Gerry unboxes and reviews some of the new Explorer Corps miniatures from one of his favourite Pulp Sci-Fi wargames, Star Schlock, by Wunkay. In this review, he looks at the Explorer Officers and the Explorer Landing Party from the miniatures game.
Justin unboxes and reviews the contents of the Senator Battlefleet Set from Warcradle Studios and Wayland Games for use in your naval wargames of Dystopian Wars. Designed as a packed set for the Union, this gives you a bunch of new ships for expanding your fleet or starting a new one.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we explore some great post-apocalyptic heroes, a Shatterpoint story and stunning Horus Heresy-era painting.
Join Gerry and Shay for a Let's Play of Stargrave where there is a bounty on offer and they are hunting down a Mech Pilot using one of the scenarios from the Dead Or Alive supplement for this Sci-Fi skirmish game by Joseph A. McCullough and Osprey Games.
Join Justin for an unboxing and review of the Zamiec Battlefleet Set by Warcradle Studios which is a great new Dystopian Wars option for those playing as the Commonwealth. A solid Polish-Lithuanian option which brings air support to this naval wargame.
A new boxed set is available for you to pre-order from Steamforged Games. Warlocks clash in a new Warmachine boxed set which features the forces of Khymaera battling against the Southern Kriels. What do you make of Shadows & Scum?
Gerry unboxes and reviews the newest Quar plastic set from Wargames Atlantic. Here, he's looking at the Fidwog Infantry Box for This Quar's War which comes with Infantry and the "Centipede" Squad Tractors.
In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, Lloyd joins Gerry and Ben as the trio talks about Gerry's love of Pulp and also how you can change up your games by simply exploring different ways of deploying your miniatures on the tabletop. What do you think of our ideas?
It's OTTWeekender time! What if you could have all your favourite TV shows and movies in just ONE miniatures game? In this week's show, we dive into some awesome miniatures from across Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, History and Pulp that you can get from the team at Crooked Dice for their excellent miniatures wargame, 7TV.
OnTableTop Industry Awards For 2024
1 year ago 16Join us for the OnTableTop Industry Awards For 2024 where we are honouring the best tabletop games and products from last year across board games, card games, miniature wargames and beyond.
We Painted The NEW Salute 2025 Miniatures!
1 year ago 1Gerry and John showcase the new miniatures from the South London Warlords for Salute 2025! John shows off how he painted the miniature for Lieutenant Colonel James Macdonell for all you Napoleonic fans and also the Highlander Mech Pilot.
Come and join us for another delve into the Projects to find the best of the best from the last week or so. We'll be getting stuck into lots of great-looking miniature wargaming painting and hobbying this week...
Dead Again Games are now live on Kickstarter with their new campaign to bring their gladiatorial skirmish game, Blood On The Sands, to life. Get stuck in and fight it out in the arena with the gladiators from your school and see if you can thrive and grow to fame.
Gerry and Shay learn to play the awesome new gladiatorial miniatures board game Blood On The Sands which is now funding over on Kickstarter. In this video, Gerry shows off a sample of gameplay and how to play over the course of a few turns.
Gerry unboxes and reviews the recently released 28mm Pulp Adventure Zombies from Wargames Atlantic which could be used for all sorts of excellent Pulp skirmishes but would also be equally fitting for Sci-Fi and Fantasy wargaming! Are these the best wargaming zombies for tabletop gaming?
Gerry unboxes and reviews the new set of 28mm plastic miniatures from Wargames Atlantic for their Historical Age of Chivalry range. Get a look at what you get inside the Foot Serjeants set and how that can be used with your Medieval armies.
In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we discuss the potential for going off-book and looking for gaming opportunities in obscure and forgotten battles. Not just in historical wargames but also in fantasy and science fiction.
Gerry unboxes and reviews more of the 28mm scale Tollingchester Terrain from Sarissa Precision which has been designed for Grey For Now Games' Guards Of Traitor's Toll skirmish game. All of this comes fully coloured so you just need to assemble it! Here, he's looking at the Town Starter set.
Join us this week for a look at Savage Core and some of the fantastic Atlanteans from that range alongside many, many versions of Conan and some fantastic War Rockets out of the black!
Justin unleashes his inner wizard as he takes a look through the Magic: The Gathering Foundations Beginner Box from Wizards of the Coast, a perfect way to begin your journey into tabletop card games of magic and monsters.
