Dive into the Community Spotlight for this week where we're having a look at two ends of the Dark Age period and some miniatures for growing armies PLUS an awesome Samurai battle report.

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, the guys have a talk about visiting real-life battlefields over the upcoming summer holidays and how that could influence your tabletop hobby for the better. Have you got plans for a few weeks of visiting battlefields with a camera in hand?

It's OTTWeekender time! Victrix have raised the bar and their scale for a new range of WWII miniatures in 28mm, with the first release being a German infantry platoon with all the support options you could wish for to get you started in a fully plastic force for tabletop warfare!

Gerry unboxes and reviews the 28mm Medieval plastic miniatures from Victrix Miniatures for their Islamic Cavalry. This is a fantastically well-detailed set that would be great for those tackling the Crusaders on the tabletop.

Victrix Miniatures are now taking pre-orders for their new set of Late War German Infantry for use in your World War II wargames. This new 28mm set features options for building the core of your Historical force alongside a set of Heavy Weapons for blasting vehicles. 

Victrix Miniatures has announced a new Middle Ages wargame alongside the folks at Noodle Wargames. Pillage: Ransack The Middle Ages will be coming soon and makes use of the awesome range of Dark Age miniatures and more that Victrix produces in 28mm plastic. 

Dive into this week's Community Spotlight and check out some World War II soldiers in 12mm, a bit of Marvel: Crisis Protocol and a deep dive into the world of The Silver Bayonet.

Gerry unboxes and reviews the 28mm Dark Age plastic set from Victrix Miniatures for their Rus Infantry. This gives you a great warband or army of Rus or the famed Varangian Guard.

Victrix Miniatures previewed four new plastic sets that are going to be coming in the near future to bolster their various 28mm Historical ranges. Plenty is coming that covers Ancient warfare as well as Dark Age and Medieval battles. 

Gerry gets stuck into an unboxing and review of the Victrix Miniatures Greek Hoplites. This set gives you 48 28mm plastic miniatures packed with dynamism and with loads of different options for building the core of your army in Ancient wargames.

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, Warren talks about following your passions and focusing in on what you love when it comes to tabletop games. Is life too short to be following the "trend" and should you just collect, paint and play what makes you feel the best?

Gerry unboxes and reviews the Early Saxon Unarmoured Warriors in 28mm scale from Victrix Miniatures. These would be perfect for use during your Dark Age Romano British battles during the Age Of Invasion.

It's OTTWeekender time! On this week's show we explore Human Interface: Be a Better Human, a cyberpunk-themed miniature board game where players escape a high-security prison and fight against corrupt corporations.

You can now get your hands on the new World War II British 8th Army Infantry from Victrix Miniatures for your 12mm battles in the deserts of North Africa. 

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we're having a look at Terminus Frontier, a stylish new board game that might have what it takes to be a Gloomhaven killer! Mixing together ideas from the likes of XCOM and first person shooters with a campaign-based design, it is looking like a swanky new alternative.

The Teutonic Knights (Ordensstaat) are now available from Victrix Miniatures for those seeking to add to their 28mm Medieval collections. Additionally, the set also comes with plenty of bits for making dashing Fantasy Knights as well so you get the best of both worlds. 

Gerry unboxes and reviews the 28mm scale plastic Norman Unarmoured Cavalry set from Victrix Miniatures which could be used for invading armies during the Dark Age as well as the Early Medieval period.

Dive into a new unboxing from Gerry where he reviews the new 28mm plastic Islamic Infantry & Archers that you can pick up from Victrix Miniatures for their Medieval range.

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's episode, a new Kickstarter has caught our attention featuring some absolutely amazing new Trench Crusade miniatures! The Red Brigade from Westfalia Miniatures is a perfect first expansion to the Trench Crusade world after last year's hit fundraiser.

Victrix Miniatures previewed their first look at the upcoming 28mm scale Medieval Foot Sergeants that will be joining their growing Medieval collection. This seems to be a wargaming trend for 2025! 

Gerry gets stuck into an unboxing and review of the Early Saxon Armoured Warriors miniatures in 28mm from the folks at Victrix Miniatures. These are going to be great for those looking to kick some Dark Age Romano British arse before the Viking Age comes around.

Gerry dives into unboxing more 28mm Historical miniatures for use in your Ancient wargames. This time, he unboxes and reviews the Late Roman Cataphracts that you can get from Victrix Miniatures.

