This is really late in the piece but here is a rundown of a four player (I think it was 700 or 750 pts each) bash of WOTR. Three of us were using the totally cool new War of the North lists I’ve been working on and the fourth had Misty Mountains. Since…
Elves were the first army I wanted to get for GW’s awesome War of the Ring (WOTR) game. That is, until I got a hold of a copy of the rules (thanks Stephen!) and read up on their list. The Elven list was a big disappointment – Firstly, it was a mish-mas…
These seem to have arrived with very little fanfare.Grim Hammers – £20 12 models strong, and on a single sprue this is a very basic plastic kit without options. What you see is pretty much what you get.Knights Of Rivendell – £30 With a couple o…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Release Date: Jan 2013 $ 40.00 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Board Game From master game designer Reiner Knizia comes The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Board Game, an exciting game of adventure in which you join Bilbo Baggins™ and his 13 dwarven companions on their journey through the Lone-Lands and [...]
I saw the Hobbit again on the 1st, and went to a showing in 2D rather than in 3D HFR. My previous review wasn’t glowing, but seeing the film in a format that wasn’t making my brain scream has made me reconsider. In 2D the film feels a l…
This release seems somewhat sparse. I had hoped we'd be seeing Azog, and the mounted elves, which would have rounded things out.GW are going to have a tricky time come the middle of the year, as the film has simply not given them a huge amount of m…
Finished Balin this morning! The event last night was a blast! Someone had an app loaded onto a computer where you could enter your real name and it would give you a Hobbit name. Mine was Lotho Bumbleroot!We had some enthusiastic players, a…
You can’t have a Hobbit game without Bilbo Baggins, and so here he is!While the smallest member of the company, I also found Bilbo easiest to paint, and I decided to give him his walking stick instead of Sting. Tonight is the event, so I am not sure I …
With the completion of Bofur, I now have 9 of Thorin’s Company done! This is plenty for the event Thursday night, but I also feel like I need Bilbo, so I plan to get him done next.In the meantime, give Bofur a look!Bofur may have been the toughes…
This is doing the rounds on the internet (from the LotR project). I for one am going to find it useful when playing games with this lot.
What would Thorin’s Company be without Thorin Oakenshield? This rather tall Dwarf included two options for armament, Orcrist, or a short blade and the eponymous Oakenshield. I agonized for a while, but ended up choosing the Orcrist. If I am…
It’s now time to show off the most dashing member of Thorin’s Company, Kili! He looks a lot like a Dwarvish version of Aragorn, and he will synergize perfectly with this brother. Fili!Check him out!Check out that 5-o’clock shadow! Thorin’s Co.–8…
Gloin is done! He’s another gem, and it’s obvious that he is Gimli’s father! I love the fact that his axes are similar in style and heft to the ones we’ve seen on the Gimli figures–nice touch GW!Seven company members down, seven to go! Thanks fo…
Dori has been done! One of the elder statesman of Thorin’s company, GW’s color palette for Dori was pretty easy to match with my own paints. And he’s another great mini!Next up, Gloin, father of Gimli! Thanks for visiting!–Scott
Oh, before we start, no I shan't be using the Dwarves names, unless I have to. Maybe one I've seen the film and played a game or two. As I said in the unboxing post Thorin's Company all comes on one sprue. Perhaps the m…
Of all the models in the set it’s Radagast that has impressed me most, for a number of reasons, but primarily for the level of detail. He comes, as with all GW’s plastic heroes, on a single sprue. Made of five parts, with another two part m…
Bifur is done! He also looks to be a real nasty melee fighter for the company, but we’ll see!Plenty of earth tones on this guy! Sizes up well with the Rangers. Five Dwarves strong! Next up, Dori! Thanks for visiting!–Scott
Ah the Goblins, the Evil side of The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey boxed game. Before I get into full swing, it's worth noting that the instruction book was created from digital renders, and so on a few pieces (notably the scribe) does not show th…
Nori comes next in my march toward completion of Thorin’s Company. I actually bought the GW color Skavenblight Dinge for his coat, and I really like it!I actually glued his twin knives on upside down, but I don’t mind, they look just as cool like…
Down to Goblin Town we go, now it's arrived. I'm going to break this down into several parts, as otherwise this is going to get very long indeed. I'll start with the basic what's in the box today, and then the different s…
As notable for his sheer size and impressive armament as he is for his amazing combat stats, Dwalin stands as the second toughest member of Thorin’s Company.The figure’s amazing look speaks for itself, and he was the easiest so far to paint. Check him …
Back for a second Dwarf on the second day? Excellent! Today we have Fili, the dashing, young Dwarf warrior who is part of a duo of Dwarven brothers! We’ll get to Kili on another day!Those twin blades also count as throwing axes in the…
The Lord of the Rings plastic Dwarf Rangers are my favorite LotR models, and favorite dwarves, period, of all the many “stunties” I’ve painted over the years. So it came as no surprise to me that I would be interested in the new Hobbit: An Unexpe…
I’m sort of surprised this is still this hasn’t bumped back to the standard edition due to selling out. Either it’s not selling well, due to lack of interest or the high price tag, or GW have overestimated numbers.
