This past weekend was the Gathering in the Desert Independent GT for Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game. It was the fifth year of the event and it was held at Imperial Outpost Games in Glendale AZ. One of the great things about this event are the tables and terrain. Lots of work has gone into making this a great looking event. Here are some shots of each table.
Osgiliath
The Prancing Pony
Mordor
Isengard Pits
Generic
Balin's Tomb
Amon Sul
Amon Hen
I will have a few more posts about the event so stay tuned.
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Wollongong Wargamers, so I kept the planning very simple...
In the end it was ...
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Using some computer game footage to show those those tricky little details
that are easily missed, I set about touching up the paint jobs. I wanted
one s...
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Re-routing - Preparing the Walnut for Assembly!
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1 comment:
Yep those table look mighty fine for a tournie.
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