In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at what the community have been up to building gorgeous terrain, invading alien armies and also the corpo forces that keep you under their boot!
Corvus Belli are looking ahead to a bunch of new releases in February for the Sci-Fi world of Infinity. There are some great new Expansion Packs and Essentials Sets that you'll be able to pick up for a couple of different factions.
Join us this year for an updated three four months of wargame terrain-building fun using our Project System! We hope TerrainFest 2024 will inspire and motivate you to elevate the quality of your gaming tables and that by the end of the three months, you won't be playing with shoebox houses and books stuffed under gaming mats!
Gale Force Nine and Thunderhead Studio are working on some brand-new HexTech Terrain that will be coming as part of Wave 9 (yes, there has already been a lot of terrain!). If you want some nice 6-10mm terrain for your epic Sci-Fi battles you'll be able to expand it significantly soon.
Game designer Andy Hobday has been announced as the new Creative Director at Wargames Atlantic this week. He joins the team as they look to develop games in-house and externally so fun things are happening in the future!
Games Workshop are going to be taking pre-orders this weekend for the new Death Korps Of Krieg Army Set. This will be the first time that you'll be able to get your hands on these new plastic miniatures and the updated rules for Warhammer 40,000 and the new edition.
Bandai announced that they will be going for miniature wargames in earnest this year with a new miniatures game coming out later this year. Gundam Assemble is on the horizon and we've already got a trailer and a few more details about the miniatures.
Both the Loyalist and Traitor Legions of The Horus Heresy made use of human allies and they would often need to be kept in line or at least "encouraged" to keep on fighting. Well, that's where the new Overseer miniature comes in and in this case, the Traitor Legion Overseer that got previewed this week by Games Workshop.
Crooked Dice is getting closer to re-releasing more of the Otherworld Miniatures range that they picked up after Richard retired. Leading the way are the Undead who have been summoned from their crypts to haunt the lives of the living!
Mantic Games put together a trailer this week showing off what's coming from the team in 2025. There are intriguing titles on the horizon including some returns of old favourites. Check out the trailer below...
Games Workshop previewed the new Warhammer Store Anniversary miniatures that will be made available throughout 2025. There is a new miniature for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar and one for Warhammer 40,000 that you can scoop up from stores during their anniversary celebrations.
Unboxing: Valkir Heavy Troopers | Wargames Atlantic
3 weeks ago 4Gerry dives into an unboxing of one of the newly revamped Iron Core 28mm sets from Wargames Atlantic. Building on the old DreamForge Games range, you can now get your hands on the excellent Valkir Heavy Troopers for all your Sci-Fi wargames.
Crooked Dice are ending the year strong with some great new releases for those seeking to dive into a bit of Pulp Sci-Fi wargaming with a touch of Horror too. First up, we start with a whole host of 8-bit characters that will be dominating the digital realm.
Games Workshop revealed a big new miniature over the Christmas week for those looking to bow before the might of Slaanesh in Warhammer 40,000. It has been a long time coming but Fulgrim has now made his presence known with a new Daemon Primarch miniature.
The YouTube channel Tabletop Time will be launching a new project soon over on BackerKit. Kindred Of The Abyss will be the first range of miniatures that they are hoping to expand over the next few years, beginning with these nautically themed miniatures.
Another fantastic set of Necromunda miniatures is on the way from Games Workshop. Eager to spread the zealous fury of the Imperium through the populace, the House Ko’iron Ministorum Delegation are going to be making an appearance very soon.
TTCombat are currently revealing more and more miniatures for this month but a few caught our eye more than the others. You might remember Project Hunter which was teased this time last year. Well, the game now has a proper name and we're seeing our first 10mm Sci-Fi miniatures for Dropzone Commander: Operation Artemis.
Games Workshop previewed many new character miniatures coming to Warhammer: The Horus Heresy over the last few weeks. All of these Forge World Resin releases add to the character of their appropriate Legions and allow you to make more bespoke armies on the tabletop.
Gerry gets stuck into more awesomeness from the world of Bot War by Traders Galaxy with an unboxing and review of the Bot War 3 Boxed Set for the newest edition of this 10mm Sci-Fi robot-smashing miniatures game.
As well as the physical miniature revealed a couple of weeks ago for Salute 2025, the South London Warlords also revealed the official Digital Miniature that will be available for attendees next year in April.
Artel W Miniatures have some fantastic new miniatures for you to snap up for use in your 28mm Sci-Fi wargames. The first of these miniatures might be timely considering that we might be entering a time of wolves and blizzards in a certain Grimdark Future soon.
Join us for a Let's Play of Mass Effect The Board Game - Priority Halagaz from the folks at Modiphius. Gerry, John, Justin and Shay take on the role of the crew of The Normandy as they battle against Cerberus.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at some excellent Soulblight Gravelords vampires, finish the fight with Halo and the Master Chief and then dive into an immense Victoriana-styled terrain project.
