r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 2h ago

Question Do these scenarios still exist in the newest edition? (Only have the old book, should I keep it?)

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r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 3h ago

Question Warhammer Display Bases

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52 Upvotes

I’ve built these models on 130mm bases (I think), one for each movie. I got the jars from IKEA and now want to update my display. Does anyone know where to get good Warhammer display cases from? I’m in the UK and did look at wicked brick however they all appear to be 40k themed and couldn’t find anything neutral.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 5h ago

Hobby Thoughts on this hair upgrade for the old orcs?

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60 Upvotes

I know that orcs aren't known for their locks but I am not a fan of how the models normal hair ends up looking more like a do-rag than hair


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 6h ago

Hobby Balin's Tomb Diorama

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44 Upvotes

Made this for display on a store in Stockholm, link to the video here:

https://youtu.be/CvMljmn9jcU?is=sxk9uC0dCUnTtCgM


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 7h ago

Hobby Mordor Orc Banner Bearer

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114 Upvotes

Classic sculpt


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 7h ago

Discussion On average, or usually, how many dice do you need to play this game?

10 Upvotes

Hey, as the title says, usually how many dice do you need to play this game? For example, in 40k, there are scenarios when you're rolling 36-40-50+ dice for attacks. I'm about to buy some fancy 16mm dice for my armies and as a gift to a friend of mine, and I wanted to know if 10 dice are enough or not really? Ty


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 9h ago

Question Help needed for gift

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My partner used to paint Warhammer when he was younger, however sold off his collection a couple years ago. He loves lotr and has thought about picking the hobby back up, but isn't really committed.

So I'm thinking about gifting him a larger lotr figure for Christmas, so he can enjoy the creative process and just have it on display if he chooses not to carry on making them. The problem is, I don't know the first thing about which paints should be used with what, glues needed etc, and I'm a little worried about how much it would cost me to buy everything he'll need.

Some of the figures I'm considering are Winged Nazgûl™, Treebeard™, Mighty Ent™ and Beechbone™ the Ent™.

I'd really appreciate some advice on what paint sets to buy, or choosing a figure that might require less further purchases.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 11h ago

Hobby Lothlorien Warriors Arrow + Bowstring

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143 Upvotes

Rework complete! Added bowstrings to all 8 bowmen and arrows to 4 of them.

Can't wait to get these painted! Just waiting for the Green Stuff to fully harden before getting started.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 13h ago

Question Free will dice to resist or cast magic question

3 Upvotes

I've seen a lot of players separate them, just wondering where in the rules it says they don't count as your own will. For example Sauron the Necromancer says he gains an additional free will point when casting. Do i have to separate them? Can i not might the free one or when resisting get the natural 6 and recover it?


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

Media My Minas Morgul army is growing !

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65 Upvotes

Pretty happy about how it's going so far !

Paiting this with my GF, we've never playing a single game of wargame and these are our first minis painted !

Edit: I must admit I'm a bit salty that they are re-releasing the mordor orcs after I'm halfway done with these guys, but I'm also hype to have prettier models !


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

Build me an army worthy of Mordor…

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Been working on my various armies a lot recently. Told myself I’m not going to buy any of the new orcs till I have all my old orcs painted and based. Side question, are the new orcs at the same scale as the old ones?


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

ArmyRaise is available for Android!

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45 Upvotes

ArmyRaise is now ready for Android and iPhone.

Download it now to track the full collection, building armies, playing battles and different scenarios and much more!

Now, you can sync your data across multiple devices thanks to the Palantír!

Please, share your experience and feedback is more than welcome!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

Discussion New Player Here

10 Upvotes

I just bought the Rohan Battlehost, and I wanted to know what units and characters should I add to my army?


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

Hobby My Mesbg armies so far!

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174 Upvotes

Almost done with Khazad Dum, and have beornings ready along with orcs, trolls and spirits that can be various evil armies.

Quite happy with them, and will definitely be adding more to the evil side. So easy to add a handful of extra stuff that suddenly allows for even more factions!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

Hobby Primer

3 Upvotes

Hi all, I'm needing a new white primer for painting and I've seen three options,

White scar by citadel that I've used plenty in the past

Colour forge matt white

Army painter matt white

I'm just wondering which of the three above works best with citadel contrast paints without the spray obscuring the fine details of the model.

Thanks in advance


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

Hobby Quick and dirty orc test mini before we dive into a new horde of orcs.

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119 Upvotes

Wyldwood, Snakebite Leather, Darkoath Flesh, Gun Metal, Dark wash, some highlights and done.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

Hobby "Veteran" Warriors of Rohan ready for war!

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384 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

Hobby AK 3rd gen paints frequently used on MESBG minis?

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hello, I’m about to order a few AK 3rd gen paints specifically for my MESBG minis. I’m currently painting Hill Tribesmen, but in my pile of shame I still have Rohan, Mirkwood, Dol Guldur battlehosts, Thorin’s Company, and I’ll also buy the new Mordor stuff when it gets released.

Wanted to ask around if you guys are also using AK, and if so, could you give me some guidance on which colours you use on almost every mini, regardless of the faction? Most YouTube tutorials I watch don’t use AK, so I wasn’t able to get much reference from there...

Thanks!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

Question Heroic challenge in narrative scenarios

8 Upvotes

How does it work? You can only challenge someone of the same tier, but there are no tiers in narrative. So can you challenge no one, everyone or should you choose a tier from the most fitting army?


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

Hobby What do your elf eyes see over yonder?

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284 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

Battle Report Next video is out!

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56 Upvotes

This is probably the most amount of fun we’ve had on the channel.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

Your Favourite BOFA Beater

7 Upvotes

I've incidentally stumbled my way into owning a lot of Battle of Five Armies pieces, and am having a lot of fun theory-crafting various army lists. Most exciting to me is the wide variety of absolute beatsticks: from Beorn, all the eagles, Bofur on a troll, and a frankly uncouth amount of 3 attack heroes.

My question is less "which one should I take" and more: which ones are your favourites, and what are some fun stories you've had with them?


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 1d ago

Legacy model to bring back in mext faq?

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So what would be your best of legacy to bring back in the game. Most of us still play legacy so it's not a big problem, but some character and profiles really feel like they should continue to evolve with the game.

My top three

- Gildor, who really brought something cool with noldor exiles

- Kamul, because nameless ring wraith are dull...

- Some of the named captains... Not so much for the rules but for model variation, especially in armies who field lots of captains

Ps. Would make a great podcast subject :)


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 2d ago

Army List Riders of Eomer 600 pts help

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Hello!

I'm new to this hobby. I have built around 30 Rohirrims, amd twice more warriors of Rohan. Wan to play Riders of Eomer in my local league. Points cap is set to 600.

Can you please help me decide what list shpuld i play?


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • • 2d ago

Hobby Besiegers of the Hornburg

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176 Upvotes

825pts of ‘Besiegers of the Hornburg’. Having sold a Legacy Army of Dunland last year, I find myself once again flush with murder hobos.

Converted General Targg’s head as I didn’t feel the clean cut look represented a Dunland Commander.

Models are Games Workshop, KZK & Davale ‘Felmount Reavers’.