Top 5 BEST and WORST Middle Earth Miniatures
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- Today we have a bit of fun and go through my picks for the top 10 best and worst miniatures in the Middle Earth SBG. After making Middle Earth mini's for 20 years Games Workshop has some gems unfortunately they don't always hit the mark but we can have a laugh about it!
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This list baffled me from start to finish, I guess we have different preferences for miniatures lol
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Yes, I think this video would be better titled "unpopular opinions about miniatures". To be fair, I'm rather indifferent about the warg models and Ic don't know the guy with the ponytail.
My favorites include the mumak, the corsairs, the original numenor, and Glorfindel.
the shadow lord looks like he's summoning something to me, thought it was really cool
It's kinda a model that I would consider pretty cool for a DnD bad guy but just not as a Nazgul
I like the shadow lord too.
I like it too. I think it is a different take on the Nazgul. Like Mithril miniatures. Something more spooky/fantasy. These things are subjective. It's a nice video though haha.
I thought the exact same thing when I bought him all the way back in 2008
I actually really like the idea of a ponytail on Mauhur, it’s very thematic considering most Uruk-Hai have long hair and Lurtz having a ponytail too but I agree, looks a bit goofy! I haven’t done it yet but I’m thinking some extra volume on the ponytail with green stuff and it would look better because I actually really like his stance.
My favourites are mostly old Perry brothers ones like the mounted ringwraiths (and the foot ones for that matter). I think the Minas Tirith warriors have held up really well - decent variety and look realistic. Metal wargs are awesome, and as much as the kit has major issues (gaps etc.) I love the Mumakil when its all put together and painted up.
For bad ones I hate the Theodred sculpts... his face on the foot version looks like he got stomped by a Mumakil. Plastic fellowship sculpts are almost universally awful, as is the plastic cave troll. I think the Minas Tirith warriors have held up really well - decent variety and look realistic.
The Shadow Lord's pose gives me life
my favourite Aragorn miniature has to be weathertop I reckon, one of the only modelled flames I like. Just a really dynamic pose that looks awesome!
Missing on best: Khazad Guard, Metal Galadhrim
Missing on worst: plastic Wood Elf Warriors and Duinhir
Also, plastic Galadhrim and plastic Fellowship for the worst, and Heroes of Helm's deep and Royal Guard for the best.
Hell, yeah. The Khazad Guards are awesome! That and the Iron Guard and the Vault Warden Spear carrier dwarf.
I dont get the Mauhur thing at all, looks like a cool fighty uruk to me. Nout wrong with a ponytail
For Best I agree with #5, 4, 3. For Worst I agree with #4.
BEST
5-Breaking of the Fellowship Legolas
4-Knights of Rivendell
3-Haldir's Elves
2-Breaking of the Fellowship Aragorn
1-Minas Tirith mounted Witchking
WORST
Theodred
5-Cirion
4-Elrond Master of Rivendell
3-Plastic Fellowship
2-Mauhur
1-Dol Guldur Galadriel
I absolutely agree on the metal mordor orks. 18 different poses and they all look so cool compared to the plastic trash GW replaced them with. Same for the moria goblins.
It would be nice if they made the old metal ones in plastic. But ah well, orcs die so quickly that to me, detail isn't a problem.
In their defence, plastic technology was far away from what we have today back in 2004. It would have been nearly impossible to get the same results back then, when metal sculpts were far ahead and plastic ones were still trying to catch up. Also, many early sculpts were rejected because of wrong proportions and mould problems (you can clearly see the "original" sculpts for three kits from that period, namely Last Alliance Elves, Riders of Rohan and Minas Tirith warriors, in both box arts and rulebook pictures).
Couldn’t agree more about the wargs. I painted up 24 of them for our local groups battle companies. I never want to see them again. I would also add me potato head plastic morannon orc to the list to counterbalance the awesome banner bearer. One of my most favourite recent models to paint was the witch king from the last MTO. beautiful simple sculpt that captures the witch kings menace. Loved the video mate keep it up!
My personal least favourite would have to be the overhead glaive-wielding wood elf, I simply find the pose wrong for some reason. And the face pressed against the arm...
Oh that face bothers me, I just got them on order coming, and I dread painting that one
If you are not including Aragorn from Mines of Moria..........can you even call it a bad list?
Yes!!! To be honest I hate all of the plastic fellowship apart from Sam with “boink” his pan 🤣
Black Numies in general are awful. Plastic fellowship leggy and aragorn should be on the worst list!
