Hiya buddies,
Just thought I would do a Throwback Thursday on a Wednesday. Im so punkrock! :p
The year was 2014.
Long ago on a blogpost far far away.... the Moria Reclamation Project was in 10mm. And I had forgotten that it was even back then already on a diet of parody and memes, multi-versal IP dimension hopping, over the top dramatic fluff combined with outright silliness. So of course, this blog got to be what it is now.
So yeah, I switched scales to 28mm and deleted the old 10mm posts. I regret that. But some of it still exists on the Specialist Games Forum, a forum which surprisingly still functions today. And before anything happens to it I have dl'ed those pics and some fluff and will post them on this blog... again! Everything returns eventually. Its all a cycle of life. Gaming life. But there are missing things. Like a Mindflayer that I sculpted myself. Like Not-Conan and the Fellowship fighting Orcs and a Dragon. That adventure will have to live on in my imagination now.
Here is the actual forum: https://www.specialist-arms.com/forum/index.php?topic=6878.0
But for safety purposes of this blog, we will duplicate parts of it below...
Look at those tiny dwarfs! And those Total Battles buildings. They were indeed lovely.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,. But I have promises to keep,. And miles to go before I sleep,. And miles to go before I sleep.
~~~~~~~~~~ TIME TRAVEL SOUNDBITE ~~~~~~~~~~
My new and humble LOTR-Warmaster blog
Hi there,
Im Mar, and I just started 10mm with Copplestone,
some GW Warmaster, some Pendraken, and just ebayed a BOFA box set (new
and still wrapped in plastic!) So Ive started documenting my
"adventures in 10mm". I am very happy to have found this place, lots
for me to read and catch up on. Im also thankful to have found
Copplestone minis whose sculpts drove me to take the plunge back into
warmaster.
Forth, and fear no darkness! Arise! Arise, Riders of Theoden! Spears
shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered! A sword day… a red
day… ere the sun rises!
Hey there folks. Its me again, Mar, your host, with a great post filled with pics of 10mm goodness!
What
have I got today? Copplestone 10mm of course! Some "not" Riders of
Rohan and some Rohan style buildings from Total Battle Minis. My
Rohirrim force consists of 3 units of cavalry, 2 units of light horse
archers, and 1 veteran guard unit. For commanders, I have Theoden,
Eomer, Grimbold, and Lady Eowyn. Below are not only the pics of the
minis and the buildings, but also a faux battle report between Rohan and
an invading army of Orcs across the Fords Of Isen.
Here is the overview of the mustering
Lady Eowyn commands some horse archer units
Eomer prepares to defend a village
From left to right, Eomer, Theoden King, Eowyn, and Grimbold
And now, the faux battle report... an overview from the Rohan commander. On the left is Eowyn with her light horse archers. In the center reserve near the town is the King and his royal guard. In front of him is Eomer with 2 units of cavalry. And to the right doughty Grimbold holds the flank with cavalry and some light horse
The Uruks are disordered from the river crossing and are vulnerable to attack
"Ride to ruin and the world's ending!" Eomer and his cavalry charge forward taking advantage of the disorganized orc columns.
Theoden takes a gamble and charges across the river, to strike at the head of the Orc commanders. Against his orders, Eowyn also charges across the river with orc arrows raining down upon her brave troops.
Rohirrim! TO THE KING!
Preview of the next post:
Next
up on the docket, I will take a break from 10mm Middle-Earth, to build
up an army for 10mm Dungeons & Dragons! I hope to someday use
AD&D 2e Birthright and mesh it with Warmaster for a D&D style
mass combat hybrid.
So whats my first 10mm D&D army, you
ask? You remember my little Mindflayer, dont you? My Magister Militum
order arrived and its got alot of minions for him. Some Quaggoths -
bears with spears, axes and rock-throwing units. Some Githyanki -
dagger wielding light infantry with psionic powers. And some Bullywugs -
frogs with crossbows, and some riding on dinosaurs too! The Illithids
are down to get ill in a major incursion on this very blog. Stay tuned
my friends, until next time!
Respect,
Mar
Narx'ylix the Mad, scion of the Illithid Empire, surveyed the
battlefield before him. The mindflayer raised his staff and gave it a
slow circle to the left. Instantly, at his command, 2 regiments of
Bullywugs began circling the dwarf village on the left flank. The
Bullywugs were Underdark mutations and not the typical coloration of the
overworld variety of the frog-peoples. Their sickly blue hides gave an
impression of plagued bruises given form and intelligence. The
mindflayer was pleased to have enthralled them, as they made excellent
scouts. He watched them leaping and skittering around towards the dwarf
lines. At once, within range they stopped and began firing volley
after volley of crossbow fire into the defended village. He hoped the
dwarves would be lured out, but no, they would not. The stubborn
dwarves stood resolute behind their shield walls. So be it, thought
Narx'ylix, he looked towards his right and gave a signal for an attack
on the right flank. The ground trembled as regiments of Quaggoths
rushed forwards. The bear-like creatures were ferocious to behold when
unleashed. With paw, and spear, and rock, they bounded into the dwarf
lines… and smashed into them, driving wedges all across the once clean
dwarven battle lines. With the dwarves in disarray, the mindflayer
gave a final command. Forward the Giths! The progeny of the Illithid
empire's breeding program, the Gith was created to be their most
dedicated soldier. Fast, lithe, deadly, and most importantly trained to
use psionic powers, Gith regiments marched forward to sweep away and
pursue the last of the dwarven defense. Another victory for the empire,
thought Narx'ylix, but more importantly… more dwarves to enslave to
his will!
Greetings, dear readers! Here is the thrall army of
the mindflayer Nax'ylix in pictoral form. Took awhile to paint, since
it comprises 3 smaller armies in composition. Nearly all figures are
from Magister Militum. Oh and a sneak peak of my "Weathertop" hill,
with Battle Of 5 Armies plastic ruins atop it.
See full post with more pics:
Thrall factions, from left to right, Bullywug, Gith, Quaggoth
The Bullywugs comprise 5 regiments of crossbows and 2 regiments of dino-riders, under the command of a lizard king.
The Giths comprise 5 regiments under the command of the mindflayer himself.
The Quaggoths comprise 4 regiments of spear bears, and 2 regiments of rock hurlers.
Bullywug cavalry, after filling up at the local watering hole.
"And yet I saw them in a limitless stream – flopping, hopping, croaking, bleating – urging inhumanly through the spectral moonlight in a grotesque, malignant saraband of fantastic nightmare."
An army of assassins with super fast reflexes and psionic jedi powers? Yes, please.
And within a day or two, a faux battle report to match the fluff piece at the start of this post. Wherein you will also see much more of the "Weathertop" hill… so stay tuned!
Yeah, its for my own world/setting Im creating. But it wont stop them from invading Middle Earth, once in a while. Historical wargamers have their "Imagi-Nations" version of alternate history. So I dont mind some Imagi-Dimensions style games, where Conan and Gandalf team up to fight D&D style villains. At some point I also want to make armies for GRR Martins Game Of Thrones. I would like to campaign a world war between the 7 Kingdoms of Westeros and the allied forces of Middle Earth. Thats in the far future, I have a long way to go before Im done painting Middle Earth forces.
~~~~~~~~~~ TIME TRAVEL SOUNDBITE ~~~~~~~~~~
Ok back to the present day!
My sign off used to be Respect, Mar. I think Cheers is friendlier. And there was a plan in motion to have a war between Westeros and the nations of Middle Earth! And yes even back then, I did love putting up book and movie quotes.
So, for oldtimes sake...
Respect,
Mar
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