I've finally painted all the figures from the 'Spreading War' expansion for Journeys in Middle-Earth, including the 'Scourges of the Wastes' villains. I used a lot of Contrast, and some of the painting was a bit of a mental slog. There was an issue with the primer being patchily hydrophobic and I had difficulty getting even coats. I placed the larger figures on MDF bases. The heroes have already been seen here.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XTZ_vRl7z9JIwpx01SmkdjMsghQ3Hpq5RPAFy52XQY-X4DzWQgs-Lw9GQm_6iVDwh9LiXGH1ZlXBX7pFWvXp1-eG-fR0261BYpxbjPi8vMrKRBKnKee1HHweRDS7Y6_ZHIbnpSS96lLXGGnSnLHtM0yRBhuLHYeKCigfApy9KhJCfGNPP1xYvIcBGL4/w400-h105/IMG_4780.HEIC) |
Heroes |
The otherwise nondescript 'Soldiers' received a thin coat of Vallejo sepia.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMgVkCesnywOZV_vUhbWOxUH_67sl1ELHO5JSfQqeCAkS2QzuM7-BjXiRfHsioUu0w7GMzMFV5uXuTGy4wAQT61Aa96OoyST9tjpw-yd1NwJTDJpgsgJF9QT-wltjK1ykr7mAMi3_W8zKqXLRpixo-HhG82blV_pyf1yHR_63vQDGU9FU0glK4RxzlVs/w400-h198/IMG_4770.HEIC) |
Soldiers |
The Uruk-hai are nice beefy orcs. I didn't differentiate between all the details on their sculpts, its just browns.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzR0YeHk-ktfLh_S5H4FSboYcddXPKtu4vMwv2Ja3wNQkP-GiKqATMGB0pI1p0Uf3-hzlxSFjIpmcMRqr0h2kZjGP3pTIfZ5eqCOhsl2k_gRRJU1sacKOgtY6VFp7zHy_8S3a7vNaJLTKbd5N4ojK9aeT7IhatAlyBHmFFb5PMbq9OHnVE2Xvfz0IToGE/w400-h300/IMG_4771.HEIC) |
Uruk-hai |
I don't like the warg-riders all vaulting the same log, but it's not the end of the world. They're wielding slings, but two of them are broken and I'm not going to repair them.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFgyzdrr03lYbhIPgkRogjGuovEvn3OynChLbeXYj6bOHk8cOmurxGLp9bdYjbSVqGeR6VLlEfZ8swFru2kJ4_RY86sqHsg36RFqD5ySsnxTNNfgEgWnrxw2WYdXDH1VFnRNECJ07IBfjchifXRtpteQyUvMjfLXgWrX1y4YpG_LTKhXmss2yBVyKOa0/w400-h245/IMG_4772.HEIC) |
Warg riders |
I removed the flames from the top of the oliphaunt's howdah because they were starting to snap as well.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EhiKKb4DzNL7pLf2GeCmFVAORIa_HmVkYMOIkxLYiSjqSaGcEfhACMHndriDVzfLP89F6ftv6n9tFyEvL0BneQgD9IEaYTjgGRpvfb3Yzh8FDLFeXnCp_Q3m8C6I1rkjJoiQh1WBmPd7V0Ou4r_nwmRnsgc4Q7BG2E3onG-Dl_W7RE-un_1Tk7I4YkA/w394-h400/IMG_4776.HEIC) |
Oliphaunt |
The flames on the siege towers, however, are quite durable.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmB7fBkMMJ3ql8W5XJvcR8mwb8wXpSH1Bw8zE-XGB_nRjBViCv-fAp75FF7vZhXDklLMstTCYR5q-ML7kGoC4OP1hQyuGw_DGGKRtrp_KAaizYx2h3hISxG6DOiNNdZu6WiV2BTg_CGf_8mbguApCnAsCNCANwOMKX8Dh_SVxecXzQCKrUwZUztM-RnwI/w400-h318/IMG_4773.HEIC) |
Siege towers |
I'm really happy with these beasts, the wings came out just right.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsIj1fhrhn0MCpd6mLMyfVJSC6Zau9PKmVLSXCcYGn6SDX2JJ7MHeeg1Beuhln-HeAIEIc-xItMr9wemIoPd9wtprSBnypC0tGWO-09PpXOeQzxjJx5ImFqKq1RxBu6aZ8h-WYZf91KdAao-nRCU0hOzyDk522F8gxeZF-gHM9w3kOUb5cwCgThYe91I/w400-h224/IMG_4774.HEIC) |
Fell beasts |
I used some Vallejo Liquid Mask to cover the Witch King's flight stand before final matt varnishing. It hasn't quite all come off despite attacking it with a stiff brush and Blutac.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEU1SYNmBzKDqtpQfTo-KzT0WCzD2URdgb1IbH5t7-U9vBWcd-vzxTmk72ARwTKZDtyiK0IxwJujRzffOVVFgp3eJNiupZkD2xvgcGekLmFb_4FYIAGyzjM6qafhmUHZZlAu8TVTdeeRzJM6aSUzkBgkppmqhLepJPuNwrNbdSXtz4j9vLOQ4Wj3KGbOU/w346-h400/IMG_4775.HEIC) |
Witch King |
I don't know anything about these two villains, as I have yet to encounter them in a campaign.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMHTYW8lAIDndZuCVxgC8bw8hfIhgJpiA3yG9S13liHedSEBnjfA_AIfPOInRHTuAT9guEeAosVs6Uflo7XD_I9wFvszU0xv34pl7AEkhZqQHFqYD6gXMSngHOIfF0tR5w6c63gD07fwP2Unt8_o3zC1YgHfdwbkYLyxeE2IXRXHuio2pw8UkQntZ6e0/w400-h399/IMG_4778.HEIC) |
Lord Angon |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9bQQ9cqdwmNAFiX0OYhTLdiECElmd_FgnI_3ShkqSY25iYhK6F9axb-t-kuHsJY4hf1k1RCHD1n8jV3zmt_mabha9pmwGl7vItChCIWVT5ffWWhLV69JSuJOgzkTJSAE5IoSTi0z_Z6O1UyKhE14N2AC9EEpDw8g1v9MqzCon4WiyhuG9fh9MkwPIB4/w270-h400/IMG_4777.HEIC) |
Eadris |
Glad to have them done.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrn2XhYu9SPKN-xoj-1dcMj5Fi5oaAJQH4sbZmfJXSrqKuuQ9waqxTYhiGgTjygK8zC7uqkj4ZzFTSGUsn9qdvvCC0dRe1_u4kKYk32xLSzY4sA718H_z_-s2VWnUsJIs9oX8o6Q5JbkOmRtRuTPyhblTOVDdDB22rcittOzeBjBH-FzjIoFJFJqvHofo/w238-h400/IMG_4779.HEIC) |
"What is this, a siege tower for hobbits?" |