BrushStrokes Work In Progress - Harad, Mahud, Dol Amroth etc

Lord Hurin · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2016 5:26 pm

Is it just me or is the head sculpt on the Unreleased mini actually nicer than the official one??

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2016 5:53 pm

no it's not just you... I actually found the Unreleased Mini version far better in every way to the official GW one

Lord Hurin · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:06 pm

Neither look much like David Wenham (which I thought the old "Ranger" version did an admirable job of accomplishing) but the Captain of Ithilien looks almost like a squashed Peter Jackson... Not very nice!

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:43 pm

Yeah, I can only paint what's there I'm afraid

Lord Hurin · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2016 2:47 am

You're doing a great job of it, I hope I didn't lead you to think otherwise! I was just shocked at how bad that head sculpt is from a different angle.

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:34 pm

I love the base of the mounted version. The smashed stones are a nice touch.

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:48 am

It's been a while since my last update but I'm pleased to say I've finished my 6 mounted Minas Tirith knights to accompany my Faramir.
I've tried to paint them to look like an elite guard for Faramir but still in keeping with the rest of my Dol Amroth army.
oh, and carrying on from the fun I had making the bombardment base for Faramir I thought I'd do the same again with the movement / display tray.

Hope you folks like

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Sephalo · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:08 pm

Very, very, very cool!
Really inspiring to see your work.
What kind of grass do you use there? The grass I'm using never looks so thick and doesn't stay up very well.

paliouras · **Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:42 pm

I agree with Lord Hurin regarding the similarity to David Wenham and that only the 'ranger' head is actually great. In fact, should I ever purchase the Unreleased mini as a foot version next to my mounted one, I'll chop off both heads and replace them.
As for the actual models and their painting/basing etc. I have already expressed my awe.

MOTN · **Joined:** Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:05 pm **Posts:** 147

Those knights are fantastic!

Crucium Giger · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:10 am

Tremendous work James :yay:

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:28 am

Sephalo wrote:

Very, very, very cool!
Really inspiring to see your work.
What kind of grass do you use there? The grass I'm using never looks so thick and doesn't stay up very well.

Thanks Sephalo

the grass is just cheap stuff off eBay... the trick is you need to apply it with static charge to make it all stand up properly.

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:30 am

MOTN wrote:

Those knights are fantastic!

Crucium Giger wrote:

Tremendous work James :yay:

Thanks guys... it was good fun making the tray for these guys.
Nice change to have a bit of action rather than just horses trotting along

Grey_Pilgrim · **Joined:** Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:08 pm **Posts:** 19

BrushStroke wrote:

Sephalo wrote:

Very, very, very cool!
Really inspiring to see your work.
What kind of grass do you use there? The grass I'm using never looks so thick and doesn't stay up very well.

Thanks Sephalo

the grass is just cheap stuff off eBay... the trick is you need to apply it with static charge to make it all stand up properly.

Absolutely right - it's a bit of a pricey investment but I recommend highly the Grasmaster 2 by Noch - I just used one to flock a Bag End model and the result is so much better than just dropping flock in there.

Also, love your work! Great painting and the bases are fantastic. Really brings home the old adage to do justice to your miniatures - "faces and bases".

YOrcShire · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 9:04 am

Superb knights. The blue and gold really 'pop' and the great tray ties them all together nicely.

PowerofWill · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2016 12:22 am

Those look really nice! While I like the whole lot, my favorite part has to be the checkered pattern on the one horse, it looks very neat, which can be a difficult thing to do. Good job! :yay:

-PoW

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Fri May 06, 2016 11:52 pm

Wow, I've really been neglecting my painting thread on here... I'm really sorry everyone. I didn't realise it had been so long since I posted any update on my efforts.

I'm pleased to say I have more things to show you though

Thank you all for the wonderful comments about my knights, I really appreciate it.

I hope you like these too

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Sat May 07, 2016 12:03 am

I've also made a few terrain pieces to go along with my troops

I have in fact written a short tutorial on how to make the tree on my new Facebook page... maybe have a look and give my page a LIKE?

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1697538643820726.1073741851.1691782607729663&type=3

BrushStroke · **Posted:** Sat May 07, 2016 12:06 am

and finally my latest mini is the knight of the White Tower, which is one of my all time fave sculpts in LOTR... I can almost forgive it being finecast...... almost

BrushStrokes Work In Progress - Harad, Mahud, Dol Amroth etc

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