Full Battle Rattle Miniatures is a relatively new company which has decided to focus upon the Canadian infantry who have served with ISAF in Iraq and beyond. The phrase ‘Full Battle Rattle’ is a military slang term for going on patrol or into battle with full equipment loads. With this in
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Mad Robot Miniatures is an American company which specializes in providing resin parts to create or customize miniatures. We were sent two sets of miniatures from just one of their ‘mix and match’ ranges. The world of customizable resin parts has seen a great deal of growth in recent years. Although
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Hysterical Games appeared on the wargames scene with a plan to re-vamp the decidedly different Panzerfauste range, first marketed in the 1990s by Wessex Games. As a ‘historo-fantasy’ set of rules and miniatures range based upon World War Two, they once more unleashed Germanic Dwarves and British Orcs upon the
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Raven Banner Games aim to offer something more than the usual for the American Civil War gamer, picking subjects that aren’t always tackled by other manufacturers. We decided to pick out a few figures from various packs in order to convey an overall impression of the range. One of the first
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Warhansa is a Russian company, more a consortium of sculptors, who produce a number of ranges in resin. One of their ranges is a variety of different types of figures that would grace the collection of any modern era gamer. Although produced in a slightly salmon pink resin, these are incredibly
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Footsore Miniatures continue to support their Dark Age range, adding mounted warriors to supplement their infantry. However, work continues apace on their new venture, a set of rules with streetwise, toga wearing thugs battling amidst the filthy streets behind the splendour of Imperial Rome. Having fast raiders or flank guards for
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This rag-tag bunch are a pack of eight forthcoming ’Foreign Mercenaries’ for SAGA The Crescent & The Cross, from Gripping Beast. The expected retail price is £14, in line with other C&C packs. Foreign Mercenaries are one of the special ‘Dogs of War’ unit from the C&C rulebook, they can be
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There are so many companies out there producing miniatures that it’s difficult to connect with all of them. After meeting up at Colours with the very helpful staff of Parkfield Miniatures, we thought we’d share some of the ranges they stock. The company covers whole swathes of history and produces miniatures
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Foundry continue to release and re-release many of the miniatures that they once stocked or find amongst their master castings. Their range of 28mm World War Two figures contains a number of familiar looking Home Guard heroes and more, now with additional support in the fight against German invasion. The armoured
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North Star Military Figures and Osprey Games have teamed up once again to bring a new set of rules and supporting miniatures onto the market. Oathmark is the name of the rules and the miniatures will be available in plastic and metal. We got our hands on one of the
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Once again, it’s FREEBIE FRIDAY! All our Wargames Illustrated Prime members will be automatically entered into a prize draw to win this week’s items. Our latest giveaway is two Allied and two Axis 1/56th model kits. For the Allies, we have two classic vehicles, a Sherman M4A3 / M4A3E8 and a Willys
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Victrix has built its reputation on high quality plastic miniatures, first for the Napoleonic period and then branching out into Ancients. Its Warriors of Antiquity range contains a host of useful, multipose plastic figures and continues to grow. Their latest offering are these Macedonian Greek Successor Heavy Cavalry, which come with
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As you already know Osprey Games offer a whole variety of different types of miniature games across a range of genres. The latest in the now famous ‘blue book’ series is Gaslands: Post-Apocalyptic Vehicular Combat. https://youtu.be/mQqIHux41fU This softback book begins with a brief background and details of what is required to play.
