Defenders of Gondolin: Ecthelion, Glorfindel and Tuor. The scale armor variant for Glorfindel has been done for "Aiglos" #25, but the plate cuirass is my fav. What is yours?
Work in progress steps . T.b.c. in color. More images and armor description quotations in the Defenders of Gondolin gallery on my homepage. Yes, I know, Tolkien mentions only chainmail, but IMO they had a lot of time to perfect what they wore to battle against orcs, werewolves, dragons and who knows what. They had time and fantasy to put those iron wings on Tuor's helmet, not mentioning the crystals on Ecthelion's shield, so why not something more practical for a change? Or just something to put even more ornaments and crystals, why not ;)
Which variant do you prefer?
plate cuirass with plate elements
scale armor with plate elements