Hey everyone. I know we get very little LotR content here, but I am going to the GT locally for it here in AZ and as such have also started work on my painting competition entry. I would appreciate any feedback from all you seasoned painters. Feel free to comment here or on my Blog.

http://azwargamer.blogspot.com/search/l ... d%20Dragon

why are you entering a tree into a dragon contest

Cause I like trees.

Seriously, Red Dragon is the contests name, like Grand Daemon. It is funny though. I had thought about getting the dragon model and doing it for the competition, but then felt I better not as I didn't have an army that could easily use the dragon. Ents are cheap enough that I can ally them in if needed.

ahhhhhh sorry, I see now... well so far so good, needs some colour though I think, wood colours

It needs some foliage or moss or something. And don't forget the GWHobby rule, the base needs little toadstools on it...

very nice!

I did start lotr once but no one else was interested so i have a smalll harridan army in a box, inc the elephant

Liking mate, keep us updated, on the GT aswell if you can!

conscriptboris

looking good.

as to foliage, what about adding leaves from the GW plastic trees?

hope that helps

~ Tim

Some lichen/moss painted on the model would look good. All on the one side would look good (unless it's a myth that moss only grows on the north face of trees!)

Agree with the need to add foliage too.

Great comments from everyone. I actually worked some more last evening and added some painted leaves and also gave another highlight color to the bark.

I plan this evening to add the grey (old bark) areas and the highlight to the leaves. Also this may be the opportunity to add a moss/lichen effect.

I have also been playing with the idea of using the woodland scenics tree material to give the foliage more definition. What do you wall this about doing that on a model?

Update: Just letting everyone know I have added additional work to the model, taking all feedback received. Please take a look and post on my blog letting me know your thoughts!

http://azwargamer.blogspot.com/2009/02/ ... art-3.html

Thanks

Your blog wanted me to have a google id or an openid from a provider I'm not signed up with so...

"Great stuff jlong05. I like those leaves and the moss worked really well."

Yeah, sorry about the id thing. It helps prevent span by forcing the user id and not allowing the anon posts.

Thanks. I do think the moss/lichen came out well. The effect is subtle which is what I wanted. I just wish I could figure out something 'extra' for the base. I had thought about more of an overgrown area, like Fangorn Forest, but didn't like the way it was detracting from the model itself.

Oh well. I will probably revisit it maybe later. I still need to get the display base done and it isn't even started yet.

Maybe some actual twigs painted up to make it look like he's walking through a wooded area?

Last update till my display base is done. I promise. Thank you EVERYONE for your comments both here and on my Blog!

http://azwargamer.blogspot.com/2009/02/ ... leted.html

looks amazing, mate!

only point i would raise, is that the glue that is holding the right hand side piece of scrub to the base is visible, looking white and milky. i think you might need to paint over it (unless it has since dried clear).

hope that helps

~ Tim