These models from PSC have been out for a while, but caught up in ‘a new project moment’, Paul Davies decided to send us this review, which we thought we would share online. I recently became interested in wargaming late WW1, Ever on the lookout for value for money in terms
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Sarissa Precision Limited has produced a kit of a Dark Ages Longship in MDF and mount board. This can be used for a number of different peoples from the Dark Ages but is most often associated with the ‘Vikings’, the collection of Northern raiders who plied their trade across the
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The latest edition of the popular Beneath the Lily Banners rules by The League of Augsburg has just been published. The War of Three Kings offers the opportunity for wargames set between 1660 and 1721 with the rulebook covering pike and shot warfare in western and central European theatres. https://youtu.be/IH3fHWhlGG8 Note: The text
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A new edition of a well-loved game often generates much gnashing of teeth and beating of chests. New editions come in one of two main forms; an iteration of the old game encompassing the little (and not so little) changes that FAQ’s and errata bring, or wholesale changes that completely
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Warlord Games continue to expand their range of Starter Armies, and one of the latest in their Pike and Shotte range is for the Samurai, specifically the Warring States 1467-1603. https://youtu.be/R-fNuRsfitg You can read the text from our video unboxing below. Like most of their starter sets, it’s a big bugger, weighing in at 1.2
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Warlord games have partnered with War World to provide a whole range of basing materials and scenic items to the whole gamut of gamers. https://youtu.be/mteqTSAwsQc We decided to take a look at some of the items on offer and try them out. So, take a look at the video and see how
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Asset Drop is a monthly subscription service that provides customers with a selection of painting products and advice on how to use them https://youtu.be/7_VlG4UCGHU Each box comes with a guide to the contents in the form of a booklet, this provides information and examples on how to get the best out of
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Following the success of the Frostgrave fantasy game set in the frozen city of Felstad, we head too much warmer climes for the next offering from Osprey Games. Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago is a new, stand alone game set within the same ‘world’ but with a different focus. Players create a
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Crooked Dice have once more added to the generic ranges they now offer, producing a four figure pack of female cultists with a penchant for occult Devilry. The figures wear typical ‘cult-esque’ robes, three of which have suitably mysterious cowls to hide within. One of the figures goes further than the others
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Stoessi’s Heroes offer a range of 28mm World War Two miniatures with a difference. Each of the figures in the range depicts a ‘hero’ that the owner considers to be of value or use on the tabletop. Some of these heroes are based upon real historical characters, some are based upon
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Front Rank continue to offer some of the best 28mm Napoleonic-era miniatures on the market. Some of their latest releases are Prussian Dragoons. The pack we have here consist of three riders and their mounts, all depicted at the gallop or in the action of attacking. The figures wear the elaborate
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Gripping Beast continue to expand their range for the SAGA Dark Age and Crescent and Cross skirmish games. Their latest offerings are more Priests, Pagan, Celtic Christian and Christian. Interestingly, these are all mounted on horses, enabling them to move more quickly across the battlefield and accompany mounted troops into
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The new Open Combat: Sword Masters supplement is designed to add some new ideas and rules to the Open Combat game system. New skills, terrain options and scenarios are the main areas of focus. Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read
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Pendraken already have a well-established and justified reputation for producing excellent 10mm figures at a realistic cost, and the end of 2016 saw them reaching the milestone of 1000 new releases in five years. These new releases will certainly maintain their reputation, and are the first in what I hope will
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https://youtu.be/cxjm56-ktxc Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). The latest set of rules from Osprey Games covers the US Prohibition Era of the 1920’s and 1930’s. Mad Dogs With Guns allows you to re-create the efforts of greedy gangsters and
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https://youtu.be/hTuS9MthHHs Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). Issue 8 of the popular Painting War ‘bookazines’ focuses in on painting miniatures for the American Civil War period. A lavish, glossy publication, it contains a whole host of examples and advice. The
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https://youtu.be/8gRZmLBR0kc T-64 Tank in plastic The new T-64 Soviet tank in plastic is a simple kit to create. Options include a mine clearing device that may be attached to the front part of the tracks. There is also the option to add in an additional fuel tank to the rear of the
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https://youtu.be/YP2vXd6fdHY BREAKING NEWS ON BLITZKRIEG COMMANDER - Seconds after posting the piece below, we discovered the publishers have pulled Blitzkrieg Commander 3! Here's the news in full -http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,16006.0.html Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). Now in it’s third edition, the Blitzkrieg
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https://youtu.be/_nO1aed1kl8 Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). The Tribal rules from Eureka Miniatures and Mana Press have been out for a while but the more recent Primeval supplement adds even more to the game. In this joint flip through,
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https://youtu.be/_vbKxw08kNI Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). The latest supplement for the Battlegroup World War Two game is themed around the battle for Tobruk in 1940-41 but also has some ‘extra’ information on other locations as well. As always,
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https://youtu.be/_2bAopBkiqc Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). Coming soon from Warlord Games, the Exterminate! miniatures game places you in the Doctor Who universe. You have the option of fighting skirmish Battles between various Factions or taking the role of
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The Plastic Soldier Company continues to impress with pretty much all their releases. We have three boxes of 15mm plastic goodness from them, covering three very different areas. First of all, we have the British 25pdr and CMP Quad Tractor. This is both an iconic artillery piece and the tow vehicle
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One of the latest releases for the extremely popular Frostgrave fantasy rules from Osprey are these Ulterior Motives cards. The idea is that the cards add something extra to your games, whether a ‘one off’ or as part of a campaign. These are ‘side quests’ for Wizards and their Warbands, another
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Plastic box set number seven from Gripping Beast (or more correctly, Gripping Beast Plastics) is a set of ‘Dark Age Archers’. Following on from other boxed sets like ‘Arab Spearmen’ and ‘Dark Age Warriors’ GBP are clearly looking to cover as many bases as possible (literally!) with this release, and
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https://youtu.be/EfbYiQ8Y9lo Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). This supplement is designed for use with the Skirmish Sangin rulebook. Skirmish Afrika provides a ‘fantasy’ version of a troubled continent in a modern world that is similar but subtly different to
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https://youtu.be/uWn26sYo1YI Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). The This Is Not A Test rulebook is a set of post-apocalyptic skirmish rules that doubles as a whole game ‘world’ for players. Every facet of life after the End War is
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https://youtu.be/sDww6-wnoRI Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). The new supplement for the Warlord Games Pike and Shotte rules is To Kill a King, which deals with the English Civil War. It’s packed with information and army lists, plus a
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https://youtu.be/C00YUNRx0Zc Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). Our latest ‘sneak peek’ at an upcoming product is the Campaign: Sea Lion supplement for Bolt Action Second Edition. This book deals with what might have happened had the Germans been able
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https://youtu.be/YXn2WfE1Vps Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). Eagerly awaited for some time by the Flames Of War gaming community, the new 4th Edition of the rules is now here. Although compatible with many of the old supplements via a
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https://youtu.be/A38Q2UDoxC4 Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). The Josef Stalin 2 heavy tank (that’s Iosif with an I if written the Russian way, hence IS) appeared towards the end of World War Two. Designed to smash through enemy lines,
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