Peter Dennis has kindly supplied us with a unique ‘special edition’ paper stand of Viking Berserkers, which can be downloaded here. You will need glue, solvent or PVA which will dry hard, this is what turns floppy paper into stiff ranks of men, a scoring blade, small scissors and thicker card
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We were lucky enough to get hold of this future release from Warlord Games, the US M8A4 ‘Bruin' Support Walker. The stats are there in the list but we’ve got the 28mm version ready to paint!
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We're celebrating notching up 9,000 Facebook likes by giving away a whole heap of wargaming goodies (everything you can see here!) courtesy of our friends at Battlefront, North Star Military Figures, Warlord Games, Casemate Publishers, Mantic Games, Revell, Plastic Soldier Company, Airfix All you have to do is follow the link
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We take a browse through some of the new releases from the Osprey Publishing stable, focusing in on some of the pages that caught our interest. King's African Rifles Soldier Versus Schutztruppe Soldier Modern African Wars (5) The Nigerian-Biafran War 1967-70 British Light Infantry & Rifle Tactics of the Napoleonic Wars Finnish Soldier Versus Soviet
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We’ve been playing the new game from Studio Tomahawk (the people behind SAGA) - Congo - and thought you might like to see some of the points we’ve picked up on in our handy ‘Need to know Guide’ below. For more Congo coverage check out our Rules Showcase published earlier this
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We continue to follow the development of the Konflikt '47 figure range from Warlord Games and Clockwork Goblin with a look at some forthcoming models which bolster the German forces in the game. Wehrmacht Heavy Infantry These German infantry men operate encased in ‘heavy personal armour’ which has been developed with the
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AN INTERVIEW WITH BOLT ACTION 2 AUTHOR ALESSIO CAVATORE We caught up with rules writer extraordinaire Alessio Cavatore to quiz him about the changes in the second edition of Bolt Action, Warlord Games’ WWII skirmish rules.
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Blood Eagle is the new(ish) skirmish level rule set for the “legendary” Dark Age period. In this video Roger and Mike play through some of the main rules to give you an indication of how the game works.
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As a follow-up to our recent flip-through of the Konflikt ’47 rulebook, we’ve managed to get hold of some of the upcoming figures, so here’s a spin around of the US M5A2 Coyote Light Walker, a US Heavy Infantryman and a German Schreckwulfen. German Schreckwulfen < US Heavy Infantryman < US M5A2 Coyote Light Walker <
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The latest release from North Star allows you to field hordes of plastic Gnolls in your ‘Frostgrave’ games - or perhaps you want to create a whole army for other systems? Take a closer look at these quality miniatures right here. Introduced to the Frostgrave game in the ‘Into The Breeding
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We continue our feature on the work of Games Designer Mark Latham, this time with a look at 'Broken Legions' and the upcoming 'Chosen Men'. You can see the first interview with Mark below, in which we discuss his other works including the upcoming 'The Walking Dead.'
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Here's a quick 'look inside' some of the August releases from Osprey Publishing, with a focus on our favourite pages. To find out more and/or pre-order follow this link River Plate 1939 The sinking of the Graf Spee The First Afghan War 1839-42 Invasion, catastrophe and retreat BT Fast Tank The red army's cavalry tank 1931-45 The Barbary
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Veer-Myn Enforcer Faction Forge Father
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Games Designer Mark Latham (ex-White Dwarf, ex-Warhammer Historical, current-Osprey and Mantic) came in to talk about his back catalogue and forthcoming Walking Dead game…
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Hot off the press, this forthcoming Warlord/Osprey Games rulebook has just dropped on our desk. Join us for a quick flick through…
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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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