To this end, I began a thread at The Miniatures Page asking for plastic figure suggestions that can be used to depict the armies depicted in Tolkien's books. I wanted to come up with armies that could be used with mass-battle rules, primarily AD&D Battlesystem 2nd ed and Warmaster. Moreover, I found that I wanted to game with companies and regiments, rather than just warbands of men. Costs and availability prohibited me from purchasing more. I have managed to cobble up units of Gondor, Rohan, Mordor, Moria, Harad and the Dwarves but mainly for skirmish gaming. Previously, I had been trying to amass armies from Games Workshop's Lord of the Rings line, with 28mm miniatures based on Peter jackson's movies. I was prompted to explore the idea when Caesar Miniatures released a fantasy line in 1/72. Which brings me to my latest project in miniature - the armies of Middle-Earth in 1/72 scale. Suffice it to say, I discovered high fantasy and a world that continues to enthrall me all these years. A shaky start I know, but it did lead to my parents giving me the books as a christmas present. As the quest progresses they are hunted by 9 Ring Wraiths, a lost Frodo wins a riddle game against Gollum as well as a magical ring, and get rescued by Gwaihir.
Here, Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry join Gandalf, Aragorn, Boromir, Thorin and company plus a solo Legolas as they seek the treasure of Smaug for different reasons.
It was prompted by a stage play that adapted "The Hobbit" as well as the trilogy into a musical. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings in the early 80's as a student at an exclusive Catholic school run by Jesuits.
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