What's up guys, I'm looking for figures that are true-28, and compatible with the figures from GW's Lord of the Rings range? Maybe figures from earlier in their sculpting days?
--Chris
Small-scle figures / Figs compatible with GW's Lord of the Rings?
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, Mar 03 2012 08:41 PM
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Posted 03 March 2012 - 10:18 PM
The only thing that comes to mind is the stuff Tom Meier is putting out over at Thunderbolt Mountain. Most everything else I can think of is chunkier than the GW LotR figures. And older stuff tends to be less finely detailed.
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Posted 03 March 2012 - 11:30 PM
The older Ral-Partha army sets might work.
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Posted 04 March 2012 - 03:17 AM
Red Box Games?
Hasslefree?
though I do think this thread should go to a different section
Hasslefree?
though I do think this thread should go to a different section
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Posted 04 March 2012 - 06:25 AM
I'd say older Ral Partha stuff would be worth a try. They still have a lot of stuff available at Iron Wind Metals and it's a good deal smaller than the heroic scale.
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Posted 04 March 2012 - 10:05 AM
Wait, wasn't there another company that put out LotR figures, back in the day? I'm thinking Harlequin?
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Posted 04 March 2012 - 06:25 PM
So first you don't want true 28mm because LoTR are, in theory, sculpted as true 25mm. Making it incompatible with existing GW lines was a requirement in the contract. As mentioned Thunderbolt Mountain should be a good match as would the old Ral Partha line (oddly by the same sculptor Tom Meier) most of which are available from Iron Wind Metals.
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 12:49 PM
Red Box Games?
Hasslefree?
though I do think this thread should go to a different section
Red Box and Hasslefree should be a good start for your needs.
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 12:59 PM
I don't know about Red Box but Hasslefree is clearly to big, they make beefy 28mm figs, unless there's a line I don't know about.
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 04:07 PM
Are you thinking Hasslefree or Heresy? Kevin White's stuff is usually a bit on the smaller/slender side of things. I have a number of Hasslefree's dwarves and they would all slot right in with the LoTR dwarves.
Edited by Heisler, 05 March 2012 - 04:08 PM.
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* Tardis Express: When it absolutely, positively, has to be there yesterday
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 08:41 PM
I was thinking of Heresy, but the Hasslefree stuff doesn't look too good either. I'm looking at the fantasy chars and they're all a touch too big. Thunderbolt Mountain is looking like my best bet.
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 10:10 AM
Some of the older Kargir Orcs might work for you as well. Look to the ones in the old army packs. They are about 26-28 mm from bottom of foot to top of head. Check out the orcs in the 2200/2300's and some of the old 4 packs: 6015-6017, 6026, 6027, 6038. Those are the ones from the old Apocalypse game Reaper put out. The scale difference between these old guys and some of the newer ones is pretty pronounced.
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 12:03 PM
I'm pretty sure mega minis are true 25. I've bought a bunch of their stuff and it is significantly smaller and slimmer than GW and much of reaper.
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 07:20 PM
If you're not married to metal you might also look at Mantic Games. Their elves are comparable in size and scale to GW LotR, though the orcs are not.
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 08:51 PM
I'm pretty sure mega minis are true 25. I've bought a bunch of their stuff and it is significantly smaller and slimmer than GW and much of reaper.
The Julie Guthrie stuff on the Mega Minis site is pretty small, and great old sculpts as well! Lots of player characters available, lots of elves, dwarves and hobbits!
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