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Author: | CaptainOfTheWhiteTower [ Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:45 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (3/7 Helm's D |
This is going to be incredible when complete. I'm really interested to see how all the little extra details will look, especially the great hall. |
Author: | SidTheSloth [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:57 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (3/7 Helm's D |
*jaw to floor impact* :o |
Author: | Ukfreddybear [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 9:53 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (3/7 Helm's D |
Whoa! That is going to be epic. I love challenging threads like this and look forward to the progress. |
Author: | king elessar 2615 [ Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:50 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (3/7 Helm's D |
Just a little bit of info on where the glittering caves of aglarond are placed in relation to Helm's deep, this is from my own knowledge through the films and the 10 or so times i have read the book, as well as a little help from The Lord of the Ring: The Third Age which was mentioned a while back. Behind the deeping wall there as a long, shallow staircase that curves around to just behind the tower of helm hammerhand, here there is a little platform with some battlements for archers, this lies exactly to the left of the great hall. Now there should be a door joining the great hall to this passage as at the back of the little courtyard (this seems to me to be the best way to describe it although it is rectangular in shape) there is a passage through past the tower to the front wall of the hornburg as well as a door that leads into the mountains that is the entrance to the glittering caves. This is why when King Theoden asks Gamling to get the people of rohan further into the mountains form the great hall they can. Just thought this might be a little help in making it as authentic as you possibly can ![]() This wip is one of my favourites and I can't wait to see more of your updates, keep up the good work |
Author: | Celevue [ Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:10 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (3/7 Helm's D |
Thanks, king elessar - Galanur also said the same, based on the game. However, I still think there is another entry to the caves... the scene in TTT where Éowyn protests to Aragorn that she is to go with the women and children has plenty of civilians walking towards the stables & carrying supplies. This would indicate that there is a way from the stables to the caves. Later, when the Uruks have already taken Hornburg, Aragorn asks to send word to women to head to the passage towards the mountains, and he's looking towards the back right of the great hall. As far as I can tell, there is a doorway from the great hall on the right, i.e. opposite of the courtyard, and this seems to be the route through which people move between the great hall and the other interior parts of the keep. While I agree that there can be a door to the caves from the upper courtyard, and a connection from the great hall directly to this route to the caves, my terrain does not reach that far back, and I need to resort to other possible routes down to the caves. And, of course, given the civilian exodus to the stables, this level must also connect to the caves (or to the route there). Although no source I know of details the route between the stables and the great hall, one must exist because Theoden et al are suddenly mounted as they charge out of the great hall. Hence, given the restrictions of my terrain size, I will have a staircase from the great hall level to the stables, and further from the stables to the caves. This may not be 100% authentic, but I'm willing to accept at least some liberties! |
Author: | Ukfreddybear [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:40 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (19/9 figures |
Wow that is quite a project! You certainly have your work cut out but it will be epic once done. Regarding Ugluk, doesn't he have a special rule about decapitating orcs? If so the swinging head could have been left after all. |
Author: | Hill-Troll [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:46 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (19/9 figures |
I wonder how much all of those miniatures cost... |
Author: | Celevue [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:00 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (19/9 figures |
@ukfreddybear, yes - Uglúk does have a special rule regarding orc-eating, so technically if I were a completist, I should have two Uglúk figures - one with the severed head and another without. But alas, I can still use the special rule even if he holds a shield in his right hand - and without that head looking out-of-place at Amon Hen. Besides, his formation should have shields, and he'd be the only one without one if I hadn't done the conversion. @Hill-Troll, I've purchased a majority of metal figures at a big discount at a local hobby store, and I've also purchased the majority of plastic boxes when you could still get 24 figs for less than 14 pounds (with free shipping) from Maelstrom Games. This forum has been quite helpful in informing me about upcoming price hikes, and I've often acted prior to those - and in any case, the cost is distributed over several years. |
Author: | Gandlaf the Grey [ Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:03 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (19/9 figures |
The scale of this is simply immense and you have my total respect at what your trying to do. I note you've been collecting figures for 4 years. Has this been your plan throughout, to create battles fom all the key points from the films ? Those trays for the Isengard force are nice. Very handy and I may pinch that idea. |
Author: | Celevue [ Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:41 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (19/9 figures |
I guess a campaign like this was in the plans very early on - my collecting pretty much started with the launch of WotR, so even at the beginning, I wanted to play through the combined scenarios in the WotR rulebook. Adding SBG scenarios along the way into a full campaign was a natural step shortly thereafter. The storage / transport trays are indeed handy - I made ten of them to allow easy moving of battlehosts from storage to wherever it is we are playing. I have two larger storage drawers (with a combined capacity of about 150 companies), but I realized that they do not fit through doors without tilting, and that wreaks havoc with models on them... |
Author: | Knife in the Dark [ Sun Sep 22, 2013 5:38 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (19/9 figures |
Man that's an insane amount of models right there, I hope you can get them based all in quick fashion. |
Author: | Sticky Fingersss [ Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:40 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (19/9 figures |
EPIC Troll Army! |
Author: | garmenhord [ Mon Sep 23, 2013 8:22 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (23/9 basecoa |
lots of work ![]() |
Author: | SidTheSloth [ Mon Sep 23, 2013 8:27 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (23/9 basecoa |
I don't think I've ever seen such an ambitious or awesome project! Simply gob-smacking =O To what degree of detail will you paint them? |
Author: | Galanur [ Mon Sep 23, 2013 8:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (23/9 basecoa |
sooo.... manyyy....!!! I LOVE IT! :D |
Author: | Sticky Fingersss [ Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:17 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (23/9 basecoa |
After you have finished the campaign, you should put everything into an official online article. |
Author: | Oldman Willow [ Tue Sep 24, 2013 12:27 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign -behind the scenes (23/9 basecoa |
The storage trays look very interesting. Good luck with the weather. ![]() ![]() |
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