Author: Michael Charge

  • The News Stand: 08/07/2025

    We all survived the great Kickstarter releases of July 4th? Good, let’s take a look at the current news, previews and releases grabbed from across the Ultramodern (and Modern) space. Wait, how did that set of historical rules get in here? Read on for more!

  • The News Stand: 01/07/2025

    The new month starts and we have a pile of updates for you all. Print your own Commieblock, prepare the MENA Militia or even stand by for a Cold War Gone Hot in Germany, this week’s edition of The News Stand has something for everyone. Read on for more!

  • The News Stand: 24/06/2025

    We’re getting close to the end of the month, and with a Kickstarter Double Bill coming in July, the previews section is looking pretty full of US Army stuff. But we have content from others, including a massive drop from Spectre’s Patreon. Also, Desk-Ops is releasing vehicles and streaming? Read on to find out more!

  • The News Stand: 17/06/2025

    So this week’s News Stand is going to be a little bit truncated. I’m currently elbow deep in Broken Arrow, a game that fully releases on Thursday and lets you play with all the toys of an Ultramodern battlefield (as well as some prototypes, such as my beloved Comanche). So, as I take a break…

  • The News Stand: 10/06/2025

    June is into its second week, which means it’s the perfect time to get an update of what’s going on in the Ultramodern world. This week? It’s a heck of a lot of previews from all the usual suspects, as well as the Patreon release for Combat Octopus and Modern Miniatures.

  • Hobby Update: Mar-Apr-May 2025

    Time for another two month update! Please ignore how many months are in the title.

  • The News Stand: 03/06/2025

    It’s the start of a new month, which means it’s time for the literal pile of news that has me burning the midnight oil. Spectre Miniatures, Echo Dark Studios and Combat Octopus give us plenty to look at but for a change, someone actually sent me press release. Read on for details!

  • The News Stand: 28/05/2025

    A day later but not a single dollar short! This week’s edition is packed full of all the good stuff you expect from the end of a month – new releases from Spectre’s Patreon, previews from all the Patreons you can shake a stick at and even a time-limited offer if you’re reading this when…

  • The News Stand: 20/05/2025

    After last week’s absolute pile of news, this week is perhaps a little quieter. However, quieter doesn’t mean boring and we have a good selection of items across the Ultramodern niche, such as previews and releases from Spectre Miniatures, Echo Dark Studios, Flank March Miniatures and more! Read on to see everything I’ve collated!

  • SITREP: Freedom from MDF (and Partisan)

    It’s done, I’m free. Oh and I went to Partisan!

  • The News Stand: 13/05/2025

    This week’s post is a cavalcade of releases and previews. We’ve got Spectre, we’ve got more from Flank March, we have a pile from Warfighter Miniatures and even the long-awaited release of MENA Building 3 from Urban Scatter Gaming. Read on for more!

  • The News Stand: 06/05/2025

    Every week, I say to myself, “Man, I bet this week is going to be a shorter post”. Spoilers, it never is – the new month kicks off with an avalanche of new updates from pretty much all the usual suspects. Spectre, Combat Octopus, Flank March and more are all here, with releases, previews, teases…

  • PAINT-REP: Combat Octopus Militia

    It’s time for the largest PAINT-REP so far as we look at Combat Octopus’s Militia figures with a few tweaks!

  • PAINT-REP: Breacher – Sarie and Wolf Pack

    Time for another PAINT-REP, this time looking at some Breachers from Black Site Studios

  • The News Stand: 29/04/2025

    You can tell it’s the end of the month because we have updates for The News Stand coming thick and fast. New releases from Spectre, previews from the usual Patreon boys and even an Exclusive from Urban Scatter Gaming. Read on for more!

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