Originally Posted by
KippyK
Yep, you're both spot on. I love the feel of a small, skillful elite, which is what the rangers give me. Blanket Minas Tirith troops feel too... vanilla. That's why I decided to supplement my current Gondorians, as it gives me the "skillful" troops I wanted, but now my Minas Tirith models don't sit in a box like they would've if I started elves or something. Plus, the Osgiliath scenes are some of my favorites from the films, and I can re-enact them in games now.
Here's the situation: I would keep the 48 rangers, but I don't foresee myself getting to use them all at once. If I trade/sell them, the end-game would be to 1) acquire commanders (I would love to get my hands on a Minas Tirith captain/banner, a hornblower 'cuz the model is sweet, and Madril as a ranger captain), or 2) to get a set of 24 evil models. Something like Haradrim, Morannon Orcs, Easterlings, etc. etc. I have 12 Mordor Orcs at home, and I could mix them together for a decent evil army to go along with my Gondor army, and then I could let people use the second army at the board game club here at school. Honestly, even if they don't get "recruited" into buying their own models, I'd be happy playing some games with my own models.