Battlefront have released more plastic figures for their Flames of War range. Based upon their recent releases for the Stalingrad period on the Eastern Front of World War Two, we have a Storm Group and SMG Company. https://youtu.be/J72DOrjjf50 The Storm Group contains 68 plastic figures, moulded in a vinyl style plastic on
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Blackwater Gulch is a 96 page hardback book, from Gangfight! Game Studio. Subtitled a ‘Western Horror Skirmish Game’, the rules and miniatures are themed around a Wild West town that lingers next to a nexus point for evil, a gateway to hell. https://youtu.be/funbQX9dh_o The first 13 pages of the book focus upon
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This new Harbour Set from Debris of War is designed with 6mm (1/300th scale) figures in mind, although it could be pushed to work with 10mm or even 15mm. Formed from eight off-white resin sections, the harbour wall itself is 20mm wide and 15-20mm high, with a total length (when constructed)
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Wargames Illustrated Award winning MDF manufacturers Sarissa Precision have added a couple of new items to their ‘Retro Americana 28mm’ range, with this 'American School Bus' and 'Survivors Shack/Cabin’. If you live in the USA you will recognise the School Bus from your neighbourhood and if you live outside the US
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Following on from the release of their earlier Gallic: Warriors, Cavalry and Fanatics, Victrix have added a new set of 30 ‘Gallic Armoured Warriors’ to their “Ancients” range. This set includes six unique frames of infantry, which feature separate bodies with legs, arms with spears, shields, a carnyx (horn), a couple
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Galakta Games have come up with a different type of miniatures related boardgame which we thought you would be interested in taking at look at. In This War of Mine, players take on the role of civilians caught up in a conflict, using the resources they have to try and
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In December we showed you some new figures from Copplestone Castings' Darkest Africa range - the Shilluk of Southern Sudan. Excellent figures for use in colonial or inter-tribal African conflicts. Talented brushman Roy Duffy has brought them to life by painting up a set for your viewing pleasure - see below
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The Onna-Bugeishia were female warriors drawn from the Japanese nobility. They were trained in the use of weaponry (most commonly the naginata - a curved-bladed pole-arm) and were called upon to defend their communities and families in time of war, usually when male fighters were lacking. Dixon Miniatures have added a
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North Star Miniatures have added some characterful metal miniatures to their Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago range. The new miniatures are the chiefs and shamen who lead their Tribal brethren throughout the myriad islands which make up the Ghost Archipelago. Once you’ve used the plastic Tribals boxed set to make your basic troops,
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Gunfighter’s Ball is a 96 page hardback book, authored by the fantastically named Forrest Harris and Brian Jubilation Martin. Designed to simulate the ‘up close and personal’ nature of the gunfights of the Old West, the rules focus upon both the ‘real’ and ‘Hollywood’ versions, and complement the excellent miniatures
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Antediluvian Miniatures have a small but growing range of miniatures suitable for the struggle for Scottish independence from England in the 14th Century. The figures sent for review are Foot Command and War of the Bruces’ Spearmen 1. The Foot Command consists of four figures, all of which may be armed
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Crooked Dice have an ever-increasing range of miniatures to compliment the various games systems they produce. Between the boxed games 7TV: ‘Spy-Fi’, 7TV: Apocalypse and the upcoming 7TV: Pulp, the company already covers a host of genres and sub-genres, with no doubt more to come. The figures received for review
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Elite Wargames and Models have had a somewhat ‘niche’ appeal with their ranges of female figures for the Dark Age, Napoleonics and World War Two. However, the figures produced are increasingly based upon historical reality, and the new British SOE Agents and German Secret Police are no exception. The SOE or
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Heer46 have added more excellent miniatures to their 28mm Fallschrimjäger Range for use in the Mediterranean theatre. The latest releases are mixed between specialist and command figures, all offered in a number of parts. The Trupp B set is ten figures, with an officer with binoculars, a sniper with a scoped
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Modelling and Painting World War II German Military Figures is a 176 page softback book, authored by Michael Farnworth, and is published under the Crowood Press series of Wargaming Guides. It comprehensively and constructively outlines the processes and techniques needed to get the best from your miniatures, whilst also serving
