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2020/01/10 18:11:45
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread. Battle of Edoras starter set . p.69
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king, |
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2020/01/10 21:14:06
Subject: Re:Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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We'll throw out an image of Helm to kick the thread off.
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2020/01/19 21:21:33
Subject: Re:Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Stalwart Ultramarine Tactical Marine
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2020/01/19 21:38:42
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Locked in the Tower of Amareo
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Mounted aragorn nice. But gosh that legolas face paint job(?) is lol worthy. Makes him look like old geezer
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2020/01/19 21:47:35
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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tneva82 wrote:Mounted aragorn nice. But gosh that legolas face paint job(?) is lol worthy. Makes him look like old geezer
The model is good, (had it for ages). It's just the paint job in that pic that's screwed it. Not sure if i'll pick up the book...the completionist in me wants it, but i don't know if it will get much use. But i kinda hope that's not the main book release for the quarter.
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2020/01/19 22:04:51
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Locked in the Tower of Amareo
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6 new scenarios means I'll get it. Could be handy for the next tournament I'll run by the very least. More scenarios always handy!
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2024 painted/bought: 109/109 |
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2020/01/19 22:19:47
Subject: Re:Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Regular Dakkanaut
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This legolas face made me genuinely laugh
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2020/01/19 23:20:53
Subject: Re:Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Arthedainian Captive
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It's like they tried to paint Legolas' face as a what-if to see his face aging like human.
It IS a great sculpt though, seen plenty of lovely paint jobs for it over the years. Shame it's in a two pack though, already have the Aragorn sculpt.
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2020/01/20 02:00:11
Subject: Re:Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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A quick Google finds this which shows its perfectly possible to make Legolas look good. Some of the recent paint jobs from forgeworld have been genuinely good, but the new one really is pretty awful. It's a rare day when I look at an official paint job and think I could do better.
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2020/01/20 10:46:25
Subject: Re:Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Fixture of Dakka
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I don't know that it is a new paintjob to be honest. If memory serves that was the OG paintjob.
That Legolas has been ugly for quite a while now.
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2020/01/21 10:17:40
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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I'm still hoping for a new Eomer, or at least a re-release of the Knight of the Pelennor version.
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2020/02/06 15:30:36
Subject: Re:Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Lieutenant General
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim |
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2020/02/06 15:57:56
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Locked in the Tower of Amareo
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Allies got good kick in head. Minor effect for me. Shades nerfed but never seen one on table so for me business as usual.
Like changes overall.
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2020/02/06 17:37:16
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Charging Wild Rider
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Shade change seemed a bit much, until I read the last sentence of the rule. Basically the kind of thing the alliance matrix was supposed to accomplish, but this works too. Can be explained fluffwise, and makes for much better games.
I'm not quite sure if the change to allies is meant to combat a specific problem. I'm assuming it is, as it seems an unusual thing to target otherwise.
Pretty relevant clarification to heroic combats too. You can now counter a heroic combat by calling one yourself in the same fight, preventing the enemy hero from moving further if you won the roll-off but died in the fight. Have seen it debated whether this combat should be considered the same heroic combat or not, but now there's an answer. More heroic sacrifice than heroic combat, but I like it.
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2020/02/06 22:55:13
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Noise Marine Terminator with Sonic Blaster
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Coenus Scaldingus wrote:I'm not quite sure if the change to allies is meant to combat a specific problem. I'm assuming it is, as it seems an unusual thing to target otherwise.
It's too address certain "cheap advisor" heroes being regularly allied in purely for list optimisation eg Cirdan, Alfrid & Lake Town Captain.
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Ex-Mantic Rules Committees: Kings of War, Warpath
"The Emperor is obviously not a dictator, he's a couch."
Starbuck: "Why can't we use the starboard launch bays?"
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2020/02/07 06:34:39
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Charging Wild Rider
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Baragash wrote: Coenus Scaldingus wrote:I'm not quite sure if the change to allies is meant to combat a specific problem. I'm assuming it is, as it seems an unusual thing to target otherwise.
It's too address certain "cheap advisor" heroes being regularly allied in purely for list optimisation eg Cirdan, Alfrid & Lake Town Captain.
Thanks, was thinking of Círdan (always felt he should have been a Hero of Valour, but the fact that he isn't comes in handy now), didn't know the Alfrid+Captain combination was "a thing", been out of the competitive loop for a while.
