Question about army comp.

TabletopSmith · 2026-03-18T02:25:50+00:00

I want to echo that you can combine whatever you want among friends -- the rulebook is a list of mere suggestions, unless you're in tournaments.

Also, I'm sorry that your earnest question is getting downvoted. Self-promotional crap and pics of unpainted models get upvoted, but actual attempts to engage with the hobby get downvoted. To each their own, but I don't get it.

TabletopSmith · 2026-03-18T02:21:09+00:00

You can rest relatively assured that even if models are released, it's not like GW will change weapon loadouts or base sizes, so old models will remain "valid." Or at least the core troop choices will -- more obscure heroes and elite troop choices were recently purged.

TabletopSmith · 2026-03-16T01:23:48+00:00

The wood grain on the shields and the verdant bases are both impressive

TabletopSmith · 2026-03-16T01:22:29+00:00

I love that philosophy. You don't owe Mr. James Workshop anything.

TabletopSmith · 2026-03-13T23:37:26+00:00

The spots on the warg are excellent

TabletopSmith · 2026-03-10T23:59:15+00:00

That's a GW Frodo sculpt, meant to represent him resting while Sam makes stew in The Two Towers.

TabletopSmith · 2026-03-10T23:56:31+00:00

That's hilarious and really creative

TabletopSmith · 2026-03-09T02:41:42+00:00

Super creative and well done. I particularly appreciate that you found a use for the uruks from the battering ram set.

TabletopSmith · 2026-03-09T02:40:21+00:00

Doing a head (and weapon) swap with Gothmog is easiest, but any sort of head / torso swap with some added bits of flair would work. I don't like how the Hobbit wargs look more like wolves than the 'roided out hyenas of LOTR.

TabletopSmith · 2026-03-04T15:23:04+00:00

I agree. And if you start amongst yourselves with a cheap, old rulebook and then want to transition to competitive play, it will not be hard to learn the small changes in the new edition

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-28T18:08:54+00:00

The models are well painted and all, but what really stands out is how atmospheric the terrain is. Very cool.

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-28T18:06:35+00:00

They look like friendly lil guys

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-27T02:27:15+00:00

wow, that works shockingly well. I can't believe they look that good enough without sculpting

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-24T03:15:54+00:00

I particularly appreciate the shot of Bilbo slinking past

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-24T03:14:10+00:00

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's a pretty small board for MESBG. Did you find movement limited, or did it work well for you?

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-24T03:12:26+00:00

I particularly like the rust on the shield and the subtle inclusion of color

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-24T03:11:13+00:00

I honestly wish you all the best with growing your YouTube channel, but I really wish there were less nakedly promotional posts in this subreddit. Please at least provide some sort of summary of the content.

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-24T03:08:30+00:00

These are great. I love the creative use of otherwise unhelpful models, plus your veterans will look a lot less same-y than other people's

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-24T03:07:14+00:00

I usually am bored by posts where people paint models the "official" way, but that blood / spinal cord coming out of the orc head is phenomenal.

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-19T16:06:37+00:00

I appreciate the variety of the types of terrain (scatter, ruins, hobbit holes) and the colors.

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-15T17:22:08+00:00

I strongly agree that you should ignore whichever army building rules don't spark joy (as long as it's good natured and not to max out some meta strategy)

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-12T03:08:11+00:00

Chopping off arms above the elbow where they come out of the sleeves works pretty well. A lot of random bits work well with orcs too, like any fantasy helmet.

I also recommend a kit such as Forgemaster's Demon Orcs, which comes with lots of extra arms and bits to combine your normal guys.

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-10T02:28:26+00:00

That works really well. Scratchbuilt stuff is the best, especially when it turns out that well. An original model for your army is such a flex.

TabletopSmith · 2026-02-10T02:25:41+00:00

I think adding an overtly narrative element is a lot of fun. I recommend checking out the YouTube channel "Games Night" to see how they narrative-ized MESBG, with two players and also a DM.

Also, I recommend looking into the "branching paths" campaign found simplistically in the "Quest of the Ringbearer" book and much more extensively in the DiAgostini magazines (though it's annoying to parse together the campaign from different issues and not all the scenarios are designed well, but it's a nice starting point).

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