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Fixture of Dakka




Seeing how this went very well in the Age of Sigmar forums, I thought I would try it here. I was finally able to get the new Lord of the Rings starter set. Last week I scored and found my old metal minis that I forgot about and in some cases didn't know I had and my lovely wife bought them for me ages ago.

This is what I am starting with. Hopefully my depression will not get the best of me and I will be able to start painting and modelling on a consistent bases now. Here is what I am starting with.




Let's see what everyone here is working on. Even if you don't have pics say what you are working on. Let's keep everyone motivated and show your progress or final pics.

Good luck everyone. Looking forward to see what you have done.

Agies Grimm:The "Learn to play, bro" mentality is mostly just a way for someone to try to shame you by implying that their metaphorical nerd-wiener is bigger than yours. Which, ironically, I think nerds do even more vehemently than jocks.

Everything is made up and the points don't matter. 40K or Who's Line is it Anyway?

Auticus wrote: Or in summation: its ok to exploit shoddy points because those are rules and gamers exist to find rules loopholes (they are still "legal"), but if the same force can be composed without structure, it emotionally feels "wrong".  
   
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Longtime Dakkanaut






Nice collection of bits there. How are you going to fix Théoden's sword?

Personally working on the Nazgúl of Dol Goldur currently. Love how easy they are to paint.
   
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Storm Trooper with Maglight





United Kingdom

I'm working on expanding the Pelennor Fields box in all directions by adding heroes and more troops. I don't have a pic to hand but at present it's at...

Witch King 0/1
Gothmog 2/2
Morannon Banner 1/1
Morannon Captain 1/1
Morannon Orcs 18/36
Mordor Troll 1/1
Easterlings 7/7

Theoden 2/2
Hama 1/1
Gamling 2/2
Eowyn 1/2
Rohirrim Cavalry 2/12
Rohirrim Infantry 4/13

Ghost Infantry 20/20
Ghost Banner 2/2
Ghost Cavalry 2/2
'The Three Hunters' - 3/3

The numbers indicate how many are actually painted versus how many I've got. I'm now bogged into university plus work so my pace of work is going to rapidly slow down, but I'm really happy at how far ahead I've got and how much of the forces I've got actually painted. I've developed a lightning fast technique for effectively painting the Morannons, so that's helped.

Look forward to seeing what everyone else is up to.
   
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Haughty Harad Serpent Rider





Richmond, VA

Assembled, converted, and painted up all these in a few days last week.

Now I'm working on a Cirith Ungol Black Uruk force led by Shagrat.
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Fixture of Dakka




Inquisitor Gideon wrote:Nice collection of bits there. How are you going to fix Théoden's sword?


I don't have a clue yet. I am hoping when I go through all my plastic bits from Mines of Moria I might see something there I can use to fix the sword. I am surprised they way I neglected these minis, it's only one broken sword.


Great work there Judgedog.

Agies Grimm:The "Learn to play, bro" mentality is mostly just a way for someone to try to shame you by implying that their metaphorical nerd-wiener is bigger than yours. Which, ironically, I think nerds do even more vehemently than jocks.

Everything is made up and the points don't matter. 40K or Who's Line is it Anyway?

Auticus wrote: Or in summation: its ok to exploit shoddy points because those are rules and gamers exist to find rules loopholes (they are still "legal"), but if the same force can be composed without structure, it emotionally feels "wrong".  
   
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Longtime Dakkanaut






Davor wrote:
Inquisitor Gideon wrote:Nice collection of bits there. How are you going to fix Théoden's sword?


I don't have a clue yet. I am hoping when I go through all my plastic bits from Mines of Moria I might see something there I can use to fix the sword. I am surprised they way I neglected these minis, it's only one broken sword.


Great work there Judgedog.


You could do a headswap, cut away the scabbard and drill out the hilt and make an alternative standard bearer.
   
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Speedy Swiftclaw Biker





Glasgow, Scotland

Just about there with my High Elves army. I've gotten the Infantry and most of the Heroes sorted, and now I've only got 4 Rivendell Knights and mounted Elrond left to do for my 800pts list, which I'm hoping to finish by the end of the month (and then get started on my spooky scary Angmar project).

