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Title: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Frank on June 24, 2013, 10:54:16 AM: Within the last weeks I have been working on SAGA LOTR. I created a new Battleboard for the Elves and painted some 100 miniatures. And here are the results...hope you like it ;)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/nebelberge-01.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/rohan-03.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/nebelberge-04.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/rohan-15.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/elben-07.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/uruk-hai-05.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/gefc3a4hrten-01.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/gondor-01.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/elben-12.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/gondor-02.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/uruk-hai-06.jpg)
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Mr Brown on June 24, 2013, 11:03:54 AM: Absolutely stunning work there.

How did your boards for the elves work out?
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Post by: joroas on June 24, 2013, 11:09:52 AM: These look great.

How do your changes work?

I have to admit I use Rohirrim as stand-in figures for real SAGA. I never thought of changing the boards for a LOTR version.
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Mason on June 24, 2013, 11:13:29 AM: Stunning, Frank.
Simply stunning!
:-* :-* :-*

Really interested in your boards as I will be starting a similar project soon.
I already have your Mordor board as a basis for my first force.
8)
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Post by: von Lucky on June 24, 2013, 11:14:48 AM: Absolutely beautiful - the paintwork is sublime.
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Post by: Kitsune on June 24, 2013, 11:26:03 AM: Superb stuff. Colour me impressed!
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Post by: Ragnar on June 24, 2013, 11:27:49 AM: Brilliant colour choice, highlighting and photography to boot!
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Post by: moonshado on June 24, 2013, 11:31:16 AM: Brilliant work as usual.
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Post by: Furt on June 24, 2013, 12:02:08 PM: Beautifully photographed images. All very stirring. :o
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Post by: max on June 24, 2013, 12:03:13 PM: Excellent figures and i really love the grass on you board, looks realistic!
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Post by: Bugsda on June 24, 2013, 12:11:38 PM: Excellent work Frank :-*
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Post by: CyberAlien312 on June 24, 2013, 12:52:13 PM: Wow, utterly amazing! :o
Your paint job is absolutely magnificent, but not only that, the photos are extremely nice as well! They really capture the right middle-earth-ish atmosphere. My favourite picture is the first one with the warg riders, they are gorgeously painted and the grey sky and grass look striking as well. Wonderful job!!
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Post by: majorsmith on June 24, 2013, 01:20:52 PM: amazing stuff! i love the orcs and uruk hai, what backgrounds did you use for the photos? they look very good!
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Post by: NurgleHH on June 24, 2013, 01:24:39 PM: Good Job, what will be next?
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Post by: Torben on June 24, 2013, 02:15:40 PM: I definitely like it a lot! Wish I could paint 100 miniatures to that standard over a couple of weeks! :D
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Post by: Funghy-Fipps on June 24, 2013, 02:18:25 PM: My eyes almost popped out of my head looking at those pictures. Amazing!
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Post by: Dr. The Viking on June 24, 2013, 02:32:06 PM: Brilliant!

Especially green orcs and blue Gondor looks good!
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Post by: The_Wisecrack on June 24, 2013, 03:50:07 PM: i've just finished making a short film with the canon 5d mk11 and i would love to know what camera you use as i absolutely commend your photography sir! its amazing. not just the composition but the coloring and lighting. perhaps you might show an article? also i urge you to check out the video on the homepage of my website ehre www.lfeproductions.co.uk and check out the idea i am going for with depth of field. i feel if you did something similar like maybe layering a few trees in different distances from the camera, you could achieve not just a very nice image but the perfect effect for photographing 3D miniatures. for instance your elven scene in the forest with galadriel is lovely per the layering and depth.

Regards
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: OSHIROmodels on June 24, 2013, 03:57:27 PM: Oh Frank, they're a bit special :-* :-* :-*

Love everything about them and the backgrounds finish them off wonderfully 8)

Talented git :D

cheers

James
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Post by: Captain Blood on June 24, 2013, 04:01:24 PM: Brilliant Frank.
No wonder you didn't have time for the LPL ;)
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Post by: Vinlander on June 24, 2013, 04:59:45 PM: I just choked and fell over...and may have peed a little ;D

Will there be batreps? ;)
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Post by: Doomhippie on June 24, 2013, 11:29:56 PM: You certainly know how to create wonderful pics. These are about the best photos I've ever seen. Everything fits together perfectly and in the end creates a really dramatic atmosphere. I'm really looking forward to seeing more.
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Post by: Jevenkah on June 25, 2013, 02:06:21 AM: Superb! Love the photography, on top of the absolutely stunning brushwork.

