Last weekend I picked up this large box (banana for scale) after winning an online auction. Let’s have a look inside, shall we?
A promising start! The content seems well protected.
Alright! I have wanted a copy of this rulebook for some time.
Next layer. This plastic terrain looks rather familiar…
And at the bottom of the box, another box!
And here it is, a Battle of Five Armies box set, released by Games Workshop in 2005. I just love this cover art with the enormous Beorn surrounded by goblins, wargs, dwarves and men. We also see Gandalf on the attack and goblins falling to their doom from the claws of giant eagles. Magnificent.
Warmaster is my favorite game and the works of Tolkien have had a special place in my heart since my early teens. The prospect of playing Warmaster in Middle-earth is very exciting to me and so I am very glad to now own a copy of this game.
Let’s have a quick look at what’s inside…
A big thank you to the seller for packing everything so nicely! 🙏
A cardboard river, a blister pack and a bag of assorted characters.
Wow! A lot of models in the next layer down.
Maybe two dozen painted unit stands (eagles, warg riders and dwarves from the look of them) and at least as many unpainted ones. A smattering of painted characters on round bases and some old ruins (cute!) are also among the many treasures.
And so we reach the last layer, and isn’t it a sight to behold?
Here we find a great many units of goblins, wargs, wolf riders and other nasty creatures in chieftain Bolg’s service, all fully painted.
With them is also a Storm Giant and even the mighty Smaug himself in all his vengeful and terrible glory!
There is something hobbit-like about the gentleman rolling the dice, I find. A suitable casting for this particular boxed set!
Seeing the armies arrayed for battle like this on the back of the box makes me really excited to organize and take a closer look at everything in this box. But, that will have to wait to a future post…
Take care and happy hobbying! 🎨
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