Happy Sunday! On this Weekender XLBS we're going to be discussing a whole bunch of awesome stuff including John's new Backstage content he's working on!

You may want to save your Christmas money and put it towards this stunning diorama for the LOTR/Hobbit miniatures! Be sure to check out Arkandy's gallery on CoolMiniOrNot's website for more of this gorgeous work.

See what Dark Art Studios have in store for you when you go dungeon delving as they show off their ambient music collection that will give some neat atmosphere to your adventures.

Khurasan Miniatures have put out some of the Tom Meier line of role-playing heroes in 15mm. If you like this scale and dungeon mastering then this is certainly something to check out.

The dark menagerie of creatures and hall of heroes have grown ever bigger from Mierce Miniatures with their recent crop of interesting sculpts for Darklands.

See what Games Workshop have to offer for The Hobbit as they release Bard, Bolg and Azog for The Battle of the Five Armies which is in cinemas today!

Check out how Catan Junior goes down with some kids on this newest episode of Tabletop with Wil Wheaton.

See how Nocturna Models are shaping up with their new Ragnarok IndieGoGo campaign that is currently running offering you the chance to get a sculpt of Thor, Freya and Loki!

Scotia Grendel Productions has released some rangers miniatures. Take a look and see if they would make a nice addition to your adventure group.

CoolMiniOrNot are pulling out all the stops with their add on faction, Mazu's Dreadful Curse, for their Rum & Bones Kickstarter. This band of pirates are from the Far East and are full of surprises!

See what Gary Hunt Miniatures have lined up for you as the new year rolls around. The image is unfortunately very small but hopefully we'll see some better images soon.

Spellcrow are showing off a couple of new fantasy WiPs, including the pieces for a new set of goblins and an evil looking dwarf.

We're heading to the Hordes battlefield to take look at the ferocious Skorne Warlock Xerxis, Fury of Halaak. He poses problems for his enemies at the best of times but when on top of his mount Surus he becomes extra troublesome!

See what Skull Minis have to offer with their rather impressively sculpted and painted Minotaur that draws inspiration from The Unicorn series of comics.

The release date (month) has been set for the Conan: Hyborian Quests Kickstarter and as well as some new board art a French site called TricTrac have played through a very awesome looking early version of the game!

See what you think of another big project from the minds of Eric M. Lang, Studio McVey, Guillotine Games and Adrian Smith called Blood Rage. It's all about those awesome mythological Vikings!

Divine Rage has recently shown off the progress they've made with the WiP of their upcoming human banner bearer.

Shieldwolf Miniatures have put out their latest concept sketch revealing the third of the fantasy armies they are working on, a force of Northern Alliance Shieldmaidens.

With the movie out on Friday there will be some additional extras for The Hobbit on the tabletop too. See what you think of Bard, Azog, Bolg and a quick look at the rules supplement.

What do you think of this deadly looking and demonic looking Virgil from Siren Miniatures. Is this something you'd pick up?

Some more Metalised Busts have come your way in the form of both Rincewind and Vimes from Discworld! See what you think of them and let us know...

See what you think of the Hero Forge platform now that it has fully launched online. You can make heroes from all different walks of life and genres. It's pretty great!

The beauty of the Far East is now available in a Kickstarter from 4am, in Fantasy Coins from the Far Eastern Realms. These coins would be a fantastic addition to your RPG or LARP or a fine substitution for cardboard tokens in a game.

Scibor Monstrous have given us a look at their sculpting bench where a bunch of 40mm heads looked back at us.

Hasslefree's Christmas miniature Paige has been released onto their webstore once again for December.

The Black Sailors Kickstarter, a campaign seeking funds to help send a crew of orcy pirates onto the high seas, has about a week left to run and is still hitting stretch goals. The latest one gave us rather an unusual orc, the cartographer Tamaruk.

After a few months of campaigning in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition with the Starter Set for the new edition of the game I give you my thoughts on it and the grandfather of role-playing games as a whole.

Acolyte Miniatures have started to preview some of the 3D sculpting for their range of Prestige Models that are coming next year in 2015. See what you think of The Defeated right now.

8th Summit's new Kickstarter, Coven, allows players to determine if they are a good witch or a bad witch. This game of deception and secret alignment will keep players on the edge of their seat as they compete for favor with goddesses.

See what the Iron Kingdoms Unleashed has in store with a look at the four plastic heroes that you get in the boxed Adventure Kit which starts you on your role-playing path.

Check out a few of the neat images from the latest Mantic Games Open Day and why you might want to consider going along to the next one they hold!

Another dragon rears its head around Christmas time as Warploque Miniatures show off their Arcane Dragon that has been in the works for a while. Would you buy one?

2015 is bringing some great changes to the Mage Wars core set, as it becomes Mage Wars Arena in preparation for the upcoming Mage Wars Academy. New spellbook designs and alternate and new art work are just some of the changes heading our way.

Micro Art Studio have come out with a special bust to celebrate Christmas this year as Discworld's Death once again takes on the role of the Hogfather.

The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game sees its biggest model yet with the mighty Smaug the Golden descending on their webstore alongside a few other hapless foes. Oh and Bard; Bard is there too...

Alternative Armies have come out with new sinister sylvan entity, driven by evil spirits to search for your blood. A walk through the woods is far less pleasant when you have to deal with Demonic Trees.

The Pledge Manager for Drakerys' Kickstarter has headed out to all its backers and gives you a chance to customise your orders, or hop on board if you didn't get the chance to pledge.

Wrath of Kings welcomes two rather deadly looking vampires to its ranks as House Goritis is bolstered by the coming of some dark warriors.

Frontline Games releases a new Kickstarter for some two-sided dungeon tiles. See what you think of their offerings.

Bombshell Miniatures have two new sculpts for you to check out for the month of December! See what you think of both Kaitlin and Slynx the Cat for Christmas.

See what you think of this more detailed look at the mighty Smaug coming your way for The Hobbit by Games Workshop. A fairly impressive looking piece I think you'll agree...

Megalith Games have come out with the latest studio images of their horrifying Molochs!