The Taproom

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  • #4231
    ddaines
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      Very inspirational, some I have seen before, but not all. It is saved on my ‘Favourites’ now.

      #4232
      Kenakko
      Participant

        Both of these sites have been in my bookmarks for some time. Peder used to live in the US, but is back in Sweden from what I understand. He used to attend the “Mithril Gatherings” in the Eastern USA. These happened in the mid to late ninties at the HMGS events. Does anyone remember ever seeing a diorama by a fellow named Richard Poisson? This was a fantastic Village of Bree, but it seems to have disappeared.

        #4233
        Turambar
        Participant

          I DO !!!! Serious speeking . . . Unbelievable that you know it. It is point one on the list of lost dioramas of mine . . . I didn´t remember that name ( could it be that the man is french . . . ?) , but the Bree-diorama is pretty present in the back of my mind , still ! Would be nice to find out more . . .

          #4234
          Wendy
          Participant
            #4235
            Barliman
            Participant

              The Bree street-scene is just like stepping outside my front door! But I wish I knew who the young lady was – I don’t recall her at all. But I’d guess I know now why that rascal Nob wanted to borrow a wood-drill a while back…

              #4237
              Theobald
              Participant

                Huooommm …. very nice indeed in Bree …. huommm … I still remember another diorama set in Bree (but not that complex, so to say) … huommm … anyway …
                By now we have the two winners of the GF-voting … hom … well, then … ok

                #4238
                Turambar
                Participant

                  Thanks Wendy, and yes: He is french. I remember many pics to be published in the old french figurines-magazin ! Absolutely great stuff.

                  #4239
                  Turambar
                  Participant

                    Oh, concerning GF. I give everybody a drink for free, because there is a new goldfellowship member: it´s me !!!! :D
                    Salut !

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                    #4240
                    Barliman
                    Participant

                      Many congratulations on signing up. But I’m adraid I don’t allow customers to bring their own drinks into the Pony – they have to be purchased on the premises.

                      Now that we have to make figure suggestions for another month I guess I shall revive old Fatty Bombur again…

                      #4241
                      erchamion
                      Participant

                        I don´t know if you said something about it, but we can see GRISHNAKH …. :D

                        Indeed, have you come Newsletter of Michael? I have not received anything in relation to the winners of Dec-Jan, but in the forum can see who won ….:)

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                        #4242
                        Barliman
                        Participant

                          No, I haven’t seen a newsletter either – yet.

                          Grishnakh is looking good, though.

                          #4243
                          Turambar
                          Participant

                            . . . good ?! Grishnakh is looking f a n t a s t i c !
                            I was a little bit critical about another orc-charakter. I thought the topic “orcs” was checked off. There are enough and the last ones looks similar and , well a little bit harmless ( the LT-orcs for example ) !
                            BUT: The Man has surpassing himself ! Once again ! This orc looks evil and a kind of shifty . . .
                            This orc makes me shiver . . . Let´s paint orcs again . . .

                            #4244
                            Gildor
                            MMP Elder

                              there may be orcs to come again though if what I understood in the man’s last email was correct but well, there are plenty of orcs on middle-earth after all :)

                              #4245
                              Gavin
                              Participant

                                Start painting orcs again?

                                I spend my life painting orcs :D

                                Nice figure though. I suspect I’ll be getting this one!

                                #4246
                                Barliman
                                Participant

                                  Out of curiosity, what colours do my patrons paint their orcs? I know that a popular ‘Fantasy’ colour for their flesh is green (though I have absolutely no idea why…), but I paint mine grey (or gray, if you happen to be of a transatlantic disposition), on the principle that since we have red blood and consequently pink flesh it stands to reason that if orcs have black blood then their skin would logically look grey.

                                  Any thoughts, anyone?

                                  #4247
                                  Theobald
                                  Participant

                                    Huuoommmm … when I started to paint some Mithrils in the early 90s, orcs were some of the first figures to be painted … huom … right, Master Barliman, then I stuck to that strange idea that their colour of skin should be green …. rhuooommmm … I chose the dirty, muddy green you find in ponds …. none of these light or even shiny green colours ….huomrhuooommm … then, later, I decided to distinguish between the Uruk-hai and Mordor orcs (which I painted in a very dark grey with a slight dark-blueish tone) in contrast to the greenish common orcs you find everywhere …. huooommmm …. as for the blood I did not stick to Tolkien’s writings … hom … the only time a had to paint orc-blood was with the small M326 Schagrat & Gorbag vignette where I used red because to me it produced a better contrast to the rest of the figures … rhuoom … had I used black for the blood there, one would not have noticed the wound in the lying figure’s back …. rhuooooommmmm

                                    #4248
                                    erchamion
                                    Participant

                                      I am many years without painting orcs, in fact I haven´t painted Mithril on my return to this collection (I have painted hoplites Spartans or New Kingdom Egyptians, but both have skin color “normal”…:D).
                                      However, all my previous orcs are very dark brown, some with watery black. I never imagined that Tolkien’s orcs were green. Orc green I see more like world Warhammer or similar :rolleyes:

                                      #4249
                                      Theobald
                                      Participant

                                        Huuoooomrhuoommm … I nearly forgot about the newsletter … I also did not receive one, but you can find it on the Mithril homepage where also pics of King Brand and Ingold can be seen …. hom

                                        #4250
                                        ESTEL
                                        Participant
                                          Gildor Inglorion wrote:
                                          there may be orcs to come again though if what I understood in the man’s last email was correct but well, there are plenty of orcs on middle-earth after all :)

                                          Not enough, Gildor, not enough ;)

                                          #4252
                                          Turambar
                                          Participant

                                            Oh, I have to hurry. I would like to say that I agree totally to Theobald concerning the orcish colour of skinn. I also prefer that kind of gray tones, but I mix also a little bit of “Bohemian green earth “. I you like, please have a look at my works in the “gallery of Mayor Samweis”.

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