WIP

Inspired by Holger Schmidt, one of the best miniature builders and painters I know, I started with a conversion of a LOTR Treebeard.

Being very static in his pose, the Ent was modified in several ways.
His right arm was slightly bent and put in a position pointing backwards.
Also the legs were repositioned as in a slow walking motion.
The biggest change happened to the left arm, which was cut in two pieces and repositioned in a pose in which it's holding its hand up and forward. Also the fingers were bent to form a cup shape.
All this, of course, to hold one of the two hobbits he is carrying around in his left hand talking to him.

The hobbit in the hand (Pippin) is another than the one supplied with the Treebeard. It was also converted fo fit nicely into the open hand.

All in all it was a nice conversion needing a lot of Greenstuff, but worth the effort.

Since I'm not sure yet, what kind of diorama to make for this miniature, I only crafted a small base with some plaster and Greenstuff to resemble a forest floor with rocks and roots.

At this stage it still looks a little odd, but I think one can see the difference to a "standard" Treebeard. Once painted it will look better.

One last note: I didn't use the leaves supplied with the model, since they don't look very realistic. H. Schmidt used some fine etched brass-foilage, that I will also attach to the model after painting it. Also, I'd like to thank Holger for his support and tips regarding this project. He assured me that he didn't mind me using his idea... .

Work on the Treebeard is progressing.
It's basically finished, but I need to add some leaves on tiny branches to it. I want to use etched foliage, but having some difficulties finding it in the correct size...