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  • The News Stand: 24/07/2026

    The News Stand: 24/07/2026

    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!

  • SITREP – Patreon Scenarios

    SITREP – Patreon Scenarios

    One of the perks I’m offering to the backers of my Patreon is access to the scenario files of Battle Reports going forward. I spend a lot of time writing each one, especially when I was playing at the club and wanted each player to feel like they were controlling a proper force, rather than simply what I threw together. There is a post on the Patreon with a few more details on what these new scenario files will be like and I’ve included it’s content below I mentioned in the pitch for this Patreon that you’ll be provided the…

  • Impressions: Spectre’s Covert/Overt Figures

    Impressions: Spectre’s Covert/Overt Figures

    IT HAS BEEN 10,000 YEARS! Okay well actually more like four since I first heard (over several glasses of beer in the Fox at the Excel) someone saying the magic words for the first time. “What if there were figures that came as both covert and overt versions so you can toggle between them during gameplay? It’s in the rules and it would be really cool.” In the intervening time, I think I’ve heard that idea repeated several times a year be it on facebook or at conventions. That day has finally come. From talking to Steve at Spectre, this…

  • October 2021 Project Update

    October 2021 Project Update

    October was a busy month between work and playing in a Necromunda campaign (and the return of Escape from Tarkov to steal my late night gaming time) which left barely any time or motivation for painting. But on the plus side, I did only buy a few tiny extra pieces… Project 365 Lets take a look at the details. This month was definitely not as effective as some of the previous months have been, for reasons I mentioned above. But it is cool to see just how much I’ve been 3d printing vs buying in from elsewhere. Project Moderns I…

  • SITREP – HEADS… And More Enforcer Work

    SITREP – HEADS… And More Enforcer Work

    Over the past few months of Anvil Patreon subscribing, I have a collection of Anvil parts that are just begging to be used. The problem comes with when I’m kit bashing, I usually don’t want to wait for the printing to finish as it interrupts my inspiration. Luckily, I have a solution! Print off a shit load of heads all in one go and put them in my bits box. Which I’ve done! Along with some test heads from Turnbase Minis which I rescaled to the same size as Anvil. I used one of those heads on my heavy bolter…

  • SITREP – Emirate of Bazistan Infantry Forces

    SITREP – Emirate of Bazistan Infantry Forces

    Taking advantage of Combat Octopus’s latest releases, I’ve started assembling my Bazi Emirati forces. My pitch for these guys (and Bazi Empire as a whole) is that they are a Middle Eastern force that isn’t just Russian Forces but more ragged. For this reason, the new Indian Army guys actually work out very nicely – the Insas is strangely late 20th Century looking rifle (stock, short mag etc) while the clothing is the right level of quality I was wanting (the kevlar helmet + solid body armour). I still need to do some cleanup on these guys (a few support…

  • SITREP – Let’s ROCK

    SITREP – Let’s ROCK

    One thing I learned from my weekend of Necromunda I just how good a little bit of firepower can be. Since doing rather well in the first game’s trading post visit (hitting a rarity of 13), I’ve had a heavy bolter and suspensor waiting to be used. Of course, there is a problem – the Enforcers kit does not have a heavy bolter in it. However, this is Necromunda – conversion is to be expected. Being the idiot I am, I had built all my Subjugators. So a quick trip to eBay snagged me a Subjugator frame and a heavy…

  • ChargeBlog Patreon

    ChargeBlog Patreon

    I’ve restarted the ChargeBlog Patreon to act as a reoccurring tip jar for anyone wanting to support the blog. Ko-fi has worked okay in the past but with a Patreon, it allows for a little more back and forth, gathering a bit more info into what people are interested in. I go into more details in the intro post on the Patreon but nothing is going to change here. All the post I write will still be online for free. The things you gain are access to all the scenarios I write for my battle reports and a sneak peek…

  • SITREP – Whole lot of Necromunda and a Little Tank

    SITREP – Whole lot of Necromunda and a Little Tank

    Oh boy, that was a lot of Necromunda. Two of my friends from University, along with the Regular Necromunda Opponent and his sneaky boys, decided to spend roughly 24 hours in my house to get in three games of Games Workshop’s Underhive skirmish game as part of our current campaign. It was a really fun set of games and definitely a learning experience – this was my first time not playing the Delaque, as well as my first time using the Zone Mortalis tiles. Between a multi-player bar brawl, a brutal Enforcer vs Enforcer fight and the final battle. Overall,…

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