Yeah, I might have but they arn't worth the gas their additional weight would use (for reference the Hobbit mini's are about 1 inch tall, metal, on a lead filled base 1 inch wide... but, with gas prices these days...). I have several versions of each, just to complete the collection, but I never field them as part of an army unless the scenario demands it, then I still try and weasle out of it.
If I really had it my way, i wouldn't field that foo-foo elf, nor that whiney wanna-be ranger, either. But, I can't argue with their battlefield effectiveness.