tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post7765975122948386289..comments2024-03-29T05:40:22.171-06:00Comments on The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge: From MichaelP - Vendel Fantasy Barbarians For Isengard (110 points)Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-13644975784643664052017-01-06T05:58:28.746-06:002017-01-06T05:58:28.746-06:00will no one keep a look out for the poor Ewoks!!!!...will no one keep a look out for the poor Ewoks!!!!! NOOOOOOOO.. <br /><br />Nice paint all around though.. nice subtle conversions throughout.. MrLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564055436566237661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-16541385133488174522017-01-06T02:27:50.041-06:002017-01-06T02:27:50.041-06:00Very nice indeed and great alternate models. The ...Very nice indeed and great alternate models. The hand on the shields is definitely a highlight.JamieMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206287212346614676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-44487504202498871382017-01-05T23:32:30.198-06:002017-01-05T23:32:30.198-06:00Nicely done , like the hands on the shields.Nicely done , like the hands on the shields.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283275169669440261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-76746133569813802222017-01-05T21:37:56.673-06:002017-01-05T21:37:56.673-06:00Especially as the Dunlendings have to kill the Ewo...Especially as the Dunlendings have to kill the Ewok only with their bare hands and teeth. Since many don't have many teeth remaining after the boyhood sport of Hu-gwa (catching rocks in the mouth while riding young bison), it is a daunting proposition.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-84650800348501787402017-01-05T21:36:01.070-06:002017-01-05T21:36:01.070-06:00Thanks mate.Thanks mate.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-25877143447102178062017-01-05T21:35:18.095-06:002017-01-05T21:35:18.095-06:00Sadly there are no before and after photos of me a...Sadly there are no before and after photos of me and my beard. I was handsome before, and remain handsome now. I am not as handsome as these hirsute wild men, however.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-12142806687016655472017-01-05T21:34:14.374-06:002017-01-05T21:34:14.374-06:00Thanks Millsy!Thanks Millsy!Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-61517300883367667542017-01-05T20:39:19.814-06:002017-01-05T20:39:19.814-06:00Killing an Ewok is a tough rite of passage. They&#...Killing an Ewok is a tough rite of passage. They're nasty b*ggers, don't let their propaganda deceive you.Barkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389368754759452544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-45342373750671516352017-01-05T19:03:43.013-06:002017-01-05T19:03:43.013-06:00To quote one of the best movies of the 80s: ' ...To quote one of the best movies of the 80s: ' There can be only one.'Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-48822628865244010862017-01-05T18:50:09.091-06:002017-01-05T18:50:09.091-06:00Thank you Ross. Middle finger, or maybe the two f...Thank you Ross. Middle finger, or maybe the two finger salute like the English longbowmen gave to the French. :)Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-55990371475683261472017-01-05T18:49:19.019-06:002017-01-05T18:49:19.019-06:00Thanks Paul. I don't know about your lot but ...Thanks Paul. I don't know about your lot but these days it seems half the Canadian Army has a chit to wear a beard. A lot of guys picked up a taste for it in Afghanistan, where shaving discipline broke down. I am happy to shave the beard to go back to work, but the dashing moustache stays.<br />Glad you liked this lot.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-13397115003180420282017-01-05T18:47:45.267-06:002017-01-05T18:47:45.267-06:00Thank you Juan. Nothing bits a good horde, but th...Thank you Juan. Nothing bits a good horde, but the figures are heavy and I have them on washers, so I think I need to invest in some movement trays. Otherwise moving a horde figure by figure is tiresome.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-24315592813615569022017-01-05T18:46:31.239-06:002017-01-05T18:46:31.239-06:00Thank you Curt. A middle finger, no doubt?Thank you Curt. A middle finger, no doubt?Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-75024904921699462942017-01-05T18:46:08.663-06:002017-01-05T18:46:08.663-06:00Thanks Benito!Thanks Benito!Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-24648366285855186292017-01-05T18:45:52.191-06:002017-01-05T18:45:52.191-06:00Thanks Clint. Mess with the scruff, die in the ro...Thanks Clint. Mess with the scruff, die in the rough, as they say in Dunland.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-54282740359593749422017-01-05T18:45:21.943-06:002017-01-05T18:45:21.943-06:00"Stab for Saruman" was what the marketin..."Stab for Saruman" was what the marketing department came up with. It flowed better than "Infiltrate for Isengard" and "White Hand In Hand With the Uruk Hai for Victory and a Free Dunland".<br />Thanks Greg.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-82110656515031134212017-01-05T18:43:38.051-06:002017-01-05T18:43:38.051-06:00Thanks Byron. I will try to do better with the pi...Thanks Byron. I will try to do better with the piccies.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-68734992550853452342017-01-05T18:43:14.352-06:002017-01-05T18:43:14.352-06:00I think the horse lords will be nervous when all 4...I think the horse lords will be nervous when all 45 of these figs turn up on the battlefield.<br />I do rather think of them as Middle Earth's equivalent of the Army of Northern Virginia - I detest pretty ACW confederates.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-3067627524874991992017-01-05T18:42:03.392-06:002017-01-05T18:42:03.392-06:00Motley Cru - has that name been taken?Motley Cru - has that name been taken?Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-52775785085013355102017-01-05T18:41:44.519-06:002017-01-05T18:41:44.519-06:00Cheers Rod. Ewoks are disgusting little creatures...Cheers Rod. Ewoks are disgusting little creatures and deserve to be turned into fur hats.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-58118894764794636112017-01-05T18:41:15.482-06:002017-01-05T18:41:15.482-06:00Thanks Adam.Thanks Adam.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-64825594101892810362017-01-05T17:02:18.714-06:002017-01-05T17:02:18.714-06:00Nicely rag tag! Nicely rag tag! DaveDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995593231170018770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-18135116592592822042017-01-05T15:20:48.709-06:002017-01-05T15:20:48.709-06:00Great ragged looking wild men Mike. Do post a bef...Great ragged looking wild men Mike. Do post a before and after beard comparison. Great job on the hands on the shield and the Ewok comment made me do a spit take!Peter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-31599106628503427242017-01-05T14:59:24.359-06:002017-01-05T14:59:24.359-06:00Absolutely smashing. All the effort in variations ...Absolutely smashing. All the effort in variations paid off!Millsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580692168847505881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-47630701376571554872017-01-05T14:39:36.946-06:002017-01-05T14:39:36.946-06:00Great looking horde of Dunlendings and looking for...Great looking horde of Dunlendings and looking forward to seeing the Champions when completed. <br /><br />I agree with Curt, the Lieutenant should be the "finger" of Saruman or similar <br /><br />Cheers, Rossroma912https://www.blogger.com/profile/10874596915202957037noreply@blogger.com