War of the Rohirrim Battle of Edoras Unboxing and Review!

[@ksbsnowowl3569]

I just preordered this box. I love your MESBG content. Hope this does well; I want to see more!

[@MediocreHobbies]

I hope so too! Dying to make more videos and play some games!

[@Wormixy]

Preordered - can’t wait, really love your MESBG content and it’s helped me out massively.

[@julianhammond1812]

It’s for the new Anime film - not a TV series. Film is released on Friday 13th

[@MediocreHobbies]

That is correct sir!

[@genedean29]

Please do the painting tutorials! If it looks easy, I am definitely thinking of getting the box set

[@MediocreHobbies]

First one is up!

[@sethran9447]

Got my pre-order in! Going for the Wildmen force as a kick start back into my favourite game. The rules changes seem positive and i’m loving the new army building themes. I for one would love to see them all painted ^^

[@MediocreHobbies]

Yeah I’m really excited to see where this campaign goes! Wildmen are a great choice, the sculpts are so cool. Dying to get them painted now so stay tuned!

[@oleoch2601]

YES! Bring back Middle Earth Mondays! Love it! I also preordered this box and one of the extra characters that are availiable separetly, because I probably want to build an evil rohan army (yes, I think that is going to be a thing in the new edition

[@MediocreHobbies]

Not long to wait til the movie now! I’m trying to avoid spoilers in the rules 😄

[@oleoch2601]

@@MediocreHobbies sorry 🙊it was in one of the WarCom-articles though, so I thought it might be alright...

[@ThePlasmaboy11]

MESBG is how I discovered warhammer around 15 years ago, but haven't touched it in years. Preorder this so will watch and rewatch any lotrs content you put out!!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Sweet, check back in tonight!

[@colinplatt1963]

Brilliant! Thanks for this Andy, I have been looking forward to the MESBG refresh, and these miniatures are terrific looking Rohan, but even the Wildmen look like they'll be great as 'generic evil human' figures for pretty much anytime during the LOTR timeline! Just put my order for this box in, thanks again!

[@Cryhm1356]

I just pre-ordered the box and I would love to see videos of you painting these wonderful models in your style!

[@steventaylor9962]

Looking forward to seeing your painting guides for these. Got all of them coming and cannot wait. Would also love to see a secondary guide for the traitorous Rohan that can be led by Lord Thorne.

[@fjung7294]

I like the new miniatures but I stay with the „old“ edition, it’s perfect for me and I like playing it. Don’t need always to go with the new things.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Totally fair, but it’s great to see ranges being refreshed for newcomers to the game and to keep the support going for the system!

[@jebus3497]

thanks for covering the new box!

[@MediocreHobbies]

You’re very welcome!

[@jamescox5945]

I love your MESBG content bro, fingers crossed for more

[@MichaelWCannon]

I agree with your comments with one exception. The state of the art in plastic modeling when this came out was expensive and used different technologies to produce the figures, thus the monopose limited sculpts. I still have and enjoy mine and would not trade or eBay them! GW must use the same sculptors now as when they produced the ice skating berserkers. I mean, c’mon, look at the rear legs on some of those Dunlendings! Who runs like that? I wait with bated breath for your future videos on this. I think there has been more angst about them dropping figures and options than the changes they have made to the rules so am interested in your playtesting/playthrough videos! Did you get the Armies book?

[@shaundaly1134]

The new sculpts do look great, the boxset might not be beginner friendly though due to the amount of assembly required to get your first game going.

[@star_wars_miniatures]

Agree! They’re complicated to put together and the houses can be a challenge to put together too! 😅

[@ESOdanny]

The original LOTR was animated around 1980 before Peter Jacksons live action movies, he took allot of inspiration from it.

[@liberalhyena9760]

I’m definitely looking forward to your promised videos on the characters and units as well as your views on the game itself. The only starter set I bought for MESBG - or LotRBG as it was then - was the original Fellowship of the Ring box. I collected the Battle Games in Middle Earth magazine until it ceased publication but it’s about time I got up to date with the system, I think.

