Ah plastic Rohan Cavalry COME AT MEEEE, what plastic warriors would you just LOVE to see drop next from the awesome Middle Earth team? Check out Cobalt Keep's amazing hobby goodies! www.cobaltkeep.com/all-products Seriously love their stuff and can't wait to get painting over the Christmas break. A huge thank you for all the support this year, I'm diving straight back into Edoras today, working right up until Christmas Day, but I don't think I'll get that video out till after Chrissy, it is a BIG one, so a massive Merry Christmas and best wishes for your festive season whatever that may be from me and the family. Love you all to bits. Lachie xx
@@alexandersmith1264 King Helm, Frealaf, Olwyn, and Lief all need their models too so I think wave 2 with riders is pretty likely (although it is GW...). Would love some plastic royal guard but!
I still feel this last edition with its army lists is still realitively new to be replaced already. Hopefully, the culled armies will return with new sculpts down the road.
Recently this channel has been akin to Pippin's lighting of the first beacon in the films. Thank you for renewing my love and enthusiasm for our hobby. Grabbed a box of the new starter - truly impressed with level of detail!
The last alliance or Rivendell has gotta be the next plastic release. They are some of the oldest plastic sets and I noticed the swordsman have a shield option in the new book. Which they should only have if there’s a model for it….but there isn’t currently. It would also be an obvious next supplement and complement the mounted Elrond and Glorfindel releases.
Lovely conversions mate! Though I have to disagree with you about the reason people aren't picking the game up. It's not the sculpts (though the new ones are lovely) it's the flipping price! The $450 price tag of the new boxed set is absolutely disgusting. I was super keen to get back into it, but that's put me right off.
man, this point gets ignored by so many influencers its kinda crazy, spending whats nearly a weeks worth of rent on a house for a boxed set of plastic models is stupidity.
in Germany you can preorder for 175 € so idk if the 450 you got there is an official price point. Don't get me wrong, GW have always been and keep being more overpriced, but with this box set including a rulebook and a Rohirrim House as well, it's in a reasonable range, for GW at least...
so $450 NZ dollars is like $250 USD it looks like. I'm guessing that's the price for the box there in NZ? (thinking you're in NZ based on your name) If so dang that sux.
I'm absolutely astounded by how much progress you make in each video! Your change in content style into these huge chapters of each build always inspire me to get a huge chunk of my hobbying done!
Lachie mate, I love your videos, but please from one Lachlan to another for the love of plastic, please please revisit the naming scheme of your videos, it’s so hard to keep track of progress at a casual glance. Anyway. Love the vids, builds and energy. Keep it up mate!
Those rider sculpts were worthy sacrifices for some great looking finished product. I think your enthusiasm alone is enough to keep this product line going for a long time to come
Insane to convert the heroes to warriors, but man does it look good! Great job on these riders! But now we've had two videos without progress on Edoras, I don't want to wait any longer, I want to see Meduseld! 😍 Been enjoying the LotR themed videos so frequently now, have helped to spark inspiration for the new terrain and armies, expensive as that may be 😂
You beat me to it! I had a similar idea but kitbashing various Victrix early medieval kits with the new rohan infantry. I use Victrix for many of my proxy Middle Earth armies and would definitely recommend thier kits. I am very impressed with your work. Well Done!
It so amazing how most of them fit almost perfectly. I remember years a go a company that sold full detailed 3d models intended to do 1:6 LOTR sculptures, for sure it could be printed in smaller scales and still looks awesome
How could you so easily sacrifice Arnor? And how are we expected to to the same? No no no, this I cannot do. I will just have to hold out hope for new riders or more applicable plastic horses of some kind.
As history shows, Games Workshop will officially release anything LOTR that Zorpazorp does first in a video. Honestly, I'm pretty sure Zorpazorp is the real Games Workshop CEO.
wuhuu new content !! I enjoy the Weta Workshop to MESBG type board builds. it shows really well how to go from the idea to the final result. I was waiting to see people convert the infantry to new cavalry! WEll done
LOVE how often you’ve been posting these. Really keeping me hyped about the new stuff. I’m sure it’s a LOT of (often lonely) work, just want you to know it gets me excited and I appreciate it.
