Lord of the Rings (ME)

Eras:
79-83
'C'
84-88
86-88
88-89
90-91

Later:
WFB
40k
BB
MeSBG
AoS
NM
Epic
MoW

Citadel's Lord of the Rings (ME) series first appeared in 1985 [1]. Prior to this, Grenadier had the miniature rights to the Tolkien franchise. In both Citadel's and Grenadier's case the miniatures were for use with Iron Crown Enterprise's MERP ("Middle-Earth Role-playing") game. Citadel would produce the series until the start of 1988 when Mithril Miniatures obtained the exclusive rights. Much later, when the Lord of the Rings films were released, Citadel would revisit the series with a non-exclusive range of figures for their The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game.

This early range of figures had three boxed sets and a series of blister packs. There were a few variant figures in the blister packs - some of the horses were first done with solid bases but then replaced with new models that had slotta bases.

Contents

Boxed Sets
BME1 The Fellowship
BME2 Nazgul on Winged Beast
BME3 Encounter at Khazad-Dum
Blister Packs
ME-1 Fellowship Heroes
ME-2 Fellowship Heroes
ME-11 Gandalf the Wizard
ME-12 Strider the Ranger
ME-13 Frodo: Hobbit Hero
ME-13a Frodo the Hobbit
ME-14 Legolas: Elf Hero
ME-15 Gimli: Dwarf Hero
ME-21 Boromir: Man of Gondor
ME-22 Elrond: Half-Elf Lord
ME-23 (v1) Rohirrim
ME-23 (v2) Rohirrim
ME-24 Gondor Citadel Guard
ME-25 Rangers of Ithilien
ME-31 (v1) Silvan Elves
ME-31 (v2) Wood Elves
ME-32 (v1) Noldor - Deep Elves
ME-32 (v2) High Elves
ME-33 (v1) Dwarves
ME-33 (v2) Dwarfs
ME-34 Hobbits of the Shire
ME-35 Beorn: As Man & Bear
ME-41 Goblin Warg Rider
ME-42 (v1) Orcs of the White Hand
ME-42 (v2) Orcs of the White Hand
ME-43 Half-Orcs of Saruman
ME-44 (v1) Uruk-Hai
ME-44 (v2) Uruk-Hai
ME-45 Dunlendings: Hill Men
ME-51 (v1) Orcs of the Red Eye
ME-51 (v2) Orcs of the Red Eye
ME-52 Olog-Hai: Troll
ME-53 Southron: Evil Haradrim
ME-54 Easterlings
ME-55 Mouth of Sauron
ME-56 Sauron Saruman Nazgul
ME-56a Sauron
ME-61 Sauron: The Dark Lord
ME-62 Saruman the White
ME-63 Lord of the Nazgul
ME-64 (v1) Black Rider: Ringwraith
ME-64 (v2) Black Rider: Ringwraith
ME-71 Corsairs of Umbar
ME-72 (v1) Dead Men of Dunharrow
ME-72 (v2) Dead Men of Dunharrow
ME-73 Barrow Wights
ME-74 Snagga: Goblins
ME-75 Knight of Dol Amroth
ME-81 Aragorn: King of Gondor
ME-82 The Hobbit Pack
ME-83 Tom Bombadil
ME-84 Great Eagle
ME-85 Treebeard: Mighty Ent
7500-3 Lord of the Rings Heroes
7501-6 Lord of the Rings Villains
References

Boxed Sets

BME1 The Fellowship of the Ring

BME1
The Fellowship of the Ring
(box)
BME1
The Fellowship of the Ring
(back)
BME1
The Fellowship of the Ring
(contents)
BME1 (01)
Gandalf
BME1 (02)
Bill the Pony
BME1 (03)
Legolas
BME1 (04)
Aragorn
BME1 (05)
Boromir
BME1 (06)
Frodo
BME1 (07)
Pippin
BME1 (08)
Samwise
BME1 (09)
Merry
BME1 (10)
Gimli

BME2 Nazgul on Winged Beast

BME2
Nazgul on Winged Beast
(box)
BME2
Nazgul on Winged Beast
(back)
BME2
Nazgul on Winged Beast
(contents)
BME2 (01)
Nazgul
(on foot)
BME2 (02)
Nazgul Rider
BME2 (03)
Winged Beast
BME2
Nazgul on Winged Beast

BME3 Balrog: Encounter at Khazad-Dum

BME3
Balrog: Encounter at Khazad-Dum
(box)
BME3
Balrog: Encounter at Khazad-Dum
(back)
BME3
Balrog: Encounter at Khazad-Dum
(contents)
BME3 (01)
Balrog
Nick Bibby
BME3 (02) v1
Gandalf
Jes Goodwin
BME3 (02) v2
Gandalf
Jes Goodwin
BME3 (03)
Aragorn
Jes Goodwin
BME3 (04)
Boromir
Jes Goodwin

Blister Packs

ME-1 Fellowship Heroes

ME-1 (01)
Strider
ME-1 (02)
Frodo
ME-1 (03)
Gandalf
ME-1
Gandalf, Strider, Frodo
(blister)

ME-2 Fellowship Heroes

ME-2 (01)
Legolas
ME-2 (02)
Boromir
ME-2 (03)
Gimli

ME-11 Gandalf the Wizard

ME-11 (01)
Gandalf
(on foot)
ME-11 (02)
Gandalf on Horseback
(mounted)
ME-11 (02a)
Gandalf
(rider)
ME-11 (02b)
Shadowfax
ME-11
Gandalf the Wizard
(blister)

