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 judgedoug wrote:

 mdauben wrote:

 judgedoug wrote:
The plastic Nazgul on Fell-beast comes with a variety of options, so you can make the Witch King of Angmar or a normal Nazgul and I think there's even a couple arm and head/hood options on the sprue, too.

I didn't know that. I've got the original "tail standing" Nazgul on Fell Beast model, and a separate "tail sitting" Witch King on Fell Beast which has a different rider (WK with helmet and morning star) and a different head for the Fell Beast IIRC.

plus the plastic flying Fell-beast actually has the reigns for the Nazgul to hold!

Witch King of Angmar with flaming sword OR Nazgul (with two different head and arm options)
two different neck/head options (with armor option)
two different lengths of reigns depending on neck/head chosen

That's one of my favourite kits I always thought it only had the two options for heads (witch king or nameless nazgul) but I guess I was mistaken!

I have the witch king on foot model that is in the witch king pack that's out now (mounted and on foot) but lost the top of that giant flail so would not mind another version maybe a fell beast is an option!

 chiefbigredman wrote:
I have the witch king on foot model that is in the witch king pack that's out now (mounted and on foot) but lost the top of that giant flail so would not mind another version maybe a fell beast is an option!

I think I may have an extra one on foot w/ flail if you want it! I'll have to search around for him.

 judgedoug wrote:

 chiefbigredman wrote:
I have the witch king on foot model that is in the witch king pack that's out now (mounted and on foot) but lost the top of that giant flail so would not mind another version maybe a fell beast is an option!

I think I may have an extra one on foot w/ flail if you want it! I'll have to search around for him.

Ah its okay man! Thanks for the offer tho! I'm just going to greenstuff a flail (or try at least)

I'm patiently (or impatiently actually) awaiting for new releases for the GW site....hoping new stuff for today!

 chiefbigredman wrote:

 judgedoug wrote:

 chiefbigredman wrote:
I have the witch king on foot model that is in the witch king pack that's out now (mounted and on foot) but lost the top of that giant flail so would not mind another version maybe a fell beast is an option!

I think I may have an extra one on foot w/ flail if you want it! I'll have to search around for him.

Ah its okay man! Thanks for the offer tho! I'm just going to greenstuff a flail (or try at least)

I'm patiently (or impatiently actually) awaiting for new releases for the GW site....hoping new stuff for today!

Today will be interesting, because officially the only NEW releases this week are a couple hobby things (tech paints, and bases iirc), but SBG items aren't being considered "new releases" per se, so we might get our weekly drip of new stuff.

Honestly, if Fallen Kingdoms book comes back in today, I will be happy, and will also start snagging my Harad stuff.

I expect next week we'll see the Sarumon/Grima pack as it was already in the cooker at WarhammerFest. Beyond that... something else to accompany the Free Peoples and Angmar books.

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:

Today will be interesting, because officially the only NEW releases this week are a couple hobby things (tech paints, and bases iirc), but SBG items aren't being considered "new releases" per se, so we might get our weekly drip of new stuff.

Honestly, if Fallen Kingdoms book comes back in today, I will be happy, and will also start snagging my Harad stuff.

I expect next week we'll see the Sarumon/Grima pack as it was already in the cooker at WarhammerFest. Beyond that... something else to accompany the Free Peoples and Angmar books.

Well id imagine fallen realms will be today along with the saruman/grima pack.
With the free peoples pack it'll be the shire pack and the shade with the angmar one.

I'd imagine they won't tell people like they didn't last week

Wow, Kingdoms of Men is out of stock again on the USA site. Guess it's in high demand.

Same with the Armoured Boromir (Foot & Mounted), already out!

Both of those went in, and out, of stock twice in the last week. Hopefully GW takes note of that.

I just know I check once or twice a day to see if anything else has slipped back into stock. I think i'm going to start buying stuff again soon because it seems like demand is still there, and stock in general seems low.

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
Both of those went in, and out, of stock twice in the last week. Hopefully GW takes note of that. .

