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Dwarf of the Iron Mountain

This is one of the first - possibly _the_ first - minis I ever bought. (the other 2 that might have been my first are in the "brokens" box waiting for me to develop a sculpting skill so I can fix them). He is dated 1976. He's not the oldest I have but he's the oldest painted one I have. There's not a lot of detail, I know, but if anyone has suggestions for improving the paint job I'd love to hear them. If you are curious about the weapon, it's a mattock. They were wielded by Dain's kin in the battle of the 5 armies (from the Hobbit). Back in 1976 Tolkein was everything to fantasy. However I think because of the copyright they couldn't use the name, so this guy was just "dwarf." However, anyone who had read the Hobbit would recognize the weapon (and the symbol on the shield which is slung on his back, along with a sword).

Posted: 7 Oct 2002

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finn17

I think this is great! A perfect antidote to Rackham (I'm not Knocking Rackham). A growing number of people seem to be increasingly fed up with sophisticated computer games and really early games like 'space invaders' and 'pong' are being cherished for their simplicity and gameplay. I wonder if there are any parallels here, or perhaps I'm just an old git getting too nostalgic?

4 Mar 2003 • Vote: 6

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by zeph

OMG, a halfling dressed up like a dwarf... I have to agree with Nadine, you could actually have gotten away with making him shirtless and that chainmail becomes body hair. Good job overall, 2 suggestions. When doing wood if you paint the area white, then really thin out some scorched brown painting it on in thin layers and leaving a bit more of the color here and there then wash it lightly with black only in the crevases and let dry. Finally use a little brown or chestnut to really make the color come alive. Also on leather, there's nothing like snakebite covered by chestnut wash then highlighted with more snakebite. :) I gave you a six because I thought you deserved a 5.5 just for painting this sculpt. :) Later

21 Feb 2003

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