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Get New Thirty Years War French Cavalry From 1898 Miniaturas!

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1898 Miniaturas have now released their new range of Thirty Years War French Cavalry for you to send thundering into the midst of battle. There is a nice selection of 28mm Historical kits for you to choose from when creating your units with both pistol and sword at the ready!

Ace New NATO Forces WW3: Team Yankee 15mm Miniatures Incoming! Heat Up Your Cold War! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTT Weekender time! It's a big time to be diving into World War 3: Team Yankee with Battlefront Miniatures are they are launching the NATO Forces book soon alongside a whole host of awesome 15mm miniatures for a variety of different nations. You can play as the French, Canadians and more as NATO looks to hold back the Soviet advance in this Cold War Gone Hot!

Community Spotlight: Paladins, Witchfinders & 6mm American Civil War

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In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at someone inpaitient for The Old World, a neat vignette of witchfinding goodness and some very small American Civil War armies.

Bloody Miniatures’ Dashing English Civil War Cavalry Coming Soon

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Bloody Miniatures have been showing off some of the upcoming figures joining their English Civil War range in 28mm scale. There are two sets with The Flashing Blades charging onto the battlefield first for the Royalists.

Blood & Pigment’s Summer Of Plunder Wrap Up Chat! How Did It Go?

1 year ago 1

Gerry is back with the team from Blood & Pigment to have a chat about the final results of their Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron campaign, the Summer Of Plunder. 

New 28mm English Civil War Personalities Join Empress’ Range

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Sticking with a theme of the English Civil War for today, we have some new figures from Empress Miniatures for those diving into wargaming the period. Four new personalities have been added to their 28mm range, ready to lead the Parliamentarians and the Royalists on the battlefield.

Get Tips On Painting The English Civil War With Bloody Miniatures

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Bloody Miniatures have put together a neat (and free) PDF on their website for those looking for some tips on painting miniatures from The English Civil War. They have a stunning range of 28mm miniatures for the period so it's neat to get some hobby help from the folks that make them look so nice!

1898 Miniaturas Tease What’s Next For Thirty Years’ War Range

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1898 Miniaturas already have a sterling collection of 28mm miniatures for playing out the Thirty Years' War on the tabletop. After their summer break, some new releases are going to be coming out for the French alongside some Artillery too.

Bid For Kev Dallimore’s Redcoats & Aid The Royal British Legion

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Wargames Soldiers & Strategy got some miniatures painted up recently by Kev Dallimore for the front cover of Issue 123. Dallimore is now putting those miniatures up for auction over on eBay with proceeds going to the Royal British Legion! Will you be bidding for these 28mm English Redcoats?

Unboxing: Border Wars – Border Reivers On Foot | Flags of War

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Gerry takes a look at more of the Historical miniatures coming out of Flags Of War for Border Wars: Under A Reiver Moon. In this Unboxing, Gerry gives a review of the Reivers On Foot, a full family of fighters that are looking to strike across the border between England and Scotland. 

Summer Of Plunder! How To Take Part In Blood & Pigment’s Blood & Plunder Campaign

1 year ago 3

Gerry sits down with the team from Blood & Pigment to chat about how to take part in Blood & Pigment's Summer Of Plunder, a massive Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron Global Campaign for the Historical wargame by Firelock Games.

PHALANX Revamping Classic Unhappy King Charles Board Game

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PHALANX Games are revamping another awesome board game with new art and more. Unhappy King Charles, a brilliant board game set during the period of the English Civil War, is available for you to pre-order right now.

Blood & Pigment’s Piratical Summer Of Plunder Has Begun!

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Blood & Pigment has now begun its Summer Of Plunder campaign! You can dive in and get playing some games of Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron from Firelock Games as you feed into the unfolding clash for control of the Caribbean, South America and North America!

Get Voting In Blood & Pigment’s Pirate Painting Competition!