I'm sure they're aware of how many they sell.... the question for us is how many are they producing.

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
Both of those went in, and out, of stock twice in the last week. Hopefully GW takes note of that. .

I'm sure they're aware of how many they sell.... the question for us is how many are they producing.

Ya this is key...how many did they actually produce for their stocks in each country.
Canada has the new models still in stock as well ss the mordor book but kingdoms of men is out of stock (good thing I already had a copy from a local shop from a while ago) and then fallen realms has been out of stock/unavailable for ever now.

I went to GW Dublin a few days ago. they said they're getting a full laketown board and the models will be in stock again when MESBG is out. only ME product in the shop is a Smaug on display.

 Da krimson barun wrote:
I went to GW Dublin a few days ago. they said they're getting a full laketown board and the models will be in stock again when MESBG is out. only ME product in the shop is a Smaug on display.

That's good to hear, maybe this will re ignite a bit of hype for the game here, even if only for a short period.
By the way there will be a Hobbit tournament in Gamers World Dublin (just across the way from gw in Jervis) on August 6th, for any irish users interested.

I'm hoping that the US scene picks up a bit more too. I'd love to go to an official GW SBG tournament, to be honest.

I might pick up the new hardback book, but I think I'll be sticking with the miniatures collection I amassed back in the day. The prices of the SBG have just grown too much in comparison to the other games I play these days.

Luckily I have enough Gondor and Mordor, plus a smattering of Allies, to last me. Always did want a full-fledged Angmar force, though. And man, if they ever put out affordable plastics of the Mirkwood Elves from the Battle of Five Armies...

But no, just the cost of a single character these days is practically an entire box of minis from Fireforge or Gripping Beast.

 judgedoug wrote:
I'm hoping that the US scene picks up a bit more too. I'd love to go to an official GW SBG tournament, to be honest.

Same here. Although first I need to swap out my pile of plastic elves, Gondor and goblins for enough Rohirrim to make a good official GW force.

I enjoy the game and the rules but at home I like to use my Red Box Games Helsvakt as a Isengard counts as warband and that's not going to work at a GW event.

The fortnightly middle earth battles collection from the early 2000s was very popular from what I remember. I have been surprised that they haven't tried to make a second run of that as seemed a good gateway for new gamers.

That was made by Da Agostini not GW and had a film series to support it.

I doubt it would have the same cache now as a stand alone product.

Aeneades wrote:
The fortnightly middle earth battles collection from the early 2000s was very popular from what I remember. I have been surprised that they haven't tried to make a second run of that as seemed a good gateway for new gamers.

Battle Games in Middle Earth? That was done by De Agostini, with a license to use and distribute GW minis. Each magazine came with a sprue or a metal fig. It'd be very hard to do that nowadays!


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 notprop wrote:
That was made by Da Agostini not GW and had a film series to support it.

To be fair, it continued through July 2006 and covered tons of non-film stuff, too!

If my memory serves me, GW hated that magazine. They couldn't keep up with the stock and with how much of a discount it gave over the stores. I remember the 1st issue with half a box of Moria goblins was 99p. I think I bought like 12 issues of it for all the goblins. So I don't think we'll ever see anything like that again unfortunately.

 judgedoug wrote:
I'm hoping that the US scene picks up a bit more too. I'd love to go to an official GW SBG tournament, to be honest.

Well, it isn't official Doug, but we're having another seven or eight player event in CT this weekend, up from the five players just last week. As I mentioned elsewhere, its pretty easy to attract attention when we're playing on tables designed by one of the best terrain makers in the world, every week. :-p Even the FLGS owner who admitted to us that SBG did horribly for him sales-wise, in the past, is showing interest when we come in, and is taking note.

Its a gesture... but GW just acknowledging the game's continued life, even in limited form, has seemed to be a shot in the arm.

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:

 judgedoug wrote:
I'm hoping that the US scene picks up a bit more too. I'd love to go to an official GW SBG tournament, to be honest.

