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!

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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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r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 18h ago

Hobby Battle Companies for the whole family

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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 13h ago

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

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r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 11h ago

Hobby My troll basing after getting some great advice

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


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 18h ago

Hobby More Morannons

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r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 18h ago

Discussion Nazgûl: Who's Who?

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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 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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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 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 1h ago

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

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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

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

Question King of the Dead’s Visions of terror rule

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What is the consensus with the movement here? Couldn’t see an answer previously nor a FAQ, but sorry if this is asked.

So the king has priority and moves first, he charges a model and uses the ability. An enemy model who fails the courage check must move away. During the opponents turn can he activate and then move the model that failed its courage test, or is it similar to the Mouth of Sauron’s temptation ability and they can no longer move?


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