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In WI376 Paul Davies showed us how to make the MTB 74. Here’s how he painted it… First I gave the boat an overall spray of Army Painter Uniform Grey. Next step was to apply the camouflage pattern using Coat d’arms Light Grey and Coat d’arms Dark Grey. The hull pattern is
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Having just completed a Halflings versus Knolls game of new Warlord Games Fantasy Warband game Warlords of Erehwon (using Copplestone Castings and North Star figures) we asked Games Designer Rick Priestley to talk us through some of the main mechanics of the rules. https://youtu.be/OSS7UzUEqTU
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Following the release of Warlord Games Warlords of Erehwon Fantasy Warband Miniatures Game, author and gaming guru Rick Priestley takes us on a tour of his fantasy figure collection, which spans five decades of miniature collecting. https://youtu.be/40o7WPrjmu0
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Armies & Legions & Hordes is a 176 page hardback book, authored by Dave Taylor, former American editor of Wargames Illustrated magazine and the top quality painter behind Dave Taylor Miniatures. https://youtu.be/JGpuFBQknOA The Contents page and Introduction outlines the purpose of the book, acting as an inspiration to other painters and gamers
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One of the upcoming releases from Crusader Miniatures is two packs of Bushwackers for their American Civil War range. These are the low down, sneaky varmints or heroic guerilla fighters who fight behind the enemy lines or undertake raids. Some are in uniform, whilst others wear civilian clothes. They are
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Copplestone Castings has added a new tribe to their Darkest Africa range. These are based upon one of the tribes from the Sudan region, a tribe now acknowledged as having the tallest people in Africa and probably the world. The figures will be split into three packs, one pack with war
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Kallistra have added a number of tanks to their Raging Empires 1914-1918 range. These are all Late War tanks, primarily for use by the British, German and French forces. The single German tank is the slab-sided A7V, even more of a mobile pillbox than the British but slightly slower. Introduced too
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It’s interesting how much wargaming potential there is ‘between the wars’. This month’s theme looks at conflicts that took place after World War One ended and before World War Two began and without even straying into the fertile ‘what if’ territory of A Very British Civil War or Pulp, we
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This week we have new German Squadrons sets for Warlord Games Blood Red Skies up for grabs! You can watch our unboxing of this product here Don’t forget - Freebie Friday is a twice monthly giveaway - if you’re WIPrime, you’re in! To find out more about the additional benefits of WIPrime
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The Zone is a 56-page softback book based upon an alternate 1983 where NATOs Exercise Able Archer and the Soviet response has led to the beginning of a more conventional-style war fought over the devastation that is West Germany. We’ll be covering these rules as a full ‘Rules Showcase’ article
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Warlord Games continue to support their Blood Red Skies World War Two aerial combat game with new releases. This time around we have new German fighters in the form of squadron boxes, complete with Ace Pilots. https://youtu.be/zPMKlt7x2Gc The first new release is the Fw 190A Squadron. We’re moving past the end of the
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Warlords of Erehwon is a 248 page hardback book, authored by Rick Priestley, one of the most well-known game design authors in the hobby. Firmly adhering to a classic style of fantasy gaming that has seen a resurgence of late, we intend to cover the rules in detail as a
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Warlord Games have produced fleets for two more nations to use with their Cruel Seas naval combat rules – the Italian and Soviets. https://youtu.be/bZU8c-xe88Q The Italian Starter Set offers 7 vessels from the Regia Marina, produced in resin or metal, with a mix of both for some ships. The Italian navy had
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Artizan Designs have added yet more characterful miniatures to their Wild West range. This time, we have mounted and dismounted versions of the same Mexicans and more gunfighters on foot. The Mexicans are available in a pack which consists of one mounted and one dismounted version of the same character. Each
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Last week we ‘unboxed’ the latest Perry Miniatures plastic box set ‘Agincourt Mounted Knights’ for you. At the time we didn’t have any painted examples - but now we do! Here they are in 360 degree technicolor. Painted by top medievalist Simon Chick. P.S. See Simon’s guide for what
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