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Author: Michael Charge

  • The News Stand: Spectre VBSS Commission Released For Free

    Following up on Combat Octopus’s 2nd VBSS release, I was approached by Paul (Paulidus on the Ultramodern Discord) messaged me about the set of VBSS figures he had commissioned from Spectre via their Director tier on Patreon. Paul has a keen interest in the 1980s/1990s tactical chic (and will not stop sending me the cool…

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  • The News Stand: The Lazy Forger takes us into The Favelas

    The Lazy Forger, 6mm evangelist and man responsible for generating impulsive print sessions on my printers most frequently, grabbed me to show off some 6mm buildings (releasing today) that are picture-perfect for some Ultramodern wargaming.. And this time, we’re going into the concrete and sheet metal jungles of the favelas. In the past, we have…

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  • The News Stand: VBSS Release 2 On Deck from Combat Octopus

    Combat Octopus has just released the latest monthly update to all his Patreon backers. This is the second part of the VBSS release we had the first part of back in February and while that initial release focused on the main assaulters, this pack adds some more unique firepower. Containing both M14s with red dots…

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  • The News Stand: Spectre Reveals The Next Release

    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…

  • The News Stand: INCOUNTRY:RECON

    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.…

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  • All Systems Nominal: Friday Night Mech Fight

    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,…

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  • The News Stand: Ghost Operators and Good News Down Under

    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…

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  • The News Stand: Collating Spectre Intel – Patreon Finale and Moving Forward

    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…

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  • What a Nerf Herder – Chapter 1 “The Scouting Party”

    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…

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  • The News Stand: Spectre Enters The Zone

    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…

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  • The News Stand: “Gunslinger” from Flytrap Factory Announcement

    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…

  • Letter From The Hobby Desk: May 2023

    I absolutely detest being ill. Yes, I’m sure this concept is shocking to everyone, how daring to not enjoy being ill. But the main thing I hate is just the lack of ability actually to progress on the stuff I want to do. I have a small pile of things at the moment that need…

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  • SITREP: What A Nerf Herder Begins

    Well, on Saturday while at Salute I took into my hands a suspicious brown paper envelope from one Mr Richard Clarke of Too Fat Lardies. Inside was the rulebook and cards for What a Cowboy, a ruleset that went from “eh cowboys” to “VERY EXCITED” in not a huge amount of time. Of course, this…

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  • Patreon Update – Secret Notes from the Hobby Desk 

    Right, it’s time for a little plugging. I don’t do it much so I realise this may be a little bit of a shock. In case you didn’t know, I run a Patreon for this blog! It mostly is to function as a tip jar, somewhere to drop a bit of cash every month if…

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  • The News Stand: Combat Octopus – April 2023

    Oh no, he’s back to writing news posts Combat Octopus has released this month’s figure set today. It was definitely an eagerly awaited one, especially as for a long time CO had said that doing Regular US Army was not on his list of goals (seeing as they have been pretty widely covered). However, times…

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