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Blood & Pigment have been holding their Great Pirate Paint Off over the last while in the run-up to their Summer Of Plunder. We talked about the contest a while back now and the time has come for you to get stuck in and start voting as part of the people's choice segment of the competition. Get those finalists to a place of honour!

The Best Of Salute 2023 – More Amazing Wargames! (Part 2)

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Join us to check out the Best Of Salute 2023 as we dive into some coverage from the event that we attended a couple of weeks ago. We got to chat to some great creators and clubs who were putting on fascinating games throughout the day.

BelloLudi Bring Big Battles To The Period Of 1660-1721

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The folks at BelloLudi have another big set of wargaming rules for you to scoop up that focus on the period of 1660-1721. The Big Battle Game rules are available for you to snap up from them and a whole host of different publishers too.

Warhammer Fest 2023 – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTT Weekender time! After coming back from Warhammer Fest, Ben goes through the Good, The Bad and the downright Ugly as Games Workshop revealed loads more for Warhammer 40K, Warhammer Age Of Sigmar, Warcry, Underworlds, The Old World and The Horus Heresy.

Gerry Can Show You How To Make Realistic Canvas Sails

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In this week's Gerry Can, we show you how to make Blood & Plunder Ship Sails out of real live honest to god canvas, because when you've rigged your sloop you probably want to make sure the sails don't look like lego marshmallows right?

Bloody Miniatures Call On The Witchfinder General!

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Bloody Miniatures are back to bolster your 28mm English Civil War collection with some brand-new miniatures. Nick Collier has been working on the latest set of miniatures starting off with a neat set focused on The Witchfinder General. 

Cult Of Games XLBS: A Relaxed Return & Ready For Hobby!

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In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, the team discuss the best of Star Trek and after embracing a weekend of relaxation, they are ready to dive into some of the hobby as we see what folks have been getting up to in different wargaming worlds.

Tiger Miniatures Bolster 28mm Tudor-era Irish Collection

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Tiger Miniatures are expanding their collection of 28mm miniatures with a range of 28mm Tudor Irish for use in your games set around the time of the Border Reivers! They have some noble fellows to lead the way alongside a core of followers to help build a warband with.

Get Stuck Into The 2nd Edition Of Mana Press’ Tribal Wargame

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If you've not already done so, it might be worth diving into the new 2nd Edition of Mana Press' Tribal. This 28mm wargame allows you to play out pre-gunpowder clashes between tribal nations and offers up a different approach to the wargaming we're used to.

Battletech Mercenaries! NEW Big Mechs For Hire In Resurgent Wargame & Undead Unearthed #OTTWeekender

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It's OTT Weekender time! This week, Warren gets into the Spring Clean Challenge by unearthing a cemetery's worth of undead fiends for gaming with his kids and the Battletech Mercenaries provide some big guns and more for the hard Sci-Fi tabletop wargame.

The Fighting Irish Join The Border Wars From Flags of War

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Last year Flags of War launched a successful campaign to bring the Border Wars to the tabletop Under a Reiver Moon and now a new faction arrives as the Irish come prepared for war.

The Highlands Rebel With DecoQuest’s New Terrain Project

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DecoQuest Workshop is in the home straight for their latest Kickstarter campaign and this time they've left the fantasy and science-fiction genres behind to explore the Highlands of Scotland in the 13th Century with a whole range of printable terrain.

FREE Rules For Warhammer 40K 10th Edition! Has GW Nailed It This Time? #OTTWeekender

2 years ago 26

It's OTT Weekender time! This week, we're looking at all of the news coming out of Adepticon for Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Age Of Sigmar, Kill Team and more. The BIG news was the announcement of Warhammer 40k 10th Edition which is going to be starting with FREE Rules for everyone!

Warlord Add 15mm Pike & Shotte Heroes To Their Epic Collection

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Warlord Games have added some brand new pre-order options to their collection for those diving into Pike & Shotte Epic Battles. Some big personalities for the Thirty Years War and the English Civil War have been added into the mix to lead your small-scale (but massive!) armies. 

