gilvader

Custom LOTR Easterling

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Hello to all, this is my first post here so bear with me. Finally got round to doing this minifig after twiddling my thumbs for too long. Presenting, my very own custom LOTR Easterling minifigure:

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It's only 90% complete, still need a few more armor pieces and a proper matching shield to finish the whole thing. I did paint an entire body for this figure but decided to go with Master Chen's body since I think the print is pretty nice and goes with the whole theme. The helm was crafted using Kneadatite and some scrap pieces I had from other figures and a piece of flexible plastic cut from a milk can lid. I intend to cast this helmet later on in the future so I can improve on it further. The rear horn thingies can be removed, it's attached to a scrap Lego minifig hand that fits in a hole I drilled on the helmet. Painted with Tamiya spray paints and finished with a generic acrylic lacquer.

Many thanks to the other posters on some older threads that provided their own sketches or artwork on a custom Lego version of the Easterling. I had always wanted one so this one is special to me.

This is my first attempt at a proper customised minifigure so any comments or suggestions are welcomed. Thanks! :grin:

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This is an ambitious project. I like your spirit, taking things from milk can lids, drilling and so on. I think you got the rear horn thingies very well. Torso and legs fit well I believe. The helmet seems a bit uneven, but that might be the perspective.

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Hi Wardancer,

I had to do it, liked the Easterling character from the time I saw the column marching towards the Black Gate in the film series.

Here's the only WIP image I took before I sanded the helm and painted it:

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As you can see, the gold part is the flexible plastic I cut from the milk can lid. Had a few lying around and I needed something flexible to do the horns so it was perfect. It was very difficult to attach to the hand piece I modified as the holder for the horns. Even with the Kneadatite it did not bond very well so I pretty much got away with it after I painted the horns. The helm was done using a spare helmet piece from a SW Shadow Guard minifig and a modified Master Wu hat. I had to cut the Shadow Guard helmet and attach it to the Master Wu hat with Tamiya ABS cement. Worked pretty well though. The frontal horn was cut and shaped from a waste Orc scimitar I had.

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Update to the Easterling. Refined the rear horns a little bit. Decided to give a try with Tamiya Pla Plate. Fashioned a new set of horns and mounted it permanently to the base helm. The old set of horns was problematic since the plastic from the milk can lid would not bond with the modified hand I was using as the slot piece to the helm. I think the change to the new horns makes it look better. Next is to do the abdominal armor section and shield.

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Went back to the drawing board, decided to go back to the original design by deskp that inspired me from this thread:

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70770

Made a 2nd version of the helmet, this time with more detail and a better shape to both frontal and rear horns. The helmet has "damage" of sorts but I like it anyway. Parts were cut from Pla Plate and cemented to a base helm I made the same way I did with the first version. The shield was scratch-built as well since there is no Lego piece with the same shape. Adapted the design for the armor and got it printed as a sticker sheet. I hope I did justice to his design:

easterlingV2.jpg

deskp, if you're reading this, thanks for the inspiration. Your artwork was awesome. :wink:

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