GW LotR Black Numenorean figure proxies?

[robh]

What options have SBG or WotR players found for alternate figures for Black Numenoreans?
The GW ones are bloody ugly and damn expensive.

I have found some nice looking repaints of the plastic Dunharrow figures but on the search for other options that will work with the Peter Jackson/GW figures.

[Hunlion]

I think you might find them here :-)

http://unreleasedminiatures.eu/

HunLion

[ColonelMutumbu]

I use slightly differently painted and slightly converted warriors of the dead, they have ancient looking armour and raggedy robes. I just went for some more industrial looking shields and helms in some cases.

[Abbner Home]

I think you might find them here :-)

http://unreleasedminiatures.eu/

HunLion

I bought these to use as Black Numenoreans - good figures in terms of sculpt and casting but they are small. No bigger than one of the shorter GW Mordor orcs.

[Grumpy Gnome]

I think it depends a lot on what image you want.

Do you want the Peter Jackson/Weta/GW undead in Gothic plate look or something else?


Right now I am using conversions of the plastic Army of the Dead figures but have my eyes open for something else. I was thinking maybe Fireforge Templars. With their tabards and hooded cloaks I thought they might look distinctive enough. Then switch my converted minis over to be Dead Marsh Spectres.

[robh]

The unreleased miniatures ones do look good, but other comments I found about them also note how small they are which is a shame. Also though nicer than the GW ones they are amazingly more expensive.

I think the best conversions I have seen are these:


From the Michael Hanns blog, They use bits from the Morgul Knights (which I do like) on the Dunharrow bodies.

I want to keep the Jackson/GW style rather than a more accurate look because I already have so many of the rest of the range.  My thought at the moment is to do something with the plastic Easterlings.

[Grumpy Gnome]

Those do look great. It is too bad that it is difficult to get Morgul Knight heads. Interesting idea on using Easterlings.

I tried a few ideas out in the past and decided against them, including GW Dark Elves.

https://thegrumpygnome.home.blog/2019/08/09/beware-the-black-numenoreans/

But I had not considered Easterlings. Are you thinking a different head style?

[robh]

But I had not considered Easterlings. Are you thinking a different head style?

Sort of, keep the facemask but replace the helmet horns with something more crown-like from plastic card (or possibly the top of the 2nd age Numenorean winged helmet) and make up some long cloaks from craft paper, then it is just a dark paint scheme.  I would only want a couple of companies for WotR so not too big a project.
Although I am lazy enough to prefer a workable "use these instead" option.

[Grumpy Gnome]

Yeah, that sounds like it has potential. I was thinking of using historical Persians for Easterlings and the GW Easterlings as Black Dragons but yeah I can see using them as Black Numenoreans with some tweaks. Thanks for the food for thought.