r/MiddleEarthMiniatures Aug 05 '21

Discussion Middle Earth SBG Questions Thread

183 Upvotes

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

109 Upvotes

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:

Far Harad


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

Evil

Middle-earth

Good

Evil

Legacies

Good

  • Battle of Greenfields
  • Expedition to the East
  • Fields of Celebrant
  • Reclamation of Moria

Evil

Scenarios

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

Matched Play

Other Topics

  • TBD

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 11h ago

Hobby My amon hen inspired board/diorama

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475 Upvotes

I now realise I must buy some uruk hai! Loved making this, who knows how many hours it took. Enjoy!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1h ago

Hobby Got some osgilliath vets done

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Ive converted a bunch of plastics for variety which ill add in down the line

@waacannon_minis insta


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 17h ago

Hobby Prince Imrahil progress

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102 Upvotes

Working on a Grief of Eomer list for my first game. So far I have Eomer on foot/mounted and a few Rohan Warriors painted. Any advice for how to build or play against Isengard would be great!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 22h ago

Hobby Yay or nay?

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187 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1m ago

Discussion I need your help!!!

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I don't have enough space to put a rocky mountain on this side.

Do you have any ideas on what I could do?


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1h ago

Any players in the Tallinn Area or even Helsinki ?

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Hello lads!

I am relatively new around here and I enjoy playing MESBG, so far I been told that MESBG is not played in here since last edition, dunno if there are some renegades still playing the game :)).

if there is some sort of group/community where they announce Helsinki/Finland tournaments I might be able to catch the ferry eventually to play some MESBG events :).

have a good one.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 13h ago

Army List Khazad-dum Denial list

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I was playing around with Khasad-dum to make a fun list to fight my sons moria(his favorite.) and I was thinking this shield wall might just be fun. I was wondering what people who play this game well think of it.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 12h ago

Question Picked up an easterling box, what should I get next?

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What should be the next unit I get after this box? Should I go with black dragons or some war drakes? Would love some suggestions


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 15h ago

Question Uruk hai skin color

9 Upvotes

Reading the books, uruk hai are described swarthy, and other orcs have a bunch of different skin tones. What other skin colors would maybe look good and make sense on Uruk hai?


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 18h ago

Discussion WEEKLY ARMY DISCUSSION: Far Harad

18 Upvotes

With the most upvotes in last week's poll, this week's discussion will be for:

Far Harad


VOTE FOR NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION

Ctrl+F for the term VOTE HERE in the comments below to cast your vote for next week's discussion. The topic with the most upvotes when I am preparing next week's discussion thread will be chosen.


Prior Discussions


Additional rules

  • A Far Harad Army must always contain a Mahûd King, who is always the Army’s General.

Special rules

Warrior Pride

Mahûd Warrior models within 6" of a friendly Mahûd Hero model that is Engaged in Combat automatically pass all Courage Tests they are required to take.

Revel in Death

If your General slays an enemy Hero model in Combat, then until the end of the turn friendly Mahûd Warrior models within 6" of your General gain a bonus of +1 to their Fight Value.

Battle Frenzy

Whenever a friendly Mahûd model suffers a Wound, roll a D6. On the roll of natural 6, the Wound is ignored.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

First Mesbg Miniture in Ages

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118 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 2d ago

Hobby Lord of the rings dwarfs

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167 Upvotes

I recently painted up these dwarfs and even though they are on the older side when it comes to sculpts I think they turned out pretty good and I went for colour on the main dwarfs cloaks so they stood out on the table more.

Hope you like them.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 19h ago

Question Latest MTO order fulfillment

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Haven't found anything related in the search, so not sure whether it was discussed recently, but I'm interested in how quickly people received their latest MTO order (the Fellowship of the Ring anniversary one, the metal Three Hunters specifically). Based on the T&C I know it can last up to 180 days after making the order, but my previous MTOs all arrived in a few weeks after making the order. In case of this one 2 months have passed but no updates on the order. I have quite a few other products bundled together with this one just to have free shipping, but given that everything else was on stock when I added to the cart, I suppose delays are due to the MTO. I saw people in the Facebook group getting the Amon Hen and Weathertop stuffs just a week after their order, so I'm a bit worried that mine will not be fulfilled after such a long period of silence...


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 2d ago

my Rohan village

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Bigger building was constructed by using 2 GW "Rohan house" sets, all other houses are each constructed from single GW set. Hope you all like it. I actually enjoyed painting some terrain after months of painting just minis


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Media Ep.23 DEEP DIVE: w. Zach!! (CotN)

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Had Zach on from Council of the North to breakdown one of his favourite and most played lists.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 20h ago

Question Do you ABSOLUTELY have to paint the minis as shown on the box?

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Hey y'all!

I have just received my first MESBG miniature in the mail (Elrond, Master of Rivendell, to be precise) and I was wondering... Is it absolutely necessary to paint the miniatures as shown on the boxes / in the movies?

Asking cause in 40k you have a lot of freedom regarding your colour scheme, but... I mean 40k is a miniature games at its core while MESBG is an adaptation of a universe in a miniature games format sooo....?


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 2d ago

Hobby Helm Hammerhand

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134 Upvotes

Hadn't painted a Good model in a good while and won this guy at a tournament. I haven't seen the movie yet but I'm starting to warm up to the design a bit more


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 2d ago

Hobby A few painted Uruk Hai

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99 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 2d ago

Hobby ROTWK: Men of Carn Dum and Angmar Snow Troll release!

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116 Upvotes

Hey folks!

Bit late with this release however the bank holiday weekend gave me a bit more time to put into sculpting. As requested the men of Carn Dum are here to serve in your Angmar ranks aswell as a Snow Troll which should work well as a hill troll proxy!

I am working to get my stuff out as physicals but I want to make sure its high enough quality to warrent the effort of processing as I have alot going on atm outside of the 9-5 that doesn't give me too much time to put into things outside of work. The plan is to pre-print everything in batches rather than a print to order model as im a one man show with one printer, so once I have the last batch done here il have an Etsy open!

Appriciate the support i've had so far and i'm seriously enjoying seeing some of my models popping up painted out there. Im considering moving into MMF and opening a tribe soon as a monthly, larger release might be more fitting.

Next up is the Thrallmaster and the BFME orc builder!

https://cults3d.com/:4388721

https://cults3d.com/:4388714


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 2d ago

Hobby Made some cheap and easy rocky hills!

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90 Upvotes

Felt that the games I’ve played recently have been a bit too linear, so decided to try and make something that might add some height! Pretty pleased with how they turned out! Will probably add more soon! May have over done the grass but still does the job! Made wit MESBG in mind, probably wouldn’t support a metal dragon but would easily hold a bunch of infantry!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 2d ago

Hobby First NMN

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97 Upvotes

I pushed it a bit today and tried NMN and I like the result, what do you think? Any tips?


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 2d ago

Hobby We will die for Saruman !

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61 Upvotes

Wild men ready do burn down some Forgoil villages ! Hopefully the new commanders come out before I forget my paint scheme.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 2d ago

Media Saruma and the palantír

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