Romain is closing in on the finish line for painting Astorath the Grim. Now he's finished up the last of the main colours, the painting master moves on to some of the finer details.

And now we relax and chat about our week in gaming here over on XLBS! We'll be discussing the kinds of things we've been doing this week alongside current projects that are in the works.

We hope you've had a great week filled with gaming, we certainly have! Now the weekend has hit us we've got even more to look forwards too and in this episode we chat mighty Fulgrim, the Bombshell Miniatures Maelee Kickstarter and all about Eldar week! Don't miss the Relics Fantasy Football chat too!

Romain sets off for another round of painting Astorath the Grim from the Blood Angels Chapter. This time he is adding gold where he feels it's needed and doing some highlighting work on the wings and parchment.

Last week saw the awesome Grumpy Old War Gamers Convention come to Tabletop Nation and in this weekends XLBS we discuss what we thought of the event and what we'd like to do in the future too!

We're back after another awesome week in gaming with some news about what we've been playing and a pretty special X-Com prize in conjunction with the folks over at 2k Games. Check inside for more!

Warren is ready to move on to the next stage of his adventures in Flames of War. Joining him is our resident Time Lord David. Today the guys are ready for some man-on-man action as the German Infantry Sections from the Open Fire! starter box face off against their Allied counterparts.

Time for more goodies to be unboxed here on Beasts of War!

Kev and Mike sit down and take a look at what they think you should be adding to your Cygnar forces for Warmachine in another episode of Battlebox & Beyond.

Romain moves on to the next stages of painting up Astorath the Grim, this time focusing on the wings and some of the finer details to finish off later.

It's time for more talk from some of our Grumpy Wargamers as we move into XLBS especially for you fellows with Backstage! Let's see what they get up too.

It's Grumpy Old Wargamers this weekend and with that in mind Warren has sat down with Chuffy1976, Hazard Syndrome, Brian, Spud, and Andy for a chinwag about all things wargaming and some things that probably aren't!

It's that time of the week again as Warren is joined by James for a blistering half game of DreadBall using the full rules set.

Romain has found an Astorath the Grim miniature to paint up and he's going to show you exactly how to make it stand out on the gaming table. To kick off Romain gets his main colors down on the miniature in preparation for all the lovely detail to come in the later parts of this series.

Sorry guys no Weekender or XLBS this week, but Warren and Justin have dropped in to the studio to bring you a look at the new expansion for one of their favorite games, Spartacus: a Game of Blood and Treachery.

Our resident time lord David is off in the ether today and so Warren has brought Stu to the studio to have a chat about all things Flames of War & his sinister plans for gaming in the gaps of World War II.

The guys are back again for more Battlebox & Beyond. This time we get a look at the Mercenaries. Will you be taking the pirates of the Iron Kingdoms to sea, or rolling out the forces of the Rhulic Dwarves?

Time for the finishing touches on the fantastic Colette from Malifaux. Romain breaks out this skills to add the details to her hair, base and evil bunny. Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and stay tuned for a new tutorial next week!

In this weekend's XLBS Batman and Beasts of War come together as we take a look at the trailer for the Dark Knight's latest foray into video games with Batman Arkham Origins and what this could mean for Knight Models DC line, as well as giving you guys the latest news on Inheritance!

We hope you're having a great weekend already and to kick things off we've got another run down of the best tabletop moments from this week including Spartan Scenics and the rise of the Dystopian Wars Ottoman Empire!

Time for more from the DreadBall Academy as Warren and James face off in another game of DreadBall!

Kicking things off we have The Guild Riflemen & Izamu, and The Armour for Malifaux with the lovely Kat. Mike then joins us to get a peek at the new light Warjacks for the Retribution of Scyrah. Then James joins us to check out the Báo troops and Penthesilea, the Amazon Warrior for Infinity.

Romain moves on to the next major step in painting up his little Colette miniature. It's now time to paint the dress on this lovely little cabaret girl!

Time for more from our Warmachine masters as Mike is joined in the studio by Kev to have a look at expanding the forces of the mighty Protectorate of Menoth!

Time for Warren and our resident time lord David to break out their tanks and get a game of Flames of War on. To kick off the guys are keeping it simple and just playing with some tanks and anti-tank guns, and Warren is getting even more excited about his little Stug III Tank Destroyers...

Romain can't seem to resist painting more of Colette from Malifaux. Today he's breaking out his paints and superb skills to show us how to take that lovely skin, add a little make-up to the face and really start bringing her to life.

For this weeks unboxing we're cracking out the fantastic D&D Collectors Series Miniatures from the guys over at Gale Force 9. Justin is joined today by Craig and Gabi to have a chat about them and talk about how they'd paint them up for their games of D&D.

It's always fun to meet up with friends and play new games. But what happens when you're not sure what to add next to your faction?

Now for a sit down about some more topics that have got us excited. We're discussing the news about Lord Inquisitor, a quick look at some other parts of geek culture and a reflection from Justin on some games that we're looking forwards to playing over the coming months.

We're back for another episode of The Weekender where we discuss all things DreadBall Academy, talk about the Mantic Open Day and of course the very sad passing of Ray Harryhausen.

It's finally here! After weeks of planning and prepping the first episode in our new DreadBall Academy series is ready!!! Downloads now online - see inside!

Time for the next installment of Romain's fantastic tutorial on Malifaux's Colette, Avatar of Deception. Today the master will be showing us how to paint the white transparent gloves.

Warren, Justin and Stu are back for another Weekender XLBS, and this time they get to chat about the way things have been going in the world of wargaming this week, including whats been happening with Games Workshop, a cool new D&D game and the latest on the Inheritance front.

The guys are back with this week's Weekender. This week we get a closer look at the upcoming Grumpy Old Wargamers Con happening at Tabletop Nation, On top of this the guys give their views on the DeadZone Kickstarter and we announce the winners of the Mutant Chronicles Warzone contest and the great Salute 2013 scavenger hunt!

We all have those games that have a special place in our hearts, be it fantasy, sci-fi or historical battles, and Warren has found his new wargaming love. So the plan is we're going to be tagging along as Warren builds up a Flames of War army.

The guys have been sent some Ultraforge miniatures and Justin has dragged Mike into the studio to wax lyrical about the coolness of these amazing center pieces. The prize this time is for one of the three...

The good master Romain returns for part two of his tutorial on Colette, Avatar of Deception. This time sees him finishing off the skin and adding in the first of the transparent fabric to this lovely little mini's tights.

Hey guys, sorry to say that this weekend there will not be a Weekender! Even we have to recharge our batteries sometimes.

With our good buddy Nick writing up lots of Malifaux articles, we thought it might be fun to let Romain have his way with Colette, Avatar of Deception.