Battle Streams in Middle-earth

29/08/2025

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 122 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

The link is in the first comment.

Oh yes, Episode 122 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Hosts Mark Stone and Michael Haskell on Catapult Troll Eve as they take a look through Issue 80, chat through their experiences at Ardacon 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 Fog on the Barrow-Downs! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on Tom Bombadil, Goldberry, a Barrow Wight, or any of the Four Hobbits in their Fellowship gear, 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 Goldberrys and paralysed Hobbits and get them primed and come and dent that backlog!

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

Damian

28/08/2025

Our live streams return tomorrow night with Part 2 of our Tom Bombadil special - looking at Issue 80 and all things Fog on the Barrow Downs (stream link in the first comment).

My Tom has been patiently waiting on his painting handle for the past three weeks and is looking forward to getting finished tomorrow. Who’s going to be joining us for the stream and what will you be working on? Let us know in the comments!

Damian

26/08/2025

New Battle Streams in Middle-earth Hobby VLOG!

After 5 years of planning and 5 months of incredibly stressed out hobbying, my Long Expected Party (in every sense) display board was finished. So, as is tradition, I got dressed up like an incredibly authentic fireworks display - and simultaneously a complete cretin - and took the board to war at Warhammer World's Throne of Skulls. The link to my latest VLOG is in the first comment so feel free to grab a cup of tea, sit back, and join me in finding out if all the effort was worth it...

Also, remember that our next live stream is this Friday 29th August and we hope to see loads of you in the chat painting all things Fog on the Barrow Downs!

Cheers!

Damian

12/08/2025

It's been a loooooong time coming but the final VLOG looking at how I created my Long Expected Party display board is finally up! I hope you enjoy it and, if you do, please leave a comment on the video to let me know what you think of the board. Right then, on we go, only 8 more VLOGs to edit covering everything I've been up to for the last 8 months! 🤣

Damian is back, back, back with the final part in his Throne of Skulls 2024 journey - there ar just five days left to go before the event and there is SO muc...

08/08/2025

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 121 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

The link is in the first comment.

Oh yes, Episode 121 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Hosts Mark Stone and Chris Murfitt as they catch up on everything that's happened in the hobby in the last three weeks from Helm to the new supplement and the new FAQ. Not only that, but Damian, Chris and Mark are all members of the Wanderers in the Wild and are preparing to once more wage war together at Ardacon next weekend so we'll be talking about our plans and how prepared we many or may not be! Finally, and most importantly, we're gonna be taking a Deep Dive into the mysterious Tom Bombadil and seeing if we can get to the bottom of one of Tolkien's most enigmatic characters!

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 Tom Bombadil! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on the classic Tom Bombadil sculpt, 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 Bombadils - maybe even the classic BGIME model in a red blister! - and 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

26/07/2025

Just a reminder for anyone who's missing the official GW Hobby Bingo this year, here at Battle Streams in Middle-earth we have our own version for 2025. So, if you're in need of some hobby inspiration and motivation, feel free to get stuck into this (you can go back to January to fill it in!) with all of our lovely BSIMErs!

If you want to join our wonderful community of BSIEM patrons and get access to our community chat and hangout then you can access our Patreon scheme using the link below.

https://www.patreon.com/c/battlestreamsinmiddleearth

Enjoy the Hobby Bingo!

26/07/2025

And so, five and a half years and 120 episodes into our Battle Streams in Middle-earth journey, we have started our final binder, 13 issues to go and we're into the home straight!

There's a really cool run of streams coming up looking at some fantastic minor characters from the book, Radagast, Tom Bombadil and Glorfindel, all of whom are getting their first ever dedicated streams! I've got all three classic BGIME models primed and ready to go and can't wait for some cool hobby and Deep Dive discussions over the next few weeks - hopefully lots of you can join us for some super-cool Hobby Backlog clearing :-)

The next Stream focussing on Tom Bombadil is Friday 8thy August!

25/07/2025

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 120 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

The link is in the first comment.

Oh yes, Episode 120 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Host Sam page as they take a look through Issue 79 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 Radagast! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on any Radagast sculpt, 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 Radagasts - maybe even the classic BGIME model in a red blister! - and get them 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

05/07/2025

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 119 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

The link is in the first comment.

Oh yes, Episode 119 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Host Larry Miller as they take a look through the shiny new Armies of Middle-earth supplement 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 we've reached the end of another binder so this time that means Armies of Middle-earth! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on any model with a profile in the new Armies of Middle-earth supplement, then you'll be in with a chance of winning one of our unique Battle Streams in Middle-earth dice. As a special treat, we're also celebrating the awesome Armies of Middle-earth release weekend so, if you''re working on anything that was released on that day (Beechbone, Bolg, Corsair Ballista etc.) we'll also enter you into the draw.

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 Beregonds, Prowlers and DRAGONS and 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

13/06/2025

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 118 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

The link is in the first comment.

Oh yes, Episode 118 of Battle Streams in Middle-earth will be beaming into your interweb boxes at 8pm tonight! Come and join Damian and Guest Host Chris Murfitt as they take a look back at the 2018 Armies of The Hobbit and catch up on everything that's happened in the hobby in the last two weeks - including some really cool PDFs....

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 we've reached the end of another binder so this time that means The Hobbit! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on any model with a profile in the 2018 Armies of The Hobbit 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, go and grab those dusty Thorins, Bilbos and Tauriels and get them 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

10/06/2025

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live Stream returns this Friday 13th at 8pm - get it in your diary, tell your friends and see you there!

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22/05/2025

The Battle Streams in Middle-earth live stream returns with Episode 117 on the Battle Streams in Middle-earth Youtube channel tonight!

The link is in the first comment.

Oh yes, Episode 117 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 take a look forward to this weekend's Seven Stones tournament, talk all things Palantiry 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 Palantirs! Whist we admit is a bit of a niche one! So, whilst you're obviously welcome to come and join us while painting anything, if you're working on either of Saruman's Panatir plinths, Saruman holding the Palantir or any home-made Palantir objective marker on a 25mm or 40mm base (which might well be handy this weekend!) 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... Planters... get them primed and come and dent that backlog! You've got 2 hours!

Let us know what you're thinking of working on in the comments (it better be a Palantir...)

Damian