Sci-Fi and Fantasy themes made up at least half of the gaming tables at Tactica 2024. The big franchises Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones were represented with impressive displays while many classic and new game settings shone on beautiful tables of all sizes.
Below just a small selection of what was on show, more impressions can be found for example in this slideshow by Some Dude On YouTube.
I’ve been carrying on with painting some individual models for The Lord of The Rings, currently concentrating on the forces of Mordor. As with the previous orcs, the models are from the Citadel Miniatures and Mithril Miniatures ranges.
I prefer the Mithril sculpt (on the right) as it gives a nicer and more realistic impression of flowing robes. I also want to get away from just following the movie portrayal of the characters, so I was glad I found this model in my possession.
Not least inspired by Azazel’s forces of Mordor, I had a rummage through my stash of dormant projects to find the Mordor Orcs which I painted when The Fellowship of the Ring was released. Some work on the bases later, and they are now an active faction in my roster of armies. The party is lead by the Great Goblin from Mithril Miniatures which stems from my even more remote days of playing MERP.
There’s been a lot of talk in wargaming circles about using the Oathmark goblins as orcs for Lord of the Rings, so I thought I’d take a comparison picture between the three ranges I own.
The Lost and the Damned 