Oldhammer In Moria: Tempt not the Valar, You Proud Hobbit!

[Mars Miniatures]

dinohunterpoa,
Thanks buddy.  Just trying to keep that Oldhammer silliness alive!

Now onwards to more Mustering...

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From full post here:  http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2017/02/trade-union-of-staddle.html


Union workers join the fight!

Onwards to the industrial town of Staddle...

Aragorn and company have reached the great East Road and the town of Staddle, known for its Blacksmithies.


Left to Right:  Aragorn, Howland the Hammer, the "Bellow Boys"

Aragorn:  Excuse me, I am Aragorn, also known as Strider the Ranger.  Are you the Leader of the Resistance?

Howland the Hammer:  No, Im not the great leader of the Resistance, but my sources tell me, he can be found in Bree tomorrow.  If he promises to fight for fair wages for workers everywhere, I will promise him my Hammer!  What about you, Ranger?  How do you feel about the 99%?

Aragorn:   Strangely, I know nothing about politics, really...  but I do know how to fight with a sword and a bow.


On the left is Howland the Hammer of Staddle.
He is the Master Craftsman, and all the Trade Union toughs recognize his authority.
With a word, he can shut down industry across Eriador with an event that is the most dreaded thing among the bourgeouis elite... Labor Dispute!

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For the rest of the post:  http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2017/02/trade-union-of-staddle.html

[Mars Miniatures]

Taken from full post here:
http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2017/02/radagast-his-terrible-horrible-no-good.html


Radagast & His Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Quest

On the road to Bree, Aragorn and company run into....  Radagast the Brown and a company of foot Knights in full armor!

Finally, this blog confronts the issue of Radagast and how he is at the center of all the bad events that are ruining Middle Earth!


Left to Right:  Aragorn, Radagast the Brown, the "Lost Knights of Arthedain"

Aragorn:  Radagast!  Dont tell me that YOU are the Resistance Leader!?!?!

Radagast:  (looking sad)  Um, no...  actually Im not.  Im not even a hero, really.  I have soooo much to make up for.

Aragorn:  (puts arm around the wizards shoulder)  Oh?  Whats wrong there, buddy?  You can tell your old pal Aragorn...

Radagast:  Where to start?  Umm..  so I was leading Arwen, Haldir, Glorfindel, a Dwarf from Westeros, and alot of Barbarians through Moria...  (see last years posts of basic D&D in Moria,  EDIT:  Ohhh, yeah, the very last ending adventure was not recorded on the blog.  Its all for the best, really!  Lets just let Radagast explain... But at least you can read how well they started off!)

Aragorn:  Ooh, did you run into Halbarad?  He was on a mission there with Eomer and Eowyn!  I hope they are ok?

Radagast:  Oh they are fine, Im sure, they took a different route than us.  But...  (sighs)  I lost Arwen and all the other Elves in the Tombs of Terror!  Haldir was impaled, Glorfindel is trapped in a rock prison, and Arwen stepped through a doorway that looked like a mouth!  It might have been a sphere of annihilation, but Im certain it was actually a portkey! (I claim DM's discretion in saving Arwen for a future adventure hook!)  In fact, as she disappeared, I noticed the faint odor of brimstone...  The dwarf Tyrion and his barbarians lasted a bit longer, they...

Aragorn: You let my beloved Arwen fall into... HELL!?!?   Arwen Evenstar, daughter of Elrond, grand-daughter of Galadriel, High Elven Princess of both Rivendell and Loth-Lorien...

Radagast:  Noooo... not that bad!  It was the odor of noxious fumes that could only be from the Dark Plains of Mordor...  So, shes fine...  as long as she keeps herself hidden in the shrubbery... and avoids the Orc patrols.  And the toxic pools.  And the Nazgul on winged beasts.  Oh and the Eye of Sauron thats like a searchlight of doom...  Look, Aragorn, we can go find her later.  Right now we have to save Bree.  Then we can save Arwen.  OH wait.  We have to save Gandalf from the top of Isengard Tower after Bree.  Thats why Im here, we save Bree, then get all the northern humans together to assault that traitorous Saruman...

Aragorn:  (facepalm)  Gandalf too?

Radagast:  Well, I was supposed to send Eagles to Isengard, but then... you know the Tomb of Terrors thing happened, and Galadriel banished me from Loth Lorien... and I forgot.  So by the time I got to the Misty Mountains, something terrible happened to the Eagles!  Terrible, Aragorn...  its Tzeentch, he must have planned this for a long time...

Aragorn:  Arwen, Gandalf, Eagles...  Im afraid to ask about the most important news of all...  Frodo.

Radagast:  Wait, who is Frodo?

Aragorn:  (facepalm)

Radagast:  I hope its not too important...

Aragorn:  (facepalm)



 This mini's actually code is Citadel C02 - Gustavus Ravenmage.
Of course, in my campaign... he is Radagast the Brown!



 The "Lost Knights of Arthedain" claim they are descended from ancient nobility from the fall of the Northern Kingdoms.


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For the rest of the post:
http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2017/02/radagast-his-terrible-horrible-no-good.html

[LordOdo]

Now I really start wondering who that rebellious leader might be!

[dinohunterpoa]

dinohunterpoa,
Thanks buddy.  Just trying to keep that Oldhammer silliness alive!

And you're doing an AWESOME job! 

[Mars Miniatures]

Taken from full post here:
http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-prancing-pony-militia.html

Aragorn & Radagast in Bree at last...  Plus protesters! Make Bree Great Again!

