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Gen Con 2016 Live Blog: Day Two!

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Day Two continues with gusto as we get stuck into more from Gen Con 2016.

Gen Con 2016 Live Blog: Day One!

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We kick things off and get stuck into Gen Con 2016; The Best Four Days In Gaming!

Rubicon Models Shows Off “Old Blood and Guts” Patton WIP

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Rubicon Models is showing of some works in progress for one of WWII's greatest generals.

Sarissa’s Retro Americana Terrain Range Grows

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Sarissa Precision have developed their Retro Americana range with a few additional buildings to add a little bit of life to your community.

Another Nostalgia Hit As Time Commander Returns To TV!

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It seems like we really are living in the late 90's and early 2000's as Time Commanders is going to be returning to TV thanks to a shout out from the BBC asking for teams to apply.

Weekender XLBS: Time Commanders Returns & Armored Core Comes To Kickstarter

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We delve into our Hobby Time this week and work out if we'd be good battlefield generals!

Eureka Miniatures Preview Upcoming Ancient Greeks

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Eureka Miniatures have their eyes set on some new Historical miniatures for their collection. Now their minds turn to a selection of Dark Age Greeks for your use on the tabletop.

Weekender: Previewing 4Ground’s Mighty Dwarf Terrain & Warlord’s Doctor Who Will See You Now

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We show off the new 4Ground Dwarven & Steampunk Terrain plus you could win excellent Miniature Wargaming The Movie Prizes!

Osprey Bring Colditz Board Game Back To The Tabletop In October

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Osprey Games are going to bringing the classic board game, Escape From Colditz, back to the tabletop this October for its 75th Anniversary.

US Airborne Get Painted Up In Warlord Bolt Action 2nd Ed Previews

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Warlord Games have shown off more details from the new Bolt Action 2nd Edition book today and the new plastic US Airborne too.

PlastCraft Go 15mm With Their New World War II Color-ED Terrain

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PlastCraft reveal their 15mm ColorED Terrain for your World War II battles!

New US Rangers Join Your Fighting Force From Spectre

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Spectre has announced that US Rangers are joining their range this week. Now you can outfit your units with these Special Forces!

1st Corps Brings A New Dark Age/British Romano Church To The Table

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1st Corps has added a wonderful new building to their terrain range. The Dark Age/British Romano Church will sit quite happily in many 28mm historical settings and make itself quite a tempting place for your Vikings to raid!

Kill From Range With Albino Raven’s Stalker Sniper

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Albino Raven have shown off another addition to their series of 'Stalker' miniatures as they add the Sniper to their collection in 1/35 scale.

Eureka Miniatures Goes To The Weird Side Of Historical

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Eureka Miniatures has some new releases that can put an interesting twist on your next game.

Team Yankee – M163 VADS/M901 ITV Unboxing

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The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that was used by the United States Army. The M168 gun is a variant of the General Dynamics 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon.

Impudent Mortal Running A $100 Voucher Give Away

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Who wouldn't love to add some amazing new terrain to their collection? Make sure you've "liked" the Impudent Mortal FB page and you will be entered in a drawing for $100 in free product from their store!

Streetscape: 28mm Resin And MDF Buildings Hit Kickstarter

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Slug Industries: Wargaming has a new Kickstarter for some really neat terrain that consists of mdf and resin.

World War I Miniature Gaming – A War Too Far For The Tabletop?

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Community member Drahima delves into why he thinks we don't see many World War I tabletop games out there and what might be done to remedy it...

Rubicon Models Shows Off Single Sprue SdKfz 251/7 Halftracks

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Rubicon Models keeps producing some top notch models for your WWII army.

Weekender XLBS: Terrific Train Terrain & Undercity; A Perfect Gateway Game?

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Lloyd goes loco over locomotives and train track tabletops and we explore the ways you could turn the gateway game, The Undercity, into a 2.5D tabletop experience.

