It's OTTWeekender time! Victrix have raised the bar and their scale for a new range of WWII miniatures in 28mm, with the first release being a German infantry platoon with all the support options you could wish for to get you started in a fully plastic force for tabletop warfare!
Gerry takes a look at Grey For Now Games starter set for the new fantasy game of crime and punishment with the Guards Of Traitor's Toll. The Set has everything you need to start your patrols in the city, with the exception of terrain, and the box is stuffed full of plastics from Wargames Atlantic.
Unboxing: Islamic Cavalry | Victrix Miniatures
1 year ago 4Gerry unboxes and reviews the 28mm Medieval plastic miniatures from Victrix Miniatures for their Islamic Cavalry. This is a fantastically well-detailed set that would be great for those tackling the Crusaders on the tabletop.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at the awesome painting you folks have been doing covering Seraphon, The Doomed and a big bunch of Burrows & Badgers goodness.
Games Workshop has finally updated the humble Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine Drop Pod. A new plastic kit is coming down the pipeline that you'll be able to use for deep striking your army behind enemy lines.
Rebellion Unplugged will be on Gamefound in the near future with a new expansion to their hit board game, Sniper Elite. The new campaign will cover Operation Kraken alongside a reprint of the core game and its various supplements.
PWork Wargames has recently released their Modular Dungeon Tiles to snap up and use with your roleplaying games. The Dungeon set comes with a bunch of map tiles so you can create a selection of different encounters on the fly.
Firelock Games will be on Kickstarter later today with their project to expand their War Stories World War II roleplaying game. The new book will take the action on the tabletop to the Pacific and the continued fighting between the Allies and the Axis.
A VERY Different Fantasy Game – Why Guards Of Traitor’s Toll Is Great! | Designer Interview
1 year ago 1Gerry sits down for an interview with Graham Davey about his new (and very different) Fantasy skirmish game, Guards Of Traitor's Toll! Instead of taking to the battlefield, you'll be stalking the streets of a Fantasy city looking to preserve the rule of law and catch some criminals! Could Grey For Now Games' new game be for you?
Perry Miniatures showcased some new figures that are going to be joining the Spanish Napoleonic Infantry that they have available to purchase right now. The Spanish Guerrillas are going to be coming down the pipeline for a bit of extra skirmishing during the Napoleonic period.
Osprey Games' Hairfoot Jousting is backed up by an excellent selection of miniatures by North Star Military Figures. You can order them right now alongside something a bit different! Whilst the Halflings are having quite a lot of the fun, the Goblins aren't going to be pushed out of the picture and Wartnose Jousting is also on the cards!
Antediluvian Miniatures has expanded their collection of 28mm Medieval figures for you to use during your Wars Of The Bruce's. Leading the way are two notable figures, The Bruce himself and the Black Douglas, ready to kick ass and take names.
Warlord Games are now taking pre-orders for a new supplement to sit alongside their World War II tank battle miniatures game, Achtung Panzer! Iron Coffins is designed to give you more options for playing your games of Achtung Panzer! with new missions and more.
Games Workshop previewed another awesome miniature for the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game. The Ents are getting a great new character in the form of Beechbone, who is ready to bring ruin to Saruman's Isengard.
Victrix Miniatures are now taking pre-orders for their new set of Late War German Infantry for use in your World War II wargames. This new 28mm set features options for building the core of your Historical force alongside a set of Heavy Weapons for blasting vehicles.
WarFulcrum Games is a small two-man band bringing their brand new World War I wargame to Kickstarter. These folks were actually at Salute 2025 showing off the game and it looked very impressive indeed. See what you make of 1918: A First World War Miniatures Game.
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.
Unboxing: Les Grognards | Wargames Atlantic
1 year ago 3Gerry 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.
It'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.
