Hello all! Figured I'd finally stop lurking around in the shadows and try to start getting involved a little.
I've been collecting LOTR since the days of The Two Towers, though I drifted away from the hobby just after The Two Towers Journeybook was released. Never realised the connection until lately, heh. Being young and not-so-sensible I'd buy whatever took my fancy, I remember having a lot of Easterling/Khandish/Haradrim Warriors, and a fair amount of Minas Tirith Warriors.
Anyway, I was out and about and on a whim decided to visit my local Games Workshop. Sad to see the vast drop of stock compared to the early years, but I guess that's to be expected. So I decided to pretty much start from scratch, deciding on properly beginning a long-desired force of mine: Rohan! (Yes yes, they're not that great competitively, but to be honest I've always been more of a collector/painter than a gamer.)
Gathering bits and pieces from stores and the internet, I've got together quite a force on my hands. Being a fan of creating themed armies I've got two in the works at the moment: A typical-but-beloved Helm's Deep focusing on infantry (already got 60 Warriors of Rohan for that, heh!), and one that I decided on just the other night: based after the War of the Ring during the Fourth Age, an all-cavalry force comprised of King Eomer, Rohan Royal Guards, Riders of Rohan, King Elessar and Knights of Minas Tirith. Especially looking forward to seeing the final version of the latter!
Aside from that, I have a small evil army centered around Uruk Scouts. Once I've finished my good armies I'll probably expand that to include some Dunlendings (modified plastic Corsairs to save on my already drained wallet?) and Isengard Orcs.
That's about it for now, I think. Thank you for reading, feel free to ask any questions!~
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Modifying models is always a great idea (however I wish I was better at sculpting with the green stuff) as you can personalize them & your right this hobby is heavy on the pocket! 
