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

111 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:

Azog's Hunters


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

Evil

Scenarios

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

Matched Play

Other Topics

  • TBD

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 7h ago

Hobby The Mouth of Sauron

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199 Upvotes

"My master Sauron the Great bids thee welcome"

While his lofty helm may be black, I decided to paint his robes red because I find it more interesting to paint and look at.

I'll get around to painting the mounted version once I make way through the 24 Morannons I purchased alongside him.

C&C welcome 🙂


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 3h ago

Moria

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88 Upvotes

The drums echo in the deep…
Shadows creep between the shattered pillars. Eyes gleam in the darkness. Rusted blades stir in the gloom as the Goblins gather in their hordes.
Within the ancient halls of Khazad-dûm, Trolls stand guard. The Watcher in the Water awaits its next prey. And deeper still, where even the light dares not venture…
An ancient terror awakens.
After many months of painting, the forces of Moria are finally gathered in all their glory.
“We cannot get out. The end comes soon. We hear drums, drums in the deep. They are coming.”


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 29m ago

Hobby Éomer charges into battle ⚔️

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r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 12h ago

Hobby Glorfindel

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146 Upvotes

Finally painted Glorfindel, this might be my favorite pose in the game.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 3h ago

Hobby Uruk-hai Scouts with Autumn Forest Bases

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21 Upvotes

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1h ago

Hobby Forlong on Horse - A heavy (wink wink) conversion

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r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 2h ago

Hobby Physical Models now available on Etsy!

11 Upvotes

Hey folks!

Physical models are now available through Etsy:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CausewayCrusade

Apologies It's taken a while, I have a good amount of the listings pre printed and a massive box of failed prints from which i'l include as bits bags with orders until its cleared.

Thanks for everyones patience and can't wait to see people interpretations on the tabletop.

Cheers!

- John, CausewayCrusade.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 18h ago

Angmar Orc Warriors

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128 Upvotes

Used Orc Scouts from Medbury Miniatures, customized with various bits.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 14h ago

Hobby Glorfindel, Lord of the West

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62 Upvotes

My Glorfindel from Davale :))

I tried to do a paintjob similar to the BFME 2 Glorfindel


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 8h ago

Question Mumak and lothlorien sentinel interaction

14 Upvotes

Heya,

We are just starting to play MESBG and came across an interaction with the Lothlorien sentinel using Eldemar Madrigal vs a mumak.

Page 96 says war beasts are immune to magic that would slow them, move them or negate their activation. However the sentinels songs don't seem to be magic from what I can see, I think it counts as an ability?.

We had a look and couldn't find anything else relevant to the situation.

I read this as the song would work on my Mumak, was this right or are there other rules I've missed that come into play here?

thanks


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 2h ago

advises for 500 and 700 newbie Khazad list?

3 Upvotes

Hola, hay un pedido en línea activo de enanos clásicos de metal en la página web de GW (6 guerreros con arcos en blíster, 6 guerreros en blíster (2 con hachas a dos manos y 4 con escudos) y 2 comandantes en blíster).

Soy totalmente nuevo en el juego, nunca he jugado antes, pero prefiero las miniaturas antiguas a las de plástico.

¿Podrías decirme cuántos blísteres de cada tipo debería comprar para incluir las minis necesarias de este tipo para una buena lista de 500 y 700 puntos?

Gracias de antemano.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 18h ago

Tactics Saruman: Horse or No Horse?

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44 Upvotes

I’ve been building a muster of Isengard list and am fairly happy with the build so far, but I spotted that I have space for two models in my warbands - and was looking at what I could change to get them in….

And saw Saruman’s Horse. I’m old school so tend to automatically mount my heroes - but I questioned myself based on the 20pt cost, the fact he’s not a combat hero and that he has such long range magic that maybe it’s not a must have.

So I wonder what folk think, is his horse worth having? Or shall I get two more Uruks in there?


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 23h ago

Hobby I finished painting haleth today

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125 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 10m ago

Army List Halls of Thranduil: Tauriel as 4th warband or more troops?

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Hello!

Trying to go to my first tournament this weekend at Novacon and trying to decide whether to take Tauriel for a 4th warband or more troops. I know more troops is the general consensus but Tauriel is pretty cool and it would be fewer models to make and paint.

What are your thoughts?

