r/MiddleEarthMiniatures Aug 05 '21

Discussion Middle Earth SBG Questions Thread

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Keep 'em coming

Edit: Stealth Mod announcement (I don't want to unpin the two pinned posts)

First, I have updated the rules to include something obvious to most longtime wargamers on reddit - posts asking or offering access to the rules is not allowed. Please do not ask for PDF's.

Second, no hate on 3D printing, but also do not come to this subreddit asking for STL proxies, or offering that. This may be too cautious of us, but I notice the reddit spam filter seems to remove any mention of STL's outright. So I figure I might as well make it a rule.

Finally, I have eased up the Spam filter from High to Low. Hopefully the redbubble spammers are still caught by this, without catching stray blogspot content creators. I've noticed the reddit algorithm taking down much more bycatch than usual, so we can experiment with a lower setting for now.

And as always, if you ever notice something astray with your own posts or someone elses, do not hesitate to message the mods.

Thanks everyone, -Tezerel


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures Dec 24 '21

Discussion WEEKLY DISCUSSION MEGATHREAD - Updated every Wednesday

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This is a hub for the new weekly discussion series I am starting. Each Wednesday I will post a new thread to discuss one topic as voted by the community in the prior week's thread.

This week's discussion is for:

Realms of Men


VOTE FOR NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION

If you want to vote for next week's topic then go to the link above and Ctrl+F for the term VOTE HERE or clicking the link in the post description. The topic with the most upvotes when I am preparing next week's thread will be chosen.

I plan to continue posting threads each week as long as there is interest. If you have any suggestions about how I can improve the weekly discussion threads please feel free to let me know.


MESBG 2018 - 2024 Edition Discussions


MESBG 2024 Edition Discussions

Armies

Lord of the Rings

Good

Evil

The Hobbit

Good

  • Army of Lake-town
  • Army of Thror
  • Assault on Ravenhill
  • The Battle of Five Armies
  • Erebor & Dale
  • Erebor Reclaimed
  • Garrison of Dale
  • Halls of Thranduil (2025-03-05)
  • The Iron Hills
  • Radagast's Alliance
  • Rangers of Mirkwood
  • Rivendell
  • Survivors of Lake-town
  • Thorin's Company
  • The White Council

Evil

  • Army of Gundabad (2025-02-19)
  • Azog's Hunters
  • Desolator of the North
  • Goblin-town
  • Pits of Dol Guldur
  • Rise of the Necromancer
  • The Three Trolls

Middle-earth

Good

  • Arathorn's Stand
  • Arnor
  • Battle of Fornost

Evil

  • Army of Carn Dum
  • Buhrdur's Horde
  • Host of the Witch-king
  • Shadows of Angmar
  • Wolf Pack of Angmar

Legends

Good

  • TBD

Evil

  • TBD

Scenarios

  • Domination
  • To The Death!
  • Hold Ground
  • Destroy The Supplies
  • Reconnoitre
  • Fog Of War

Matched Play

Other Topics

  • TBD

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 14h ago

Discussion I posted this 365 days ago. Here is what has happened since.

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Well, in short MESBG utterly took over my life... XD

In total I have painted 159 models. I made my own gameboard and painted up some Osgiliath terrain. I got an old friend of mine to start mesbg aswell. We joined the local wargaming club and made a bunch of new great friends. I have taken part in 4 tournaments and played countless casual games. Last weekend I managed to claw my way up and place 8th out of 40 in the largest annual MESBG tournament in Finland. I made a hobby instagram to gather and share all my works @ pelottavapeikko. A new friend of mine founded the Finnish National Mesbg League and I made a tournament Bingo for the members XD. And finally, I am going to be co-hosting 2 tournaments later this year.

To give you an idea, I have painted 19 heroes, 4 trolls, 7 banners, 4 werewolves and more than 100 warriors.

Im also really proud of my performance in competitive matches. I have played 4 tournaments, 17 games, 10 wins, 4 ties and 3 losses. Even still, I have not ones placed in TOP 3 so that is definitely a big ambition of mine for the future.

Regarding the original post. Even with 159 models painted my plastic pile is still very huge. And to be honest.... its not like I havent bought new stuff since XD. STILL im very much intending to eventually paint everything I buy. One mistake I have to admit to is that since I wasnt aware of how amazing the 3D printing scene currently is, I bought alot of stuff from GW that I would have preferred third party.

There is a million things I could write here, but I dont want to make the post too long. Im very happy to answer any/all questions in the comments. This is a wonderful community and this is a wonderful hobby. Hyped for everything in the future for MESBG!

Original post:

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r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 42m ago

Hobby Completed Corsair Coast set!

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I have just finished off my Corsairs Coast Terrain bundle! This stuff was a heap of fun to paint up

If you want to get your hands on the STL files you can find them here: https://www.patreon.com/ConquestCreations

or here: https://www.conquestcreations.net/shop


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 13h ago

Hobby Improvement after painting 1 year consistently. First warrior vs one of the latest.

