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Welcome to Must Contain Minis. We do Reviews, News, Showcases and Battle Reports of miniatures and miniature related products. This site does not focus on a specific system, but rather products by many different companies. My aim is for variety and to show you what alternatives might be out there. 

If you want to know what is on the market by companies aside from the biggest player on the market, you have come to the right place. 

Below you will find my latest posts and videos. 

Latest Written Posts

Below are my newest written posts for Must Contain Minis. For more Blog Posts, check out my Written Articles Section of Must Contain Minis. I also write for Bell of Lost Souls. My articles there tend to be shorter and aimed at a more general audience than the posts on this site. If you are interested in my posts there, you can check out my Author Page on BoLS. 

Rubicon Viet Cong Fighters Review Learn More

Rubicon Viet Cong Fighters Review

Today I review the new Viet Cong Fighters miniatures by Rubicon Models. For me, this is the first time that I have ever looked at these 28mm models. Like the USMC Marines that I looked at in my last review, these figures represent the combatants of the Vietnam War and…
Rubicon USMC Marines Review Learn More

Rubicon USMC Marines Review

Welcome to this Rubicon USMC Marines Review. These new figures come to Must Contain Minis through a friend and are made to represent Soldiers of the United States Marine Core from 1955 to 1975. If you are looking to game the Vietnam War in 28mm, this kit might be worth…
Blood & Steel Preview Learn More

Blood & Steel Preview

Given that you are on Must Contain Minis, you may have heard of Blood & Plunder or Blood & Valor. Firelock Games makes both of these excellent games and are now adding a third their line of historical miniatures games. If you are interested in historical wargames set between 1837…
The Dweghom Bring in the Heavy Artillery Learn More

The Dweghom Bring in the Heavy Artillery

Para Bellum Wargames made some major announcements lately with their Dweghom faction and new starter sets. March's releases are going to be amazing. Top among them is the Dweghom Hellbringer Drake. This walking armor-clade drake brings some cannons and tons of power to the battlefield. Check this thing out. The…

Latest YouTube Videos

Videos are still new Must Contain Minis, but I am very happy with the growth of my YouTube channel so far. 

If you like the videos below, please be sure to subscribe to my YouTube Channel. If you prefer, you can seek out more videos right here on the Must Contain Minis Website too. 