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2020/02/07 16:21:18
Subject: Re:Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Stalwart Ultramarine Tactical Marine
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2020/02/07 19:27:47
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Looks good. I especially like the foot version of Helm, although something about the beard colour doesn't sit right with me.
Grishnakh is an interesting surprise, prefer it over the original and Snaga looks good.
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2020/02/07 22:08:37
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Charging Wild Rider
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Helm is no doubt going to look a lot better with a different paintjob. Beard indeed very yellow and flat, and they somehow tried to fit in every other colour of paint they had in reach it seems - blue trousers and gloves (latter look weird), red, orange, green... bit much.
Grishnákh does indeed look good.
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2020/02/08 00:50:05
Subject: Re:Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Fixture of Dakka
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The paintjob on Helm isn't bad per-se. It's just sort of lacklustre. And they've used too many colours.
Sculpts are both excellent though.
Grishnakh and Snaga are both fine sculpts. Seeing Snaga has just made me realise, that despite watching the movies an uncountable amount of times, I don't think i've ever paid attention to what he actually looks like below the head.
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2020/02/08 03:13:32
Subject: Re:Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Noise Marine Terminator with Sonic Blaster
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Snrub wrote:The paintjob on Helm isn't bad per-se. It's just sort of lacklustre. And they've used too many colours.
Sculpts are both excellent though.
Grishnakh and Snaga are both fine sculpts. Seeing Snaga has just made me realise, that despite watching the movies an uncountable amount of times, I don't think i've ever paid attention to what he actually looks like below the head.
According to the LotR team he's not fully shown in the movie and WETA actually sent them pictures of the full costume (that they aren't allowed to publish) so they could make it movie-accurate.
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Ex-Mantic Rules Committees: Kings of War, Warpath
"The Emperor is obviously not a dictator, he's a couch."
Starbuck: "Why can't we use the starboard launch bays?"
Engineer: "Because it's a gift shop!" |
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2020/02/08 10:03:32
Subject: Re:Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Fixture of Dakka
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Well there you go. Guess there's a reason i've never paid attention to the rest of him.
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2020/02/08 13:00:29
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Grishnákh & Snaga are both fantastic renditions of the film characters and some of the best LotR minis produced to date. Mad props to whoever did them.
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2020/02/09 21:47:16
Subject: Re:Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Noise Marine Terminator with Sonic Blaster
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Bunch of re-releases coming soon, this isn't the full list, they're showing the full list next week.
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Ex-Mantic Rules Committees: Kings of War, Warpath
"The Emperor is obviously not a dictator, he's a couch."
Starbuck: "Why can't we use the starboard launch bays?"
Engineer: "Because it's a gift shop!" |
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2020/02/09 23:48:59
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Is there another bunch of card packs coming up, or are the current three + spells all we're expected to get for a while?
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2020/02/10 00:22:03
Subject: Re:Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Fixture of Dakka
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Nice to see them bringing these back.
Bummer that it isn't the full set of Mordor Uruks though. It's missing the limited one. But maybe they don't have the mould for that one any more..
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2020/02/10 09:25:02
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Thinking of Joining a Davinite Loge
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Great, I've been waiting on that Boromir set for a while now and I can finally give Shagrat some Uruks to lead in my Mordor army instead of stinkin' maggoty Orcs.
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2020/02/11 10:18:47
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Guard Heavy Weapon Crewman
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So glad that Bard with windlance is coming back. He's evaded my clutches forever. Now I can finally complete my Laketown force!
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2020/02/21 04:51:11
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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I wonder what the next Book will be?
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2020/02/21 07:52:37
Subject: Middle-Earth SBG news/rumours thread
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Charging Wild Rider
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After a bit of an outcry in the community, they've changed some things in allies section of the latest FAQ.
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/02/20/update-allies-in-middle-earthfw-homepage-post-2/
Basically ensuring it mainly influences the cases regarded as problematic, rather than a blanket ruling. In doing so, they did make Círdan a Minor Hero now, which I'm not a big fan of - from the onset, I feel he should have been a more powerful but more expensive character, and now the age-old Lord of the Grey Havens is not even allowed to lead his own army.
Here's hoping a future Last Alliance supplement, which is almost certainly on the agenda, will create a new profile and army list more fitting to the lore.
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