Tag: The Lord of the Rings
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Review of Ralph Bakshi’s “The Lord of the Rings” (1978)
Last year I reviewed the 1977 Rankin/Bass cartoon adaptation of The Hobbit. Today I’ll be taking a look at another such cartoon: Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 attempt to bring The Lord of the Rings to the screen. As I did with the Hobbit cartoon—and as I’m planning to do with the final instalment in the cartoon…
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On the Heroism of Hobbits
Happy Hobbit Day! In case you weren’t aware, the twenty-second of September is the birthday of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, and among Tolkien fans it is a time to celebrate Tolkien’s greatness. Although Tolkien’s works are well-known, few are aware of just how great an impact they have had not just on literature but…
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Happy New Year!
This post was migrated from my earlier blog: Painting The Lord of the Rings Miniatures. Firstly, I celebrated the new year on Durin’s Day. Second, I would like to say that I am amazed at how many people are reading my blog and it brings me great joy to see all your comments.
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The Blood of the Free Folk…
This post was migrated from my earlier blog: Painting The Lord of the Rings Miniatures. I should have written this post several weeks ago, but I’ve been really busy preparing for The Desolation of Smaug. I painted this Moria orc in much the same way as I normally do, but this time I decided that…
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Agrax Earthshade: Technique in a Bottle
This post was migrated from my earlier blog: Painting The Lord of the Rings Miniatures. For two years now I have not painted a single miniature without employing Agrax Earthshade to some end. It is widely accepted as an essential paint for any collection, and is often referred to as “Liquid Talent” or sometimes “Skill…
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Painting Terrain: The Land of Mordor
This post was migrated from my earlier blog: Painting The Lord of the Rings Miniatures. In my last post, I explained how I detailed a grass-covered base. Keep in mind through this post that the techniques used here are just as useful on a large terrain board as they are on a tiny 25mm base.…
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Painting Terrain: Grassy Bases
This post was migrated from my earlier blog: Painting The Lord of the Rings Miniatures. Recently, I painted a few bases in order to test out some different ways of painting terrain. This base has been painted using a brown, earthy colour scheme. It was drybrushed with several colours before having Citadel Static Grass applied…
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Dwarven Stonework
This post was migrated from my earlier blog: Painting The Lord of the Rings Miniatures. I just finished painting the well in Balin’s tomb and I felt the urge to take a picture of it for the blog. Beside the terrain feature can be seen Grôblog, a few Moria Goblin spearmen and a trapdoor I…