Really love to see you doing those conversions. Trying to do some myself, i like to see how you work. Those quick recaps of the conversions were absolutely perfect.
Can’t wait to see these painted! :D I didn’t realise as a patreon you got a model on your wall!?! :O I’m always trying to support you, but knowing you could have a model on the wall from me is pretty bloody sweet! 💪
I honestly don’t care which troops get an update next as long as it is someone! Loved watching this video. A nice break from all the mental terrain building. Love your work mate.
See the murphys law tactic is genius, except would Murphys law still apply if you want the new stuff to come out, or would murphies law be that now you want them to make it they wont
They are SUCH cool conversions - well done! I do expect a bunch of upcoming releases: I mean, if Jay and seemingly half the GW studio did voice acting work (even as extras) in the movie, I can't believe they wouldn't have updates for the whole range of old plastic infantry lined up. I just hope that they get the scheduling and other logistics right to build and maintain momentum!
Incredible sculpting and building again! I’ve been painting for 20+years, and what you produce is about the best i’ve ever seen. So inspirational, thank you!
Amazing work! Inspirational. If the box had Hera and a dozen riders in it, it would have been the perfect Christmas gift for my daughter. She loved the movie but has no interest in painting a bunch of men running about.
From what I've seen it's very slightly bigger but really not that noticeable when they're on the table together. There is worse scale creep within the existing range than between these two sets of plastics.
I doubt there will be much else coming out in the next few years, as there are no announced projects except Hunt for Gollum, which GW can make a box from. And I imagine that won't generate much. If most infantry types for Marines in 30K are not in plastic, I would be amazed if GW did a full refresh of LotR minis.
Holy moly ZZ you are spewing videos faster than a (insert something fast) these days. I love it. Absolutely favourite YT channel. Keep up your epic work.
04:08 needs an X rating please 🤣🤣, totally wasn't expecting that, spat my cornflakes out laughing :) Back on point though, these conversions are fantastic.
My instinct is that GW are using this set to test the market. If an anime film that's not had much advertisement gets people buying the plastic crack then the 2026 hunt for gollum live action film is sure to. I think if this box does well we'll see a plastic range alongside those films.
I watched the new movie, and while it wasn't the greatest thing to grace the movie screen, it was most importantly enjoyable, and revived my lotr love enough that i went and got the boxset the following day.
I really hope middle earth does well. New kits for everyone would be my ideal. The dunlendings and some of the best hill barbarian miniatures ive ever seen. Hopefully the orcs get upgraded next
Really appreciate the recurring upload of videos I know its a lot of work but I feel so much in the project and also youtube always proposes me ur new video first when i open the app, very cool
Honestly prefer the older kits, I like the easy to build nature and I think at tabletop distance you can barely see any difference. I don't like the modern GW "1 million pieces for one pose" approach, 2-3 pieces for one pose is much more pleasant. That said, I've had a long time to get as many of those kits as I want, and I'm glad people who wanted the other style can get them now.
The pain!!!! So many points and dollars converted for basic troopers!!! So beautiful though, so unique. Elves and Uruk-hai really need an update. I want my Uruk-hai massive hulking brutes for 28mm scale.
amazing conversions!! Pray to the dark lord that we'll get a full range refresh! I just picked up War of the Rohirrim as my entry into MESBG. I almost bought Battle of Osgiliath instead as I liked the idea of having the orcs as the evil faction but decided to hold out for some new plastic orcs. Hopefully it pays off!
I dont know if anyone mentioned this but am sure it would be better to attach the quiver to the horse. as i think that is how usual horse archers had them
watching you clip and set aside, clean and set aside, and then glue has inspired me. i was JUST thinking how i really wish i knew how to make my journey quicker and easier, and i seen this vid about the new box set ive really been interested in. thanks so much. i subscribed because of your clips of model prep.
