Crucible Crush and Bob Murch have added more packs to their Cthulhu inspired Black Sun range. However, our two packs for review are also suitable for a more historical setting, with one from the US forces and the other representing the Vietcong. The US Army pack is entitled U.S. Army Squad
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Pendraken Miniatures have added more packs to their 10mm 1809 Napoleonic range. The packs chosen for review are command packs for the period. We’re reviewing three of the available packs – The Duchy of Warsaw, Wurtemburgers and Saxons. Each pack contains five figures in the same ratio, one mounted officer, one
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North Star Miniatures continue to expand their Rangers of Shadow Deep range, based upon the Osprey Games rules. These latest figures are for the ‘dark side’ of the game, most notably a selection of living and undead denizens. First up for review is a pack entitled Temple Guardians. This contains two
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We take a sneak peek at Warlord Games' plastic 3rd rate ship frame, being released for Black Seas, their upcoming Napoleonic Era naval combat game. The new frame consists of enough parts to create one 3rd Rate vessel, a 74-gun ship with three decks of cannon, complete with some positioned
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Footsore Miniatures have added more packs to their Later Dark Ages range. These are warrior monks or Milites Christi which can be used for both the late Dark Ages or Medieval periods. We’re reviewing two of the five available Milites Christi packs - Warrior Monks with Cross and Warrior Monks with
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North Star Miniatures have a range of miniatures which take the generic title ‘Horror’. It’s an interesting and eclectic range of single figures and packs, which embraces much from spooky literature and movies. One of the classic horror genres was largely invented by the author H.P. Lovecraft, who explored the realms
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Crusader Miniatures are expanding American Civil War range. One of the most recent releases are a packs representing the 79th New York Volunteer Infantry, the New York Highlanders. The pack we have here contains five figures, a command pack consisting of two standard bearers, and officer in frockcoat with a sword,
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We’ve got an eclectic selection of new stuff to tell you about from Gripping Beast. ITALIAN ALLIES Pictured below you can see some of their re-worked and re-released ‘Italian Allies’ suitable for the Punic Wars. Nice looking figures which have benefited for GBs programme of going through their back catalogue of Ancient
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Adler Miniatures have begun adding more figures to their 20mm World War Two range, this time offering a number of Late War Waffen SS. These particular figures are depicted as wearing a two-piece uniform, which was made available in the so-called ‘pea dot’ camouflage. Designed to be worn over the top
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Putty Monkey, AKA sculptor Mark Evans, recently ran a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of a number of figures based upon the Aftermath RPG that first appeared in the 1980’s. Aftermath is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which the characters typically had to fight for food, water, basic supplies and
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Empress Miniatures and Paul Hicks continue to add to their US Vietnam range. The latest releases represent some of the key personalities of the 1968 Tet Offensive on the American side, plus some of the first releases of North Vietnamese Army figures. The American personality pack, known as Nam 12, includes
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The new Eureka Miniatures UK have begun to receive stock of the new ECW range from ‘HQ’ in Australia. These 18mm figures represent either English or Scots troops, and have been created using head swaps. The figures in this range show the versatility of using ‘dollies’, the same basic figure with
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Victorious Miniatures have added two more packs to their Boxer Rebellion range. These are members of the Legation, more of the hodge podge of various troop types who were available to defend the European quarter. The first pack (bottom photo) ion contains a single figure, representing a French naval officer. Wearing
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Anvil Industry in the UK have branched out once again, this time offering a new part of their Regiments range. The Boiler-Suited Renegades are alien/human hybrids who are ready to rise from the working masses and take over. The figures in the Regiments range make use of a variety of resin
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Gaddis Gaming in the USA have some interesting and unique miniatures which cover both World War One and the company’s ‘Weird’ War One rules and setting, Shattered Crown. The 369th Infantry Regiment, formerly known as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment and commonly referred to as the Harlem Hellfighters, was an infantry regiment of the New York Army
