Showcase: 12 Hunter Orcs from the Hobbit
“I don’t want excuses. I want the head of the Dwarf-king!” With Azog to answer to, these Hunter Orcs on foot are a determined horde of fighters. Close ups and group shots of Azog’s entire warband after the jump! If you want to paint a…
Tutorial: How to paint fire flame
In this tutorial I’ll explain step by step how I paint fire. The camp fire model is from the Hobbit miniature range and is included in the Troll box set. This guide will work for any model. If you’re familiar with Tale of Painters’ tutorials…
WIP: 12 Hunter Orcs from The Hobbit #1
Reading about Dan Harden’s Mirkwood Armies on Parade board in White Dwarf Weekly has sparked my interest in the Hobbit again. Using my Hunter Orc tutorial I decided to have a quick break from Warhammer 40,000 and paint some models from the Hobbit Range. I…
Tutorial: How to paint Bilbo wearing the One Ring
Having fought and escaped Gollum, Bilbo is now in possession of the One Ring. He has the ability to vanish from sight. It makes complete sense to represent this ability in the Strategy Battle Game with your very own Bilbo wearing the Ring model. In…
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…
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