r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Mattoh16 • 10h ago
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Tezerel • Aug 05 '21
Discussion Middle Earth SBG Questions Thread
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 • u/MrSparkle92 • Dec 24 '21
Discussion WEEKLY DISCUSSION MEGATHREAD - Updated every Wednesday
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
- Army of Edoras (2025-10-01)
- Atop the Walls (2025-09-17)
- Breaking of the Fellowship (2025-10-08)
- Defenders of Helm's Deep (2025-09-10)
- Defenders of the Hornburg (2026-06-24)
- Defenders of the Pelennor (2025-03-12)
- The Eagles
- Fangorn (2025-03-26)
- The Fellowship (2024-12-25)
- Garrison of Ithilien (2025-01-08)
- Kingdom of Rohan
- The Last Alliance (2025-01-29)
- Lindon (2025-09-24)
- Lothlorien (2025-06-11)
- Men of the West (2025-04-30)
- Minas Tirith (2025-07-23)
- Numenor (2025-12-24)
- Realms of Men (2025-03-19)
- Reclamation of Osgiliath (2025-04-23)
- Return of the King (2025-04-09)
- Ride Out (2026-05-25)
- Riders of Eomer (2025-04-16)
- Riders of Theoden (2026-04-01)
- Rivendell (2025-06-04)
- Road to Helm's Deep (2025-01-15)
- Road to Rivendell (2025-12-31)
- The Shire (2026-02-25)
Evil
- Army of Gothmog (2026-01-28)
- Army of the White Hand (2025-02-26)
- Assault Upon Helm's Deep (2026-03-25)
- Barad-dur (2026-01-21)
- Besiegers of the Hornburg
- The Black Gate (2025-10-29)
- The Black Riders (2025-12-17)
- Cirith Ungol (2025-12-03)
- Corsair Fleets (2026-04-22)
- Depths of Moria (2025-02-05)
- Harad (2026-06-10)
- Legions of Mordor (2025-11-12)
- Lurtz's Scouts (2026-04-08)
- Minas Morgul (2025-02-12)
- Muster of Isengard (2025-04-02)
- Ugluk's Scouts (2025-01-01)
- Usurpers of Edoras (2025-01-22)
- Wolves of Isengard (2025-08-20)
- Wraiths on Wings (2026-07-29)
The Hobbit
Good
- Army of Lake-town
- Army of Thror (2026-03-11)
- Assault on Ravenhill (2026-08-12)
- The Battle of Five Armies (2026-04-29)
- Erebor & Dale (2026-08-05)
- Erebor Reclaimed
- Garrison of Dale (2026-07-15)
- Halls of Thranduil (2025-03-05)
- The Iron Hills (2025-05-07)
- Radagast's Alliance
- Rangers of Mirkwood
- Rivendell (2025-06-04)
- Survivors of Lake-town
- Thorin's Company (2025-05-14)
- The White Council (2026-02-18)
Evil
- Army of Gundabad (2025-02-19)
- Azog's Hunters (2026-08-26)
- Desolator of the North
- Goblin-town (2026-03-04)
- Pits of Dol Guldur
- Rise of the Necromancer (2025-11-26)
- The Three Trolls (2025-11-19)
Middle-earth
Good
- Arathorn's Stand (2026-07-08)
- Army of Dale
- Army of Erebor (2025-08-06)
- Arnor (2025-11-05)
- Battle of Bywater
- Battle of Fornost (2025-05-21)
- The Beornings (2026-02-04)
- Defenders of Erebor (2026-01-07)
- The Fiefdoms (2025-12-10)
- Fords of Isen (2026-01-14)
- The Grey Company (2026-05-20)
- The Grief of Eomer (2025-10-15)
- Kingdom of Khazad-dum (2025-06-18)
- Paths of the Druadan
Evil
- Army of Carn Dum (2026-06-17)
- Army of the Great Eye (2025-06-25)
- Buhrdur's Horde (2025-08-13)
- Dragons of the North
- The Easterlings (2025-07-30)
- Grand Army of the South (2025-07-09)
- Host of the Dragon Emperor (2025-07-02)
- Host of the Witch-king (2025-09-03)
- Moria (2025-07-16)
- The Serpent Horde (2025-10-22)
- Shadows of Angmar (2025-05-28)
- Sharkey's Rogues
- Umbar (2026-03-18)
- Wolf Pack of Angmar (2026-04-15)
Legacies
Good
- Battle of Greenfields
- Expedition to the East (2026-07-01)
- Fields of Celebrant (2026-05-13)
- Reclamation of Moria (2026-08-19)
Evil
- Army of Dunland
- Assault on Lothlorien (2026-07-22)
- Far Harad (2026-05-06)
- Fell Beings of Mirkwood (2025-08-27)
- Ravagers of the Shire
- The Spider Queen’s Brood (2026-02-11)
- Variags of Khand (2026-06-03)
Scenarios
- Domination
- To The Death!
