Valpas's WIP: Weathertop 2015-07-07

valpas · **Posted:** Sun Mar 15, 2015 8:59 am

Here is an Easterling test piece to try out the colour scheme for the rest of the bunch. The model has just basecoats marked down, no shading or highlighting yet.

The main colours here are Burnished Gold and Vallejo's Hexed Lichen, which I think is quite the same as GW's old Liche Purple. I'm trying to see how a dark violet and light yellow go together as opposite colours. I kind of like their combination but I'm not entirely sure about the more reddish Warlock Purple I have used at some parts.

-- Pasi

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:31 am

Works for me. Even with the warlock purple, once you have highlights and shading it will fit in well.

Baardeend · **Posted:** Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:09 pm

That purple is surprisingly good on the easterlings! Looking forward to the finished mini

Crucium Giger · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:41 pm

Something a bit different but the purple work well with the gold, they almost look like some form of royal guard.

valpas · **Posted:** Thu Apr 16, 2015 7:29 pm

Now something completely different: Weathertop!

Miniature painting WIP does not really work for me because I never bother taking WIP photos. Maybe better luck with terrain?

This Weathertop model is made with the instructions and templates from the Fellowship journey book.

-- Pasi

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:03 pm

Nice start Pasi, all looks symmetrical and to scale.

a Hobbit · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:12 pm

Looks soooo much better than my (pathetic) attempt

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sat May 16, 2015 9:01 pm

I am always amazed at how neat much of the modelling work is on O-R, especially the scratch-building. How's progress on this one coming along?

valpas · **Posted:** Sun May 17, 2015 11:05 am

Progress coming slowly, photography not so much.

Seriously, I'll try to take a few pics today.

-- Pasi

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sun May 17, 2015 11:23 am

A long journey is simply a lot of small steps one after the other. You still get there in the end.

valpas · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2015 11:39 am

A couple of small steps along the long journey:

-- Pasi

a Hobbit · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2015 12:01 am

Lookin good!

garmenhord · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:08 pm

sweet, hand made weathertop! curious to the progress

valpas · **Posted:** Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:34 am

Here is a bit more progress:

I was about to paint it but I noticed that my textured paint had dried up. That will have to wait until I get more.

-- Pasi

valpas · **Posted:** Tue Jul 07, 2015 9:58 am

And Saruman for this mont's painting challenge:

The robes have a basecoat, from which I intend to highlight towards a beige tone and some pure white details. The face is mostly done, but may need some touching up when I'm done with painting the other parts.

-- Pasi

Valpas's WIP: Weathertop 2015-07-07

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