As we await the second half of season 6 of The Walking Dead to resume (Feb 14, 2016) it turns out that there is a bit of news. Mantic Games has announced that they have acquired the license to do "The Walking Dead: All Out War" miniature game. The game is due to be released in stores late 2016 and seems a no brainer for development given the popularity of the series and now the spinoff Fear the Walk Dead. Add to that World War Z 2 is slated for a June 9th, 2017 release and you have plenty of media hype to draw upon.

Will it make miniature gaming mainstream?

Nope, nada, not going to happen. If any property is doing that...currently it has to be FFG's X-Wing...but I digress.

If they do this game well and I have no reason to believe that they won't it will certainly be a major player for them.

Secret Weapon Miniatures is debuting a slew of accessories for their Tombs of the Dark Sun terrain line. The Swinging Blade Trap Set, Pit Trap Set, Moving Wall Trap Set, Projectile Trap Set, Ceiling Trap Set, Tombs of the Dark Sun - Trap Set, Bridge Set, and finally the Stair Set.

These items are all pressure cast polyurethane resin and loaded up with plenty of fun details to paint up.

The gallery below from left to right...
Top Row: Bridge Set, Ceiling Trap Set, Projectile Set
Middle Row: Moving Wall Set, Pit Trap Set, Stairs
Bottom: Tombs of the Dark Sun - Trap Set

Mini Monsters has just released their Medieval Tavern 1 for sale and it looks like a beauty! Cast in resin and scaled for 28-30mm miniatures, this building comes in 31 pieces with a footprint of 6.4 x 5.1 x 9.1 inches. Looking at the various pieces it would appear to be a relatively simple build.

While I have yet to do business with this company, their eBay rating is pristine! I have included some additional pics of this impressively detailed building.

Crossover Miniatures is offering Economy Shipping Containers (28mm scale MDF). Comprised of just 6 pieces they glue together quickly and are priced to move.

A set of 4 costs $15 and a set of 20 goes for $60!

They look like a relatively new company with potential and one that I am going to keep an eye on!

Reaper Miniatures has a number of new miniatures released for their Dark Heaven Legends line (white metal).

Babau Demon, Halfling Farmers (2), Jahenna (Female Vampire), Barden Barrelstrap (Dwarf Cleric), and Arathanel (Elf Ranger).

I have spent a lot of money over the years on Reaper minis, not even counting their Bones Kickstarters and I have really enjoyed them. From putting together a Warband for Frost Grave or plunking down some monsters for a fantasy RPG Dark Heaven Legends line is a great place to start!

Shawn Morris is a terrain builder and wargamer with a passion for Flames of War (15mm WW2) and he has a YouTube channel stuffed full of videos. A few things makes Shawn's channel stand out for me and might make it of interest for you as well.

First, his attention to detail is truly impressive. When you are working at that scale detail work becomes tedious and time consuming. Time and again Shawn is able to incorporate detail and retain a board that is playable.

Second, his boards are modular, in that they are designed to be taken apart for storage and transport. Modular boards with tight tolerances that do not have massive gaps are tough to do at any scale. Personally, I have built a variety of demo tables for game companies over the years and I prefer a static board to modular whenever I can get away with it. Static tables are simply four to five time simpler even when you factor in the cost of building a large shipping crate for a 4x6 table.

Third, historical accuracy is not easy yet it is another hallmark of Shawn's terrain work. When you have a passion for the subject/work it always shows through in the finished result. Of the terrain makers that I know about Shawn Morris is well placed in the top tier of the "Dirty Dozen."

Woodland Scenics has released a new foam cutting tool, the Hot Stick! It is a stainless steel cutting tool that takes about a minute to reach cutting temp. It includes the...

Hot Stick Tool (6 inches long rod)
Power Supply (110VAC, 45 watts w/ 9 foot cord
Guide
Table Mount

This is yet another foam cutting tool that I am interested in picking up to see how it works.