Ah plastic Rohan Cavalry COME AT MEEEE, what plastic warriors would you just LOVE to see drop next from the awesome Middle Earth team?
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Seriously love their stuff and can't wait to get painting over the Christmas break.
A huge thank you for all the support this year, I'm diving straight back into Edoras today, working right up until Christmas Day, but I don't think I'll get that video out till after Chrissy, it is a BIG one, so a massive Merry Christmas and best wishes for your festive season whatever that may be from me and the family.
Love you all to bits.
Lachie xx
If possible then i would love for my statue to be a Risen/Dark Angels Bladeguard Veteran in marble. 😊
Might just be me, but I'd LOVE to see some Galadhrim or Noldor revamps
They just showed the plastic hera model, maybe she gets released with a war in rohirrim wave 2
My sad excuse of a Dol Amroth army....
@@alexandersmith1264 King Helm, Frealaf, Olwyn, and Lief all need their models too so I think wave 2 with riders is pretty likely (although it is GW...). Would love some plastic royal guard but!
"Where was Games Workshop when the Westfold fell?"
“Where was games workshop when our army lists disappeared around us?!??”
Paying out dividends, to like you know their actual customers. We are the resource being mined. ;-)
this is Tshirt worthy
Budget meeting
I still feel this last edition with its army lists is still realitively new to be replaced already. Hopefully, the culled armies will return with new sculpts down the road.
Recently this channel has been akin to Pippin's lighting of the first beacon in the films. Thank you for renewing my love and enthusiasm for our hobby. Grabbed a box of the new starter - truly impressed with level of detail!
Ah mate that is absoltuely awesome, you've made my evening with this comment
7:37 a shout out to the feather floating to the floor
Hahahaha damn Poplar seeds get in everywhere!
@@Zorpazorp When I lived in Otago we used to call it 'summer snow' :-)
The last alliance or Rivendell has gotta be the next plastic release. They are some of the oldest plastic sets and I noticed the swordsman have a shield option in the new book. Which they should only have if there’s a model for it….but there isn’t currently. It would also be an obvious next supplement and complement the mounted Elrond and Glorfindel releases.
Lovely conversions mate!
Though I have to disagree with you about the reason people aren't picking the game up. It's not the sculpts (though the new ones are lovely) it's the flipping price!
The $450 price tag of the new boxed set is absolutely disgusting. I was super keen to get back into it, but that's put me right off.
man, this point gets ignored by so many influencers its kinda crazy, spending whats nearly a weeks worth of rent on a house for a boxed set of plastic models is stupidity.
I see it on Amazon for 187
@@davidmorgan6951 usd? as if so my point still stands, thats rediculous for a starterset
in Germany you can preorder for 175 € so idk if the 450 you got there is an official price point.
Don't get me wrong, GW have always been and keep being more overpriced, but with this box set including a rulebook and a Rohirrim House as well, it's in a reasonable range, for GW at least...
so $450 NZ dollars is like $250 USD it looks like. I'm guessing that's the price for the box there in NZ? (thinking you're in NZ based on your name) If so dang that sux.
So nice to see a youtuber covering the new box without ignoring the elephant in the room - where are the cavalry???! Lachie, Knight of the Riddermark!
Best guess, not in the movie, so not in the box.
The elephant in the room is the insane pricing and pathetic new rules that have completely broken the game.
Great video bro, Merry Xmas! 🐴
Ah you absolute legend!!!!!! Hazza you bloody lad haha thank you mate.
I'm absolutely astounded by how much progress you make in each video! Your change in content style into these huge chapters of each build always inspire me to get a huge chunk of my hobbying done!
Lachie mate, I love your videos, but please from one Lachlan to another for the love of plastic, please please revisit the naming scheme of your videos, it’s so hard to keep track of progress at a casual glance.
Anyway. Love the vids, builds and energy. Keep it up mate!
Those rider sculpts were worthy sacrifices for some great looking finished product. I think your enthusiasm alone is enough to keep this product line going for a long time to come
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Thank you mate!!!
