Hobbit Comparison Photo Shoot

I was reading one of my favorite LOTR gaming sites, The One Ring and someone asked about alternate Hobbits that were cheaper than GW's.

I commented at the time that I had some old Grenadier Halflings, but thought that they were too big to mix with GW's halflings. Someone else commented that they were bigger but did mix ok once on the table.

So I decided to dig them out and have a little photo shoot.  I also included Reaper Bones figures, DandD pre-painted for comparison.

Note: Grenadier is I think now available from Mirlton

 Grenadier, Pippin, Grenadier, GW Hobbit, Frodo

Reaper Halfling, Pippin, Reaper Gnome Wizard, Bilbo, Frodo

All together now, everybody smile! Oops the blue guys is a D&D pre-painted plastic. By far the smallest of the lot.

Reaper bones a little tall, but not bad. And how can you hate $2 a fig.

Pippin, Reaper, Grenadier, Reaper

 I was having fun so I had to dig them all out. 28 Grenadier Hobbits and Frodo and Pippin

These Figures are 20 years old at least. I used them in 4th ed Warhammer. Halflings cost like 3 or 4 points with a BS of 4 and they SKIRMISHED. I showered my opponents with arrows. 

Slingers, Archers and Handweapons mixed. Perfect of a good Scouring

Know I'm getting lots of bad ideas. I sense my current painting queue is about to be disrupted.

So back to the original topic. I do think they can mix well with GW's Hobbits. Yes they are a little meatier then GW's but I think most hobbits tend towards the meaty side of the scale. Even the Reaper will mix in there not too badly. I will have to check out their Halflings and Gnomes.

 I forgot I had so many Grenadier Halflings. I am much closer to a Shire Army than I thought. Now I have to scrounge up some Ruffians and I will be Scouring the Shire in no time.

Xin