Adventures in Wargaming

Summer is here, and so the cup doesn’t quite floweth over as everyone takes time out. However, there are still some great previews for all things Ultramodern this week, so read on for more!
In a development that keeps the News Stand full, Spectre has shown off some new figures coming later this month as a metal release via the preview channel on their Discord. As previously mentioned, this release is going to be a SWAT team, based on a discussion between Spectre and a Swat Officer in central Texas. The seven-man pack has two specialists in addition to the four assaulters – a shield operator to take point and a marksman with a HK 417 and all the fun attachments. There is an excellent level of detail to the figures, with the usual…
Just announced via their newsletter email, the Enemy Spotted Studios team have announced a new variant of the INCOUNTRY(or INX) ruleset, titled INCOUNTRY:RECON. From reading through the newsletter (available here), this is a matched play version of the original INCOUNTRY rules, designed to be quick to pick up and play while focusing on smaller battles. While INCOUNTRY was focused on moving your teams around each activation, RECON will take a set of rules tweaks referred to as “INCOUNTRY CQB” (which dropped the focus to the individual operator) and update and improve them for a full release. Things like injury rules…
So there I was, still recovering from my game of What a Nerf Herder against my Dastardly Regular Opponent on the bank holiday weekend when I received… a message. Turns out his Friday night had opened up and there was a new gaming slot. Of course, I was quick to jump in and say yes, lets roll some dice and play some games. The question was, what to play. We could have jumped into the next game of the What a Nerf Herder campaign, but I’m wanting to get a few other figures set up and ready to go before…
It’s a new month, and like clockwork on the first day, I get an update from MyMiniFactory telling me that Head Goon from Enemy Spotted Studios has deployed a new release into my collection. These Ghost operators, continuing Operator Spring that the Tribe is running, are a pretty interesting set of figures. They have a collection of some really gucci looking guns, such as AR-15s with Hera Arms CQR furniture and a 9mm AR for close-range clearing while a scoped SCAR-H and a tactical-looking bolt action rifle give you your standoff capability. In addition, there is also a separately modelled…
From the cadence of these posts, you might guess that Spectre is having a little bit of a resurgence at the moment. With the return of the lead sculptor fresh off work on some of Necormunda’s latest releases and the announcement of a new Version 3 of the rules, they have managed to regain some element of the momentum they lost over the last year. Following on from last week’s releases, we have been given some more insight into the goings-on behind the scenes. First up, let’s talk about the open wound that is the Spectre Patreon. There is going…
Raiders! So reads the message that reaches a clan of Mandalorians on the Outer Rim during the early days of the New Republic. The promise of Credits and Settlement Rights are a mighty tempotation for a wandering band of mercenaries looking to settle down after the destruction of the Despised Empire. Two of the mysterious warriors have arrived on the planet of Jantouine before the rest of the clan, The Kid and The Guide. But, their attempts to reach town are paused by the arrival of a pair of raiders, here to check out the newcomers and remind them of…
Spectre Miniatures has announced its latest release – a redesign of the Aftermath Kill-team, all kitted up for a trip in a hostile environment. The set is six figures armed with a good mix of gear. Two of them are using AK74s. The others are a touch more special – two are geared up for close-quarters room clearing, a Saiga 12 and a PP-19 fitting the bill while long-range options come in the form of an RPK-12 gunner. Finally, you have a squad leader with a suppressed AEK-919K machine pistol. All of them are geared up in full CBRN suits…
Flytrap Factory announced yesterday more details on Gunslinger, their upcoming monthly Patreon delivering digitally sculpted figures. So far, all that’s been revealed is the image of these operators above along with the news it’s releasing in July. … that seems a little short for a news article, so let’s see. Good news for all you readers, I’ve actually been chatting to Anton (the sculptor behind Flytrap and its adorable Warpods) about this project for a few months now. Ever since he invited me out for a drink while he was visiting the UK, I’ve been kept in the loop, and…

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