As my second submission for the Challenge, I present 48 Uruk-hai scouts and 2 commanders. This is the first project on my Lord of the Rings "To Do" list, and it adds to the large Uruk-hai force that I completed in March 2021. It consists of two boxes of 24 plastic Uruk-hai Scouts and two different metal versions of Lurtz, all from Games Workshop. One of the boxes I had purchased new, while the other was a secondhand set that I was given. The gifted set needed a fair bit of cleaning, like removing the old paint that was "heavy on silver", trimming some of the rough areas where the figures had been attached to the sprues, and a bit of repair on some of the swords. One sword was missing completely, so I replaced it with some hammered florist wire. The Lurtz figure firing his bow came with the gifted box, and the other was an eBay purchase which came with the upper part of the bow missing. This was repaired with a bit of hammered copper wire.
Once everything was cleaned up and repaired, some small pebbles were glued to a few of the bases to get some variety, followed by some sand. All the miniatures were then primed black using a rattle can, and painted with acrylics, primarily Vallejo. I used three different browns, two different shades of grey, as well as gunmetal. As a final step I applied a coat of Army Painter Strong Tone Quickshade. While it leaves the miniatures rather glossy, it made all the browns seems richer, and made the swords and armour look appropriately grotty.
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| Uruk-hai scouts out scouting for Hobbits |
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| Close-up of the left group |
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| Close-up of the right group |
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| "Find the Halflings!" |
The points being claimed are as follows:
50 x 28mm figures @ 5 points each = 250 points.
Next stop - Amon Hen.
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A very nice point bomb, Frederick! These refurbished fighting Uruk-hai scouts look excellent. With this 50 you're getting close to half the number that attacked the Fellowship at Amon Hen!
Great work!
- Curt
I love Uruk-Hai scouts!
ReplyDeleteI have a few more lurking in the wings that I am saving for a future post. Stay tuned.
DeleteThat's quite a bomb, Frederick!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Teemu.
DeleteFantastic unit
ReplyDeleteThanks, Benito.
DeleteGreat looking entry.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rob.
DeleteNice uruks, Frederick! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tamsin.
DeleteBoom, that’s a load or Uruks. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Peter.
DeleteThey came out very well, Frederick! Gotta love those Uruks.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Martijn. I agree.
Delete"Out scouting for hobbits" - we've all been there, right? Great job Frederick!
ReplyDeletelol! Thanks, Greg.
DeleteBelieve it or not, although I have an extensive collection of LoTR plastics, I have no scouts! Your entry has inspired me to buy some.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. ;^)
DeleteGreat bunch of Uruks!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sander.
DeleteGreat looking models there! If you want them matted down a bit, I've had good results with Krylon Matte Finish, available at Michael's.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dallas. I will keep the Krylon in mind when the weather gets warm enough to spray outside.
DeleteHalfling express delivery, tracked! A great swarm of scouts, should be great to get them down on the table.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tom. Now that I also have the 'Ambush at Amon Hen' set painted up, I am ready to play that scenario with the local club.
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