A bonus for WiPrime Members: we're very impressed with The Army Painter's new Fanatic paints and asked Adam Abramowicz to shine a light on the development of such an expansive range.
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A bonus for WiPrime Members: Wi Painter extraordinaire Matt Parkes applies brushwork to preview versions of this year's Salute show minis.
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Great Escape Games - Dead Man's Hand Street Scatter review You can never go wrong with some good scatter terrain and this set, made for Dead Man’s Hand but usable with other Wild West games (or in European and Eastern areas for that matter), is certainly that. Two frames are included
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The Hammerhead Painting Competition, sponsored and run by Wargames Illustrated, was a fantastic time this year. There were 100 great entries and the standard was higher than previous years. There will be an article with the full story and the winners of all ten categories in Wi437 for all to see,
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North Star - Oathmark Human Command review Ready to enhance your new unit of plastic Human Light Infantry [reviewed in Wi435 - Ed] are two blisters of three human characters. These will add command options for your Oathmark army but could also fit into some historical forces or village terrain. One pack
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Wargames Atlantic - Skeleton Cavalry and Chariots review Games Workshop’s recent release of Warhammer: The Old World has seen the Tomb Kings (sand-cleaned and reanimated skeletal warriors from the desert) return to stores. These figures haven’t received flashy new kits though; old plastic frames in updated boxes have been flying off
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Wargames Atlantic - Great War Russian Infantry review We look to World War One with this new Wargames Atlantic (WA) box set. The plastic producers have made a frame that brings the massive army of Russia onto the wargaming table, joining the British, German, and French Infantry boxes that are already
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You’ve probably already noticed the first of our new WiPrime Collections in the Vault. These leather-bound tomes (digital PDFs if you’re the less romantic type) are a new addition, packed with themed articles that will make browsing your favourite subjects a pleasure. The first Collection covers the Crusades and since its
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Do you like the cover artwork for our April magazine (see below)? I do, but then I would, because I commissioned it, and it's by one of my favourite artists working in the hobby: Neil Roberts. Neil has been knocking out cover illustrations for us since October 2017, and we’ve managed
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We're ecstatic to announce the WiPrime Collections series coming to the Vault. In each of these online omnibuses, available exclusively to WiPrime Members, we bring together themed articles from the Wargames Illustrated archive for your reading pleasure and referencing ease. This month we've dug through The Vault and searched for articles
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Partizan Press - Setting the East Ablaze: 3rd and Final Edition review Hot off the press comes the third (and, we are assured, final) edition of the popular Setting the East Ablaze (StEA) wargames rules. Produced by Partizan Press, the rules comes as a soft cover A4 book that runs to
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North Star - Oathmark Human Militia review A new box set of plastics has arrived for use in Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age, adding to the sizable range that North Star produce for the Joe McCullough /Osprey Games system. This one brings lighter-armed and armoured humans to the fantasy meets
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Osprey Games - Frostgrave: Mortal Enemies review If there’s one thing every good hero needs, it’s a great enemy. Would anyone care about grumpy ol’ Batman without the Joker? Would John McClane have done much beyond making fists with his toes if it wasn’t for Hans Gruber? Who would care about
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James previews some of the new STL files we’re preparing for WiPrime Members and looks ahead to some magazine content we’re working on. We’re getting fresh WiDigital models sculpted right now, after taking a break over the holidays and reassessing the direction this part of our WiPrime offering should take. Assorted
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What’s a fair cross-section of the wargaming world? How about 2,046 Wargames Illustrated readers? That was the total number of votes we received for our 2023 Wargames Illustrated Readers’ Awards and, while I say 2,046 Wi readers, the reality is that quite a few of those voters probably don’t flip through
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After tallying the votes from over 2,000 submissions we're ready to announce the winners of the Wargames Illustrated Readers' Awards 2023. This article summarises the top three from each category and we'll have a full report on the winners in Wi435. Best Wargames Rules Burrows and Badgers Chain of Command Bolt Action Best
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The new year is ushering in a new style for From the Vault. James talks about what's ahead for our monthly WiPrime exclusive article. We're working towards a better WiPrime offering this year and, once we're a little further into 2024, we should have an all-singing, all-dancing, new Member offering. This
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We're sponsoring the Hammerhead Painting Competition again in 2024! Here are the details you'll need to enter. The basics There's no entry fee and up to one entry can be submitted to each category. Entries must be your own work. Each entry must be accompanied by an entry form. There will
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As 2023 draws to a close I have two options for my last Editor’s Exploits of the year; do I look forward? Or do I look back? I choose the former and will take a moment to share some of the Wi-related goings-on we have lined up for 2024. Wi Mobile Early
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As we prepare for 2024 we’re busy emailing our regular contributors with a list of planned themes. This preparation ensures that our best writers have a chance to pen fascinating pieces that are suited to their interests and matched to each issue’s overall focus. At the same time, we’re also
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Take a tour through the Vault and read some classic Wi articles. Wargames Illustrated 374 - December 2018 In an unusual and fascinating theme, this issue focuses on one man, and it's not one of the 'greats' either. Step aside, Napoleon! Decry your greatness, Alexander! Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart
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Check out this extended online-exclusive version of Wi432's 'The Other Partizan' article.
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November is reaching its end, the days have well and truly darkened, and there’s less than a month left until Wi Tower gets locked up so we can head off for our festive break. I’m excited to have some time to rest and recuperate ahead of me but at Wargames
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The introduction of MDF model buildings into our hobby has been one of the great innovations in wargaming. I remember travelling down to deepest darkest Wiltshire about ten years ago to take a tour of 4Ground’s laser cutting facility and see what all the Medium Density Fibre fuss was about.
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Enjoy 'The Cult of Dracula' article from November's issue? Download the following cards to print off and play with!
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We were so impressed with Messrs Andrews and Imrie’s American Civil War demo table at Partizan 2023, that we insisted they give us an in-depth tour of the board, sharing some details on how they brought it together along the way.
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Take a tour through the Vault and read some classic Wi articles. Wargames Illustrated 373 - November 2018 We begin our journey through the Vault with a jump to five years ago and an issue with one of Artist Neil Roberts' favourite bits of cover artwork that he's done for us. This
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We look ahead to 2024 and work out upcoming themes in this month's Insider Insight While the last couple of months of 2023 approach we at Wi Tower are already thinking ahead to 2024. It's time to work out our themes and decide on the magazine schedule for next year so
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It’s always intriguing to hear about famous wargamers. It wasn’t until fairly recently that I discovered the English actor Peter Cushing had been one of our fraternity. Doubly intriguing was the fact that Alan Perry had recently acquired what he billed as “Peter Cushing’s Wargaming Ephemera”. Alan invited myself and a
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Take a tour through the Vault and read some classic Wi articles. Wargames Illustrated 372 - October 2018 This issue's theme sends readers through The Ten Years War in Cuba, The American-Philippino War, The Third Ashanti War, The Malayan Emergency, and The Second Chimurenga. While these might not be the most played
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