u/unknown_farmer

Hey there,

yesterday I‘ve found my old minis. Back in the day I used to collect Rohan and Mordor and now I want to rebuild a small army of Mordor, because most if not all of the models survived unbroken.

So far I‘ve found:

24 Morannon orcs

22 Mordor orcs

6 warg riders

1 orc shaman on warg

1 mordor troll

1 gorgoroth beast with just one orc missing

6 black guards plus black guard banner and drum

Missing but mist be around somewhere:

1 black guard commander

2 morannon orcs commander

I want to strip the minis and repaint them all but also want to add some more units/ leaders.
What would be the best addition besides the obvious witch king?

Thanks in advance

Hello there,

I‘ve had my reimplantation surgery last tuesday 11.08.2026 and got activated the next day. So far everything works fine and the new hearing is a challenge, but it gets better with each day.

But first about my situation.

I was born deaf and my parents noticed it very quickly. So I got my first implant on my right ear with 15 months old. Surgery was done in germany at the MHH Hanover by Prof. Lenarz. I got the AB Clarion C 1.2 implant.
For the first 9 years I wore the AB platinum series sound processor. It got me through kindergarten and elementary school.
And right at the time to move on to gymnasium (middle/highschool) I got the Harmony sound processor. This was a huge leap and hearing improved so much afterwards. I wore this processor for the next 18 years until this spring, when it had technical problems and it got swapped against a new one.
This was just weeks before I got the letter from AB stating the end of support for the clarion compatible sound processors. This was a shock at first but then I decided to get reimplanted at the same hospital.

First I had to do some tests and examinations:

The first ones were the audiological examinations.
This included testing the movement of the eardrum and testing any residual hearing without my processor.

Next one was a brainstem evoked response audiometry examination (BERA) where I had to lay still and listen to a rattling noise for about an hour and a digital volume tomography, where they did a scan of my cochlear and the electrode inside.

After all these examinations my sound processor and implant got checked by the audiologist at the DHZ (deutsches Hörzentrum/ german hearing center) and following that I had some tests about evaluating my hearing.

Next up was the pre surgery talk with the surgeon Dr. Timm and his team. We talked a bit about the risks, how the surgery would unfold, what implant he would recommend.

Everything was set for the surgery but then they said the DVT-scan was not clear enough and they need a MRI-scan, which can only be done when the magnetic part of the implant is removed.

So they split the surgery into two seperate sessions. The first one would be an explantation of the old implant, where the electrode remains inside me.

After surgery they did the MRI-scan and had a follow up talk with me.

The image was clear and any remaining worries were gone, so I was clear for reimplantation on the next day.

On tuesday 11.08.2026 I was reimplanted with an AB HighRes implant. No complications, everything went fine.

Next day was activation day. Hearing was/ is very high pitched but I was able to understand some words 10 minutes after activation. It got better over the next few days.
I had ti stay at the hospital for a few more days, got antibiotics and steroids daily to help immune system and support the healing process.

Healing goes well so far, movement of the head was a bit limited and opening my jaw wide was a challenge the first two days post OP.

I got released on friday 14.08.2026. Since then I wore my new processor daily for about 2-3 hours. Hearing is high pitched, a bit muffled but I can hold a conversation just fine, need to read the lips a bit. Its not the same hearing as before, which was expected. But I’m amazed with how good it works so far.
Since yesterday the voices start to normalise or jump between high pitched and „normal“. Phone calls are a huge challenge if not impossible atm. Listening to music is possible, I can hear the voices and melody good enough to recognize the songs.
I keep daily notes about what I‘ve heard or what‘s different to the hearing the day before. I focus on the positive changes and so far it‘s been days filled with successful moments. It‘s still a long road ahead until hearing gets better and feels normal again, but I feel confident that the reimplantation was the right choice and that it gets better each day.

If you have any questions, let me know. i try to help you as best as I can. And I hope this wall of text gave you some insights and cleared off your worries and fears regarding reimplantation.