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We’re rolling in May and we have plenty of exciting things to dig into. Combat Octopus has released his latest set, Spectre has shown off some upcoming heavy firepower and BobMack3d gets us ready for an upcoming Kickstarter. Read on for more!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Not content with releasing a pile of heavy firepower for your technicals last week, this week Spectre Miniatures has dropped a preview of a M167 20mm Vulcan cannon<\/a>. Based on images of a Toyota Land Cruiser that has been “upgraded” by the Houthis with a cannon stolen from the Yemeni Army, this is a serious piece of firepower (assuming you can keep the truck in one piece after the impact of 6000 rounds per minute slams into the suspension). This will be a fun addition to any technical collection, providing a frankly distressing amount of incoming fire if you have to go up against it. No news on a release date yet, so keep an eye on what Spectre is up to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spectre also got to show off some Eye Candy shots of their figures on a familar board<\/a>. If you weren’t aware, the team at Spectre are friends with the Perry Twins (of Perry Miniatures) and do occasionally get a chance to access their giant table and all the terrain used for the various eras they produce figures for. We’ve actually seen a Spectre game played on this board<\/a>. However, the big focus for this is more to show off one of Spectre’s greatest strengths – they know how to make some really good-looking shots to show off their miniatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, hot off the press we have a Monday Instagram update<\/a>. And what started off as merely a preview of a T-55 model (ideal seeing as it appears in the V3 rulebook) then turned into a full-on Q&A. Here are some interesting things I’ve managed to pull out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n