Martyrdom | NEW Medieval Historical Wargame From Warhammer Stars #OTTWeekender
August 28, 2026 by crew
It's OTTWeekender Time! In this week's show, we're checking out some brilliant new Historical Medieval-era miniatures from a new game from a collective that includes Chapter Master Valrak (yes, you heard that right!). We dive into the stunning miniature reveals for Martyrdom alongside lots of other news from this week in wargaming.
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We've also got some news for Space Marine fans in Warhammer 40,000 who are about to lose a lot of their toys. The Firstborn are on the way out. We'll make you feel better, though, with some brilliant 10mm scale Vikings and some fantastic Weird Vietnam War miniatures that you probably didn't think you needed.
As always, dive into the comments and tell us all your thoughts about the show this week and what we chatted about!
Tabletop Gaming News
See what you make of the tabletop gaming news that we've picked out from this week!
- Spearhead Studios' New Medieval Wargame - Martyrdom - Delve into a brand-new Historical wargame from some stalwarts of the wargaming industry, set against the Crusades
- The Lazy Forger's Stunning New 10mm Viking Miniatures - The Lazy Forger moves Sci-Fi to the side and works on some stunning 10mm scale Vikings for Historical wargaming
- BIG Changes Coming To Space Marines in Warhammer 40,000 - A lot of Space Marines are going away, but the remaining Space Marines are stronger than ever?!
Do you think you'll be getting your hands on some of these new miniatures?
Tabletop Gaming Kickstarters
This week's Kickstarters involve a bit of Weird being added to your Vietnam War games alongside some awesome new heroes and villains for Fantasy wargaming.
- Red Jungle - The Miniatures by Austin Miniatures - An excellent range of Vietnam War-themed miniatures AND some Weird additions for Red Jungle
- Bad and Nice Guys by Scibor Monstrous Miniatures - Some great new heroes and villains for your Fantasy wargames
We've got some excellent Pulp-style Modern miniatures that would be great for 80s-themed movie scenarios PLUS some brilliant sculpts from one of the best in the industry.
More Tabletop Gaming News
What did you make of the news from this week in the world of tabletop gaming?
- Cry Havoc Board Game Now Available from Footsore Miniatures & Games - Check out this classic, returning board game with new art by Gary Chalk
- New Delos Station Pre-Painted Sci-Fi Terrain for Infinity - Dive into some excellent new pre-painted Sci-Fi terrain with an ALEPH vibe
- More Grimdark Damned Infantry Available from Wargames Atlantic - Check out some excellent new miniatures that would be perfect Chaos Cultists
What did you make of the news from this week in the world of tabletop gaming?
Make sure to dive into the comments and let us know what you think of this week's show!
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Happy weekender, I love historical minis, and those look really cool
😁 🤞🏻
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Well done sir
I think I should get a donkey too. And a robe and scream at people from the back of the donkey
If the politicians keep going as they are it will be an UBER donkey 🤔🤷
Is that not what you do every Saturday anyway?
No, Saturday is laundry day. I do that on Tuesdays 8)
Martyrdom looks like an interesting project as it appears to originate from folks more closely associated with 40k and/or GW. If it can bring some Warhammer only gamers over the Rubicon into Historical wargaming then all power to them.
For sure – anything that introduces Historical wargaming to more folks is great
Nice simply painted rank and file stuff, comes out looking great.
It very much does – solid, no nonsense stuff with a little flair
Settling in to watch.
Hope you enjoyed the show 🙂
It’s weekender time folk’s 🎉🎊 👌
Ooh how big is the bows for the horse archers 🤔🤷
Big enough to fire big arrows?
Nam paint it Red 🎨
Well, well, well, an other scam from Valrak? All jokes aside, Martyrdom does look interesting. I just hope Valrak doesn’t fall in the same pit as many others have done with crowdfunding projects and that they can transition to retail in a good way. To be fair, I think I would have rather seen it in small scale 10 – 15mm to make really great battles. Maybe the rules would allow for that.
He does seem to have been putting in the work to see this one go the distance. We shall see how the Kickstarter funds
Nice one 🙂
And now I know of Scibor’s work… he might just take all my money!
There are so many amazing sculpts in his collection
Martyrdom looks very interesting, will be keeping an eye on it
So shall we!
Scibor Undead in the “dead guys wearing death imagery while being dead”… but looking amazing while doing it. I’m going to get some of those Scibor minis one of these days…
Got dat Death Drip 😉
Its a long weekend here, surely I will get some painting done… Martyrdom looks interesting, can definitely see the Gdub style in the poses.
Oh yeah – big leg stances and very forward facing
Next week I expect an all superhero episode just to keep people guessing.
Curious about Martyrdom…that came out wrong.
Yes – I hope you don’t plan to become a saint!
Nice weekender. Martyrdom looks good.
It does!
The lazy forgers stuff always looks impossibly detailed, doubly so for that scale.
Yeah – insanely talented fellow
Awesome guys, will be keeping a close eye on Martyrdom news, Never played Historicals but this one has my attention
It’s cool that the game is getting folks interested in Historical gaming 🙂
The bad and nice guys from scibor look amazing. The Orc chieftain and minotaur look amazing. May be a thrall and cairne bloodhoof in my future.
Hi COGz an OTTers 👌