We’ve got Oathbreakers in our grubby mitts and we’re going to give it a damned good flipping! This book, the latest supplement for Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age, is a full-colour, 82-page, softback offering. Published by Osprey Games, the quality that we have come to expect from them is
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A striking and graphically punchy cover adorns the front of Gamma Wolves, the new game by Ash Barker, whose previous offering was Last Days: Zombie Apocalypse. It is published by Osprey Games, and it’s a 116-page, full-colour, hardback book. It offers you a mecha type sandbox of gaming options to
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Project Manager James talks through some of his recent hobby activity - Billhooks barricades and a scenery piece based around our latest Giants in Miniature release. https://youtu.be/FJQJQy1F_Xs
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Of all the Ultracast figures we've seen recently (and we’ve seen quite a few here at WiHQ) – these are the best. In terms of design, they are well researched and believable, in terms of detail they are sharp, and in terms of casting they are pretty clean and -
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We see all kinds of minis at Wargames Illustrated, made for various genres, periods, scales, and levels of hobbyist; this means there's usually someone on staff who has a special interest in each thing we get. But it's rare that person is Ian. He's hands on with all the models
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Following a successful Kickstarter back in 2016, Studio Miniatures have been steadily expanding their First Afghan War range, with the recent focus being on native Afghan tribesmen. Received for review recently are these samples (pictured above and below) from 14 of the 23 ‘Afghan’ packs available. You will find these (and
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Your handy compilation of all the WotR articles from Wargames Illustrated magazine, down through the years. As a WIPrime Member we hope you get full use from The Vault. Here at Wi Towers we use it all the time, finding articles from 1987 to the present day, and we are very
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We're back with part two of our Alan Perry Q&A. In part one Alan talked about the many models he made for this awesome board. In this part, we talk history and gaming, and get a tour of the troops. https://youtu.be/ILvwyEnkwKA
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Sounding a bit like a 90s death metal band; Kromlech of Warszawa, Poland produce the ‘Official Terrain Series’ for Osprey’s fantasy skirmish game Frostgrave. They currently have a dozen suitably gloomy looking buildings in their MDF range and have recently added a few sets of resin scatter terrain. If you like
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Doing interviews, writing features, editing and laying out contributions, taking photos, discussing themes, working out Giants in Miniature releases - Wargames Illustrated work keeps us busy! It also means that we get a lot of stuff done that we then have to keep secret for a long time - months,
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There will not be many wargamers to whom the story of the heroic defence of the Alamo will be unknown. The commanders, William Travis, Jim Bowie and Davey Crockett, have gone down in American folklore for their brave, but ultimately futile stand against the Mexican forces under Santa Anna. Despite
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Tied into Wargames Illustrated 395's theme of Hit the Beach, we had the pleasure of visiting Alan Perry, one half of Perry Miniatures. After exploring the miniatures and scenery in his gaming room, we got him mic'd up to talk in detail about his Aboukir Bay British Invasion of Egypt
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Making for a pleasant break from the library of gaming books, modelling, and painting guides we flip our way through, we’re settling into a comfy chair and turning the pages of an art book. This is a chunky, weighty, hardback tome, published by Osprey Games, and showcases the huge amount
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Editor Dan quizzes Project Manager James on a rather more entertaining project than the ones he usually undertakes during the working day - converted US Marines! They chat about the frames, the inspiration behind this scene, and the building and converting James did on the Warlord Games US Marines (whose
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We're very happy to report that Diane Sutherland, better known as the Wargames Widow, will be contributing semi-regular terrain building articles to Wi Prime. In this, the first of her online guides, the Widow explores donut forts and huts, perfect for Madhists in the Sudan, along the Nile. We're presenting
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We're asking you to place your votes on the Wargames Illustrated Awards 2020 - a chance to reward the fantastic folks in the wargames industry after their work through a challenging and unusual year. The final category is The Best Wargames Illustrated Article of 2020. Editor Dan and Project Manager James
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Grey For Now Games's main man, Graham Davey, made himself at home in the Wi interview hot seat to talk about his new expansion, Test of Honour: Sengoku. Get the lowdown from the man himself. https://youtu.be/2tUqT_vKeSk We snapped some photos of the collection of models that Graham brought with him too. Here
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There's a new Oathmark supplement on the way, Oathmark: Oathbreakers, which introduces the forces of the dead. To accompany it North Star Military Figures has created a frame of plastic skeletons, packed with everything you might need in your games. These are 28mm scale, multipart plastic fantasy miniatures; each boxed set
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15mm fans are getting spoiled by Plastic Soldier Company's releases at the moment. After their recent Ancients army sets, intended for Mortem et Gloriam, they've expanded the range. We're taking a look at more models for Early Imperial Roman and Gallic armies. We give them an unboxing ... or, rather,
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Autumn (or Fall, to our North American friends) is very much here. Bare branches slice the cold October air, a stiff wind blows through their gnarled, skeletal fingers … it seems to be wailing out a message, a soft, barely perceptible sound … “Halloweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!” That’s right, the spookiest of times is fast
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We can't get enough of Bob Amey’s fantastic 15mm ancients. Hopefully you can't either, because we've found some more spins of his armies. We genuinely didn't hold these back on purpose either, they got lost in our file system for a few weeks! To see more of Bob's models check out
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Taking a bit of a break from our usual offering of minis and books, we’re looking at the Timodel paint shaker. Is it, as the box claims, “Easier, faster, smarter?” Let’s find out. https://youtu.be/skFh23INWNU The text below is a transcript of the video - for those who prefer to read rather than
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Another year, another new Saga universe to take a look at. This time we’re heading to the late BCs of the Second Punic War, a rich vein of historical flavour to tap; one the folks behind Saga have syphoned with their usual style and aplomb. https://youtu.be/6wM6-QEZ57g The text below is a transcript
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In this unboxing video we take a look at two new Prussian Cavalry Black Powder sets from Warlord Games. Each set contains 12 horses and 12 cavalrymen, manufactured using Warlord Resin. How does this new wonder material stand up to close scrutiny? https://youtu.be/p1bDX0mMe6c
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In this 'unboxing' video we are looking at sample packs from the first release of First Corps' 28mm, metal, World War Two British Expeditionary Force range. Lower down the page you will also find photos and some of our trademark 'spins' of the models. https://youtu.be/RO4ewTck848 Brengunner Non-Commissioned Officer Battalion Commander Rifleman with bayonet Rifleman Find out more
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3,000 years is a long time! Any book trying to map the armies and warfare of such a wide period is showing a level of boldness that is to be admired. That's what this Dadi & Piombo published book attempts to do in this softcover, spiral bound, 66 pages expansion
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We've got some new painting products to look at from the Mig Jimenez AMMO range, both of them aimed at sprayers. Some are f0r use with an airbrush, some not! AMMO Shaders Combining airbrushing and brush work on models can, in the hands of a skilled painter, lead to phenomenal results. These
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We’re taking a look at a new Lion Rampant book, in the instantly recognisable blue gaming book cover of Osprey Games … wait … no … What devilry is this red cover? … and from the University of Edinburgh? Have we entered another reality? Has 2020 decided to throw a
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To accompany our Q&A with Afghan Tribesmen sculptor Michael Perry (on page 92 of Wargames Illustrated 394) we’ve snapped extra photos and spins of some Afghans. These have all been painted by the other half of Perry Miniatures, brother Alan. The tribal nature of the Afghans meant that they didn’t develop
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In this flipthrough we’re taking a look at P Ainting War …, Ainting Pwar … um… Painting WAR – Bringing Your Warmodels To Life. This softcover book is issue 10 of the Vallejo distributed painting guide, covering the Wild West over 64 full-colour pages. https://youtu.be/F2SOGjZGNxo The below text is a transcript of
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