Pins of the Month – May 2014

PinsofWar.net | Miniature Pinboard | Miniature & Wargaming

Wow, it’s been another month already, and it was a busy one at that. Time for some highlights from www.pinsofwar.net. #1 – Arcane Factories via ArcaneFactories on Fantasy Minis via ArcaneFactories on Cool Sci-Fi Miniatures via ArcaneFactories on Arcane Factories Sci Fi Minaitures Arcane Factories are currently running a Kickstarter for a cool range of sci-fi, […]

Prodigy – Miniatures meet Video Games meet RPG?

Prodigy Miniatures Game

A rather mysterious new website appeared, complete with some art previews and a video full of teasing: Prodigy. Seems as if somebody is trying to cross the streams and combine miniature gaming with roleplaying and (!) video gameing. Not much more information than that, but have a look! Prodigy Teaser Video Hanakai Studio is proud […]

Norsgard Is Ready – Join the Game!

Norsgard VAldis the Witch

Quite some time ago, I won a fantastic miniature of Valdis the Witch from Norsgard. The game itself has been in development for a while (and the rules are available online for free). Now Norsgard is ready to play, with two new starter sets for the first two factions: The Scarlet Watch and The Howling Horde. […]

X-Wing Miniatures Wave 4: The E-Wing

X-Wing E-Wing Fighter

Fantasy Flight Games revealed the 4th wave of X-Wing Miniatures. They are scheduled for the second Quarter of 2014, though delays are not unknown with these miniatures. Unlike the majority of previous X-Wing miniatures, all the new ships come from the Star Wars Extended Universe. I’ll be honest and say, that the E-Wing, the pricier, more […]

DreadBall Azure Forest – Unboxing

Azure Forest DreadBall Expansion

More DreadBall! DreadBall Xtreme is close, though Mantic put out a tiny tournament-themed expansion to keep people playing through the Kickstarter: Azure Forest, which is also billed as the first of a (annual?) Galactic Tour Series. My Azure Forest box arrived, including new cards to simulate the dangers of tropical forests to a kinetic match […]

Cephalyx – A New Warmachine Faction

Cephalyx Miniature

Admittedly, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything about Warmachine – possibly the last time Privateer released the Convergence of Cyriss faction. Well, that time has come again, Privateer unveiled another new faction for Warmachine – the sadistic Cephalyx! #1 – Cephalyx Faction Video Being the Warmachine-newb I am, I’ll hand over to Privateer […]

5 Golden Demon-Winning Dwarfs

Golden Demon Winning Dwarf Slayer

The Dwarfs are coming back to Warhammer! Reason enough to see how the most talented hobbyists of the past have interpreted the vertically challenged grudge-bearers of Warhammer Fantasy. A selection of Dwarfs from past Golden Demons! Enjoy! #1 – Dwarf Quarrelers by Jesse Hodges Is it just me, or did Dwarfs seem smaller back in […]

Beyond the Gates of Antares: Algoryn

Beyond the Gates of Antares Previews

Wow. Beyond the Gates of Antares was silent for a year, but now things are coming blow upon blow. First we’ve seen some painted, finished Boromites. Now, Warlord Games previews renders for the Algoryn Faction (which I don’t remember from the Kickstarter). The Boromites had a kind of retro-charm, but the Algoryns … they are […]

Hero Forge Kickstarts Custom 3D Printed Miniatures

HeroForge 3D Printed Miniatures

3D Printing is rapidly becoming a far more readily available and affordable technology. For a while now, speculations and forecasts have been going around on how 3D Printing with change the tabletop wargaming world. The implications seem obvious, but so far, nobody has truly cracked the secret of making 3D-printed tabletop miniatures fly for a […]

Poll: Best New Tyranid Miniature for Warhammer 40K

New Warhammer 40K Tyranid Codex

Wow. The new Tyranids are finally here!! This one felt like a loooong time coming, given how some people expected the new Tyranid Codex in December already (and that particular rumour proved surprisingly contagious). Either way… they are here now, including as iBook pre-order (which usually has nice previews). The Great Devourer has come, unleashing new […]