This month’s exciting update features eight different articles, downloads and extra photos to supplement the content of Wargames Illustrated issue 308.

Wargames Illustrated presents The HISTORICON™ Painting Competition

As wargamers, we all love to see fantastic wargaming tables and beautiful wargaming armies, but we also love to look at wonderfully painted toy soldiers for hours on end. Over recent years, the constantly increasing priority workload of the Hobby University team at HISTORICON™ has meant that the painting competition has not been able to receive the attention it deserves. Wargames Illustrated presents The HISTORICON™ Painting Competition...

Wargames Illustrated Issue 308 The theme for this month's issue of Wargames Illustrated is Leipzig, 1813. It also includes a wide range of other articles that are sure to provide inspiration for any wargamer. Wargames Illustrated Issue 308...

The Battle Of Leipzig: 16 - 19 October 1813 Neil Smith provides us with the background, while Paul Olszanski and his crew provide us with the absolutely massive wargaming spectacle of the largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of Leipzig, aka the Battle of The Nations (WI272). The Battle Of Leipzig: 16 - 19 October 1813...

The Battle Of Mockern: An Age Of Eagles Scenario As well as penning his account of the Battle of Mockern, Col. Bill Gray (ret.) has provided us with a scenario for the battle for his Napoleonic ruleset, Age Of Eagles. AoE is based on the original Fire and Fury game. The Battle Of Mockern: An Age Of Eagles Scenario...

How To Build: 17th - 18th Century European Houses. In WI308, Paul Davies presented us with a quick and relatively cheap way to build some great looking 10mm European houses, suitable for gaming from the 17th through to the mid-19th Centuries. You can download files for Paul’s 10mm card stock buildings right here. How To Build: 17th - 18th Century European Houses...

How To Build: A V-1 Rocket Base Straight from one of the gaming tables we took along to Salute earlier this year, Paul Davies tells us how he built the various bunkers and trenches to represent a German V-1 rocket base for 15mm WW2 gaming. How To Build: A V-1 Rocket Base...

Cold Wars 2013: Bonus Photos There is never enough room to show every photo from a show in the magazine, so here on our website we present the extra photos from this first HMGS East show of the year. Cold Wars 2013: Bonus Photos...

Reviews: June 2013 Our regular, monthly round-up of what's new on the hobby scene. Reviews: June 2013...

Osprey New Releases: June 2013 We take a look at the new releases from Osprey Publishing for June 2013. Osprey New Releases June 2013...

Wargames Illustrated Miniatures Over the past year or so we have released three groups of vignettes for our Wargames Illustrated Exclusive Moments in History range. Our latest wave to hit the streets included: WIM12 Washington and the Continental Army Standard... WIM13 Conference at Yalta... WIM14 The Death of Nelson... WIM15 Black Hawk Down...   Of course the previous 11 vignettes are still available as well via the online store. Moments in History Miniatures...

Wargames Illustrated Subscription Deals If your local gaming store is does not have Wargames Illustrated in stock ask them to get in touch with their Battlefront Miniatures sales person for stocking information. Alternatively you can subscribe via our online store and get your copy delivered straight to your letterbox. If you choose to subscribe we have sound outstanding offers that you can take advantage of. Choose from the following offers: WISUB43 WI 12 Month Subscription with TWO extra issues... WISUB44 WI 24 Month Subscription with FOUR extra issues...

Wargames Illustrated Slipcases are HERE! The Wargames Illustrated Slipcases are now instock and available for purchase. These slipcases are printed in high quality, sturdy stock and are designed to accommodate up to twelve (post WI260) issues of WI. WISLIP - WI Slipcase...

Additional Web Content Over the past few months we have received so many great articles that it has been a struggle to fit them all in the magazine. To help accommodate these we have increased the page count of the magazine, and in some cases we have been able to move some of the content around. Now we are adding an extra avenue for you to check out these great articles – via the website.

Wargames Illustrated Issue 307... The First Day At Gettysburg... Remain At All Hazard... Gettysburg, 1863: Devil’s Den & Little Round Top Bonus Photos... Dead Man’s Hand: Bonus Photos... A Savage & Romantic War: Spain 1833-40... PAW 2013 Show Report...  Reviews: May 2013...

Osprey New Releases: May 2013... Wargames Illustrated Issue 306... Ia Drang Valley Collection... Tropic Lightning Collection... Martinique, 1809: Bonus Photos... Borodino Worldwide: Bonus Photos... Armoured Cars: Bonus Photos and Manufacturers Listing... Reviews: April 2013...

Osprey New Releases: April 2013...  Wargames Illustrated Issue 305... The Battle Of Hastings: The History... Bloody Borders... MADFest! 2012... A Design Before Its Time: Plans for Leonardo’s Tank... Reviews: March 2013... Osprey New Releases: March 2013...

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