Well there are probably a dozen things I should be painting , but I came across these old plastic Lord Of The Rings Numenorians and on a whim I started painting them up as a change - a sort of palate cleanser and I must admit I rather enjoyed doing them, so I've scrounged out some more from my 'box of shame' and will be painting them up as well . When G W did the LOTRs about 20 years ago I played it a lot so these may get me back into it again .
The other thing that might have influenced my painting choice is the arrival of my copy of the above book - looks rather scholarly and perhaps more for the Tolkien nut than the casual reader - we will see how far I get with it ?........
You've done a good job on them Tony, the trees on the shields look great.
ReplyDeleteLuckily they are slightly embossed which helped .
DeleteThese Citadel Guard are nice - it's the other Gondoreans in full plate armour that seems to stop nothing that I found unappealing.
ReplyDeleteYes I'm not keen of the later plate armoured ones .
DeleteI have been swithering about getting this book. I will be most interested to see what you make of it.
ReplyDeleteIt's a collection of his early notes and thoughts, seems interesting but some of it is a bit hard going.
DeleteNice painting Tony- cannot go wrong with LOTR- Many years ago I read 'The Hobbit' and thoroughly enjoyed it- I found LOTR a bit harder going- though quiet enjoyable. Have fun there. Cheers. KEV.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the complement , I'm a big Tolkien fan so have read a lot on his unpublished notes and theories .
DeleteExcellent paint job Tony! They look great! I taught "The Hobbit" for years and the kids always thoroughly enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteYes The Hobbit is a great starter into Tolkien , I'm enjoying painting these figures up .
DeleteA change is as good as a rest!
ReplyDeleteYes sometimes t's nice not to paint something worthy .
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