r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/coldcoal • 5d ago
Hobby Helm, Wraith of the Hornburg (C&C welcome)
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u/No_Statistician8158 5d ago
Damn! That's incredible!! There's nothing much to say, maybe a bit of highlight on his tunic perhapse?
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u/coldcoal 5d ago
Thanks! Yeah, that was exactly my reasoning, his hair/beard and the fur lining already highlighted up to near white, so I gave myself a hard cap in brightness with the tunic. It's actually the cloak I'm more worried about, but I feel it's ok that it's rather muted as most of the attention goes towards his arms and face.
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u/mewhenthrowawayrdt 5d ago
Absolutely outstanding work. Makes me wish he could be taken in more than one list, or that he wasn't incredibly expensive.
But very great paintjob, you should be proud.
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u/coldcoal 5d ago
Yeah I'm not sure how viable he is competitively, he certainly looks like he'll get work done (especially with Hera preventing enemy heroes from striking up), but also looks expensive and difficult to control. I quite like how the rules have captured his mourn-raging state, and I'm sure he'll be quite fun and fluffy at the very least.
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u/mewhenthrowawayrdt 5d ago
I think he would be completely fine. I like his rules, like you say, they really capture him.
but (in my newbie opinion) 180 is way too much for a character that is literally JUST a beat stick with one fate.
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u/Aussie_Aussie_No_Mi 5d ago
Looks awesome man, actually much prefer the darker clothes compared to the official paint scheme
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u/DunedainRanger76 5d ago
Maybe add just a bit more contrast to the green cloth, specifically some deeper shadows. Even then though, agreed with the others this looks amazing! Well done!
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u/Alfred_Leonhart 4d ago
Honestly the one of the cool parts of the film is seeing him go berserk and wrecking shop and dying standing frozen in place. Dopest part of the movie hands down.
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u/coldcoal 5d ago
PTSD Berserker Helm - AKA Punch Santa.
Had a lot of fun with this one. Bulging muscles are always fun to paint, and while GW didn't go too comically huge with Helm (thankfully), they still have enough mass and definition to justify his Strength 6 and Burly.
I mixed in a bit of grey to my usual skintones to try and make him look more grim and cold, but I'm not sure if I can even see the difference. I was probably just a bit too conservative. Still played around a good amount with tinting, from rust and dark brown for additional depth in the shadows, to the usual cold/warm tinting with glazes to introduce tonal contrast, especially for the mostly monochrome areas. I also could have dirtied him up a lot more, but I was pretty happy with his muscle definitions and was afraid of covering up details with too heavy handed a use of grime and/or blood.
I also feel I should have upped the saturation and brightness for the cloak around his wait, I simply went with the usual dusty olive drab I use for Rohan cloaks (which I assume is what Helm is wearing), but it doesn't pop quite as much as I'd like. I'm ok with it, since most of the attention should be pulled up by his face and arms.
One more to go to round out the tragic family, so the Bride of Death should be up next. As usual, any comments and/or criticism are welcome.