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Unboxing: Dystopian Industrial Set | Warcradle Scenics

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We dive into an unboxing and review of the new Dystopian Industrial Set from Warcradle Scenics which is an awesome set of 6mm to 15mm scale terrain perfect for the likes of Armoured Clash (coming later this year), Legions Imperialis, BattleTech, Dropzone Command and more.

Clash Of Steel & Achtung Panzer! Badass Tank Battles Take Over The Tabletop #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! We're doing John a favour and getting very excited about all the tank-based wargaming in both 15mm and 28mm that you can currently explore on the tabletop. We'll be talking Gale Force Nine's Clash Of Steel and Achtung Panzer! from Warlord Games. However you like your tank battles, they have you sorted.

GF9 Unveils Operation Unthinkable & Launches Clash Of Steel

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Following on from the Christmas teaser video Gale Force Nine is finally introducing the world to "Operation Unthinkable" through their latest tabletop miniatures game, Clash of Steel, set to hit shelves in April 2024.

Fight Out The English Civil War With Alternative Armies’ Furioso

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Alternative Armies have recently released their English Civil War wargaming rules for any scale figures including 15mm and 28mm. Furioso is out now in both physical and digital format alongside a whole host of starter armies. 

Community Spotlight: Two Civil Wars & Some New Beginnings

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Join us as we dive into some awesome Civil War goodness, one from history and another from the grimdark future! We also have someone getting restarted in their hobby so we're giving them a push to dive in deep!

Lead 15mm English Civil War Armies With Peter Pig Generals

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Peter Pig Miniatures has recently released a new set of Generals for use in your 15mm English Civil War armies. Both the Parliamentarians and the Royalists are getting options for you to pick from.

Cult Of Games XLBS: How Warren Flushed His Hidden Painter’s Block!

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Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's episode, Warren talks about managing to find a way to shift the blockage in his painting hobby and now he's painting his way through miniatures like nobody's business! Have you tried something like this to help prepare before you dive into painting your miniatures?

Khurasan Update Their 15mm Spanish Civil War Range

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Khurasan Miniatures has been updating their 15mm Spanish Civil War range with a few new sets including Command figures and Machine Guns. 

Cult Of Games XLBS: Don’t Get Distracted! Honing Your Hobby Focus!

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Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! We talk about getting distracted and being in two minds about all manner of different projects plus make sure we've got our safety goggles on for some aspects of the hobby!

Halo Back On The Tabletop! The Iconic Video Game Gets Another Chance With Mantic! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we explore the exciting news that Mantic has teamed up with 343 Industries to bring Halo to the tabletop. The new 40mm miniatures game is going to be focused on the multiplayer side of the Halo video games and that has us very intrigued as to where it will go!

Final Days Close In For Full Spectrum Dominance Campaign!

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The Lazy Forger's newest Full Spectrum Dominance crowdfunding campaign is coming to a close over on MyMiniFactory. The Frontier campaign is different from the likes of Kickstarter and IndieGoGo in that all of the 3D Printable rewards are there ready to be snapped up!

Cult Of Games XLBS: 2024 Hobby Resolutions – Will You Be Trying Something New?

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Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's Cult Of Games we have a proper dive into hobby time and some of our plans for new year. They might include something different from the norm with a smidge of Gunpla! Do you have some new hobbies you're exploring this year?

New Year, Old World! What Classic Warhammer Miniatures Will You Be Digging Out? #OTTWeekender

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Warhammer: The Old World is coming sooner rather than later! Two big new armies for Bretonnia and Khemri are going to be launching this look back at classic Warhammer Fantasy Battles on the tabletop from Games Workshop.

Watch The Seas With Khurasan’s 15mm Coast Guard Boat

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Khurasan Miniatures has released a fun new kit that might be good for Modern wargaming or indeed something Post-Apocalyptic. This new 15mm Coast Guard Boat can be dropped into your games as a way to keep your shores safe OR escape from a zombie invasion.

Flames Of War Heads To The Pacific & New Team Yankee Plastics!

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Battlefront Miniatures had even more information for those wanting to dive into some 15mm Historical warfare on the tabletop in Flames Of War. 2024 is going to be pretty big and a large feature of it is going to be a move to the Pacific theatre and a clash between the Americans and the Japanese.

