The Wargames Widow returns with a ‘wheely good’ model making project for creating a period-versatile waterside building. Another day, another paddle, I wish I was up to my knees in the Aegean Ocean, but not this time. Instead I’d be gluing lolly-pop sticks and balsa to an old cotton reel.
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Diana Sutherland coined the name “The Wargames Widow” several years ago when she discovered she had a desire and skill for creating model terrain and buildings to populate her husband’s wargames tables (Note: Hubby Jon is affectionately referred to as “the Wargamer” in her articles). Since then she has gone
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Wi Editor Dan shares his experience in taking photos using the camera in your pocket. I’ve been photographing figures to decorate the pages of Wargames Illustrated magazine for years and with every passing year it gets easier. Experience certainly has something to do with that, but technology probably has more. Despite having
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We've pulled this video from the archives for your viewing pleasure. James Morris follows up his article about his visit to Verdun with the story behind his award winning game on the UK show circuit. This video and photographs originally accompanied an article published in the January 2017 issue of Wargames Illustrated, which
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We've pulled this video from the archives for your viewing pleasure. Guest contributor Arthur Wells-Lee provides us with a Napoleonic variant of Osprey’s Lion Rampant rules, followed by WI Editor Dan’s exploration, (courtesy of the Perrys) as to whether it actually works! This video and photographs originally accompanied an article published in
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We've pulled this video from the archives for your viewing pleasure. The final THRILLING installment of an In Her Majesty‛s Name campaign, as presented at Salute 2014! To get thus far our hero Allan Quatermain and his trusty band have competed with three rival groups; DASTARDLY Frenchmen, DUPLICITOUS Boers and SNEAKY
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We've pulled this video from the archives for your viewing pleasure. By Rick Priestley. All Figures by Perry Miniatures from their 28mm World War Two collection. ‘Aaay!’ exclaimed Captain Fonzarelli.The remark was aimed at the stout and sweaty corporal who had burst into his office without so much as knocking. This video and
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To go along with the article "STRANGLERS IN THE NIGHT - THE WAR AGAINST THE THUGS IN INDIA, 1820 -1840," We have put together these download able cards. You can download them here
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We've pulled this video from the archives for your viewing pleasure. It’s handy having neighbours like Warlord Games (their UK offi ce is just half a mile from our own) - you get to game with all their cool stuff! When our UK Editor, Dan Faulconbridge, saw Warlord’s Pegasus Bridge table (designed
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We've pulled this video from the archives for your viewing pleasure. The two ships stole swiftly through the moon-kissed sea like thieves in the night. Their crews remained silent on pain of death, their lights extinguished as they flitted around the decks, attending to their duties. The landing parties looked out across
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We've pulled this video from the archives for your viewing pleasure. By autumn of 1914, the war on the Western Front had transformed from a series of open battles to the grinding trench warfare that would come to characterize the contest. Stalemate caused each nation’s leaders to look beyond a decision in
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Bring together a world-famous movie director, the former chief of the nation’s defence forces, two of the foremost miniature figure manufacturers in the world, a leading special effects company, and a load of enthusiastic wargamers, and you know something special is going to happen! Project coordinator Roly Hermans takes up
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A Hero of great renowned Beowulf has sailed from the pages of his epic story, and joined the Giants in Miniature range. Such an epic hero deserves something a little bit special. So as well as a step by step guide in getting him ready for the tabletop, we have also
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Have you been grabbing the proverbial bull by the horns whilst in lockdown and using all this extra time to maximum hobbying effect? Even if you haven’t other WI readers have and in WI Bite-size they have been sharing some of their observations, tips, projects and general lockdown banter. Bite-size Banter
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Following a suggestion from illustrator and king of the Paperboys Peter Dennis, we are making available to download this article from the archive (June 1994 to be precise) to keep anyone in lockdown with access to some Fimo and some rudimentary sculpting tools busy for a few hours or several
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Viva Mexico! Neil Smith takes an extended look at a new book - ideal for wargaming the Mexican Revolution. Did you know that sincronicidad is Spanish for synchronicity? Neither did I until very recently when looking for a new project and Mike Blake’s Armies of the Mexican Revolution (Partizan Press, 2020)
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With Hammerhead 2020 fast approaching, we thought it would be a good idea to show off last year's entrants into our Painting competition. If your heading to Hammerhead on Saturday 14th March 2020 be sure to bring your best painted miniature/s along, you might be lucky enough to be walking away
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One of the outstanding, and award winning, games at last year’s Salute Wargames Show in London, was ‘Gaskin’s Plantation’ an American War of Independence game presented by demo game maestro Bill Gaskin and Friends. Bill’s latest appearance on the UK show circuit prompted us to press him to accommodate us
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As promised (in the Feb 2020 issue of the magazine) for your downloading pleasure here are the three “best” articles from Wargames Illustrated in 2019 - as voted for in The 2019 Wargames Illustrated Awards. The Irish Armys Forgotten Battle Rules Showcase Black Seas Creating The Army Of Charles The Bold
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The current issue of Wargames Illustrated (WI387, January) features an interview with Alan Perry in which we discuss Perry Mins forthcoming range of figures for the The War of The Triple Alliance 1864 - 1870. This fascinating South American conflict was also know as The Great Paraguayan War and in
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Talented figure painter Shannon Shaw supplied us with her take on Captain Flint. Here at WI we decided to give Flint an alternative base, and thought you would like to see how we did it. Download the article here Buy your own Captain Flint here
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The following is a scenario designed to allow the interested gamer to refight this battle using the Two Fat Lardies’ Sharp Practice! Rules The Two Fat Lardies’ Sharp Practice! rules will work very well as they use interesting game mechanics to represent critical variable factors in play pertinent to this scenario.
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William of Tyre recounts that, following the capture of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem by Turks in 1123, a party of Armenian knights attempted to stage a rescue. Disguised as monks, they infiltrated the castle where Baldwin was being held and overpowered the garrison. However, they were unable to get
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Would you like some sails for your free model ship/s found with issue 348? You can download them here, then print them on paper or card.
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This set of event cards is for use with the Ramree island ‘Cacophony of Hell’ game as demoed at Fall In 2016 and seen in Wargames Illustrated 359. The full list of events and quantity of each (as multiples of some occur), are as follows. Feel free to create more appropriate
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Ace painter Ben Macintyre (AKA Brush Demon) has provided us, and you, with a guide to painting King Leonidas from our Giants in Miniature range. Download the Guide here
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In WI378, April 2019 we included an article in Wargames Illustrated in which regular contributor Pete Brown mused on the thorny issue of ‘taking offensive’ in our hobby. Incase you didn’t buy the magazine and see it (at which we take offence!) you will find the said article here. In WI379,
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We took a trip to Partizan 2019 and wanted to share with you some of the games from the event. See more in the July issue of the magazine. The Perrys - Battle of Mandara (Mandorah), Egypt 1801, Boondock Sayntes Burton and District Wargames Club - Black Day at Badrock Chesterfield Old Boys Derby Wargames
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In memory of those who gave their lives for us, we’re offering one person the chance to acquire these four books. Featuring some of the key actions on D-Day and more, you can discover aspects of that first day you may have never heard of before, or use them as
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Issue 380 is now available to buy in the shops and with this issue we're giving away a frame of US Infantry from Warlord Games. Looking for a painting guide? Our friend Pete The Wargamer has done a guide on how to paint the HBT Camouflage they used! In this video I show
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