The folks at Corvus Belli have been showing off the new miniatures coming to their 28mm Sci-Fi world of Infinity early next year in January. A couple of new characters are on the way alongside expansions to the JSA and PanOceania forces presented in the latest Sandtrap set.
Star Wars: Shatterpoint players are getting themselves a new set to dive into in February 2025. Wisdom Of The Council introduces some of the best Jedi into your games of Shatterpoint!
Games Workshop and Forge World have been showing off some absolutely awesome Necromunda miniatures over the past few weeks. Every time one of these miniatures gets previewed you get the sense that the design team behind the miniatures are having fun bringing to life the characters beyond the battlefields of the Grimdark Future.
Cubicle 7 are getting involved with the Space Marine II storytelling on the tabletop with a new PDF supplement for Warhammer 40,000: Wrath & Glory, their action-packed take on the Grimdark Future. Purge The Swarm will be available to buy and download later today.
Amazon and Games Workshop today announced that their deal to create Warhammer TV series and movies has now been confirmed and they are moving on to the next stage, developing those stories with scripts and diving into the nuts and bolts of the creative process.
Indie Of The Week ... 78 UPDATES!
1 month ago 29Check out our Indie Of The Week picks from each OnTableTop Weekender! Whether it's a great Sci-Fi wargaming range, a new Fantasy epic or something for the discerning Historical wargamer, you'll be able to find our weekly segments within!
Pulp Figures have shown off more of the miniatures that you can snap up as part of their 28mm Retro Sci-Fi range. The Exo Genesis collection is inspired by those awesome Pulp Sci-Fi adventures that you would have read in comics, books and in early TV shows and movies.
John gets stuck into an unboxing and review of the BattleTech Mercenaries Set from Catalyst Games Labs that was part of the Kickstarter. John delves into what's inside the Mercenaries set including the rules and all of those lovely 6mm scale Sci-Fi mechs!
Games Workshop might have been late to the Space Marine II party but they are making up for it now with more content themed around the hit video game. Lieutenant Titus will be available at Warhammer stores this weekend and the team behind Kill Team has been working on a cooperative scenario for you to play in the world of Warhammer 40,000 too.
Unboxing: Bot War – Red Star Nation Dinoborg Battleforce & Brontoborg | Traders Galaxy
1 month ago 6Gerry delves into an unboxing and review of some excellent miniatures from Traders Galaxy for their 10mm Sci-Fi wargame, Bot War. Here, Gerry gets a look at the Red Star Nation Dinoborg Battleforce and Brontoborg!
We dive into some amazing terrain projects from the community this week as part of the Community Spotlight and a set of Space Marines that take us back in time to an old PC game!
EightLegs Miniatures are a team of sculptors who are now on MyMiniFactory with their brand new campaign to fund a range of 3D printable miniatures for your 28mm and 32mm Sci-Fi wargames! The Inperatorius Vindex project features over 200 components that can be used to make your armies of elite warriors of the (grim)dark future.
Dakka.Terrain (DakkaDakka.Store) are back on Kickstarter with a project looking at introducing a new piece of 3D printable thematic terrain to your Sci-Fi battlefields. The Stormpride Temple is the follow-up project to the Stormpride Sisters who were on fundraising a few weeks ago.
Satyr Art Studio released a bunch of new 28mm metal miniatures over the last week or so. There are some great Oldhammer nods in here, perfect for those who want to delve back into the valley of nostalgia and revel in days gone by.
Olmec Games' The Drowned Earth welcomes three new characters into the mix for different factions. The Artefacters, Firm and Bondsmen are going to be getting Whisperers who might be able to keep those dinosaurs at bay that keep hounding your expeditions.
Unboxing: Stormpride Sisters | DakkaDakka.Store
2 months ago 0Gerry unboxes and reviews some of the preview miniatures from DakkaDakka.Store's new Stormpride Sisters Kickstarter campaign. These awesome 28mm miniatures would be great as alternative options for Sci-Fi wargames like Warhammer 40,000 and Grimdark Future.
Join us this week for a bunch of awesome Oldhammer vibes with a bit of classic Ork terrain and some epic-scale armies. We also dive into a great Full Spectrum Dominance project where tiny armies are coming to life.
Gerry gets an early preview of some of the Sci-Fi miniatures that EightLegs are going to be bringing to MyMiniFactory soon! We review one of the first Inperatorius Vindex miniatures from the campaign as well as an excellent Mad Scrap Truck!
Another one of the big reveals for Warhammer 40,000 last week was the introduction of a brand new plastic range for the Astra Militarum. The Death Korps Of Krieg are getting the full regiment treatment from Games Workshop with brand new plastic kits for HQ choices, troops, heavy weapons and more.