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But mind, please, Master Thingol, that the design you wisely chose for your diorama base could not at all be casted in metal ...

Thanks David, Michael did not said that you can not make diorama. He said that the MS574 concept must be unchanged... so please show us your great work.... finished... !!!!

8. Making a diorama is allowed as long as the base is not obscured and rule no.2 is not broken. Do not obscure IN ANY WAY the view of the vignette with other characters not included in this vignette.

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Milo wrote:

I only started undercoating on base & troll...I must speed up if I want to join competition with the diorama I have in mind.

Master Milo,

They normally extend the deadline of these competitions I think to make up for the 'speedy' despatch of the figures from the factory

I would let Michael know or post it on the forum and see what happens - it is in the company's best interest to get as many finished versions shown as possible I would have thought so that they can encourage sales.

I've got the mini this morning... I'm going to Bretagne next week, so it will be almost imposible for me to paint it for deadline... good luck to our great painters here!

The Black Gate Opens

Well I finally got my finger out and finished this one off . Originally there would have been about 15 trolls on it, but as the Vignette troll is smaller than the other troll releases in Mithril's range I compromised and used the troll standard bearer and the half troll release which more or less match in size.
I suppose this gives me the option of The Black Gate Opens, part.2

As this is a Gondorian line being broken it was a good excuse to use up the Dol Amroth left-overs and a spare set of Isildur at the Gladden Fields.

I’m not sure if the surrounding figures will be deemed to obscure the point of the competition, but to be honest that is a secondary consideration, I just wanted to give this vignette the setting it deserves, the rules be damned .

Last edited by ddaines (Tue, May15 2012 8:02pm)

Excellent stuff, Master Dave - the other "small" troll types fit in extremely well. I really must get round to buying one of these vignettes myself - I've been waiting for a better month financially, and it still hasn't come.

Er, one minor observation - shouldn't Pippin's helmet have black rather than white wings? - "a high-crowned helm with small raven-wings on either side", says JRRT. Yes, I know - I'm being picky, but that's me. Otherwise it's a masterpiece as ever, though I can't help but wonder once again where on Ea you find the room to store all these impressive dioramas, let alone display them!

Barliman wrote:

Excellent stuff, Master Dave - the other "small" troll types fit in extremely well. I really must get round to buying one of these vignettes myself - I've been waiting for a better month financially, and it still hasn't come.

Er, one minor observation - shouldn't Pippin's helmet have black rather than white wings? - "a high-crowned helm with small raven-wings on either side", says JRRT. Yes, I know - I'm being picky, but that's me. Otherwise it's a masterpiece as ever, though I can't help but wonder once again where on Ea you find the room to store all these impressive dioramas, let alone display them!

They shall be changed to black Barli , glad you picked up on that as I would never have remembered it. Good job I haven't sent them off as official entries.

The displaying of stuff is as ever somewhat a problem , but somehow I manage .

Thingol wrote:

All compliments David... really great diorama.... !!!! Are you ready for first prize

.... maybe Pepin might have wings from rare albino raven

Yes it could be an albino raven . I don't hold my breath when it comes to prizes I just find the competitions a good incentive to get things done a lot quicker than normal.

Ouhhh this is a fantastic diorama David. You brought more movement, violence, danger and fear to the original vignette.

This is what mithrils are made for: bring life to the books.

This is great achievement !

P.S: I also thought about using MV420 + several Gondor soldiers,  attacked by Trolls & Orcs. But I am far too late in painting to make any diorama in time.

Last edited by Milo (Wed, May16 2012 7:06am)

Excellent work Master Ddaines and the added figurines makes more realistic scene: I hear the shouts of the battle

Me too . . .

I myself almost finished the base... all the scabbards and shields and spear... but no time for the figs yet... too short for such a big piece too bad