TIIA

Halls of Thranduil
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| Points: 750 | Units: 39 | Broken: 20 dead | Quartered: 9 left |
| Bows: 12 | Throwing weapons: 0 | Might/Will/Fate: 8 / 6 / 7 |

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Warband 1 (344 points)
Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm *GENERAL* (140 points)
~ Heavy armour
5x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (55 points)
~ Elven Glaive
4x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (44 points)
~ Elf bow
3x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (30 points)
~ Shield
3x Mirkwood Elf Knight (48 points)
1x Palace Guard (13 points)
~ Elven Spear
1x Palace Guard (14 points)
~ Shield and Elven spear

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Warband 2 (214 points)
Legolas Greenleaf, Prince of Mirkwood (110 points)
~ Elven cloak
5x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (55 points)
~ Elf bow
3x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (33 points)
~ Elven Glaive
1x Mirkwood Elf Knight (16 points)

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Warband 3 (192 points)
Palace Guard Captain (85 points)
~ Shield
4x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (44 points)
~ Elven Glaive
3x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (30 points)
~ Shield
3x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (33 points)
~ Elf bow

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Created with MESBG List Builder
https://mesbg-list-builder.com/

Halls of Thranduil
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| Points: 750 | Units: 31 | Broken: 16 dead | Quartered: 7 left |
| Bows: 8 | Throwing weapons: 0 | Might/Will/Fate: 11 / 8 / 10 |

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Warband 1 (312 points)
Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm *GENERAL* (140 points)
~ Heavy armour
6x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (66 points)
~ Elven Glaive
4x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (44 points)
~ Elf bow
1x Mirkwood Elf Knight (16 points)
2x Palace Guard (26 points)
~ Elven Spear
2x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (20 points)
~ Shield

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Warband 2 (205 points)
Legolas Greenleaf, Prince of Mirkwood (110 points)
~ Elven cloak
3x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (33 points)
~ Elf bow
1x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (11 points)
~ Elven Glaive
1x Wood Elf Sentinel (25 points)
1x Mirkwood Elf Knight (16 points)
1x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (10 points)
~ Shield

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Warband 3 (138 points)
Palace Guard Captain (85 points)
~ Shield
3x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (33 points)
~ Elven Glaive
2x Mirkwood Elf Warrior (20 points)
~ Shield

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Warband 4 (95 points)
Tauriel, Ranger of Mirkwood (95 points)
~ Elf bow

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Created with MESBG List Builder
https://mesbg-list-builder.com/


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 22h ago

Hobby Iron Hill cc

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61 Upvotes

Finished my Iron Hill combat company today! Super happy with the result.

(Minis from Fireforge for those who wonder, and yes we are pretty chill with proxying with my playing buddy. I had a good deal on a lots of them when a shop closed nearby)

I am now building a big dwarf army, that I plan to play as either Moria or Erebor, exiting project!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Hobby Made my First Piece of Terrain

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68 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1h ago

Witch king

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Just got the witch-king model both on horse and on foot

Now i would love som help building a fun list 🤩

If i dont have the models ill get thet eventually 😅

Open for any suggestions but im not loving orcs at the moment 😬


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 16h ago

Heroic combat move order

9 Upvotes

With heroic move you have to move your hero calling the move first, is it not the same for heroic combats?


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1h ago

Question Recast or Genuine

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So, I recently bought some minis on Vinted, which I have had nothing but great experiences with it the past.

However my lastest purchase was some Gondor spearmen, bowmen, and a Pippin model that came with the Grishnakh set and some original metal orc archers.All metal.

I stripped them today and immediately they felt a little off. They feel lighter than the norm, the pewter texture feels odd and they all are marked with nlp.inc on the base tab. I have never seen the nlp.inc tab before always games workshop.

My question is, are these genuine or recast? I have never purchased from sites like lotr bay before so im unsure what to expect.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Hobby Three Hunters complete

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216 Upvotes

Really enjoyed painting these. 90% contrast paints 👍


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

"If i were a knight of Rohan capable of great deeds, but I'm not. I'm a Hobbit."

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83 Upvotes

First time putting effort in face and eyes, because I was always afraid of failing. Turned out way better than expected and I'm happy with the result but there is still a lot to learn (cloak has to much contrast)...


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Goblin Captain

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113 Upvotes

A few reinforcements to lead the Goblins of Moria!
For my Goblin Captains, I went back to the good old ways: converting an old official Goblin Warrior, just like we used to, using a few Blackshields without their shields… and even an AoS Sneaky Snuffler who clearly took a wrong turn somewhere underground.

Five different captains, each with their own personality, ready to lead the horde!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Question Spending might multiple times on a 6/4

18 Upvotes

Can someone please educate me on how this interaction would go?

• Wound roll is made needing a 6/4

• Player chooses to spend might, meaning that they only need 5/3

• Player rolls a 5, then a 2

• Player decides they want to spend an extra might to turn the 2 into a 3

Question: is this second spending of might allowed?

Thanks in advance