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I emailed GW about a year ago with some suggestions and happily (and probably coincidentally) they have since released a few of them. It never hurts to put the wish lists out there!
So, noting their 'everything in the films will have a model' position and other gaps in the current range, I think the following are realistic possibilities that I'd love to see:
1. Numenoreans (Mounted, commanders, new infantry)
There have been plenty of hints that this army will soon get some much needed and long overdue love. Rounding this army out might also be a good opportunity for some new hero sculpts, like Mounted Elendil, a better Mounted Isildur (am I the only one who hates the current pose?) and Anarion.
2. High Elves (again, Mounted, commanders, new infantry)
Pretty much every reason for expanding Numenor equally applied to the High Elves. Their commander blister set is ok, but a commanders box like most other armies have would be much better. I really want some infantry with the iconic Last Alliance pose too, have wanted to recreate that shot ever since I got into this hobby.
3. Fiefdoms
This is one of the few areas that retains an awful lot of untapped potential. Dol Amroth can, and has to a small extent, be expanded beyond what we currently have. But all the other regions are equally capable of inspiring specific new armies that I have no doubt would be very popular.
For me, introducing Blackroot Vale Archers command with Duinhir was a great start, but a weird place to stop. So much room for growth in this area.
4. Eastern Kingdoms
I really like the current range in this respect, particularly the Easterlings. But, whilst Khand doesn't interest me at all, I think it would be a very popular area to expand on.
5. Mounted Grimbold
Nobody ever seems to agree with me on this one, but I'd really like to see this model. For starters, he was in the films on horseback! The usual counterargument is that he led infantry in the books, but as I say - he rode into combat in the films.
6. Mordor Battering Ram
I don't expect this one to get much love, but my two arguments in favour of this one are 1. GW did an Uruk-hai one, and 2. It's in the film. I'd definitely buy a few if this one got a release.
7. Dale
I think an expanded release for this region would tie in well with some more eastern kingdoms stuff. There's a whole heap of War of the Ring era source material to cover here, and simply combining the existing Easterling range with the relevant Hobbit minis at this stage is a little underwhelming.
8. Infantry expansions
I think GW have seen this need with the release of the upgrade kits, but most of the core armies are in desperate need of fresh poses. I'm particularly looking at Uruk-hai, Warriors of Minas Tirith, Haradrim and Warriors of Rohan. All great armies that by now most of us have an entire legion of, but 100 warriors with identical poses really undermines the epic feel of larger battles.
9. Casualties
This is probably a bit of a niche area, but since GW have moved into the direction of releasing more of these over recent years I'd love to see more.
10. Dwarves & Goblins
I'd like to see some expansion in this area, particularly depicting the struggle for control of Khazad-dum. Definitely think there's room for a great deal of expansion here, with generic dwarf sculpts that fit in a bit better with what we saw in the flashback scenes in the Hobbit.
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