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1st Corps in the UK continue to release yet another slice of 20th Century Follies with the Home Guard Austin 7. This model has two Home Guard in their sidecaps and denims for a crew. One drives the car, whilst the other leans forward from the rear of the vehicle and
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Killer B Games in the UK a range of 1950’s-style sci-fi figures called Invasion X sets that others have yet to offer. The range includes human cops, Venusians, Alien Spacemen and more. Like so many small wargaming businesses out there, the ranges on offer have some hidden gems, many of
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Flags of War in the UK have released more miniatures for their excellent Jacobite Rebellion 1745 range. The latest upcoming release covers a number of different Government troops to take on the Jacobites who were previously released after a successful Kickstarter campaign. These Government Infantry are dressed in campaign style, due
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Warlord Games are on the cusp of releasing their new game Black Seas. Based upon combat between sailing vessels during the Napoleonic era, an integral part of the new game’s release will be 1/700th scale plastic model kits. Two of these kits are shown here, a large frame consisting of
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American Civil War enthusiast and North Star proprietor Nick Eyre provides us with (potential) background for some new Crusader Miniatures ‘ACW Infantry in Frock Coasts and Kepi Skirmishing’ which he has painted as US Marines. We don’t tend to hear much about the US Marines in the American Civil War. This is partly
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Full Metal Miniatures in the UK have begun to offer some unique Vietnam War miniature sets. One of their latest is a six-part casualty evacuation party, something that would be perfect for a vignette or as an objective. This is a typical medevac team based upon the types of scenes witnessed during the
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North Star Military Figures continue to add more packs to their 1672 range. The latest two packs are these Spanish Musketeers, suitable for the period and possibly earlier. Each pack consists of 4 figures, one firing and the other ready to fire. The packs consist of one of each pose available.
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The art of lasercut MDF and card is strong over in the USA, perhaps exemplified by the people behind Impudent Mortal. What caught our eye on a recent trip to Historicon were some of the items from their Spaceport Rylos 28 /35mm range of sci-fi buildings. We have the Kessel
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Wee Wolf Miniatures have added to their 28mm World War One range with some nicely sculpted Austro-Hungarian miniatures. Having originally acquired Bill Thornhill’s excellent Russians, the owners have committed to slowly expanding their range into the Eastern and Southern Fronts. The figures shown here are just the first few packs
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The team at Seadog Design Studios offer items in a unique resin 3D print for their Sailpower games, set in the Age of Sail. The joy of 3D printing is the fact you can make the same ship in a number of scales, but the company doesn’t stop there.
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Victorious Miniatures are a small Nottingham, England based figure manufacturer with a catalogue of 28mm figures for the 1790’s Napoleonic period and the Boxer Rebellion. This new Victorious pack of US Marines adds to their Boxer Rebellion 'Allied Troops’ range, which also includes the British. These nice clean sculpts are of
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Modiphius Games have very kindly sent us a preview copy of a new core box of miniatures for their Fallout: Wasteland Warfare tabletop wargame. Once again, they are expanding the miniature options with the Raiders. This upcoming box contains 7 high quality resin miniatures representing the characterful denizens of this post
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As many will be aware, Warlord Games and Rebellion Publishing have teamed up to produce miniatures and rules for the various characters from the British 2000AD comic book. After releasing the excellent Strontium Dog bounty hunting game, they have turned their hand to producing a game based upon everyone’s favourite
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Fireforge Games have gone all undead with their latest multi-pose plastic miniatures. The new boxes allow you to field mounted and dismounted undead fantasy warriors, plus a horde of zombified peasants, all ready to aid in enacting the wishes of a fell Necromancer. The first of the boxes received for review
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Brigade Games have long worked with ace sculptor Paul Hicks to produce some of the best figures on the US market. One of the most recent releases is an excellent set of miniatures for the American War of Independence, hopefully the first in a series of releases. The figures in each
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