Forth Eorlingas: The start of my Rohan army!!

So, for the longest time, I’ve been wanting to prove people wrong when they say that Games Workshop’s Rohan has been left behind and that it cannot compete against the new Harad and Mordor in tournament play, proving them wrong not only by fielding a Rphan army to a tournament, but also by trying my best to winn all my games with it, thus proving that with careful application of tactics, one can pull off a win!

So, I started by modelling my group of 12 Riders, four of which have throwing spears.  I probably will add more Riders to the mix later, but time and the wallet will tell…I haven’t bought any new figures in a very long time.

First up is Eowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan:

Riders of Rohan with Throwing Spears:

Now we have my Rider of Rohan with throwing spears.  They were pretty simple to do, the one on the right just Brown Iron Oxide washed with Flesh Wash, the other merely one coat of Graveyard Earth and then highlighted with Kommando Khaki until the paint color was smooth and not patchy.

One thing about my throwing spear Riders is that some of the not pictured ones actually are riding the horses from the Knights of Minas Tirith set, but you’ll see more of that in just a bit:

 

Rider of Rohan with Banner:

Now, with the standrad bearer of my force, I wanted to do something really special, make him stand out from the other Riders and be noticed, some heroic pose, but still able to support the weight of a metal rider.

Well, the only horse in the Rohan set capable of supporting his weight (the running one with his head up) didn’t look dramatic at all…it looked boring.  Displeased, I started rooting around for spare horses I could chop up and convert into a cool pose.  I happened upon my old-ish plastic Knights of Minas Tirith.  I then remembered that they were made in dynamic poses!  Ripping the Knights from their steeds, I found this horse and tested the banner bearer on it.

The result is rather satisfactory I think…an impressive centerpiece figure to ride alongside my Heroes!

Regretably, that is all the update for now.  Riders, while they are fun figures, take forever to paint.  Worry not, a new update shall come soon!

Hello world!

Hello everybody, and welcome to my little corner of the internet!  Here I hope to share all of my artsy/whatever else projects and blah. 

First, I suppose I should introduce myself:

This is me…at least a character reference sketch of my fursona.  I’m Sam Lycoan, and I’m an anthro wolf urry who likes to draw and paint miniature figures, particularly for Games Workshop’s Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle game.  I currently am embarking on a project that will take me deep into the heart of Rohan and the rest of the realm of men.

I also am the author of the currently-in-production Shadow of the Dog Lord Roleplaying Game, which, when finished, assuming my sources are correct, will be the only purely anthro based roleplaying game of its kind.  It’s taking a while to finish, because I am doing all the writing and illustrating myself, as well as playtesting, so it may be a ways down the road.

Oh my, there is just so much to do, and so little time to do it in!

More posts will be made hopefully regularly

Cheers, and thanks for looking everybody!!