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Scenario One: CEFEO Sorties The French conducted active defense measures intended to push back the ever-tightening Viet Minh stranglehold the entire time the CEFEO garrison occupied Dien Bien Phu. Sortie scenarios encompass road-clearing operations to maintain the lifeline between Isabelle and the main French base, patrol actions in the vicinity of

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

The January 2018 issue of Wargames Illustrated includes an article on the Battle of Oudenarde, 1708, refought in 15mm by Simon MacDowall and friends. Here’s the Orders of Battle Allied Order of Battle French Order of Battle

Dear Wargames Illustrated 374 purchasers! We hope you are enjoying the free Cruel Sea’s ship frame we have included with the latest issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine (WI374, December 2018). If yours came/comes with a German S-Boat you may be missing an antenna which should be situated towards the rear

Today is the anniversary of the most famous battle on British soil - The Battle of Hastings.  Refought in miniature many times over the years by wargamers around the world, we would like to share this article by Nick Buxey in which he tells us about the Hastings demo game presented

Whoops! In WI370, (August 2018), we accidentally forgot to include a map in The Dragon’s Choice about the US Marines and other Western Powers during the Boxer Rebellion. So, in order to enable gamers to get the full effect, we’ve posted the map here to allow access for all.

We paid a visit to Michael Perry’s house to interview the winners of the 2017 Wargames Illustrated ‘Best Figure Manufacturer’ award… or rather we got Alan and Michael Perry to interview each other…. Find out more about the 2017 Wargames Illustrated awards in the latest issue of WI. https://youtu.be/GJtVkxOzAwA

Rewarding our plucky figures for their heroic deeds on the tabletop is not easy. Whilst medals for personal valour and honours for regiments are common on the battlefields we seek to emulate, it’s tricky rewarding our pewter and plastic warriors. As part of our Battle Honours theme for this issue of

WI staff member Jamie has compiled a crew for Osprey’s Ghost Archipelago. We asked him to tell you a bit about it. “I decided to theme my Ghost Archipelago crew around what originally introduced me to the fantasy genre, and then onto fantasy gaming, the popular computer game World of Warcraft.” “That

We’ve got just the thing you need for exploring the many isles of the Ghost Archipelago (or indeed any inland or coastal waters… real or imagined). In the current issue of Wargames Illustrated we present a ‘How To…’ for constructing a small flat bottom boat. Find out more about WI363 here

The theme of the current issue (WI363, January) of Wargames Illustrated is ‘Wargaming Hollywood’. We present five articles inspired by warfare on the silver screen. Find out more about WI363 here.

Weld on some armour plating, create a housing for a weapon or two and top off that gas tank – in the current issue of Wargames Illustrated we provide an insider’s look at these new rules from Osprey Games. Prime members can read this issue now!

The current issue of Wargames Illustrated features exclusive rules for using our latest Giants in Miniature figure with Dracula’s America. Find out more about WI362 here, Or Buy our Django figure here

In the current issue of Wargames Illustrated we venture forth on an adventure to the Lost Isles, trying out these new Osprey rules from the team behind Frostgrave. Find out more about WI362 here.

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house nothing was stirring… apart from the Krampus. We go all festive in the December issue of Wargames Illustrated, with an article by Pete Brown on gaming with the legendary anti-Santa beast; The Krampus. Find out more about WI362 here.