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Balrog's Army Of Darkness

Taken from:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/07/balrogs-army-of-darkness-pics-and-video.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/07/balrogs-army-of-darkness-pics-and-video.html[/URL]

So another quick update with another video.

This time its the armies of darkness which have vowed to destroy the heroic Dwarves...
its Balrog and his Axis of Evil!


An overview of the Army of Darkness


Mr B.
Balrog.
Mighty Overlord of Evil.
I hear he cooks a mean barbecue though...

Video is here:
[URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR7Gfr1uF-0"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR7Gfr1uF-0[/URL]

For the rest of the post and pics see:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/07/balrogs-army-of-darkness-pics-and-video.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/07/balrogs-army-of-darkness-pics-and-video.html[/URL]

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Oldhammer Orc on Tusker & 80s LOTR Uruk-Hai

Taken from full post here:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/oldhammer-orc-on-tusker-80s-lotr-uruk.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/oldhammer-orc-on-tusker-80s-lotr-uruk.html[/URL]

In this post, another 32 painted Oldhammer Greenskins joins the Horde.
Plus we show off some surprising non-Orc allies/slaves?
So lets start with a painted gallery of figures, and in the second half... some fluff for the impending battle report!


Left to Right: General Remulak on Orc Tusker, General Snarktail on Wolf.

Remulak comes from a rare Orc species known as the Conehead Orcs. They are more intelligent than the average Orc greenskin. Their unusual head shape unfortunately also makes Conehead children the target for lots of Orc bullying. However, the survivors that make it to adulthood end up being the most cunning and cruel of greenskins. Remulak rides an Orc Tusker, a creature from a forgotten time, the Pre Slotta age. This figure comes from the legendary Fiend Factory line from Citadel's Pre Slotta era.


80s LOTR Uruk-Hai.
From left to right: Uruk Hai guard, Captain Gorgo, Uruk Hai guard.

These 3 Uruk Hai are vintage Citadel ME-44 Uruk Hai Guards. They are the leaders of a unit known as The Uruk Fireballs. Captain Gorgo is related to the Gor Brothers. They come from Fireball Island, a volcanic rock in the middle of Lake Nurnen in Mordor.


Somewhere on the southern border of the Shire. An Orc General on his Tusker and his Uruk Hai underlings have just found out that their Elephant beastman is missing.

"What do you mean you lost the Mumak? Its a bloody giant beastie!" the Orc General Remulak screams at his soldiers from atop his Tusker.

"We last saw him grazing near the Shire - you know, that green flowery happy place that makes us Orcs sick to our gullets." says one Uruk.

"Yeah we hate happy places!" says another Uruk.


"Assemble the Horde!" says Remulak.


The hills are surrounded with more orcs than you can shake an axe at!

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For the rest of the post:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/oldhammer-orc-on-tusker-80s-lotr-uruk.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/oldhammer-orc-on-tusker-80s-lotr-uruk.html[/URL]

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Taken from full post here:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/battle-of-longbottom-part1-defenders-of.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/battle-of-longbottom-part1-defenders-of.html[/URL]

Battle Of Longbottom, Part1 - Defenders Of The Shire

Ok, so I wanted some rangers for this battle, but I dont have any suitable Oldhammer lead. So forgive me if I must substitute some plastics in their stead. They are a mix of heroclix/horrorclix/mageknight/D&D minis, that I have repainted to my more grimy aesthetic. I really need to start branching out my old lead purchases to other races beside Dwarfs & Orcs.


Arya and her Dire Wolf Nymeria have been on the run from vicious Greenskin monsters. They were part of a unit of Rangers that were guarding Sarn Ford to the South. They were easily smashed aside by a large force of Orcs and Goblins. Gandalf the Grey had asked for the Rangers to guard the Shire. He never really mentioned why, and he hasnt been seen since. Radagast the Brown and Halbarad the Ranger were on a mission to Moria and havent been heard from either.



"We probably should resupply at Bree and wait for reinforcements from Ranger HQ," says Arya. "There isnt much we can do against that Horde. I did send a raven to Bear Island for some reinforcements, since they are closer than Fornost. Lets hope they answer the call."

The Rangers nod in agreement.

Melisandre looks into the distance. "There is no time! If we dont stop the Orcs here, they will burn the Shire, Bree, and eventually Rivendell itself. The Grey Wizard knew this and tasked us to stop this from happening. But how can we 5 stop them?"

"Well, perhaps we arent alone in this fight, afterall. Look!" says Arya, pointing towards a gathering crowd.


A trumpet sounds! But its not a trumpet, its a friendly Mumak! The Hobbits have come! And many Stunties from the Blue Mountains.

The Dwarves are on their way to Moria to help defend their fledgling colony there. The road to Moria is blocked with Greenskins so they grudgingly unite against a common foe.
While they have no love for Elves, they will fight alongside them, just for the sake of the Hobbits. The Beer for Pipeweed trade agreement between the races is well known, but more than that, the Dwarves have actually grown fond of the hairy footed halflings of the Shire.


