InArt: The Lord of the Rings - Aragorn 1:6

[Sassafras]

Any tips for the eye line direction to bring some more of the likeness out? Not feeling it too much.

Line up the pupils with the same amount of iris and pupil showing. For the grim warrior look, center the pupils and iris, and then roll up so the iris is slightly covered by the upper eyelid. Both pupils should be in the same position, not rolling in different directions. Same if you are doing a side look. It's a little fiddly moving the eyes, be gentle.

Dampen the front hair and fluff up with a toothpick, bringing some hair forward so the forehead showing is more of a triangle, not a bowl. Look at some of the pics here to see how folks positioned the eyes and hair. Looks like you got decent hair, it just needs some dampening and fluffing and getting pushed into place with fingers/tweezers/toothpick.

 

[abake]

It's incredible how depending on the photo, this figure looks stunning or just average.

 

[dominishin]

That's anything with hair. Lots of variation and not everyone can work with it.

 

[Akiratang]

 

[Karst]

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Interesting, I wonder if kit will stock it.

That said, this is only really fit for one very specific scene, with an accessory that most of us don't have...

 

[Kalkylen]

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Gonna need that!!

 

[webhead05]

Yeah, very cool if a bit limiting. Could be fun to have if they ever make all four Hobbits, too. "It comes in pints?!"

 

[Sassafras]

Gonna need that!!

Yeah, I luv dioramas for my figs. Bought a couple of ASMUS Hateful Eight dios to convert into 1) scene for a Jack Sparrow and 2) scene for Zorro. Which I haven't done yet

Just say'in tho if the base/wall is resin, ASMUS' is a bit heavy, which is fine, but just something to be aware of.

I need a bigger one with benches so I could do the Thorin/Gandalf Bree scene.

 

[SwedishHeat]

Cool diorama, but weird choice considering many (most?) of us don't have Aragorn's ranger cloak.

 

[Kalkylen]

Yeah, I luv dioramas for my figs. Bought a couple of ASMUS Hateful Eight dios to convert into 1) scene for a Jack Sparrow and 2) scene for Zorro. Which I haven't done yet

Just say'in tho if the base/wall is resin, ASMUS' is a bit heavy, which is fine, but just something to be aware of.

I need a bigger one with benches so I could do the Thorin/Gandalf Bree scene.

Oh yeah that Asmus one pretty good, wish I'd gotten it. Could pass as Bree too I think.

Cool diorama, but weird choice considering many (most?) of us don't have Aragorn's ranger cloak.

A further insult to injury . The ToPo ranger cloak is still available to order from Kit https://onesixthkit.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=5653&search=TOPO

 

[scumonkey]

 

[Sassafras]

Oh yeah that Asmus one pretty good, wish I'd gotten it. Could pass as Bree too I think.

A further insult to injury . The ToPo ranger cloak is still available to order from Kit https://onesixthkit.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=5653&search=TOPO

Yeah I thought at least a first run of the TOPO cloak would have been shipping by now.

I trust Kit to refund if this is one of those custom projects that just sort of never happens, tho then back to making my own, eventually. Was hoping to dodge that project; I have enough others.

 

[Kalkylen]

Yeah I thought at least a first run of the TOPO cloak would have been shipping by now.

I trust Kit to refund if this is one of those custom projects that just sort of never happens, tho then back to making my own, eventually. Was hoping to dodge that project; I have enough others.

Yes I hear that. Hopefully it will start shipping soon. If not I still have the old one from Sideshow I've customised so that is a good place to start if you have one knocking around.