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| Erkenbrand of Rohan, on foot and mounted, in 28mm - figures from GW. |
My submissions today both involve some interesting "finds" among the pile of stuff-to-paint I have accumulated over the years. The first one takes us to Middle Earth...
To find figures for the first theme round this past weekend I went rummaging around in my hoard-o-stuff and stumbled across some figures from Games Workshop's Lord of the Rings range. The Rohan Outriders went into the theme submissions - but I found another blister sitting on the shelf with them - Erkenbrand, Lord of the Westfold, hero of Rohan. Since I was painting some other Rohan figures anyway, I thought I might as well paint this fellow up too while I was at it.
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| Beautiful metal casting from GW. Remember when they did metal? |
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| Wanted the green on the cloak to jump out a bit. He is a hero of Rohan after all! |
In "The Lord of the Rings" Erkenbrand was a hero of the Kingdom of Rohan, helping to defend the Westfold from invasion. It was Erkenbrand who, together with Gandalf, led a relief force to help break up the assault on Helm's Deep. Erkenband's character, however, was not in the 2001 movie trilogy (or if he was, I don't remember him at all) - in the film "The Two Towers" the relief force at Helm's Deep was led instead by Eomer and Gandalf.
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| The mounted pose is beautiful - you can imagine the other Rider of Rohan rallying behind his charge! |
Nonetheless, the range of figures sculpted by GW was unbelievably comprehensive, and included several characters which appeared in the books but not the Peter Jackson films. I do not even recall purchasing this figure, but sitting as it was with the other little pile of LOTR stuff in my hoard, I must have just assumed it would be cool to have another hero-type for my Rohan force.
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| I love the war horn he is carrying on his belt. Brings to mind the "Horn of Gondor" and poor Boromir... |
And it is! This is a stunning casting. While it retains the slimmer, more reasoned proportions of the other LOTR figures, he is still a good size - befitting a hero of Rohan! The figure is metal, but sadly the horse is plastic - and connected to the base by just one hoof. No doubt disaster awaits if we ever put this fellow on to the table while mounted...
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| I loved painting this figure. |
But it was just lovely to paint. It has been a real treat to dive back into a figure range that I have not otherwise touched with a paint brush for more than 10 years. Hopefully we will find a game some time in 2019 where this fellow can run down some orcs!
In terms of points, a modest 15 for the tally here. Up next, some more old metal castings from the Evil Empire...
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What, still not Spanish? Biggles! Have you got all the stuffing up one end?
You've done a spectacular job on Erkenbrand. The green cloak definitely jumps out; you've done a fantastic job of shading the recesses so it billows. He certainly looks like he's leading a cavalry charge. The shield is also a very nice touch, Especially the two horses. You've done great justice to a very dynamic figure.
Now, how do you plead? Fifteen points? We'll soon change your mind about that! Fear, surprise, and a most ruthless application of two points for the shield! So hah, seventeen points! Now confess!
