I've finished off the assorted monsters from JiME: Shadowed Paths. I rebased the bigger figures on 40mm MDF.
Balrog
The Balrog was featured last month, and I'm still really happy with him.
| A Balrog of Morgoth |
Cave Trolls
I used a dark blue-grey for the scaly bits, which I quite like.
| I have two Cave Trolls |
Orc Taskmasters
| "Where there's a whip, there's a way!" Orc Taskmasters |
Pit Goblins
| Pit Goblins |
Shadow-men
I think they've named these after a throwaway line in Return of the King about the oathbreaking Dead of Dunharrow:
None of the people of the valley dared to approach [the Stone of Erech],
nor would they dwell near;
for they said that it was a trysting-place of the Shadow-men...
| Shadow-men |
Nameless Things
Similarly, from The Two Towers:
Far, far below the deepest delving of the Dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things.
Whilst painting the Nameless Things, I thought they looked like an a cappella trio, and now I cannot un-see this.
| Nameless Things |
I'm not inspired by the concept, but I think they're handy generic monster models for other scales and settings. May their painting cleanse the world.
Giant Spiders
I was inspired by Mr Hunt's spiders. All the lines on the legs were more frustrating to paint than I expected!
| Giant Spiders |
Spawn of Ungoliant
Another oddly fiddly model to paint. Pretty satisfied with the final outcome.
| Spawn of Ungoliant |
| Not a huge fan of the egg sacs |