Smoke Ring Miniatures

Mae govannen, mellon nín! Here we are with another dwarf from Thorin Oakenshield's Company! This time I present Bombur. All these miniatures from the  Escape from Goblin Town  box set are sculpted in plastic, so this one isn't any different. This guy was a fun painting session and it gave me an opportunity to use some metallic colours that I usually don't get to use (the bronze and copper toned paints). Without further ado, let's get to what matters here. Assembled and unprimed miniature of Bombur. Who is Bombur? " Bombur was one of the Dwarves of Thorin's company who journeyed to Erebor to challenge the dragon Smaug. Bombur's distinguishing characteristic was his size, for he was the fattest of the thirteen Dwarves. After the death of Smaug, Bombur lived at the Lonely Mountain.  Bombur was one of the four Dwarves in the fifth group to arrive at Bag End. When Bilbo jerked open his door the four fell on top of one another, with Thorin on the bottom and fat B...

 Mae govannen, mellon nín! I'm back with another painted dwarf from Thorin Oakenshield's Company! This time I will present Bofur, a miniature from the Escape from Goblin Town  box set. As usual with the Middle-Earth minis, the colours I used are very "earthy". Mostly browns for this one. Who is Bofur? Assembled and unprimed miniature of Bofur. "Bofur's parentage is unknown; the only familial connections mentioned are that Bombur is his brother and Bifur is his cousin. He was not of Durin's line although he was descended from Dwarves of Moria. His birth year is also unknown. However, from Bilbo Baggins' account of the quest to Erebor it is known that the brothers Fíli and Kíli were the youngest of the thirteen "by some fifty years" and that after Thorin had been captured, Balin was "the eldest left". Since Fíli was born in T.A. 2859 and Balin was born in 2763, this would put Bofur's birth between 2809 and 2763, and he would have...

 Mae govannen, mellon nín! This post aims to merely mark my presence in the blog. I've been on a hiatus for some time now, but I plan on getting back next year (2021)! It seems adequate, really, that this awful year of 2020 goes without any post from my part (lets just hope 2021 will be a lot better). My lack of available time to paint is motivated by something good though: I'm currently finishing my masters degree on History Teaching!  Anyway, I've kept with the news on the Middle-Earth sbg all through this hiatus , so I'm actually not that distant from the community :) I'm hoping you all stayed safe and healthy along this year! Until next time! Keep on Painting and Wargaming! Namárië!

Mae govannen, mellon nín! Another post about how to paint a miniature dwarf from Thorin's Company, and this time it's Bifur! Funny thing about this character is that, for Peter Jackson's film adaptation, they used his name as a short for "bifurcation", hence the axe carved in his head (much like Óin being deaf). About the miniature, it was a very enjoyable painting session. I decided not to paint the eyes (as they're pretty much shut), tried for the very first time the zenital priming, and finally, overall, I'm really happy with how his beard turned out! Now, as usual, let us get to the lore... Assembled and unprimed miniature of Bifur. Who is Bifur? " Dwarf of Thorin and Company. Bifur went on the Quest for Erebor which, in 2941 of the Third Age, resulted in the death of Smaug the Dragon and the re-establishment of the Dwarf-kingdom under the Mountain. He survived the Battle of Five Armies, thereafter he settled in Erebor...

Mae govannen, mellon nín! Another post about how to paint a miniature dwarf from Thorin's Company, and this time it's Kíli! Despite the absence of a beard, this miniature provided me a very joyful painting session, on which I particularly enjoyed playing with the different shades of blue and grey. Assembled and unprimed miniature of Kíli. Who is Kíli? " Dwarf of Thorin and Company. Kíli embarked on the Quest of Lonely Mountain in 3019 of the Third Age, which resulted in the death of Smaug the Dragon and the re-establishment of the Dwarf-kingdom under the Mountain. As the son of Thorin's sister, Dís, Kíli was fiercely loyal to his uncle. Both Kíli and his brother Fíli were killed in the Battle of Five Armies while defending Thorin. " Source of description : David Day,  Tolkien, the Illustrated Encyclopaedia. Tutorial The skin painting method I followed is the exact same presented with Glóin (you can check it  here ). ...

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...

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...