Warlord Games’ Black Seas rules system caters for the Age of Sail period from 1770 up until 1830. The first releases were for the British, French and Spanish navies, mostly in the form of generic plastic model kits, but some of the ‘named’ ships have their own resin and metal
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Ares Games have managed to take their Wings of Glory rules for World War One aerial combat and added something different, a H. G. Wells style Martian invasion just after the war. In Tripods & Triplanes, brave airmen take on invading Martian machines in a battle for the Earth itself. https://youtu.be/HjbEFT9iyNE The
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Battle Systems have some great card stock terrain that is fully printed in colour. However, they have now expanded into the world of boxed miniatures games. Core Space is a unique take on a sci-fi universe which draws from many sources but offers something different as well. https://youtu.be/RsinXo11nqM Core Space is a
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Heer46 have become specialists in the World War Two era. Having started out as a company which focussed upon a continuation of the war into 1946, they have released a wealth of miniatures suitable for other aspects of the war, focusing not only on the Eastern Front but also on
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Modiphius Games continues to support the hugely popular Fallout:Wasteland Warfare skirmish game, adding more figures based upon the Fallout series of computer games from Interplay Productions. Received for review are three boxed sets of figures, containing some of the key Player Character and Non-Player Characters from both the computer and tabletop
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CP Models is one of those companies that has a wide variety of figure ranges. One of these is TQD Castings, which includes a number of packs in 20mm scale which covers the Battle of Kharkov 1942 – 43. The packs chosen for review are taken from the German range. TQD-GSK21
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Forge of Doom offer a small but extremely characterful range of fantasy miniatures with a cinematic look. Most of these have a somewhat villainous look and would look good as the elite warriors and leaders of any ‘evil’ army. Each figure is offered to purchase singularly, providing a level of
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The new Judge Dredd: I Am The Law miniatures game covers the everyday madness of Mega-City One, millions of people, all potential criminals, with the Judges enforcing The Law. But occasionally, a threat appears that can challenge even the best that the Justice Department can offer, even Judge Dredd himself.
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Artizan Designs continue to support their World War Two range with some specialized packs of miniatures. One of the more recent ones is a pack of Soviet scouts with captured German small arms. The fighting on the Eastern Front saw both sides making use of captured weapons. As the fighting in
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Black Pyramid Gaming have been producing the 28mm Vox Populi range for a number of years. These are miniatures produced after suggestions from customers, meaning that gamers are able to get the figures they want and the company gets to add to their range. The first two figures we have are
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Lucid Eye Publications has so many unique figure ranges, some lying moribund, others being expanded at a fair rate of knots. One of the most recent ranges of interest is the pseudo-historical Ziggurat, which combines elements of the ancient era with the mythology of the age of Atlantis to create
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Elite Wargames and Models have added to their Female Dark Ages range with some new Mounted Warlord figures. There are five figures in total, available as single rider figures and a mount. Two of the figures also come with open hands so you may choose from a set of weapons. Warlord 1
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Games Workshop have a great many skirmish level rule systems on the market, but one of the most popular amongst competitive players is Warhammer Underworlds. https://youtu.be/8ZetT-Uj_vk Warhammer Underworlds is a game of battling Warbands where the results of each game have a knock-on effect for the next. Designed with a ‘season’ of
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Victrix have established a well-deserved reputation for producing some of the very best multi-pose plastic miniatures on the market. One of their latest sets covers Germanic Warriors from the Ancient era, approximately 100BC – 200AD, but also shows another step forward in how to produce top quality plastic figures. This set
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Gringo 40’s Miniatures have added another three figures to their ever-growing Hue 1968 range for Vietnam. This time, we have three more members of the North Vietnamese Army, armed and arrayed in different ways. The first figure is a prone Sniper, using bricks and battlefield detritus to take careful aim. He
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Parkfield Miniatures have a comprehensive range of miniatures for the Winter War between Russia and Finland which lasted from November 1939 until March 1940. They have added more new figures recently. Each of the Parkfield Miniatures range is available as a single figure or in platoon packs. However, the light and
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Colonel Bill Miniatures have produced a pack of figures that will prove useful to those gamers looking to populate their gaming table with a sight typical of the Vietnam War, the TV news crew. In this most visual war, the TV news crews were often alongside the troops, reporting from the
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Building upon the success of the Wildlands fantasy themed ‘board game with miniatures’, games designer Martin Wallace has worked with Osprey Games to produce the Judge Dredd: Helter Skelter set. https://youtu.be/LKeGqA4ewZM The game takes the premise of the Helter Skelter storyline from 2000AD progs 1250–1261. In the comic book story, an army of
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Gale Force 9 have a whole range of different buildings in either 15 or 28mm. The Battlefield in A Box system aims to provide pre-painted buildings and scenery that can be placed straight upon the tabletop. One of their latest sets is entitled Wartorn Village. https://youtu.be/fwYW_eMp4yU Labelled as suitable for 25 to
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Artizan Designs, distributed by North Star Miniatures, have added three new packs of figures to their World War Two range. These are Late War US Infantry, armed with various weapons. Each pack contains four figures in various poses. The figures wear the M1943 uniform and equipment. The first pack we have
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Eureka Miniatures have added to their Wars of the French Revolution range with some new Piedmontese. The Piedmont is actually a region of Italy, although the region borders France. During the French Revolution, the region was granted Client Status by France as first the Republic of Alba and then the Piedmontese
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Colonel Bill is known for new and secondhand miniatures and other wargames related items from a number of companies, but they also have ranges of miniatures of their own. Some of their most recent releases depict the Border Reivers of the 15th and 16th centuries, just part of the Anglo-Scottish
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Eagle Figures are diversifying their Napoleonic Era ranges to include Grenadiers for the Austrian Empire. Received for review are examples of 6 single figures from the range, A40 Austrian Grenadier March Attack, A41 Austrian Grenadier Officer sword raised, A42 Austrian Grenadier Officer, pointing, A43 Austrian Grenadier Ensign, A44 Austrian Grenadier Drummer
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The latest supplement in the Frostgrave series is Perilous Dark, a set of rules and scenarios which allow for something different, solo and cooperative play within the frozen city of Felstad. https://youtu.be/sOOrYCxm3fU The book begins with an introduction from the author which both explains and expands the Frostgrave ‘universe’. In essence, the
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The Forgeworld design studio, part of Games Workshop, has provided 28mm ‘heroic’ scaled aircraft miniatures for the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game for many years. These are resin, multi-part kits that look great but have had a high price tag due to the level of work undertaken to create them. So,
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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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Just as we were about to post this week’s Primetime bulletin we were handed a copy of the rulebook for Warlord's new ‘Age of Sail Battle Game’ Black Seas. In order for our Prime Members to see it before anyone else we’ve rushed out this initial Flipthrough of the book.
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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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