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In this video, I review Para Bellum Games' Centaur Avatara miniatures for the Spires Faction of Conquest. These miniatures can be used in the game Conquest: First Blood and Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings. If you are into Osprey Games, you might be able to use them for some of their systems too. Compared to other brands, these miniatures are a little easier to build because they are 38mm in size. I have a scale comparison at the end of this video if you want to see how it measures up against Warhammer 40K or minis by Wargames Atlantic. Here are the time stamps if you want to jump around a bit. Table of Contents... 0:00 Introduction 0:23 What is inside the Centaur Avatara Regiment Expansion Set (unboxing) 0:57 Building the Centaur Avatara Miniatures for the Spires 2:12 The Completed Miniatures 2:23 Scale Comparison - Warhammer 40,000 vs Conquest vs Wargames Atlantic miniatures (38mm vs 32mm vs 28mm) 3:00 Wrapping up and more looks at the miniatures Affiliate Links... If you use any of these following affiliate links, a small commission goes to Must Contain Minis at no extra fee to you. It is a way to help this channel out while getting yourself something nice. As mentioned in the video, there is a coupon code you can use to save money from Para Bellum Games on your first purchase if you buy direct from them. Here is the link. https://eshop.para-bellum.com/10-conquest?ref=2779 [Affiliate] Coupon Code: MCM You can also check out Wayland Games for the same model. Both ship to all over the world. https://affiliates.waylandgames.co.uk/idevaffiliate.php?id=1084&url=3181 [Affiliate] Conquest on Wayland Games [affiliate]... https://affiliates.waylandgames.co.uk/idevaffiliate.php?id=1084&url=2600 Related Links... Para Bellum Games... https://www.para-bellum.com/ Conquest Army Builder (free to use)... https://armybuilder.para-bellum.com/ Must Contain Minis... https://mustcontainminis.com/ Must Contain Minis on Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/must_contain_minis/ Special thanks goes to @Para Bellum Games for providing Must Contain Minis with this model.
Centaur Avatara Review for Conquest Miniatures Game
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In this video, I discuss some very quick tips on how to better organize and display your miniatures paints. The Army Painter sponsored this video, but you can use these tips for any miniatures paints (especially if they are in dropper bottles). A quick summary of the tips are... - Paint the lids of the dropper bottles while you use them. - Organize your paints by brand and then colour. - Gather the paints you need for a project, put them back in their homes when you are done. - Keep a paint journal. Some tips for using The Army Painter paints - Shake them up more than other brands. - Use mixing balls and/or a vortex mixer to make the job easier - Follow their directions off of The Army Painter Website https://www.thearmypainter.com/ If you are wondering, during this video, I am painting Skeleton Warriors made by Wargames Atlantic. Inside this video are a number of things that you may also want to get to make your painting jobs easier. Below are some quick links to those products and websites. As a quick note, any link labelled as "Affiliate" could earn Must Contain Minis a small commission should you use them and make a purchase from that website. It is a way to help out this channel while getting yourself something nice at no extra cost to you. Now, on to those links. Related Links... Check Prices on Amazon INTLLAB Vortex Mixer - https://amzn.to/2V1wFvM (Affiliate) The Army Painter Store on Amazon (Affiliate) - https://www.amazon.com/stores/TheArmyPainter/page/05527D94-32A9-40BA-A826-1BFDA19633CB?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=mustcontainmi-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=1f1ecaf720225c2217ac24368c9606ff&camp=1789&creative=9325 Army Painter Wargamers Complete Paint Set - https://amzn.to/3gGRYKs (Affiliate) Army Painter Starter Paint Set plus Mixing Balls - https://amzn.to/2WAQvyG (Affiliate) Army Painter Wet Pallet and Hydro Pack Bundle - https://amzn.to/3DvDNBO (Affiliate) Check Prices on Wayland Games Army Painter Wargamers Complete Paint Set - https://affiliates.waylandgames.co.uk/idevaffiliate.php?id=1084&url=2392 (Affiliate) Army Painter Mixing Balls - https://affiliates.waylandgames.co.uk/idevaffiliate.php?id=1084&url=2393 (Affiliate) Related Reviews How to paint skeletons by Wargames Atlantic... https://mustcontainminis.com/2021/10/how-to-paint-28mm-skeletons.html Written post of the Army Painter Complete Wargamers Collection on Must Contain Minis - https://mustcontainminis.com/2021/09/the-army-painter-paints-take-over-mcm-desk.html