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July 8, 2023 at 10:14 am #1827238

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Does anyone know of a manufacturer of Elves scaled correctly- as per The Silmarillion. I mean they were much taller than humans ( even High Humans ) but at most all I can find are GW / Jackson sizes.

Please don’t suggest ones with anime shaped ears!

July 8, 2023 at 1:19 pm #1827246

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what scale do you need them in, I’m guessing 1:56

Also how many do you need are a few characters good enough or are you thinking about making a whole army?

July 8, 2023 at 3:33 pm #1827247

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Scale isn’t important, as I can get the opposition in any scale I wanted from 15mm – 35mm.

I’m intially looking at a small force of (maybe ) 20 figures, doubtful I will ” collect ” many more, although like most gamers, these things have a habit of growing on their own.

My wish (!) is for them to be mostly spearmen (as per Tolkien ), as if they came from the dark ages – early middle ages, but that is a wish not a requirement.

July 8, 2023 at 3:54 pm #1827248

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https://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=257&cat=176&page=1

Elves [30mm]

https://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=74_175

https://www.mirliton.it/fantasy-25-28mm/high-elves

keep an eye on https://www.medburyminiatures.com/ they do interesting 3D prints but are starting to make physical minis as well.

hopefully you will find something that works

July 8, 2023 at 5:58 pm #1827257

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Have you come across the Elf King range by Lucid Eye? Nice selection of spearmen in addition to a variety of characters.

https://www.lucideyepublications.com/the-red-book-of-the-elf-king?page=2

July 8, 2023 at 8:44 pm #1827272

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@avernos

I do like the Ral Pata elves and they are taller than 25mm @ 30mm, plus the first few are not wearing plate armour.

so a double thumbs up.

@scribbs

It was Lucid Eye’s Red Book of The Elf King rules that sent me down this rabbit hole.

While I do love Steve Saleh’s work and have a lot of his stuff awaiting painting, I don’t like his Elves, they seem more Norse than English, I could easily imagine Loki lurking in the back ground somewhere.

Thank you both for your suggestions

July 8, 2023 at 9:17 pm #1827280

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The official range from the books is Mithril miniatures. They are a finer design and taller than many 25/28mm ranges as notionally 32mm. Might be worth a look https://mithril.ie/

July 8, 2023 at 9:28 pm #1827282

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Anything by Tom Meier is always worth buying

July 8, 2023 at 9:53 pm #1827286

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Any thing is better than Mantic Elves 🙂

July 8, 2023 at 10:02 pm #1827287

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Never seen these just popped up when looking.

Have you considered 3d printed, not the stl files, but actual printed minis?

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ForgemasterMinis?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1174306730&search_query=elves

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1175456614/wood-elf-mega-army-bundle-20-off?click_key=e3668f674b8ccc34948b041ead92a1ded14420e0%3A1175456614&click_sum=20f512f7&ga_search_query=elves&ref=shop_items_search_57&pro=1&frs=1&sts=1

July 9, 2023 at 10:32 am #1827369

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@zoidpinhead

I did check their site previously, and they seem to have ceased production of the 1st and 2nd Age figures, now only LoTR & Hobbit.

@torros

A man after my own heart, agreed, you cannot possibly go wrong with Tom Meier.

@lloyd

I didn’t even bother to check out any of the ” Big Boy ” companies, I have now looked at Mantic, will avoid their Elves in future, too much plate armour.

I did find on ETSY a company called Davale Games, that make some very nice 3D printed Elves, suitable for the 1st Age, except they don’t say if they are tall for the scale.

I have pencilled them in as a probable, but need to contact the supplier for the height.

If you are a fan of GW / Jackson’s version of LoTR they do a lot of very nice proxies.

Thanks again for all the replies and suggestions, I will keep searching and tell you of my results.

July 9, 2023 at 5:20 pm #1827433

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Success !

I wrote to the ETSY seller asking if the Elves I had chosen could be printed at 32-35mm and he replied that they could.

So ordered 17 out of my 20 goal, they are Davale Games figures, supplied by Renown Wargaming.

I am now a very happy bunny.

Thank you for all your suggestions and input.

July 25, 2023 at 8:59 pm #1830327

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https://www.beastsofwar.com/members/saeed/

I can’t upload images of the Elves, so you will have to follow these links…..I did get them re-scaled closer to 35mm height

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1441860816/6x-bloody-elves-spearmen-with-shields?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=blood+elves&ref=sr_gallery-1-6&pro=1&frs=1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1426353403/set-of-10-armoured-wood-elves-compatible?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=blood+elves&ref=sr_gallery-2-42&frs=1&organic_search_click=1

I now need 4 more to make the 20 I need.

Thank you for the interest

July 25, 2023 at 11:42 pm #1830328

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