Gerry unboxes and reviews the 28mm scale plastic Norman Unarmoured Cavalry set from Victrix Miniatures which could be used for invading armies during the Dark Age as well as the Early Medieval period.
Dive into a new unboxing from Gerry where he reviews the new 28mm plastic Islamic Infantry & Archers that you can pick up from Victrix Miniatures for their Medieval range.
In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we talk about getting overwhelmed by just how much stuff there is in the hobby for you to contend with! Do you feel like you get overwhelmed by your choice of wargame or perhaps the hobby as a whole? Has it got worse in recent years? Please tell us what you think!
It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's episode, a new Kickstarter has caught our attention featuring some absolutely amazing new Trench Crusade miniatures! The Red Brigade from Westfalia Miniatures is a perfect first expansion to the Trench Crusade world after last year's hit fundraiser.
Firelock Games' new Napoleonic wargaming Kickstarter for Blood & Bayonets is now funded unlocking new options for those who want to dive into this period on the tabletop.
John shows off how to paint some of the 10mm Armoured Clash Infantry from the new Union faction by Warcradle Studios. In this painting tutorial, he is painting up some of the standard Union Federal Troopers that will form the backbone of your Armoured Clash army.
Gerry unboxes and reviews more of the 28mm scale Tollingchester Terrain from Sarissa Precision which has been designed for Grey For Now Games' Guards Of Traitor's Toll skirmish game. All of this comes fully coloured so you just need to assemble it! Here, he's looking at the Market Day Starter set.
Get a look at some brilliant miniature painting from the community including one of our youngest hobbyists. We also have a project all about getting people into the hobby!
It's actually happening. Astartes II is going to be a reality. The hit digital animation will be back with the original animator, Syama, onboard to bring his twist on Warhammer 40,000 to screens.
The Red Brigade Kickstarter from Westfalia Miniatures is now live so you can dive in and get some awesome new miniatures inspired by Mike Franchina's amazing artwork for the indie hit Trench Crusade. If you went in on the original Trench Crusade Kickstarter and wanted more, The Red Brigade might tickle your fancy.
Warcradle Studios has revealed what will be popping up as part of the February releases for their 10mm wargame, Armoured Clash. The Enlightened are making their presence known in the Dystopian Age with a new Faction Battlegroup Starter Set and an Introductory Set.
Gerry unboxes and reviews something alternative from the team at Traders Galaxy. This time, he's giving his opinions on the awesome 28mm Fantasy Undead miniatures for use in a mixture of different wargames.
Join Gerry for an unboxing and review of the 28mm Conquistador Cavalry from Wargames Atlantic for use in your Historical wargames as you head to the New World to battle the likes of the Aztec Empire.
Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's episode, John takes the plunge into the Fantasy world of Kings Of War with a new army plus we ask the question; how do you get new people into the hobby and wargames in 2025?
It's OTTWeekender time! Games Workshop managed to fix the mistakes they made with the relaunch of the Blood Angels and ACTUALLY delivered a Warhammer 40K army that we are genuinely impressed by. The Emperor's Children are looking exceptionally good for fans of the Chaos Gods.
John shows you how to paint the awesome 10mm Lakota Super Heavy Engine from the newest Armoured Clash faction, the Union by Warcradle Studios. He dives into a tutorial and walkthrough on painting up that iconic Union blue and these techniques can then be taken and applied to other vehicles within the Union army.
Gerry's new unboxing and review looks closer at the Siegebreaker Behemoth for the Spires for use in Para Bellum Games' Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings. This towering beast is one of the impressive 35mm Fantasy miniatures for crushing your enemy's defences.
Join us for another Community Spotlight where we're taking a look at some great 6mm American Civil War miniatures, a dive into the sewers with TMNT and some impressive ships that will be part of a much larger project.
Justin is joined by Gerry and Shay to play through a game of Undermined! Pairadice City which was successfully funded on Kickstarter by the folks at Devilfly Games. As a push-your-luck game, this one might be explosive!
Gerry gets stuck into an unboxing and review of the Early Saxon Armoured Warriors miniatures in 28mm from the folks at Victrix Miniatures. These are going to be great for those looking to kick some Dark Age Romano British arse before the Viking Age comes around.
Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! This weekend we're giving Shay an education in some classic wargaming TV shows and how they might then be turned into fun games to be played out over the course of a big campaign weekend. We then turn things over to you and ask how YOU would craft a campaign weekend.
Some big news from both Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy and UK Games Expo today as they announced the Sir Coates Painting Masters which will launch at UK Games Expo 2025.