Frontier Wargaming Paint Case 2.0 Written Review - https://mustcontainminis.com/2021/04/carrying-miniature-paints-in-style-case-review.html Frontier Wargaming Paint Case 2.0 Video Review - https://youtu.be/yXZM70fWMHE The Vortex Mixer Written Review - https://mustcontainminis.com/2021/02/affordable-vortex-paint-mixer-from-amazon.html The Vortex Mixer Video Review - https://youtu.be/jIS52HWnLEw HobbyZone Collection Video Review - https://youtu.be/6cnUqN69sUM If you like the paint case in this video, it is the Paint Case 2.0 by Frontier Wargaming. I also have their Paint Chest and a coupon code that you can use to get either with $10 USD off! Their website is... https://frontierwargaming.com/ To save $10 (USD) off of the Paint Chest or one of the Paint Cases use coupon code MCM. The code will work until December 31, 2022. This is not an affiliate link. Instead, just a way for you to save some money. Quick Details of Frontier Wargaming Coupon Website of the product: https://frontierwargaming.com/ Coupon Code for Discount: MCM Coupon Code good until: 31/12/2022 Full description in paragraph above. Company Links The Army Painter - https://www.thearmypainter.com/ Frontier Wargaming - https://frontierwargaming.com/ Wargames Atlantic - https://wargamesatlantic.com/ Must Contain Minis... https://mustcontainminis.com/
Some Very Quick Paint Organization Tips Sponsored by The Army Painter - Paint Better - Paint Faster
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In this review of the Anatolia Battlefleet Set for Dystopian Wars, I show you what is in the box, build the miniatures and discuss with you my thoughts on the models and the challenges I faced while building them. In this box set, you get enough components to build 6 to 7 ships depending on how you build them. You can build the Anatolia Battleship as the Capital Ship. The Cruisers can be built in the following configurations... the Iskander, Izmir, Pasha, or the Sadrazam Class Ship. You can also build the two cruisers as a single Hurrem Grand Cruiser or Mehmed Grand Monitor. Finally, you get enough parts to build four Temir Frigates. These ships all belong to the Sultanate Faction of Dystopian Wars. Below is a closer look at the contents of the video. Table of Contents... 0:00 Introduction 0:40 Opening Up The Box and Looking at the Plastic Sprues and Resin Pieces 1:44 Building the Anatolia Battleship - Discussing my Challenges 4:20 The Finished Battleship and Building the Other Ships 6:00 The Finished Anatolia Battlefleet from Dystopian Wars Hopefully you enjoy my Dystopian Wars Review of the Anatolia Battlefleet. Below are some relevant links to this video. Related Links... Wayland Games... https://affiliates.waylandgames.co.uk/1084.html [Affiliate Link] Check Price of Anatolia Battlefleet on Wayland Games... https://affiliates.waylandgames.co.uk/idevaffiliate.php?id=1084&url=3138 [Affiliate Link] Check Price of Hypatia Battlefleet Set... https://affiliates.waylandgames.co.uk/idevaffiliate.php?id=1084&url=2568 [Affiliate Link] Must Contain Minis... https://mustcontainminis.com/ Dystopian Wars Website... https://www.dystopianwars.com/ Hypatia Battlefleet Box Set Review... https://youtu.be/BhkIYtsyf0M Disclosures... Links in the description with the words "Affiliate Link" beside them provide Must Contain Minis with a small commission if you choose to buy something from Wayland Games after using those links to get to their site. Wayland Games also provided Must Contain Minis a copy of the Anatolia Battlefleet Set for Review purposes. I reserve the right to say what I want about the product, but my primary goal is to give you a better idea of what you get in this boxed set. From there, you can decide if it is right for you or not.
Anatolia Battlefleet Review for Dystopian Wars - A Sultanate Faction Box Set
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In this video, I review 28mm Aztec Warrior Miniatures by Wargames Atlantic. If you are interested in figures like this, I show you what is in the box and build a few of them up too. This video includes a look at the sprues, some of the made up models and a scale comparison too. We compare the size of these minis to miniatures by Firelock Games, Crucible Crush, Games Workshop, and Frostgrave too. Table of Contents... 0:00 Introduction 0:31 The Aztec Sprues 0:49 Building the minis and the constructed models 1:41 Scale Comparisons 2:16 Wrap up Related Links... Must Contain Minis... https://mustcontainminis.com/ Special thanks goes to Wargames Atlantic for providing me with the miniatures for this review. Below are links to them for if you are interested in their products. If you are after Aztec Miniatures, Wargames Atlantic is certainly worth a look. Aztec Warriors on Wargames Atlantic... https://wargamesatlantic.com/products/aztec-warriors Wargames Atlantic... https://wargamesatlantic.com/
