Original Aragorn’s Work
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Christoph – you are a good calming influence..
I agree with you. I’ll use my own creativity and see what I come up with.
Thanks again.
GeorgeHello, George. I think that I had not you greeted yet by joining this great group of people ….
I agree with Christoph: Each one has own style (himself has me excited with his dioramas with plants and branches with lichens ….)
On the other hand, certain that you get good ideas from other members. Not surprisingly, each of them are real artists …Some people are very creative! Why do they ask for advise? It would hav been a shame to give someone like you advise in building dioaramas. It propably would spoil the whole creativity!
Great job George!By the way, is your star sign Leo?
Thanks for looking at my diorama and giving me positive feedback!
@jason: Thanks! Perhaps the next one will be the Great Goblin and Thorin.. hmmm… but the problem is that Thorin has Orccrist in his hand, which had already been taken away by the Goblin gaurds.. drat!
@estel: Thank you for the compliment! It means a lot.@christoph: Thank you! And thanks for the link to that website. What a fantastic diorama! But now you’ve put me in a bind. I really want to look at his other ideas, but I don’t want to lose my own ideas and get influenced by what I see. hmm
@masterC: thanks! and the sign is Cancer. (my son is Leo). Why? Are you a Leo?
George
@jason: Thanks! Perhaps the next one will be the Great Goblin and Thorin.. hmmm… but the problem is that Thorin has Orccrist in his hand, which had already been taken away by the Goblin gaurds.. drat!
Well, what’s the problem with Orccrist? Just make it dissappear!
And yes, Master Strider I’m a Leo! A very proud one! Depending on your sons age, you know what I’m talking about.Master Caster, I just took your advice and made Orcrist disappear (to be used as part of the diorama, however)! Now I need to reposition Thorin’s arm in some beligerent gesture at the Great Goblin. (no, not with an extended middle finger..)
My son is a Leo and I can describe him thusly:
-creative
-smart
-loves the spotlightGeorge
Sorry Master Strider to use your space for displaying other stuff! It’s all Master Gildors fault!
Won’t happen again!Some excellent work there George, glad to see that you have started removing the bases for dioramas, you just need to replace the cast on reins on horses and you will be well away
(replacements can easily be made from metal foil around wine bottles, even better to have to drink the contents first!!).I used to drill small holes in the base to insert pins for extra stability, but ended up with more holes in my finger tips and mangled miniature feet so I kind of gave up on that.
As to style and ideas, well the best solution is to create your own style so we can say “That is a George figure”, and as for ideas well no harm in ‘borrowing’ ideas, but add your own little touch so that other can ‘borrow’.
Riddles in the dark has turned out very nice, at first I thought Gollum’s boat might be a little large (I have always [since thinking about how to do this scene myself anyway] thought that his boat mght be like a Coracle, made from orc skins given the probable lack of timber down there), but in the finished article it looks just about right, something that may have been ‘abandoned’ by a goblin fishing party.
I may well have a crack at this myself as well now.
Anyhow, keep ’em coming.
. . . a coracle, made from orc skins given the probable lack of timber . . . LET´S DO THAT !
Rummaging around in my memories I found a little picture, which- with kind permission of Mr. John Howe course- I would like to show you, look :[imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/32_gollum-port_kopie.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/32_gollum-port_kopie.jpg[/imgz]
@ MasterCaster: As the Jamaicans might say: “No worries Mon!” Besides, it’s Gildor’s fault – as you say! 😎 You can display your figs any time on my thread! Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a description of Orcrist, AKA Biter, AKA Goblin-cleaver. I looked in “Roast Mutton,” when they found the sword in the Troll’s lair. I also looked in “Over Hill and Under Hill” when the Great Goblin became so enraged at the blade. But no description.
@ DDaines: Thank you for the kind words. I hope to find a style of my own. Of course, I hope I get better as I go – so my style will hopefully evolve. I’ve been painting miniatures for about a year or so, so I’m not sure I really have a distinctive style yet. To be honest, I’m not sure how well I like the boat. I just whittled it out of a little piece of balsa.
George
Hello all you merry Mithril collectors! Original Aragorn is pondering something…
I’m in the planning stages of an “Over Hill and Under Hill” diorama – featuring an enraged Great Goblin rushing towards a resolute Thorin after discoverin Orcrist in Thorin’s possession..
I’m including a throne, a dais, some guards, etc, etc.
My question:
Are there any suitable, CHEAP, COMMON Mithril figures I can use for Goblin Guards? Orcs would be fine too.I don’t want to go to the ends of the earth to find a rare figure – just something that may pass for guards. I need 2-3 of them.
Thanks!
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