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The News Stand: 12/06/2026

The week has ticked over, so it’s time to cover all the latest in the world of Ultramodern Wargaming. New releases from Spectre, previews from Combat Octopus and many others, and even a sign of life from Haywire. Read on for more!

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The News Stand: 19/02/2024

19/02/2024

February is half over but the world of Ultramodern gaming doesn’t stop. We have previews and releases galore, with all the usual suspects delivering the latest. Read on for more! As always, thanks to the News Fans and other patrons over on the ChargeBlog patreon for buying my time to make this wrap-up each week. If you like these roundups and find them useful, why not chip in on the Patreon? Spectre Miniatures Deploys a Pile Of Russian Previews First up, Spectre Miniatures has been hard at work getting figures ready together for what is looking like the biggest release…
AAR: The Shyluz Incident – Trying Out “What An Operator”

19/02/2024

As I mentioned in my last post about Warcry, many of my regular opponents (specifically the Dastardly and the Corporate) play games with me in situations where something easy to setup and hit the table is handy. Starting late at night or trying to get into a lunch break game during a work day requires a certain speed of play but also an ease in picking forces and running, as well as carefully looking at the mental load of a game – something with too much paperwork or tokens can actually be a little much if you want the drive…
The News Stand: 12/02/2024

12/02/2024

We’re partway through the month, and this week we’re getting some new releases, new previews and more! Read on for all the details. As always, thanks to the News Fans and other patrons over on the ChargeBlog patreon for buying my time to make this wrap-up each week. If you like these roundups and find them useful, why not chip in on the Patreon? Spectre Miniatures Updates Website and Deploys Tier 1 Operators Spectre Miniatures has relaunched its website with a brand-new look. Gone is the white background and unclickable images, now we have a black background and the ability…
AAR: The Great Swan! A What A Tanker Game

08/02/2024

Last weekend was Vapnartak in York and, as much as I enjoy the show, I mainly use it as an excuse to gather my Regular Opponents together so we can disappear off to the nearby scout hut and take part in one of our game days. In the past we’ve used this place to play Chain of Command on a big table, a mix of Too Fat Lardies things and more. This year, the plan was Tanks – specifically lots of tanks and the Too Fat Lardies game “What a Tanker”. My original plan of taking the week to prepare…
Gunslinger 2030 Announcement

06/02/2024

Hi everyone! As you may have seen, since July last year I’ve been working closely with Anton and Kim at Flytrap Digital and Dan at Desk-Ops on the Gunslinger 2030 range (if you haven’t I have some questions about my engagement numbers). This range has been a fantastic opportunity to get on the other side of the table from usual impression pieces and be the one helping to make them go from concept to real physical objects I’ve painted. In the seven months we have been doing Gunslinger, we released over 71 figures, 50 unique heads across 5 factions in…
The News Stand: 05/02/2024

05/02/2024

The shortest month of the year is here and people are already rushing to give me tons of stuff to look at! Not as many as we have had in previous weeks but still a very good mix of crowd funding, new releases, previews and more! As always, thanks to the News Fans and other patrons over on the ChargeBlog patreon for buying my time to make this wrap-up each week. If you like these roundups and find them useful, why not chip in on the Patreon? Spectre Miniatures Launches New Hub Pages And Scenario Spectre Miniatures are in the…
The News Stand: 29/01/2024

29/01/2024

We’re into the final days of Janaury and so the news is full of either releases or previews for what is coming next month. All the usual suspects are here, so read on for all the details! As always, thanks to the News Fans and other patrons over on the ChargeBlog patreon for buying my time to make this wrap-up each week. If you like these roundups and find them useful, why not chip in on the Patreon? We’re in the final days of January so it’s your last chance to get a hold of the Raptor Diagnostics Field Team…
SITREP: The Regular Opponents Try Warcry

28/01/2024

One major advantage of moving back to Leeds was putting me back in range of my university friends, many of whom have appeared on this blog as what I have jokingly called the Regular Opponents. We have the Creative (the man of big gaming rooms, too much Napoleonics and my 3d printing sensei), we have the Corporate (who also transferred to the same office so I see 3 days a week mostly and got very into playing BPRE against), the Former Housemate (whose love for Necromunda knows no bounds and whose intro Warcry we covered last week) and of course…