Matt's WIP (25/03 - "Lords of Gondor" Aragorn and Boromir)

Monotone_Matt · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:31 am

Your wish is my command, Bilbo!

I spent ages on him and I think this is probably the best I've ever painted anything. Just a shame about the face though, it must have gotten a bit squashed during the conversion so it doesn't have much of a facial resemblance to movie Aragorn. Ah well!

Started painting the huntsman last night, going for very brown and green tones for his armour and equipment. Photos to come!

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:42 am

Mate, that is looking awesome. Are you gonna base him?

Monotone_Matt · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:50 am

Of course! Got any base suggestions? Was thinking of like a wood/forest theme...

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:57 am

I tend to sand all my guys and drybrush it a million shades of brown. Quick and easy to do. little bit of flock here and there. Not really the best to ask, I'm lazy when it comes to bases.

Monotone_Matt · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:04 am

I'll have a bit of an experiment later! Btw, I read somewhere you're from just outside of Brighton, I was born in Brighton and lived in Seaford till I moved abroad!

Whatevier · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:13 am

very nice painting there, good job!

Adanedhel88 · **Joined:** Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:11 pm **Posts:** 216

looking really good, inspires me to do start cracking with painting aswell...job well done

Monotone_Matt · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2012 10:56 am

Thanks guys, glad I could inspire you, Adanedhel88!

Here's the finished Huntsman. Unsure how to base him, any ideas/suggestions? Cheers!

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2012 12:24 pm

Aragorn looks excellent, can totally envision him leading a bunch of rangers!!

The Rohan Huntsman is also brilliant! The pose is truly inspired and the sculpting is great!

Monotone_Matt · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2012 12:28 pm

Such praise! Thanks a lot, Bilbo! Now I just need to acquire some Dunedain...

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2012 12:32 pm

All praise deserved...you knocked these two out of the park!

Monotone_Matt · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:12 pm

Cheers again, Bilbo! I've started to base the Huntsman and Strider in a sort of foresty theme, wish me luck!

Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:00 pm

finished Huntsman
I like it better than the GW version

Monotone_Matt · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:38 pm

Thanks, Oldman Willow!

Here are some pics of the finished forest base. The base is covered in sand, the root was made from toilet paper, the foliage is ogryn flesh/devlan mud-washed oregano (haha) and the greenery is moss from the garden. Will be using this style for Aragorn later!

Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:07 pm

The base looks good :!:

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:47 pm

The base looks great! Love the 'tree root' near his feet!

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:56 pm

I like your huntsman conversion, the base also adds very nicely as it looks like the huntsman has been captured mid-hunt, very nice :-D

Monotone_Matt · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:50 pm

Hello everyone, excuse the lack of updates, it's been a very busy week and I've had no time to reach for the paintbrushes!
I've received quite a few heroes of Rohan over the last 10 days and now I'm trying to paint my way through them, first off is Merry, Esquire of Rohan:

Thankfully, he didn't take too long!
That 'only' leaves Eowyn, Gamling, a standard bearer and a Rohan outrider to go. Could take a while...

Next up: Gamling Mounted (I'm already dreading the Royal Standard!)

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

I love this thread! Lots of new and inspiring ideas!

Monotone_Matt · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:14 pm

Thanks so much! Glad I could inspire you

Matt's WIP (25/03 - "Lords of Gondor" Aragorn and Boromir)

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