Olog Hai Trolls. Morale Class C.
And so, having almost completed the Men of the West (only a couple of Rohan units to go - I hate painting horses!), we begin to fill out the forces of the Dark Lord Sauron.
Our first unit are the Olog Hai, recognisable by their black shields and mighty war hammers. There are many different kinds of Troll in Middle Earth such as Hill Trolls, Cave Trolls and Snow Trolls, but the rules recognise only three types; Mountain Trolls, Stone Trolls and Troll-Men (From Far Harad). I am classing the Ologs as Stone Trolls.
According to the army lists you only field three Trolls and three Troll-Men (remember the scale, that's 300 of these brutes), but I am having difficulty finding suitable figures in 10mm for the Troll-Men. From JRRT's description you could possibly get away with 15mm Zulus, if you chopped them around a bit. But at the moment I have gone for six Trolls and will add the Troll-Men in if/when I find something that looks the part.
The figures are Copplestone and you will note that they and their bases have been washed with Nuln Oil from Gee Dub. This is because I wanted the foul servants of the enemy to literally darken the very earth they stood upon, adding just a little bit more atmosphere to the unit. You will also note that they are so big they won't stand together and that their bases have to be staggered as a result.
Oh and one last thing, Trolls have a couple of tricks up their sleeve that I am not telling you about here, that more than compensates for their morale rating of C.
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