Our Project Manager, James, talks about our latest Giants in Miniature figure, Shaka Zulu. When the first production casts of this figure arrived in the office I have to admit to falling in love, just a little bit, with how Shaka Zulu had been sculpted. The quality’s not surprising as he
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Taking a break from the usual figures and rules that we cover, the folks at Army Painter have sent a set of terrain building gear our way. This box is €90 ($110 US) - the price you’d pay for a high-quality boxed game - so our expectations are high. Will
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We’ve got an array of resin conversion parts on the review desk from a pretty new company by the name of Anzio Miniatures. Aimed at anyone wanting to play the Chinese in WW2 or for use in Chinese Civil War games. These sets give you the chance to add some customised
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We couldn't quite fit all of Steve Wood's Never Mind the Billhooks extras into Wi402. Thankfully there's space online to add it so we've got an extra page for Prime members to enjoy! Download the full PDF here https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Fun-with-Arrows.pdf
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Steel Fist Miniatures have released a new range of figures for the English Civil War in 15mm - a new addition, alongside their existing 28mm ranges. The initial release covers the earlier part of the conflict, although the clothing and most equipment would not look too out of place up
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We love a good bit of terrain in the Wargames Illustrated office and we love good MDF kits. They have brought a wealth of diversity and possibilities to people's terrain collections and ensured home gamers can have packed gaming boards at a relatively low price. Outlands Terrain is a new company
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We’re riding a wave of Wild West excitement at the moment; while much of that buzz stems from the upcoming plastics for Dead Man’s Hand it doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate goodies from elsewhere. Knuckleduster Miniatures’ latest are a fine example, a set of gunslingers - the Avenging Angels -
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This one falls outside of the wargaming specific releases we usually cover - an audiobook version of translated military instructions from the Prussian King to his Generals - but it is such an oddity that we felt we needed to take a peek at it! Ex-Battlegames Editor Henry Hyde has put his
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The Wargames Illustrated team dig through The Vault in this new, Prime exclusive feature. With over 400 issues in The Vault you might be at a loss for where to start browsing - there are literally thousands of articles available and that's rather overwhelming. Well, fear not, each month we’re going
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This box is all about the frames. To be more precise, it’s about the same frame eight times as that’s all you get! None of the instructions, bases, decals, and so on that a company like Games Workshop includes with its plastics are present here; that might be disappointing, if not
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There's an “I’m cuttin’ me own throat ‘ere guv!” abundance of figures in Wargames Atlantic’s Prussian Reserve set. Inside this little box are no less than 60 hard plastic, multi-part, 28mm figures for your Franco Prussian adventures. Crikey, that’s a lot of figures for the standard box set price of £25
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Project Manager James brings you the first part of his Hussar hobby guide, delving into building and painting the recently released figures from Perry Miniatures. A lot of amazing quality metal, resin, and plastic miniatures make their way through the Wargames Illustrated office; I'm often tempted to steal goodies to work
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Noel Williams is keen on all things riverine (as well as other forms of waterborne) and in this online exclusive PDF he shares his house rules for Oathmark, which adds all kinds of boat and water-based fun to the fantasy game. There are lots of intriguing and useful ideas here, so
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We're still working through the models we received during the UK's last Lockdown and we couldn't ignore these. Fresh from North Star, we’re taking a look at some new models for Joseph A. McCullough’s Rangers of Shadow Deep. We’re eager to get to the biggie, but let’s save it to last.
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One of the most appealing things about Stargrave is the various options that allow you to create a cool crew. If you want that crew themed to existing intellectual property you can make the game work nicely with Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Starship Troopers, Firefly, Fireball XL-5 [You weirdo! -
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Diane Sutherland, AKA the Wargames Widow, is back with one of her semi-regular terrain building contributions for WiPrime members. This time she guides us through some simple ways to make an Afghan village, perfect for anyone with a desire to get gaming in the North-West Frontier. Many great tips can be
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Taking clear inspiration from Sharpe, Wargames Atlantic's British Riflemen feature some likenesses that fans are sure to enjoy. But before we go down the foxhole of Sharpe nostalgia let's examine the box set more closely. Part of their Napoleon’s Wars range, these Riflemen are a generous set of 32 multi-part, hard
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Triguard Miniatures are a New Zealand based company producing 40mm miniatures covering the American War of Independence, Medieval Europe, and the French Indian War, the latter of which we're examining. Triguard's French Indian War range is quite extensive and worth taking a look at if you are considering playing out skirmish
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Wargamers can be a bit sniffy about using 2D figures, often saying that they are not “real” miniatures. If you hold the belief that if it does not weigh a ton in lead and takes you a year to collect and paint then it’s not real wargaming. Well, please read
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First released in 2009, Lasalle took the Napoleonic wargames world by storm, winning a number of awards and finding a large and dedicated following across the globe. Now it has returned for its second edition, which, the author tells us, is not simply a tweaking of the system but a
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Bloody Miniatures are a new manufacturer providing 28mm metal figures suitable for conflicts in the early to mid-17th century, such as the English Civil War or the Thirty Years War. The figures are sculpted by Nick Collier and have been designed to match the ranges he designed for Bicorne and
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Void Scar are a Nottingham based company producing 1/100 scale sci-fi miniatures in resin, along with a free ruleset - From Ashes - which is available on their website. The selection we’re looking at isn’t the newest of new releases, but they’re new to us and it’s always fun to
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We’re diving into Wargames Atlantic's Partisans (1) French Resistance box set from their Second World War World Ablaze range. Within the box, you’ll find enough frames to build 32 partisans, equip them with an impressive array of weapons, and put a load of spares aside for future projects. Clearly, these resistance
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The Perrys (who you can read a new interview with in Wi400) have just released another plastic box set - this time it’s Austrian Napoleonic Hussars and, once built, they are some of the prettiest plastics we’ve seen. Their wow factor is aided by the visual flair inherent to the
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Hot on the heels of the release of Shakos and Bayonets, the Napoleonic Wars supplement for Musket and Tomahawks (M&T), comes the first release of the official figures for the game. Studio Tomahawk has teamed up with North Star to produce all of the official M&T figures, and the Shakos and
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Issue 400 of Wargames Illustrated has an interview with Alan and Michael Perry, talking about their history and adventures in the world of miniature making. Here are a couple of bonus questions we couldn’t fit into the magazine. More importantly, here are the answers the Perrys gave us! Wargames Illustrated: You’re
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Throughout Wi 400 and Wargames World 6 we have included no less than 400 Favourites. Some of these are obvious lists within the articles themselves and 'listicles' in boxes, while others may be a little more difficult to locate. For those wanting to find the full 400 here's a handy
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In the latest issue of Wargames Illustrated we have some great articles on the theme of Holy War, including Barry Hilton’s In Hoc Signo Vinces, looking at the part Priests played in the battle of Aughrim. This isn’t the first time Barry’s examined Priests at war. In Wi 281, from
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An interesting one here, as we unbox Delta One Zero. This is a fairly hefty starter set for a new modern combat game from Australian based company Bonza Games … telling you the country of origin was probably redundant there! https://youtu.be/oYxI4XbLLcc The text below is a transcript of the video, for those
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In Wargames Illustrated 398 we talk to Darron Bowley about his work on the new and improved SPQR – Warlord Games’ Ancients mass-skirmish offering. We couldn’t fit the full details into our interview so here’s an extended edition for Prime members. Wargames Illustrated: Hey Darron, thanks for chatting to us –
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