Darth Vindican Bust Sculpture

Royal Guard Helm; I finalise the piece with a lovely horse comb.

Royal Guard Helm; continuing the helmet work.

Royal Guard Helm; the level of detail is high on this one.

The Morgul Lord's Mace; otherwise known as Morning Star, this is a complex radial sculpt.

Boromir's Shield; I near completion as the boss proves more complicated than it appears.

Boromir's Shield; I tackle the boss area which has some subtle detail.

Ringo Starr Bust Sculpting.

King Theoden's sword Herugrim; I create the basic guard form and extract the decoration.

King Theoden's shield nears the finish; I have many layers of stamped metal work.

King Theoden's armour continues; I find subtleties in the faulds metal work.

King Theoden's torso armour; I get the metal form and add leather details.

Beginning the sculpt of King Theoden mounted on his horse, Snowmane; I start with shoulder guard.

Finishing a large picture frame from Elrond's Chamber in Rivendell; it took too long to show...

Completing the Rohan Royal Guard Shield; I must combine metal parts and prepare for export.

Reworking myself on Sauron's Sword; I overhaul the handle completely.

Fixing my own Gondorian Sword, I am informed by LOTR expert that I only have 6 discs on the pommel!

Sculpting and texturing the King of the Dead Sword; the pommel proves the tricky part.

Adding the final detail on Faramir Sword rework; I add a lovely eagle motif.

Sculpting a new pommel for the Citadel Guard Sword; the usual fudging exercises provide good result!

Reworking the Gondor Infantry Sword into Pippin's sword/dagger; it takes a long time!

Modelling the centrepiece of Rohan Guard Shield; I discover radial symmetry for the horsey details.

Completing the Rohan Guard Scabbard; the tip and metal parts are finished.

Epic fail on the way to Rohan Guard Shield; the celtic knot gives me a surprise challenge.

Modelling the Rohan Guard Scabbard; it is a shell made by extracting from the blade.

Reworking the Rohan Guard Sword; it requires a new hilt and guard.

Finishing Elven Warrior Helmet; masking and extracting decorative tendrils.

Adding tendrils to Elven Warrior Helmet; masking and extracting decorations.

Finalising Eomer's Spear head; where angles meet in the middle presents a challenge.

Completing the form of the Elven Warrior Helmet, the comb is finessed into its final shape.