I would say that the old mounted Eomer model deserves some recognition
Got to agree with the old metal orcs, such neat models was delighted to get the full warriors set on the limited re release. Some of the other old metal models are on par with the Orcs such as the Uruk scouts and Kings of men.
The plastic Lothlórien elves and plastic Fellowship from the Mines of Moria boxed set repulse me more than a couple on your list, but these things are so subjective. Armoured Glorfindel is probably one of my favourite along with elk man.
Video was made as the Balins Tomb boxed set was in production and being hyped for release.. There's absolutely NO WAY the garbage fellowship doesnt make the "top ugly models"... unless GW Came calling.
I would have to say the absolute worst model made for this range was the plastic cave troll that came in that moria starter set
That definitely would fit in the list. The metal cave troll is a gorgeous model the plastic on really dropped the ball
My "tiny haldir" is scaled the same size as the plastic Wood Elves and Mines of Moria fellowship.
Just found the channel and gotta say, good work mate and keep it up!
My top 5 worst:
1. The morannon orc with the fat molten face
2. Wood elf warrior
3. Golfimbul
4. First fellowship sculpts
5. High Elf warriors (single pose wtf)
Top 5 best:
1. Wood elf Sentinel
2. New Elrond Finecast
3. Galadhrim warriors
4. Elfhelm
5. Mordor Troll (alot of variety)
Great video man!
Original Fellowship sculpts are the best .
And I hope you're not referring to the metal high elves with spears from the last alliance. They're amazing
@@ScreenHackTV The hobbits from that set aren't the best IMO. And no, the metals are amazing, I mean the regular warriors.
@@Timmie17 oh I agree those plastic high elves suck so much . Just sold all mine
Definetely aggree on the wood elves. Those are horrendous. Ears being 3x as big. Weapons flowing over in robes. But great miniatures to try out some new techniques tho!
The Ringwraith at you number 5 pick for worst, is actually a pose from the movie. When they realise they have been tricked in the pub
Best model is clearly Gandalf on his cart on the way to Bagend
Thror is such a cool model, tempted to build his army just to use him!
Absolutely agree on the OG metal Mordor orcs, currently painting the complete set including the archers and they are a joy to paint (might be a bit bias because I just love everything about LotR orcs). I was also lucky enough to get the 'three hunters return' set second hand including Aragorn as Strider (unpainted). That model I'm also currently working on and giving him some extra love with a cool base.
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude I forgot how bad the metal Morgul Knights were haha
I think one of the osgiliath veterans cuz one of them has an exact same pose as a regular Minas tirith warrior just there's a scarf added ..
The worst for me has to definitely be the Black Numenorians. They just look so cartoonish and ugly; they don't look like they belong in the Jacksonverse at all. They look more like they would be home in the Warhammer fantasy universe, with their large heads, wide swords, and overall stumpy look. They would look bland there, but at least would work better than they do in Middle Earth.
This is a valid one, them and the original swan knights were sculpted by the same sculptor who definitely missed the aesthetic of the game
I wish they re-released the old Three Hunters minis. They're awesome. Especially the Gimli one. And Gimli being my favorite character, I wish we had more helmetless Gimlis. Or to be more exact... Playable helmetless Gimlis, as you can't use the Gimli on dead Uruk-Hai mini to play. I mean, you can, but you know what I mean haha
Also... I don't like much the newer sculpts. Not because they're horrible, but I think a lot of modern minis are not done with the considerations of their size and its use, as a lot of modern minis are thought first and foremost as if they were made solely for display, thus why they try to add a lot of dynamism to them, making them look stiff, (sometimes) weird-looking, off, and as if they were defying gravity. So they add lots and lots of unnecessary details, thinking they need to be very detailed, which I think it doesn't fit in miniatures.
Because you won't ever be looking at minis from 1 cm away all the time and it's for wargaming, not for display as if it were a medium to big display collectible.
That's why I didn't like much the Iron Hills, as they don't look like dwarves, but regular humans but as if they were of a shorter miniature scale.
That's why I prefer the older miniatures as they have the right amount of detail, plus they're considered for wargaming and it's scale, and they look good and natural.
Interesting list. There's good value in the Wild Warg boxes for RPG DMs who need Dire Wolves and the like.
