Princeling of Gondolin
Sea-lover
Half-elven
Eärendil, 7 Years Old
finished Fall ’06
posted for Dec 18, 2007
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MINIIIIIS! I should have done these pictures long ago, too.
Eärendil, as a 7 year old boy at the Fall of Gondolin, is modelled by Pippin in Gondor, wearing boots. I used Green Stuff, the two-part GW epoxy putty. Just a bit. The detail bits I’d like to bring out are the swirlies on his cloak and the golden wings on his helmet. I also think I did a good job on the cloth of this model.
And Eärendil is just cute.
I usually take him as a commander when I play with him. He does okay. The only other thing I want to say about this model is that I painted it in a very short period of time; only about two weeks. Same for the other two models coming up next. It was fun.
We made gingerbread cookies tonight! Hooray! We used every cookie cutter at least twice!
Also I wrapped some presents.
Art contest! Take a look! Deadline extended to Dec 24!
This is Eärendil, setting sail in his swan-prowed Vingelot, out from the dark cliffs with the Silmaril on his brow. This picture was based on a poem in the Book of Lost Tales Part II, in my edition on page 267: Eärendil arose where the shadow flows/At Ocean’s silent brim…
