Showcase: Mirkwood Rangers Warband from the Hobbit
This was a tasking batch paint. Using my Mirkwood Elf tutorial I batch painted the remaining nine elves and the two Finecast Captains in one go. It took a while but I’m pleased these are finally finished and off my desk. More photographs after the…
Showcase: Fimbul the Hunter from the Hobbit
Fimbul is Yazneg’s Lieutenant. After Yazneg is thrown to the Wargs for his failures, Fimbul the Hunter becomes Azog’s right hand man. This vicious orc carries a rusty Orc scimitar blade and wears gruesome bloodied, bone armour. After the jump you can see more pictures,…
Showcase: Azog the Defiler from the Hobbit
You may have recently seen the review and tutorial for this awesome model on the blog. Now that he’s finished I’m pleased to present the showcase post with all the different photo angles and my thoughts on this model. Traditionally, we post our showcase models…
Tutorial: How to Paint Azog the Defiler
In this detailed tutorial I’ll show you how I painted the mounted Azog the Defiler. You can of course use this guide from steps 11 onwards to paint Azog on foot. Please show your support for these tutorials by sharing this tutorial. This tutorial assumes…
Tutorial: How to Paint Hunter Orcs from the Hobbit
You may have seen the Fell Warg tutorial I posted recently, well this detailed ‘how to guide’ will focus on Hunter Orcs. Combining both will give you a full tutorial for mounted Hunter Orcs. More after the jump. This tutorial assumes you have a basic…
Showcase: Hunter Orcs on Fell Wargs and pics from a Hobbit game
Today I’m sharing the finished pictures of my Hunter Orcs. I’ve really enjoyed spending the past month expanding my Hobbit collection and sharing my progress on the blog. Check out more pictures after the jump including some pictures from a recent game. Sunday we had…
Tutorial: How to Paint Fell Wargs from the Hobbit
Fell Wargs are the ferocious beasts that accompany Azog’s Warband. Some are ridden by Orcs. This detailed tutorial will show you how to paint these Wargs. This tutorial assumes you have a basic understanding of how to paint. For the beginners, I will explain the…
WIP: Hunter Orcs on Wargs #2
Quick snap from my desk showing the current progress of Azog’s Warband. You can see one Hunter Orc is completely finished. After I had painted the two fatality test pieces I painted one Hunter Orc on Warg to completion. This is the model that I…
Review: Finecast Azog the Defiler from the Hobbit
Azog, also known as the Pale Orc or the Defiler rides to battle on top of his White Warg. He commands a warband of Hunter Orcs as he attempts to hunt down Thorin Oakenshield. In this review of the Finecast model of Azog I’ll be…
Showcase: Cinematic Hobbit Photos and Dead Hunter Orcs from the Hobbit
You get these two fatalities in the of Hunter Orcs on Wargs box set. Sadly, they don’t come with bases. Luckily, I had some spare 40mm bases. I wanted to include them as separate pieces to represent thrown riders or models that are knocked down….
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