And here are the defenders of the Shire. They may be outnumbered, but they are valiant!


For the rest of the post:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/battle-of-longbottom-part1-defenders-of.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/battle-of-longbottom-part1-defenders-of.html[/URL]

[Darren Richardson]

Wow, you really do have some old mini's in your collection!

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Battle Of Longbottom parts 2, 3, & 4 are up now on my blog.

Warhammer AAR.

Its that Oldhammer essence with 7th edition smoothness.

Part 2:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/battle-of-longbottom-part2-deployment.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/battle-of-longbottom-part2-deployment.html[/URL]
Part 3:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/battle-of-longbottom-part3-greenskins.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/battle-of-longbottom-part3-greenskins.html[/URL]
Part 4:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/battle-of-longbottom-part4-conclusion.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/battle-of-longbottom-part4-conclusion.html[/URL]


On the Western edge of Longbottom is the Ironshoe Mercantile. It is a Hobbit-owned merchant Outpost that many freefolk use to trade goods and merchandise. Mostly, its Dwarf Beer for Shire Pipeweed, although the Elves try to export their salad and environment friendly hair products too.

The Elves have deployed here on the furthest flank and beside them are the resilient and grim Grenadier Dwarves. Luckily for the alliance there is a common enemy approaching. Still, some glances are exchanged between the pointy-ears and the stunties. The Dwarves are resolved to outdo the Elves in killing more Greenskins.


Here is the center, the main road that leads North to the center of the Shire.


Night Goblin fanatics launch out of Skarsnik's unit! Two of them hit the Band of the Hawk!
Dice are rolled and.... 6 hits... for 6 wounds. No armor saves allowed... devastating. The Hawks make a successful roll for panic and stand their ground, but a whole rank is lost.

For the whole battle report, see links above.

Cheers,
Mar

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Shelob & Stranger Things

Arachnophobic? Cmon... Shelob is adorable!
And she wants you... yes YOU... to click on in!
Look at the wittle Forest Gobbos piggy back riding on the spider!

Taken from full post here:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/shelob-stranger-things.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/shelob-stranger-things.html[/URL]

Hey buddies, Im happy to announce the arrival of the Spider Queen herself...


In the Old Forest... an ancient evil has come. All the way from the pass of Cirith Ungol, in the Dark Lands of Mordor, a many legged Goddess of Darkness has come to find creatures to feed upon. But the Old Forest is not her final destination. Where is she heading to?


Shelob is on the search for new food. Mordor is a nice place and all, but alot of the best restaurants in Middle Earth dont deliver there and the local dives are kinda samey. But Shelob has heard of the Shire and its inhabitants... the plump and scrumptious Hobbits. Plus Sauron has been putting out a reward for some Hobbit called Baggins. So if the Shire doesnt provide food delivery, Shelob is coming to feast! And get some rewards from the Dark Lord too!


Once a long time ago, when Shelob was a young and rebellious teenager, she did visit the Misty Mountains and all the Frost Giants came out and gave her a hard time. They thought she might be a tasty treat herself. She showed them that their bad neighborhood is nothing compared to The Dark Lands and proceeded to hand out ***-whoopins - Mordor style! Then proceeded to give the Hill Giants gang... and the Fire Giant gang a beatdown too!

The Giants never forgot her and the Fire Giant King, Snurre Ironbelly, wanted to make her an honorary member of their gang - the Spider Queen of the Barrio. Instead, she went looking for some gang of Northern Dragons to bully. Some say, those Giants want to make a comeback. But who will fight.... G-1-2-3 "Against The Giants"?

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For the rest of the post:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/shelob-stranger-things.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/shelob-stranger-things.html[/URL]

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Taken from full post here:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/gravelord-wraith-raccoon-swamp-groot.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/gravelord-wraith-raccoon-swamp-groot.html[/URL]

Converted Wraith on horse, an undead beastman, and a sentient plant critter...
Presenting Gravelord, Wraith Raccoon, & Swamp Groot.

Even more characters to fight for Mordor. The Dwarves are doomed!

Pics and character fluff below...


This is Gravelord Nito.
He is a Wraith that I've converted/cobbled together from many parts. An unidentified skull was glued unto a shield and then I sculpted some ghostly flames around it. The lance arm is from an Empire General, the horse is from a Napoleonic Cuirassier. The head is an Elf head (I think) whose face got scrapped off. The cape is from a mounted Engineer? No idea about the torso. Its all spare parts found in my bits box. I think its appropriate for this Overlord of Undeath to arise from dead bits.


Honda Civic, I've a horse outside
Subaru, I have a horse outside
Mitsubishi, I've a horse outside
If you're lookin for a ride I've a horse outside


Wraith Raccoon and Swamp Groot are ready to start some trouble in Middle Earth!

