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The Empire Responds to the invasion of the Uruk Hai
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About the Project
I have spent a few years building a large terrain board, some small armies and one large army of Uruk hai. I now want to build up another army to match the size and force of the orcs (Uruk hai) and goblins (Moria). The only two forces I have of any scale is undead and Empire, my mates have some empire too so I shall do my empire principally. And we can use the allies from other human provinces during games to top us up in points as high as possible while the forces slowly come together. Though I may get distracted from the slog again from time to time. This is now part of the process! So expect: undead, Men of Numenor , Eregion Elves, Morian Dwarves and maybe even some dungeon saga. Possibly a small bit of sci fi too as I’ve wanted to get on to my Aliens from the film for ages! But mostly, FOR THE EMPIRE!!!! And dogs of war…..
Related Game: Warhammer Fantasy Battles
Related Genre: Fantasy
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An aside about Lord of the rings
Fandoms are curious things. The scale of them can be an indicator of quality in some cases. Sometimes it is a niche within a niche.
I love the lord of the rings.
I love the hobbit.
I adore the films made for the above!!
I cannot wait to see War of the Rohirrim.
I am giddy to see the Hunt for Gollum.
Rings of power is a thing. Incredibly expensive and very well made from a technical standpoint. It somehow left me hollow and annoyed. I’m quite sensitive about my stories! If I feel underwhelmed by an adaptation of something I care for it miffs me! ‘Napoleon’ anyone!? Bloody Ridley Scott. 10 more alien films, not one question answered only 10 more posed!!!!!!!!
better something than nothing right!?
Facebook groups for the Lord of the rings films are at 11million subscribers.
the hobbit films are at 6.5 million.
rings of power? 0.1 million.
sorry? 100th of the fan base? What’s happened!
I was ever hopeful for more miniatures from the rings of power before I saw it, can’t wait for the new Rohirrim fellas and the hunt for Gollum! Don’t want Rings of power. Seems GW agree also. What’s going on? How did it miss the mark so majorly?
The extra cavalry
A simple conversion of new shields and a good scalping of the helmets to swap for the numenorian style helm and these chappies are good to go. Will much around with colour schemes a bit to help them fit but this is they. There is a unit of 24 here and another unit of 24 on the way.
Adding pennants to the chariots has made me feel way happier with the aesthetic and I’m now less worried by far that they won’t fit in. Amazing what a flag can do. ?An explanation
When I make armies it is an exploration of the instinct. I instinctually feel my way through what miniatures I want in the army. What theme do I want? What monsters and machines? Then I can decide what base troop units I want to make the army look and feel good on the table. I’m talking aesthetically and visually good. I could not care less how they play, I can figure that out when I’m playing! Adjust tactics, use differently etc.
But how it looks is key. And that is pure gut instinct in the making.
My gut is currently telling me that I do not want any more foot troops. But I do need some more cavalry, a bunch of light cavalry. I will make some Roders of Rohan into Numenorian light cavalry. Probably two large units or 3 medium size units. I will also make 2 numenor scorpian bolt throwers to go with the crew I made a couple years back. And a large Roman ballista will look lovely with Numenor crew.
My gut also says a second elf bolt thrower is required, and the elf chariots need pennants flying.
Lastly I think I need an elf riding a Griffin. I think I will explore the high elf griffin model from the island of blood warhammer set and see if I can make it work with some Lord of the rings elf rider.
Maybe I will have a small unit of lothlorian elves at helms deep that I will use as shadow warriors in warhammer games. All these Lord of the rings will do double service as a last alliance version of the high elves army lists in warhammer fantasy. So that central block is 75 sword masters of Hoeth, not bad! That unit of spears and bows mixed together will be some lothern sea elves city guard.
I’ve made so many minis lately because it’s been so hot I didn’t even want to bother painting. But it’s cooling down now……and I am bored of making models. I’ve got another Uruk hai battalion to paint. Yes, I bought more.
Well they came up bloody cheap on a discord group! You would have too!!!
An army of undead to paint.
And now this army of last alliance.
Of course there is also all those empire to do……………
I’ve also included a useless wandering wizard who, like rincewind, travels from game to game making Cockups and then dimensionally jumping to our next game for another tale of woe. Next to him is a converted familiar that I made from my free model given to me at BOYL this year! It’s Bryan Ansells head on a snake neck holding the citadel (yes the actual citadel logo of GW legend!) on a platter.
The main body was converted into an elf mage.
I don’t know why I did this, probably a heinous crime. But the cosmos told me to sit and do it.
You should always go with your gut.
Alright! Half a packet of love hearts and that’s my final offer!
I have now finished the 360 skeletons from warlord games children of the hydras teeth sets. That’s 720 separate feet. But they are marvelous skeleton miniatures with superb adaptability. I adore my converted siege bombard from Perry miniatures. The skeletons can be put to any purpose, the entire army is all the same sprue of 6 skellies. Halberdiers and arqubusiers here to the charioteers, crossbowmen, spearmen and war mammoth crew etc. A great sprue.i have never known a more adaptable sprue. Finally I would like to take note that the Siege ram has all the pegs in its mortice and tenons as per a real one if I made it using my carpenters training, I could not leave it unless the legs where in. I have two miniatures left to convert for the undead army and that’s a vampire coach using the warlord generals coach from their pike and shotte range. Then I have 5 carrion riders using mythic americas condor riders. I’m not certain how to do the condor riders yet as I need to source appropriate riders which is proving tricky. Frankly though, I have had enough of building miniatures for a bit, I’m going to have to paint some soon, it’s just a bit hot! 
