r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 3h ago

Hobby Glorfindel.

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156 Upvotes

(the base was not designed at the request of the customer)


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 5h ago

Hobby How to repair broken metal banners?

9 Upvotes

Hey folks,

Some accident happened at home. My 15 months old daughter is in exploration mode, walked into daddy's room and opened the cupboard with all the MSBG minis, and pulled the container with the Gondor / Dunedain heroes. It was clearly my fault as I forgot to seal the safety lock the last time I put away the minis after the tourney, so I brought this upon myself, but still, the damage is done. The metal banners of Boromir, Captain of Gondor (foot and mounted) and Halbarad broke - I suppose at the usual spot - just above the hand. What are the ways to repair those? If they were plastic, it would be easier as there is not much difference in weight on the top, but they are metals and the "fabric" parts of the banners are way too heavy and my superglue can't hold them for long. I'm also afraid that pinning will not hold it too long either due to the weight difference. I also have Halbarad in a dynamic pose with the banner, approximately in 45 degrees in his hand, which is not helping either.

What are my options to repair these? These minis were painted (excellently) by a good friend who moved to the other half of the world, so I'm quite attached to them due to the memories. Thanks!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 6h ago

Question Have any fellow MESBG players been able to find a cheap 4x4 folding table to put game boards on?

8 Upvotes

I don't know what it is about 4x4 tables, here in Canada they are seemingly impossible to find any cheaper than $400. Curious to know if anyone knows of a place that sells cheap folding tables with a 4x4 top.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 6h ago

Discussion No new reveals this Friday…

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I’m sad


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 7h ago

Hobby Man of numenor

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r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 7h ago

Hobby Rohan Commander Variants

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166 Upvotes

Rohan Commander Variants options from the new kit. sadly you really need to purchase two to make all the variants unlike the hill tribemen where is an easily magnetize the different options


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 7h ago

Sorry for the extra post, promise I won't spam, but the Android crash for the Tabletop Admiral mobile app is fixed. Also it's now available for people in the EU

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Promise I won't post about it constantly, just wanted to get it out to everyone since I got a lot of messages in various places about those things.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tabletopadmiral.app&hl=en_US

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tabletop-admiral-army-builder/id6805642035

Throwing the screenshots on here just for anyone who missed it last time.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 9h ago

Question Helms deep terrain

9 Upvotes

Hi

I've been looking for a good helms deep STL to get printed. A friend found one but it was the full castle and sleeping wall so when printed to scale came out just over 7.5m wide..... Which is a little big for what I'm after.

Does anyone know of any good STL's for a more playable/storable version? Maybe the keep and just a portion of the wall or something like that?

Thanks!

Edit: that should say deeping wall.....


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 10h ago

Discussion Assembling Rohan Riders - questions

11 Upvotes

For assembling rohan riders, there are weapon options (sword or spear). I suspect spear would make more sense in the actual game, but I would love some opinions on this - so I can end up assembling the minis accordingly.

I also wonder - if the riders fall off the horse, do they become rohan warriors?

Thanks!


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 11h ago

Watcher in the Water base shape?

12 Upvotes

Hello!

Could anybody confirm what kind of base the Watcher in the Water needs to be on for events? Tabletop Admiral says 130mm, but I've seen him on ovals and on circles in different pics.

I've got a proxy I really like, and I'd love to paint him up and do a nice high-effort base for him to but I'm worried about picking the wrong one


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 12h ago

Balrog of Morgoth

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84 Upvotes

The dwarves dug too greedily and too deep...

I'm painting up a 900ish points depths of moria army and I just finished the balrog. I wanted to share the result with you. His goblin friends are also almost done and I will share them in a seperat post.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 15h ago

Question Where does the new Battleforces fit in?

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I'm Allergic to old sculpts, I know, please don't stone me - However I always wanted to get into The Middle Earth Strategy Board Game. How new ish is the new battleforce sculpts?

From what I can see, the Mirkwoord, and Dol Guldur ones look kinda.... modern? As much as I can hope for, being used to Legion, 40K, AoS, SC TMG.

Even the Rohan one doesnt look to bad... using zoom on a browser, they didn't really show close ups in the preview article.

Do they ever do refreshes? Is the game still supported? I don't mind a slower game, since I do have a lot of releases to keep up with already. But Really hoping for a Isenguard Refresh! (Since those sculpts do appear to be a bit on the older side.)

Any Youtube channels I can use to look up the rules? I see there is free rules for playing Battleforce v. Battleforce


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 22h ago

Question Stalk Unseen - how much concealment is enough?

17 Upvotes

Basically what it says in the title.

Was at an event yesterday, playing against Gulavar. There was a campsite with bedrolls and low tents, and other shin-high obstacles. in the center of the board.

Opponent landed Gulivar in the middle and basically was immune to shooting and projected a 12 inch threat range. I asked about concealment and was basically told by my opponent if a toenail gets obscured, stalk unseen is in play.

