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New Black Powder Waterloo Box Coming Soon From Warlord

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Warlord Games have their sights set on a whole new Waterloo Box coming soon and they showed off the cover for it featuring artwork by Peter Dennis and some of the sculpts by Wojtek.

Imperial Romans Take Shape & Form Up From Victrix

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Victrix are going to be setting about conquering Gaul and beyond with their Early Imperial Romans set which is coming together very nicely.

Romans Clash With Celts In Italeri’s Pax Romana Set

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Italeri are stepping back in history once again with another of their Battle Sets. Their previous one went back to Rorke's Drift whereas this delves into Ancient times with Pax Romana.

Early Imperial Romans Coming Next From Victrix

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Victrix have talked about their upcoming project for the Ancient period. They are now going to be tackling Early Imperial Romans starting with this one render to show the direction they are taking with their plastics.

Armoured & Unarmoured Samnites Band Together From Victrix

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Victrix have some more Ancients plastics on the way for your gathering horde of warriors intent on battling the forces of Rome. See what you make of both their Armoured & Unarmoured Samnites who will be joining the battle at Salute...

Are You Not Entertained? New Gladiators Soon From Warhansa

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Warhansa are looking towards the sands of the arena with their upcoming releases. Here you can see two of their Gladiators - Secutor & Retiarius.

Relic Miniatures Battle On With Republican Roman Cavalry

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If you're looking for some cavalry to charge forth and take out the ranged element of the enemy army and harass the flanks then see what you make of Relic Miniatures Republican Roman Cavalry.

Victrix Mount Up With The Ancient Iberian Cavalry

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The next big unit are the Iberian Cavalry who are in the midst of charging into the massed ranks of the enemy to hopefully break them with a thunderous charge...

Charge Into Battle With Plastic French Lancers By Warlord

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Warlord Games have come out with a new plastic kit for those of you wanting to add some cavalry to your Napoleonic French armies in Black Powder. See what you think of these French Line Lancers below who could be your answer to a bit of shock and awe on the tabletop...

Ancient Iberians & Balearic Slingers Released By Victrix

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Victrix have now added two more plastic sets to their collection for Ancient wargaming. The two sets consist of the Balearic Slingers and the Iberian Unarmoured Infantry so you can begin to bulk up your armies...

Greek Warriors Fight Together From Nonsense Miniatures

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Nonsense Miniatures have sent us some shots of one of their latest additions, the Greek Warrior Pack. These soldiers have been created to provide you with a Fantastical diorama so you could depict them as mythological warriors...

Flash Harry To Join Wargames Illustrated’s Giants In Miniatures Range

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Wargames Illustrated have been working on another miniature for their Giants In Miniatures range and they have announced that Flash Harry has popped up for your Napoleonic gallivanting around a battlefield somewhere...

First Corps Ride Into Battle With Ancient Scythians & Sarmatians

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Sticking with some more cavalry news today we have a look at a new addition to the Scythian & Sarmatian section of the First Corps webstore. They have now added this Light Cavalry Command option to their listings for those of you wanting to command some Ancient warriors.

The Numidian Cavalry Is Charging Out Of Victrix In 2016

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Coming out towards the middle of 2016 we have the plastic Numidian Cavalry from Victrix which continues to supplement their growing Ancients range in 28mm. There's some work still to do on these but they're looking pretty good so far I reckon...

Three Days Left On The War & Empire Legions Of Rome Kickstarter

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West Wind Productions and Forged In Battle are closing in on the last three days for their War & Empire II Kickstarter for the Legions Of Rome.

Weekender XLBS: Building Tanks, Hobby Rooms, Warbands & Legions Of Rome

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Welcome to a relaxed Sunday morning where we get stuck into a whole bunch of new miniatures that caught our attention over the week and talk Hobby Time too...

Forged In Battle Welcome The Dacian Hordes To War & Empire II

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The Forged In Battle range grows with the Dacians being added to the armies available through their War & Empire II Kickstarter to bring out both the Legions of Rome and their enemies. See what you think of these previewed warriors here in 15mm...

The Greek Hoplites From Victrix Enter A Bristling Phalanx

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Victrix have shown off some of the final elements of their Ancient Greek range. The latest showing is of Hoplites with Corinthian helmets, probably the most well known designs from the period. This is the 'tank' like design of the Hoplite that I saw first in Horrible Histories and the like!

Fight With The Legions Of Rome On New Forged In Battle Kickstarter

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The Legions Of Rome are marching into Gaul and beyond with this new Kickstarter project by Forged In Battle and West Wind Productions. This historical arm of West Wind noted that everyone wanted to see Romans like they had in the movies on the tabletop and so here they are in 15mm!

The Successor Phalanx Lines Up From Victrix

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Victrix have now showed off some of the interesting looking designs for the Successor Phalanx to use in your Ancient Wargaming.

Weekender XLBS: GW Returning To Specialist Games?