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Fans of Osprey’s Frostgrave game have been awaiting this new variant for many months. Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago is basically a whole new game, with new heroes and villains, a new setting and a whole new bestiary full of creatures to face. https://youtu.be/e3ld51PlTbM Of course, with so many new aspects to remember, any
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Mungo Mah Lobeh, the Throne of Thunder is a new campaign book for Studio Tomahawks Congo game. This supplement contains six scenarios designed for adventures in the Heart of Africa. It recreates the real-life journey of Mary Kingsley’s daring 1894 expedition, that ended with her column climbing Mount Cameroon. https://youtu.be/4y8p7O7CR1U Along with the
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Crusader Miniatures, manufactured and distributed by North Star Miniatures, have added more Early War figures to their World War Two range. This time, they have created the first in a number of packs representing the brave members of the Polish Army who faced the invasion of their country by Germany
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For use with Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago, these female miniatures are designed to represent some of the standard supporting Crew members. The first release consists of four figures, armed with a range of weapons. One wields a trident, the next a sword and shield, one with a hammer or mattock and the
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Perry Mins are releasing around twenty new packs of 28mm Napoleonic Spanish. We were given a sample selection of figures from across the range. We asked Alan Perry to tell us a bit about the new release - "These are a selection of most of the uniforms that will be covered
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GEG continue to release new figures for their horror variant of Dead Man’s Hand - The Curse of Dead Man’s Hand. This new blister pack contains three ‘Cursed' figures (AKA Wild West Zombies). We have a female child, woman and an unfortunate fellow who has had half his body ripped off
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We came back from a recent visit to Gripping Beast we loads of photos of forthcoming SAGA: Aetius and Arthur releases. These mounted figures are Late Roman Cataphracts - the legionary heavy horsemen bodyguard of King Arthur. These Foot figures are from a forthcoming A&A 'Roman Deserters’ Warband box set of 8
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There are so many products available from this long-standing British company that it is difficult to know where to start. However, having not reviewed anything from the company for quite a long time, we decided to focus in on some of the more unusual products for one particular range. The Cold
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Newline Designs is one of those companies that have been around for a long time but has a great deal to offer the wargamer. With so many ranges, from Ancients to the Colonial, via Fantasy and a few Moderns, in figure sizes from 10mm up to 28mm, it’s hard to
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The latest Campaign supplement for the Bolt Action rules focuses upon The Road To Berlin, the late war period of World War Two which saw desperate fighting for liberation, the painful death throes of the Third Reich and the rampage of the Soviet Union as they carved their way into
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Conquest Games have an increasingly useful range of plastic and metal miniatures. Alongside generic warriors on foot and mounted, there are heroes or outlaws who hide in the forests themselves. The most recent impeding release are Medieval Knights, plastic multipose figures and their mounts who can be assembled using a number
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Rubicon models have been around for a while now, mainly focusing upon World War Two. The kits are intended to be in scale with 28mm miniatures, although, as always, one manufacturer’s 28mm is another’s 32mm or vice versa. https://youtu.be/FZXirDC8_fs First of all, each of these vehicles and variants is packaged in classic
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Although known for producing high quality historical miniatures, Gringo 40s have been known to branch out into other genres. Yet these new genres maintain the same high quality that we’ve come to expect from the company. One of these ranges is the Zombie Hunters, which currently consists of 15 packs, mostly
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Warlord Games are supporting the release of their Clash of Eagles supplement with a swathe of new releases for the French Napoleonic armies. Some of the most recent are these Imperial Guard Foot Artillery, either firing or laying a howitzer, a 6-pounder or a 12-pounder gun. Each of these guns come
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Warlord Games strive to provide a multitude of options throughout their rules and miniature ranges. To that end, they have become masters of using existing models to create new types of units and warriors. One of the most recent examples of this is the Napoleonic Polish Line Light Horse Lancers. Using
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Having already created four paper soldier wargaming books for Battle in Britain, Peter Dennis and Helion Books have ventured further afield and created two new books under the heading of Battle In America. The books feature the classic American wars, the Civil War and Revolutionary War. https://youtu.be/KIxKhQHmvSw The Revolutionary War book, like
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Ever since Modiphius Entertainment gained the licence to create a Star Trek roleplaying game, the company announced they would be producing miniatures. Well, they have been true to their word, firstly creating excellent likenesses of the crews of two versions of the Enterprise and two of the races who opposed
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