Battle for freedom or invade the land… Our summer campaign for Bolt Action will soon begin and as sign ups are now open, it would be a great time to see what prize you could be winning at your local gaming store! If you win the campaign at your store, you shall receive this double-sided…
A Journey through the Gates of Antares (or your further steps into painting) – part 3 by Jon Harrington Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here. Stage 3: Finishing the figures. Bases for figures can be as simple or elaborate as you want. Shown below are examples with no additions, basic grit, large grit and…
Antares Day was a fantastic event held here at Warlord HQ Nottingham! One of the Primaris Shard group members, James Bowen, managed a close second place and has written down his thoughts about the event. By James Bowen I recently took part in the first Antares Day at the HQ store in Nottingham. I thought I would…
A quick word from the ref… By Tim Bancroft I’ve ref’d a fair few wargames competitions. Before each, to be honest, am always a little apprehensive as some competitions get a little… tense. For the Antares Day, such apprehension vanished into thin air: the attitude of the tournament players was superb, every question being asked…
A Journey through the Gates of Antares (or your first steps in painting guide) Read Part 1 here. Stage 2: First steps in painting. A quick note on painting equipment. I use 4 main brushes Insane Detail, Precise Detail, Small Drybrush (all from the Army Painter hobby range) and a larger generic brush for area painting. …
Sometimes you just need something to complete your battlefield, to truly make it look the part. Fighting in the fields of France? Or defending a village from the enemy in Op Sea Lion? then you’ll need the local wildlife! Maybe a dead one too… All these sets add a superb level of detail to any collection, from…
Tim Bancroft brings us an official update to add a garrison/patrol list to your Freeborn forces in Beyond The Gates of Antares. Given their role and background, the units in this list lack many of the upgrades and options available to regular, mercenary and adventurer forces. Download the PDF here. Prepare your garrison!…
A Journey through the Gates of Antares (or how to build and play your first game) Welcome, I’m Jon and over the next few weeks I’m documenting my entry in the world of Antares. I’ve been in and out of Wargaming for many years starting back in the mid 1980s with a fantasy army and…
Heads up: Baray meets a Mandarin Chryseis ‘Beyond the Gates of Antares’ short fiction by Tim Bancroft Dated some time while after ‘The Claiming of Shamasai’, ‘Batu and the SITAI’. Batu and Baray were kidnapped by an Isorian Senatexis (NuHu councillor) and taken back to Senatex space. During the NuHU’s experiments, the Shamasai Shard was…
Next up in their series, Konflikting Opinions will be taking a look at Konflikt ’47 starter boxes we have for the Germans! View in Store The German army in Konflikt ’47 is not that different to its Bolt Action cousin, it’s a core of well trained, well equipped infantry backed up by the finest tanks (and…
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