Planet Smasher Games are now on Kickstarter with their new project, the quirky and chaotic dexterity-based Sci-Fi miniatures game, Space Gits. This game of drunken orc-on-orc combat is available for you to dive into with rules, miniatures and more to get you started.
Gerry unboxes and reviews the 28mm Sci-Fi miniatures found within the Les Grognards plastic kit by Wargames Atlantic that forms part of their Death Fields range. These are perfect miniatures to use when making a unique regiment in games like Warhammer 40,000.
Wargames Atlantic will be taking pre-orders for the new 2nd Edition of The Barons' War this weekend. The new boxed set will be available for you to pick up and to give you a taster of what's to come, the team did a Game Overview with the designer himself, Andy Hobday.
Join us this week for a look at a bunch of Sci-Fi awesomeness including Judge Dredd, a trip into the Fragged Universe and some Space Wolves!
Stoessi's Heroes recently added two new characters to their collection for you to use during your World War II wargames. As with all of their 28mm miniatures, they have a story behind them and could lead you down some interesting roads during scenario planning for games.
Warbases announced that they are going to be expanding the Bifrost Miniatures range with some more Fantasy creatures for you to battle in your roleplaying and skirmish games. The mighty Toadmen will be hopping into action alongside some Fantasy Dinosaurs.
Statuesque Miniatures produces some gloriously unique miniatures, and the latest additions to their collection are no different. The Cloth Skreks are wandering and bumbling around as part of their "Letters from the Habernagerie" collection and look brilliant.
Gerry chats with the awesome Mike Hutchinson of Planet Smasher Games, creator of the epic Gaslands, about his new game Space Gits which is coming to Kickstarter. If you like Orcs and fun, unique miniatures games, make sure to check out the drunk-ass chaos of this wild new project.
Wargames Atlantic are previewing a bunch of new miniatures coming in plastic for This Quar's War. This gives you some notable characters to lead the rest of your Quar into battle for both the Crusaders and the Coftyrans.
Another Giants In Miniature set is now available for you to order from Wargames Illustrated, this time with an Ancient feel. See what you make of the pair of miniatures for Achilles and Patroclus.
Some great new miniatures are going to be coming to the Sci-Fi world of Infinity soon from Corvus Belli, building up options for the Shindenbutai, PanOceania and O-12. There are some great miniatures for you to choose from, starting with some that are taking to the sky to deliver justice.
Paul Hicks might already have sculpted his way through most of history but he has also turned his hand to a rather charming range of figures you can now buy through Footsore Miniatures & Games. Hicksy's Halflings can be picked up right now for creating a dashing army for use in your Fantasy wargames.
Wargames Atlantic dropped a whole bunch of teasers, previews and more over the course of the last couple of days. There's so much in the works from these folks that it's sometimes hard to keep up! We start with a favourite announcement of mine and that's the next faction for Classic Fantasy Battles, the Dwarven Host!
Ill Gotten Games is on Kickstarter right now with a new game and a range of miniatures for you to dive into with a post-apocalyptic 1980s twist. The rubble of New York City is calling and there are plenty of quirky gangs for you to choose from.
In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we're joined by community member Martin of TheHobbyLodge, who has recently come back from AdeptiCon and shares his thoughts on this once-in-a-lifetime trip and how it has reignited his love for wargaming and the hobby in general.
BattleTech Goes Gothic! Will Grimdark Mechs Draw In The Warhammer Crowd? #OTTWeekender
2 years ago 31It's OTTWeekender time! BattleTech from Catalyst Game Labs is going grimdark with a new Gothic set coming soon that fires up their Continuum Series. Will this new set be enough to bring in the Warhammer 40K crowd who might want to try out tabletop wargaming with BattleMechs going up against demons?
Oathsworn Miniatures are going to be releasing the new edition of Burrows & Badgers very, very soon. As well as the new Rulebook, there will also be two new Starter Warbands that you can get your hands on as a way to dive into the game.
Wargames Atlantic are now taking pre-orders for two new 28mm scale plastic sets packed with Medieval miniatures for use as part of The Barons' War and more. You can now finally get the Mounted Knights and Serjeants to bulk out your warbands.
Daniel Mersey and Osprey Games announced a Second Edition coming soon for his Fantasy wargame, Dragon Rampant. A new rulebook is on the way, featuring illustrations from Alan Lathwell and David Needham, with updates coming based on feedback from the Dragon Rampant community.
Victrix Miniatures has announced a new Middle Ages wargame alongside the folks at Noodle Wargames. Pillage: Ransack The Middle Ages will be coming soon and makes use of the awesome range of Dark Age miniatures and more that Victrix produces in 28mm plastic.
