I cannot stress enough how damn excited I am for all of us. New LOTR movies. New Zorpazorp Middle Earth megabuilds. NEW PLASTIC ROHAN!!!!! If you're pumped for my big return to Middle Earth, please consider supporting me on patreon. It would be mean the absolute world to me
Glad to be returning to Middle Earth on this channel. The imperial palace is an impressive build, but it lacks the organic landscapes that my hobbit heart yearns for. I'm happy to see how hyped you are for what is to come.
I think the main concern within the community is around the models leaving the range. The uncertainty surrounding that has stopped my local group from buying anything other than the newest releases and even then not much. I know why they won’t but I wish GW would give us more insight into what is leaving the range so that this paralysis and weak reception to the new models would end. Also the confusion about a 3x3 mat in the new box when the smallest game size is 4x4 too! (Fun fact this is the first game box where both armies have been legal in the current version of the game!)
Your right it was the magazine set of Lord of the Rings. And happy to see Lord of the Rings stuff coming again. Love all the content but was starting to miss the Middle Earth stuff. :3
My first DVD copy of the fellowship (after my VHS gave its last breath from being watched every night) had a little coupon for Gandalf and Frodo minis. 20+ years later that obsession never died.
Literally just discovered a gold mine in my shed. About 6 Elves of the Last Alliance, a Man of Numenor and 4 Uruk Hai with swords and shields unpainted! Unfortunately the paints from 20 years ago did not survive their time in stasis. Gonna go order some paints and get to work, relive the days of old whilst my wife and kids are out.
This box will be my very first set into the wargaming world. I was such a fan of Rohan in the films, it truly shaped me in character. I'm so excited to paint, play and join this community!!
I started with 40k in 1997 and completely ignored the lotr tabletop when it started. I can pinpoint the exact moment I decided to get into mesbg, tho. I watched and rewatched your epic Star Wars Legion narrative battle reports until TH-cam suggested your video painting Theoden. That model, that video made me buy the starter box and sent me down the mesbg rabbit hole 😊
Middle earth SBG was not only my first wargame but my first mini build. My first painted mini. It has a special place in my heart for getting mmr into this hobby.
I *really* wish I was still near enough to my friend to keep playing, but I've been out in the country for a year now. My stuff has sat on the bookshelf, and the Morannon Orcs and Fellowship I was finally painting have simply remained primed. It's such an incredible game, and I wish I could play it again, but it's so nice to always see you putting out videos on it. I have no interest in the Imperial city board I'm afraid, but I hope it keeps keeping you afloat as this ME stuff starts coming!
Great video as always Lauchie, I’m finally finishing my Helms Deep board that I started a few months ago with all the Rohan coming how could I not, really looking forward to how yours turns out, obviously will be much better than mine 😅 Keep up the amazing work, long live SBG🔥🔥🔥
Great news! I started with MESBG. And the answer for the question about the new plastic additions is right here. When I saw the details of the new plastic miniatures I was like: "Do everything in plastic. Just leave the resin sculpts and do even the individual heroes in plastic. You have the detail comparable with the resin ones." I know it's not that simple but over the time I would be grateful if they rework the resin ones. Not because of price (which is too much obviously but that's even for some of their plastic kits) but because of the durability of hard plastic.
My first start in the hobby was a box of Warriors of Middle Earth. How I loved those beautiful High Elves, the brave Men of Gondor and those foul Moria Goblins. Painted it so quick that I bought a second box of these minis a couple weeks later. It never stopped since then.
Great to have more MESBG!! For a wish list I could probably list too many models but for me I think the big 3 Last Alliance factions need all new troop & hero mount and dismount options along with a big new plastic Sauron! I think like you’ve said the core factions from the films are a no brainer, I’d love new Galadhrim and Uruk-hai warriors with some helms deep walls and updated Haldir Aragon would be something I’d love as well. The game really needs new plastic troops so that we can get more new players in because let’s be fair those sculpts without nostalgia don’t hold up to the new 40K & AOS stuff
Fall 2010 for me - the Mines of Moria starter set was my intro to tabletop wargaming and it's remained my favorite tabletop wargame ever since. :-) Looking forward to the new box set and all the madness that happens on Zorpazorp!
My brother and I got in mebsg when it was first released, then moved on to different games. We are planning on getting back in with the new edition, and I am totally stoked that there is more middle earth content coming!
A few weeks ago after almost 20 years, I stumbled upon a box of my old Middle Earth Warhammer and now I’m suddenly addicted to collecting and painting once again! Couldn’t believe Games Workshop are still using the same moulds for the Last Alliance of elves and Numenoreans after all this time!