Wraith Raccoon: For over a thousand generations, the Deadeye Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire.


Wraith Raccoon might be the last of his Order... the Order of the Deadeye Knights!
Hunted relentlessly, millennia ago by the God Emperor Sigmar and his twisted evil and human-centric Empire, the Deadeye Knights were a coalition of Beastmen creatures who are able to harness the power of the Force (err.. I mean Chaos, or the Warp, depending on which century Warhammer game it is!)

While Sigmar is long dead, the Empire still lives and Wraith Raccoon is fully dedicated to destroying it as soon as possible.

But if a few garbage cans happen to show up... What the hey... the Force can wait!
Raccoons have an instinctual love for all things trash can related!



For the rest of the post:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/gravelord-wraith-raccoon-swamp-groot.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/gravelord-wraith-raccoon-swamp-groot.html[/URL]

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Taken from full post:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/little-lady-mormont-bear-island.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/little-lady-mormont-bear-island.html[/URL]

Little Lady Mormont & the Bear Island Berserkers

Lady Mormont speaks harshly... but truly.
Enemies of the North beware!

Bear Island has received a summons for help from the Rangers of the North.
Lady Mormont is the leader of House Mormont - the rulers of Bear Island.

Will she answer the call to war?


Left to Right: Tyrus Forel, Lady Mormont, House Mormont warrior

Lady Mormont: House Mormont has kept faith with House Isildur for a thousand years. We will not break faith today. We are not a large house, but we are a proud one... Everyone from Bear Island fights with the strength of ten mainlanders.


Close up of the Bear Island Standard

The motto of House Mormont is "Here We Stand"


House Mormont is a minor House that is a vassal to House Stark of Winterfell and/or the House of Isildur. While the Starks lay claim to being the King of the North, the House of Isildur lays claim to the King of the Northern Kingdom, Arnor. Starks help the Rangers at the Wall, but the House of Isildur ARE Rangers themselves. The Starks might have a Valyrian Steel sword, but the House of Isildur has Narsil, the blade that cut the One Ring from the hand of Sauron the Dark Lord.


For the rest of the post:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/little-lady-mormont-bear-island.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/little-lady-mormont-bear-island.html[/URL]

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Taken from full post:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-company-of-wolves.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-company-of-wolves.html[/URL]

A Company Of Wolves - Goblin Wolf Riders

A pack of Wolf Riders appear!
Who doesnt love Gobbos on Doggies!

So, you must be wondering why Goblin General Snarktail was not present during the Battle of Longbottom.

Well, he was away gathering the wolves.

Its time to cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!




The Psychedelic Furs are a unit of Goblin Wolf Riders with bows. They are cruel Gobbos who definitely dont think pink is a pretty color.


The Pet Shop Wolves are another unit of bow wielding Riders who are out to make a name for themselves in the wide world of Middle Earth. But they do remember where they came from; in a west end town in a dead end world.


Thats right, you heard me... the Beastie Wolf Boyz.

They drink Brass Monkey and they rock well
They got a Castle in Brooklyn that's where they dwell


For the rest of the post:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-company-of-wolves.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-company-of-wolves.html[/URL]

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Taken from full post here:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/dark-forces-in-old-forest.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/dark-forces-in-old-forest.html[/URL]

The Shire Campaign continues with some pre-battle background fluff.
Warhammer has never been so wacky!


Wraith Raccoon: You underestimate the power of the Dark Side. If you will not fight, then you will meet your destiny!

Snarktail: I am now one of the Dark Overlords of the Universe.

Gravelord Nito: Ever danced with the Devil by the pale moonlight?

Swamp Groot: There was no alien. The flash of light you saw in the sky was not a UFO. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.

Everyone: ... (turning to look at Swamp Groot)

Swamp Groot: errr.... I am Swamp Groot?


Shelob: (dropping down from out of nowhere) Hey guys!

Everyone: Hey Shelob!

Shelob: Movie quote game? I sure do like playing games!

Snarktail: Yeah, Sauron is always saying that you play with your food alot.

Shelob: I heard about this Shire place you guys are going to. Can I come with?


Snarktail: Of course you can!

Shelob: Thanks little buddy! Im sorry I ate your cousin. Good food is hard to come by in Cirith Ungol.

Snarktail: No problem. And, ummm, you ate 7 of my cousins actually...

Shelob: Awkward...


Wraith Raccoon: Eat your heart out, Gravelord Nito! My ride is extra wide! And tall! I can see forever from up here! All right you villains, lets get this party started! Those Hobbits arent going to eat themselves. Scouts, patrol up ahead! The rest of you line up behind the Big Spider.


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For the rest of the post:
[URL="http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/dark-forces-in-old-forest.html"]http://mars-miniatures.blogspot.com/2016/08/dark-forces-in-old-forest.html[/URL]