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This is brilliant, David. As you mentioned- not the type Bolrog I dream of- bing a glowing piece of coke- for sure- but who cares.
And I like this Gondolin comparison. Absolutely brilliant choice of colours! And remember the size, fellows . . .
I like also the pale eyes. And I am curious how you will manage the whip.
Material for hiding the wing-gaps???? I found something special in 1066 country . . . he, he, he.
By the way: for my taste the Balrog do look better without wings, generally.

I may have an idea for the whip courtesy of a wine bottle - I have used this with my second entombed Balrog which is converted (but unfinished STILL!!!) to go with the Gandalf at the Bridge of Khazad-Dum figure. It is the fine wire that was used to decorate the bottle.

Yes Master Orc, most of the Balrog was airbrushed with chalk pastel to shade. The fiery mane is a dry-brush exercise.

Barliman wrote:

What about using fuse wire? I've used this to replace the moulded-on thong on MM408. Makes the whip much more realistic, and the thicker gauges are reasonably robust.

That is an option as well Barli, thank you, hadn't thought of that to be honest although there is far more enjoyment with the former . The robustness factor may make fuse wire a safer bet at this scale.

Yeah David, your Balrog looks great. I do not talk about wings, Otherwise another friendly debate out of topic will take place here.

Really cool advancements peeps!!
@Orc: I think your Radagast version is my favoite over the sculpted one xD althought I pitty for the cat...
@DDaines: Loving your unwinged evil... I agree, it looks much better without those wings. And the material for filling the gapes... maybe Daas paste? milliput? green stuff maybe?

My mini is painted. Almost as good as I can (unless I buy x2 glasses which I am not ready for ...yet)
Now comes the time for me to have a scrumpy.
I may come back here later on.

By the way, shall I start a small diorama for it?
I intend to keep the mini complete for my glass cabinet...hard to decide without a drink, that's the point.
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Last edited by Milo (Thu, Nov5 2015 11:05pm)

The answer is easy, my firend ( . . . pass him a drink . . . ).
If you decide to present the (well) painted figure in an appropriate way and certainly you want to do that(!),
you HAVE to make a diorama! Bien sure!

@Maenas: A good link, Master Maenas! I tried in the very past to cover the mithril base with a very thin layer of gipsum.
But this works only if you plan a very flat surrounding. Remember the sitiation you want to put the figure on the top of a fallen Tree . . .
I quit this method and cut the base off meanwhiling. Everytime!
(But I am not a collector.)

Thanks Gentlemen. I am happy to read fellows asking me to make diorama.
The idea for a base with fitted hole for 1 mithril is perfect compromise. I go for it !
And who knows if it could somehow help to awake Beorn's house project, asleep somewhere for a year now...

This is my new challenge : To find&take the time for a small diorama in next 9 days.
I definitely need another drink !

Last edited by Milo (Fri, Nov6 2015 11:30am)

Happy to help there Milo!!

@Gerold: Indeed it does look a lot more like a man's king than an elves one, even before any painting. Oh and I like the colours that you have chosen.!

@Truambar: Yup, you are completely right, that idea does not work for very dynamic dioramas or the more realistic ones, but it saves the base for the collectors ones!  ^^

On another issue... How's everyone doing? it will be enough for you all to finish this Sunday or should we extend the deadline a week more from the 15th to the 22d?
I myself will need to hurry things ups a bit or I won't finish (I'm finishing a GK model project now and it's sucking up my time), in any case I'm worried for other more bigger entries or the more complex ones (basing, etc..). I would prefer to extend one week so everyone could work without hurrying it everything in the end. What do you think about it? Do you agree?

I plan do make small diorama tomorrow. So schedule extension may not be usefull.  If someone needs bit more, no problem for me.
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Erkenbrand was recognised from a distance by his red shield, which would seem to indicate that it was specific to him, and not his troops, in just the same way as Eomer's white horsehair plume was specific to him..

Master Arthadan, our orc master is right, there will be other challenges.

I think you are right to delay if your color scheme to be changed.
Once you have painted Erkebrand, no matter when, don't forget to tell us where to watch it. I know how your painting is good and want to see more.

Last edited by Milo (Wed, Nov11 2015 6:05am)

Well- if I understood Master Arthadan right, then he is NOT painting Erkenbrand but Gamling- being a man of Erkenbrand . . .
So far- as the friendly Barkeeper pointed out- Erkenbrand is the one with the red shield, not necessarily his men . . .
Overthinking the colour scheme is in general the right idea. Though a red-green-contrast is the classical complementary contrast.
But I do know very less about Master Arthadan´s colour scheme . . .
As mentioned above: there will be other challenges . . .