 The Prancing Pony Militia


Aragorn and company finally get to Bree.
All his life, Aragorn has trained in the art of war.
But nothing prepared him for politics.
His dealings with the commoners has sparked an interest in him to at least try to understand them.
But, its hard work trying to get the communist farmers from preaching louder than the union worker activists.

Activists: WHO GOT THE POWER?  WE GOT THE POWER! WHAT KIND OF POWER....
Guy who has had enough:  Hey... hey... (crowd quiets down)  This is library....

All this politics is giving Aragorn a big headache.
Strangely, the bandits seem to be the least troublesome.
They just tease the farmers, and try to steal from the union workers.
Bandits at least are just lovable bullies.

Aragorn:  These protesters and anti-protesters are getting out of hand, Radagast.  Hopefully some Undead show up soon! 

Radagast:  Dont worry there buddy, they are being painted as fast as possible by our invisible blog chronicler!  BTW, you should hire that "This is Library" guy when you become King.  And not just because you need to have an Easterling quota in your cabinet, but Im pretty sure that he will be an internet meme someday. 

Aragorn:  Whats an internet?


Aragorn and Radagast lead a motley band of rogues into town.

Oh, I forgot to mention my new game mat from Deep Cut Studios, all the way from Lithuania!
I splurged and got the mouse pad material.  It folds out totally flat and the colors are great.
It just matches Oldhammer colors, like 80's gamebook art.
I got this one with cobblestones and another stony/mountain one for the Return to Moria campaign.

I highly recommend!  Thats a 10 out of 10 axes review rating from me.


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For the rest of the post:
http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-prancing-pony-militia.html

[DeafNala]

Those are some truly WONDERFUL miniatures in a LOVELY setting...the stuff of inspiration. VERY WELL DONE!

[Mars Miniatures]

Taken from full post here:
http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-midnight-rider-peaky-breelanders.html

 The Midnight Rider & the Peaky Breelanders
A horseman rides into town, at the head of a large group of ruffians.
Is it the Midnight Rider?


♫  Go and tell the Midnight Rider
Tell the rambler,
The gambler,
The back biter
That you can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time  ♫

Indeed, it is him!
The Leader of the Resistance!

And he has brought a lot of proper Oldhammer friends to boot!


 Left to Right:  Aragorn, The Leader of the Resistance, the Peaky Breelanders

Yummy old school 80s goodness!



 This mini is coded as C33 Mounted Adventurer, Rogue with Dagger

I love everything about this model - the rider, the rearing horse pose.
Look at that horse's face!  And his 80's flowing mane!

And the rider himself is the epitome of rogueish-ness.
So who is he?
Who is the Midnight Rider?

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For the rest of the post:
http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-midnight-rider-peaky-breelanders.html

[Achilles]

Taken from full post here:
http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-midnight-rider-peaky-breelanders.html

 The Midnight Rider & the Peaky Breelanders
A horseman rides into town, at the head of a large group of ruffians.
Is it the Midnight Rider?


♫  Go and tell the Midnight Rider
Tell the rambler,
The gambler,
The back biter
That you can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time  ♫

Indeed, it is him!
The Leader of the Resistance!

And he has brought a lot of proper Oldhammer friends to boot!


 Left to Right:  Aragorn, The Leader of the Resistance, the Peaky Breelanders

Yummy old school 80s goodness!



 This mini is coded as C33 Mounted Adventurer, Rogue with Dagger

I love everything about this model - the rider, the rearing horse pose.
Look at that horse's face!  And his 80's flowing mane!

And the rider himself is the epitome of rogueish-ness.
So who is he?
Who is the Midnight Rider?

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For the rest of the post:
http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-midnight-rider-peaky-breelanders.html

Well done.   Lovely collection of C-Series stuff and beautiful terrain!

[Duncan McDane]

Yes, love it. Good thing to know is that the peasant militia in the bottom picture is available again by Wargames Foundr ( one of their daughter compagnies I believe ) so we don't have to shell out crazy over the top Oldhammer prices anymore 

[Argonor]

Yes, love it. Good thing to know is that the peasant militia in the bottom picture is available again by Wargames Foundr ( one of their daughter compagnies I believe ) so we don't have to shell out crazy over the top Oldhammer prices anymore 

Casting Room Miniatures, right?

[Duncan McDane]

Yes, thanks, that one I meant. 

[dinohunterpoa]

Casting Room Miniatures, right?

Yes, thanks, that one I meant.  

Nope, they are here: http://www.warmongerminiatures.com/collections/ex-citadel/products/wa001-ex-citadel-mercenaries



http://www.warmongerminiatures.com/collections/ex-citadel/products/wa002-ex-citadel-mercenaries



 

BTW: Their site is so lame that they only have a "contact form" that one must fill, and not a single email adress... WTF?!?!!?!?

[Duncan McDane]

Well, those are 80's models so I guess we'll have to contact them the 80's way. Pigeons, smoke signals, telegraph, that sort of thing  .

[Mars Miniatures]

Buddies,
I believe Warmonger & Casting Room are both still cast in Foundry anyway.
Ive never ordered through either of them, but the ex citadel range and a whole lot more are available through Foundry's proper site here:
http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/ex-citadel

[dinohunterpoa]

Well, those are 80's models so I guess we'll have to contact them the 80's way. Pigeons, smoke signals, telegraph, that sort of thing  .

Yep, it seems their "customer service" works this way...