From AaronH - 54 Uruk-Hai (285 Points)

This entry is the majority of the remainder of my Uruk-Hai. As before these are 28mm Isengard models for Lord of the Rings by GW.

This entry is a mix of plastics and metals and from many different sources. Last year I spent some time on E-Bay collecting Gondor and High Elf models for my boys. A remarkable number of those lots came with some Isengard models.

Some were painted, badly, most were gray plastic. Any that were painted got a re-paint to match them to my army. Even among my troops they were a mixture of models assembled over the last ten years. Some had black primer, two different shades, some gray, some metal.

First up are eight pikes. As always I prefer the vertical ones. One of these lads had a broken pike which its previous owner fixed.

This is nine berserkers, including three with torches to light off the black powder under the Deeping Wall. Nine of these is probably enough for my purposes. The metal models are very nice. The plastics are acceptable, a little soft in places but mostly better than the run of the mill LotR plastics.

These six are engineers. A couple of the local guys built an amazing Helm's Deep model and we will need these for the siege game that is coming up "some time".

Also in this group are two of the crew for the siege bow, which is still un-assembled on my desk.

The engineers are followed by a battering ram. This is a very nice models and I'm very pleased with how the wood came out on it.

Next up are twenty one warriors with shields. Sword and board is the most flexible build for these guys so you can't really have too many.

Last up are two banners and a shaman. He will go a little way towards making the Uruks more resilient, and is a nice model on his own merits.

This is a total of 54 28mm models, for 270 285 points.

I feel rather privileged to step in for Dave and comment on such an impressive entry Aaron! This is an absolutely smashing set of Uruks and I'm sure will terrify more than one opponent into submission. That initial photo en masse really reflects the unstoppable tide kind of feeling I get watching them in the films. That tree-trunk surely qualifies as a "crew served weapon" and the banners are worth a few extra points too bringing the total up to 285. Cracking stuff! Cheers, Millsy.