Trying to get the attention of a friend into Warmaster via Tolkien

[Stormwind]

Hello - thought I'd post the topic here.

BOFA is gone - and I never played it, and am not familiar with the rules or the model ranges that appeared and disappeared. 

Therefore, I was wondering what your recommendations would be for someone starting an army for Good and Evil.

http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/range.php?range=FAN

These guys seem the best bet for the basics - lovely looking models - more LOTR era than BOFA era I guess, though?  And lacking in Dwarves.  Of all the dwarven ranges out there, is Eureka the best? Pendraken ones look a bit ungainly and exaggerated to me.

Any pointers?

[jchaos79]

for middle earth dwarves I like the look of magister millitum

[Stormwind]

Thanks, I'll suggest them.  I think he is so invested in 28mm now it will be hard to turn his head though. =-<

[Stormwind]

OK I'm looking and the Magister Militum stuff looks good!  The Dwarves look right and the Elves look absolutely perfect for the LOTR / BOFA proxies.

[Stormwind]

I was looking for good Gondor Cavalry proxies:

http://www.greathallminis.com/Ancient_10mm/images/oldglory/BZZ-107.jpg

http://www.greathallminis.com/Ancient_10mm/images/oldglory/SVN-300.jpg

Can't seem to find anything that really looks distinctly ahistorical or matches the movies.  These seem to be pretty good options.

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Just been looking at the Kalistra knights.  Been looking all around for specific comparison shots with GW but not finding so much.   Wondering if I could use the High Elf cavalry from Kalistra as Gondor cavalry, and the Silver Helms from GW as Knights of Dol Amroth...

http://weemenunderthebed.blogspot.co.uk/2011_09_01_archive.html

[forbes]

Be aware that Kallistra cavalry is big. At least as big as Empire knights, so a lot bigger than Silver Helms.

[Stuart Bleything]

For evil goblins look for steppe goblins coming soon . There is also lots of figures from magister militum coming out .
Stuart