Really excited to see the Rohan content, it was always my favourite location/aesthetic in the movies (Aside from the Shire of course). Have you considered doing an original narrative campaign to tie in with the War of the Rohirrim launch? Seeing a Rohirrim warband grow from a scrappy band of survivors to hardened veterans over the course of the Dunlending invasion would be really cool. Especially with some perma-death and upgrade mechanics built in.
Was just working up at Mesopotamia across the river from Edoras/Mount Sunday. Can confirm is one of the windiest places in the world. 3/5 days it was blowing a gale .
For me, it was Battle Masters in around 1990 - the third of the GW/Milton Bradley collab games that also included Heroquest and Space Crusade. (I had Heroquest first, but that isn't a wargame. Battle Masters was). Then it was Warhammer Fantasy Battles 4th Edition (and beyond). Then Battles for Middle-Earth magazine.
First thing I bought was a spacemarine on bike , then Moria goblins and a tumbled down the LOTRs strategy wargame tree. Building a cardboard fort in middle school many years ago 😊😅
Super hyped for the new Dunland minis, gonna split the new starter with a friend who just got into Rohan. Really looking forward to seeing if we get new huscarls, new warriors, and new cavalry
Amazing news to see you coming back to middle earth. I’m super excited to see you construct edoras. Mt Sunday is my favourite location in New Zealand, followed closely now by Deer Park Heights. Amazing to see you back and can’t wait for more reveals
My first Middle Earth Wargames were played back in the 1970's using the Miniature Figurines "Mythical Earth Range" where our club used to put close on 1000 figure on the table every weekend ,so MESBG was a no brainer for me
So excited for the Rohan Starter Set!. Can’t wait to follow you building Edoras, Helm’s Deep etc. I’ve already taken the plunge to extend my Rohan village, not quite as exciting as Edoras, but very exciting for me. That was spun simply by getting Rohan houses in the starter set. The wood, the foam the geek gaming has been ordered! New plastic Rohan figures! This is going to cost a lot, but worth it!
Started in 2007 with lotr sbg. Was walking down the street when we walked by a hobby shop. Through the window i saw a bunch of painted uruk hai minis and i instantly fell in love
When first I saw war-gaming miniatures as a kid, back in 2002-3 I wanted to follow my hearts that always calls to the world of Tolkien... but alas I knew no one who played it, and so I bought High elves for warhammer fantasy, because I knew someone who had models too. I was only years later when I actually played a game, but there was far between games, so I really never learned to play warhammer properly. At some point in 2013-15 I bought some Galadhrim warriors and the free peoples of middle earth book as an impulse... and there they remained, just bought, as I still knew no one (I thought). In 2017 I bought some second hand orcs and last alliance troops because I loved to run lord of the rings PnP and themed miniatures seemed nice. But then Fate finally smiled upon me, as I one day randomly brought the subject up with a long time friend, who without me knowing it, had played SBG in the olden days, loved it and missed it. I IMMEDIATELY jumped at the opportunity and asked for a game and he obliged happily. together we rediscovered the rules and began gaming :) it drew in other players and surprisingly (to us as we were out of synch with anything) the game was relaunched in 2018 and so began the new wave, which we were front runners on in our community because of one random conversation ^_^ Oh and I DEFINITELY want new High elves for my favourite Rivendell army :)
I believe a lot of us have thought about building Helms Deep and would love to build along with you. How about more of a step by step, lets build series? As always love the show
I subscribed to your channels because of the Imperial Palace, and have always been a Warhammer fan (40K, AoS, and FB), but honestly I love all your content. Your builds are in inspiration and got me into making my own scenery (haven't done much yet, but it took years before I really considered it). As long as you're passionate and driven, producing amazing terrain pieces that I can take inspiration from - or even just having fun - I'm 100% behind it. I'd love to see what you make.
I can’t wait for a few years of straight Rohan builds. They are my favourite faction from the setting and a helms deep build has always been a goal for me ever since being a young hobbyist.
I'm in the north island of middle earth at the moment Lochy. Although I don't game, I started my LotR miniature collection with the 1989 Fellowship of the Ring set by Citatel Games and then collected the full magazine set after the Peter Jackson's movie rendition of JRR Tolkien's books. Refer to Modelling Origins video on my channel for reference. So yeah, I can safely say I've been there since the beginning. Looking forward to the new gaming board builds. Happy Modelling Mon
What’s that? Bad weather ruining your day? Wouldn’t know anything about that! But in all seriousness I can’t wait for the glorious return of zorpazorp to Rohan!
