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We had a thread on the old forum that I started where people posted pictures of miniatures that they used, or could be used for TOR. You know, none of the silly half-clothed female figures, no daft spiky chaos armour - just nice looking miniatures that fitted in with how we perceive Middle Earth and its inhabitants look.

I quite enjoyed posting them, and so did others, so I thought it would be worthwhile to start a new thread in the new forums to re-post and to add new ones as I miss looking at cool pics of miniatures!

I'll start the ball rolling...

1. Games Workshop LOTR. Good for gaming, even if less well proportioed than others. Large variety. Expensive, but if you only want a few they are good. I bought a box of moria orcs, a box of uruks and a box of rangers (all of these plastic) using prize store vouchers I got from other tournaments at the club. They are more than enough even to represent helm's deep. I also have a few elves and the Community boxed set.

2. Mithril miniatures. really realistic, more difficult to come by. Come pre-undercoated in grey. No idea on pricing because mine are 15 years old or so. Galadriel is still one of the best miniatures I own, and I must own well above 5k miniatures all in all...

For massed battles we use DBA armies based 3-4 miniatures to a base. 15mm, so we can play large movements on the table. We use this as support for the narrative, so never use any kind of measuring tape or anything, only to get a visual of what is happening around us.

Xavi

First up, Thogrim Stonehammer - a dwarf PC in my Darkening of Mirkwood campaign. It's actually a Gimli figure but really fits Thogrims description and the equipment he uses. It's also beautifully painted (not by me!):



Next, there's Brand of Dale - another PC in my campaign:



Followed by Iwgar the Woodman and his faithful hound, Wolf:



Iwgar's really a Rohirrim figure but I think it looks okay until a better figure comes along.



And finally, Gilbrannon of the Woodland Realm. I love the pose of this figure:

I would use this as Beorn but I think he's wearing too much armour but I'm proud of him as I painted this one myself. He'd make a great warlord I reckon:

Battle of the Amon Naugrim from my "To Journey's End and the Eagles' Eyrie" adventure:



I love using setups like this for significant battles - albeit sparingly; can't have the players expecting too much!

One of my players had some personal problems a while back so rather than continue with "Darkening..." without him I started up a campaign set in and around the Shire for Hobbit PCs only. Here's the Hobbit Walking Party:



... Oh no! Beset by wolves and their Warg leader:



Those wolves are just based and drybrushed D&D plastic miniatures. They came out really well considering; far less effort than painting from scratch.

These are goblin figures from GW's Hobbit range, but I think they make better Mewlips/Marshdwellers:





Will be using these in my current "Return to the Marsh Bell" adventure.

Another plastic D&D miniature, based; think it's a Roc but it makes for a pretty good Great Eagle:

I used these two ugly brutes in my Hobbit campaign "Three's Company". Really proud of my basing attempt on these:

... Old Maggot and his thugs, I mean dogs: