Final Assault is a set of Second World War rules which allows players to field entire platoons of infantry and squadrons of tanks using the Survival Heroes system. It is fairly comprehensive and applies both generic and specific stats to a variety of its mechanics. https://youtu.be/hMaw_4SE9Iw The book begins with an outline
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The range of products available to enhance your Team Yankee gaming continues to grow. The latest offerings are an Apartment Block and a set of Carparks which could be used in a number of locations. Like all Battlefield in a Box products, these are top quality, flexible items. https://youtu.be/_Xy8qpclEjc The first is the
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The Test of Honour samurai game from Warlord Games continues to be popular amongst many gamers. There are a number of different types of troops and factions that can be used with the game rules already. Now on its third print run, the pace of the action and innovative gameplay
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Fireforge Games produce some characterful plastic knights, with both foot and mounted sets for Templar and Teutonic themed forces. They’ve now added some resin shields for some of the different Orders to enable gamers to directly link their troops to a particular faction. The different shields and the related factions may
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The Miniature Building Authority are renowned across the USA for producing some excellent resin buildings. We were provided with one of the upcoming additions to the 28mm Shanty Town range. Small Shanty II is a highly detailed example of the kind of buildings found in parts of Africa, South America or
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The updated and slightly expanded version of the Setting the East Ablaze rules from Partizan Press deals with warfare in the ‘Back of Beyond’ during the period 1917 to 1926. They cater for large scale skirmish actions, ranging from groups of 30 miniatures all the way up to 500! https://youtu.be/o4Zx6rdxBE8 Central Asia
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As the latest ‘Nickstarter’ from North Star and Osprey Games continues to be sent out, we managed to get hold of sample figures from across the range. Here are two miniatures from each of the six main factions for the more supernatural element of the rules system, which cover both the
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This new supplement for the Flames of War Version 4 rules introduces the US forces to North Africa during 1942 – 43. There are a number of options for players looking to field this well equipped but inexperienced army in their games. https://youtu.be/N1QL47tUQwY The rules begin by offering a brief introduction to
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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. As always, we try to bring you something new and this time, if you liked the look of those 28mm Australians, this is your chance to win
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We’re taking a look at some of the new figure releases to support the new Campaign: New Guinea supplement for Bolt Action. This time, we’re focusing on the Australian forces. Our first blister is a Medium Mortar Team. The miniatures are posed ready for firing, in a typical mix of uniforms. The
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The U.S. company Sash and Saber produce a whole host of excellent wargaming miniatures for those wanting historical accuracy but big armies. One of their 40mm ranges represents the forces involved in the War of 1812 between Britain and America. The pack provided is 40AMW 4 Militia in Civilian Dress. There
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The team at Pendraken continues to expand the range of products they supply. This time around, we have three new tanks produced by three of the nations involved in World War Two and a typical American farmhouse that forms part of the ACW range. The first tank is a German Panther
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A new company, Gydran Miniatures, has appeared on the market with a slightly different take on sci-fi heroes, slightly retro but innovative at the same time. The miniature we have picked for review is a multi-part robot provided in resin. This means you can assemble the figure in a number of
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These new plastic miniatures from North Star allow you to assemble up to five Crewmen for use with this game. As with the previous releases, it’s the sheer number of options available on each frame that make this the perfect way to literally build a crew! There are ten different heads,
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Warlord Games continue to expand their Pike and Shotte range, adding hard plastic, self-assembly Landsknechts to their Italian Wars 1494 – 1559 line. There are six sprues in the boxed set, allowing you to create 30 pikemen and a command unit of a commander in full or part armour and the
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The prolific Perry twins continue to produce some of the finest 28mm miniatures on the market. This time around, we’re looking at some of their newest releases from across different period or theatres of war. The first item is a Matador artillery tractor, used by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World
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Great Escape Games are known for many great products, all using 28mm sized miniatures. It’s therefore a bit of a departure for them to create a range of 10mm miniatures to complement their forthcoming rules for the early part of World War One, entitled 1914. There are many packs in the
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The range of official Doctor Who miniatures being produced by Warlord Games has been accepted by many collectors and gamers alike. One particularly popular aspect is that fact that the range includes both the ‘Classic’ and ‘Nu Who’ eras. In 2008, the Vashta Narada were introduced into the Nu Who universe
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The range of official Doctor Who miniatures being produced by Warlord Games has been accepted by many collectors and gamers alike. One particularly popular aspect is that fact that the range includes both the ‘Classic’ and ‘Nu Who’ eras. Back in the 1970’s, the Third Doctor faced a foe that came
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Stand To! Games already publish two game systems, the large scale combat Over The Hills and the skirmish rules entitled Forager. To complement the latter, they are offering a number of miniatures to use as characters with the rules. Provided for review are a pack of four British Riflemen and four
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A new company based in the UK, Victorious Miniatures has focused its first product range on the British Army for the period 1793 to 1795. Sent for review were one pack of infantry and two commanders on horseback. The infantry pack consists of four advancing miniatures, with two figures at ‘march
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To support the release of Red Thunder, the new Soviet supplement for the Team Yankee game system, Battlefront Ltd. have released a host of new models in both plastic and resin. The first release is probably the most eagerly awaited, the core boxed set that provides a fair chunk of forces
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This new rulebook from Bruce Weigle takes his popular 1870 rules and re-configures them for use during the 1871 period of the Franco-Prussian War. They are designed as fast play grand tactical rules for use with 6, 10 and 15mm miniatures. https://youtu.be/tN88p__xsjU The rules begin by outlining basic information such as basing,
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Part of the Universal Wargames Rules Supplement range from Partizan Press, this new book covers the early history of the use of the balloon in warfare and offers some generic rules for bringing such devices to the tabletop. https://youtu.be/5xJjn6sLJAc The first part of this A4 sized softback examines the early years of
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Following on from the ‘alternate history’ of the Campaign Sea Lion supplement, this new book enters what the author calls ‘historical fantasy’, moving beyond what could have happened into the realms of ‘impossible dreams’. https://youtu.be/BZ4RIawXYyI Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read
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Warlord Games continue to expand their Black Powder range with these plastic miniatures for the Napoleonic era. This time around, they have produced Prussian Landwehr, the ‘citizen militia’ that could be called upon to bolster the ranks of the main army or form a second line of units for defence
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Some of the latest items from WWS Scenery Manufacturer include Bocage Battlefield Kit 4 and Stonewalls and Pillars. The Bocage Battlefield Kit includes six resin sections of typical bocage earth mound bases and a gate. The base sections consist of two long straight sections, one with space for the gate, two
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Warlord Games have a new kit for gamers, a Tiger II, also known as the ‘King’ Tiger but one with a little bit of a difference. There are three sprues in this kit, allowing you to build the basic hull and chassis for a King Tiger. Everything is there to add
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Spanish company 1898 Miniaturas have managed to carve themselves something of a niche in the Colonial era market by producing figures for the Cuban and Filipino wars of the late 19th century. Their first releases featured Spanish and Filipino forces for the period. Well, their latest releases introduce one of
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Warlord Games have once again converted a resin vehicle into a plastic kit, this time producing an early World War Two tank for use with the French forces in 1940. The Char B1 bis was a medium tank that was first conceived as being a ‘breakthrough’ vehicle, in the World War
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