Started Tabletop late 2000 with 40k. In Autumn 2001 a new game store opened in our town where we could paint and play. They had the lotr starter build for test games. We spend a shit ton of afternoons playing games between Warhammer painting sessions. Fond memories. I loved the mesbg game, but was too invested in Warhammer. Finally bought the Rohan Battle force last year after a friend talked me into it. The new minis look great and I am hoping for plastic kings guard models. A bit miffed though, as I do not know if I want more warriors although they look great. Totally unrelated: Where was Gondor when the view count fell? Hope the Rohan Movie and boards bring some new people to your channel
I am very old, and what got me into wargaming at first was Warhammer 1st edition. But then I left it for quite a few decades, and it was your Lord of the Rings builds that got me back into it.
hi Zorp and LotR family, i got one heck of a helms deep in the making (if i say so myself ha) and i can't wait to show it off on me channel. it's about 3 months or so away from completion. I can't wait to see Zorps build. As for new models, i think we might get a new modular mumakil and i'm totally up for some new uruks :)
I first got into Wargaming in 2008 with Assault on Black Reach, but I remember the first time I entered a Games Workshop was specifically to get a toy Balrog to go with my LOTR action figures. I was hoping it would be a little bit bigger 😅 I'm very excited for whats to come on your channel. Your passion is so infectious!
I started wargaming in 2000 where a few school friends played 40k and one of them gave me a few orks. Then I got a squad of space marines for my birthday in 2001 but then the lord of the rings stuff started showing up and i was hooked. I played Lotr till 2006 then didn't do any wargaming till the last 5-6 years when i got back into it.
started in 1996 when my brother brought the starter painting kit home... we were hooked and split the 3rd ed starter box! Then a long break like many of us until late 7th edition... now exclusively a 30k player
In my case, it was 40k as I went on a holiday trip to england in 1998. Bought my first "Eldar" there. If MESBG would have been born that stage, I would have definetly bought some Mirkwood Elves, Dwarves or Riders of Rohan or ... Thanks for your brillant content :) Greetings to the Tabletop Community in Oz: Especially The dice and deck in Renmark, SA☺
Love the passion! Totally agree about refreshing the range, mad that the goblins I'm painting up in my mid 30s are the exact same sculpts I was painting in my tweens!
My introduction to GW and their games was in 2004. I saw the mines of moria set on a shelf in my local toy store. My dad bought it for me. Later the same year i discovered a dedicated hobby store with tons of similar but different model boxes and employees that actually seemed to know what they were selling me. One day at the end of 2004 i was in that store looking around in awe (like i always did when i went there), when one employee apearently saw me inspecting a Tau XV-8 Crisis suit box. He came and talked to me (and my dad). He asked if i liked the Tau. Not knowing what he was talking about, he begun to explain 40k to my dad and me. Apearently a new version of the game just came out. Since both my dad and i where very into scifi, the rest is now history. Yes i still play Tau. But without lord of the rings, non of that would have ever happend. (... I just realized it's been 20 years 🥲)
Glad to see this video on the channel (and learning you have two other channels!) I am considering buying this new starter set and I haven't bought any Middle-Earth miniatures from GW since the era of the movie releases. (I was already a GW customer long before that, however. Necromunda was my first GW box set.) Hearing that bit about how the Shade miniature was super-OP until recently does give me pause. I have zero interest in tournament-style play with Middle-Earth. Power-gaming can take a hike; this game is all about narrative afaic. That's what drove me away the first time, as the rules gradually got tweaked until gross combos became possible. This game was at its best with the first three box sets, where it was primarily about recreating epic battles from the books and films for the fun of it. I'm irrationally hopeful that *maybe* GW might put the game somewhere closer to that with this release. That may be baseless hope on my part. TBD. The last box set was pretty expensive... I hope this one is more affordable... but that's also probably a naive hope on my part. lol. Fingers crossed.
I hope the new Jackson film reignites the passion for the hobby! We’re long overdue for a Jackson home run. The Amazon show has not been scratching that itch as a replacement for it
If it's actually good. Jackson's past efforts with the Hobbit films, while not exactly his fault, didn't go well. And the new animated film isn't even actually made by Jackson anyway.
Rings of Poop is bad even for a generic fantasy show... trying to tie that steaming pile of turd to what Tolkien created and Jackson showed us is insulting at best.
Given that the new animated project has opted for the "just gonna make stuff up" angle like Amazon's Rings of Power did, I'm less than hopefully that it will anything worthwhile - let alone good
Oh what a cool idea!! Yeah some Fellowship story driven stuff would be really cool. Maybe a new Battle for Amon Hen box set with heaps of plastics or something? Although those metals are pretty amazing already.