My personal best miniature I ever built/painted was the new plastic Gothmog + Warg. Ironically it was the first Middle Earth miniature I built and painted up, too.
I absolutely love that model. I have used mine in dozens of game now
@@ConquestCreations Gothmog's warg has some white patches on the feet, so my playgroup nicknamed it "Boots." In games where we don't have a designated priority marker and Gothmog isn't riding his warg, we use Boots as the priority marker.
Speaking of the fugly Isengard wargs, the plastic Fell Wargs are so much better lol
Orc trackers take worst for me
Of the "worst" series, I ONLY agree on the plastic Wargs. All the others I thought were just fine.
I'm meh on the plastic wargs
The only one I profoundly disagree... Is Mauhur. I actually like him a lot with ponytail and everything. I think its s great looking mini
I converted my own Mauhur model from an Uruk-Hai Scout because . . . no ponytail. :) I really like the look of Old Bilbo Baggins personally . . .
I love ALL of the Nazgûl minis and My opinion is that the hooded one he put in the worst list because of the arm positions is just, he is supposed to look like he is summoning a pillar of fire or something. Cool vid though.
I'm surprised the Mirkwood Elves didn't make the list with their odd eyes
What happened to Thorins sword? :D Smaug melted it? :D
Failcast... I mean, Finecrap. Oh no, sorry, Finecast. Worst - material - ever, I'll never get tired complaining about it.
I love the original Fellowship Strider miniature but my orignal’s sword broke off. Then both replacements I’ve bought over the years came with broken swords from shipping. Wtf man.
Thranduil are a amazing model! if i ever got to play a battle, i might need to pick him up after. (He been made by fw might make him punch over many other models in details)
the mumakil, was insanly large back in the days when it first got released
Would like to see your mordor metal orcs collection in a video.
The plastic fellowship ist the worst, by rhe way i did not even know metal Morgul Knights evdn existed
4:58 that is Praise the Sun (from Dark Souls)....not exactly, but is close \[T]/
I'd have gone with the aragon from the newer three hunters set, but each to their own
I like the Wargs but they need more poses. Thanks for the vids
Best - og metal Balrog
Worst - haldir with two handed sword
Nowhere near as awful as Faramir, Captain of Ithilien
The bad ones don't even seem that bad to me. Probably because I have a biased love for miniatures XD
These Morgul Knights could be perfect Blood Knights for Warhammer
I mightily disagree that those orcs are "best," and even that they might be decent sculpts. I think they look like 1980s cast-offs. It's a matter of taste, of course. I think most of the Rohan line deserves to be considered "best." The Mirkwood heavy infantry are amazing sculpts. And where I agree with you most is the FW Thranduil. Wow is that amazing.
Old Bilbo Baggins face is pretty sad ngl
The guy from the thumbnail, I swear to God, reminds me of Talion for whatever reason.
I just can't understand why so many people don't like plastic models in general and prefer the metal ones... In my opinion plastic is far better than any other material. Every plastic mini I bought was really well made and the pieces were always matching each other perfectly whereas the metal ones have some flaws waaay to often. Not to mention that the plastics are much easier to paint (the paint comes of the metal off just like in case of your Morgul Knights). And the plastic ones are much cheaper... ;)
Can anyone explain to me why to bother with metal minis? I don't really see any advantages :D
(Edit: I started collecting in 2011, so the plastics were already out... Maybe this is the case? Maybe someone is simply used to the metal ones? You know, from the times, when there were no plastics yet...)
The main reason that people prefer metals is the amount of detail that you get. Metal miniatures are far more detailed than even the brand new plastic kits. When I am spending hours and hours painting a miniature the detail is my primary concern.
Another reason a lot of people like metals is simply how they feel. The extra weight makes them feel more valuable. Obviously this is a bit silly but I really like it.
Metal models just seem more precious than plastic. Got to admit that new plastic sculpts has vastly improved.
The newer plastic models (like the new Witch King for example) are beautiful. Back when the three movies first came out though, plastic technology was far inferior to metal in producing detailed miniatures (look at the old plastic Rangers box set. Terrible miniatures!)
their legs arent even ginormous nor too long man xD legs being longer than torso and head is not something abnormal, I would argue their legs are too short, their torsos too small, their heads too big and their horses tiny, all in all the proportions are totally off. Same with metal elrond, his legs end at the knees. I also call him elrond shortlegs and gave him a leg operation to make them longer. JUST LOOK AT THEM. Now they are fine and the model actually looks like an elven lord not like a darf-orc crossing. 25 year old models are ofcourse ugly compared to the hobbit models.
