Citadel ME-11 Mounted Gandalf

 

Needing a mounted wizard for an upcoming Warhammer Fantasy Battle 3rd Edition game, I finally decided to paint up this ME-11 Mounted Gandalf from Citadel’s 80s Lord of the Rings range.

I tried to match him as closely as possible to the Gandalf on foot I painted up a little while ago (here). Not the correct matching foot figure for the set but good enough for me. Colour scheme is inspired by the animated Rankin and Bass Hobbit film. 

I attempted a lighting effect on the rune on the staff, lighting effects are not something I have played around with much, not sure how effective it is, but fun to try something different.

 

I’m quite happy with how Shadowfax turned out. I find it really pays to have some reference photos handy when painting animals.