1983 Warhammer & WRG 4Ed. BGME is close to my heart as I am from NZ and moved to UK in 2002 where I worked for GW for 12y through the boom, bust and slow rebuilding... Really looking forward to the new game, I can't remember the last NEW plastic regiment box the game has received. Now to decide Dunlendings or Rohan?
I got into MESBG because of this channel. I just purchased my first minis! Joining the ranks of the Warg Riders! Can't wait to see all the new LOTR content!
I think one of the big things that would help is moving most of the Hobbit foregeworld kits to normal plastic. I mean forgeworld is being pushed out and those kits are long overdue in plastic. If gw started selling those kits as plastic in either a new box set or something it would really sell well. Personally I would love an iron hills army but its so ridiculously expensive.
Hey Zorp! How are your girls doing? I have my second daughter due to join us in less than a week. I working on getting her middle name to be Estel! Pray my wife lets that happen. I watch your old MESBG content all the time especially your old Battle Companies Campaign. One of my favorite videos was watching you and your wife play a game together with her controlling Rohan. It was really nice to see the family that supports your work and the things that you love. We love you too buddy! Keep up the hard work and dedication.
I’m massively hyped for the new edition, Rohan & Isengard were my first army back when the two towers starter set dropped. I’m hyped to build a Rohan army from a different era. When it comes to dishing out new plastic kits I would like them to throw a bone to some of the Hobbit armies that were done dirty and never got their plastic core: gundabad orcs, Mirkwood elf warriors & laketown militia & guard.
Hit the nail on the head. Walking in a GW store as a teen and seeing the epic units front he screen I had to have them. Wish I still had my Gondor and moria gobs. Now as an adult with more expendable income....the drums of war beat louder!
I cannot stress enough how damn excited I am for all of us. New LOTR movies. New Zorpazorp Middle Earth megabuilds. NEW PLASTIC ROHAN!!!!!
If you're pumped for my big return to Middle Earth, please consider supporting me on patreon. It would be mean the absolute world to me
I am waiting for new elves to come so I can start up again 😅
@@Zorpazorp all day, most excited for ford's of Isan
Lol Rivendell Elves of course Lachie! Also, how about Dol Amroth with helms that make sense? 🤣
I was lucky enough to be an extra on Fellowship I was in the NZ Army at the time 😂
Games Workshop is doing what they did to Warhammer Fantasy Battles to LOTR’s I can see that as clear as day they concentrate on the cash cow 40k ❤ 🔥
I am so unbelievably excited for this new edition and new builds coming out of Zorpazorp HQ!
YES MY MANNNNNNN we going to have some banger games on them!!!!!
watch 11 seconds and liked, because of this "MESBG is the best game GW has or will ever make". Best intro ever.
*not including Battlefleet Gothic or Epic: Armageddon
@@NapoleonicWargaming man you read my mind, I love Armageddon so much!
well that is no art, as the rest of GW games (xcept ToW) are crappy as hell rules-wise
@@froehmarBattle Fleet Gothic and Mordheim are GWs best games.
@@kenupton4084yeah but they are not lotr themed so....
Glad to be returning to Middle Earth on this channel. The imperial palace is an impressive build, but it lacks the organic landscapes that my hobbit heart yearns for. I'm happy to see how hyped you are for what is to come.
Hahaha thank you Simon I completely agree, it has been too long since I've used some bloody FLOCK!
I think the main concern within the community is around the models leaving the range. The uncertainty surrounding that has stopped my local group from buying anything other than the newest releases and even then not much. I know why they won’t but I wish GW would give us more insight into what is leaving the range so that this paralysis and weak reception to the new models would end. Also the confusion about a 3x3 mat in the new box when the smallest game size is 4x4 too! (Fun fact this is the first game box where both armies have been legal in the current version of the game!)
There are a lot of companies who made good alternatives for Middle Earth miniatures.
I wish I could go back in time and get the Mines of Moria starter set instead of Battle for Macragge
My mate got mines of moria and I got battle for macragge. I wish I got both
@@thebilboy6893 would your Mate be missed?
Your right it was the magazine set of Lord of the Rings. And happy to see Lord of the Rings stuff coming again. Love all the content but was starting to miss the Middle Earth stuff. :3
I wouldn't have known Warhammer or GW existed if it wasn't for LOTR
since a lot of WHF is taken from LoTR, And D&D.
My first DVD copy of the fellowship (after my VHS gave its last breath from being watched every night) had a little coupon for Gandalf and Frodo minis. 20+ years later that obsession never died.
Great news for us and hopefully for the channel.
Thank you so much mate, really appreciate the super and I COMPLETLEY AGREEEEEE ah the hype is real!
Literally just discovered a gold mine in my shed. About 6 Elves of the Last Alliance, a Man of Numenor and 4 Uruk Hai with swords and shields unpainted! Unfortunately the paints from 20 years ago did not survive their time in stasis.
