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Plastic Soldier Company have opened up pre-orders for their newest Battlegroup book, Torch. This new book takes you into the desert war and expands on the campaign with more options for wargamers.

We get stuck back into the Desert War with a new series looking at the Americans and their battles in Tunisia...

Plastic Soldier Company and Iron Fist Publishing's Battlegroup Torch is on the way with pre-orders going up soon ahead of a release at Salute.

We wrap up this awesome Vietnam War series...

Warren shares his idea for a new game!

Once again, fellow wargamers and history buffs, it’s time to continue our article series commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the “Tet Offensive” in the Vietnam War. As we’ve seen, this offensive was a massive series of surprise communist assaults launched […]

Desperate fighting breaks out at Khe Sanh in the third part of this epic Vietnam series...

Brother Vinni has been tinkering around with some original designs and looked towards the 20mm scale for future releases.

Fierce fighting breaks out during the opening battles of the Tet Offensive!

Rich from Too Fat Lardies is back with a big weapon!

Richard from Too Fat Lardies gives Justin an introductory game of Sharp Practice.

Rich from Too Fat Lardies has joined me in the studio today to introduce me to Sharp Practice a large skirmish game at the end of the Black Powder era, roughly on the end of the 18th Century. Sharp Practice […]

Here we are at last, Beasts of War, at the end of our 240th anniversary commemorative series on the Saratoga Campaign. Fought between the forces of the British Crown and American Patriot rebels, the Saratoga campaign was fought in July-October […]

We've got a hobby packed show for you today on Weekender XLBS which also includes a massive clash at Rorke's Drift between Justin and Lloyd. Weekender XLBS Podcast Download However, before we get to that we have some awesomeness from […]

Welcome again, Beasts of War, to our continuing series commemorating the 240th anniversary of the Saratoga Campaign in 1777, turning point of the American Revolution. Through a series of 20mm wargames, we’ve been tracking the movements and clashes of armies […]

We’re back, Beasts of War, for our continuing series highlighting the 240th Anniversary of the Saratoga Campaign of the American Revolution. Fought between the forces of the British Crown and Patriot rebels in the summer and fall of 1777, it […]

Here we are, at last, Beasts of War, at the conclusion of our explorations into the “real life” background and context of Team Yankee. Through the course of these articles, myself and Ben Collins (@benc) have tried to offer a […]

Good afternoon, Beasts of War. We’re back with another look at the Saratoga Campaign, fought as part of the American Revolution in the summer and fall of 1777. Using 20mm miniatures and TSR’s “Battlesystem” rules set, we hope to commemorate […]

Here at the Beasts of War historical desk, we try to present historical wargaming content across a broad range of topics. With that in mind, we’re winding the historical timeline back a few centuries to kick off a new article […]

Battlegroup and Plastic Soldier Company are going Beyond The Beaches with their new book which follows the war after the invasion during D-Day into the heart of France.

We take a look at some more of your epic hobby this week and give out some more delicious golden buttons. They're not chocolate I'm afraid but, they are filled with kudos and goodness! Make sure to check out the […]

Welcome back, Beasts of War, to our continuing explorations of Dunkirk. With the recent Christopher Nolan movie coming out on the subject, the 1940 Dunkirk evacuations are getting a lot of focus. So it’s only natural to take this opportunity […]

A new set of Leopard 1 plastic kits are coming out from Plastic Soldier Company in the near future in a variety of different scales.

Looking to take the fight to the streets of the big city? Check out this Kickstarter for 15-20mm modern terrain.

Plastic Soldier Company have been working on some goodies for Cold War games, including two new tanks and the reveal of Battlegroup Northag.

Flytrap Factory shows off another of the cool sets of miniatures that are coming your way for some Vietnam gaming in 20mm.

We're back with another round of Community Spotlights from you awesome folks in the Hobby & Painting Forum. This time we're looking at some heavy armour... ...as well as some fantastic Infinity painting which really puts most of us to […]

Looking ahead to a new board game hitting in July CMON has previewed some of the characters from The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire.

Eureka Miniatures and AB Figures have joined forces to bring you 20mm WWII Soviets.

A neat preview popped up today from Word Forge Games for The Devil's Run. They gave us a first look at some War Boy styled models that will be joining the range.

Gorgon Studios has some new offerings for your WWII speciality force.

Join us for another Community Spotlight today as we delve into what you've been doing in the Hobby & Painting Forum here on Beasts Of War.

Hyacinth Games is entering its last week on Kickstarter for their Wreck Age: Post-Collapse Vehicle Kits. There's one more week to add some fantastic vehicles and roads to your post-apocalyptic games.

If you're looking to expand upon your collection in 20mm for the Spanish Civil War then you can now pick up the Requete Militia set from Minairon Miniatures.

Pendraken Miniatures has announced that they are taking pre-orders for their latest edition of Blitzkrieg Commander.

Keeping us in the Viking spirit with SAGA fresh in the minds and The Last Kingdom back on the BBC we have Academy Games coming to Kickstarter with their latest project, 878 Vikings - Invasions Of England.

Plastic Soldier Company has another big Battlegroup book rolling out now as they take you to Tobruk and the battlefields of North Africa. Will you be heading off into the sands with this new book?

The Rising Sun Board Game from CMON, Guillotine Games and Studio McVey has now hit Kickstarter like a sledgehammer and is already smashing its way through all manner of stretch goals as it powers on to be another storming project.

No one said that war was ever kind to those who were non-combatants and such is the case for some beautiful homes and other buildings that suffered war damage.

Empress Miniatures and Guy Buildings have teamed up to bring you some new terrain for your war-torn table.