Jevenkah
Do you shoot with a lightbox?
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Post by: Andrew May on June 25, 2013, 08:45:59 AM: Amazing presentation! Better than most manufacturers... lol
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Post by: Little Odo on June 25, 2013, 10:47:13 AM: Wow! Those pictures are absolutely amazing. The figures are beautifully painted and the backdrops are just right for setting the atmosphere. Looking forward to seeing the batreps and tutorials now so I can see how it was all achieved. Agaian, beautiful work.
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Frank on June 25, 2013, 10:57:04 AM: WOW! Thanks a lot for all your kind comments! :)

@Mr Brown: I had two very interesting games with the new elven board. It is not easy to play the elves but there are some nice strategies you can use.

@majorsmith: For the background I use internet photos printed on A3.

@NurgleHH: A bit from everything…. ;)

@The_Wisecrack: I am using a Conan EOS 1100d. …and thank you for your ideas! Your short films are very interesting. I actually made a tutorial on taking miniature-photos: http://tabletopdeutschland.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/fotografieren-von-figuren-und-dioramen/ …but only in German language

@Jevenkah: I did not use a lightbox for taking these pictures...only daylight.
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Little Odo on June 25, 2013, 11:40:55 AM: Quote from: Frank on June 25, 2013, 10:57:04 AM

@The_Wisecrack: I am using a Conan EOS 1100d. …and thank you for your ideas!

Is that the Cimmerian version of the camera? ;)
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Frank on June 25, 2013, 01:37:01 PM: Ups… o_o Yes, of course ;D

…by the way, saw this movie last week…really funny:

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Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Dr. The Viking on June 25, 2013, 01:42:16 PM: Ah yes, Danish animation films... lol lol
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Post by: Neldoreth on June 25, 2013, 04:40:27 PM: Most excellent work here, great stuff!

n.
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Post by: redzed on June 25, 2013, 09:46:23 PM: wow, seriously impressive :-*
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Post by: eilif on June 25, 2013, 11:05:37 PM: Stunning work. Your pictures look like they could have come out of a GW rulebook ( I mean that in a good way). Really cinematic.

Would you care to show your Elves board?
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Post by: Dr Mathias on June 26, 2013, 03:37:22 AM: I wondered what you have been up to Frank. I'm glad you put some pictures on LAF, they're fantastic images. You sir are an artist :)
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Frank on June 26, 2013, 08:43:34 AM: Thanks you! :D

Because it is a little bit difficult to find the SAGA-Boards on my Blog, here is a Link-list of all my LOTR SAGA Battleboards:

Eleves
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/saga-hdr-elben.pdf

Gondor
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/saga-hdr-gondor1.pdf

Rohan
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/saga-hdr-rohan.pdf

Dwarfs
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/saga-hdr-zwerge.pdf

Mordor
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/saga-hdr-mordor.pdf

Moria
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/saga-hdr-goblins.pdf

Isengard
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/saga-hdr-isengard.pdf
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Mason on June 26, 2013, 08:54:42 AM: Much appreciated, Frank!
:D
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Malamute on June 26, 2013, 10:36:44 AM: Wonderful stuff. :-*

LAF at its finest ;D
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Post by: Treebeard on June 26, 2013, 10:44:20 AM: Amazing ... 100 Miniatures in a few weeks to that quality standard ... Wow.

