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Post by Gormonghast on Oct 4, 2004 18:59:46 GMT 1
Which new army units would you most like to see added to War of the Ring?
These units would be in addition to the existing units rather than replacing them. For example, the Dunlendings would be used for any Isengard unit placed in North or South Dunland, but for units mustered in Orthanc, Isengard orcs would continue to be used. Some of these unit types can only be placed as the result of playing a particular event card.
1. Halfling Militia (The Shire) Elites: Any ideas?
2. Dunlendings (Dunland) Elites: Battering Ram?
3. Easterlings (Rhun) Elites: Wainriders (chariots)
4. Goblins (Northern Shadow) Elites: Cave Trolls
5. Undead Infantry (Erech) Elites: Knights (mounted)
6. Huorns (Fangorn) Elites: Ents
7. Birds (Eagle’s Eyrie) Elites: Eagles
Of course we can improvise on these; the LOTR Risk game provides Ents and Eagles, and the Orcs can stand for northern Orcs (Goblins). Various dark age sets can provide reasonable Dunlendings.
Any more ideas?
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Post by lykos on Oct 7, 2004 16:15:32 GMT 1
in fact, human races like dunlendings and easterlings can be represented by 1/72 plastic soldiers quite well. for example zvezda mongols make good easterlings. i think fantasy races should be added first. i wonder if LOTR risk figures can be bought separately... i forgot to add this link: www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.asp?manu=ZVE&code=8003 |
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Post by redsimon on Oct 7, 2004 18:31:44 GMT 1
I voted for Easterlings because I don't like it that the S&E forces are represented by Southrons miniatures only. I would love to see some cool Easterlings, and the Elites with war chariots (as we can read in the book) would most certainly look great.
In a possible Add-on the human forces of Sauron could have an increased importance in the game so that a better system for 4 players is possible.
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Post by dakkadakka on Oct 10, 2004 23:38:30 GMT 1
Is there any thing in the works to re-release the miniatures in different colors for the nations? The figures look great; however, some of us with older bulbs have a little trouble making out who's who!
In the meantime, what type of paint did you use to paint the mini's in the photo? I know some types of plastic don't take paint very well.
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Veldrin
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Post by Veldrin on Oct 11, 2004 9:02:35 GMT 1
I used paints from Games Workshop.
And I had to apply two coats of the main color to make sure it covered all of the miniature.
[glow=green,2,300]Veldrin[/glow]
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Post by lykos on Oct 11, 2004 11:20:47 GMT 1
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Post by dakkadakka on Oct 12, 2004 2:27:02 GMT 1
It was the one on this playtesters site: home.rixtele.com/~charmtroll/wotr/wotr.htmSorry - that site had a link to the message board & I thought that the same guy who runs the site was moderating the message board. |
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Post by Corvo on Oct 12, 2004 7:22:25 GMT 1
Sorry - that site had a link to the message board & I thought that the same guy who runs the site was moderating the message board. Ehm... AFAIK, it IS the same guy  |
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Veldrin
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Post by Veldrin on Oct 13, 2004 16:42:14 GMT 1
Yes, I am the same guy!
[glow=green,2,300]Veldrin[/glow]
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Post by dakkadakka on Oct 14, 2004 1:37:08 GMT 1
Well, now we got THAT straight, ;D the question still stands - what type/brand of paint did you use? Is it sticking to the figs okay? I haven't had a lot of luck getting paint to stick to the softer plastics. Do you pre-treat the mini before applying the paint?
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Post by Veldrin on Oct 14, 2004 13:10:20 GMT 1
I used paints from Games Workshop, I think the correct wording would be Games Workshop's Citadel paint.
I had to apply two coats of the main color to make sure it covered all of the miniature.
Then I drybrushed them with the highlight color.
Here are the colors I used (all from Games Workshop's color range):
Sauron:
Base coat: Chaos Black, High light: Fortress Grey
Isengard:
Base coat: Bubonic Brown, High light: Bleached Bone
S&E:
Base coat: Fiery Orange, High light: Blood Red
The North:
Base coat: Ice Blue, High light: Fortress Grey
Elves:
Base coat: Camo Green, High light: Jade Green
Dwarves:
Base coat: Vermin Brown, High light: Snakebite Leather
Rohan:
Base coat: Darkangels Green, High light: Goblin Green
Gondor:
Base coat: Regal Blue, High light: Ice Blue
[glow=green,2,300]Veldrin[/glow]
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Post by lykos on Oct 15, 2004 11:00:52 GMT 1
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Post by Gormonghast on Oct 20, 2004 13:13:01 GMT 1
Hey, Lycos, that's another of my BGG posts!
Just added a comment in regard to HaT Sea Peoples figures which I plan to use for my Goblin Nation regulars, along with Age of Mythology Trolls for elites.
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Post by lykos on Oct 20, 2004 17:09:08 GMT 1
 i didn't know... it's a good idea to use hat sea peoples figures for goblins, mayba they are a little too big for goblins, but they look more goblinoid than human ;D in ad&d books, goblins are said to be 4 feet tall. i think there's no reference about size of the goblins by tolkien, but it's more likely that they are smaller than orcs. they can be shortened by a sharp knife, but it's not a must of course... i think also nubian infantry figurers from hat can make good goblins, i guess they are from the same sculptor... |
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