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Category: Impressions

  • Impressions: Empress August Releases

    Empress did a rather cool thing back in July and put out a list of things they planned to release. When I first saw it, I assumed we would see them dribbled out over a period of months. Empress instead dropped them all at once, leading to a rather exciting day watching the Empress Facebook…

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  • Impressions: Spectre SF Technicals – Initial Thoughts

    Earlier this year, I wrote a load of stuff covering Spectre’s first vehicle release for the technical. In it, I commented about miniguns which was a stretch goal from the Kickstarter that was sadly missed, as well as the illusive “Tactical Technical”. Well, it looks like it was merely being sneaky and it is now…

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  • Impressions: Spectre July 2017 Release

    The end of July saw a new release to expand Spectre’s MENA Militia range. These new figures are designed to give your militia a bit of an edge, either by adding some tougher guys or bringing some new gear to the party. If you’re building a militia force, these fighters are a must buy. Militia…

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  • Impressions: Spectre’s Razor Part 2

    Before you read this impression, I really recommend going back and reading the original impressions on the Razor. I only intend to cover the new stuff and most of what I talk about in the previous post covers building the Razor now. It’s taken a while but the Razor is now available from the Spectre…

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  • Impressions: Spectre’s Vehicle Stowage Alfa

    Alongside the release of the Razor, Spectre also released a set of vehicle stowage. Designed to let you personalise and add detail to any form of hobby project, the stowage kit comes with a pile of things to weigh down your vehicle of choice. It also hopefully points to future plans from Spectre which are…

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  • Impressions: Empress Dismounted AFV Crew

    When you start to add vehicles to the tabletop, it’s just a matter of time until you need crewman figures thanks to some lucky rebel with an RPG. For light vehicles the standard line infantry will do but as you start to get to the heavier end of the AFV’s available, crewmen start wearing different…

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  • Impressions: Scatter Terrain Part 2

    In my previous Scatter Terrain post, I looked at everything resin. Now however, we move onto the world of MDF. Some of these may hit the boundary of what you class as scatter terrain but are included anyway. Knights of Dice Cell Towers Made of lots of little parts, these towers once built are perfect…

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  • Impressions: TTCombat Distribution Depot Set

    Okay, this is a big one. Normally when looking at buildings for wargaming, the focus is on making the outside look great.ย The inside becomes a second thought. However, TTCombat’s latest release is a visual treat both inside and out. It’s also ridiculously huge. The Distribution depot is designed to be a centrepiece of a game,…

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  • Impressions: TTCombat HGV Truck

    (Hey everyone, as a special treat thanks to me hitting over 2500 views this month, I thought I would bring a post back from the future and put it out on this Bank Holiday Monday) There is something about a toy lorry that takes you back to being a kid. Of course, as a wargamer,…

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  • Impressions: Scatter Terrain Part 1

    Strictly speaking, terrain isn’t technically needed for a wargame – a few pieces of cardboard with labels on can play the role of buildings and walls. However, terrain makes games much more interesting, giving you something to actually fight over rather. While big buildings and rolling hills help shapeย the gameplay and draw the eye, smaller…

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  • Impressions: Sarissa Precision Industrial

    Sarissa Precision are pretty high on my list of favourite terrain companies thanks to their wonderfully detailed buildings. Among my favourites in the range are two buildings from their Industrial range, the factory and the office. I first saw these thanks to Spectre’s playtest report and was immediately interested in them. Like all Sarissa buildings,…

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  • Impressions: Evil Bear Wargames Foxhound

    The War on Terror has seen a massive rise in the use of IEDs against conventional forces and as such, there was a much greater interest in the development and purchasing of mine resistant vehicles. The British Army purchased a whole fleet of vehicles designed for different roles, including a replacement for the Snatch Land Rover.…

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  • Impressions: Spectre’s Razor

    Salute saw me picking up a few things, one of which was a very exciting upcoming release from Spectre Miniatures. For months we have been teased with render and prototype images of perhaps the most complex kit they have produced. Perfect for Spectre games of special operations, this new vehicle will be perfect to transport…

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  • Technicals – Heavy Ammunition

    As mentioned in my previous post on the Spectre technicals, I hadn’t picked up all the weapons. As part of my cartel order, I put on two more weapons ready to give the bad guys something else to handle my Challenger 2 or other armoured vehicles. The common thing between these two is the base.…

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  • Spectre Technical Review

    As if summoned by my last post about them , my Spectre technical order turned up. ย I know some people in the Kickstarter have been waiting a long time for these but don’t worry, I think they were worth the wait. I’m going to do a quick overview of them and the weapon systems I’veย picked…

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