Justin unboxes and reviews one of the brand new TAGs for Corvus Belli's 28mm Sci-Fi miniatures game, Infinity. Here, he looks at the Longwang, Imperial TAG Police miniature which will deliver some justice on the tabletop.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a lot at some kitbashing for the weird world of Turnip28, a test paint scheme using the John Blanche paints and a train that has gone a little bit wrong...
Perry Miniatures added their two new sets of Spanish Napoleonic Infantry to their webstore recently, so if you're looking to bulk out a force for 1808-11, then you'll have plenty of options when it comes to breaking into these plastic kits.
Empress Miniatures recently added a selection of new 28mm Historical figures to their collection for the Spanish Civil War. The Nationalists are getting some added support with three new packs covering Command figures as well as regular Infantry.
The team at Best Hobby Games is working with industry legends like Andy Chambers and Gav Thorpe to bring a new Sci-Fi wargame to the tabletop soon via Gamefound. Zeo Genesis has been in the works for several years now, developing a set of rigorously playtested rules and their own range of awesome plastic miniatures.
Gerry is joined by James Morris, the mind behind possibly the hottest new miniatures wargame on the market, Midgard Heroic Battles. They discuss the idea and concept behind this exciting game which can be played as a Historical or Fantasy experience AND in a range of scales.
Games Workshop are soothing the spirits of Soulblight Gravelord players with the new Deathrattle Army Set, which introduces all of the new miniatures for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar's Mortal Realms.
Crooked Dice are on Kickstarter right now with a new Feature Pack that allows you to dive into some 7TV Pulp Sci-Fi Horror with Night Terrors!
Much like with their look into Warcrow's future, Corvus Belli also showcased what's coming up during the rest of the year for the Sci-Fi world of Infinity. You can check out the preview from Carlos below which goes over what's coming soon and what's on the horizon.
Justin unboxes and reviews the Yu Jing White Banner Expansion Pack Beta from Corvus Belli for their stunning 28mm Sci-Fi skirmish game, Infinity. This is a great bonus for those looking to expand their Yu Jing fireteam.
Axia Painting and Chiafele Giuseppe finish off their trilogy of Tales Of The Old World projects with a new set of miniatures for you to snap up and add to your Fantasy wargames. Vampires are on the prowl as a perfect set of miniatures for use in Mordheim and more.
Atomic Mass Games announced an avalanche of reveals for their Sci-Fi wargame, Star Wars: Legion, over the weekend. There are brand new Starter Sets alongside a host of updated sets for heroes, villains and more, covering all of the movies and TV shows.
In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, John talks about his plans to enter a big competition and then we dive into a chat about our own personal gaming golden ages. Has your golden age passed, is it coming in the future or is it in fact right now?
Last year, we held TerrainFest 2024 and we've now picked the winner of this awesome competition. We thought we'd dive into the projects from this year and find out who won! The one lucky winner walks away with an awesome £300 voucher thanks to Wayland Games!
It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we dive into the reveals from AdeptiCon and that amazing new Warhammer: The Old World army that was revealed for Grand Cathay. Could these be the best Warhammer miniatures yet? We certainly think Games Workshop pushed the boat out with these!
The coming months are going to be a big one for Warhammer 40,000 and fans of Chaos. The Emperor's Children led the way recently with their new codex, but the other Chaos Gods aren't sitting around. The World Eaters, Death Guard and Thousand Sons are also getting new Codexes and a few new miniatures from Games Workshop.
Games Workshop capped off the initial suite of factions for Warhammer: The Old World this week with previews of what's on the horizon for the Wood Elves and the Beastmen Brayherds. Two big Battalion boxes are on the way, alongside a whole host of returning plastic and metal miniatures.
Games Workshop announced what's coming soon for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar, including a new location for your games of Spearhead and a bunch of updates for your games being played throughout 2025 and 2026.
Whenever the great gun housed on the planet Volkus fires, it ruptures the very ground beneath it and this means all manner of secrets end up being revealed, including the hiding places of cunning killers. Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team - Typhon introduces new Raveners for the Tyranids AND a new Adeptus Mechanicus Kill Team battling against these terrors.
John introduces us to a project that he is currently working on for a weekend of World War 2 wargaming coming up in just two weeks! He and Warren have to build Arnhem Bridge, made famous from A Bridge Too Far and a tabletop of terrain, too.
Wargames Atlantic has announced that they are going to be working with Andy Hobday to bring a second edition of The Barons' War to the tabletop alongside a new game-in-a-box which will get you started with this Medieval skirmish game.
Remember when Grand Cathay were going to be one of the iconic releases for Warhammer: The Old World? Well, Games Workshop have made good on all of those old teasers and previews with a big reveal of what's coming for this new army looking to bring Chaos to its knees in a far flung corner of The World That Was.
