Battle Streams in Middle-earth

07/03/2025

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 113 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

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Oh yes, Episode 113 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Host Mark Stone as they take a look through Issue 76 and catch up on everything that's happened in the hobby in the last week!

Most important of all, let’s get that backlog cleared! The main point of Battle Streams in Middle-earth is for us all to come together for a few hours and get some painting done. Our ethos is that you should be working on something relevant to the featured theme and this time that means Legolas! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on any version of Legolas, then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle Streams in Middle-earth dice.

Remember, part of the fun of this is getting some paint on old, long-forgotten models that are years down your painting queue. So, go and grab those dusty old Legoli, get them primed and come and dent that backlog!

You’ve got 11 hours!

Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments!

Damian

01/03/2025

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 112 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

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Oh yes, Episode 112 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Host Dale Groves as they take a look through the lovely new Armies of The Lord of the Rings supplement and catch up on everything that's happened in the hobby in the last four weeks!

Most important of all, let’s get that backlog cleared! The main point of Battle Streams in Middle-earth is for us all to come together for a few hours and get some painting done. Our ethos is that you should be working on something relevant to the featured theme and this time that means the Armies of The Lord of the Rings! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on any version of any model with a profile in The Armies of The Lord of the Rings, then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle Streams in Middle-earth dice.

Remember, part of the fun of this is getting some paint on old, long-forgotten models that are years down your painting queue. So, go and grab those dusty old Lord of the Rings models, get them primed and come and dent that backlog! You've got 6 hours!

Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments!

Damian

31/01/2025

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 111 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

The link is in the first comment.

Oh yes, Episode 111 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8:30pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Host Larry Miller as they take a look through Issue 75 and catch up on everything that's happened in the hobby in the last week!

Most important of all, let’s get that backlog cleared! The main point of Battle Streams in Middle-earth is for us all to come together for a few hours and get some painting done. Our ethos is that you should be working on something relevant to the featured theme and this time that means the legendary Battle Games in Middle-earth conversion sprue! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on any conversion that uses a part from the conversion sprue, then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle Streams in Middle-earth dice. However, not only that, for the first time ever, you can increase your chances! If you make the specific Guritz conversion from the issue, using a Mordor Orc and the two Guritz pieces, you will get TWO entries into the dice draw! So, if you've got one of those classic conversion sprues laying around somewhere, join us in helping us to break the world record for 'Most Battle Games Guritzs Ever Converted in a Single Night'!

Remember, part of the fun of this is getting some paint on old, long-forgotten models that are years down your painting queue. So, go and grab that dusty old conversion sprue, get chopping, make a conversion, get it primed and come and dent that backlog!

Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments!

Damian

25/01/2025

We had such a blast last night on our latest stream talking all things War of the Rohirrim, from our feelings on the new film to a deep dive into the lore and the new profiles. Thanks to Thomas Macklen for being an exceptional Co-host again, it was great to see that the vast majority of viewers were feeling really positive about this latest cinematic journey to Middle-earth and so cool as always to see a magnificent FORTY-ONE BSIMErs painting War of the Rohirrim models around the world! And if that wasn’t exciting enough, our next stream is only 6 days away on Friday 31st - hope to see loads of you there!

24/01/2025

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 110 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

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Oh yes, Episode 110 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Host Thomas Macklen as they take an in-depth look at the War of the Rohirrim film, have a deep dive into the story of Helm Hammerhand and catch up on everything that's happened in the hobby in the last two weeks!

Most important of all, let’s get that backlog cleared! The main point of Battle Streams in Middle-earth is for us all to come together for a few hours and get some painting done. Our ethos is that you should be working on something relevant to the featured theme and this time that means The War of the Rohirrim! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on model hat appears in the new film, then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle Streams in Middle-earth dice. This weeks' stream obviously is a little more open and subjective than some so, to make it absolutely clear, the models that are eligible for entry tonight are:

Any model that appears in any of the following army lists:

Army of Edoras
Defenders of the Hornburg
The Eagles
Usurpers of Edoras
Besiegers of the Hornburg
Harad

And the following cheeky bonus models: Watcher in the Water, Saruman, Eowyn

Remember, part of the fun of this is getting some paint on old, long-forgotten models that are years down your painting queue but tonight you also have the opportunity to paint some lovely new stuff! So, go and grab those lovely new plastic Rohan Warriors from the starter set, or go and get those dusty old plastic Rohan Warriors from the back of the cupboard, get them cleaned up and primed and come and dent that backlog - you've got 10 hours!

Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments!

Damian

10/01/2025

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 109 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

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Oh yes, Episode 109 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Host Dale Groves as they take a look through the shiny new Battle of Edoras starter set, have a deep dive into the new rulebook and catch up on everything that's happened in the hobby in the last three weeks!

Most important of all, let’s get that backlog cleared! The main point of Battle Streams in Middle-earth is for us all to come together for a few hours and get some painting done. Our ethos is that you should be working on something relevant to the featured theme and this time that means the new starter set! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on model that comes in the new Battle of Edoras starter set, then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle Streams in Middle-earth dice.

Remember, part of the fun of this is getting some paint on old, long-forgotten models that are years down your painting queue BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT TONIGHT! Instead, tonight s all about the new new new! So, go and grab those lovely new plastics from the starter set, get them cleaned up and primed and come and dent that backlog - you've got 9 hours!

Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments!

Damian

28/12/2024

Our friends Phil Beale and Andy Hamblin over at Fable Creative are doing a 24 hour live stream today where they paint up all of the new Heroes from the starter set! They've got a selection of lovely guest stars on throughout the day (some of whom are EXTREMELY handsome) so go and jump in the chat and give them some support to keep them going throughout the day!

https://m.twitch.tv/fablecreative?fbclid=IwY2xjawHcuAVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHR3DHVEcny1kti9zgWDk60Xgvt7hTC2NlR-uRtwx3ZHjI52GWffdqugI4w_aem_h_T4wNG_HLbnua7etpsW3g

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20/12/2024

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 108 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight AND IT'S OUR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!!!!

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Oh yes, Episode 108 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight for our super-spectacular Christmas Special! Stressed about a tough week (or year) at work? Well Let It Go and come and join Damian, Harry and Sam for their last stream of the year as they chat all things Chrimbo, give away some Christmas presents to their lovely Patrons, reflect on the launch of the new edition and War of the Rohirrim and catch up on everything else that's gone on in the hobby for the last few weeks! It goes without saying that your stream snacks should be Christmas themed and Fancy Dress is HIGHLY encouraged (don't forget to Show Yourself in the WIP thread).

Most important of all, let's get that backlog cleared! Some Things Never Change and the main point of Battle Streams in Middle-earth is for us all to come together for a few hours and get some painting done. Our ethos is that you should be working on something relevant to the featured episode and this time that means... well quite a lot really to be honest!

As it's a Christmas special, we're opening the competition to any model that you can convince us is Christmassy enough, whether that be because of fir tress, snow, beards, red and green, being called Merry, painting Annarielle and Elsarielle or pretty much anything else really!

OH YES, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on any Christmas-themed model during the stream then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle Streams in Middle-Earth dice.

Remember, part of the fun of this is going Into The Unknown and getting some paint on old, long-forgotten models that are years down your painting queue so why not go and grab those long abandoned, unloved dusty models lurking at the back of the cupboard (we've all got them!), get them cleaned up and primed and come and dent that backlog by painting them red and green - you've got 9 hours!

I'm going to be working on a ghost of Christmas past For The First Time In Forever. Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments! 🙂

See you tonight!

Damian

09/12/2024

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 107 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

The link is in the first comment.

Oh yes, Episode 107 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Host Mark Stone as they take a look through Issue 74, have a bit of a natter about last weekend's wonderful Throne of Skulls event and catch up on everything that's happened in the hobby in the last two weeks!

Most important of all, let’s get that backlog cleared! The main point of Battle Streams in Middle-earth is for us all to come together for a few hours and get some painting done. Our ethos is that you should be working on something relevant to the featured theme and this time that means Nazgûl! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on Nazgûl model of any sort, then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle Streams in Middle-earth dice.

Remember, part of the fun of this is getting some paint on old, long-forgotten models that are years down your painting queue so, if you've got no plans tonight, why not go and grab those long abandoned, unloved and dusty Ringwraiths lurking at the back of the cupboard, get them cleaned up and primed and come and dent that backlog - you've got 7 hours!

Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments!

