Glad to see your success in building up such a sizeable game. I used to own 2 boxed sets, one unopened which I sold well on eBay. The second set I sold broken up a year later and actually got more money, the two terrain hills were surprisingly in demand. A great game but i never had a chance sadly to play. Pity games like this arent still made. GW I think went on to make Warmaster in metal for a number of years. But those minis were much chunking although on the same base size. One gamer locally plays Warmaster Revolutions the latest rule set, with 3d printed armies, of which there are a large number of ranges out there.
The minis are so great, despite being monopose. Managed to pick up a few sets over the last two decades, but prices now are ridiculous. Good work on converting in the command groups. I eventually did something similar with the men to give me some Empire spearmen and archers, as scaling up BotFA I still only want a handful of Dale units. So glad I picked up a bunch of elf cavalry back in the day. Used the BotFA elves as Wood Elves for Warmaster over the years. And the trolls are mixed in with my GW ghouls alongside the bats for Warmaster Vamp Counts. For the bats, I have always based them like GW but played them lengthwise like infantry. Never had any issues.
@@nagashthegod I haven't got any to check how well they would scale, but Copplestone's Horse Tribe Infantry looks like it would sit alongside the Men of Dale well.
@@ianpatterson123 Keep an eye on Wargames Atlantic's new 10mm fantasy range that they've been teasing. It looks like it might be a spiritual successor of sorts. In any case, I'm glad you're enjoying it vicariously through these videos!
BoFA is very much a long term project for me that I dip into from time to time. I managed to secure a complete box plus all the metals for a very reasonable price back in the day and have been painting and eBay sniping ever since. I do know what you mean about some eBay pricing though. I have told my wife not to worry about our old age as I have 4 units of elven cavalry… The Copplestone miniatures are the way to go for Rohan. Some other goodies I’ve found along the way: Reapermini Saproling’s for ents, you can even make one of them lift a stamping leg for some orc squishing realism Eaglemoss chess sets can provide a very nicely sized metal Nazgûl on Fellbeast and also a Mumakil if you want to bring some Irregular Miniature Arab/Southron’s to the table.
I have, I think, one each of the original blisters, the box set, and an extra set of the hills I have a lot of Copplestone stuff, but also want nore dwarf archers, and elf cavalry Amd a suitable gate of Erebor One thing that night amuse you, the BoFA stone giant is slightly bigger than a 1979 Citadel Hill Giant, not by much So my second Giant is a Citadel FF15 Hill Giant Thanks for the video and I sm jealous of your extras
@@TimelessTabletopGaming I have giants from the 80s, some from the 70s are smaller. I reused some of my 1970s figures as Dwarves in the 2000s I got Smaug last year cheap from a friend of a friend in Canada As to the bats. I think you are right, they are leaping up in flight, but they fight on the long base
@@TimelessTabletopGaming I checked my drawer of 10mm. Apparently in the past I bought Pendraken dwarves and elves Some nice figs, but all too huge Wondering if I can repurpose the dwarves as Beornings?
@@colinspeirs Oh, so you think the official bats are actually supposed to face the long edge? That would make more sense, but it would look kind of odd.
when i hear people get upset saying (when people have more disposable income then me) it irritates me just work more or get a better job and know your worth
@anthonyruizy6533 I'm not upset, it's just a bit of self-deprecating humour, not meant to be taken seriously. I'm not sure I'd ever have enough income to justify spending £400+ on a hobby indulgence though, at least not in one go. Life is expensive in the UK and wages are much lower than the US.
Looks great, looking forward to you expanding your armies and eventually watching your game.
Glad to see your success in building up such a sizeable game. I used to own 2 boxed sets, one unopened which I sold well on eBay. The second set I sold broken up a year later and actually got more money, the two terrain hills were surprisingly in demand. A great game but i never had a chance sadly to play. Pity games like this arent still made. GW I think went on to make Warmaster in metal for a number of years. But those minis were much chunking although on the same base size. One gamer locally plays Warmaster Revolutions the latest rule set, with 3d printed armies, of which there are a large number of ranges out there.
