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Michael Charge

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Games Developer. Wargamer. Runs ChargeBlog Blog: https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ChargeBlog

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Ash Waste hills terrain - rocky outcrops for Necromunda The cornerstone of any self-respecting badlands - rocky Ash Waste hills terrain made from cork bark and tin foil.

His blog posts are also pretty good, you should go read them dreadquill.com/ash-waste-hi...

18.02.2026 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Man, I wonder if i'll be seeing more of these creations soon...

18.02.2026 11:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The News Stand: 13/02/2026 Not all editions of The News Stand are full of good news, and this one comes with the eternally bad news of someone leaving the market. However, there are also plenty of updates from other places wโ€ฆ

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13.02.2026 22:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not all editions of The News Stand are full of good news, and this one comes with the eternally bad news of someone leaving the market. However, there are also plenty of updates from other places within the space, with previews, releases and more. Read on for all the details, only on ChargeBlog.

13.02.2026 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The News Stand: 07/02/2026 Itโ€™s the start of a new month, and we have a packed edition of The News Stand. We have previews, new releases, patreon announcements and more! Read on for all the details.

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07.02.2026 03:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's the start of a new month, and we have a packed edition of The News Stand. We have previews, new releases, Patreon announcements and more! Read on for all the details, only on ChargeBlog!

07.02.2026 03:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The News Stand: 31/01/2026 Itโ€™s the last day of the month, and itโ€™s an action-packed edition of The News Stand. This time, we have releases from Spectre Combat Octopus, previews from Flank March, the usual Patreoโ€ฆ

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31.01.2026 00:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's the last day of the month, and it's an action-packed edition of The News Stand. This time, we have releases from Spectre Combat Octopus, previews from Flank March, the usual Patreon fellows, and even a few projects outside the Ultramodern space. Find out more on ChargeBlog!

31.01.2026 00:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! Still need basing (and I'll have to go back and do highlights at some point) but for now it's the mad pre-event rush to get it all painted!

26.01.2026 23:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Big WW2 game on the weekend so of course I waited for the last minute to get my Paras painted. Two sections down, at least another one and officers to go. However, we're going to need some support options...

26.01.2026 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The News Stand: 23/01/2025 Itโ€™s a little late (blame a last-minute date with Dagger Directiveโ€™s OICW), but this weekโ€™s edition of The News Stand is short and sweet. Luckily, short doesnโ€™t mean lackingโ€ฆ

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24.01.2026 01:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's a little late (blame a last-minute date with Dagger Directive's OICW), but this week's edition of The News Stand is short and sweet. Luckily, short doesn't mean lacking in content - and this week we have releases, previews and more. Find out more on ChargeBlog!

24.01.2026 01:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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All Systems Nominal: Alpha Strike It has been a while since we got the big stompy boys out and put them on the table. In fact, over two years (and fast approaching three), something which probably comes down to my lack of mechs, a โ€ฆ

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23.01.2026 01:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Time for a new post on the blog covering my first trip into a different way of playing the BattleTech universe - Alpha Strike! Big stompy mechs, cool terrain and a complete lack of computers to run the game.

23.01.2026 01:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Time for the traditional New Year's Gaming with the regular opponent. And this year, it's Alpha Strike (so yes, time for a new All Systems Nominal post).

18.01.2026 13:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Like literally, that's a bottle of the good resin I use for vehicles which would get me even more stuff to print (and I'd probably actually use)

17.01.2026 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eurrrrrrrgggghhhh

It's a cool model. I'd like to buy cool model. But as a piece that's going to be painted and sit on my shelf, that's a lot of money for a single guy. And I feel like this keeps happening with GW.

17.01.2026 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The News Stand: 16/01/2026 Written while watching a Warhammer Community Preview, this weekโ€™s edition of The News Stand is packed full of previews, news and more โ€“ definitely a theme of high-end operators and urbaโ€ฆ

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16.01.2026 21:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Written while watching a Warhammer Community Preview, this week's edition of The News Stand is packed full of previews, news and more - definitely a theme of high-end operators and urban warfare! Read on for more, only on ChargeBlog!

16.01.2026 21:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The News Stand: 09/01/2026 New Year, New Time slot and plenty of things to cover! There were quite a few releases during my holiday/SPOTREP writing break, so weโ€™ll get caught up on that and see what has come out since โ€ฆ

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09.01.2026 21:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Year, New Time slot and plenty of things to cover! There were quite a few releases during my holiday/SPOTREP writing break, so we'll get caught up on that and see what has come out since we flipped the calendar.

Grab it, as always, only on ChargeBlog!

09.01.2026 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Actions On For 2026 Welcome to 2026! The New Year was brought in with a new tradition (a momentary pause from hanging out on Discord with my friends) and now Iโ€™m back to work, both at the day job and on the hobbโ€ฆ

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08.01.2026 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's my Birthday AND the start of a new year, meaning it's the perfect time to wax lyrical about how 2025 went and what the plan for 2026 is.

It's mostly play more wargames and write about them, I'm not sure what people were expecting...

08.01.2026 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Right hobby time from earlier with the guys - that's all my Empress Airborne done, now to get them painted up before February!

06.01.2026 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CoCโ€™ing It Up โ€“ A Return To France with Version 2 So I have a slight embarrassing confession to make โ€“ before last weekend, I hadnโ€™t actually managed to get Chain of Command 2 (released in May last year) onto the board to play despite โ€ฆ

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03.01.2026 05:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's time to go back - I've spent too long in the Underhive and the Old World. It's time to return to where all wargamers return to.

Normandy 1944.

In other words, let's see what the new version of Chain of Command is all about! Post out now on ChargeBlog.

03.01.2026 05:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A big old 3D printing day, a mixture of printing new models (some MTLBs from Bobmack), tidying up old models (the M113s from Bobmack) and assembling two large boys (the Cougar MRAPs from Modern Miniatures). Not pictured are some alternative turrets I kitbashed for the M113s (currently printing).

03.01.2026 01:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SPOTREP โ€“ Winter 2025 Is Out! Just a little update note โ€“ the first edition of SPOTREP (my series of articles looking at the current state of the Ultramodern wargaming space) is now out. Itโ€™s taken me way too long tโ€ฆ

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31.12.2025 02:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ready for the end of the year, the first premium SPOTREP post for ChargeBlog has been released. In this quarterly update, available to News Fan patrons, you can see an overview of the Ultramodern Wargaming landscape as it currently stands, covering 26 companies.

31.12.2025 02:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's game time with the Creative and Dastardly opponents. Time to get Chain of Command V2 out!

28.12.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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