First batch of High Elves I did (when this was only going to be a Battle Company
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Elladan, Elrohir, Elrond and Gil-Galad, plus 8 Spears, Bows and Swords

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Arwen (she's had her face re-done since this), Captain, Banner

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Test Mini for my Rivendell Knights

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10,000 30K/40K Space Wolves, 6000pts 30K Iron Warriors, 3200pts Daemons of the Ruinstorm
3500pts AoS Maggotkin of Nurgle, 3000pts AoS Stormcast Eternals, 2000pts AoS Skaven
1800pts Middle-earth Rivendell, 1000pts Grey Company, 600pts Iron Hills
1800pts Middle-earth Angmar, 1100pts Moria, 1000pts Dol Guldur
Blood Bowl Skaven, Blood Bowl Orcs

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Storm Trooper with Maglight





United Kingdom

Wow - what a beautiful army you've got there. And the bases really round them off too. Stunning work.
   
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Fixture of Dakka




Great work Haanz. Thanks for sharing. I am worried now about posting my finished product. LOL.

Agies Grimm:The "Learn to play, bro" mentality is mostly just a way for someone to try to shame you by implying that their metaphorical nerd-wiener is bigger than yours. Which, ironically, I think nerds do even more vehemently than jocks.

Everything is made up and the points don't matter. 40K or Who's Line is it Anyway?

Auticus wrote: Or in summation: its ok to exploit shoddy points because those are rules and gamers exist to find rules loopholes (they are still "legal"), but if the same force can be composed without structure, it emotionally feels "wrong".  
   
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Too many things on my desk right now so I'm working on prioritizing. Mordor and the Grey Company are first into the queue since they should be relatively straightforward (unless I decide to start freehanding the Eye onto some shields), will post some pictures later on.

Balanced Game: Noun. A game in which all options and choices are worth using.
Homebrew oldhammer project: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/790996.page#10896267
Meridian: Necromunda-based 40k skirmish: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/795374.page 
   
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Legendary Dogfighter




england

I'll wait until I can afford the rulebook and army book...in other words when the PDF's are on the net.
Then I'll grab some perry stuff and use the rules for medieval and Napoleonic stuff
   
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ValentineGames wrote:
I'll wait until I can afford the rulebook and army book...in other words when the PDF's are on the net.
Then I'll grab some perry stuff and use the rules for medieval and Napoleonic stuff


If you're trying to use the ruleset for historical purposes you can get away with older versions of the book just fine, most of the changes in the new version are to magic and specific unit stats.

Balanced Game: Noun. A game in which all options and choices are worth using.
Homebrew oldhammer project: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/790996.page#10896267
Meridian: Necromunda-based 40k skirmish: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/795374.page 
   
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Please, hide your pics under spoiler tabs.

   
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Haughty Harad Serpent Rider





Richmond, VA

In the last week, got my Cirith Ungol force assembled and about 95% painted. should finish them up tonight.
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"...and special thanks to Judgedoug!" - Alessio Cavatore "Now you've gone too far Doug! ... Too far... " - Rick Priestley "I've decided that I'd rather not have you as a member of TMP." - Editor, The Miniatures Page "I'd rather put my testicles through a mangle than spend any time gaming with you." - Richard, TooFatLardies "We need a Doug Craig in every store." - Warlord Games "Thank you for being here, Judge Doug!" - Adam Troke 
   
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Speedy Swiftclaw Biker





Glasgow, Scotland

That's looking awesome, judgedoug! Great theme, very morbid. The shields add a lovely spot colour too without overbrightening them or taking away from the muted, miserable palette.

10,000 30K/40K Space Wolves, 6000pts 30K Iron Warriors, 3200pts Daemons of the Ruinstorm
3500pts AoS Maggotkin of Nurgle, 3000pts AoS Stormcast Eternals, 2000pts AoS Skaven
1800pts Middle-earth Rivendell, 1000pts Grey Company, 600pts Iron Hills
1800pts Middle-earth Angmar, 1100pts Moria, 1000pts Dol Guldur
Blood Bowl Skaven, Blood Bowl Orcs

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Fixture of Dakka




Wow great job there judgedoug.

Agies Grimm:The "Learn to play, bro" mentality is mostly just a way for someone to try to shame you by implying that their metaphorical nerd-wiener is bigger than yours. Which, ironically, I think nerds do even more vehemently than jocks.

Everything is made up and the points don't matter. 40K or Who's Line is it Anyway?

Auticus wrote: Or in summation: its ok to exploit shoddy points because those are rules and gamers exist to find rules loopholes (they are still "legal"), but if the same force can be composed without structure, it emotionally feels "wrong".  
   
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Haughty Harad Serpent Rider





Richmond, VA

Thanks guys! They are finished, awaiting a matte coat. I will get some more pics and post them tonight or tomorrow.