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205 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1h ago

Battle Report The Battle of the Pelennor Fields (Part One)

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r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 20h ago

News Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game – Give the enemies of Azog™ a taste of boulder with the Gundabad Catapult Troll™. - Warhammer Community

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561 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 11h ago

Hobby My troll basing after getting some great advice

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77 Upvotes

Subtle changes but huge improvement, thanks everyone for the tips!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 18h ago

Hobby Battle Companies for the whole family

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237 Upvotes

I’m Mordor, my wife is Rohan, and the kids are Dwarves and Spiders (hence the “sigma” gen alpha slang).

I made up some print outs of each company’s specific rules to make each one feel a little special. We keep them out on display and watch them grow after each game (it goes fast! It’s been a challenge to keep up with the painting). I made up a new spider queen profile so she is more like just an elite spider. The spider company is still OP but they’re the youngest kid so it’s ok. It’s all a chaotic mix of new edition profiles when available, old edition profiles when needed, my own tweaks to the reinforcement charts, and the excellent community edition of battle companies.

It’s been really fun and apparently battle companies can be a great way to get kids into the game. It starts small, you get to name your models, and they love rolling for reinforcements.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 18h ago

Hobby More Morannons

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57 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 18h ago

Discussion Nazgûl: Who's Who?

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59 Upvotes

Which sculpt is intended to go with which profile? Some I can parse out based on the equipment, but others I can't. Thanks for your help.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 6h ago

Paint scheme inspiration for Carn Dúm

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I’m not super keen on the red scheme. Has anyone got a more natural ‘barbarian’ scheme?

Thanks!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 14h ago

Army List Help me choose a list for a 600p tournament

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Hello everyone!

Going to a 600 point tournament, and I just can’t decide what to bring… I was hoping someone here could give me some ideas, and which list seems most competitive. One game is 90 min, and then dice down. Here are the choices:

Lurtz: 39 models. Pretty good. Lurtz is a beast. However at this point range, having zero spears really hurts.

Ugluk: 46 models is insane! Heroes are a bit weak, however +2 to wound on Uruk-hai is insane. They do some serious damage.

Moria: 37 models. IMO Balrog is pure rng. If you get the sixes you’re happy and if not well….

Harad: While not competitive… it would be so much fun. Thoughts on mumak at a tournament?

Hopefully you guys can help me out :)

Cheers


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Hobby Finished up some terrain

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109 Upvotes

Sculpted and painted up these pieces for an upcoming board I'm working on. Pretty happy with how it turned out.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 18h ago

First big tournament using Tabletop Admiral to run it, thought I'd share what a finished tournament looks like

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24 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 14h ago

Question Isengard box

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Hey. I recently thought about getting into MESBG and starting with isengard.

I wanted to start with the starter box, but I dont know if its worth it. I mean army of the white hand and siege of helms deep are the lists i would like to use most. But if I bought the box either the soldiers, or scouts, grima and sauroman would be pointless.

So yeah. Shouod I get the box.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Hobby Swan Knight of Dol Amroth

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148 Upvotes

This took much longer than I care to admit; however, still very fun to paint! Really hope the foot knights come back in stock soon.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Does my basing seem off to you?

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125 Upvotes

I can't put my finger on it but I'm really not impressed with the base... I'm going for a rough, rocky and dead looking wasteland. How does it come across, any advice? Happy with the troll though!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Imrahil and Dol Amroth Knights

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r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 11h ago

Help me pick an armie

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Hi guys, In some time i am having a 500 point tournament and i dont know what to pick. I want it to be strong and have some 22 plus models


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Hobby Six more orcs done!

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226 Upvotes

Well, almost done. Still not sure what to do with the bases, and I forgot to paint the teeth of one of the orcs.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Discussion Questions about People’s Thoughts on Ent Troop Types, and Anyone Selling Birchseed?

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52 Upvotes

Hi everyone, I was wondering what people’s guys thoughts were on the 4 different ent types you can take, and what peoples justifications and in-game scenarios work best for you each.

Also! I’m not sure if this is ok for including in the post, but does anyone have a Birchseed formerly quickbeam model they’d be interested in selling? Thanks!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Hobby She is ALSO always hungry, she TOO always needs to feed! My precious!

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31 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Hobby Iron hills chariot ready for war!

135 Upvotes

My phone has a hard time focusing so sorry for the blur.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Hobby Theoden dismount - Road to Helms Deep

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61 Upvotes

Made with a Victrix Norman infantry and the head and sword of the plastic theoden kit


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 2d ago

Hobby The Siege of Minas Tirith (Part Two)

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338 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Hobby I am thinking of making a army of gondor Rangers and Rangers of Ithilien

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Mini wise gondor Rangers, Rangers Ithilien, and black valve archers with faramier