Hello all. It comes with great excitement to be able to finally start a "WIP" thread. A little explaining will help convey maybe my excitement.
It all began roughly 20 years ago...(1994 was the exact year but the day escapes me) I remember the day well though. I had been for many years infatuated by the Hobbit novel. It was read to me for many years as a bed time story. On a summers day in 1994 i was out in London for the day with my parents. My father had always painted models and was my guide to all things Tolkien. So when we happened upon a miniature shop call "Orcs Nest" there was no doubt that we where going in. I was told to pick whatever miniatures i would like (this was my very first experience of a model shop) I wondered around for ages until i had found the suitable models. I placed on to the counter 12 dwarves, a hobbit and a wizard (complete with pointy hat). Some fuss was made at not being able to find the last figure i needed. My Dwarven King. But by the time we left the shop i had all 15 models.
Skip forward nearly 10 years. I'm barely 16 and there i am walking past Games Workshop. Staring out from the window is a tiny Gandalf and Bilbo. So began many years of collecting and painting and gaming. Through those years i have been involved in many community sites. I even helped run TLA in it's prime!. Some of you may remember me (Radagastthebrown/Raddy/Radagast). Although i took part in all aspects of the hobby i never really did venture into posting my own work on either TLA or OR.
Skip forward nearly another 10 years...here i am with something i want to share with you all. The miniature that started it all (although this is the new version). If you have taken the time to read all of this than my honest and humble thanks. I hope now you can understand how exciting this is for me.
enough waffle without further a do....Thorin Oakenshield
Any C&C welcome.
Ani
