Pages

▼

Thursday, 7 April 2011

Frodo

Ok, it´s not a 100% likeness and I have made him look a bit tired, but it could be used alongside 54mm bods.
The bod came from The Kindersuprise LOTR series.

Before..................................................................
...............................................................and After










The base on the second version was created, made and supplied by Stephane of Dr Willets Workshop.
He´s made some very nice little scenic bases which I can highly recommend. I haven´t done it the justice it deserves. Anyway, you can see his full range of Medieval town Bases, HERE
at

19 comments:

  1. Anonymous7 April 2011 at 06:19

    What big eyes you have?

    Nice paint job Paul and good little fig.

    ReplyDelete
  2. mork69697 April 2011 at 06:24

    Nice idea with the rework and nice painted! Hmm, I guess I´ve got Legolas from this LOTR Series from Kindersurprise. Perhabs I should try it myself?

    ReplyDelete
  3. Paul´s Bods7 April 2011 at 06:28

    Thanks..
    Not the best paint job I´ve ever done. Mind you, before he had a bit of a look of, son of the incredible hulk about him (TV series)
    Now he just looks like an 80´s New wave band member :-D
    Cheers
    Paul

    ReplyDelete
  4. Porky7 April 2011 at 06:29

    Much better! There could be a career at Kinder in this. How quickly can you turn them out?

    ReplyDelete
  5. kingsleypark7 April 2011 at 06:34

    Excellent paint job. What a difference compared to the original. Do Kinder do figures for all the Fellowship?

    ReplyDelete
  6. The Angry Lurker7 April 2011 at 06:34

    Very nicely done, a real improvement there, good work and all the crappy chocolate you can eat.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Paul´s Bods7 April 2011 at 06:41

    :-D Thanks
    @Fran...The chocolate is pretty crappy...a bit like chewing a plastic bag...not that I have or would recommend doing that!!! Eat 6 of them in a row and you feel well dizzy!!!
    @Porky...for a not too bad paintjob like that..?..about 1/2 an hour per bod, if I was doing 4-5 at once.
    @Kingsley...they do...and I got the lot..(and about two stone heavier) including gandalf on shadowfax (sounds rude or???) and treebeard.
    Cheers
    Paul

    ReplyDelete
  8. Unknown7 April 2011 at 06:43

    Good paint, it looks much better. I know that look you went for, it's me after a pub crawl where I got muppetized on more than several pints of cider and I'm deep into the clutches of terminal curry deprivation. I wonder where in Mordor you can get a get a decent Ork Vindaloo?

    ReplyDelete
  9. Paul´s Bods7 April 2011 at 06:47

    LOL..:-D Here must be Mordor then. There´s no decent curryhouses and no cider either :-(
    Cheers
    paul

    ReplyDelete
  10. Sylvia Ney7 April 2011 at 07:51

    I'm so glad to find your blog. I'm stopping by from the "A to Z" challenge. I have so much respect and admiration for people with this skill. The steady hand and patience involved elude me, but I still enjoy looking at the work of others. Thank you for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Dr. Willett's Workshop7 April 2011 at 08:05

    Thanks for the Up. That mini must be pretty big to fit on the base like that. Still pretty good considering where it's coming from.

    ReplyDelete
  12. DeanM7 April 2011 at 08:10

    Very nice re-paint. Regards, Dean

    ReplyDelete
  13. Ray Rousell7 April 2011 at 09:30

    Nice job, definitely an improvement on the shiny shiny. I love kinder chocolate, my precious!

    ReplyDelete
  14. peter7 April 2011 at 10:43

    So you ate the chocolate also Paul, and not your kids. What you do, to get some figures :-D

    Nice paintconversion Paul. I hope the rest will follow.

    Greetings
    Peter

    ReplyDelete
  15. Porky7 April 2011 at 12:29

    Not sure 4-5 an hour is fast enough. The nippers these days really get through them. Oh well, one less chance to get caught working for the man - a celebration is in order! Maybe some of that Ork vindaloo.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Biff Tanner7 April 2011 at 14:07

    Ha Ha Ha little hobbit feet.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Laughing Ferret8 April 2011 at 01:47

    Much improved!

    My favorite Frodo mini is one a friend gave me years ago- it's a clear plastic Frodo for when Frodo puts on the ring.. fastest mini I ever painted ;)

    ReplyDelete
  18. Erwin8 April 2011 at 05:23

    Wow! nice work!

    ReplyDelete
  19. mekelnborg8 April 2011 at 21:27

    I can't keep track of what's the difference between orcs and ents but I liked the way the tree-like ents would talk.

    ReplyDelete