CGOM: Prince Imrahil and Knights of Dol Amroth (31/05)

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 11:30 am

For my next project, I've decided to start an all mounted Rohan army, the opposite of my current army - Dwarves (and yes, I know I haven't finished the Dwarves yet). This will be a challenge for me, as I have painted horses for a long time, since about June last year, and these horses will be done without washes.
So without further ado, the first two Riders of Rohan:

More pictures here:
http://chrisgomhobbyblog.blogspot.co.uk ... t-one.html

I will still be doing the poll, but due to the draw last time I've restarted it with Easterling Warriors and Rangers of Gondor. However Dwarves come first as I need to finish them before the end of the month - and with exams on I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it.

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 9:39 am

Still getting through them, the first 6 Riders of Rohan are complete (you can see two in more detail in the previous post).

(You can see larger versions of the first two images in the blog (link below))

More pictures in the Blog:
http://chrisgomhobbyblog.blogspot.co.uk ... t-two.html

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 5:31 pm

Nice work. And I vote Easterlings.

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:45 pm

Thanks Gothmog, going to be painting up 24 Riders in total, plus another box for command models, so stay tuned

Drumstick · **Joined:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:57 am **Posts:** 1223

These guys have come out great! Do you find the horses a pain to paint? or is that just me :shock:

as I've got a backlog of horses needing done. Keep this up, I shall pop in again for a look once you've got an update.

Drum

warhammergamingnl · **Joined:** Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:06 pm **Posts:** 215

Really nice work on the rohan riders!

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Sat Jun 02, 2012 4:42 pm

Drumstick wrote:

Keep this up, I shall pop in again for a look once you've got an update.

Thanks mate, update should come next week some time, as I still need to buy a few boxes of Riders of Rohan

warhammergamingnl wrote:

Really nice work on the rohan riders!

Again, thank you

Drumstick wrote:

These guys have come out great! Do you find the horses a pain to paint? or is that just me :shock:

as I've got a backlog of horses needing done.

To be honest, I just think of each part of the horse as a piece of cloth, although the tails, main and reins do cause me a bit of a problem to paint. Thinking about the bigger picture (finished army) helps me get through that though.

king elessar 2615 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 02, 2012 6:20 pm

lovely painting here on all of your models, keep up the good work

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:44 am

king elessar 2615 wrote:

lovely painting here on all of your models, keep up the good work

Thank you

Well I've just bought 2 more boxes of Riders of Rohan

so that takes my total up to 24 (6 painted, 6 need repainting, 12 unpainted), exactly what I need for my 600 point army

Also, I've started work on the poll winners - Easterlings!

Not sure what I'll put on the next poll though, so look out for it.

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:52 pm

Here is my Eowyn and Elfhelm models that I will be using. Very simple conversion, explained in the blog.

Blog link:
http://chrisgomhobbyblog.blogspot.co.uk ... sions.html

I've also finished some Easterlings, but need some batteries to photograph them with :roll:

EDIT: Poll has been added, you have two choices, most popular will be painted first. These are my command options for my Riders of Rohan. I won't show you pictures yet, as I need batteries and the conversions aren't finished yet, so whatever you pick, you'll be in for a surprise

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:27 pm

I've finally managed to find some batteries, so I can take some pictures

First up, 10 Easterlings:

A few more pictures in my blog (including a larger version of the first):
http://chrisgomhobbyblog.blogspot.co.uk ... riors.html

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:21 pm

I've got some more Dwarves done, although I was running out of spray when I did them, so they're not brilliant.

In battle against some Easterlings:

More pictures on the blog:
http://chrisgomhobbyblog.blogspot.co.uk ... mmand.html

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:58 pm

Very nice Dwarves, though my sympathy is with the poor Easterlings in the first picture.

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Thu Jun 21, 2012 2:22 pm

GothmogtheWerewolf wrote:

Very nice Dwarves, though my sympathy is with the poor Easterlings in the first picture.

Thanks Gothmog

Imagine the look on the Dwarves' faces' if they lost :lol:

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:10 pm

Some more converted Rohirrim for you, these are the commanders in the poll. You can find out how I converted them in my blog (link below)

And the link with explanations:
http://chrisgomhobbyblog.blogspot.co.uk ... ptain.html

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:19 pm

Nice conversiions, especially the banners, very well done, green stuff isn't the easiest ting to make banners out of, as I found when doing a Mahud one.

SidTheSloth · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:17 pm

I agree with above
very nice, especially the hornblower
i feel a conversion coming on... :-D

very clever how you did the bottom right banner, is the spear from a GotFC?

:sam:

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:47 am

GothmogtheWerewolf wrote:

Nice conversiions, especially the banners, very well done, green stuff isn't the easiest ting to make banners out of, as I found when doing a Mahud one.

Thanks Gothmog, the left banner wasn't too difficult because it was supported by the spear, but the right was a pain. In the end I waited for it to cure a bit, before trying to get it to stay upright, as gravity pulled it down.

SidTheSloth wrote:

I agree with above
very nice, especially the hornblower
i feel a conversion coming on... :-D

very clever how you did the bottom right banner, is the spear from a GotFC?

:sam:

Thank-you - I'd like to see your conversions

The spear's from a WoMT, although you could use one from a GotFC. From my blog:

Quote:

The second Banner Bearer (right) started life as a Rider of Rohan with Bow. The banner was made in the same way as the first, and his right hand was replaced with that of Éowyn's, as she is now headless. The spear which the banner is attached to was originally a spare spear from the Warrior of Minas Tirith, with some Green Stuff added to make it look more like those carried by the Rohirrim (it has been "trimmed" since the photo was taken).

Link: http://chrisgomhobbyblog.blogspot.co.uk ... ptain.html

Chris GoM · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:17 pm

Finished my Éowyn model for the Painting Challenge, and it also gives me my first hero to lead my Rohirrim

More pictures here, plus an enlarged version of the first:
http://chrisgomhobbyblog.blogspot.co.uk ... eowyn.html

John Wayne · **Posted:** Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:20 am

Nice Eowyn mate shes looking hot stuff. :yay:

CGOM: Prince Imrahil and Knights of Dol Amroth (31/05)

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