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    sundancer
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    So my daughter just binged LotR Extended Edition on Sunday (again) and I would like to get her a set of “Frodo and friends”.

    What options do I have aside from the official GW ones?

    #1904485

    nogbadthebad
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    Copplestone Castings? They may be 10mm but why have just a gang when you could have an army!

    #1904496

    wolfie65
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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

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    stubbybrush
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    #1904498

    rickabod41
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    why?

    If your daughter like the movies, why then go looking for figures that aren’t going to look like the movies?

    Seems an odd approach.

    #1904501

    sundancer
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    If your daughter like the movies, why then go looking for figures that aren’t going to look like the movies?

    Mainly because a) she’s “faceblind” like her mother. As long as the colours match all is well, b) because GW is bloody expensive and c) different scale would allow to make a small diorama that would actually fit in her room. (thanks to @nogbadthebad  for that link and idea)

    #1904535

    rickabod41
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    ha ha ok, all of that seems totally reasonable…

    #1904618

    lloyd
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    “she’s “faceblind” like her mother”

    Ahhhh, this explains so much 🙂

    #1904620

    sundancer
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    low blow mate.

    #1904621

    rickabod41
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    Daughter looks at a brown indistinct blob of 10mm metal

    “Yeah, that’s Sean Bean as Boromir, can’t you tell? What do you mean you cannot even see his head let alone his face? But it’s what you wanted!!!”

    #1904622

    pagan8th
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    Grenadier did some LotR miniatures back on the 80’s. I still have the ‘Fellowship’ and ‘Sauron’s Dark Ones’ sets, but they are not for sale I’m afraid. I’m fond of the Gollum, but the Balrog was very small.

    Prince August/Mithril was mentioned before and they are pretty good.

    All of the above are metal of course.

    #1904651

    zorg
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    You can always try etsy for figures for LotR figures SundancerScreenshot_20241125-182019Screenshot_20241125-181809

    #1904652

    zorg
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    Shots fired shots fired 🤔🙊🤷

    #1904676

    gorram
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    I don’t care how many colouring in projects pop up… Lloyd is OTT’s biggest troll.

    #1904890

    bvandewalker
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    Hmm, well Reaper for Characters would be the normal fast lazy but pricey recommend for 28mm-32mm. You could also us a mix of historical and fantasy sets from Wargames Atlantic, Warlord , Oathmark, Victrix, Gripping Beast, Fireforge, and other less well know plastics set providers like Em4 and Conquest Games (the one doing Norman plastic sets which are perfect for most human and elf factions in LOTR) and  kitbash a fellowship or shop metals for the characters (Middle Earth figures made by Mithril are a good starting place).

    Likewise if you have a 3D printer, I would look over my mini factory STL stores right now given the Black Friday sales.

    That said  there is also Dark Alliance in 1/72 scale which frankly knock off the live action films, they might have a fellowship set.

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