- Hold Ground
- Destroy The Supplies
- Reconnoitre
- Fog Of War
Matched Play
- Core Rules (2024-12-18)
Other Topics
- TBD
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Claimed_For_The_Cult • 13h ago
Hobby Troll with flaming sword
I think I nailed the texture of the flames. What do you guys think?
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Claimed_For_The_Cult • 13h ago
Hobby Knight of Umbar
I think I nailed the slightly green hue of the armour
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Claimed_For_The_Cult • 13h ago
Hobby Morannon Orc With Kitbashed Banner
Tips on the transition on the banner?
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Rude-Scene-2930 • 6h ago
Army List Grand Army of the south list i made for a 750 pts tournament. Any ways to improve it? Should i keep two handed weapons on the half trolls?
I put mostly minis that i own in there. Don't own Amdur or Sully and i wanted to try without them, but idk if the list is good then
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/LucianGeorge37 • 8h ago
New army mordor or gundabad
Hi guys, i have 48 mordor orcs 6 warg riders, shagrat gorbag, shaman, banner, taskmaster. What army can i build with those, a mordor horde. Can you make a list? What about some gundabad and bolg?
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/iamdennisreynolds91 • 10h ago
Question Question about Thorin III in defenders of erebor
In defenders if you take Thorin and Bard they can get a free heroic combat if the other one is trapped.
But Thorin has his cool-headed ability where he can change his heroic if an enemy also calls one.
So my question is, can Thorin call a heroic combat for free (assuming conditions are met) and then change that to a defence or strike for free?
Apologies if this has been asked already, I couldn’t find an answer!
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/comradej4m13 • 9h ago
650 Point Army
Never done a tournament. Thinking about using this, am I going to struggle?
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/FlumpingtonFlump • 11h ago
Hobby Morgul Knight masks
Does anyone know of anywhere that does printing for morgul knight masks or similar alternative proxies. I don’t want to buy boxes just for the masks. Have tried press moulding them but they are a bit too fine for my limited skill
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Rickydrinkspaint • 11h ago
Hobby Water slide decal/transfer sheets for MESBG
Does anyone know where I can get some high-quality waterslide decals/transfer sheets for MESBG?
I've tried eBay and Etsy, but they haven't been the best quality. No matter how I apply them, they end up looking like a low-res, glossy sticker that's just been stuck on.
And it's definitely not due to a lack of experience I've applied hundreds of decals to different tabletop miniatures and Gundam model kits, using varnishes, Micro Sol, Micro Set, etc., so they end up looking like they've been painted on.
Any recommendations would be really appreciated. Cheers 🙂
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Lipa08 • 1d ago
Hobby My extra rusty armoured goblins
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r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/mueltrain3 • 1d ago
Some recent projects!
Working through my first 500-ish points of the game. Loving it!
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/LordMaul90 • 1d ago
The start of Moria
Painted 250pts of goblins for the start of a new army. Captain and Shaman are serving as Durburz and Druzhag, respectively.
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/27Couple25 • 1d ago
Hobby Hobby tree question
This is probably dumb to ask, but what do you use to keep down leaves of trees? I recently bought a plastic pine tree set off Amazon and those dang leaves are rubbing right off
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Forsaken-Sky-5143 • 1d ago
Cheat sheet to learn the game?
Hi guys ,im studying the book and watching videos to try and learn the game solo so that I can explain it to my friends , is there any cheat sheet I can download for the latest edition that you would recommend? thanks In advance 🤙
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Pender8911 • 1d ago
Question What's stopping Army of Gundabad to become the new goblin horde with mapwide banner army?
Just wondering, since you can field easily 70+ models at 800 points while still having a hard hitting hero like Azor or Bolg.
4 warbands of mercenary goblins, you could deploy 2 at start and then let the other 2 spawn in later.
If you break you can use the horn of gorgoroth and suddenly your goblins are courage 6. Plus you have a free heroic march on turn one, then alternate mapwide banner and nat 6 wound save for the rest of the game.
Isn't that what made gobbo only Depths broken?
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/OkCold4665 • 1d ago
Hobby Moria Goblin
They subconsciously may be my favorite sculpt to paint, because I've probably stripped and repainted these 3 or 4 times over the past 18 years.
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Lune_Akinas37 • 2d ago
Hobby Rivendell Knights Painting - tried some freehand on the banner!
I’ve been painting some Rivendell Knights recently and wanted to share how they’re coming along!
The scheme on GW’s website looked quite different from the Last Alliance warriors, so I went with colours closer to those to help them look more cohesive together.
I also tried my hand at freehand painting the banner. What do you think—does it work with the rest of the unit?
Next Step is Basing!
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Forsaken-Sky-5143 • 1d ago
When do you think the battleforce preorder is gonna go live?
As the title say
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Rickydrinkspaint • 2d ago
Hobby Classic Ranger Faramir one of my favourite sculpts from the entire range.
r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/queerfemmepunk • 2d ago