Gonna go order some paints and get to work, relive the days of old whilst my wife and kids are out.
I did in fact start my war gaming journey with the magazine and I’m going to say it was 2002/03
This box will be my very first set into the wargaming world. I was such a fan of Rohan in the films, it truly shaped me in character. I'm so excited to paint, play and join this community!!
It will only die when the GW assassins pry the models from our cold dead shelves
I started with 40k in 1997 and completely ignored the lotr tabletop when it started. I can pinpoint the exact moment I decided to get into mesbg, tho. I watched and rewatched your epic Star Wars Legion narrative battle reports until TH-cam suggested your video painting Theoden. That model, that video made me buy the starter box and sent me down the mesbg rabbit hole 😊
Middle earth SBG was not only my first wargame but my first mini build. My first painted mini. It has a special place in my heart for getting mmr into this hobby.
I *really* wish I was still near enough to my friend to keep playing, but I've been out in the country for a year now. My stuff has sat on the bookshelf, and the Morannon Orcs and Fellowship I was finally painting have simply remained primed. It's such an incredible game, and I wish I could play it again, but it's so nice to always see you putting out videos on it. I have no interest in the Imperial city board I'm afraid, but I hope it keeps keeping you afloat as this ME stuff starts coming!
Great video! Your excitement is infectious! I am looking forward to your next video.
Great video as always Lauchie, I’m finally finishing my Helms Deep board that I started a few months ago with all the Rohan coming how could I not, really looking forward to how yours turns out, obviously will be much better than mine 😅 Keep up the amazing work, long live SBG🔥🔥🔥
Great news! I started with MESBG. And the answer for the question about the new plastic additions is right here. When I saw the details of the new plastic miniatures I was like: "Do everything in plastic. Just leave the resin sculpts and do even the individual heroes in plastic. You have the detail comparable with the resin ones." I know it's not that simple but over the time I would be grateful if they rework the resin ones. Not because of price (which is too much obviously but that's even for some of their plastic kits) but because of the durability of hard plastic.
Your MESBG content has always been my favorite, so I am super stoked about more of that content on your killer channels.
Thank you so much Brad, I'm so pumped as well :) :)
Helms Deep and Minas Tirith external sets were constructed at Dry Creek Quarry in the Hutt valley, in Wellington. I used to drive by them every day.
My first start in the hobby was a box of Warriors of Middle Earth. How I loved those beautiful High Elves, the brave Men of Gondor and those foul Moria Goblins. Painted it so quick that I bought a second box of these minis a couple weeks later. It never stopped since then.
Great to have more MESBG!!
For a wish list I could probably list too many models but for me I think the big 3 Last Alliance factions need all new troop & hero mount and dismount options along with a big new plastic Sauron!
I think like you’ve said the core factions from the films are a no brainer, I’d love new Galadhrim and Uruk-hai warriors with some helms deep walls and updated Haldir Aragon would be something I’d love as well.
The game really needs new plastic troops so that we can get more new players in because let’s be fair those sculpts without nostalgia don’t hold up to the new 40K & AOS stuff
Awesome video mate can’t wait to see all the new builds coming!
Thank you mate!!! me toooooooooo you're going to love them mate haha
Love this kind of video!!! Would love to see more talky vids. All the more so it’s cheaper and quicker for you to make!!
Yeah this one was a nice change compared to my usual production time haha. Thanks mate!
Fall 2010 for me - the Mines of Moria starter set was my intro to tabletop wargaming and it's remained my favorite tabletop wargame ever since. :-) Looking forward to the new box set and all the madness that happens on Zorpazorp!
So hyped for MESBG content on Zorpazorp!
Nice thumbnail, helped me click lol
Love your videos ❤
My brother and I got in mebsg when it was first released, then moved on to different games. We are planning on getting back in with the new edition, and I am totally stoked that there is more middle earth content coming!
Congratulations buddy. Sounds super exciting! Hopefully see you up in Wellington again soon ⚔️🌋🏔️
I would love to get a plastic Gandalf on his cart. Something about that fireworks cart just brings a smile to my face.
Keep the positivity up and good luck on the MESBG content
A few weeks ago after almost 20 years, I stumbled upon a box of my old Middle Earth Warhammer and now I’m suddenly addicted to collecting and painting once again! Couldn’t believe Games Workshop are still using the same moulds for the Last Alliance of elves and Numenoreans after all this time!
Mines of Moria was the first box I bought from an op shop for $6
Glad youre back to the mesbg content! Will keep my eyes peeled for sure ❤
Really excited to see the Rohan content, it was always my favourite location/aesthetic in the movies (Aside from the Shire of course).
