We would like to thank Games Workshop for providing us with a review copy of the Battle of Edoras, which these miniatures are from.
The Sprues
The Battle for Edoras box brings two new evil plastic kits: Hill Tribesmen and Wulf & Generall Targg. Like their Rohan opponents in the starter box, the Hill Tribesmen kit is a 3-section frame and a half, separated by loadouts.
The heroes are on a single frame, with mounted and on-foot versions of each.
The Hill Tribesman kit has a variety of loadouts – two handed weapons, bows and arrows, one-handed weapons with and without shields, and flaming brands. These are fully modern GW kits, save for the size. They maintain the smaller scale of MESBG, but with much higher detail than previous kits. I suspect that the Hill Tribesmen will be the source of many og-scale-matching Mordheim converstions!
Building
As Thundercloud discussed in the Rohan mini review, these are rather complex figures. Combined with the small size, this made for a wholly unpleasant build experience for me. These figures were just too small and fiddly for me. Especially on the two-handed weapon loadouts, some of the arm joins were too ambiguous… which can be a serious liability when the weapons being held are rather flimsy. Some modelers may certainly enjoy the challenge, though.
The Miniatures
While the construction is a bit rough, the end result is great. The chaff models – simple infantry, dressed in rags, with simple equipment – look fantastic. My only gripe with the appearance is that each body only has one head. As there are two sprues of ten to hit the 20 dudes in the box, there will be face repeats (on the same bodies.
The hero models are suitably imposing here. As with most modern MESBG kits, the riders can (and should) be left off of their mounts for easier painting
Conclusion
I agree with Thundercloud about these models. Everything in the Edoras box is an attractive and finely detailed figure. The end results are great, even if the journey getting there is not great in my opinion.
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