We had the chance to catch up with Alan Perry and chat about his new ‘range in progress’ covering Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt in 1798 and the eventual withdrawal of French troops by 1801. Alan has carried out his characteristically extensive research into the period, focusing on not only uniforms and
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15 Jume '3ups' for the Union Skirmish frame. The Perry's write: These are '3ups' examples of what you will e able to do with the small skirmisher frame that will come with the Union Infantry box set. There will probably be two of these frames in the box with the option or buying
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The Tactical genius Rommel, The Desert Fox is our latest release in the Giant in Miniature range. During the North African campaign in World War Two, his leadership of the Afrika Korps earned him the nickname The Desert Fox. This was the name given to the 1951 movie starring esteemed actor
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We are privileged to have the chance to take a closer look at the new figures from the ‘ Victoria’s Little Wars’ range. Michael Perry himself told us: ‘ I’m currently working on artillery crew for the British in Afghanistan, and further down the line there will be Afghan Regulars
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The three individual boxed sets of plastic French Napoleonic cavalry from Warlord Games are great. With only six pieces per model and some really characterful metal command figures, it won’t take long to field the standard 12 figure unit or add the command figures to make 13. But what about some
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2pDPgEBS78&feature=youtu.be A selection of the games which caught our reporter’s eye during our visit to the excellent Carronade 2016.
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Your favourite figure manufacturer - the results Way back in June 2014, we compiled the results from our ‘Who’s your favourite figure manufacturer?' survey (run via our Facebook site and Interactive magazine) and produced a pie chart which shows the results that you can view at the bottom of the page. Of
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The print magazine is just a part of what we do here at Wargames Illustrated, and as we evolve it's a challenge to keep you informed of what Wargames Illustrated is all about. So, in a nutshell, here’s a rundown of everything we offer - Wargames Illustrated Print Our monthly paper magazine. The best
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Showcased at Salute 2016, these plastic Union Infantry in Sackcoats are planned for a distant but eventual release. Here’s a spin around of one of the current 3-Ups that may go for tooling.
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Another exclusive from Perry Miniatures, this time a 360 degree spin of every figure that can be assembled from the new British Infantry 1877 - 1885 plastic boxed set. That’s all 36 figures and Bobby the dog, complete with command and flags, just waiting to be deployed for service in
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Nestling amidst the piles of new releases on the Perry Twins’ trade stand at Salute was this wonderful diorama using many of their new figures. We were given the opportunity to take a closer look, which we are happy to share with our Prime customers. Enjoy!
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Having received some assembled figures from the kind people at Gripping Beast, we thought we’d share them with you. In addition to those assembled ‘straight outta the box’, we also had some figures that have been created using parts from some of the other plastic sets from the company. In
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We have a spin around of one of the painted examples from this new range by Perry Miniatures. Covering the 7th to the 9th Cape Wars, Alan Perry told us that this series of figures will be added to ‘whenever we are inspired to do so’. Given that Colonel Mike
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First seen on the Osprey Publishing stand at Salute 2016, we have a closer look and spin around of this outstanding example of a scene from the Frozen City.
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To celebrate reaching a massive 8,000 Facebook likes, we are giving away another bundle of gaming goodies! All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is to let us know who your favourite figure manufacturer is by using the form below. Please like and share. This competition
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The latest issue of Wargames Illustrated (WI343) features a look at the Essex Gamsters Tour Of Duty game, which was showcased at Salute 2016. In the tablet (a.k.a. interactive) version of the magazine we feature a short video of this table, as a Prime member you get to see the
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Saturday 23 April 2016 saw Wargames Illustrated in the company of the Perrys at the RAGE wargames event, Royal Armouries in Leeds. The backstory to the event was the unveiling of the Agincourt Diorama which had been commissioned by the Royal Armouries, constructed by TM Terrain and populated by Perry Miniature's
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Check out our video round-up of some of the best tables from Salute 2016. Let us know which games were your favourites. https://youtu.be/MIDODtJs3Ds
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A closer look at the new Perry Miniature’s British Infantry 1877 - 1885 plastic boxed set and the new Cape Wars Volume 1 book from Lt. Colonel Mike Snook. https://youtu.be/kOvHDFKvS5I
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Our forthcoming Giants in Miniature figure is Steampunk Victoria and we will have a limited quantity available to buy on the day at Salute. If you can't make it to Salute you can pre-order this limited edition miniature from our web store where you'll also have the chance to win one
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A first look at another of the Expansion Sets for Project Z, this set of Female Survivors allows you to not only field more figures but comes with some unique cards to enhance gameplay. https://youtu.be/I63nwHl6w0M
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Hobby University UK is back! – The ultimate ‘make and take away’ sessions, with donations from top manufacturers like the Perry’s, Victrix, Warlord Games and Mantic. Turn up, choose one of the plastic items on offer and get taught a few ‘tricks and tips’ on painting and modelling. You’ll have the
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We’ve had the chance to follow the creation of the new Project Z boxed tabletop game from Warlord Games almost every step of the way. Now we’ve got a complete set in our hands, we thought we’d have a look inside the box and invite you guys to take a
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We’ve been having fun at work again, play testing the ‘fast play’ rules for our game at Salute. So far, they seem to work pretty well and we think you can have an enjoyable game whether you play for 15 minutes or 50! The setting is the North West Frontier, 1879.
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Many boxes and parcels arrive here at WI HQ but when this shipping crate arrived, we weren’t entirely sure what was in it! Once we’d opened it up, we were suitably impressed to see the work of master model maker Dave Taylor. He’s created the Infamy Miniatures table for use at
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We had a visit from Robey Jenkins, the man behind this great ruleset, coming soon from Osprey Games. Designed to be used with miniatures from 6mm up to 10mm, this is a sci-fi battle game which pits giant mechs, battle suited infantry and tanks against one another. So, if you like
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Here’s a 360 degree look at this year’s limited edition FREE figure for all subscribers (and re-subscribers) to Wargames Illustrated Print magazine at Salute 2016. This dashing young fellow has been exclusively sculpted for us by Michael Perry and will only ever be available at Salute, Historicon, Crisis 2016 and Tactica
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https://youtu.be/uKe_kxkP0kg Here’s a quick first look at the new rule book from Great Escape Games - the people who brought us Dead Mans Hand. In The Chicago Way players control gangs of ‘good guys’ and ‘bad guys’ as they tussle for control of a patch of Chicago prohibition era turf. The rules come
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Our latest Limited Edition 28mm Giants in Miniature figure - Lieutenant Colonel Jonny Frost - hero of Arnhem is now available. Based on the character of Frost portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in the movie A Bridge to Far your Frost figure will look great on any World War Two tabletop battlefield. To find
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The April issue of Wargames Illustrated is available now. Our print issue will be on sale in your local Hobby Store, WH Smith in the UK or direct from our website. WI Interactive - the tablet version of Wargames Illustrated - is also available to download from our website. Check out a full content
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