Ians, 10mm Riders of Rohan and Orcs (1100pts)

Hi All I have not posted for a couple of weeks as i have committed the cardinal sin of running out of both bases and tufts. In early January i injuryed my back and could not sleep, walk and drive. The only place that was comfortable was my painting chair but only for 10 to 15 minutes, i worked out that that was enough time to paint one colour on one unit before the pain was too much and i had to stop. The upshot was that my carefully laid plan on what i was going to paint went out the window. So next installment of the Rohan army: All models are printed by me from stl files from ROK minatures. First up are three infantry units: Men of the West Fold

A warrior unit of Rohan

The three units together

Now 2 units of scouts.

Now for some heavy hitters the Kings Guard just one unit.

More Riders of the west fold. Erkenbrands Guard on the left and warriors on the right

Riders of Rohan 8 units just all together.

The rohan units together for this post

Now for some orcs which as someone said on this blog i need more Orcs Orc rabble

So here are the 12 units of rabble

2 units of wolf riders

Armoured Trolls 6 of them. I brought 12 armoured trolls back in October and can only find 11 of them so these are the last trolls for the army, but 11 should be enough right?

The Orc contingent 3 as group

So points: Rohan 108 infantry at 1 pt each, 150 cavalry at 3pts each makes 558pts. Orcs 432 infantry at 1 pt each, 24 wolf riders at 3 pts each and 6 trolls at 6pts each which makes 540 points. So for this post i am claiming 1098pts.

From DaveD. Not content with just one points bombe on Sunday , the crew give us a second one . That is just brilliant . You just do a bit while comfortable strategy has paid off alright . I don’t know I think more orcs required 😆.1100 it is 

From RhysH - Rohan and proxy Wildmen of Dunland (85 Points)

Rhys spent the last two weeks working on this entry, mostly the two Rohan heroes on their horses. This post is, firstly, the two new Rohan heroes from the recent movie, the sons of Helm Hammerhand. The second part is some Warlord Games Vikings that Rhys is going to proxy in as Wildmen of Dunland.

The brothers. I noticed that I put the foot versions next to their brother rather than their own mounted version.

These models are good representations of the new state of the art that GW brings to plastics. The detail is superb but the conversion value is pretty much limited to weapon swaps, though Zorpa Zorp did some nice work with Greenstuff on his YouTube channel so it is possible.

Rhys is going for the winter fighting around Helm's Deep on these models, hence the snow bases. 

Rhys spent a lot of time on these models. They are his only Rohan and he wanted to do them justice. I think we need to work on his washes some more. He's been using them more and I think they really make the details pop where he did.

The models are very dynamic. I have a pretty serious dislike for the old Rohan horses, caused in part by the bin full of broken ones on my shelf and partly by the static, sameness of them. Rhys really made these two pop. He used Speed Paints for the first time and really liked them on the horses.

Next up is a group of Warlord Games Vikings. We're both usually a fan of Warlord but I think they bought this set off of someone else and they, frankly, suck. I showed Rhys the Victrix set and that's the one he wanted, but these were available on Amazon for his Christmas money and Victrix was not.

These are Warlord metals. Much better than the plastics, but I think Rhys had a priming problem since we are in the hand priming season in Colorado. We lost some of the detail, especially on the face of the guy on the right.

Rhys said he really enjoyed painting these. We discussed the use of washes on the grey hair but he wanted them to be "wintery" so he left them as is.

My photography didn't really capture the work he put in on the cape, but he tried his hand at layering on this, as well as the capes of the Rohan brothers. It definitely worked better live than what I captured here.

Last up is the two handed wildmen. The less said the better.

Rhys has a bunch more of these guys but has sort of stalled out on them due to just not liking the scuplts so we'll see if he pushes through or changes gears.

And the side shot.

This entry is:

13 x 28mm foot models x 5 = 65 pts

2 x 28mm mounted models x 10 = 20 pts

Total = 85 pts

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Good work here Rhys, especially with those mounted Rohan models. I like that you're brining in more shading and highlighting into your painting. It really pays off. I definitely sympathize with you on the early GW plastic horses as I had several that broke near the hoof - VERY annoying. As to winter priming, I would recommend a cheap airbrush  (the ones with their own internal compressor in the handgrip) along with any of the Vallejo series of airbrush primer paints. They have been working well for me. Here's a link to one that has had decent reviews. I hope this helps!

