Cardolan Rangers

I've taken the time to just cover the arm joints with some cloak material. I think this looks a lot better now and certainly makes a visual difference.

It's easy to do and gives a much more natural look to the cloak. As this ranger is pulling back his bow to shoot, I've bent the plastic bow back. This creates a much better look for a bow under strain.

I also bought a couple of packs of rangers from North star from their Shadows deep range. There is a definite nod to LOTR with this range, as their shields have the star of Arnor on for one. This of course is perfect for my needs creating a Cardolan force. These smaller shields are perfect for rangers, who can't be weighed down by large, heavy war gear.

A very stoic ranger from North star in the background. He is quite tall compared to the Oathmark plastics, but this again is good for the Dunedain.

North star also produce a female ranger which fits in well.

Stoic ranger again, he's going to make a good captain I think.

A cowl extra on a soldier of Cardolan, just helps to add some variety to the Fireforge models.

I had another stab at doing chain mail and this is looking better. The putty wasn't so thick and I waited for it to cure for 15 minutes before starting.

I thought it would be nice to include a few rangers with bare heads to contrast against all the cloaks.

The star of Arnor.

Another view of the chain mail, definitely getting there with this new technique. At least it matches the plastic sculpting.

Here is another metal ranger sculpt from North star. This one scales much better with the Oathmark figures. It's good to have a couple of actual rangers in the mix. 

I do have some Citadel LOTR figures from the Eighties somewhere I need to dig out. I imagine they will be quite small these days compared to the more modern sculpts.

Rangers meet up to discuss their latest plans.

Some other chain mail , I must remember to cut out the areas of putty where the two colours connect in the packaging. This can lead to hard areas where the two strands of putty have already hardened together slightly.

 "For Cardolan!"