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Join us for a relaxing Sunday morning with The Weekender XLBS where we're chatting about the revival of Specialist Games From Games Workshop and more... Try A Backstage Free Trial To Watch XLBS

Watchful I Studios Build An Awesome Chinese Shrine

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Watchful I Studios continue their jaunt through Medieval China with plans to make this Chinese Shrine or indeed administrative building ready for production towards the end of the month. See what you think...

The Mighty Armies Of Rome Go To War With Forged In Battle

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Forged In Battle have some big plans for their Ancients range and this includes bringing the mighty forces to Rome to bear on the tabletop. With that in mind see what they had to say on the upcoming project below which will include a fundraiser on Kickstarter...

Ancient Macedonian Commanders Come Together From Victrix

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Victrix have shown off the renders for the Ancient Macedonian Command that will be leading your units of Pikemen into battle during the age of Alexander the Great in the forging of his Empire...

Sword & Spear 2nd Edition Rules Out End Of November

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Great Escape Games have opened up pre-orders for the 2nd Edition of Sword & Spear which will be available at the end of November. This is a rules set for playing out both Ancient and Medieval battles and shines when you're looking at multiplayer games...

The Macedonian Pikemen Of Victrix Rank Up In Their Phalanx

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Victrix have put together a little preview of their upcoming Macedonian Pikemen who would have ranked up with bristling spears out in front of them and a row of gleaming bronze shields facing the enemy...

Perry Previews New WIPs For ACW and Early British Napoleonics

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Perry Miniatures gives us a look into some up coming release for the American Civil War and Early Napoleonic British troops.

Unboxing: Bolt Action Hanomag Plastic Box Set

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The guys get stuck in with another Bolt Action unboxing, this time featuring the Hanomag Half Track Plastic Box Set for the German Army.

Victrix Don The Heavy Armour With New Samnite Plastic Kits

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Victix have completed more digital sculpting for their upcoming Samnite range. This time they have some of the Armoured Samnites to show off complete with heavy breastplates and some rather ornate looking helmets...

Weekender XLBS: Pulp City Superheroes & Getting Into Naval Wargaming

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March Into Battle Alongside Schilling Figuren’s Dismounted Dragoons

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Schilling Figuren's have put together a set of metal miniatures for use with your Napoleonic battling. See what you think of their Dismounted Dragoons who come as a pack, as you can see below, and individually over on their website...

Naval Wargaming – An Introduction To Battles At Sea & Beyond

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Simon Stokes takes us through the history of Naval Battles both in history and on the tabletop as well as giving us a crash course in the games we should take a look at...

Caesar’s Army Comes Marching In 15mm From Baueda

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Baueda Wargames has gone to Indiegogo to help fund an amazing 15mm Roman Army.

Wargames Illustrated Pick Out Key Moments In History

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Wargames Illustrated have started dusting off some of their miniatures to sell once again. The first of these enterprises to begin once more is their Moments In History range which includes a variety of different vignettes from different time periods showing off key points in time...

The Ancient Samnites Are Next Up From Victrix

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Victrix have shown off some of the early renders for the Unarmoured Samnites that are going to be next up in their ever-increasing landslide of plastic miniature sets. See what you think of the models below...

Casting Room Miniatures Launches New Webstore

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Casting Room Miniatures is an off shoot of Wargames Foundry and they have been working on 28mm scale metal miniatures since 1984. They have now collected together their entire range and have them all in one place with a new webstore...

Unboxing: Bolt Action Marder III Tank Destroyer

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We have a distinct looking vehicle for this Bolt Action unboxing as the guys take a look at the Marder III Ausf. M Tank Destroyer, one of the most widely used vehicles of this type by the Germans during World War II.

The Sound Of Napoleonic Cannons Comes From Eagle Figures

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Eagle Figures have a new set of artillery to bring to your 28mm Napoleonic battlefield with the 6lb Cannon and its Crew. They also have other pieces of artillery on their webstore including a 9lb and 12lb version of the cannon alongside a Howitzer too...

Osprey Reveal What Wargames Are On The Horizon For 2016

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Osprey have revealed some of the wargames that are going to be coming out from them in 2016. Some of them you'll have already heard about including En Garde, Duel In The Sun and Frostgrave: Into The Breeding Pits, but these next three are all new...

The Three Ancient Spanish Plastic Sets Decided By Victrix

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Victrix have shared some more images of their upcoming Ancient Spanish/Iberian Warrior range that will be coming out soon. They have settled on their being three sets and we have the details for you here...

Unboxing: Bolt Action Panzer III Zug Plastic Box Set

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We have tanks aplenty for this unboxing as we take a look at a box set of three plastic Panzer III Zug's for Bolt Action. The kit in this box allows you to build the Panzer III as one of four variants.

Unboxing: Bolt Action Flammpanzerwagen

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Things are heating up as the guys take a look at the SD.KFZ 251/16 Flammpanzerwagen for Bolt Action. This is a German half-track with the addition of two flame projectors mounted on the sides of the vehicle. Flame On!

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