Many years ago I used to play Games Workshops Lord of the Rings table top game. Naturally following this hobby I painted a number of models. One such model was the Cave Troll from Moria.

I spent awhile rummaging around the net for a good resource to remember how I painted the model and the best resource I found was from a Youtube channel which had a series of videos on how to paint a Cave Troll. I have written a summary to accompany the video series (paint name reference sheet).

Stage One: Assembly & Base Coat

To start first assemble your model, this involves:

• Testing that joints fit together and filing them down if necessary (metal).
• Making customization’s to your model and base as per your preference.
• Gluing model parts together.
• Attaching the assembled model to its base.
• Applying a base coat of Chaos Black (can be done in White but I did it in Black).

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