Have you considered doing an original narrative campaign to tie in with the War of the Rohirrim launch? Seeing a Rohirrim warband grow from a scrappy band of survivors to hardened veterans over the course of the Dunlending invasion would be really cool. Especially with some perma-death and upgrade mechanics built in.
Amazing mission man. So on board. Love the enthusiasm. ❤
Was just working up at Mesopotamia across the river from Edoras/Mount Sunday. Can confirm is one of the windiest places in the world. 3/5 days it was blowing a gale .
For me, it was Battle Masters in around 1990 - the third of the GW/Milton Bradley collab games that also included Heroquest and Space Crusade. (I had Heroquest first, but that isn't a wargame. Battle Masters was).
Then it was Warhammer Fantasy Battles 4th Edition (and beyond).
Then Battles for Middle-Earth magazine.
All these years later and Battle Masters is still my most played game of all time, and I never even got it out again after the early 90s.
So excited. I had to watch your Rohan houses videos again to start my new project!
Rivendell was my first army. New plastic models and interesting poses would make it my favorite army again
Great video 👌
First thing I bought was a spacemarine on bike , then Moria goblins and a tumbled down the LOTRs strategy wargame tree. Building a cardboard fort in middle school many years ago 😊😅
Got my start because of the old Sisters of battle, Imperial Guard and Space Marine art first army was Ultramarines with a space wolf rune priest
Super hyped for the new Dunland minis, gonna split the new starter with a friend who just got into Rohan. Really looking forward to seeing if we get new huscarls, new warriors, and new cavalry
Can't wait to see what coming next for the channel.
Thank you so much Maximus, me too frankly.
I'm happy to hear more about the upcoming middle earth content! The patreon updates were a nice teaser
Amazing news to see you coming back to middle earth. I’m super excited to see you construct edoras. Mt Sunday is my favourite location in New Zealand, followed closely now by Deer Park Heights. Amazing to see you back and can’t wait for more reveals
Of course mesbg was my first tabeltopwar game with the two towers release
My first Middle Earth Wargames were played back in the 1970's using the Miniature Figurines "Mythical Earth Range" where our club used to put close on 1000 figure on the table every weekend ,so MESBG was a no brainer for me
Can’t wait to see everything you do! Love your work!
So excited for the Rohan Starter Set!. Can’t wait to follow you building Edoras, Helm’s Deep etc. I’ve already taken the plunge to extend my Rohan village, not quite as exciting as Edoras, but very exciting for me. That was spun simply by getting Rohan houses in the starter set. The wood, the foam the geek gaming has been ordered! New plastic Rohan figures! This is going to cost a lot, but worth it!
Started in 2007 with lotr sbg. Was walking down the street when we walked by a hobby shop. Through the window i saw a bunch of painted uruk hai minis and i instantly fell in love
When first I saw war-gaming miniatures as a kid, back in 2002-3 I wanted to follow my hearts that always calls to the world of Tolkien... but alas I knew no one who played it, and so I bought High elves for warhammer fantasy, because I knew someone who had models too. I was only years later when I actually played a game, but there was far between games, so I really never learned to play warhammer properly.
At some point in 2013-15 I bought some Galadhrim warriors and the free peoples of middle earth book as an impulse... and there they remained, just bought, as I still knew no one (I thought).
In 2017 I bought some second hand orcs and last alliance troops because I loved to run lord of the rings PnP and themed miniatures seemed nice. But then Fate finally smiled upon me, as I one day randomly brought the subject up with a long time friend, who without me knowing it, had played SBG in the olden days, loved it and missed it. I IMMEDIATELY jumped at the opportunity and asked for a game and he obliged happily. together we rediscovered the rules and began gaming :)
it drew in other players and surprisingly (to us as we were out of synch with anything) the game was relaunched in 2018 and so began the new wave, which we were front runners on in our community because of one random conversation ^_^
Oh and I DEFINITELY want new High elves for my favourite Rivendell army :)
I believe a lot of us have thought about building Helms Deep and would love to build along with you. How about more of a step by step, lets build series? As always love the show
I subscribed to your channels because of the Imperial Palace, and have always been a Warhammer fan (40K, AoS, and FB), but honestly I love all your content. Your builds are in inspiration and got me into making my own scenery (haven't done much yet, but it took years before I really considered it). As long as you're passionate and driven, producing amazing terrain pieces that I can take inspiration from - or even just having fun - I'm 100% behind it. I'd love to see what you make.
So happy to hear Jay is doing well, he was a Paladin in my DnD Campaign. many years ago.