Damian

23/11/2024

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 106 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

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Oh yes, Episode 106 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8:30pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Host Mark Stone as they ponder what Legacy models mean for the hobby and catch up on everything that's happened in the hobby in the few weeks!

Most important of all, let’s get that backlog cleared! The main point of Battle Streams in Middle-earth is for us all to come together for a few hours and get some painting done. Our ethos is that you should be working on something relevant to the featured theme and this time that means Legacy models! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on any model that is moving to legacies in the new edition, then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle Streams in Middle-earth dice.

Remember, part of the fun of this is getting some paint on old, long-forgotten models that are years down your painting queue so, if you've got no plans tonight, why not go and grab those long abandoned, unloved and dusty Gildors, Great Beasts and Chariots lurking at the back of the cupboard, get them cleaned up and primed and come and dent that backlog - you've got 6 hours!

Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments!

Damian

01/11/2024

The Battle SCREAMS in Middle-earth Live Stream returns with Episode 105 on the Battle SCREAMS in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

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Oh yes, Episode 105 of Battle SCREAMS in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight and it’s our annual Halloween extravaganza special! Come and join Damian and guest host Christopher Murfitt as they talk all things Halloween and catch up on everything else that's gone on in the hobby for the last few weeks including the BIG news: THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF LORD THORNE! It goes without saying that your treats should be Halloween themed and Fancy Dress (to be shown off in the WIP thread) is HIGHLY encouraged.

Most important of all, let’s get that backlog cleared! The main point of Battle SCREAMS in Middle-earth is for us all to come together for a few hours and get some painting done. Our ethos is that you should be working on something relevant to the featured episode and this time that means our traditional Halloween requirement of spooky models!

OH YES, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on any Spirit, monster, bat, wolf or indeed anything else that you can convince us is sufficiently spooky then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle SCREAMS in Middle-Earth dice.

Remember, part of the fun of this is getting some paint on old, long-forgotten models that are years down your painting queue so why not go and grab those long abandoned, unloved dusty Ringwraiths, Barrow Wights, Bat Swarms and trolls lurking at the back of the cupboard, get them cleaned up and primed and come and dent that backlog!

I'm going to be working on... My Hobbits for Throne of Skulls which is SCARILY close... Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments - you've got 9 hours!

See you tonight!

Damian

12/10/2024

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 104 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

The link is in the first comment.

Oh yes, Episode 104 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Host Tom Macklen as they take a look through the Fellowship of the Ring Special Edition and catch up on everything that's happened in the hobby in the last week!

Most important of all, let’s get that backlog cleared! The main point of Battle Streams in Middle-earth is for us all to come together for a few hours and get some painting done. Our ethos is that you should be working on something relevant to the featured theme and this time that means The Fellowship of the Ring! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on any model in wargear as they appear in the Fellowship of the Ring movie, then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle Streams in Middle-earth dice.

Remember, part of the fun of this is getting some paint on old, long-forgotten models that are years down your painting queue so, if you've got no plans tonight, why not go and grab those long abandoned, unloved and dusty Ringwraiths, Fellowships and Celeborns lurking at the back of the cupboard, get them cleaned up and primed and come and dent that backlog - you've got 10 hours!

Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments!

Damian

04/10/2024

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 103 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

The link is in the first comment.

Oh yes, Episode 103 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8:30pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Host Michael Haskell as they take a look through Issue 73 and catch up on everything that's happened in the hobby in the last two weeks!

Most important of all, let’s get that backlog cleared! The main point of Battle Streams in Middle-earth is for us all to come together for a few hours and get some painting done. Our ethos is that you should be working on something relevant to the featured theme and this time that means Armoured Merry and Pippin Warriors! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on any version of Merry and Pippin in their Rohan and Gondor armour, then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle Streams in Middle-earth dice.

Remember, part of the fun of this is getting some paint on old, long-forgotten models that are years down your painting queue so, if you've got no plans tonight, why not go and grab those long abandoned, unloved and dusty Merry and Pippis lurking at the back of the cupboard, get them cleaned up and primed and come and dent that backlog - you've got 11 hours!

Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments!

Damian

21/09/2024

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 102 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

Link is in the first comment.

Oh yes, Episode 102 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Harry Parkhill as they take a deep dive into the Dead of Dunharrow, get some translucent Army of the Dead assembled and some classic Army of the Dead painted, and have a natter about their hopes for the new edition!

