New Hobbit SBG Pre-Orders For Bard, Bolg & Azog
December 12, 2014 by brennon
Games Workshop have popped up what could be some of their last miniatures for The Battle of the Five Armies collection, part of The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game. See what you think of Bard, Bolg and Azog...
First up we check out Bard with a mounted and on-foot version wielding a rather nice looking sword. I actually quite like the on-foot version of Bard bedecked in his battle worthy attire. Once again I think this might be a case of where the painting doesn't show off the miniatures in the best light.
As well as Bard there are the infamous foes that will be facing Thorin & Company on the battlefield. Not only do we have Azog the ballerina but also Bolg mounted on a Warg and on-foot. I think Azog is pretty neat although he doesn't have the ferocity of the previous version we'd seen from the Unexpected Journey and Desolation of Smaug. Something about the face looks weird and not at all menacing.
Bolg is certainly much better and while his Warg is rather lanky and could probably use a good meal his on-foot version is very cool. I think the painting on him, oddly enough, is pretty good.
I'd still use the Gundabad Orc General though I reckon.
What do you think?
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Those are actually rather nice. That paint job does not really help these.
Bolg on foot is definitely the pick. I can’t believe they let Azog be seen with a paintjob like that.
Bard looks like hobo Elrond with a Tom Selleck mustache. And the Hobbit horses all seem to be developing upper-spinal issues.
Hate to be such a wet blanket, since the LotR line had so many beautiful miniatures, but I just haven’t been able to get excited about the Hobbit line.
Shame really cuz Hobbit and LOTR have such great potential.
sad sad miniatures
Still a Swan Lake pose for Azog, and the rest is mediocre 25mm at best. Pisses me off more because the preview got sniped and disappeared. Couldn’t someone paint these things well enough to sell them? Atrocious.
Is this an April Fool?
Apparently not. Would seem this is what we’re supposed to accept… good grief.
That Warg’s mother must have been rogered by a giant rat
Hahaha, that made me laugh! =)
Good one, and a very true observation! I didn’t like a single mini of these ones. Bard is the only one that is possibly slightly acceptable.
I don’t know what the multiple-slashes-across-the-arms-and-pecs guy is about, and …
Actually there is no “and …”, I just don’t know.
Self harming Emo-orc, maybe?
Poor fellow’s a cutter. So much pain…
You would too if you were that bad a mini.
I always thought those were battle scars but then again maybe I am taking this too seriously and missing hint of irony.
I think he is in a public service film, showing just what can happen if you go into battle without proper safety gear aka armour
Its what happens if you have a fork for a left arm and like to scratch your chest hairs alot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKt-KR1TsRg
Retractable neck horse, prancing Azog and now a close up of one of, if not the worst wolf-like mounts ive ever seen. Is this the new mediocre scale line of miniatures ive heard so much about?