TLDR: Will having Lothlorien as my only army quickly feel a limited play experience?

Longer read:

I'm thinking about hopping into MEBSG with the new edition.

I have some Lothlorien models already (Galadriel is my fave character) picked up over time.

I am worried if I only have 1 force, I may regret Lothlorien - my unexperienced first impression is they may be range/support heavy?

I've been burnt a bit by having Tau as my only 40k army and how limiting a play experience that has created for me. I'm a bit worried I may experience the same problem in MEBSG if I go Lothlorien.

I appreciate MEBSG is a lot less expensive than 40k but I'm also building Star Wars Legion and have an eye on Bolt Action. So it's unlikely I'll be getting multiple forces.

I have also considered Azog Hunters or something with the Witch-King for ascetic reasons and wonder if they will offer more variety in mid-term if I do decide to stick to one army.

How come thorin's company (which includes gandalf) is £38 but then the erebor reclaimed versions in armour are £88 (and our of stock sadly).

This seems a huge discrepancy, am I missing something? As the erebor reclaimed set looks great! But I can't justify that cost compared to the other set

I love these models, they are the warriors of dale but the heads are different, in this article are all the armies on parade winners.

https://preview.redd.it/dky8anpftnyd1.png?width=1075&format=png&auto=webp&s=4eff33a19c7d6ecc97192f679b3d15ca691c414a

Saves them having to think of another last minute clear-plastic Christmas made-to-order.

The hill trolls were probably the best sculpts in the Angmar release. Obviously it subjective but I got the feeling they were on average the best rated.

Can you help me to identify the three warriors in the front?

First of all I'm to this hobby and this reddit so I'm sorry if I said something wrong
I bought some minis from ebay and I saw that most of heroes are from some scenario but couldn't find this one, so I was wandering if someone knows it, ty
ps. this is not my photo but it looks exactly like mine

https://preview.redd.it/bmgfix6o1jyd1.jpg?width=460&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5dd0668753cd07f2073519b8f471566e4b343cd6

Hi everyone,

I have some of the best childhood memories with my dad from discovering games workshop as a young kid and having my dad paint my models and take me to play at the stores. I am now in my 30s and sadly has to get rid of all my figures when I went traveling to a bunch of different countries.

Now I am settled- I strongly considering restarting this hobby as something to keep me out of trouble 😂

Any direction appreciated (maybe like best starter paint sets or books or current rule books etc)

Edit- I live in Michigan

Another edit- I text my dad to ask for some pictures and he reminded me we didn’t have cameras in cell phones 20 something years ago lol

Hi all, can I have some inspiration and advice with starting a rivendell army please :) show me your paint schemes, share you experiences and any suggested older articles/white dwarfs to look out for! Many thanks!

So after finishing 125 Goblin town models (including 9 converted Mercs) I am setting myself to my next target. Gundabad.

I’ve always wanted to do a Gundabad orc horde (like you see in the Hobbit last film) but I hate finecast, I also hated the price that came with it.

So instead I’ve picked up 2 boxes of armoured Uruk-hai and 2 Gundabad captains for now.

Does anyone have some good resources online for ways to convert the Uruk shields into more Gundabad ones, ideally using either Greenstuff or kit bashing, 3D printed shields are fine but I’d rather do it myself.

Looking forward to playing this faction in the new edition!

If a profile does not have, and could never have, a ranged weapon, is there a reason to care about its Shooting roll? Or does having a Shooting score mean you cab make ranged attacks? Specifically profiles like Gwaihir are confusing to me, he's got a 3+ Shooting, but what is a giant eagle gonna do? Pick up a rock and huck it at someone?

So with Cumbersome, the rule reads how you can’t get +1 defence if you carry a bow and a shield. So, specifically with Lurtz I’m thinking, how does this work? Is it just in a turn you shoot you are now defence 6, and if you didn’t defence 7? Or, defence 6 all game regardless of the shield? Or, if you want the +1 for the shield you have to say he’s not carrying the bow, even though it’s a preset piece of wargear for him?

“Cumbersome: If a model uses a hand-and-a-half weapon as a two-handed weapon whilst carrying a shield, it will lose the +1 bonus to their defence for the duration of the fight. A model armed with a bow, crossbow, two-handed weapon or pike may carry a shield; however, they do not receive the +1 bonus to their Defence characteristic.”

Like most returning to this sub, I once dipped my toes into this hobby way back when I was a small kid obsessed with Lord of the Rings, with the Battle Games in Middle Earth magazines.

Back then I never read the instructions, so my moria goblins & Frodo looked paintblobs with 4 colors smeared on them, but after coming across Swords and Brushes on youtube about a year ago, it rekindled my interest in the hobby. Especially since it takes me away from computerscreens after a workday behind them.

So, I decided to grab some 2nd hand miniatures & some copies of the old magazines and went back to painting, trying out all this new information I never read in the magazines & everything that is available online nowadays. - From thinning paints to basing minis with anything other than snot-green paint and some basic flock and I finally arrived at the point where I am happy with what I am able to create :)

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I guess it is more of a grimdark style of painting, but I'm happy with it.

The Uruks in question

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I do have a question though: With less hours of daylight each day, especially with someone only able to paint after workhours - what are some good options for desklamps / getting suitable lighting on a desk?