ME-12 Strider: Aragorn the Ranger

ME-12 (01)
Strider
(on foot)
ME-12 (02)
Strider on Horseback
(mounted)
ME-12 (02a)
Strider
(rider)
ME-12 (02b)
Strider's Horse
ME-12
Strider: Aragorn the Ranger
(blister)

ME-13 Frodo: Hobbit Hero

ME-13 (01)
Frodo
(on foot)
ME-13 (02)
Frodo on Horseback
(mounted)
ME-13 (02a)
Frodo
(rider)
ME-13 (02b)
Frodo's Horse
ME-13
Frodo: Hobbit Hero
(blister)

ME-13a Frodo the Hobbit

ME-13a
Frodo
ME-13
Frodo the Hobbit
(blister)

Contains Frodo from ME-34 Hobbits of the Shire.

ME-14 Legolas: Elf Hero

ME-14 (01)
Legolas
(on foot)
ME-14 (02)
Legolas on Horseback
(mounted)
ME-14 (02a)
Legolas
(rider)
ME-14 (02b)
Legolas's Horse
(mount)
ME-14
Legolas: Elf Hero
(blister)

ME-15 Gimli: Dwarf Hero

ME-15 (01)
Gimli
(on foot)
ME-15 (02)
Gimli on Horseback
(mounted)
ME-15 (02a)
Gimli
(rider)
ME-15 (02b)
Gimli's Horse
ME-15
Gimli: Dwarf Hero
(blister)

ME-21 Boromir: Man of Gondor

ME-21 (01)
Boromir
(on foot)
ME-21 (02)
Boromir on Horseback
(mounted)
ME-21 (02a)
Boromir
(rider)
ME-21 (02b)
Boromir's Horse
(mount)
ME-21
Boromir: Man of Gondor
(blister)

ME-22 Elrond: Half-Elf Lord

ME-22 (01)
Elrond
(on foot)
ME-22 (02)
Elrond on Horseback
(mounted)
ME-22 (02a)
Elrond
(rider)
ME-22 (02b)
Elrond's Horse
ME-22
Elrond: Half-Elf Lord
(blister)

ME-23 (v1) Rohirrim

ME-23 (01) v1
Rohirrim w. Sun Shield
(on foot)
ME-23 (02) v1
Rohirrim on Horseback
(mounted)
ME-23 (02a) v1
Rohirrim w. Sun Shield
(rider)
ME-23 (02b) v1
Rohirrim's Horse
(solid base)
ME-23 v1
Rohirrim
(blister)

ME-23 (v2) Rohirrim

ME-23 (01) v2
Rohirrim w. Horse Shield
(on foot)
Citadel-ME23d-v2.jpg

ME-23 (02) v2
Rohirrim on Horseback
(mounted)
ME-23 (02a) v2
Rohirrim w. Horse Shield
(rider)
ME-23 (02b) v2
Rohirrim's Horse
(slotta base)
Citadel-ME23-v2.jpg

ME-23 v2
Rohirrim
(blister)

ME-24 Gondor Citadel Guard

ME-24 (01)
Gondor Citadel Guard
(on foot)
Citadel-ME24d.jpg

ME-24 (02)
Gondor Citadel Guard
on Horseback
(mounted)
ME-24 (02a)
Gondor Citadel Guard
(rider)
ME-24 (02b)
Gondor Citadel Guard's
Horse
(mount)
ME-24
Gondor Citadel Guard
(blister)

ME-25 Rangers of Ithilien

ME-25 (01)
w. Sword
ME-25 (02)
w. Spear
ME-25 (03)
w. Bow
ME-25
Blister

ME-31 (v1) Silvan Elves of Mirkwood

ME-31 (v1) (01)
w. Sword
ME-31 (v1) (02)
w. Bow
ME-31 (v1) (03)
w. Axe
ME-31 (v1)
Silvan Elves of Mirkwood
(blister)

ME-31 (v2) Wood Elves

ME-31 (v2) (01)
w. Sword
(variant 1)
Variant
ME-31 (v2) (02)
w. Bow
(variant 1)
Variant
ME-31 (v2) (03)
w. Spear
(variant 1)
Variant
ME-31 (v2)
Wood Elves
(blister)

Alternatives for the ME-31 Silvan Elves of Mirkwood, but now called Wood Elves

ME-32 (v1) Noldor - Deep Elves

ME-32 (01) v1
w. Sword
ME-32 (02) v1
w. Halberd
ME-32 (03) v1
w. Spear
ME-32 v1
Noldor - Deep Elves
(blister)

ME-32 (v2) High Elves

ME-32 (01) v2
Hero
(variant 1)
Variant
ME-32 (02) v2
Archer
(variant 1)
Variant
ME-32 (03) v2
Guard
(variant 1)
Variant
ME-32 v2
High Elves
(blister)

Alternatives for the ME-32 Noldor - Deep Elves, but now called High Elves

ME-33 (v1) Dwarves

ME-33 (01) v1
w. Hammer
ME-33 (02) v1
w. Spear
ME-33 (03) v1
w. Axe
ME-33 v1
(blister)

ME-33 (v2) Dwarfs

ME-33 (01) v2
w. Spear
(variant 1)
Variant
ME-33 (02) v2
w. Sword
(variant 1)
Variant
ME-33 (03) v2
w. Axe
(variant 1)
Variant

Alternatives for the ME-33 Dwarves, but now called Dwarfs.
According to Stunties [13] each figure had 6 variants (mainly the position and style of the head).