Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden!
Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!
spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered,
a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!
Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!
... Suddenly the king cried to Snowmane and the horse sprang away. Behind him his banner blew in the wind, white horse upon a field of green, but he outpaced it. After him thundered the knights of his house, but he was ever before them.
The Return of the King. JRR Tolkien, 1955
These Rohan Royal Guard have been hanging over me for at least ten years and I'm happy to get them done. AHPC XI has been great at delving deep into my lead pile. I painted them with the rider attached to the horse.
I have used a lot of GW Contrast paint here, and the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. The cloaks and shields are Dark Angels Green without shading or highlighting. Similarly, the horses' coats are one pass of Contrast only:
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| Snakebite Leather |
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| 1:1 Cygor Brown: Contrast Medium |
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| Aggaros Dunes |
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| Black Templar |
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| Gore-grunta Fur |
8x mounted 28mm: 80 Points
Knights Solar: 20 Points
GW Side Challenge: 80 Points
Awesome Royal guard! If that was a single pass its a great advert for contrast paint!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
If I was more careful, I think I could get an even better effect. It certainly sped up some stages!
DeleteSuch a lovely unit, one of my favourites peoples in the Lord of the Rings saga.
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteWonderful work. I have already decided that for the next AHPC I am going to concentrate on my massive collection of LoTR plastic models.
ReplyDeleteI’ve certainly amassed a few over the years.
DeleteBeautiful work Barks! I LOVE the Rohirrim and this makes me want to paint more. Thanks for the tips on using Contrast paints for the horses - I'll be filling in a few colours based off of your recommendations. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWith a bit more care you could get a really nice easy horde of horses with Contrast.
DeleteGreat looking models Barks. While I can't stand the LOTR game (way to simple, ends up as a scrum in the middle all the time), I love the figs and of course the stories. Lovely paint job on them.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I’m looking for the ideal ruleset. GW’s is OK for small figure counts only.
DeleteThose are just awesome Barks!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Peter!
DeleteI love the contrast work you have done there!
ReplyDeleteWhat primer did you use for them?
I tried a bit of zenithal priming finishing with Tamiya fine grey.
DeleteThey look great Barks!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thanks, Christopher!
DeleteContrast does wonders on Lotr, I have said it before and I say it again. :)
ReplyDeleteI’m inclined to agree.
DeleteNice painting and helpful to see names of the contrast paints, will have to try those out for myself. Cheers Jez
ReplyDeleteI held off for a few years, but the browns in particular are very handy.
DeleteFantastic looking riders. Those contrast paints appear to have done the job nicely.
ReplyDeleteYes, they're very handy for working through a batch of figures.
DeleteI love me Rohan and these are ace ! Proper metal Guard figures too, worth a fortune these, lock em in a safe 👍
ReplyDeleteRegards KenR
I should have spent more time painting them nice...
DeleteOk crap, I need some of these...well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Greg!
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