Minas Tirith Foot Knights

Following less the painting guide in DeAgostini number 23 and more the advice of Steve Cumiskey's in number 33, I've based these guys black, then painted the armour with Tin Bits, then Boltgun as here.

It was then that I remembered that I was doing the bases with plastic sheeting as per the streets of Minas Tirith and that I'd have to saw them off the bases, smooth down the base and the soles of their boots and then recommence.

It will be a while till they are done.

Meanwhile, I remembered the dismounted version of King Elessar - painted alongside Sheree's mounted version.

Numenor - Heck!

Actually those pointy helmets are Minas Tirith warriors from the DeAgostini series 'LOTR Battle Games in Middle Earth'.

Highly recommended for painting instruction and model making.

They turn up on e-bay now and again and, even without the models, are well worth it for beginners like me

(Grandsons inform me that the soldiers are guards in the film)

LOTR Scenery

Some good news, thanks to that marvellous institution, e-bay.

A bid that I made recently, for a whole pile of DeAgostini Battle Game magazines, was successful.

This means I now have duplicates of many of them so I'll keep them in the shop for anyone with a LOTR project in mind to have look at.

Each magazine provides modelling tips for everything from a beer barrel to Helms Deep or Shelob's lair.

The one shown here uses teddy bear fur for the roof of the Rohan Royal Stable.

I've had an old Teddy on the windowsill at my house for ages.

He's waiting to be turned into a thatched roof.

But, do you know what.

He keeps giving me this look, every time I approach him with a pair of scissors in hand, and I can't do it.

I just can't do it.