WIP: Hunter Orcs on Wargs from the Hobbit
Quick post to show the progress on the Hunter Orcs on Wargs. I’ve made a couple of conversions as well. I’ve green stuffed a banner (tutorial for this is here) and turned a bow into a horn. I drilled out the hand, cut the bow…
Showcase: Bill, Bert and Tom the Trolls from the Hobbit
I love playing around with my camera and trying to create more cinematic scenes of my Hobbit models. I took the above shot with my DSLR on a tripod with a 25 second exposure. I used a red light to illuminate the centre of the…
WIP The Trolls: Bill, Bert and Tom.
I don’t usually post WIP shots from my desk, but I was playing around with my DSLR and two speedlites (flashguns) I recently purchased and found I could take reasonably well lit photo. The above shot was 1/60th shutter speed, aperture was 16 and ISO…
Tutorial: How to Paint the Trolls from the Hobbit
Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you’ve all woken up to lots Games Workshop gifts from your loved ones. I spoke to Stahly about giving you guys something cool on Christmas Day. He agreed. So please accept this gift of a tutorial from all of us…
Tutorial: How to paint Mirkwood Elf Rangers from the Hobbit
I love the fact that Tale of Painters has a strong Hobbit following. It’s spurring me on to keep bringing you guys tutorials. The Hobbit tutorials are my favourite to do because I always get an over whelming response. You guys asked for Mirkwood Rangers…
The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings: Reader Submission
Today’s reader submission is by Cat Austin. Cat is Manager of Games Workshop Barnet. Cat recently held a Merryment in Mirkwood event at her store. There were people playing the strategy game and demo games being run. Cat also had her collection of Lord of…
Tutorials: How to paint The Hobbit miniatures series
In this blog entry, we recap over all the Hobbit painting tutorials that Tale of Painters has produced so far. Check them out after the jump. Bilbo Baggins tutorial link. Gandalf the Grey tutorial link Radaghast the Brown tutorial link Thorin Oakenshield tutorial link Dwalin tutorial link Balin tutorial…
Showcase: 12 Dwarf Grim Hammers from the Hobbit
It’s hammer time! These grim warriors are complete. Man the defences and prepare to be invaded by more pictures once you’ve jumped the parapet. It’s no secret, I love painting Hobbit models. The smaller scale made for a nice change to all the big…
WIP: Dwarf Grim Hammers from the Hobbit
I’m really getting my Hobbit mojo back and I’m really enjoying this large batch paint of Dwarf Grim Hammers. I’m really tempted to jump straight back in with another Hobbit project when I finish these. So far I’ve painted the Eagle box set, then the…
Tutorial: How to paint Dwarf Grim Hammers from the Hobbit
I’ve been itching to paint some more models from the Hobbit for a while now and I’m always being asked if I’m going to do more tutorials for the Hobbit. I thought I’d kill two goblins with one throwing axe and do both. Read on…