Want to see all of them :)
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Dr. The Viking on June 26, 2013, 11:09:10 AM: Quote from: Frank on June 26, 2013, 08:43:34 AM
Thanks you! :D

Because it is a little bit difficult to find the SAGA-Boards on my Blog, here is a Link-list of all my LOTR SAGA Battleboards:

Eleves
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/saga-hdr-elben.pdf

Gondor
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/saga-hdr-gondor1.pdf

Rohan
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/saga-hdr-rohan.pdf

Dwarfs
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/saga-hdr-zwerge.pdf

Mordor
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/saga-hdr-mordor.pdf

Moria
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/saga-hdr-goblins.pdf

Isengard
http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/saga-hdr-isengard.pdf

Ah danke schön mein Freund!!!

I've been thinking of the possiblity of using SAGA with LOTR. It's a bit more gamey and that would be nice in some situations.

Now I have no excuse not to. lol
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Fattdex on June 27, 2013, 09:35:14 AM: Hello Frank,
Great job all round on your SAGA lord of the rings, it has inspired me to collect some elves. I have a couple of questions on things I am not clear about:

* The Ent and the Great Eagle, are they supposed to activate as warriors (Sindar die)?

Elrond's Noldor banner bearer:
* Does he add +2 saga die in addition to Elrond's +1, or does Elrond count as granting +2 saga die whilst his banner bearer is alive, reverting to one saga die if the banner bearer is killed (unless Elrond takes up the banner)?
* Does the banner bearer have the option of being mounted?
* Is the banner bearer a separate unit that requires order dice, or does he replace one model in a Noldor unit (like a war banner model from ravens shadow)?

Many thanks,
Jayden Barr
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Frank on June 27, 2013, 09:56:16 AM: Hi Jayden,

Thank you! I hope I can explain and answer your questions.

1. Ent and Eagle will activate like Elite.

2. Yes, he adds +2 to Elrond’s +1. If Elrond picks up the standard form the dead standard bearer he generates 3 SAGA dice. The Standard bearer and Elrond count as one unit. Yes, mounted is an option.

Before I am off for vacations, some more pictures. This time the Fellowship & Gollum…

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/gemeinschaft-03.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/gemeinschaft-02.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/gemeinschaft-04.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/gemeinschaft-05.jpg)

(http://tabletopdeutschland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/gefc3a4hrten-01.jpg)
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Dr. The Viking on June 27, 2013, 10:07:32 AM: Frank you dirty boy! Quit painting eyes on those small miniatures.

It's too good! lol lol
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Fattdex on June 27, 2013, 11:16:09 AM: Thanks mate! latest models look great.
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Post by: Ray Rivers on June 27, 2013, 11:50:48 AM: That is some seriously awesome painting...
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Post by: CyberAlien312 on June 27, 2013, 12:28:01 PM: Very, very nice once again. Please keep on posting these when you get back from your holiday!
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Post by: OSHIROmodels on June 27, 2013, 12:32:33 PM: Quote from: Dr. The Viking on June 27, 2013, 10:07:32 AM
Frank you dirty boy! Quit painting eyes on those small miniatures.

It's too good! lol lol

lol

Superb Frank :-* :-*

cheers

James
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Mason on June 27, 2013, 07:00:37 PM: Quote from: Ray Rivers on June 27, 2013, 11:50:48 AM
That is some seriously awesome painting...

Yep, it sure is.
:-* :-*

Quote from: CyberAlien312 on June 27, 2013, 12:28:01 PM
Very, very nice once again. Please keep on posting these when you get back from your holiday!

No!
You can bloody well stop now.
You are putting me off painting my own.
>:(

;)
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Little Odo on June 30, 2013, 01:56:57 PM: More excellent painting and dioramas. Also, many thanks for posting up the Saga boards - most useful. LotR:SBG plays well for small skirmishes, but I'd like to give Saga a go for slighty larger battles.
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: GIjimbo on December 13, 2016, 02:20:35 AM: Hello Frank, my friends and I have been enjoying your battle boards for the last year.
We are planning to play some more soon :) So thank you!

I was wondering if you ever considered a Harad/Easterling/Khand battle board?

The figures for these armies seem rare, so it's hard to collect a large army for most systems, but SAGA gives players on opportunity to play a really enjoyable game with a small to medium size force.

James.
Title: Re: SAGA LOTR
Post by: Nord on December 13, 2016, 09:06:12 AM: Thread is three and a half years old, good luck with getting a reply (apart from this). ;)