For the comment god
@@Zorpazorp also, we need to see more of these, they look so good!!
Likes for the like throne
Likes for like throne
"Every now and then I just lose my mind" Ah yes, a day ending in a y I see.
Loving the frequent content!! The board is looking fantastic!
Thanks you so much mate it has been a brutal slog to keep the wheels turning but it's been a wicked clump of Rohan goodness!
Insane to convert the heroes to warriors, but man does it look good! Great job on these riders!
But now we've had two videos without progress on Edoras, I don't want to wait any longer, I want to see Meduseld! 😍
Been enjoying the LotR themed videos so frequently now, have helped to spark inspiration for the new terrain and armies, expensive as that may be 😂
You beat me to it! I had a similar idea but kitbashing various Victrix early medieval kits with the new rohan infantry. I use Victrix for many of my proxy Middle Earth armies and would definitely recommend thier kits. I am very impressed with your work. Well Done!
GW has received your sacrifice of Forgeworld resin horses. Maybe now, the gods have been pleased sufficiently to give us more plastic warrior kits.
Those conversions are phenomenal! Loving all this Rohan content
It so amazing how most of them fit almost perfectly. I remember years a go a company that sold full detailed 3d models intended to do 1:6 LOTR sculptures, for sure it could be printed in smaller scales and still looks awesome
Did not have you licking a sprue on my bingo card today, but hey here we are...
How could you so easily sacrifice Arnor? And how are we expected to to the same? No no no, this I cannot do. I will just have to hold out hope for new riders or more applicable plastic horses of some kind.
As history shows, Games Workshop will officially release anything LOTR that Zorpazorp does first in a video. Honestly, I'm pretty sure Zorpazorp is the real Games Workshop CEO.
You're doing a amazing job on those riders!!! Keep up the good work, looking forward to seeing Edoras coming to life! 💯💯👌
Thank you bud. The Honour Wall looks amazing. It’s great to see some old style Lachie conversion content.
It's awesome to see how easy GW made those conversations compared to some 40k mono pose stuff. Awesome work can't wait to see your next video!
I don't think the film is going to bring in many people...
wuhuu new content !! I enjoy the Weta Workshop to MESBG type board builds. it shows really well how to go from the idea to the final result. I was waiting to see people convert the infantry to new cavalry! WEll done
Thanks Wolf! Yeah it's such a fun challenge mixing it all together :)
LOVE how often you’ve been posting these. Really keeping me hyped about the new stuff. I’m sure it’s a LOT of (often lonely) work, just want you to know it gets me excited and I appreciate it.
Really love to see you doing those conversions. Trying to do some myself, i like to see how you work. Those quick recaps of the conversions were absolutely perfect.
Can’t wait to see these painted! :D
I didn’t realise as a patreon you got a model on your wall!?! :O I’m always trying to support you, but knowing you could have a model on the wall from me is pretty bloody sweet! 💪
I honestly don’t care which troops get an update next as long as it is someone! Loved watching this video. A nice break from all the mental terrain building. Love your work mate.
I LOVE a good conversion. To me it's one of the most inventive and creative aspects of the hobby. And those riders are just perfect. Well done Zorp!
sometimes being a little insane is a good thing!
Indeed!! All the best of us are haha
Absolutely love your content, it is so crazy but the scale and quality is just incredible. We need this madness in the world thank you 😂
See the murphys law tactic is genius, except would Murphys law still apply if you want the new stuff to come out, or would murphies law be that now you want them to make it they wont
They are SUCH cool conversions - well done! I do expect a bunch of upcoming releases: I mean, if Jay and seemingly half the GW studio did voice acting work (even as extras) in the movie, I can't believe they wouldn't have updates for the whole range of old plastic infantry lined up. I just hope that they get the scheduling and other logistics right to build and maintain momentum!
Nice conversions! Can't wait to see them painted!
Incredible sculpting and building again!
