My friend Matt picked up the Middle Earth Strategy Battle game and had an interest in trying it out. I have had a bunch of Rivendell Elves purchased over the years, some of which are my very first painted miniatures. Matt helped me build a list to a 500pt level before coming over to play a game. It was a learning game for the both of us and we kept it simple, but the game was a joy to play and different from Age of Sigmar and 40k. We both plan to build up our force a bit more and paint them up for a bit of fun from time to time. Also if you were wondering at all I can confirm that Elrond is amazing on the table!
Just as I did last autumn at this time I am building and painting Sylvaneth. My local club began a narrative escalation tour of the realms a few months back and it will be wrapping up in October. Since I had never played with my Sylvaneth as they were painted for last years Armies on Parade I was using the event as a reason to play them and finally build the Alarielle model I have had for a while. Due to some work, I did for one of my FLGS I also had a Sylvaenth Start Collecting Kit to build and paint as well. I am planning on using these new models for this year's Armies on Parade as well as the event is once again a competition across all the game systems and I will be able to compete against many as opposed to only a few and I really want to see how my Sylvaneth Theme does in competition.
I have also finally begun painting my three models needed for Realms at War 2018 next month. I decided to begin with the Potatofied Form for my Aethermyst first to get the juices going and should be able to get my Aethermyst proper and Aetherlab completed soon. I cannot believe I will be over in England with my Wife next month, but I cannot wait!
I hope your week is going strong an full of Hobby. Keep an eye out for a new episode of Strength Hammer coming out soon and until Friday, Happy Hobbying!
Chuck Moore