Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hello! This is a guide to painting the Wights from The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth: amzn.to/2IjGBYv
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:

00:54 - Steps Overview
1:46 - Base Colours
5:27 - Shade
6:24 - Dusty Weathering
8:34 - Rusty and Verdigris
11:36 - Glow Effects

PAINTS USED:

From the Vallejo Model Color - Basic Colors paint set: amzn.to/2OBNkOP

Buff (VMC)
Black (VMC)
Flat Blue (VMC)
Flat Green (VMC)
Flat Brown (VMC)
Gold (VMC)
Nuln Oil (GW)
Agrax Earthshade (GW)
Clear Orange (VMC)
White (VMC)

Optional:
Verdigris Glaze (VMC): amzn.to/2YbBfDA
Nihilakh Oxide (GW): amzn.to/2LGZ5Wy
Fluorescent Blue (VMC): amzn.to/2Ydx220
Fluorescent Green (VMC): amzn.to/2PWictO
Fluorescent Orange (VMC): amzn.to/2PUBhN6

And these are the Citadel Shades used (which can be bought individually, or as part of a complete set: amzn.to/2WD6S8l):

Nuln Oil (GW)
Agrax Earthshade (GW)

OTHER EQUIPMENT:

Lahmian Medium: amzn.to/2Wz65VK

Plastic palette: amzn.to/2OyfzOt

Rosemary & Co Series 8 Size 2 brush: goo.gl/1C34bc (Select "Standard Handle")

Rosemary & Co Series 56 flat brushes: goo.gl/sMuHrA

Daler Rowney Flow Enhancer: amzn.to/2HMR1AF

Testors Dullcote: amzn.to/2WBiLM0 or Vallejo Matt Varnish: amzn.to/2WBjpJq

Chaos Black Primer: amzn.to/2FDg4Tk

Tamiya Fine White Primer: amzn.to/2GJCSCF

OPTIONAL ITEMS:

Vallejo's Dark Earth paste: amzn.to/2FLIA6u

Army Painter Battlefield Rocks: amzn.to/2WDDNcX

I used the following grass tufts from Gamers Grass gamersgrass.com although you could of course just pick a couple to use:

Dry Green (2mm)
Moss (2mm)
Dark Moss (2mm)
Autumn (5mm)
Burned (6mm)

Hobby Holder: gameenvy.net

For airbrush users, this is the black primer I use: amzn.to/2HOc8me

And I also used Cold Grey and Dead White from the Vallejo Model Air range.

This is the airbrush & compressor that I use (although it's somewhat overkill for basic priming duties!): goo.gl/9NSaSX

White Tack for sticking the minis down: amzn.to/2WBlghm

Citadel Mouldline Remover: amzn.to/2FNbcfD (although I normally use a standard craft knife)

BASE SIZES:

In the base game there are 27 X 25mm bases, and 4 X 30mm bases (for the Hungry Wargs, and the Hill Troll)

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