I’ve been painting for 20+years, and what you produce is about the best i’ve ever seen. So inspirational, thank you!
I have a feeling new plastic riders are coming, I can't imagine that they wouldn't be.
Amazing work! Inspirational. If the box had Hera and a dozen riders in it, it would have been the perfect Christmas gift for my daughter. She loved the movie but has no interest in painting a bunch of men running about.
Those boards are looking fantastic. Building a huge black gate/Morannon board now. Love the content and all you do!!
Has the scale been increased slightly between the new and the old? A good side by side close up between the two would of been great to see
From what I've seen it's very slightly bigger but really not that noticeable when they're on the table together. There is worse scale creep within the existing range than between these two sets of plastics.
@johnnybigbones4955 good to hear. The middle earth magazine was what got me into the game so happy I can still use all the ones I have
Love it. My box came yesterday and can't wait to dive in to building and painting them!
I doubt there will be much else coming out in the next few years, as there are no announced projects except Hunt for Gollum, which GW can make a box from. And I imagine that won't generate much. If most infantry types for Marines in 30K are not in plastic, I would be amazed if GW did a full refresh of LotR minis.
Holy moly ZZ you are spewing videos faster than a (insert something fast) these days. I love it. Absolutely favourite YT channel. Keep up your epic work.
The things you do to improve our poor hobbyist lives 😂😉
Those conversions look sweet, can't wait to see some paint on them 😀
04:08 needs an X rating please 🤣🤣, totally wasn't expecting that, spat my cornflakes out laughing :) Back on point though, these conversions are fantastic.
Hehehehehehe you're welcome Pete ;) and thank you :D
@@peterk4626 😂😂😂
"How much does he like LOTR?"
"Well..."
Ahhh my favourite moment of the week ! Hang in there ! Keep them incredible videos coming !
These rocks just look so damn good.
Thank you so much mate!! Have a merry festive season too, next video is going to be awesome after Chrissy!
@@Zorpazorp I'm really looking forward to it ! Do spend the loveliest of times with your family ! I will pour one in the name of Rohan and Zorpazorp !
I can't wait for him to reach Mordor, Minas Morgul, or perhaps the the Shire (lol imagine having a battle within the shire.)
Seeing as it happened in the books, I can see it
Those are some of the best conversions I’ve ever seen. Keep up the great work!
Loving the conversion video. Really good to see what models people are combining.
My instinct is that GW are using this set to test the market. If an anime film that's not had much advertisement gets people buying the plastic crack then the 2026 hunt for gollum live action film is sure to. I think if this box does well we'll see a plastic range alongside those films.
Love the enthusiasm over all the new MESBG stuff! This is the old Lockey, keep it goin!
This is a fantastic hobby! Thank you for making our miniature dreams come true. These massive game boards are awesome!
I don’t even play Middle Earth or 40k (I play AoS) and yet I absolutely love your videos mate!
Those converted cavalry look so good. GW really needs to release official kits. Thanks for sharing!
Always enjoyed these kitbashing/miniature focused videos!
Beautiful!!! Conversion is the best part of this hobby!!
I wonder how a huge Minas Tirith or Minas Morgul board will look like? Great work man! You just made me interested in War Gaming!
Cool conversions 🙂👍
Thanks Jack!!!
I watched the new movie, and while it wasn't the greatest thing to grace the movie screen, it was most importantly enjoyable, and revived my lotr love enough that i went and got the boxset the following day.
I really hope middle earth does well. New kits for everyone would be my ideal.
The dunlendings and some of the best hill barbarian miniatures ive ever seen.
Hopefully the orcs get upgraded next
Amazing conversions and incredible channel!
Watching you romance the new Rohan sprue made my day 😂 cool conversions dude 🎉 🐎 ❤
Glad to see Theoden's rave is still raging in the Deep.
Rohan knows how to party
Honestly, i just use nail polish racks for my paint. I like the bases for painting a lot, I'm going to have to pick some of those up.
Awesome, Murphy better be doing some heavy lifting in the new year. Loving the sculpting work.