Victrix Miniatures has announced that they have bought Little Big Men Studios, the name behind a whole host of transfers and flags for armies across different periods of history. Steve is rejoining Julian and the team from Victrix in the new year. 

Victrix Miniatures have released their new Islamic Cavalry for use in your 28mm Historical wargames. Set against the backdrop of the Crusades, you could use these warriors to charge down invading armies or use them on either side of these seismic periods of history.

Gerry unboxes and reviews the recently released 28mm plastic boxed set from Victrix Miniatures for their Medieval Knights. A perfect set for those going on Crusade in their Historical wargames. He also looks at the Fantasy Heads, Cloaks & Shields which can be used to customise your Medieval Knights.

It's OTTWeekender time! John very excitedly tells us why the brand new Death Korps Of Krieg from Games Workshop for Warhammer 40,000 are so insanely good and a return to form for fans of the grimdark future. We have a look at the newly revealed miniatures for the Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard and talk through why they are some of the best miniatures Games Workshop has produced in a while.

Victrix Miniatures are getting closer to releasing their first 28mm World War II miniatures in plastic. The Late War Germans will be first out of the block with Infantry and Heavy Weapons for making up the core of your Axis army.

It's OTTWeekender time! Despite the news that so many old miniatures are leaving the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game range, many more are coming to replace them and it looks like GW are rebuilding the game and the range ahead of the release of the brand new film, The War Of The Rohirrim, set before the time of The Lord Of The Rings!

Victrix Miniatures released a new set of 28mm plastic miniatures for those looking to expand their Crusade-era collection. Whilst they have previously released miniatures for Crusaders from Europe, they have now added the basic Islamic Infantry & Archers into the mix. 

Following on from the release of their Medieval Knights, the folks at Victrix have been previewing the next steps they are going to be taking for their 28mm plastic Medieval collection. 

It's OTTWeekender time! We check out some of the awesome new Halo miniatures that Mantic Games are bringing to Wave 2 of Halo: Flashpoint in 2025! Things are hotting up with brand new Spartan variants and the tease of Elites and Brutes on the horizon. If you're a Master Chief or Halo fan in general, the future looks bright.

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's episode, we're having a look at the awesome new 2-player starter set that you can pre-order for Steamforged Games' Warmachine. With amazing new hard plastic miniatures for Khador and Cygnar, this is looking like the best starting point for someone wanting to dive into the latest edition of the game.

Victrix Miniatures are going to be bringing another bunch of awesome plastic 28mm miniatures to their Dark Age range. The Rus are on the warpath which is going to make a certain team member very happy indeed. It's Lloyd. Lloyd is going to be the happy one.

Victrix Miniatures has previewed some more of the 12mm World War II figures that they are going to be releasing in the next few weeks. Victrix is heading to the desert with infantry for the Afrika Korps and the 8th Army.

Victrix Miniatures showed off some more work going into their Medieval Foot Knights for use in your 28mm Historical wargames. A couple of new knights were finished recently and a few more options were shown off for the set you'll be getting soon.

Victrix Miniatures has revealed that they have secretly been working away in the background on 28mm scale World War II plastic kits! The first preview arrived this week and it's for a set of Late-War Germans.

Victrix Miniatures are looking for playtesters for their very own wargame. They posted about the opportunity on social media this week so if you're interested, make sure to dive in and get in contact with the team.

Victrix has released another new 12mm scale plastic set for use in your World War II wargames. This time, it's the Universal Carriers pack for the Allies which comes with a whole bunch of different weapon options for you to choose from.

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we look at the exciting Infinity: Paradise Lost - Trailer for the upcoming animated series adaptation of Corvus Belli's sci-fi/espionage RPG franchise.  Produced by Lex+Otis Studios and TeamTO

Victrix Miniatures recently released their Medieval Knights on horseback for those charging into battles across Europe and beyond. The newest preview from Victrix added in even more Knights, this time on foot. 

Victrix has been working on a new set of alternative heads for you to include with their new plastic set of 28mm Medieval Knights. Their new Medieval/Fantasy conversion sprue is on the way for those wanting to take their Knights in a different direction, either Historical or Fantasy.

It's OTTWeekender Time! Following the news that Steamforged Games has acquired the Warmachine IP the folks at SFG have wasted no time in giving a rundown of their plans to reinvigorate the game and how they will bring it to the masses. This includes a new plastic 2-Player Starter Set that is due later this year!