Most important of all, let’s get that backlog cleared! The main point of Battle Streams in Middle-earth is for us all to come together for a few hours and get some painting done. Our ethos is that you should be working on something relevant to the featured theme and this time that means The Dead of Dunharrow! This stream was always envisioned as a bit of a build party for us all to assemble our Made To Order translucent Army of the Dead but classic Army of the Dead are welcome to!
So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on any Dead of Dunharrow model, then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle Streams in Middle-earth dice.

Remember, part of the fun of this is getting some paint on old, long-forgotten models that are years down your painting queue so either go and grab all those dusty old Dead of Dunharrow models or those shiny new translucent green Army of the Dead, get them cleaned up and primed and come and dent that backlog - you've got 7 hours!

Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments!

Damian

20/09/2024

We've had one new stream yes? What about second new stream? Come and join myself and guest host Harry Parkhill to chat all things Dead of Dunharrow and have a build party where we all get our fancy new translucent Army of the Dead models assembled. 8pm UK time. Saturday 21st. COME.

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13/09/2024

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 101 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

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Oh yes, Episode 101 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Sam Page as they dive into the Rise of Angmar supplement and catch up on everything that's happened in the hobby in the last three... MONTHS - there's a lot!

Most important of all, let’s get that backlog cleared! The main point of Battle Streams in Middle-earth is for us all to come together for a few hours and get some painting done. Our ethos is that you should be working on something relevant to the featured theme and this time that means The Rise of Angmar!
So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on any model which has a profile in the new supplement , then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle Streams in Middle-earth dice.

Remember, part of the fun of this is getting some paint on old, long-forgotten models that are years down your painting queue so.... wait, that's off the table tonight! Go and grab all those shiny new toys, get them cleaned up and primed and come and dent that backlog - you've got 4 hours!

Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments!

Damian

12/09/2024

Hi all, Damian here, it’s been awful quiet around here of late so it’s time with a big BSIME update SPOILERS! it end with the wonderful news that our live streams will be starting back up again tomorrow Friday 13th!

It’s been nearly three months since episode 100 and an awful lot has happened since then. As our Patrons will know, Steve has had a series of ongoing personal changes which mean he simply can’t commit to regularly attending the streams for the foreseeable future. However, he very much wants to see BSIME continue to flourish and we have come up with the following plan with his full blessing.

There will be no-one replacing Steve, no-one ever could, but instead I have now assembled a small team of crack guest hosts to keep his seat warm for him; think of them like Stewards, who will help me to nurture the white tree of BSIME while we await the return of the king. Hopefully you'll all enjoy the streams going forwards and the wonderful community that we've all helped to build over the past four and a half years will continue to grow

So, the big news you've been after, I'm delighted to say that the next episode of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be tomorrow, Friday 13th September with guest host Sam Page. After this, there will also be a stream on Saturday 21st September, so you can get them both in your diary and, following that, I hope that the streams will once more settle into a Friday/Saturday slot every 2-3 weeks.

Tomorrow night’s stream will be a special for the new Angmar supplement as we're hoping that the books and models will have reached people by then - the theme will be any model that has a profile in the new supplement so we can all get cracking on our new toys. Hopefully bringing the streams back with an accompanying celebration of the return of new releases for the game should also be a pretty cool way to celebrate and begin this new era! I for one think it's gonna be great having the streams back with all the exciting SBG and Middle-earth content to come in the next few months - if anything it feels bizarrely appropriate that we're starting on episode 101...

I hope this comes as welcome news, I'm sure you'll all join me in wishing Steve the best and letting him know that we all hope he can return sooner rather than later but until he does, please show your support for all of the guest hosts going forwards and let's clear that backlog.

Finally, thank you all so, so much for your ongoing support and patience, we really do appreciate it, you guys help keep BSIME going and it is not taken for granted. I honestly believe we’ve got the best little sub-community anywhere in the world and I’m very keen to nurture it and help it grow as we march forward towards the final binder of magazines!

Much love x

16/06/2024

Society: Wargamer nerds don’t know how to PARTY HARD.

Batttle Streams in Middle-earth: Hold my Party Popper.

That was truly a night to remember, thank you all for the last four and a half years and 100 episodes - it’s been incredible 🙂

Damian & Steve