"...and special thanks to Judgedoug!" - Alessio Cavatore "Now you've gone too far Doug! ... Too far... " - Rick Priestley "I've decided that I'd rather not have you as a member of TMP." - Editor, The Miniatures Page "I'd rather put my testicles through a mangle than spend any time gaming with you." - Richard, TooFatLardies "We need a Doug Craig in every store." - Warlord Games "Thank you for being here, Judge Doug!" - Adam Troke 
   
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Speedy Swiftclaw Biker





Glasgow, Scotland

Update time!

The Knights of Rivendell are now finished, putting my Rivendell army somewhere in the region of 1000pts.

All I need to do now is paint Mounted Elrond, and I'll have everything I need for my planned 800pts army - still a whole load of bits and bobs to do (Glorfindel foot and mounted, Arwen mounted, alternate Elrond, and I've got about 4 each left of the other types of Elves, and I'm still unsure if I'm not going to go back and add Elven Shields to my two-handed blade guys) - but none of this is super-mandatory for the short term, and I've got a whole Angmar force to paint next and some eBay Goblins to rescue for some Mines of Moria scenario play.

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10,000 30K/40K Space Wolves, 6000pts 30K Iron Warriors, 3200pts Daemons of the Ruinstorm
3500pts AoS Maggotkin of Nurgle, 3000pts AoS Stormcast Eternals, 2000pts AoS Skaven
1800pts Middle-earth Rivendell, 1000pts Grey Company, 600pts Iron Hills
1800pts Middle-earth Angmar, 1100pts Moria, 1000pts Dol Guldur
Blood Bowl Skaven, Blood Bowl Orcs

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United Kingdom

Those look superb, you should be so proud of them. As I mentioned before the bases in particular are just terrific and match the beautiful aesthetic of the elves themselves. You're tempting me down the Elven rabbit hole which I have no time for!!


On my side of things, I finished another 5 Morannon Orcs (have developed a super fast technique for them), the Witch King plus his base (no beast yet), and the single Knight of Dol Amroth.

So far my expanded Pelennor Fields armies are an ongoing WIP and are seen below. There are a bunch of closer pics in the spoiler!



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Haughty Harad Serpent Rider





Richmond, VA

Very impressive everyone!

"...and special thanks to Judgedoug!" - Alessio Cavatore "Now you've gone too far Doug! ... Too far... " - Rick Priestley "I've decided that I'd rather not have you as a member of TMP." - Editor, The Miniatures Page "I'd rather put my testicles through a mangle than spend any time gaming with you." - Richard, TooFatLardies "We need a Doug Craig in every store." - Warlord Games "Thank you for being here, Judge Doug!" - Adam Troke 
   
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Speedy Swiftclaw Biker





Glasgow, Scotland

Awesome job, Oppl! Everything is looking amazing so far, and your cohesive basing is just absolutely perfect for Pellanor Fields!

10,000 30K/40K Space Wolves, 6000pts 30K Iron Warriors, 3200pts Daemons of the Ruinstorm
3500pts AoS Maggotkin of Nurgle, 3000pts AoS Stormcast Eternals, 2000pts AoS Skaven
1800pts Middle-earth Rivendell, 1000pts Grey Company, 600pts Iron Hills
1800pts Middle-earth Angmar, 1100pts Moria, 1000pts Dol Guldur
Blood Bowl Skaven, Blood Bowl Orcs

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Powerful Pegasus Knight





My armies on Parade. It's not amazing, but it's still decent.

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Regular Dakkanaut





 Haanz wrote:
Update time!

The Knights of Rivendell are now finished, putting my Rivendell army somewhere in the region of 1000pts.

All I need to do now is paint Mounted Elrond, and I'll have everything I need for my planned 800pts army - still a whole load of bits and bobs to do (Glorfindel foot and mounted, Arwen mounted, alternate Elrond, and I've got about 4 each left of the other types of Elves, and I'm still unsure if I'm not going to go back and add Elven Shields to my two-handed blade guys) - but none of this is super-mandatory for the short term, and I've got a whole Angmar force to paint next and some eBay Goblins to rescue for some Mines of Moria scenario play.

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These look awesome, keep up the good work man.

I've gotten the new boxed set primed, but got distracted by a different project. Will be getting back to SBG soon enough I hope.
   
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Storm Trooper with Maglight





United Kingdom

Lovely stuff sledgehammer, those old Numenorians are still some of my favourites. There's an old metal Captain with sword in there, isn't there? The Numenorians (as part of a wider Last Alliance revisit) is one area I'd love GW to redo. Hopefully they'll cover it as they work through the movies.
   