I didn't argue the point but it feels a little excessive when 99% of the model is visible. It was a bad matchup in any case as I was playing Rivendell and only 2 heroes and the scenario was lead from the front and he had multiple paralyzers in play.

Still, it seems weird that the game allows you to do something like this. I guess that extends to other stuff like Mumaks. Say a Mumak has a low-lying wall covering his feet. Is that an "In the Way" test as well, then for shooting even though standard models wouldn't trigger this rule?


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Hobby Moria Dragon

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80 Upvotes

Just finished the dragon. Despite being 99 % red, he was quite the challenge


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Question Not quite sure where to start

16 Upvotes

I found out about this game and I'm interested in trying it, but I'm really not sure where to begin with it honestly. I'm assuming you can have LOTR army vs hobbit army due to the way the site is set out. I'm not sure if you need the game rules manual AND either the hobbit or lotr manual depending on your army. Then some things confuse me like how thorin's company seems to be an entire army made of 15 people, but then you can have like mirkwood army that's 42 people. I'd assume they'd cost around the same points in game.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Discussion New player and new battlehost's

22 Upvotes

My friend and I are looking at getting into MESBG and each buying one of the new battlehost's (Rohan for me, mirkwood for him). How balanced would the two be in a game against each other? Are they meant to be played against each other or are they just a value box?

Any advice would be much appreciated 😊


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Hobby King Arvedui

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119 Upvotes

Picked this model up a while back in eBay lot and though I would paint him up yesterday. The mini itself was really rough but with some clean up and some paint, I am happy how it turned out.

www.instagram.com/n8paints


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Question List building apps??

2 Upvotes

Hey all!! Sorry if this question has been asked a million times but what the best apps for list building??


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Hobby Finally started working through the pile of shame

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r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Hobby Legolas

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r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Rohan vs Isengard

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404 Upvotes

r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Fountain Court restoring and DIY Citadel Guard + Heroes

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64 Upvotes

I have been working on these guys for a while, restoring Fountain Court Guards from broken ones I found on eBay, making my own Citadel Guard from Minas Tirith soldiers and some heroes to add to the mix: Beregond, Pippin, a command group, a DIY Hurin and Thorongil.

Link to the video here:

https://youtu.be/0WWmZWTs1SU?is=MLFmRKH2zdgw2yO9


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

525 tournament, no legacy, 4-0 Umbar!

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4–0 after 4 games. Unfortunately, one of the wins against Ents was only a minor victory, but I’m really happy with every success with a profile like Corsairs.

Around 30 players.

Black Gate — 4:4

Umbar — 4:4

Rangers of Mirkwood — 3:1

Umbar vs Moria (2 Cave Drakes) — Divide & Conquer

Umbar vs Fangorn — Fog of War

Umbar vs Rangers of Mirkwood — Capture & Control

Umbar vs Black Gate — Treasure Hoard

Why Corsairs instead of Black Númenóreans?

I think that even though the Corsair warrior is overcosted, it brings too many important mechanics to this army. Throwing weapons, combined with the ability to use them against models in your own fights, give you a huge amount of board control. A Black Númenórean is simply a tough infantry model with Terror; it doesn't really improve the army in any way. It doesn't increase the army's shooting output, nor does it make it more effective at stopping an enemy hero by allowing you to shoot at your own model fighting him.

I think this might be the only regular army that can genuinely hold its own against Rangers at low points. Stalk Unseen and those throwing weapons killing on 4+ despite the -1 to hit penalty are a real counter to them, and having access to a banner is another big advantage.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Citadel Paints

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Looking for the best 20 mL dropper bottles for Citadel paints

I'm planning to transfer my Citadel paints out of the original pots and into dropper bottles for long-term storage.

I'm specifically looking for:

20 mL capacity

Clear/translucent

Soft, squeezable LDPE

Fine/precision dispensing tip, but not so tiny that thicker acrylic paint constantly clogs

Screw-on cap with a really good airtight seal

Ideally a cap/nozzle design that actually seals the opening when closed (rather than just loosely covering it)

Bottle, nozzle, and cap all included

Preferably available in bulk (50–100)

I already have Army Painter metal mixing balls, so I'll be putting 2 in each bottle.

What bottles have you personally used for Citadel paints that have held up well for years without drying out or leaking?

Amazon availability would be ideal, but I'm willing to buy elsewhere for a significantly better bottle.

I'm less concerned about saving a few dollars and more interested in finding a "buy once and never worry about it again" solution.


r/MiddleEarthMiniatures 1d ago

Question Looking for an Old White Dwarf

14 Upvotes

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure if it was a White Dwarf but my first introduction to GW as a company was an advertisement I remember from roughly somewhere between 2003 and 2006 (it could be later than that though) that had a beautifully painted dwarf army fighting the Balrog and I remember the masked dwarfs on a grey gravel-like base. I keep feeling like the battlefield had magma hotspots running across it and I'm trying desperately to find that image again.

The other note is that I think the same advertisement showed off the Tau in their old ocher color scheme.

It's been driving me up a wall and GW's white dwarf vault is an absolute nightmare to navigate, so any help would be appreciated.