In my continuing quest to tackle that Lonely Mountain of unpainted lead and plastic I call my LotR Collection, I have decided to go after a range that does not get much love from either GW or Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game players: Khand.
It's a very small part of my collection consisting of two of the 10 man infantry boxes (one of which is the subject of this entry), 12 cavalry and 4 chariots (including a King). The infantry box contains 6 warriors with axes, 3 with bows and this fella who is a captain of some sort:
I must admit that when I read the books as a kid I did not envision the Variags of Khand to look so far eastern. In fact GW has combined the Wainriders (which I thought were more like Easterlings) with the axe wielding Variags which I imagined to be more like hairy barbarians.
For me, this challenge will be almost a repeat of the last challenge, focusing on LoTR figures, Dark Ages and ECW but with a small excursion into some 15mm stuff and, possibly, some 40k.
From TeemuL: It is always nice to see more Lotr goodness. Yes, Khand is not that popular I guess and I agree they look a bit more eastern than I thought they would. GW standard on Lotr minis is quite flexible, there are some masterpieces (even in plastic one pieces) and then there are some blobs, which are very difficult to paint, when you don't have any idea what the details are supposed to be. Anyway, once properly painted (like here) they look good on the table. Your memory serves you right, 50 points it is and welcome on board!
Great job on these. That's a faction I don't have in my collection.
ReplyDeleteExcellent work, especially the nice clean work on the banners and colour choices.
ReplyDeleteThey look great! I do like the lotr sculpts
ReplyDeleteReally cool, some awesome LOTR stuff. Well done.
ReplyDeleteVery nice indeed!
ReplyDeleteNice job! :)
ReplyDeleteLovely stuff, the blue/black with red is very fetching.
ReplyDeleteVery nice looking models. I honestly don't really remember them from the movies, the Haradrim and their Mumakil left a much stronger impression. Still, the Variags have their own unique style and will look great on the table.
ReplyDeleteAh, but these are nice! I have never seen these models before, you’ve done a great job with them.
ReplyDeleteGreat work. Always amazed at the different figure ranges GW supplies for LOTR.
ReplyDeleteNice work, and I like your desert setting!
ReplyDeleteDon't remember these at all but they certainly look good!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Very cool, and the captain with the axe looks the business!
ReplyDeleteReally nice and really set off nicely by the desert terrain
ReplyDeleteYou've done these proud - looking forward to seeing what else comes off the Lonely Mountain.
ReplyDeleteJust wonderful, from the basing to the beautiful back banners. More please!
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