28mm Middle Earth - The Lead Goes Ever On

[SBMiniaturesGuy]

So this is the 20th anniversary of the release of the movie “The Fellowship of the Ring,” so I finally moved my Middle Earth project onto the front burner. It is my goal this year to paint and field several Middle Earth factions and get some games in using the Dux Arda fan mod rules for the Dux Britanniarum Dark Ages rules from Too Fat Lardies. The factions I have on hand to paint up and field include:

1. The Dwarves of Erebor and the Iron Hills: Dark Ages dwarves from Conqueror Models and older Vendel (Thistle and Rose) miniatures.

2. Men of the West: Various Romano-British and Saxon figures (Gripping Beast and Artizan) to assemble the Fyrd of Bree and the Greenways, including some Dunadain Rangers and Hobbit archers.

3. Orcs of the Misty Mountains: Primarily an collection of nice sculpts from Ral Partha that have been sitting around needing some paint and love. I’ll use some Wargames Factory 28mm plastic Orcs for the more “organized” Orcs of Gundabad, Mordor and Isengard.

4. Dunledings: I would prefer 28mm Dark Ages Picts, but happen to have some 28mm Ancient Germanics from Wargames Foundry that will do nicely.

5. Custom decals I made up in Photoshop, and then printed by Little Metal Spaceships.

6. Combo of MDF and 3D printed terrain for villages and Middle Earth ruins and such.

The first completed faction is Durin’s Folk – the Dwarves of Erebor and the Iron Hills (with painting help from Russell Levy!). This 50-figure force is designed around a Shield Wall of heavy Spear, supported by units of one-hand and two-hand weapons, and some Crossbow figures for missile support.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL-YVLvC0vQ&t=13s





And that completes my first faction for Middle Earth! Next up will be the Orcs of the Misty Mountains.

https://sbminisguy.wordpress.com/2021/04/02/28mm-dark-ages-dwarves-for-middle-earth/?fbclid=IwAR3q04u1KQhNG_ccTBnwCXHRI7H6YJYqDiixCsPtAXhR8NKnniDvJHZ0wNU

[Sven Ironhand]

Love 'em.

[Grumpy Gnome]

Great work!

[SBMiniaturesGuy]

Thanks, it was fun to make progress on an unfinished project! Maybe that's what I should call it -- Unfinished Figures...

[BZ]

Looking very good!

[AKULA]

Love ‘em. That blue is particularly striking

 

[Little Odo]

Those dwarves have turned out really well. The blue units look especially good.

[SBMiniaturesGuy]

 I completed my first faction, the Dwarves, and decided next up would be some Middle Earth appropriate terrain. I had some aquarium terrain I picked up at a garage sale, and some friends and family printed up some more iconic fantasy terrain that more clearly say – this is Middle Earth. I found 3D print files of a giant fallen statue head, perhaps left from some great work of the 2nd Age, on Thingiverse. A fantasy Dolmen and some smaller statues of kings I sourced from MyMiniFactory, and the Dwarven forge from DrivethruRPG. My nephew and a friend printed these for me.


A long forgotten King of the 2nd Age


The Dwarven beacon. I made a small hill out of pink stuff to better position the Dwarven terrain piece.


Dwarves examine an ancient Dolmen frequented by a hidden tribe




Ruins of the fallen Kingdom of Cardolan

Next on the workbench – Orcs of the Misty Mountains, using classic Ral Partha figures.
https://sbminisguy.wordpress.com/2021/04/28/28mm-middle-earth-the-lead-goes-ever-on-terrain-or-places-to-fight-over/

[mmcv]

Superb!

[James Morris]

Great project!  Look forward to seeing more as it develops.

[Little Odo]

Lovely terrain and dwarves.

[LouieN]

Good work and lovely terrian

[SBMiniaturesGuy]

Thanks! Part of my project goal is to minimize new purchases and use unfinished projects and bits where I can. I have had a bunch of older Ral Partha Orcs and Goblins (but no Warg riders) I got at a game club flea market that's been sitting around for years that I'll use for Orcs of the Misty Mountains now on the work bench. 

[Belgian]

Thanks for sharing this lovely dwarf army and themed scenery. Great work, really like these Conqueror Models Dwarves.

[BZ]

Those are some great terrain pieces!