Fingers crossed for new riders of Rohan followed by new orcs. Orcs are in so many different army list that new sculpts would go so far.
May Murphey do what Murphey does. Good luck & Merry Christmas to you.
Really appreciate the recurring upload of videos I know its a lot of work but I feel so much in the project and also youtube always proposes me ur new video first when i open the app, very cool
best thing is once the plastic riders come you have captains of Rohan on horse ready to roll instead
Love the kitbashes. Really tempted to start a Rohan release. Wondering if Harad will get new stuff after having a lot of the range moved to Legends
Honestly prefer the older kits, I like the easy to build nature and I think at tabletop distance you can barely see any difference. I don't like the modern GW "1 million pieces for one pose" approach, 2-3 pieces for one pose is much more pleasant.
That said, I've had a long time to get as many of those kits as I want, and I'm glad people who wanted the other style can get them now.
The pain!!!! So many points and dollars converted for basic troopers!!!
So beautiful though, so unique.
Elves and Uruk-hai really need an update. I want my Uruk-hai massive hulking brutes for 28mm scale.
Quick question, are the new models in the same scale they seem bigger then the og kits?
They are bigger yeah
I think the og models were 25mm and the new ones are at the standardized 28mm for miniatures releases recently.
they aren't bigger. Maybe sliightly but they're just not hunched over for the most part.
I hope there’s a new phase of plastic kits. I collect armies for the Old War of the Ring game. Which is my favorite version of the game.
My dad has also done conversions from warriors to riders!
The Rave of Helm Hammerhand shall continue unto the breaking of the world.
Adoring these vids and this project. Keep up the phenomenal work!
Hurry up and get painting Lachie! We all need some sweet new riders
That box looks really good. Nice setup.
Those conversions are really incredible
Thank you mate :)
4:14 I think you need a cold shower Lachie 😂
100%, these sprues got me all hot and bothereddddddddddddd
Cool conversions. Best of luck getting GW to step up to the plate.
Amazing conversions, I really do hope we get a plastic range refresh
amazing conversions!! Pray to the dark lord that we'll get a full range refresh! I just picked up War of the Rohirrim as my entry into MESBG. I almost bought Battle of Osgiliath instead as I liked the idea of having the orcs as the evil faction but decided to hold out for some new plastic orcs. Hopefully it pays off!
Oathmark Goblins fit well with MESBG Mordor Orcs if they don't ever release new ones and you want a proxy.
Should I go to sleep or should I watch Lachy? Looks like I'm watching Lachy
Hahahaha you know it Brycey!!
I think the new War of the Rohirrim as well as the Osgilliath box sets have created some excitement. Got hope for MESBG
These conversions look great. Congrats !!!
Great video ❤ Very nice conversions. Thank you.
I love how the rohan theme reminds me of that old western cowboy song.
I think 3rd figuring have some issues I think his quiver should face the left side.So he can drop the axe and draw arrows.😅😅😅
The only reason I like that the OC movie came out is for the new minis.
I wonder if a new setting would be good for the rules.
Cannot wait for helms deep completion!!!
Love those conversations. Another great video mate.
Much appreciated Zaquary!
I dont know if anyone mentioned this but am sure it would be better to attach the quiver to the horse. as i think that is how usual horse archers had them
You’re a mad man in the best way! Loving it (continue the rave in the hornberg)
Keep the MESbG train going dude, as much as I love true scale heresy and narrative, middle earth is king!
watching you clip and set aside, clean and set aside, and then glue has inspired me. i was JUST thinking how i really wish i knew how to make my journey quicker and easier, and i seen this vid about the new box set ive really been interested in. thanks so much. i subscribed because of your clips of model prep.
Awesome, so stoked you got inspired!!
Can we get a Skaven army as the good guys and any "elves" as the bad guys in the theme of the Nutcracker in time for the holidays?
An early gift for the holidays, such amazing work Lachie, keep it going!
Awesome job! Appreciate you taking the effort with Murphy's law for the rest of us!