I can’t wait for a few years of straight Rohan builds. They are my favourite faction from the setting and a helms deep build has always been a goal for me ever since being a young hobbyist.
You should see Helms Deep now muahahahahaha!
Awesome news! 🤩
Feeling super happy for the future of the hobby ❤
Hype
I know right!!!! So excited, and thank you so much Peaty you're an absolute legend
I'm in the north island of middle earth at the moment Lochy.
Although I don't game, I started my LotR miniature collection with the 1989 Fellowship of the Ring set by Citatel Games and then collected the full magazine set after the Peter Jackson's movie rendition of JRR Tolkien's books.
Refer to Modelling Origins video on my channel for reference.
So yeah, I can safely say I've been there since the beginning.
Looking forward to the new gaming board builds.
Happy Modelling
Mon
What’s that? Bad weather ruining your day? Wouldn’t know anything about that! But in all seriousness I can’t wait for the glorious return of zorpazorp to Rohan!
Hahahahahahahahaa yes this might have been triggering for you
Started Tabletop late 2000 with 40k. In Autumn 2001 a new game store opened in our town where we could paint and play. They had the lotr starter build for test games. We spend a shit ton of afternoons playing games between Warhammer painting sessions. Fond memories.
I loved the mesbg game, but was too invested in Warhammer. Finally bought the Rohan Battle force last year after a friend talked me into it. The new minis look great and I am hoping for plastic kings guard models. A bit miffed though, as I do not know if I want more warriors although they look great.
Totally unrelated: Where was Gondor when the view count fell? Hope the Rohan Movie and boards bring some new people to your channel
I am very old, and what got me into wargaming at first was Warhammer 1st edition. But then I left it for quite a few decades, and it was your Lord of the Rings builds that got me back into it.
My first game was back in 2002, when I bought the Two Towers boxed set. Oh, what a journey it's been.
Your dedication to being on scene is commendable.
2008 with Isengard! The White Wizard has never truly left my mind as I move to other games as well
hi Zorp and LotR family, i got one heck of a helms deep in the making (if i say so myself ha) and i can't wait to show it off on me channel. it's about 3 months or so away from completion. I can't wait to see Zorps build.
As for new models, i think we might get a new modular mumakil and i'm totally up for some new uruks :)
Sorry to hear the views have taken a drop. Love your content and I'm sure it will come back!
I started with Warhammer Fantasy Battles in 2009. I got the Battle for Skull Pass box set for my birthday.
I first got into Wargaming in 2008 with Assault on Black Reach, but I remember the first time I entered a Games Workshop was specifically to get a toy Balrog to go with my LOTR action figures. I was hoping it would be a little bit bigger 😅
I'm very excited for whats to come on your channel. Your passion is so infectious!
These plans for the future sound awesome! Looking forward to all the new content! Hopefully we will see updated Riders of Rohan soon
MESBG for me as well, back in 2007 at the NYC Games Workshop location!
Oooooh very nice!! '07 was a cool time for supplements!
I started wargaming in 2000 where a few school friends played 40k and one of them gave me a few orks. Then I got a squad of space marines for my birthday in 2001 but then the lord of the rings stuff started showing up and i was hooked. I played Lotr till 2006 then didn't do any wargaming till the last 5-6 years when i got back into it.
started in 1996 when my brother brought the starter painting kit home... we were hooked and split the 3rd ed starter box! Then a long break like many of us until late 7th edition... now exclusively a 30k player
In my case, it was 40k as I went on a holiday trip to england in 1998. Bought my first "Eldar" there. If MESBG would have been born that stage, I would have definetly bought some Mirkwood Elves, Dwarves or Riders of Rohan or ... Thanks for your brillant content :) Greetings to the Tabletop Community in Oz: Especially The dice and deck in Renmark, SA☺
Love the passion! Totally agree about refreshing the range, mad that the goblins I'm painting up in my mid 30s are the exact same sculpts I was painting in my tweens!
