Smoke Ring Miniatures

Mae Govannen! First of all, we're in the end of the so called "hobbit week", which is symbolically marked by the birthday of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins (September 22nd), and I couldn't let the occasion pass without mentioning it on the blog. (P.s.: I've just realised that the "hobbit week" post is the same number of years that Bilbo Baggins is celebrating in the beginning of the book, i.e., 111) As usual, I've started reading the Lord of the Rings by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien this week (I've done so every year since 2011/12, excluding 2017). Visualizar esta foto no Instagram. Happy birthday to Frodo and Bilbo!!!! September 22nd . . . . #gamesworkshop #lordoftherings #thehobbit #middleearth #middleearthsbg #warhammer #paintingwarhammer #paintingforgeworld #middleearthminis #boardgames #paintingminiatures #minipainting #warhammerfantasy #tabletopgame #sbg #bilbobaggins #bilbo #shire #hobbi...

Greetings: painters, wargamers and curious travellers! As promised on my last post , here is the tutorial for the Éomer (on foot) miniature. This model came with the Battle Games in Middle Earth 64th issue, and it's the exact same "Éomer" that came with the number 18. So, before we get to the tutorial... Who is Éomer? "Northman, prince of Rohan. Born in 3019 of the Third Age, Éomer was the nephew of King Théoden of Rohan, and like nearly all of his race was tall, strong and golden-haired. Before the War of the Ring, Éomer was a marshall of Riddermark, but through his friendship with Gandalf and his concern about the evil influence of the king's adviser, Grima Wormtongue, he fell out of favour. During the War of the Ring he fought with distinction at the battles of Hornburg, Pelennor Fields and at the Black Gate of Mordor. When King Théoden received mortal wounds on Pelennor Fields, he named Éomer his heir. He became the eighteenth king of R...

So, after the showcase post , nothing better than the tutorial on this guy, right? The Mordor Captain corresponds to the Battle Games in Middle Earth issue nr 58. As I said before, this is a great model, really fun to paint, since it has lots of details to catch. I'm not even that big a fan of metal miniatures, but this might be one of the best model sculptures that I've ever painted. Materials Vallejo's Game Color Wash, Blue Shade Game Color Wash, Sepia Shade Game Color Wash, Pale Grey Model Color, Iraqui Sand  Model Color, Medium Grey Model Color, Stone Grey Model Color, Deck Tan The Army Painter's Matt White Matt Black Leather Brown Pure Red Citadel's Nuln Oil Agrax Earthshade XV-88 Screaming Skull Ironbreaker Runefang Steel Dryad Bark Mephiston Red Tutorial Skin: Basecoat: Vallejo's Medium Grey Shades: 2/1 mix of Vallejo's Pale Grey + Blue Shade Highlights I: Vallejo's Ston...

Hi  friends! Here I am showing another finished model from the "Battle Games in Middle Earth" miniatures (nr. 58): the Mordor Orc Captain! I think, now on, I will be making posts separately, i.e, one with showcase purposes and another for the tutorial, believing it's better that way, so I can have "straight to the point" posts, rather than a mix of it all. Also, the blog aesthetics will benefit I suppose.  My goal with the base was to make it look ashy, a kind of a dead "Mordor style" terrain, made of rocks and nothing else. This is actually one of my favourite models until now. I think it will look really fierce in the field of battle! By the way, I love the way that the fur is sculpted in this guy! It's a beauty, and provides a really enjoyable painting session! It's an awesome model :)  And that's it! Stay tuned for the tutorial on this guy :) Merry holidays everyone...

So, here I am presenting another painted miniature, this time is Denethor! As said in the 92nd post , I was going to try a little different thing with the base, and I can say now that was a success in my opinion. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the painting, tough i didn't got the desired effect on the fur, but well, that's a process that comes with time.  Compared to other models, this one wasn't that fun to paint due to the boring black/grey/white colour scheme, although the face has a great amount of detail, making it the funniest part to paint. Tutorial 1- Chain Mail : Basecoated with Plate Mail Metal (Army Painter); Washed with Nuln Oil (Citadel); Drybrushed with Runefang Steel  (Citadel). 2- Sword : Basecoated with  Plate Mail Metal (Army Painter) followed by Old Gold (Vallejo); Highlighted with Auric Armour Gold (Citadel). 3- Fur : The lower third was basecoated with Dark Grey (Vallejo), the medium third with Stormvermin ...

So, after the promise made on the 92nd post , here's the post about Gothmog! As said before, the name Gothmog was given by Tolkien to the lord of the Balrogs of the first age, and, on his works, there's no orc general with that name during the war of the ring. Despite that, I think it's a great character in Peter Jackson's films, since he really brings up the malevolent nature of the orcs of Mordor. The great thing about him is his pale skin (rare among orcs) and the "meatfull" face, with the left eye covered by that chunk of flesh. He really is an uncomfortable character, and I love that!!! Tutorial 1- Medium Thinner :  As always, mainly to thin down the metallic acrylics. 2- The Armour and the Sword :  Basecoated with Plate Mail Metal (Army Painter); Washed with a mix of Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade (Citadel); Drybrushed with Plate Mail Metal (Army Painter); Highlighted with Runefang Steel (Citadel); Weathered with a thinn...