Great thread here! Agree with lots posted above. Here are some others:
So, I'll second eBob - I'm using highlanders as
Clansmen of Lamendon. (They're even more delicate that Perry LotR sculpts, but they work.)
His Scottish pike could serve as
Men at Arms of Dol Amroth:
I came close to buying these English foot to use as
Axemen of Lossanarch, but he wouldn't sell me just the figures with axe and poleaxe (link to pics is glitchy, see webpage)
http://www.ebobminiatures.com/products/rebellion.htm#1And for
Blackroot Vale archers, I also bought these Welsh archers to, which like the clansmen are very slight next to GW, but absolutely fine on tabletop:
But that was years ago. Today, I'd prefer the size and poses from Claymore Castings. In particular these as
Axemen of Lossanarch:
http://claymorecastings.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=20&product_id=126I like the polearms given the pike rule for this unit in WotR, but I might replace with poleaxes that I have from Perry War of the Roses and Thunderbolt Mountain weapons sprue.
Claymore's Highlanders would make great
Clansmen of Lamedon or Axemen of Lossanarch, depending on your vision:
http://claymorecastings.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=20_45&product_id=122For
Mahud, I agree both with Perry plastic Sudanese (with Fuzzy-Wuzzy heads to look exotic) or Foundry, but instead of Azande, I'd sooner go with the Masai with feathered headdress:
http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/darkest-africa/ferocious-masai-collection-bcda011/Both headdress and shield perfect shape to be painted as a red eye.
Or, the Tribal Warriors:
http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/darkest-africa/tribal-warriors/Especially the ones with the war masks. Again, I want them to look exotic. Plastic Zulus from Warlord or Wargames Factory would be easy, but they're bland and look like, well, Zulus.
For
Corsairs of Umbar (or as I use them in Gondor forces,
freed Black Fleet galley slaves) I definitely like these Perry Azerbaijanis:
https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?products_id=2122https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_33_53&products_id=2123&osCsid=faqpdip2b1et7g1n3ak642qja2And as
Corsair archers, these Saljuk archers from the same range:
https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_33_53&products_id=2124Maybe mixed with some of these Zanzibari Slavers from Foundry's Darkest Africa:
http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/darkest-africa/zanzibari-slavershttp://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/darkest-africa/baluchis/For
Khandish infantry, I have these Old Glory Voynuk from their Vlad the Impaler range:
http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DIF-17I'm told these Black Tree/Halequin Fantasy Saracen are more robust (bigger heads and hands) than GW, but would make great axe-wielding
Variags:
http://www.blacktreedesign.com/europe/product.php?productid=24016&cat=2394&page=1For
Harad elite infantry, I'm going to get these Artizan "Black Guard"
http://artizandesigns.com/prod.php?prod=1138http://artizandesigns.com/prod.php?prod=1139And for
Harad elite cavalry these Hasham Guard:
http://artizandesigns.com/prod.php?prod=1141Maybe with weapon swaps to scimitars.
Because I HATE, HATE, HATE the Serpent Guard sculpts with the silly horns.
Pfew! It's late and all this copy/paste is tedious. I'll add a few more later. Hope you enjoy my enthusiastic contributions to a great thread!