- Curt & Huck

From AaronH: 12 Riders of Rohan (120 points)

 My entry for this week continues my work on Rohan. This entry is 12 riders for last week's heroes to command.

They look pretty impressive all ranked up together.

First up are three with spears. They are much more expensive than non-spear dudes, and rarely get the kills, but they look so cool I always take some.

The horses were mostly done with speed paints. This is a much more acceptable process for me.

I did the capes for the rank and file in a darker, less glorious green to reflect them having access to less expensive cloth than the heroes and Guards.

Next up is the archers. The axe dude is in there to make it three guys.

All of the Riders count as having bows, and have them modeled on them.

The archer models have their shields hanging on their harness. A nice touch.

Six hand weapon and shield. This is the basic un-upgraded profile.

These model are mostly twenty year old purchases. Rhys has been at them and there are lots of broken weapons held together with super glue and hope.

The bases are Luke's APS base ready, which I love. It's a mixture of soil, grout, flock and stones and doesn't require anything done to it once it's glued on. I did add tufts though.

This is a significant jump in playability for my army. I need a few more riders and some Warriors of Rohan (foot dudes) and I'll be able to play. I'm not sure if I'm going to roll directly into more riders or take a break and hit something else. That's a tomorrow me problem.

12 x 28mm mounted models = 120 points

 

Sylvain: These models do not look static at all, they give the impression that they are furiously charging the enemy. All together, the color of the horses, the soft green of the capes and the texture of the bases immediately evoke the color palette of the trilogy of the Ring. This is the kind of paint job that makes me think: "I want to play that game". Excellent work!

 

 

From AaronH: Rohan Captains and Royal Guards (155 points)

 This week's entry is Rohan Royal Guards, captains and Eomer. I've had these models bouncing around for about 20 years, so it's good to get them painted and ready to play.

Eomer, banner bearer, outrider and mounted captain.

These are all old metal models. The outrider is no longer useable in the new army lists but I can use him for a regular rider or a captain with a bow.

These all have the generic plastic horses. I hate painting horses.

This army was my first LotR army, back when the Two Towers first came out and the red starter box dropped with it. They were pretty terrible and I never got them painted. I moved on to other armies but continued to buy models for this one. The Rohirrim were my favorite part of the books as a kid so I just kept picking up models any time I could find them.

These horses were painted with Speed paints, or grey primer with a dry brush. Speed paints may be the only way I can get through this army.

Next up are the Royal Guards. I have five mounted guards but eight foot guards. I've picked up odds and sods over the years as I could find the metal versions.

I really love these models. 

Everything about these models is great. The foot versions are even better.

These nine models were easy to paint and it's great to have them ready to go.

Next up is 12 foot models. These are the eight royal guards on foot along with four captains.

These are a mixture of spear and sword armed models.

I really love the capes on these guys. They are a joy to paint with great texture and shapes.

Next up are the two royal guard captains, Hama and Gamling. I've had Gamling for a long time but was finally able to source Hama from a local gamer in 2024.

Hama and Gamling. I don't know why Rohan heroes so rarely have shields.

Again with the big chonky cloaks which are so much fun to paint.

Last up are two captains. The one holding his sword up orginally came with an axe, before Rhys got a hold of him. I replaced his hand with one holding a sword from the War of the Rohirrim boxed set. He's been out of print for at least a decade, but was re-released recently.

The hand might be a little large but overall it works just fine on him.

These cloaks are not nearly as nice to paint as the guards.

The captain on the left is an amazing model and one of the best  of the Rohan metals.

I also love how he is just casually looking around as he strangles an orc with his bare hand.

This is nine mounted models x 10 points each for 90 points

12 food models and about 2/3rd of an orc, so perhaps 63 points

Total = 155 pts

 

Sylvain: For a minion, there are no such options as "2/3 of an orc", so you get full points for the foul creature. The green you use for the cape is so vibrant, I was wondering if you could share your paint recipe. And your bases immediately bring to mind the arid steppes where live the Rohirrim, with scattered bushes. Your paint job really emphasizes light and hope. Excellent!