Madfrog's Hobbit & LOTR Miniatures (Updated 20/02)

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Thanks

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:17 am

Fantastic looking dwarves & Gandalf. You are racing through the painting!

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

haha Thanks got uni holidays at the moment

BillFerny333 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:25 pm

Looking good! You should try adding a couple drybrushed highlights to Gandalf, give him a bit more depth. great work!

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Might do that later thanks.

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Balrog his arm unfortunately fell off while I was in the progress of painting his wing.

More surprises to come

kidterminal · **Posted:** Fri Jul 05, 2013 4:38 pm

Oh how embarrassing! You need to pin it.

BillFerny333 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 05, 2013 5:05 pm

Looking awesome!

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

yeah how do I line up the pin holes when drilling? My last one ended up bit wrong.
And thanks guys.

kidterminal · **Posted:** Sat Jul 06, 2013 12:25 am

Ok drill one side insert and glue pin, when dry dip the pin in paint them press it against the other limb to make a paint mark for the other whole.

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Sat Jul 06, 2013 12:30 am

There is no real easy answer to this question.

Best advice I can give you is to...(using the Balrog Wing as an example)...

1. Take the wing and line in up in place next to the main body.
2. Look at how the wing lines up and understand the angle you will need to drill at.

3. Drill into the Wing first (this id the 'thinnest' part of the two sections.
4. Place metal rod into the Wing (do not glue) and cut it so there is just a 'tiny' amount of the pin sticking out of the hole.
5. These next two steps you need to do quickly. Add some paint to the top of the pin you just inserted and quickly line the wing up where it needs to be positioned and press against the main body.
6. The main body should now have a mark of paint on it and this is where you need to drill to get the pin and holes to line up.
7. The hardest part, drill into the main body, taking into consideration the angle you need to drill at.

8. Remove the pin from the Wing and insert a new one which is longer.

Lastly, if you got the angle slightly wrong, use some pliars to bend it into position (it wont matter if the pin is at an angle).

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Ahh Thank you guys never thought about painting it to get the dot!

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Balrog Wing taken me 5 hours+ so far! (slow painter)

More surprises to come

kidterminal · **Posted:** Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:09 pm

Its looking very good though.

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Thanks kidterminal

Still got the other side of the wing to do! I really should have painted the wings before sticking them on! :shock:

Harfoot · **Posted:** Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:54 pm

Great looking wing, good idea to paint the black on the flame, get a better contrast

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:51 pm

That wing is fantastic, very smooth edging to the black and the yellows and oranges are blended very very well, great work - i'm impressed

Grungehog · **Posted:** Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:03 pm

Reminds me of my own latest balrog, that's a compliment man, check it out in my wip, if you like, my only regret is that the one I painted wasn't the model you chose, great going man keep up the good work, ps none of my balrogs are pinned

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

@Harfoot Thanks

The flames are not done yet haha I was going to add a brown to them.

@Gandlaf the Grey Thank you also

@Grungehog Haha Thanks, Just checked it out on your blog That is awesome dude! I wish I had your axe or the sword version of Balrog + the whip and have him holding the whip in his right hand and axe/sword in his left!. Did you find it tricky to paint under his wings?

ElfLover · **Posted:** Mon Jul 08, 2013 3:55 am

Looking great so far :yay:

Madfrog's Hobbit & LOTR Miniatures (Updated 20/02)

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