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Sithious · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:47 am

Gandlaf the Grey wrote:

The area between the fur and the skin on the belly. From the picture it looks slightly like the skin overlaps onto the fur, not the other way round.

This. Thanks for the heads up, you are right, it looks that way in person too, I will fix that.

Sithious · **Posted:** Sat Jul 19, 2014 6:32 pm

Ok this is where I stopped for the moment.
Don't want to finger print anything so can only work on some spots and then have to wait it out.

and my extra epoxy build up over the years.

Sticky Fingersss · **Joined:** Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:20 am **Posts:** 1776

Nice ent! I'm curious how you will paint those huge eyes.

Sithious · **Posted:** Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:32 pm

Yeah, how about these eye here, better? Just kind of did over them and made them more like Tree Beards.

And I am not sure anyone remember the Torg Hunter Orc on Warg I made. I will show it in a sec. But here I am making the foot version. He is tall, so fits with Gundabad orcs. Not bad for spare parts in the kit. Dead body model, repair legs to stand. Then change head for one of the extra heads in the kit. Make either cloak, or armor, or anything you want to cover up any hack jobs and this is what you get.

based on this guy here.

Dezartfox · **Posted:** Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:38 pm

Great stuff,

What tools are you using to sculpt? I recommend getting a set of clay shapers, size 0, that's all I tend to use now and they're excellent for blending putty together,

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:03 pm

Great original work Sith. I will say nothing about the highlighting or shading.
Mustn't mention the p word..............

Sithious · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 2:42 am

Gandalf, you will be happy to know I made a glaze of Liche Purple and used it to shade the ears and gums on this warg. I also applied to the rock and sand on the base over he brown before highlighting it.

Dezartfox, No, I have not tried clay shapers. I looked them up and they do look cool. I have many sculpting tools but have not used them all nor have I mastered any of the techniques. I will be getting a set of clay shapers for sure to add to the tools and check them out. Thanks.

Here is the warg painted. I also tried something different on the base, experimenting. I took some tea, it is gun powder tea and is hard leaves, but managed to break it up. So after painting the sand and rock, applied some flock. I then took some of the broke up tea and added some dry brush color of skrag brown while it was in my hand, messy but worked. Then applied this sparingly as a scatter both as leaves and twigs. I still have to clean it up and paint the trim. The tree was made with a branch of a cheap tree, flocked, then painted red berry dots on it before gluing to the base. It is not perfect, but a start.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 4:43 am

I think you've slapped the paint on very nicely and I note your purple. A thin glaze of a dark blue over this area will help. I use the purple and blue glazing for all dark shading areas, where I want the contrast
Some nice basing ideas here.
As an idea for a tree, look out for roots in the garden etc. I have a bag of them I use for trees. Some take a little trimming and gluing further branches on aren't a problem.

Harfoot · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 4:23 pm

Great work, i am going to try the purple/blue glaze of Bilbo i am painting at the moment.

Sithious · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:57 am

Thanks for the encouragement.

Here is a quick scenery project. this took two sessions and is meant to be easy to make. The dead vines are from Lichen soaked in pva glue and water, then use tweezers to manipulate and spread across the piece.
I will let the photo's explain the piece.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:38 am

Nice little job.

mertaal · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:58 am

Great work! Love the face above the gate.

Amy · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2014 6:07 pm

Awesome work! I also really like the tree on the warg's base!

Fëanor, the mighty elf · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:11 pm

Love the Dwarven terrain! :yay:

Sithious · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2014 3:26 am

I appreciate all the positive feedback. it was nice to make something on a whim like that. I gave a paint job to the Torg conversion on foot. I have to upload a few more pictures of him.

Here are other shots.

Sithious · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2014 3:48 am

Back so soon?
So I have 36 Gundabads (18 and 18 spear/sword) and two captains. Anyone who knows my Orcs, know that I try not to have two alike if I can help it. So begins the converting of the legion.

To save file space on my site I have made a single poster style picture of all 31 of my Gundabad Conversions. If you have any questions of how one was made I can send you more pictures, just PM me. So here is the poster.

Son of Fundin · **Joined:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 7:04 pm **Posts:** 258

Great work on all of them but number 3 is really the best of them. Really dynamic and full of character! I am looking forward to the painted versions!

Sticky Fingersss · **Joined:** Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:20 am **Posts:** 1776

Looks great! Have you ever thought of converting Uruk-Hai into Gundabad orcs?

Sithious · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:12 pm

Thanks for the support.

I have converted many Uruks into Mordor Uruks. It is definitely a future possibility. At the moment though I have 38 to work on and who knows what will happen with the third film for releases. So I have no need to rush into finding alternate models to use. Being able to field Azog or Bolg (or both) and 36 Gundabads, and captains to use as alternate heroes. I think it is enough for most point matches as other points can easily be filled with Hunters, wargs and such things.

I am hoping at least to be able to show all 38 models with out a single duplicate, so that is challenge #1.

Mapper · **Posted:** Sun Aug 03, 2014 2:24 am

I like your side project of the dwarf terrain piece, especially the use of rope to tie the pieces together. On your Gundabad conversions, excellent jobs. On meeting your no duplicate goal, will you also be cutting the figures at the waist and changing torsos? Those models look like that is possible. If not interchanging them, a simple twist to the upper body also makes a nice subtle difference.

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