Cult Of Games XLBS: Help Us With Our Boyne Battleplan!

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Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this episode, we work out that Warren is a terrible D&D player and ask for some help in how we could approach building a BIG Historical wargaming army.

Unboxing: Blood & Plunder – Cavalry | Firelock Games

2 years ago 2

Gerry gets stuck into unboxing a set of six 28mm Cavalry miniatures from Firelock Games for use in their Historical miniature game, Blood & Plunder. A great set for use in your pirate wargaming!

Blood & Plunder – Sloop Painting Tutorial | Firelock Games

2 years ago 5

We dive into a Blood & Plunder painting tutorial where John shows off how to paint the Sloop from Firelock Games for their 28mm piratical naval wargame.

Gerry Can Show You Rigging & Ratlines For Blood & Plunder Ships!

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In this week's Gerry Can, we dive into how to super detail your Blood & Plunder ships for use in Firelock Games' Historical wargame. No corners have been cut here!

VLOG: Crafting Army Lists + Miniatures Are Painted For Blood & Plunder!

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Justin shows off the three army lists that he is going to be using for games of Blood & Plunder. There are a few to choose from that are going to be used in different scenarios. Artillery, ships and more have been painted up for this!

Paint Plundering Pirates With Blood & Pigment’s New Contest

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Blood & Pigment are running a "Great Pirate Paint Off" soon which leads up to their massive Summer Of Plunder later in 2023. Run in conjunction with Firelock Games and a bunch of other creators, they are looking to get your crews painted up and ready for an adventure on the high seas in Blood & Plunder.

Unboxing: Blood & Plunder – Native Americans | Firelock Games

2 years ago 2

Continuing our unboxing of the new Blood & Plunder plastic range, Gerry has a look at the set of twelve Native Americans from Firelock Games that you get for use in their Historical pirate wargame. 

Judge Dredd; Check Out Block War & This Ace Sci-Fi Wargame From Warlord Games! #OTTWeekender

2 years ago 34

It's OTT Weekender time! In this episode, we're having a look at the ace new Block War expansion from Warlord Games for their Judge Dredd Miniatures Game. Could this be the Sci-Fi skirmish game worth diving into if you've become disillusioned by Necromunda?

Pike & Shotte: Epic Battles; New From Warlord Games! [Update]

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Warlord Games were not content with turning Waterloo and the American Civil War into an Epic Battles endeavour. They are now going to be delving into the heart of 17th Century Europe with Pike & Shotte: Epic Battles and a new set, Push Of Pikes.

VLOG: Deciding On Gaming Tables & Scenarios For Blood & Plunder

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Gerry and Justin sit down to talk about their 100, 150 and 200-point lists for use in their games of Blood & Plunder from Firelock Games. They also have a talk about the terrain they are going to be using across the three games.

Community Spotlight: German Armies, 15mm Necromunda & Raising The Black!

2 years ago 4

Join us for a look at some amazing Historical wargaming projects and also something a little different for the world of Necromunda!

Unboxing: Blood & Plunder – Militia | Firelock Games

2 years ago 1

Gerry dives into another Unboxing of the Firelock Games Blood & Plunder miniatures. This time, he's looking at the 28mm plastic Militia set that can be used to bolster your crews in this Historical Pirate wargame. 

Cult Of Games XLBS: A 7-Day Miniature Painting Challenge?

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Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, Ben lays down the gauntlet and dives into a 7-day miniature painting challenge that might help you bust through the backlog and get rid of some of that hobby fatigue. 

VLOG: Building Army Lists For Blood & Plunder

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In today's VLOG, Gerry talks about working out the army lists that are going to be used for playing Firelock Games' Blood & Plunder. In this video, we're discussing the British that will be looking to control the high seas. 

Gerry Can Show You How To Build The Ships From Blood & Plunder!

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In this week's Gerry Can, Gerry showcases how to build the Sloop that comes in the new 2-Player Starter Set for Firelock Games' Blood & Plunder. 

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