Well, it isn't official Doug, but we're having another seven or eight player event in CT this weekend, up from the five players just last week. As I mentioned elsewhere, its pretty easy to attract attention when we're playing on tables designed by one of the best terrain makers in the world, every week. :-p Even the FLGS owner who admitted to us that SBG did horribly for him sales-wise, in the past, is showing interest when we come in, and is taking note.

Its a gesture... but GW just acknowledging the game's continued life, even in limited form, has seemed to be a shot in the arm.

I'm also only about a 90 minute drive from the DC Hobbit League but sometimes I'm just so very lazy. hahah

Well this thread has been enough to convince me to start a force. Just picked up some mordor orcs and a metal command set to lead them. Now I just have to convince my friends to give it a try

Shouldn't take much convincing. Just being seen playing locally has generated interest here. When people sit down to a demo game, and realize they've learned a full-ruleset, with excellent depth, in the span of an hour, it tends to impress. :-)

 chiefbigredman wrote:

 CptJake wrote:

 judgedoug wrote:


The plastic Nazgul on Fell-beast comes with a variety of options, so you can make the Witch King of Angmar or a normal Nazgul and I think there's even a couple arm and head/hood options on the sprue, too.

I did not know that, I didn't even realize it was a plastic kit. I may need to pick one up.

Thanks!

The nazgul on fell beast and the balrog both plastic kits for $75 is actually not a bad price. I've been wanting to pick one up for some time...damn I want every model haha

Funny you should say that because when the plastic Balrog came out at £35 I thought it was really expensive, but nowadays it's not that bad compared to some of their other prices.

 judgedoug wrote:
I'm hoping that the US scene picks up a bit more too. I'd love to go to an official GW SBG tournament, to be honest.

I think it will. There' a surprisingly high amount of pockets who played LotR and would like to again if/when it becomes a thing. CA, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, one podcast I can't recall In New England. Exciting times when we get those new dwarves (and the rest).

 VeteranNoob wrote:

 judgedoug wrote:
I'm hoping that the US scene picks up a bit more too. I'd love to go to an official GW SBG tournament, to be honest.

I think it will. There' a surprisingly high amount of pockets who played LotR and would like to again if/when it becomes a thing. CA, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, one podcast I can't recall In New England. Exciting times when we get those new dwarves (and the rest).

Just received an invite for the NOVA Open, apparently a 35 table SBG tournament will be taking place. September. They asked me to set up an Amon Hen table for them based on my Amon Hen terrain I posted over in the dakka SBG subforum

 ImAGeek wrote:

 chiefbigredman wrote:

 CptJake wrote:

 judgedoug wrote:


The plastic Nazgul on Fell-beast comes with a variety of options, so you can make the Witch King of Angmar or a normal Nazgul and I think there's even a couple arm and head/hood options on the sprue, too.

I did not know that, I didn't even realize it was a plastic kit. I may need to pick one up.

Thanks!

The nazgul on fell beast and the balrog both plastic kits for $75 is actually not a bad price. I've been wanting to pick one up for some time...damn I want every model haha

Funny you should say that because when the plastic Balrog came out at £35 I thought it was really expensive, but nowadays it's not that bad compared to some of their other prices.

Same. "£29 for a carnifex! God that's expensive.......can I really justify it?"

Seems quaint now

New pre-orders sell out in about an hour. A good sign.

 Da krimson barun wrote:
New pre-orders sell out in about an hour. A good sign.

Not really. All it does is remind me of GW doing only a 1000 print run and then claiming everything selling out creating artificial hype. Who knows what the print run was, so until we know the actual numbers, no it's not a good sign, and just making people do more impulse buys. Hell it worked for 40K most times. Now they will try it out for LotR so it can claim how "popular" it is. If I am wrong I am wrong. I hope I am wrong since I would love to see LotR flourish again. Thing is, if it doesn't flourish, how is pre-orders a good sign then? Time will tell.

I really do hope I am wrong though.