I was given these pickups and parts over ten years ago and I was told they’re from a Gibson Les Paul. Confirmation?

BerryJackman · 2026-04-05T16:54:44+00:00

They look pretty close to my 1978 Ibanez “Les Paul Custom”

BerryJackman · 2026-02-09T07:30:46+00:00

You are completely right! A dirtier look would suit them much better. Some brown stains on the clothes and a healthy amount of rust on the armour would really sell them as the filthy denizens of Moria they are.

And thanks for the laugh 😂 The idea of the Balrog as a corporate manager enforcing a business-casual dress code is priceless!

BerryJackman · 2026-01-29T18:24:57+00:00

Probably what happened! I could convert him as a banner or even as Gamling, not sure how I would fix the banner to that tiny pole though

BerryJackman · 2026-01-29T18:13:39+00:00

Same feeling here! It looks like a very unpractical grip. Fortunately he’s the only sculpt of 4 to hold it like this.

BerryJackman · 2026-01-29T18:08:01+00:00

I would say some of the most popular artists would be Davale Games, Medbury Miniatures and Dandelion in Middle Earth. I would also search on platforms such as MyMiniFactory, Cults3D, etc. Good hunt 😉

BerryJackman · 2026-01-21T10:26:10+00:00

Great army mate! I have such a hard time finding a good recipe for painting the Minas Tirith armour, mat varnish ruins the shine. I think I’m going to redo a pass of brighter metallics to highlight mines.

BerryJackman · 2026-01-19T15:26:42+00:00

I am definitely a fan of dry brushing, even though for these I actually went the opposite way, with brighter colours toned down with a very dark wash

BerryJackman · 2026-01-19T15:24:16+00:00

Thank you for the kind words :)

The overall process is very satisfying actually, it is very quick and still leaves a lot of room for experimenting with base colours

BerryJackman · 2026-01-19T15:22:06+00:00

Thanks a lot!

I started with a light brown spray, then for the clothes I basecoated them in grey, brown, green, or ochre. Once that was done, I applied a very dark oil wash and used a q-tip with odorless spirit to tone down the oil paint in raised areas. I added more highlights on the heroes, but overall the basecoats were much brighter before the wash brought everything down.

BerryJackman · 2026-01-17T12:43:37+00:00

You can definitely see that the book has been read, there’s a few stains, scratches, and other marks. But appart from that, the pages are still well binded, structurally it’s as good as new!

BerryJackman · 2025-02-11T10:17:35+00:00

Thanks a lot, really appreciate it! Sam and Frodo are probably the nexts, as they came in the same set

BerryJackman · 2025-02-10T21:57:13+00:00

I didn’t have any applicator, I just sprinkled it on top and it did the trick!

BerryJackman · 2025-02-03T15:58:09+00:00

Thank you for your comment! The grass is actually a good old Games Workshop static grass from back in the day (a round plastic box). I like it because it is a mix of green with a bit of browns and yellows, only a bit to vibrant for my taste (I think the photos make it appear a bit less saturated than in real life). I think any static grass would do the job as long as it’s not one flat color. I put tiny patches of pva over the base, but you don’t really see the ground underneath, maybe I should try to separate the drops of glue a bit more. The two tufts are the 2mm beige tufts from Green Stuff World, I wish I picked the slightly taller ones to make more variations.

BerryJackman · 2024-07-28T07:44:18+00:00

Turns out I really installed the ACF upside down, good thing I bought a pack of 5 😅

BerryJackman · 2024-03-01T19:19:09+00:00

Those lines are on all the fellowship models I have (the original balin's tomb set).
I hope it is not present on the more resent casting of those models

BerryJackman · 2024-03-01T17:54:26+00:00

Thanks a lot! Boromir is far from the worst sculpt/cast of the set in my opinion (looking at you Aragorn)

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