My worst would have to be the old sea monster. Litteraly just a bunch of legs...
There's this one huge face morannon orc without a neck. I can't look at him lol
I painted one of them just the other day! He is hilarious hahaha
where do you buy these?
It's your list and I'm ok with that...
But where are Sauron, the Mumak and the Balrog? Models that are still perfect, even if they are almost 20 years old now. I think they'd at least deserve a mention here.
Also, Thror is not as perfect as it seems and not just because it's finecast (hate that material, be damned the day GW went for it), but even proportions don't fit with the rest of the range. And speaking of fitting, Aragorn from the Three Hunters (metal) is probably the least inspired version of the guy, Helm's deep and Weathertop sculpts being far superior by pose, sculpt and detail. About Helm's deep related stuff, how could you not even mention any of the models from Heroes of Helm's deep boxed set? Sculpted by the one and only Brian Nelson, probably the best couple hands GW has ever had in its sculpting department, they are true to their actor counterparts and are almost perfection in detail and pose. Metal Haldir Elves are also a masterpiece, even if they're adjustments of just a couple poses copy-pasted.
And about worst models, how could you skip on stuff like the plastic Galadhrim (probably the biggest delusion in my entire modellistic life), the Mirkwood armoured Elves sets (finecast, ugly sculpts, concept really thrown away), and basically everything that was thrown out just for the sake of it between 2010 and 2013?
Sorry to be so harsh in my complaint, I know it's about personal tastes and all, but when I get into this kind of video it happens frequently that I feel disappointed and totally disagree with the speaker. Maybe it's because I've an affection to some models (like the one I mentioned before) or because I tend to judge a model harshly if it seems sculpted without care and inspiration, like some newer Orc sculpts where you get fur and metal plates to cover a lack of better ideas...
I totally agree with you on the Mumak, Sauron, and the Balrog. Those models are spot on. After them its down to personal preference. I agree that Thror may be slightly out of scale with the rest of the line as he is a bit more realistically proportioned rather than heroically but I love the amount of detail in him. Yes finecast sucks but that doesn't impact the final appearance of the model. The defenders of Helms Deep is great. I use that aragorn model in my fellowship. I am surprised that you think that the plastic galladrim are that bad. They seem on par with most of the plastics and rate a lot higher than a lot of the other plastics like corsairs, woodelves, and mordor orcs.
Oh! I have a metal warg with his spearman, I don't need it!
The metal warg riders are great! its just the plastics that I am not a fan of
agree and thats why i convert mahur from a uruk scout.
I think the Wargs look cool!
The absolute worst looking mini, in my humble opinion, is that one Morannon Orc mini that has the hooked sword and that UUUUUUGLY ass head lol it has the nasty, bloated, giant forehead,, you know it when you see it.. that’s the worst one. Home boy has a funky lead with his shield and he just,,,,, I tried not to put that mini on the table for a while but then I started using it again about of spite for my self 🤣
Hahahaha I know the exact one that you are talking about! It's certainly not a good model, I might have to convert that one if I ever find it in my collection
It's so... 😂
I hate metal models lol. I know weight can feel nice but x.x they can be so clunky, hard to paint, hard to glue, fragile, top heavy x.x list goes on
*the worst* model i ever came across was the old metal witch king on winged beast model, it weighed so much it was impossible to balance on the tabletop, the joints where you glued the model together were in awkward places meaning the wings would fall off sometimes when the model tipped over, which happened alot.
Its probably why they updated it to the current one
How big are these mini figures for the game
They are 28mm scale. This means they are about 30-35mm tall
I thought this was going to be stat based Best and worst
I think the worst are black numenoreans and Yanzeg on foot
Favorite model is metal Ghulavar
I disagree with the wargs and the shadow lord ringwraith
Your paint jobs are great.. your colour schemes are way way out there lol
Thanks for the comment. Hahahah yeah I went through a phase
Surely! The plastic fellowship Legolas and the plastic version of Pippin in citadel armour should make this list, they’re hot garbage 🤣
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First!
... of the Worst!
Gulavar? Worst.
Legolas and Gimli on horse is the worst miniature
it is looking awful
Have you ever seen Faramir, Captain of Ithilien?
...really? Maybe you're missing stuff like the plastic Fellowship or Duhinir and Grimbold.