LOTR tabletop - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

ninja91 · 10-11-2006, 10:32 AM

So I was out at Games Workshop. (yeah, I know, dont laugh...)

Anyways, I saw that they had a LOTR tabletop RPG/Battle/Miniature game. It was amazing. The detail of the miniatures, the armies you could build, the battles and adventures you could create, and I could do all this for more money than my brain is worth. But it was really cool. I thought about other miniatures, such as D&D miniatures, and how they could somehow come into play here....
The settings were terrifically realistic and detailed, and right when I walked in my jaw dropped. I played a demo game with one of the really weird store clerks, and was hooked. I will have to wait til good old St. Nick comes down my chimney until I can start my collection...
Anyway, I just thought I would start up a thread for discussion on anything with the LOTR tabletop game.

Lalwendë · 10-11-2006, 11:19 AM

Do you mean the little Games Workshop LotR figures? Well, some months back davem got himself a Sharpe figure which it turned out had to be painted, and he loved doing it so I went into Games Workshop which is right outside my office, to get him some LotR figures to paint, just for fun. He's done quite a lot of them now, including some unusual figures such as Lobelia, Fatty Bolger, Tom & Goldberry etc. I've been tempted to have a go myself but I have poor eyesight.

I get funny looks when I go into the shop to buy stuff, it's as though they're thinking "Oh! A woman! In our shop!" and wondering if they've remembered to wear deodorant that day.

We've been asked about joining in the games in the shop, but I'm too intimidated for that, sadly, and davem just likes painting the figures. I think!

Mithalwen · 10-11-2006, 11:59 AM

Glad to know that Davem has found a new outlet for his creativity.... next year's art section at Oxonmoot may have a new exhibitor....

I nearly succumbed to the LOTR chess set in installments until I remembered just how many chess pieces there are and calculated how expensive it would be relative to my extremely limited ability and interest in chess. So Aragorn will stand on my desk alone....

ninja91 · 10-11-2006, 12:30 PM

Another thing. The figures do have to be painted, which as of now I have no clue how to do. But that is where ebay comes in. (or I could just paint them myself...)
I do look forward to having epic battles (so nerdy) though. It looks really cool once you can develop the figures and a scenario.
By the way, Lalwende and Mithalwen, good posts!

doom_hammer · 10-11-2006, 11:42 PM

yeah on the lotr gameswork shop thing i collect and play warhammer i have armies of orcs and high elves

Thinlómien · 10-12-2006, 03:07 AM

I, Nogrod and my little sister used to have Mithril Silver figures for our RPG, but sadly they are made no more. Noggie used to paint the miniatures (me and my sis got to paint Bill the Pony since we were so small and thus not that good with such nit-picky work).

*sigh* The mithril silver miniatures are the best RPG etc miniatures I've ever seen and it's a pity you can't get them from anywhere anymore.

And they weren't even expensive.

Lalwendë · 10-12-2006, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ninja91

Another thing. The figures do have to be painted, which as of now I have no clue how to do. But that is where ebay comes in. (or I could just paint them myself...)

They're easy! A friend of mine has been doing it for a hobby for years (he has hundreds of figures and is a keen gamer) and he recommends you start by giving figures an all-over black or white base coat (they sell base in the shop), and then use the GW special acrylic paints for the figures. I thought of giving davem some of my art acrylics but apparently they are too matte and look rubbish. The GW ones are expensive, but last for ages and you can blend them like ordinary acrylics. davem has bought a little bag of fake grass, but to make gravel bases he actually used cat litter (clean of course!) stuck onto the plastic base.

Go for it! If you make a mistake, you can always paint over it and start again!

ninja91 · 10-12-2006, 05:24 AM

So they are easy to paint? I have heard that its fun, but it always looked time consuming.

Lalwendë · 10-12-2006, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ninja91

So they are easy to paint? I have heard that its fun, but it always looked time consuming.

Well davem made a few mistakes at first, but the good thing is that after just one or two figures you get the hang of it, and you can always go back to the older ones and re-paint them. No it doesn't take ages to do one, though davem finds that if he has a couple 'on the go', he can spend an hour painting a little on each and is then able to leave them to dry for a while - if there was only one to paint, you might only get to spend 10 minutes on it, and then a long time waiting for the last coat to dry.

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I nearly succumbed to the LOTR chess set in installments until I remembered just how many chess pieces there are and calculated how expensive it would be relative to my extremely limited ability and interest in chess. So Aragorn will stand on my desk alone....

It's always a good idea to avoid expensive 'partworks'! You'd end up spending £100s whereas you could buy a very nice LotR chess set for about £100 anyway!

It was the action figures that got me. Once I started buying them I'd say "Hmm, there's a cheap Theoden on e-bay, only a couple of pounds, why not..." and hey presto, some time later I have almost a hundred of them!

10-11-2006, 11:19 AM	#2
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Do you mean the little Games Workshop LotR figures? Well, some months back davem got himself a Sharpe figure which it turned out had to be painted, and he loved doing it so I went into Games Workshop which is right outside my office, to get him some LotR figures to paint, just for fun. He's done quite a lot of them now, including some unusual figures such as Lobelia, Fatty Bolger, Tom & Goldberry etc. I've been tempted to have a go myself but I have poor eyesight. I get funny looks when I go into the shop to buy stuff, it's as though they're thinking "Oh! A woman! In our shop!" and wondering if they've remembered to wear deodorant that day. We've been asked about joining in the games in the shop, but I'm too intimidated for that, sadly, and davem just likes painting the figures. I think! __________________ Gordon's alive!

10-11-2006, 11:59 AM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Glad to know that Davem has found a new outlet for his creativity.... next year's art section at Oxonmoot may have a new exhibitor.... I nearly succumbed to the LOTR chess set in installments until I remembered just how many chess pieces there are and calculated how expensive it would be relative to my extremely limited ability and interest in chess. So Aragorn will stand on my desk alone.... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by Mithalwen; 10-11-2006 at 12:48 PM.

10-12-2006, 03:07 AM	#6
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	I, Nogrod and my little sister used to have Mithril Silver figures for our RPG, but sadly they are made no more. Noggie used to paint the miniatures (me and my sis got to paint Bill the Pony since we were so small and thus not that good with such nit-picky work). sigh The mithril silver miniatures are the best RPG etc miniatures I've ever seen and it's a pity you can't get them from anywhere anymore. And they weren't even expensive. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

10-11-2006, 11:42 PM	#5
doom_hammer Haunting Spirit Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 73	yeah on the lotr gameswork shop thing i collect and play warhammer i have armies of orcs and high elves