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Fixture of Dakka




Great job there Sledgehammer. They are really good.

Agies Grimm:The "Learn to play, bro" mentality is mostly just a way for someone to try to shame you by implying that their metaphorical nerd-wiener is bigger than yours. Which, ironically, I think nerds do even more vehemently than jocks.

Everything is made up and the points don't matter. 40K or Who's Line is it Anyway?

Auticus wrote: Or in summation: its ok to exploit shoddy points because those are rules and gamers exist to find rules loopholes (they are still "legal"), but if the same force can be composed without structure, it emotionally feels "wrong".  
   
Made in gb
Speedy Swiftclaw Biker





Glasgow, Scotland

Great work, Sledgehammer! Always great to see SBG getting repped in Armies on Parade.

My next update - I finished Mounted Elrond, meaning I've finished my 800pts Rivendell list now!

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This isn't the end of this project.. but it is a reasonable breathing point to stop and go mix it up a bit with another force. I still have a bunch more infantry I could paint and add to (and I'm considering converting some sword and shields, bow and shields, etc), plus an old unarmoured Glorfindel (both on foot and mounted) and a mounted Arwen I'd like to get to sometime - I might wait to see what GW re-release though, as I'd rather like an Armoured Glorfindel, Erestor and a Cirdan to add!

To celebrate finishing up my 800pts of Rivendell, I knocked out a quick 500pts start to my Angmar force over the weekend. 36 Orcs, 2x Barrow Wights, 3x Dead Marsh Spectres, a Shade and the Witch King in his Twilight Form, which, although I generally prefer the Black Rider look (and I'll definitely be adding named Ringwraiths and a Fell-Beast later on), I thought really fitted the aesthetic of the spooky scary Ghosts of Angmar theme better, and so he made the cut for the token solitary foot-slogging Ringwraith.

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Next up for the army is the other side of Angmar - Hill Trolls! I've got Burdhur and the three different metal Cave Troll sculpts to do next, which will do for the army for now. After Christmas, I'm hoping to add a couple of big scary monsters like Gulavar or a Fell Beast, as well as the Tainted and Dwimmerlaik.

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10,000 30K/40K Space Wolves, 6000pts 30K Iron Warriors, 3200pts Daemons of the Ruinstorm
3500pts AoS Maggotkin of Nurgle, 3000pts AoS Stormcast Eternals, 2000pts AoS Skaven
1800pts Middle-earth Rivendell, 1000pts Grey Company, 600pts Iron Hills
1800pts Middle-earth Angmar, 1100pts Moria, 1000pts Dol Guldur
Blood Bowl Skaven, Blood Bowl Orcs

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Longtime Dakkanaut






Finished the Dol Goldur wraiths, now about 4/5ths done on the second beast. 7 1/2 orcs to go.
The picture has drowned out a lot of the highlights, but you get the idea.
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Speedy Swiftclaw Biker





Glasgow, Scotland

That's a great looking Great Beast of Gorgoroth, Gideon! Love the model, and you've done a terrific job with it!

Here's the latest addition to my Angmar force - Burdhur, Hill Troll Chieftain and one, two, three Cave Trolls to back him up!

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10,000 30K/40K Space Wolves, 6000pts 30K Iron Warriors, 3200pts Daemons of the Ruinstorm
3500pts AoS Maggotkin of Nurgle, 3000pts AoS Stormcast Eternals, 2000pts AoS Skaven
1800pts Middle-earth Rivendell, 1000pts Grey Company, 600pts Iron Hills
1800pts Middle-earth Angmar, 1100pts Moria, 1000pts Dol Guldur
Blood Bowl Skaven, Blood Bowl Orcs

Blog | Twitter | Instagram | Middle-earth SBG Hero Tracker - now on the Play Store
   
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Fixture of Dakka




Pic didn't show for me Haanz.

Agies Grimm:The "Learn to play, bro" mentality is mostly just a way for someone to try to shame you by implying that their metaphorical nerd-wiener is bigger than yours. Which, ironically, I think nerds do even more vehemently than jocks.

Everything is made up and the points don't matter. 40K or Who's Line is it Anyway?

Auticus wrote: Or in summation: its ok to exploit shoddy points because those are rules and gamers exist to find rules loopholes (they are still "legal"), but if the same force can be composed without structure, it emotionally feels "wrong".  
   
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Missionary On A Mission





Australia

some of the projects i've been trying to get finished. Uni work is getting in the way though.
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: 4500pts

Lothlorien: 3500pts
Rohan: 1500pts
Serpent: 2000pts
Modor: 1500pts 
   
 
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