Sarissa Precision Release Their Retro Americana Terrain Range

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Sarissa Precision continue to impress with a new range of terrain which would be perfect for many different genres. See what you think of their Retro Americana range...

Weekender: Mantic Historical Gaming & We Want Tabletop Robot Wars!

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We discuss the potential of Mantic stepping into Historical Wargaming & want to fight out Robot Wars on the tabletop

Team Yankee Leopard Week – Which Faction Has The Best Tactics?

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As the week draws to a close we ask, which Team Yankee faction do you support? We'll also be exploring the Core Tactics of each that appeal to us.

Team Yankee Leopard – Battle Report Part Two

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We find out how this Battle Report ends for Team Yankee as West Germans and Soviets clash on the battlefield.

Team Yankee Leopard – Battle Report Part One

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Catch Part One of a Battle Report from Battlefront Miniatures where they have West Germans facing off against the Soviets in Team Yankee.

Team Yankee Leopard Week – What About The Nukes?

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The big question today! How would you introduce the nuclear solution into the mix for your games of Team Yankee?

Team Yankee Leopard Week – Top Trumps! Who Has The Best Air/Anti-Air Units In The Game?

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As with the Armoured Units in the game we find out who has the best Air/Anti-Air Units in Team Yankee Top Trumps style!

Team Yankee Leopard Week – Top Trumps! Who Has The Best Armoured Units?

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Using the age old settler of arguments, Top Trumps, we find out who has the best Armoured Units in Team Yankee.

Knuckleduster Sculpt Up A Money Grubbing Baron For The Old West

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Knuckleduster Miniatures have shared the render work for one of their upcoming projects, the Money Grubbing Baron.

Team Yankee Leopard Week Battle Report – West Germans VS Soviets

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We get down to it with a Team Yankee Battle Report between the Soviets and the new West Germans for Leopard Week!

Team Yankee Leopard – How To Paint West German Infantry

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Moving away from vehicles we take a look at Battlefront's tips and tricks for painting your West German Panzergrenadiers from Leopard.

Team Yankee Leopard Week – Planning A Campaign With Red Storm Rising

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We plan a campaign based in Iceland for Battlefront's Team Yankee by using the book Red Storm Rising as inspiration. It's time to get those West Germans into the narrative.

New Releases Span The Centuries For Baccus 6MM

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Small scale specialist Baccus 6MM have some new releases that span generations.

Early Imperial Roman Centurions March Out Of Victrix Soon

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Victrix continue to show off what's coming for the Imperial Romans. Here we have another look at their Centurions ready to march into battle.

Heroic Lt. Col. Durnford Holds His Own With Wargames Illustrated

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Wargames Illustrated have added another heroic individual to their Giants In Miniature range, Lt. Col. Durnford.

Team Yankee Leopard Week – We Paint A Full West German Army

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John has been set loose upon the West Germans from Team Yankee's new book; Leopard and you can see how he painted the WHOLE army within...

Team Yankee Leopard – How To Paint The West German Leopard 2

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When it comes to painting your West Germans there are many techniques. Battlefront show off one such way as they paint the Leopard 2 from the new Team Yankee book.

The Great Wargaming Survey Is Now Live!

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The Great Wargaming Survey 2016 is now live thanks to the folks at Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy. Get stuck in and make your voices heard...

Team Yankee Leopard Week – Will The Conflict Spread To New Theatres?

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We quiz Phil Yates about where the narrative is going and what new Theatres might pop up in Team Yankee. Will this mean new Nations too?

Team Yankee Leopard Week – Creating Modern Battlefield Terrain

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The battlefield you play on makes all the difference in games so we take some time to talk about creating Modern Battlefield Terrain for Team Yankee.

Team Yankee Leopard – West German Leopard 2 Assembly Guide!

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Join Battlefront as they show off How to Assemble the Leopard 2 for your West German army in Team Yankee.

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