Battlefront Announce New 15mm Tank Game – Clash Of Steel!

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In their Christmas video for this year, Battlefront Miniatures and Gale Force Nine revealed a new game coming out in April 2024. Clash Of Steel will see tank battles on the tabletop in an alternative history where World War II ended in 1944 and restarted in 1948!

New Dystopian Wars Pre-Orders For January 2024!

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Warcradle Studios previewed the new pre-orders for January 2024! There are some great Dystopian Age kits combing to tabletops including some new fleets and that rather nice terrain that we looked at last month.

Community Spotlight: Tiny Tanks, Creeping Dead, And Massive Mechs!

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Come and join us for another delve into the Projects to find the best of the best from the last week or so. We're going to be getting stuck into lots of great-looking miniature wargaming painting and hobbying this week...

Grab Plastic Soldier’s Deluxe Edition Of Battlegroup: Bagration

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The Plastic Soldier Company are offering up a short pre-order period for the new Deluxe Edition of Battlegroup: Bagration. You have until 15th December to pick up the Deluxe Edition for this 20mm World War II wargame. 

Cult Of Games XLBS: Are Your Historical Wargaming Rules Really Playing The Period?

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Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, Warren talks about the grandeur of playing at smaller scales and how it offers up a real taste of proper battlefields and Gerry poses a question about some Historical wargames. Do the rules you're playing reflect the warfare of the period or are they too generic?

One Of Our Favourite Games Is Back! The Walking Dead: All Out War Returns In 2024! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! We get very excited about the news that Mantic Games has reached an agreement with Skybound to bring The Walking Dead: All Out War back to the tabletop in 2024. Yes, that means new expansions and more for this awesome miniatures game.

Painting 15mm Infantry & A Big Reveal! Swedish Army Build For World War 3: Team Yankee – Part 3

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John dives into his dream Cold War 15mm army for World War 3: Team Yankee by Battlefront Miniatures. In Part Three, John finishes off his Swedish Army by painting up the infantry and getting all of the bases finalised. This comes together with a full army showcase as John gets ready to face off against a new foe!

WoFun Build A Colony In The New World With AWI Scenery Range

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WoFun Games continue to expand their ranges and this time around it's not a set of flats for warfare but rather the scenery you need to build your dioramas or play out your tabletop games of warfare in the American War of Independence.

Full Spectrum Dominance! This Unmissable Epic Wargame Just Gets Better & Better! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we dive into the awesomeness that is Full Spectrum Dominance with its creator, Jack of The Lazy Forger. We get stuck into their stunning 6mm-15mm Sci-Fi miniatures which have recently expanded to four full factions.

Corpos & Unions Coming To Full Spectrum Dominance Soon!

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The Lazy Forger will be launching a new campaign soon that will be introducing new factions, rules and of course miniatures to Full Spectrum Dominance. With the rules soon being available in a physical format from Modiphius, it's great to see more 6mm-15mm popping up to help support the growth of the game. 

Battlefront Re-Release Great War Rules & 15mm Miniatures

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Battlefront Miniatures have announced that they are re-releasing the Great War Rules and the 15mm miniatures range that goes with it. The Great War Range will be released through a variety of specialist retailers in the States and Europe so make sure to check out this link HERE to find your nearest stockist.

Call Of Duty On The Tabletop! Spectre’s New Edition No-Scopes Modern Warfare #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! Fed up of being taken out by try hards on Call Of Duty? Have a look at the awesome new modern warfare era 28mm miniatures from Spectre Operations which could totally get more video gamers stuck into some tabletop wargames.

Full Spectrum Dominance Rules Coming Soon From Modiphius

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Modiphius has announced that they are going to be releasing a new retail edition of the Full Spectrum Dominance rules from The Lazy Forger. As one of those games that totally wowed us back in 2022, it's great to see a physical set of rules coming to the tabletop soon alongside Modiphius.

Tackling Four-Tone Camouflage! Swedish Army Build For World War 3: Team Yankee – Part 2

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John dives into his dream Cold War 15mm army for World War 3: Team Yankee by Battlefront Miniatures. In Part Two, against his better judgment, John tackles the iconic four-tone camouflage scheme that the Swedish have on their vehicles. Learn how to paint it yourself and see this force as it hits that "table ready" level.

