Is the Balrog metal or plastic?

pistachio · **Posted:** Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:41 pm

The subject line says it all.

imrail · **Joined:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:24 pm **Posts:** 666

"This box set contains one multi-part plastic Balrog and includes options for a flaming sword or whip. Model supplied on a 60mm scenic base"

Plastic

Beowulf03809 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:52 pm

You can sometimes still find the metal Balrog available online in the Bridge of Khazad Dum set. I haven't heard anyone that has both compare the detail loss (if any) on the plastic but I have a friend with the metal version and it looks great.

GodlessM · **Posted:** Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:52 pm

It's easy to get confused though, as the old metel one back in the day looked exactly like the plastic one bar the option for the lash.

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:57 pm

There are two metal versions and one plastic. The cirrently availalable one is plastic and is based on one desogn.

You can see all three in the miniatures collection guide - I think it is by miniman.

pistachio · **Posted:** Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:30 pm

This is all very helpful. Thank you.

Tabletop_heroes · **Posted:** Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:55 pm

There's two options with the plastic version, flaming sword or whip. This is still currently available. There is also a similar version in metal with plastic wings and one with metal wings.... An all metal Balrog is pretty heavy.. Plus there is also another metal one with plastic wings which is armed with a whip, where the creature is stooping... This is possible my favorite one...

So five variants in total

Is the Balrog metal or plastic?

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