[@emberpowertcg7692]

Great Breakdown! The conversion potential looks unreal, will be needing some torches for the goblins..

[@stardustinthevoid1122]

This looks really cool and my wife will go insane if she sees them so I will need to hide your video from her or my purse will suffer greatly :) Seriously though! I do love the sculpts and of course Rohan is a favourite. I must admit I was a bit perturbed to see so few mounted troops for the army but with new sculpts it completely makes sense and I guess most Rohan collectors already have many cavalry models in their collections. The buildings look great and although I wasn't a big fan of the Wild Men, you have sold me on the new sculpts. If my wife gets her way then they will most likely be who I will be playing :) Thank you for the awesome review

[@madmerlinsart]

Wahoo 50th like!!! The first game of Middle-Earth I played was the "Attack the Farm" scenario from the old Battle Games magazine, which is Rohan vs Orc/Uruk raiders. I can't wait for this box set, already got my order in with my local store and also can't wait for the new film on the 13th.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Ah yes I remember that one well! So excited for the movie, trying to avoid spoilers in this set ahead of watching it!

[@madmerlinsart]

@@MediocreHobbies Yeah I'm the same, just trying to limit myself to trailers and luckily the articles on GW Community have been very spoiler free.

[@davidwasilewski]

Loving the ‘wall of shame’ behind you! Enough there to keep you going for about a decade!

[@broncofun5636]

I’m sorry, but the fact that it’s a box about Rohirrim - but it only has 2 horses in it is a big miss by GW.

[@MediocreHobbies]

It’s a starter set for a new campaign based on a new movie, this set isn’t for a horse based battle scenario.

[@broncofun5636]

@ it was going to be under the Christmas tree for my kids if it had at least a dozen of horses to paint. Bummer.

[@Patrick-y4d1z]

​@@broncofun5636 Would still make a great box for Christmas. I would bet my life on mounted units released down the line. Gives you a chance to paint and learn the rules first.

[@johnh8292]

4 horses

[@broncofun5636]

@ Yeah - I was confused by the main armies picture on the back - still - two dozen riders in the box and this would have the been the perfect Christmas gift for my daughter.

[@gpfunkable]

I don't play Lord of the Rings at all. These allow me to vicariously enjoy these wonderful models that I will unfortunately never own... Please continue on! Liked, already subbed! Comment for the algorithm!

[@SavageBehir]

I intend to get this box after I paint a bunch more mesbg miniatures. Currently I have this "at least one not too detailed model a day" thing going, today is day 15 and I have 17 models finished plus the 18th has most of the colours on. Now I'm painting up the uruk-hai siege troops (they have recently disappeared from GW's store, but I don't see the info that they were removed from the game). I do have a looooot of minis from the magazine that was coming out many years ago, including a bunch of the old Rohirrim. I will paint them as well and then bulk out that force with the new models :D. I will certainly leave a like under each of the videos as I want to see more mesbg on the channel. Event if I don't follow the tutorials to the letter, they certainly are an inspiration :)

[@robertandersen9162]

Not sure how popular the movie is going to be. I haven't seen a ton of marketing for it. But I am excited we are getting new plastic stuff for this game at long last!

[@thomaswoodgate2900]

I would be quite keen to see a battle report on this!

[@simonwiltshire3674]

I have a Pelennor Fields set in my to do pile. I think they should have had some riders of rohan in there. Looks like you have had a rejig of the shelving too?

[@AndrewMcColl]

I was tempted, but the $445 price tag here in NZ makes it a no for me. Sure, I could get it cheaper from a FLGS or even cheaper online from Australia, but it's still a bit much.

[@richardcowan8785]

How do they scale against old rohan minis (i bought the pelennor fields box early this year 😅)?and fab review as always good sir!

