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1st Corps continue to release a host of figures. Just recently, the 20th Century Follies range has seen sculptor Mark Fuller add two useful vehicles that can be used for the Inter War and World War Two periods. The British Reconnaissance Motorcycle and sidecar (A) and (B) both contain one motorcycle

Empress Miniatures continue to add to their excellent range of Late War German Volksgrenadiers on a regular basis. One of the most recent packs provides some light machine gun support to what is already a well-armed range of figures. The pack sent for review is VG13, MG 42 teams moving

Plastic Soldier Company have once again re-sized one of their kits from 1/100th to 1/72nd. The Sexton Self-Propelled Gun was a mobile artillery piece intended to keep pace with the armoured formations it was designed to support. The box contains 6 frames, with enough parts to create 3 of the same

As well as providing more and more expansion sets for their The Walking Dead: All Out War Miniatures Game, Mantic Games often add collector’s sets in resin that add to the mythos. One of the most recent is The Governor’s Trophy Room. This set of five miniatures is designed to re-create

1st Corps have added to their 1846 Mexican-American War range with more cavalry variants. This time, they’ve added Mexican Jalisco Lancers, in their trademark uniforms and Uhlan-style helmets. There are two packs of figures in the range so far, both containing 4 rider figures and horses. The Jalisco Lancers pack, labelled

Heer46 are renowned for the quality of their World War Two miniatures. From the historical Eastern Front Battle of Kharkov to the alternate history of a war which stretched into 1946, they have a number of metal and resin figures and vehicles that set new standards. This is reflected in the

Making use of their extensive back catalogue, the team at Foundry have created 3 and 4 point Dark Age “Starter Warbands” which they are billing as being “suitable for SAGA”. So far they have Vikings, Saxons and Normans, with more on the way. You get between 20 and 30 miniatures

At the recent 'Other Partizan' show in Nottinghamshire we called by the Crooked Dice Game Design Studio stand, as ever they had a cabinet packed full of painted new and forthcoming releases. Yet more figures and vehicles for their planned 7TV: Apocalypse boxed ruleset have been on show recently with

Warbases have an upcoming range of US-themed buildings and vehicles. So far, they have planned an RV, Panel Van, the windmill like Farm Windpump, a Fast Food outlet and the Corner Car Dealership - in a range they are calling Route 66. The RV or motorhome is based upon the classic

Sally 4th are adding to the variety of options using Buck Surdu’s Combat Patrol rules system with the upcoming Albedo Combat Patrol miniatures game. Based upon Steve Gallaci’s Albedo Anthropomorphic comic book stories, this is gritty sci-fi combat in an age of anthropomorphic animals based upon mammalian and avian species. Of

The release of the Oathmark range of miniatures by North Star and Osprey Games has most recently seen plastic, multipose Human infantry with a fantasy theme. Of course, any army needs leaders, and the next release for the humans is designed to rectify that problem. There are six new metal character

Since acquiring the Hammer’s Slammers range from Ainsty Castings, Brigade Models have worked hard to add more to the options available for purchase. The two-wheeled vehicles shown are just two of the most recent additions. These are light vehicles, one an APC, the other a light AFV with twin weaponry. The resin

Available from Caliver Books, this range of resin buildings was initially based upon the old PMC ones but continues to grow under the auspices of Caliver Books. These pieces from the ‘Arab Buildings’ sub-range provide plenty of options. This particular building is entitled ‘Large Arab Building’ on the Caliver website. It

Front Rank Figurines are a renowned manufacturer of miniature ranges from a number of eras including medieval, late 17th century, 18th century and a great range of Napoleonics. Some of their more recent offerings include Prussian Artillery. The packs sent for review are a 6-pounder gun, a 7-pound Howitzer and two

Smallfilms and the Little Soldier Company have got together to produce figures based upon the childhood of many a 40-something gamer, along the way producing some pseudo-Viking characters and replacement miniatures for a boardgame. They say that ‘nostalgia ain’t what it used to be’, but I would beg to differ. The

North Star Military Figures and Osprey Publishing continue to collaborate on producing multi-part plastic miniatures for the upcoming Oathmark Fantasy Battle rules. This time, it’s the turn of humanity in the form of this first release, Human Infantry. There are enough parts to create 30 figures in total, with a host

Elheim Figures produce some of the finest 20mm figures on the market. Embracing a whole range of genres, sculptor Matt Hingley is probably at his best when he is able to offer some of the most well-researched and well-rendered Modern and Ultramodern miniatures available. We have been sent a number of

Reaper Miniatures have been around for quite a while, based solely in Texas, USA. Well, that’s all changed now, as Reaper Miniatures Europe has been established in Nottingham, UK where they are making an ever increasing number of miniatures available to the European market, at a cheaper price than ever before. Probably the

War Banner / Footsore Miniatures have a growing collection of miniatures for their Warring Clans range, designed for the Shogun Wars period of Japanese history. These miniatures are sculpted in various poses and are either available singularly in Samurai armour, with or without back banners, or as Ronin. There are also

Although terrain boards and their creation can be fun, carrying around pieces of polystyrene or squares of MDF can be quite awkward. That’s where terrain mats come in, easy to carry, quick to put on a table and able to add an extra level of detail to games. Javis Scenics, perhaps

As we have recently been working closely with Rupert Mitchell of Drum and Flag to understand more about the world of the plastic soldier (see recent articles in the magazine), we thought it was about time we reviewed some for ourselves. This time around, we have two 1/72nd boxed sets

The Test of Honour game contains a wealth of Samurai and ashigaru warriors for use with the rules. Recently, Warlord Games have added a female faction to the game, the trained warriors left to defend many a village or stronghold once the men had marched away to war. This boxed set