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121 - Fíli! (tutorial)

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Mae govannen, mellon nín! In this post I'll make a tutorial on how to paint Fíli, yet another dwarf from Thorin Oakenshield's Company, a miniature from  the Escape from Goblin Town  starter box (Games Workshop). The main problems I found with this mini were, by my mistake, the molding lines (which I forgot to clean) and the very pour sculpting in certain areas (like the hands, that have a tremendous lack of detail). Aside that, this was a very pleasing miniature to paint, and I very much enjoyed playing with the many different tones of grey. Assembled and unprimed miniature of Fíli. Who is Fíli? " Dwarf of Thorin and Company. In the year 2941 of the Third Age, Fíli joined the Quest of the Lonely Mountain, which eventually resulted in the slaying of Smaug the Dragon and the reclamation of the Dwarf-kingdom under the Mountain at Erebor. Fíli was born in the year 2859, the son of Thorin Oakenshield's sister, Dís. Fíli and his brother, Kíli

120 - Glóin! (tutorial)

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Mae Govannen, mellon nín! In this post I'll make a tutorial on how to paint Glóin, another dwarf from Thorin Oakenshield's Company (as my previous mini, Óin ), a miniature from the Escape from Goblin Town starter box (Games Workshop). This painting session went a little bit better than Óin's, but I'm still struggling to get the best out of these the Hobbit new kind of sculpts. Perhaps I'm too used to the old GW's sculpts, and that's a bit of a problem, on which I'll have to work on. Anyway, let us get to the lore!!! Who is Glóin? Assembled and unprimed miniature of Glóin, the dwarf. " Dwarf of Thorin and Company. Glóin, the son of Gróin, was born in the year 2783 of Third Age. He fought in the Battle of Azanulbizar and was a companion of both King Thrain II, and his son, Thorin Oakenshield . With Thorin and Company he went on the Quest of Erebor which resulted in the death of Smaug the Dragon, and the re-establishment

119 - Óin! (tutorial)

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Mae Govannen, mellon nín! In this post I'll make a tutorial on how to paint Óin, the dwarf from Thorin Oakenshield's Company, a miniature from the Escape from Goblin Town starter box ( Games Workshop ). While I can say I really enjoyed painting him, this is one of those miniatures which the final result doesn't exactly match the expectations. But well, the secret is to always keep on going! I've made a minor error since the beginning and, lucky me, it was easily solvable: The hands of Óin are supposed to have gloves, and I have painted them with skin tones. It's a clear case of low planning of the painting session. But, before we get to the painting tutorial, a little bit of lore, as usual... Who is Óin? Assembled and unprimed miniature of Óin, the dwarf. " Dwarf of Thorin and Company. Óin, the son of Gróin, was born in 2774 of the Third Age, and joined the Quest of Erebor in 2941. After the slaying of Smaug the Dragon and the re-esta