Wargames Atlantic Aztec Warrior Review - Plastic 28mm Historical Miniatures
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In this video, I review the British Riflemen Miniatures set by Wargames Atlantic. If you are looking for a high value miniatures company that gives you plenty of figures for your gaming dollars, you will like this company too. These miniatures are from Wargames Atlantic's Napoleon's Wars line of figures. Come check them out in my very quick review. I even learned about the Volley Gun when I made this post and shared my knowledge with you in this video too. Table of Contents... 0:00 Introduction 0:23 Sprues of Wargames Atlantic British Riflemen 1:15 The Built Miniatures 2:08 Scale Comparison Images vs Wargames Atlantic and Games Workshop (Warhammer 40K) 3:03 Wrapping up the video and disclosures Related Links... Must Contain Minis... https://mustcontainminis.com/ Written Review of the Prussian Reserves... https://mustcontainminis.com/2021/05/quickly-fill-28mm-prussian-reserve-napoleonic-wars-army.html My Video Review of the Prussian Reserves Miniatures in this video... https://youtu.be/yUKan9q4wdU British Rifles on Wargames Atlantic... https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/napoleons-wars/products/british-riflemen Wargames Atlantic... https://wargamesatlantic.com/
Wargames Atlantic British Riflemen Miniatures Review - Step up your Napoleon's Wars with these minis
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In this video, I review the Enlightened Faction Sickle Gyro-Cav for Wild West Exodus. In it, you will see what is in the box, watch me build it and I share some scale comparison images as well. This miniature to me is what you would get if you combined a Steam Punk Zombie with an Alien Saucer. A really interesting mini indeed. Special thanks goes to @OnTableTop for sending me this model. Wayland Games happens to own OnTableTop and they also own @WarcradleStudios (the makers of Wild West Exodus). Table of Contents... 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Unboxing, inspecting sprues and building the Sickle Gyro-Cav miniature 6:47 Scale Comparisons and about the Sickle Gyro-Cav in Wild West Exodus 7:30 Disclosure and information about the Affiliate Links down below. Note that some of the links below are Affiliate Links. If they are listed as such, a portion of the purchase price goes to Must Contain Minis at no extra cost to you. It is a good way to get yourself something nice while supporting this channel. Related Links... Buy a Sickle Gyro-Cav on Wayland Games [Affiliate Link]... https://affiliates.waylandgames.co.uk/idevaffiliate.php?id=1084&url=3064 Showdown at Retribution Starter Set on Wayland Games [Affiliate Link]... https://affiliates.waylandgames.co.uk/idevaffiliate.php?id=1084&url=3063 Buy Other Wild West Exodus Products on Wayland Games [Affiliate Link]... https://affiliates.waylandgames.co.uk/idevaffiliate.php?id=1084&url=2300 Must Contain Minis... https://mustcontainminis.com/ The Wild West Exodus Website... https://www.wildwestexodus.com/ OnTableTop... https://www.beastsofwar.com/
A Flying Machine of Doom: Sickle Gyro-Cav Review for Wild West Exodus - Enlightened Faction
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Below are a number of resource pages hosted here on Must Contain Minis. If you click on the question, you will be given information about the page and a link.  

Must Contain Minis hosts the Canadian Miniatures Gaming Companies webpage. This page contains (and links to) all of the Canadian miniatures companies that make some of their own products and have an online store front. You can visit that page to see the Canadian Miniatures Companies listings from here.

Must Contain Minis is ran out of Ontario, Canada. To help gaming in my area, I run the Ontario Miniature Gaming Convention Webpage. If that interests you, head on over and check out the Page.

Right now this game is on a bit of a hiatus due to Lockdowns and COVID-19.

In this comprehensive post, I take a look at many of the gaming tables available on the market. This post is part of my research in my journey to find a table for my gaming space. If you are also looking for a gaming table, you might as well take advantage of my research and links too. 

On this page, I talk about which companies sent products to Must Contain Minis. I also provide quick links there to the stories about the companies on Must Contain Minis and link directly to the companies as well. Head on over to my Highlighted Companies Page to review this resource. 

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