Ardacon 2016

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**reds8n**

just a heads up

https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/blog/blog.jsp?_requestid=3378962

just in case you missed it/this :

Here’s another event for your calendar, we’ll be coming Machester this October for Ardacon – a weekend long event celebrating the Hobbit and Games Workshop's Hobbit Strategy Battle Game!

We’ll be a the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd October. We’ll be bringing the latest and greatest from Forge World, exclusive models and merchandise, and miniatures from our The Lord of the Rings™ and The Hobbit™ranges.

If you’ll be at Ardacon you can place an order now with free shipping to the event, and make sure you get exactly what you want from Forge World. You have until 13th October to place your order for collection at Ardacon. All you need to do is selected the UK as your delivery country, then when you’re checking out you’ll be able to choose the event for delivery.

You can also place orders for collection at the Warhammer European Open Day. You have until 18th September to place your order, just select the Netherlands as your delivery country then choose the event to deliver to. Make sure you get your tickets before they’re gone!

Posted by Chris

**Kalberdan**

Sweet! I heard that FW was bringing back LotR! I also realized GW has been removing a few of the model sets from the LotR online store (Fellowship is gone). In speculation, think I should order a few of the older sets? Or do you think they'll make entirely new lines of everything with an updated rule set?

**mdauben**

Kalberdan wrote:
Sweet! I heard that FW was bringing back LotR! I also realized GW has been removing a few of the model sets from the LotR online store (Fellowship is gone). In speculation, think I should order a few of the older sets? Or do you think they'll make entirely new lines of everything with an updated rule set?

I would not expect them to re-sculpt the whole line and indeed unless the re-launch is a totally unexpected runaway success I would not expect any new plastic kit releases. We are expecting to see many of the currently OOP figures to be released and at least some new figures (Games Workshop was advertising for a new sculptor specifically for the "Middle Earth" line not long ago). Indeed, they have shown sneak peaks of new troops for the BOFA orc army not too long ago.

**reds8n**

https://www.facebook.com/GWWarhammerWorld/photos/a.218213154864839.65352.212614545424700/1330134387006038/?type=3

Exciting news for fans of The Hobbit™ Strategy Battle Game, not only will the Games Workshop Events team be bringing a stand loaded with mountains of Middle-earth™ miniatures to Ardacon: SBG International, in Manchester, UK on October 21st-23rd, they will also have THREE First Access releases at the event, available before they go on general sale!

We’re delighted to be revealing them here over the next few days, and first up is Dain Ironfoot, Lord of the Iron Hills. Dain Ironfoot is supplied both on foot and mounted on his War Boar, and is presented in a gorgeous Middle-earth™ Character Series box.

Find out more about the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/290095787995838/

**mdauben**

I generally like the new Dain figure and I'll definitely be ordering one once it becomes available. That said, the boar mount is a little disappointing. Its much too broad in the head and body IMO.