A miniature journey through Middle Earth

[Staggerwing]

Great stuff 'Geek-

And I'd actually heard of Wolverhampton before, it was mentioned in a video game of all places- Dear Esther:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/203810/Dear_Esther/

[bob48]

Its one of a number of places grouped around Birmingham and collectively know as 'The Black Country' ; the reason being that its here that the Industrial Revolution started, and thus the area was always covered in soot and smoke from factories.

[bayonetbrant]

And I'd actually heard of Wolverhampton before

Not because of the soccer team that's punched well above their weight for the past 4-6 years or so?

[Staggerwing]

... soccer? 

j/k 

[Bison]

How do the size of LotR models compare to WH40K or AoS? They seem smaller and closer to the 28mm scale of Wiz Kids or other RPG miniatures.

[Undercovergeek]

They’re true 28mm with no heroic scaling for big hands or big heads which can feel quite small at times

[Bison]

I am a huge fan of the Tolkien books but never considered a table top game other than War of the Ring and Battle of Five Armies. WotR is a great game. However, I am is very intrigued by this miniatures game.

I am considering shifting off 40K to LotR SBG for a couple of reasons. I can get the Battles of Pelennor Fields for a decent price. And my understanding is the Rohan, Warriors of the Dead, and Mordor armies will require much less to build out to 800 pt forces than the current requirements for 2 40K forces.

[Undercovergeek]

Significantly less and in my humble opinion a lot more strategy is required for MESBG

[Bison]

I watched some unboxing videos and was surprised that the majority of the figures were either complete or required only one or two parts to be complete. This the opposite of the 40K minis and much more inline with Perry or similar historical models. Not a bad thing at all but I do enjoy the hobby part of building a "kit".

[Undercovergeek]

I’m with you - it surprises me how many people dislike the building part - there is some room for conversion and creativity

I find that although something like the plague marines has say 10 parts it’s still a set pose with the click lock arms and legs - what I do like is the different options where there’s 2 or 3 sets of arms to choose from, different head or a different gun

[Bison]

Well being at sound mind and weak will, I broke. Thanks to Amazon delivery, I will have the Battles of Pelennor box set on my doorstep tomorrow. I still need to clean up the hobby area and clear a spot in the garage for my air brush station. Also I need to look and see if my green stuff is still usable. Definitely will need it for the horses and troll to fill in the seems.

I will need to get the two army books prior to any future model purchases.

[Undercovergeek]

🥳🥳🥳🥳

It’s a great set - welcome!!

[Bison]

Have you done any work with the Forge World models?

[Undercovergeek]

Yeah, practically all of azogs legion is forge world and iron hills is exclusively FW

[Bison]

I am definitely purchasing the Battle Company rules. After watching some battle reports, it seems to be exactly a type of skirmish game I want. A starting force which gains experience, loses and gains members/equipment. The best part is the number of minis to start out is minimal looks to be 6 to 9 or so depending on the faction selected.