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Title: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Gino61 on January 24, 2024, 05:41:54 PM
Hello everyone.
I am not very expert in data entry and therefore I could make some mistakes.
I should have inserted a photo (I hope successfully) of my 10mm armies of Middle Earth, Grimbold's Eored at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
Copplestone miniatures.
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Pattus Magnus on January 24, 2024, 06:19:45 PM
Welcome to LAF!

The picture worked and your figures look excellent! The Copplestone 10mm range is a great choice for building middle earth armies. I’m looking forward to seeing more!
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Philotep on January 24, 2024, 06:52:04 PM
10mm !!! Even worse than 15mm... I'm too old for this scale  :D
Excellent paintjob, I admire people painting this scale, really.
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on January 24, 2024, 07:23:36 PM
they look good - well done :-*
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Kikuchiyo on January 24, 2024, 07:27:35 PM
Those look excellent, looking forward to seeing more of you collection.

With the copplestone's being a limited release have you gap filled with proxies or 3d printed figures?
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Gino61 on January 24, 2024, 07:35:41 PM
I'm not young either, but with a little attention you can do it.
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: fred on January 24, 2024, 08:05:56 PM
Great stuff

Which rules are you thinking of using?
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Hobgoblin on January 24, 2024, 10:35:02 PM
They look great! It's always a treat to see Middle-earth miniatures that aren't based on those films ...  ;) I look forward to seeing more!
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Gino61 on January 25, 2024, 05:32:16 PM
Battle of the Pelennor Fields: Haradrim Cavalry led by their Captain with his banner: a black snake on a scarlet field.
Miniatures of the Magister Militum, light and heavy cavalry.
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Pattus Magnus on January 25, 2024, 05:56:54 PM
Excellent!

I’ll echo fred, which set of rules do you use? I am always on the lookout for games I might enjoy.
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Elk101 on January 27, 2024, 08:40:18 AM
Lovely work on those 10mm figures!
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Gino61 on January 27, 2024, 09:25:41 PM
Trolls of Mordor, being taller and bigger than the orcs, I used the Splintered light miniatures, 15/18 mm armored Ogre .
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Spinal Tap on January 28, 2024, 06:47:46 AM
Absolutely amazing work, your figures look great.

I'd love to see a wide shot of a full battle with two armies on the table.
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Kikuchiyo on January 28, 2024, 08:18:53 AM
Trolls of Mordor, being taller and bigger than the orcs, I used the Splintered light miniatures, 15/18 mm armored Ogre .


Are those Ogres or their Orcs? Would be good to see them against the 10mm figures I was looking to do something similar
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Hobgoblin on January 28, 2024, 10:55:42 AM

Are those Ogres or their Orcs? Would be good to see them against the 10mm figures I was looking to do something similar

I believe those were originally a set of 20mm orcs ("Great Bag o' Orcs") by Dark Hold Miniatures. They've been repurposed as 15mm ogres by Splintered Light.

They look great here, Gino61 - and their height should be dead on for Middle-earth trolls in 10mm; Tolkien suggests that trolls were 12 feet tall or more, so a 20mm orc should be the proper height in 10mm:

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"As tall as trolls they were, twelve feet or more in height"

Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: fred on January 28, 2024, 12:40:30 PM
Nice work on those trolls - I have those figures too, but had forgotten where I got them from.

I use them as 10mm Trolls and they scale great with actual 10mm Trolls.
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Kikuchiyo on January 28, 2024, 01:16:59 PM
I believe those were originally a set of 20mm orcs ("Great Bag o' Orcs") by Dark Hold Miniatures. They've been repurposed as 15mm ogres by Splintered Light.

They look great here, Gino61 - and their height should be dead on for Middle-earth trolls in 10mm; Tolkien suggests that trolls were 12 feet tall or more, so a 20mm orc should be the proper height in 10mm:



So I'm not going mad. I thought I'd seen them as Orcs somewhere, before

Nice figures

I was looking at the SL range if savage orcs as potential trolls
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Kikuchiyo on January 31, 2024, 07:04:30 AM
I'd be interested in your solution for the dead men of Dead Men of Dunharrow

I've been working on that element myself recently
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Gino61 on February 01, 2024, 06:36:17 PM
For the Dunharrow Army of the Dead, I used magister militum miniatures, Army of the Dead Armored Infantry, a basecoat of white primer and then a generous covering of blue shade. For the King of the Dead and the banner I added a wash of red...
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Kikuchiyo on February 01, 2024, 08:29:27 PM
Cool, I went with MM too for my unearthly warriors but I used their ghosts with a bit of added work
Title: Re: My 10mm Middle Earth Armies
Post by: Gino61 on March 20, 2024, 11:28:04 AM
Elrond half-elf banner and Rivendell Infantry. Pendraken Miniatures.