[@MediocreHobbies]

I just posted a photo on my instagram to show the scale! will be in a video today too

[@dairewoods2544]

Never played mesbg before and i love Rohan but i think ill start with moria because i already have the balrog painted as an art project and the battle for balins tomb which came with a troll and 12 goblins. No doubt I'll end up convincing myself to buy this box set eventually PS love the lord of the rings content and watch every video plus the oldworld

[@Lunkanize]

Ahh god its frustrating that the models look so sweet. I dont have any Rohan from before, went gondol instead, and they look fine I guess. At least in formation from a distance. 😅 but these. 😍 Will be hard to wait for an eventual gondor plastics remake now.. 🙄

[@Fallindor]

I wait for gondor too . But i dont think they do it

[@DarkAutumnScribe]

Yes, more please!

[@theCausalSwedishChef]

Give me more MESBG ❤ please. Made a preorder now 😊

[@MediocreHobbies]

Awesome! First video is up now!

[@seanmcnallyactor]

Great video. Thank you

[@canuckchuck8836]

Agreed! More LOTR content please!

[@MerryMac1000]

The new models feel a lot more AoS than MESBG. I think its gone more heroic proportions instead of the more subdued, realistic proportions of the Perry Twins

[@Moss2119]

very excited to get into this game with this new release FOR WRATH, FOR RUIN AND A RED DAWN

[@MediocreHobbies]

Yesssssssss 🐴

[@johnclarke25]

Proberly would work out expensive to build edoras from the kits as its easy to build a great hall from foamboard and balsa,i made a lookalike one and wall stockade and gatehouse and a couple of houses when the two towers came out,have eomers full erod of 120 mounted riders and have 90 finished as well as 20 of the playtest riders that were done for the studio in metal,once iv watched the 3 extended films over christmas again (ritual) ill paint some more lotr figures for january,feb and march,look forward to your progress with this,great vid.

[@davidgreen1234]

Is there much of a difference scale wise between the new Rohan models and the older ones? Would love to see tutorials on these guys, and on middle-earth in general!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Just posted a photo on my insta of the scale comparison but will be in video tonight too!

[@marc8959]

Will you do a tutorial on how to Paint rohirrims?

[@MediocreHobbies]

On the way!

[@roderickmooney8570]

Are you going to do middle earth Monday again I loved them

[@MediocreHobbies]

Come back this evening! IT'S BACK!

[@andrewmonaghan4290]

Would love to see you paint a few of these!

[@MediocreHobbies]

first video will be out today!

[@Fortunes.Fool.]

18:05 Aaaaaannnddd sold. I love guys with torches but I'm not good at greenstuffing flames so now I have to get these.

[@samrowe3685]

Please do paint up the 3 resin miniatures!!

[@jamescm9178]

Be great get videos painting the box especially the houses

[@chantelunecanada]

are minis from lotr smaller than old world's minis ?

[@seanclarke8015]

Yes. True scale, not heroic.

[@praetorfriskywhisky7078]

Moarrrrrr mesbg pretty please 🙏🏼

[@MediocreHobbies]

Already up!

[@TheMemeking45]

War of the Rohirrim tv series 😂 I like that

[@sussy_6998]

Middle Earth Mondays coming back ? Nature is healing fr fr. The set is decent value for whats in it, I just prefer the Gondor/Uruk Hai stuff. If only we can get a whole plastic Easterling range now.

[@MediocreHobbies]

oh it's back tonight! Totally fair, hoping to see more releases soon as this is just a starter set!

[@Kenneth-k3b]

The War of the Rohirrim anime is adapting the story of Helm Hammerhand... and making it about his previously unnamed daughter

[@MediocreHobbies]

Sounds very cool!

[@Kenneth-k3b]

@MediocreHobbies So the original story from the appendices: Helm Hammerhand and his sons fight a war against the Dunlendings, who receive aid from the Easterlings and the Corsairs of Umbar. Helm and his younger son Hama follow the Dunlendings back to Isengard but are routed and forced back into Helm's Deep (which would be renamed after him), which comes under a protracted siege resulting in both Helm's and Hama's deaths. While this is happening, Wulf leads a force to take Edoras, where Helm's eldest son, Haleth, was left in charge. The Dunlendings successfully take Edoras, slaying Haleth, and the survivors are forced to flee. Frealaf, Helm's nephew would get aid from Gondor and retake Edoras, driving the Dunlendings out and back across the river Isen. Frealaf would ascend to the throne, ending the first line of kings, and beginning the second. The War of the Rohirrim: Helm's daughter girlbosses it up, finds a long lost tribe of warrior women, and saves the day. This isn't a Tolkien story, nor is it a LotR story.

