ME-13 Frodo of the Shire

 And Help Photographing Minis

Going down a bit of a Oldhammer Lord of the Rings rabbit hole at the moment as I work through my collection. This time finishing off the mounted Frodo mini. Unlike repainting Legolas (which was a slog and I didn't think much of the final paint job*), painting Frodo was pretty straight forward and I am pleased with the final result. I think the mini helps quite a lot but sometimes the paint job just clicks. 

The pony had a bit of a tidy up unlike Frodo who went in the paint stripper. But I really liked the original chestnut colour and didn't want to change it. 

*And probably going in the paint stripper at some point!

Frodo Nine Fingers leads the hobbits 

as they free The Shire.

The ruffians attempt to break out of the trap.

Also, I came across a short YouTube post by the Squidmar team on their Squidly Bits side channel about photographing minis. It was less than 15 minutes but packed with ideas. Now I am never going to buy an expensive camera (still with the trusty iPhone) but I still found it really useful. And even just the reminder to change the lighting to a cool light  setting made a real difference. 

Squidly Bits - Photographing Minis

Rob