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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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ChargeReal Project 1: Building Shyluz (Part 1)

30/03/2024

You might have heard the name Shyluz being thrown around a fair amount on the blog. If you aren’t aware, this is the fictional setting for the first ChargeReal book, a deep dive that will detail its geography, and political intrigue but more importantly how it can be used for wargaming. However, before we can play in the Republic of Shyluz, Shyluz must first be created. And created from scratch – although Shyluz does share a border with Bazistan, simply dropping the pieces I have for Middle East/North Africa into it wouldn’t really be suitable, especially seeing as I picture…
The News Stand: 25/03/2024

25/03/2024

It’s the start of a new week, so let’s take a look at all the latest updates from the world of Ultramodern Wargaming. We’ve got previews from Spectre, teases from Empress and much, much 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 Previews Upcoming Task Force Operator and Insurgent Reinforcements First up, Spectre Miniatures shows off two sets of previews for upcoming releases, giving…
SITREP: Cleaning House(s)

24/03/2024

This year I’ll have been wargaming for 10 years. Over that time I’ve been lucky to be able to afford a significant chunk of items for my hobby, ranging from figures to terrain and even to tools such as my 3D printers. The hobby is something I really enjoy (and I think the fact this post is my 700th might clue you into how much I enjoy all this wargaming nonsense). However, as with any hobby project you run for 10 years there comes a time when you need to downsize, to focus on what you actually want to use.…
AAR: CGS: Recce In Northern Shyluz

22/03/2024

The Dastardly Regular Opponent and I live roughly 45 minutes away from each other – a little too far for a school night game but perfect for me to nip over on a Saturday evening. We’re aiming for at least one game day a month which so far we’ve managed to hit. When I gave him the options for this session, he moved rather quickly to sign up for another game of What An Operator – in part because we both enjoy ultramodern stuff but also because he’s fresh off running a few games of What A Cowboy derivatives (mostly…
AAR: Sergi and Ivan in Trouble (What An Operator)

20/03/2024

In the last AAR I wrote, I was introducing the Corporate and Dastardly Regular Opponents to What an Operator, a variant of What A Cowboy. Well, there is another regular opponent who needed his introduction to the current game as the Former Housemate is someone who usually lightly suffers through my Ultramodern games while dreaming of his true love Necromunda (although actually, I assume he spends most of his time dreaming of Necromunda). However, he always enjoys a chance to roll some dice, play some games and usually get away with some madness. So, after a Thai Green Curry and…
The News Stand: 18/03/2024

18/03/2024

Back to being on time and we have a new edition. As well as updates from Spectre, Combat Octopus and Flytrap, it’s also Adepticon week meaning that we have events for both BPRE and InCountry. Read on for more 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 Shows Off More Previews And Releases More STLs After last week’s bumper edition, it seems like Spectre…
SITREP: Little Izba In The Mountains (Patrick Miniatures Soviet Village Pack)

17/03/2024

As I mentioned in a previous post, I may have printed a load of FDM buildings out but I am yet to actually start painting them. In part, this comes down to the unfamiliarity with a new material (how well will it take spray paint etc) but the other side is just needing to get in the experience. However, something else I’ve been considering is why my terrain collection is made out of. Currently all of my structures are MDF, ranging from Sarissa Precision (a lot of Sarissa Precision) to Knights of Dice to random eBay purchases. It is, with…
SITREP: City Planning

17/03/2024

In the last catchup on the FDM printing, I mentioned things were running pretty solidly for the FDM printer but expressed some concerns about how easy it would be to go printing madly away. The Tired World Studios Hexengarde range is packed full of things I’d love to print, and it would be very easy to spend all my print time filling my garage with filament. Well in news that is good for my hearing and sleeping abilities, the FDM printer has fallen slient, at least for a little while. Except that’s mostly because I’ve printed out a literal pile…