Friday, 1 January 2016

Old and New etc

Morning all and a happy New Year. Last night the girls and I watched " The battle of the five armies" as the old year ebbed away. It was the extended version. All in all we enjoyed it ,although Legolas hanging from a bat to fight orcs ( and some other scenes) were a tad too much. I have been driven back to read the book once more. Here is the painting tray this morning-
Middle Earth portrayed in old and new (ish) lead/plastic.Probably an indicator of the content of the blog in 2016. I am not going to commit to a scheme of work here but will see where the year takes me. ME figures for gaming (mainly solo?) as well as a few GW elves to fight the armies of others. I also intend to explore Middle Earth through some skirmish gaming using a few figures a side. I intend to try Donald Featherston skirmish rules initially but am open to other suggestions...
Enjoy your New Year's Day.
 Today we remember Mary,mother of God.
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9 comments:

  1. Robert (Bob) Cordery1 January 2016 at 11:58

    Tradgardmastare,

    I hope that you have a great 2016.

    All the best,

    Bob

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  2. Jim Duncan Wargamer1 January 2016 at 13:08

    Best Wishes for 2016, A New Beginning.

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  3. Springinsfeld1 January 2016 at 15:14

    A fine mix of very new and very old figures. Happy New Year.

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  4. Mad Padre1 January 2016 at 16:41

    I found the 5 Armies movie to be intensely annoying, and not worthy of emulation on the gaming table. I also said "meh" a lot during the new Star Wars movie, which may just be further proof that I am a curmudgeon.
    In any case, I wish you the best with the new year and with your ME project, which I am finding very inspirational.
    M

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  5. Unknown1 January 2016 at 19:26

    Happy New Year to you and yours Alan. You might find the GW lotr strategy battle game rules quite good for adventure level skirmish ( I don't normally recommend GW rules but I always found these quite entertaining). There is a copy of the manual on ebay buy it now for £7.50 post free. How did you find that US sgt major company for delivering your elves? I was thinking I might get some Dwarf Fyrd Spearmen from them as GW don't do lotr dwarf spear and your elves were quite compatible I felt.

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    1. tradgardmastare2 January 2016 at 09:19

      Sgt Major were fine to deal with. I have the Lotr GW rules which i got in the Moria box set many moons ago.I never used them much but will have a wee lookie...

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  6. Fitz-Badger1 January 2016 at 20:48

    I have yet to see "The Battle of Five Armies" - I didn't know if I'd want to sit through a couple of hours with little left to the story. Hve fun with your ME figures and games! I hope 2016 treats you well.

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  7. Conrad Kinch2 January 2016 at 13:28

    Happy New Year Alan and I hope your Middle Earth project turns out well. I must admit, I skipped the Battle of Five Armies, mainly I suspect because there would be an awful lot of ridiculous battles. I rather disliked the more recent Narnia movie for the same reason.

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  8. Joakim Ström2 January 2016 at 19:21

    Hmm, that Five Armies movie has yet to hit my retinas, I'm a afraid. I was such a fan of the LotR movies, but Bilbo... meh.
    Anyway, all the best wishes for a happy new year, or (as they might say in Tradgardsland) Gott Nytt År.

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