[@Atomicmurph]

Still waiting for Ravenwing my dude

[@nehrigen]

The choice to only have mounted heroes with all the rohan troops being on foot seems off. The series will have to do very well to make the Wildmen to be cared for too. It seems to be a miss.

[@scroggie_mini_painting3983]

The box is not for me but hope everyone enjoys the box and future content on it 👍🏼

[@MediocreHobbies]

Always appreciate your comments man 😊

[@mysticmouse7983]

Rules have changed edp. Army building

[@mweaver6037]

What? No red whipy-sticks any more??

[@MediocreHobbies]

I know, we got them with the old world box set but not here!

[@Kitbash.Carnage]

👍🔥🤘

[@seanclarke8015]

The old rohan warriors were fine. Mans never looked up close at the corsairs 😂😂

[@mikedaknight8854]

LOTR is possibly the only acceptable way for me to war game in the bosses opinion. But she also tells me I have enough 40K and kill teams… and spearhead… I think she’s wrong. So much plastic goodness!!!!

[@AlastairPaterson]

I’m pre-ordering this box based on this review. Been fancying getting back into LOTR for a while and these minis look 👍

[@dreadknot69]

I was ready to jump on this set. Not for $270 CAD, sorry. No F'ing way.

[@MediocreHobbies]

No need to apologise man 😄

[@mrtricorder]

For the algorithm

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thanks man

[@rogerjakko]

Couldn't wait for your review to land - you didn't disappoint. Let's put it quite simply ..... I am gagging for you to do your 7 or so videos on this. Oh, by the way ..... could you also do a Full Monty Battle Report at some stage as well ?? (no pressure lol !!!)

[@burroc5536]

Dumbing down the new edition and nuking factions is bad and unnecessary. I feel they’re trying to streamline and simplify a la AOS and 40K. I think they do they for tournament play and trying to get new players but to me it’s fairly boring. We can always play second edition!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Nothing to complain about then 😄

[@irvinetam3454]

NZ$445 to pre-order. Terrible value for money.

[@MediocreHobbies]

I’ve learned not to talk much about pricing for reviews, value is very subjective for different people, and I can’t really comment on pricing in NZ as I don’t know what other things cost there!

[@ryanfoster7234]

Gw influencer doesnt know whats in the box or if its a tv series or film 😂 thanks for covering tbis box buddy, love your content as always

[@MediocreHobbies]

😂 I’m too busy making videos to read community articles 😂 glad you enjoyed it!

[@donkratos5627]

I almost skipped this b/c it wasn’t Space Marine or Krieg… BUT, I think I may be buying some Rohan Dudes lol

[@mysticmouse7983]

I don't need this as the characters are from a different era of lotr lore.

[@crazybil150]

Looks DOA (dead on arrival). No offense but without a better tie to the old movies its just gonna be another box eating up shelf space at your FLGS, similar to The Old World.

[@Em90000l]

Depends how popular the film is probably. But still, I think it's a regional thing. I'm not sure how popular MESBG is in my area but Old World is definitely not collecting dust in my experience.

[@MediocreHobbies]

@crazybil150 not sure you have your info right there but cheers for the comment!

[@MediocreHobbies]

@em90000I yeah the main complaint about the old world is not being able to get it in stock :D

[@crazybil150]

@ Then come to the US man. I travel a lot for work and go to FLGS’s across the country. They all have entire walls full of TOW and I always ask, is anyone buying it, and none of them have good things to say. Not here to shit on it, and what I say is anecdotal but I’ve been in about 7-8 stores scattered across several states and I don’t hear that TOW being in stock is any problem.

[@Patrick-y4d1z]

Old World has been crazy successful, what are you smoking?