My introduction to GW and their games was in 2004. I saw the mines of moria set on a shelf in my local toy store. My dad bought it for me. Later the same year i discovered a dedicated hobby store with tons of similar but different model boxes and employees that actually seemed to know what they were selling me. One day at the end of 2004 i was in that store looking around in awe (like i always did when i went there), when one employee apearently saw me inspecting a Tau XV-8 Crisis suit box. He came and talked to me (and my dad). He asked if i liked the Tau. Not knowing what he was talking about, he begun to explain 40k to my dad and me. Apearently a new version of the game just came out. Since both my dad and i where very into scifi, the rest is now history. Yes i still play Tau. But without lord of the rings, non of that would have ever happend. (... I just realized it's been 20 years 🥲)
Hoping we get to see the completion of Dol Guldur for Halloween, that beast is so close to being finished
Glad to see this video on the channel (and learning you have two other channels!) I am considering buying this new starter set and I haven't bought any Middle-Earth miniatures from GW since the era of the movie releases. (I was already a GW customer long before that, however. Necromunda was my first GW box set.) Hearing that bit about how the Shade miniature was super-OP until recently does give me pause. I have zero interest in tournament-style play with Middle-Earth. Power-gaming can take a hike; this game is all about narrative afaic. That's what drove me away the first time, as the rules gradually got tweaked until gross combos became possible. This game was at its best with the first three box sets, where it was primarily about recreating epic battles from the books and films for the fun of it. I'm irrationally hopeful that *maybe* GW might put the game somewhere closer to that with this release. That may be baseless hope on my part. TBD. The last box set was pretty expensive... I hope this one is more affordable... but that's also probably a naive hope on my part. lol. Fingers crossed.
So exciting to see you back with middle earth
The courtesy of your hall is somewhat lessened off late breath the free air again my friend
I hope the new Jackson film reignites the passion for the hobby! We’re long overdue for a Jackson home run.
The Amazon show has not been scratching that itch as a replacement for it
That, and its the first 2d animated cinematic film in a LONG time!
I'm hyped.
If it's actually good. Jackson's past efforts with the Hobbit films, while not exactly his fault, didn't go well. And the new animated film isn't even actually made by Jackson anyway.
Rings of Poop is bad even for a generic fantasy show... trying to tie that steaming pile of turd to what Tolkien created and Jackson showed us is insulting at best.
Given that the new animated project has opted for the "just gonna make stuff up" angle like Amazon's Rings of Power did, I'm less than hopefully that it will anything worthwhile - let alone good
2017, Age of Sigmar. Started with my Seraphon. Now MESBG is my true love.
Me and my group are planning on getting into 10mm scale LotR, using the ‘War of the Ring’ rules from GW. Would love to see a 10mm scale board!
I'm super excited to see you get back to middle earth. I want to build boards with you. Shame that there isn't many people that play in my area.
The first minis I ever painted were from the two towers starter set
I’d honestly love to see an updated Balin’s tomb box with brand new fellowship models, a new cave troll and new gobbos!
Oh what a cool idea!! Yeah some Fellowship story driven stuff would be really cool. Maybe a new Battle for Amon Hen box set with heaps of plastics or something? Although those metals are pretty amazing already.
1983 Warhammer & WRG 4Ed. BGME is close to my heart as I am from NZ and moved to UK in 2002 where I worked for GW for 12y through the boom, bust and slow rebuilding... Really looking forward to the new game, I can't remember the last NEW plastic regiment box the game has received. Now to decide Dunlendings or Rohan?
Oh man, the entire Gondor range is so cool. The fiefdoms, man! The fiefdoms!
I got into MESBG because of this channel. I just purchased my first minis! Joining the ranks of the Warg Riders!
Can't wait to see all the new LOTR content!
Far out I am that keen for all this !!
You are doing such an amazing job ! Keep up the hard work mate. We got your back 💪
I think one of the big things that would help is moving most of the Hobbit foregeworld kits to normal plastic. I mean forgeworld is being pushed out and those kits are long overdue in plastic. If gw started selling those kits as plastic in either a new box set or something it would really sell well.
Personally I would love an iron hills army but its so ridiculously expensive.
Hey Zorp! How are your girls doing? I have my second daughter due to join us in less than a week. I working on getting her middle name to be Estel! Pray my wife lets that happen. I watch your old MESBG content all the time especially your old Battle Companies Campaign. One of my favorite videos was watching you and your wife play a game together with her controlling Rohan. It was really nice to see the family that supports your work and the things that you love. We love you too buddy! Keep up the hard work and dedication.
Love it. Very much looking forward to the new edition.
The weather around "Edoras" made me laugh. That's South Island for you!
YESSSSSS! Middle earth calls for aid, and Zorpazorp will answer! So excited for more!
I’m massively hyped for the new edition, Rohan & Isengard were my first army back when the two towers starter set dropped. I’m hyped to build a Rohan army from a different era.
When it comes to dishing out new plastic kits I would like them to throw a bone to some of the Hobbit armies that were done dirty and never got their plastic core: gundabad orcs, Mirkwood elf warriors & laketown militia & guard.
glad to hear that new content is coming
I'd love to see a Shire build to connect up to your Grey Havens, be amazing to see a scouring of the shire type campaign.
Hit the nail on the head. Walking in a GW store as a teen and seeing the epic units front he screen I had to have them. Wish I still had my Gondor and moria gobs. Now as an adult with more expendable income....the drums of war beat louder!