#mesbg

[wujczak]

Scratch built cairn, Ringwraith for scale. Built it to get some background for more rustic undeads and #LotR horrors. Took inspiration from real world tumuli. Tested out long static grass - turns out I could've chosen even longer cut.

[mootmead]

Art vs (kinda) artist 2024 edition.

It was a slow year ! Hoping 2025 will be smoother !

[sympyl]

Painting some stuff for Middle Earth

[ilfirinart]

One stone to shape them all…

I love the simplicity of this little piece. Just a chunk of styrofoam and a bit of imagination (and hot wire :D) – that’s all it takes to start bringing something to life. This single menhir is part of a bigger scatter terrain project, but I wanted to give it a moment of its own as this was a starting point.

There’s something relaxing about working on these – no rush, no pressure. Just carving, painting, and watching it slowly transform into a relic from a forgotten age.

More of these are on the way, but for now, I hope you enjoy this simple 360° spin.

[gort-grundlekin]

Birch baddie in progress, getting the base colours down before I tidy up. Went for a walk today and got tons of inspo

[internet-goblin]

I went to my first tournament in MESBG (LotR miniature wargame for those who don’t know) and I brought my cute little dwarven army led by the great king of Khazad-dûm Durin VI. So far all good.

I don’t really know what I’m doing building or playing an army, but I am having fun and that’s what counts.

However, here comes the first match up. And what am I pitted against? Who is my first real opponent not just in the tournament, but in this game in general? Well I am glad you asked!

FUCKING SMAUG!

So yeah, I had a lot of fun! This game is great!

[betabites]

Most of my hobby time this fall was spent, not painting, but building. This isn't even all of it; I've also got two towers that need to be painted before assembly. I do have to say, my biggest problem is that there wasn't more of it. The ruins were definitely more built along what pieces I had left than any sort of actual design. I'd happily go nuts on, like, four more sets of the Gondor mansions and two more of the ruins. I think two towers is enough for me, personally.

I've also got something very exciting in the mail, which is about two tables worth of MDF terrain from TTCombat. First, a set of docklands so I actually have a reason to paint up the piles of shark-people and dagonite cultists that have been languishing in the bottom of my piles of unpainted miniatures. Also, so I can eventually buy their Venice terrain set. Second, a bunch of North African and Middle Eastern terrain to fill out my desert board. I'll (eventually) report back with pictures.

That really only leaves me with one battlemap without associated terrain, my snowscape. I'll have to think about how to fill that one. Apart from with giant crystals that explode when hit. That's a given. ...Snow goons? Blizzard FXs? Maybe I'll actually learn the old ways and build some hills and cliffs.

[awarhammerguy]

An elf from the middle earth strategy battle game

[eightclawed]

decided to crack out the green stuff world gold pigments to test out on these easterlings, i dont think this video captures just how nice the sheen is after just one coat

[thelargek]

Neet idea for simple terrain!

1 spray paint lid covered in texture paint and painted as marble

1 spare mini painted as a statue

And boom! Instant monument terrain for warhammer, dnd, mesbg and more!

[crikeymiles]

Rangers of the North, warband for Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game. Models are Nights Watch from A Song Of Ice And Fire.

The shouting chap with the straw hair and the sword and dagger looks like Aragorn to me.

[wujczak]

Battle of Edoras boxed set,

War of the Rohirrim

Rohan houses slightly modded using both sprues

[mootmead]

Hobby journal : I took old Theoden that I painted quickly last year and spruced it up.

[sympyl]

Some neat terrain I painted up, from the MESBG "Ruins of Middle Earth" kit. I'll probably mostly use it for other systems tho

[ilfirinart]

Project kickoff – materials gathered!

After a bit of a scavenger hunt across drawers, boxes, online stores and local suppliers, I’ve finally gathered all the key materials for two upcoming builds: a set of conifer trees and some 28mm scale hedges.

As usual, this meant juggling scale, aesthetics and practicality — especially since I have limited storage space and need to be mindful of the final size of everything I create. Swipe through to see what’s what: from humble tools and crafting basics to more specific scenic materials like filter mat and various foliage textures.

I still remember those long-ago school days, when I didn’t have access to proper materials (or money, really) and had to build terrain from whatever I had lying around — with results that, well… varied quite a bit. Now, years later, returning to the hobby, it feels great to finally be able to treat myself to some proper scenic supplies. Hopefully it’ll make things smoother going forward!

That said, I still love finding low-budget, creative ways to use everyday items — that’s where the homemade red scatter comes in (but more on that some other time).

Also, I knew GW minis were pricey… but I was secretly hoping that terrain materials would be a little more forgiving. Turns out — they’re not 😅 Oh well, live and learn!

If all goes well, these two sets should bring a lot of visual variety to the table, both for gaming and for photos.

WIP updates coming soon – stay tuned!

[gort-grundlekin]

Finished four more tiles and decided to make a test board stuffed full of random shit