they are great compliments especially coming from you

. yeah, I probaly could do with some proper tools, do you think they would be much better? The one on the right has a pretty fine point...

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:01 pm

SidTheSloth wrote:

Thankyou everybody for the kind words

@ukfreddybear, thanks mate, they are great compliments espesially coming from you

. yeah, i probaly could do with some proper tools, do you think they would be much better? the one on the right has a pretty fine point

I'm certainly no expert, but probably have a bit more experience than most here. I think you'd find it easier to hold them at least, but hey, whatever works for you. If you drill out a wooden dowel, you could perhaps slide your homemade tools into the barrel as a handle which may help also.

I have around 30 different shaped sculpting tools, but only use half a dozen of them really, as you get used to using certain ones. Two double ended metal tools, two small clay shapers, a needle point and a fine pointed xacto knife. I'm also still learning with each new sculpt that I do, which is the good thing about this type of hobby. Your skills can only improve with each new project.

SidTheSloth · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:03 pm

Quote:

Ukfreddybear wrote: I'm certainly no expert...

dont lie, you're awesome!

Update!

this is what happens when you ask Chris GoM for a paint scheme :lol:

...

Its a smurf!

heres a very basic conversion using the Galadhrim kights' banner and a Galadhrim spearman:

I will be painting him up soon

and heres a few of my goblins looking menacing:

yet again I am sorry about Eomer and Eodaer - i promise that they will both be done and at least one of the painted by the next update

thanks for looking

you are welcome to comment and critisize (critisism is esspesially welcome - comments are helpful but critisism is even more helpful

)

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:11 pm

I like those goblins!

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:25 pm

BilboOfTheWhiteTower wrote:

I like those goblins!

ditto - the edge highlighting on the armour and shields is excellent

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