War Of The Worlds Wargaming? All Quiet On The Martian Front Returns! | Designer Interview

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Gerry sat down with one of the Abby Normal Media team behind Return Of The Tripods: All Quiet On The Martian Front. A new edition and a new breath of fresh air for this awesome 15mm Sci-Fi wargame inspired by the War Of The Worlds and alien invasions from Mars!

15mm & 28mm Viking Warfare Awaits From Smol Miniatures

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Smol Miniatures are on Kickstarter right now with a new campaign aiming at bringing 3D Printable 15mm and 28mm Dark Age miniatures to the tabletop for your Historical wargames. You'll be able to snap up miniatures for Vikings, Saxons and Frankish forces to use on the tabletop.

A 2000 AD World You Might Have Missed! ABC Warriors Gets New Tabletop Miniatures Game! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! In this episode, we're diving into the awesomeness that is the new ABC Warriors miniatures range from Warlord Games for their newest entry in the 2000 AD collection.

Face The Return Of The Tripods In All Quiet On The Martian Front 2nd Edition!

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Abby Normal Media are on Kickstarter right now with a new project looking to bring All Quiet On The Martian Front to the tabletop with a 2nd Edition! It's the Return Of The Tripods as they offer up a way to dive into some 15mm War Of The Worlds-style Sci-Fi wargaming on the tabletop.

MiniWarGaming’s Epic Sci-Fi Passion Project; Dave Shows The Love Behind Ravaged Star! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender Time! In this episode, we do a proper deep dive into the awesomeness that is Ravaged Star with the epic MiniWarGaming Dave. We learn about the lore, rules, miniatures and more for this Sci-Fi epic from the MiniWarGaming team which has become something of a passion project.

A Dream 15mm Cold War Army! Swedish Army Build For World War 3: Team Yankee – Part 1

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John dives into his dream Cold War 15mm army for World War 3: Team Yankee by Battlefront Miniatures. In Part One, John talks about starting out by building the army list for this Swedish force as well as showing off the built miniatures which are ready for priming and painting.

New Miniatures Bolster The NATO French In WW3: Team Yankee

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The Cold War continues to heat up with more NATO Forces releases for World War 3: Team Yankee from Battlefront Miniatures. This time, it's the turn of the French who are getting themselves some nice goodies to play with in 15mm. 

Community Spotlight: Wild West Gangs, Trench Offensives & Dragon Dioramas

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We dive into some gunfights in the Wild West, a bit of a Trench Offensive in World War I and a diorama showcasing a deadly Dragon attack!

Cult Of Games XLBS: Has Kickstarter Forgotten Its Roots?

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As part of this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we chat about our plans as TerrainFest 2023 comes to a close. Gerry talks Babylon 5, Shay talks 40K, and Warren talks Starship Troopers as the guys go full-on Sci-Fi this week and they love it. We take a look at some terrific community work before Gerry needs to get something off his chest about crowdfunding and how it is now perceived.

Old-School 90’s Gaming Magic! Relive It Today With Urban War #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender Time! In this week's Weekender we have a chat about a 90s old-school gaming classic that could end up helping is relive the 90s and that epic wargaming magic. Could Urban War help us relive it today in the here and now? We also take a look at an immense range of miniatures from SolGood Creations over on Kickstarter that should be a collector's dream!

Grab Scots Covenanters For Warlord’s Pike & Shotte Epic Battles

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Warlord Games are expanding on their Pike & Shotte Epic Battles range with some new miniature for the Scots Covenanters! You're now able to get your hands on a full Starter Army and more for those looking to dive into this 15mm (13.5mm) wargame set during the cut and thrust of the 17th Century. 

Cult Of Games XLBS: Designing A Time Warping Wargaming Table

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Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS! In this episode, we dive into some future plans and ideas that Warren has for more contests and challenges throughout the end of 2023 and the start of 2024 plus the projects that he'll be diving into. Ben also discusses why he hates glitter with a passion!

Warlord Games Offer Up New Heads For Epic Battles Miniatures

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Warlord Games have added some new sets to their webstore for those looking to do some kitbashing when it comes to their Epic Battles units. There are four sets for you to choose from featuring their epic scale (13.5mm) covering Waterloo and Pike & Shotte. 

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