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Cheers JD, I wish I had the patience and motivation (lol) to finish all those figures that still need a bit of tender loving care, but I'm trying hard - before the eyesight gets too bad

The Master tree doesn't even have his figures yet and we already see pics of the first painted one. Very nice indeed.

You did a superb paint-job, David!!! Respect.
About the 'correct' details of colours I'm not sure myself. Your choice is excellent, I think. I also like the way you painted the horse very much!
Alas, how does it come that you're always the first being able to show pics of newly released Ms and Mx figures? Master Barliman is right saying that you obviously have too much time on your hands to spend it for painting figures that quickly.
What annoys me about all this is that so far I still haven't had the chance to hold one of those figures in my hands.    Well, so I have to improve my patience still.

I also think your paint job is excellent DD; and alas, I have yet to receive my Imrahil as well, Theo. Although I do suppose that extra time is needed for him to make it across the pond to America.

Well, I just finished my Thranduil and Imrahil about five minutes ago (and my tripod just arrived this week after a looong trip across the world). So tommorrow its make photo time!

But David's work is a masterpiece. I am awed by his work.

Every time I see these great painted figures, I feel this desire to dig out the brushes and the paint and start painting.... Hmmm the problem ist the limited time I have for these little guys. So many other things to do. There is a solution somewhere I'm sure.

Top notch Gavin, the figure looks great - I still find it a pain in the backside using the macro function to get close ups, the image seems to suddenly focus on something else right at the last minute and throw the figure out of focus.

Anyhow lets get Thranduil posted

Dave.

RRRRrruuoommmmmm ... I hope you enjoyed painting that piece of metal .... well-done, Gavin you also stressed the horse as being one of the royal-breeds. Chris decided to add that those details at the brows of the horse, because I asked him to sculpt that horse being definetily recognizable from those of the regular "Swan Knights". Our intention was to fit the MX within the existant regualar release. So the banner had to be adjusted ... as a new design. So I agreed with Chris to have bearing Imrahil a banner, rather more than a standard.
My original idea was to have an "Imrahil at the Pelennor Fields, greeting Minas Tirith, holding up the standard of the 'Swan Knights' after such a battle. So his armour has to provide this ... the dashes in the helm, the shield, now rested at the horse's side, the frayed banner, the pose of the horse standing on 4 feet, relaxing but being proud as Imrahil himself. Chris told me that this idea would give him a chance to sculpt what he likes most : giving a figure individual shape.
I do remember those days when we discussed whether the helmet should be at the head or rather ebing taken off after such a battle, just to breathe  air again. I suggested having his (Imrahil's) hair being knotted at the right, as Celtic warriors would do) ... then Chis told me that we have to keep his hair flowing in the wind, as it gives a better impression of being relieved after lifting the helmet ...
I cut off here now, I do hope you enjoy that miniature.
Alas, I would like to tell that all I comment on is based on pics you provided. So far I have got not a single Imrahil. But I would rather like to add that it was the same witht he Frumgar-MX'
I will comment on this within the next days ...
enjoy
Theobald

Huoommm ... Gavin, that was some of my thoughts were about after the release of the MS470 Eomer, swiping away his sweat from the forhead, starting to greet Aragorn at the end of the battle at the 'Pelennor Fields'. ... But to me an important figure still was missing. Of course I'm not talking about Gandalf. Let me try to explain:
When I for the first time read that trilogy and came upon those pages when the battle at the Pelennor Fields was won, there was a Prince with his knights smashing a flank of the Mordor troops ... you couldn't believe why those Swan-Knights arrived ... and who took the decision to place them in time to put another threat on the Mordor masses ... in time, when Aragorn unleashed the Undead from the Corsair's vessels.
So to me it was clear that 'Prince Imrahil' has to fit with the Aragorn&Eomer- vignette. First I imagined that Imrahil holding his head up (greeting Minas Tirith and bearing the standard of the 'Swan knighs', proudly, but battered. Then Chris suggested that it would be better to have the angle of the head being more focused sideways and down ... so things happen .... and in the end find a solution ....
thank you ...

Thank you very much, Mistress Wendy.

uhm, I'll be contributing a lot more in months to come. I still have a lot of experimentation to do with the photography - it might be worth investing in a good camera later in the year though.

A lot of the delay was due to needing natural light and not wishing to hang around in the snow to get it. The rest was the strange saga of my new mini tripod.

I should have more pics tommorrow for you all.

Gavin

If having power isn't in order to have fun, Mistress Wendy, then I don't know what it is for - and there's some world leaders around who could do with understanding that too!