Reply To: Looking for Lord of the Rings non-GW minis

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It’s become kind of a tradition at my place to watch the Peter Jackson oeuvre – and possibly also the Ralph Bakshi ones – around this time of year, they provide additional inspiration for painting and army building and still hold up well despite their age, although I have to see them as something separate from the book.

As far as I’m concerned, THE definitve Middle Earth figures are made by Mithril in Ireland, they are the closest to what professor Tolkien probably had in mind when he wrote his stories and most closely match his sketches and descriptions.

Second in line might be Heritage,based on the Bakshi cartoon version, true 25 mm scale, so very small by today’s standards.

There is, of course, no shortage of miniatures obviously inspired by LotR – but not licensed by whoever owns the ‘legal rights’ at this time. Ral Partha made, imho, some of the best and most iconic Halflings and Elves of all time, Harlequin/Black Tree Design do some pretty good and rather chunky Halflings who would match Citadel figures very well in terms of looks and size.

If you want to do a REALLY deep dive into fantasy miniatures history, Minifigs made the very first Middle Earth figures: http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/Catalogue.aspx?ScaleID=3&CategoryID=35&SubCategoryID=269