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The News Stand: 17/07/2026

You can tell it’s summer as this week’s post is missing many of the big names (who I assume are taking a well-needed break). However, there are still plenty of exciting things to talk about, with releases, previews and more! Read on for all the details!

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Halo Flashpoint – First Encounters

16/01/2025

Just a little post talking about the hot(ish) new(ish) thing, Halo Flashpoint!
The News Stand: 14/01/2025

14/01/2025

New year, new edition of the News Stand. With a brand new year, we’re going to change a few things up. Starting with the release day of this very series. Although this week’s post was released late due to technical issues (my keyboard died and I’m not typing this up on a laptop or my phone), The News Stand will now be coming out on Tuesday evening – the reason for this change is that Additionally, the News Stand will be focusing entirely on Ultramodern topics, with some leeway allowed for elements that offer something for the Ultramodern Gamer (such…
Combat Geometry: 2025 Kick-Off

09/01/2025

Things are a little bit quiet on the Old World front it seems. As the New Year has rolled in, it is time to talk about the game of giant moving rectangles and frantically ranking up figures. Before I go over our last game day, I should probably talk about the force I took out with me. We played 1500ish points and so I assembled this: Overall, I feel that this list is in a pretty good situation. In pretty much every game, Chaos is going to be on the assault and this list provides a central push and a…
Hobby Scores And Thinking About The Future

06/01/2025

Let’s start this off with a strange statement: Somewhere in my collection, I potentially already have some of the last physical figures I’m ever going to buy. Now I admit, that sounds a bit like I’m going to die and I’m preparing for my end so let me explain. Over the Christmas break, I finally finished assembling the BPRE28 Spearhead sets, giving me 28 new figures to add to the tabletop. There is some nice variety to these guys, with the Scorch and Hongbin teams now expanded with the local Awabari Nitto team and the Qasara SPEAR Brigade. The addition…
PAINT-REP: Spectre Crisis Response Agent 1

01/01/2025

Kicking off the year with the first PAINT-REP covering one of Spectre’s Crisis Response Agents
The News Stand: 16/12/2024

16/12/2024

It’s the last edition of The News Stand for the year but that doesn’t mean it’s a dull one. We have several new releases, a few upcoming and ongoing Kickstarters and even a competition. Read on for more!
Letter From The Hobby Desk: 2024 Update

16/12/2024

Review of 2024, covering both my own feelings and recapping what I actually got up to.
The News Stand: 09/12/2024

09/12/2024

A little bit quieter this week but we do still have a few cool things to preview from a whole bunch of the usual suspects – Spectre, Combat Octopus, Goggles Miniatures and more!