Great video, and well done for finding some bargains on ebay. If you’re patient it can work! Love that giant.
The minis are so great, despite being monopose. Managed to pick up a few sets over the last two decades, but prices now are ridiculous.
Good work on converting in the command groups. I eventually did something similar with the men to give me some Empire spearmen and archers, as scaling up BotFA I still only want a handful of Dale units.
So glad I picked up a bunch of elf cavalry back in the day. Used the BotFA elves as Wood Elves for Warmaster over the years. And the trolls are mixed in with my GW ghouls alongside the bats for Warmaster Vamp Counts.
For the bats, I have always based them like GW but played them lengthwise like infantry. Never had any issues.
@@nagashthegod I haven't got any to check how well they would scale, but Copplestone's Horse Tribe Infantry looks like it would sit alongside the Men of Dale well.
Great video, loving this series. When the boxed set originally could not decide whether to purchase. I didn’t and always regretted it.
@@ianpatterson123 Keep an eye on Wargames Atlantic's new 10mm fantasy range that they've been teasing. It looks like it might be a spiritual successor of sorts. In any case, I'm glad you're enjoying it vicariously through these videos!
Really enjoyed this Vid dude! Great paint jobs and excellent finds! 😊
@TheWizardsBrush Thanks buddy!
BoFA is very much a long term project for me that I dip into from time to time. I managed to secure a complete box plus all the metals for a very reasonable price back in the day and have been painting and eBay sniping ever since. I do know what you mean about some eBay pricing though. I have told my wife not to worry about our old age as I have 4 units of elven cavalry…
The Copplestone miniatures are the way to go for Rohan. Some other goodies I’ve found along the way:
Reapermini Saproling’s for ents, you can even make one of them lift a stamping leg for some orc squishing realism
Eaglemoss chess sets can provide a very nicely sized metal Nazgûl on Fellbeast and also a Mumakil if you want to bring some Irregular Miniature Arab/Southron’s to the table.
Wow, the giant looks fantastic 👌👌
@@billybrooks1365 Thanks!
I have, I think, one each of the original blisters, the box set, and an extra set of the hills
I have a lot of Copplestone stuff, but also want nore dwarf archers, and elf cavalry
Amd a suitable gate of Erebor
One thing that night amuse you, the BoFA stone giant is slightly bigger than a 1979 Citadel Hill Giant, not by much
So my second Giant is a Citadel FF15 Hill Giant
Thanks for the video and I sm jealous of your extras
@colinspeirs That giant fact did amuse me! It's funny how small, giant monsters were back then. It's the same with Dragons I think.
@@TimelessTabletopGaming I have giants from the 80s, some from the 70s are smaller. I reused some of my 1970s figures as Dwarves in the 2000s
I got Smaug last year cheap from a friend of a friend in Canada
As to the bats. I think you are right, they are leaping up in flight, but they fight on the long base
@@TimelessTabletopGaming I checked my drawer of 10mm. Apparently in the past I bought Pendraken dwarves and elves
Some nice figs, but all too huge
Wondering if I can repurpose the dwarves as Beornings?
@@colinspeirs Haha, that's a nice idea.
@@colinspeirs Oh, so you think the official bats are actually supposed to face the long edge? That would make more sense, but it would look kind of odd.
Wakes emporium and Etsy sell 3d printed LotR miniatures that are actually better than the old GW ranges.
@davidwasilewski Yeah, they look great but I prefer the proportions of the GW ones. The 3D printed ones are very stylised.
when i hear people get upset saying (when people have more disposable income then me) it irritates me just work more or get a better job and know your worth
@anthonyruizy6533 I'm not upset, it's just a bit of self-deprecating humour, not meant to be taken seriously. I'm not sure I'd ever have enough income to justify spending £400+ on a hobby indulgence though, at least not in one go. Life is expensive in the UK and wages are much lower than the US.