War of the Ring Boardgame

[Suber]

I've been quite busy lately with this game. I was not ready to play with these monochromatic minis:



Not during my watch.

So I painted them while doing any other projects, from time to time. It was the only way to preserve the little sanity remaining .
Here you have the Free Peoples:



















And the Fellowship of the Ring:




http://oldschoolworkshop.blogspot.com.es/2013/04/painting-war-of-ring-boardgame-pt1-free.html

Later this same week I'll show you the Forces of the Shadow.

[joe5mc]

Really nice looking paint jobs.  I painted a couple orcs from my set, then I played a couple of games and decided it wasn't really for me.  Lots of fun toys though, and yours look fantastic.

[Vermis]

Now that's a bit spectacular, and some dedication.   Round of applause!

[Mason]

 

Stunning!

Great work!
 

Serious patience as well there, mate!
Kudos!
 

[Doomhippie]

Wow! I own that game but I can't even imagine painting all those little soldiers... Respect!

[Barks]

Beautiful work there!

[Suber]

Thank you all!
Here you have the bad guys:













Oops, yes, that's right, there's something wrong with one troll. I was stupid enough to let them dry on my window. Wind blew and woosh! Paratrooper Trolls! . I recovered all of them but one, so I had to build it up.





Well, yes, little bit on steroids, but that was my very first attempt to scuplt anything from scartch, so please don't be too harsh on me .

Aaand the ugly bosses (in even uglier pics)





The whole bunch in my blog:

http://oldschoolworkshop.blogspot.com.es/2013/04/painting-war-of-ring-boardgame-pt2.html?showComment=1365063484744

In a few days I'll tell you about the game itself (There's no point in painting all these if you are not going to play!)
 

[Daeothar]

Great work on the paintjobs; that will certainly improve the enjoyment of the game. It would for me...

And awesome work on that resculpt there! Don't discourage yourself; it's top notch and hardly visible from the fotos; he just looks like a boss-type troll, being slightly bigger etc. From the pictures, it's hardly visible you sculpted it yourself, and especially for a first attempt, it's stellar if you ask me!

Let us have a gratuitous picture of them all setup on the board now...

[Mason]

Top notch paintwork all round on the bad guys!
 

And awesome work on that resculpt there! Don't discourage yourself; it's top notch and hardly visible from the fotos; he just looks like a boss-type troll, being slightly bigger etc. From the pictures, it's hardly visible you sculpted it yourself, and especially for a first attempt, it's stellar if you ask me!

Daeothar sums it up perfectly, as it took me a few seconds to spot your one in the crowd.
Cracking work!
 

[pocoloco]

Super pjs on them all Suber  Great dedication to paint them and to that top-notch level. It's a great game, have you played the Conan version of it?

[tomogui]

Great paint work and amazing dedication. I love this game, but the Free Peoples minis look too similar. What a solution!

And impressive troll sculpting too.

[Alcidas]

...but the Free Peoples minis look too similar.

That does make it easier when you are actually playing the game though - no need to fish around trying to figure out which minis are whose...

Excellent paint job by the way!!

[Alcidas]

Also excellent sculpting there on that troll, although if you had contacted the manufacturers they would probably have been willing to send you a replacement?

I had a broken Stygian in my Age of Conan game and I was sent a replacement with no questions asked and at no cost.

[Suber]

Thank you all! It's been tedious sometimes, specially as I've been doing this for months, from time to time, taking small minutes from other projects, but in the end I think it's worth it. I'll post a game report soon, let's see if it was .

... if you had contacted the manufacturers they would probably have been willing to send you a replacement?

Oh, but where's the fun on that? (Yeah, I'm nuts )

... have you played the Conan version of it?

Oh, man! There is a Conan version? I wasn't aware, I really need that!

[Alcidas]

Oh, man! There is a Conan version? I wasn't aware, I really need that!

There is a Conan version that uses very similar game mechanics, except that you can play with up to four different factions (Aquilonia, Stygia, Turan and Hyperborea). The game has not done all that well, but personally I really enjoy playing it and would recommend it strongly, although we have only ever played the two-player version. If you enjoy WoTR you will probably like the Conan game as well.

Have even come up with a couple of fan-made expansions of my own
here
and
here

There were some plans for an official expansion at one point but Fantasy Flight cancelled that