15mm Lord of the Rings Figures

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Re: 15mm Lord of the Rings Figures

Post by Texus Maximus » Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:04 am

My brother recently gave me some "Der Kriegspielers Fantastiques" miniatures that I had painted 50 years ago! There were four "Citadel Guardsmen" and an orc. The orc I believe is by Heritage. They were battered and about to lose their weapons and ankles if they got bent one more time. Here they are in their "painted by an 11-year-old" glory:

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The orc was repaired and improved with some green stuff along with two of the Guardsmen. They are mounted to be used as Heroes in some future Triumph! army. But what to do with the two other Guardsmen with swords?

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I wanted to put all these figures to use, so it came to me the two extra swordsmen could be used as terrain pieces for my Lord of the Rings game. So here they are as the Argonath,the giant Pillars of the Kings that stood on either side of the river Anduin.

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They really should have one hand raised in a gesture of warning and an axe in the other hand according to the book, but close enough.

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Black base coat, then drybrush dark brown, medium, brown, grey, light grey

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Hills made of a base of floor tile, carved insulation foam, a few rocks, and the ballast mix I use for basing.

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Pay no attention to those giant trees in the background!

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These are really quite small, but I am keeping all the terrain pieces and camps on a small footprint so that there is plenty of open space on the board for maneuver and combat.
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Re: 15mm Lord of the Rings Figures

Post by Brummbär » Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:38 am

Inspiring!!!
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Re: 15mm Lord of the Rings Figures

Post by skc » Fri Aug 01, 2025 8:14 am

Beautifully done!
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Re: 15mm Lord of the Rings Figures

Post by Texus Maximus » Mon Nov 03, 2025 11:14 pm

These troops represent the forces of both Mirkwood and Lothlorien. The two armies can also combine into a standard army for regular Fantasy Triumph! games. I used Old Glory brand late Romans for the infantry and Armenian/Parthian Cavalry for the Elite Cavalry.

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Lothlorien
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1 x Elite Cavalry
2 x Elite Foot (+Hearten)
2 x Archers (+Marksman)


Mirkwood
Image1 x Horse Bow (+Terrain Affinity - Woods)
3 x Light Spear (+Fast)
2 x Archers (+Fast)

And here they are in battle against some forces of evil from Dol Guldur!

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Re: 15mm Lord of the Rings Figures

Post by Rod » Tue Nov 04, 2025 3:36 pm

Fantastic work as always Paul
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Re: 15mm Lord of the Rings Figures

Post by Brummbär » Wed Nov 05, 2025 6:45 am

I can only repeat myself: absolut inspiring!!!
Need to start working on my Orcs ;)
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Re: 15mm Lord of the Rings Figures

Post by Texus Maximus » Wed Nov 05, 2025 6:50 pm

Thanks for the positive feedback! I tried to make the figures look more "Elvish" by the choice of colors and base covering. I think of the elves as being near the end of their time on Middle Earth, so I used some "Autumn" flock. The wood elves are all in shades of green and have modified helmets to make them look a little less Roman. I picked a purple-blue and burnt orange for the Lothlorien elves to give them a "sunset/twilight" kind of look. I have some Fall trees on individual bases to add to the areas near the two Elf camps.

I was going to use some converted Norman Knights for the Elite Cavalry stand but they looked too ordinary.
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