Comments on: New GW hobby articles http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410 Daily news, reviews and information for tabletop gamers of all interests. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:20:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Osbad http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410/comment-page-1#comment-17247 Osbad Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:48:44 +0000 http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410#comment-17247 Oops! My bad - In my original post I thought one of the spears was actually just a piece of sprue. That'll teach me! As for the price point. Well, they may be cheaper than WFB plastics, but they still charge the same for their plastic horsemen as many other manufacturers charge for metals.... But lets not derail this into yet another rant against GW prices. :) Oops! My bad - In my original post I thought one of the spears was actually just a piece of sprue. That’ll teach me!

As for the price point. Well, they may be cheaper than WFB plastics, but they still charge the same for their plastic horsemen as many other manufacturers charge for metals…. But lets not derail this into yet another rant against GW prices. :)

]]> By: magpie http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410/comment-page-1#comment-17244 magpie Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:47:30 +0000 http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410#comment-17244 Excellent. More inspiring Ork terrain :) Excellent. More inspiring Ork terrain :)

]]> By: Zac http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410/comment-page-1#comment-17231 Zac Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:58:28 +0000 http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410#comment-17231 Well it does explain the price point. The 40K and WFB kits are much more expensive because you get a ton of additional bitz in them. The LotR minis are fairly basic with no extras to keep the price down Well it does explain the price point. The 40K and WFB kits are much more expensive because you get a ton of additional bitz in them. The LotR minis are fairly basic with no extras to keep the price down

]]> By: grimbergen http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410/comment-page-1#comment-17230 grimbergen Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:35:51 +0000 http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410#comment-17230 Did GW ever give an official reason for why they never include extra bitz/weapons? These sculpts are so fragile and swords/spears are always breaking. Did GW ever give an official reason for why they never include extra bitz/weapons? These sculpts are so fragile and swords/spears are always breaking.

]]> By: Doc http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410/comment-page-1#comment-17210 Doc Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:21:08 +0000 http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410#comment-17210 only 2 bowmen.... because in LotR you can't go above 30% archers IIRC only 2 bowmen…. because in LotR you can’t go above 30% archers IIRC

]]> By: a_thousand_hats http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410/comment-page-1#comment-17208 a_thousand_hats Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:12:09 +0000 http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410#comment-17208 It looks to me like you can have three with spears and and an extra one with a bow (beyond the two sculpted bowmen) so that makes six on the sprue. You can have the banner and two spears + three bowmen OR three spears and three bowmen (I think that's it, I only had a quick look) Despite what a few people said on the other thread I actually quite like LOTR, I find the minis more difficult to paint due to the more 'realistic' proportions but like them anyway and the game play is pretty good too. It's got a few things I don't like but then I could say that about most games I play. IMHO GW make good minis - not always to my tastes but the plastic kits in particular give you lots of stuff to mess about with. It looks to me like you can have three with spears and and an extra one with a bow (beyond the two sculpted bowmen) so that makes six on the sprue.

You can have the banner and two spears + three bowmen OR three spears and three bowmen (I think that’s it, I only had a quick look)

Despite what a few people said on the other thread I actually quite like LOTR, I find the minis more difficult to paint due to the more ‘realistic’ proportions but like them anyway and the game play is pretty good too. It’s got a few things I don’t like but then I could say that about most games I play.

IMHO GW make good minis - not always to my tastes but the plastic kits in particular give you lots of stuff to mess about with.

]]> By: Doc http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410/comment-page-1#comment-17207 Doc Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:03:19 +0000 http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410#comment-17207 six horses two bowmen four "spear men" ONE optional banner... Looks fine to me! six horses
two bowmen
four “spear men”
ONE optional banner…

Looks fine to me!

]]> By: Osbad http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410/comment-page-1#comment-17206 Osbad Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:55:57 +0000 http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/06/12410#comment-17206 Hmm. So looking at that Harad Raiders sprue it looks like 25% of your force comes equipped with a banner.... not good. The banner should have been made optional on the sprue and with a 4th spear to swap in as the more normal option. Someone obviously wasn't thinking clearly when they planned that sprue! Either that, or didn't care. Hmm. So looking at that Harad Raiders sprue it looks like 25% of your force comes equipped with a banner…. not good. The banner should have been made optional on the sprue and with a 4th spear to swap in as the more normal option.

Someone obviously wasn’t thinking clearly when they planned that sprue! Either that, or didn’t care.

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