"Looking for lots of cheap Orcs and Goblins" Topic
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| COL Scott ret | 26 Jun 2018 11:01 p.m. PST |
I work a week each summer at a day camp, and the theme this year is Lord of the Rings. I usually set up a range with bad guys to defend against on one day – so I am looking for cheap orcs or goblins (preferably 54mm ish). Does anyone here have an idea? I suppose that I might use other ancient figures spray painted if there aren't better options. |
| Timbo W | 27 Jun 2018 12:04 a.m. PST |
If 28mm will do, then try eBay, you can usually pick up plastic GW lord of the rings figures fairly cheap. |
| Tarantella | 27 Jun 2018 1:26 a.m. PST |
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| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 27 Jun 2018 2:11 a.m. PST |
You could try the LoTR combat hex game. I think its OOP now but the plastic miniatures turn up on ebay in big cheap lots quite often several orcs and goblins in the range not sure I they are 54mm but they are much bigger than Games workshop minis maybe 40-45mm. |
| Darrell B D Day | 27 Jun 2018 3:42 a.m. PST |
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| dBerczerk | 27 Jun 2018 4:49 a.m. PST |
The 54mm plastic Orc figures by Tehnolog are nice figures at a reasonable price. They are produced in Russia, and are often for sale on eBay. auction I have several of their "historical" figures: Cossacks, Mountaineers, Poles, and Russian infantry of Peter the Great, and like them a lot. You could also use the 1/72 scale plastic Trolls by Dark Alliance as 54mm Orcs. Also available on eBay: auction |
| Stryderg | 27 Jun 2018 6:01 a.m. PST |
there's a yahoo group, Wargaming on a Budget, where people were using wooden dowels and shaker pegs to build miniatures. I remember seeing foot soldiers, elephants and ogres. I probably can't post pics directly from there, so email me directly at stryderg at netscape dot net and I can send over a pdf tutorial that someone posted and a few pictures. The yahoo group: link |
| Gone Fishing | 27 Jun 2018 7:11 a.m. PST |
If wooden figures are an option, don't forget this excellent blog: wooden-warriors.blogspot.com Also, Tehnolog plastics make two kinds of Orcs, the one DB mentioned above, and also these (which look more like rank and file): auction |
 Legion 4  | 27 Jun 2018 7:15 a.m. PST |
I hear they both are pretty cheap ! Neither have ever offered to buy lunch, drinks, etc.!  |
| Stryderg | 27 Jun 2018 10:57 a.m. PST |
@ Gone Fishing
Looks like the stuff from the yahoo group moved to a blog. Thanks for the link! |
| Multheasan | 28 Jun 2018 10:09 p.m. PST |
Cheapest I've *ever* seen is EM-4 Miniatures: link GBP 7.70 for 50 miniatures. Edit: Sorry, just read that you wanted 54mm. I'm not familiar with that scale. |
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worries about not losing his rules stuff.