Artel W Miniatures are a company based in Russia who produce finely sculpted and cast resin miniatures that have both a familiar and unique look al of their own. The majority of their figures are 28mm ‘scaled’ and represent a fairly ‘grimdark’ vision of the far future. Yet they also innovate,
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The Lithuanian battlemat manufacturers have branched out into buildings. Their first line of painted 28mm - 32mm houses err on the large side and have a classic medieval-fantasy look, although they would work for any characterful middle-ages European setting. They also have new boxes and barricades to add urban scatter.
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Stronghold Terrain continue to support their ‘SAGA Collectable’ line with some new ‘Barbarian’ figures. It seemed like everywhere you looked at Tactica in Hamburg this year semi-glad Barbarians in a Conan the Barbarian style were on sale and Stronghold had come to the party with their “32mm” offerings of both male
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We caught up with Schilling Figuren at this year's Hamburger Tactica show. ‘Neu’ figures from this German manufacturer, known for the quality design of its miniatures, included these Askaris in their 1/72 scale line. They come in packs of six for 5.40 euros and would be suitable for several mid-19th
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Rangers of Shadow Deep is a solo or co-operative play tabletop miniatures game. Players create a Ranger character and use it as part of a team to uncover secrets in a land beset by enemies. We are going to be taking a look at the ‘deluxe’ version, a 136-page hardback
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Whiteout: The Arctic Survival Miniatures Game is a relatively new rulebook release by Sally 4th, following a successful Kickstarter. This is a 91-page A4 softback book, with a decidedly cinematic approach to gaming and a fairly unique angle to gameplay. https://youtu.be/xoL0CuqfufY The book begins with an explanation of the core concept
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North Star have added to their range of 20mm miniatures for the increasingly popular Osprey Games' Gaslands, with two sets of figures designed to represent Team Highway Patrol. Within the game players choose ’sponsors’ for their team and one of those on offer is Highway Patrol: “the last law in a
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These new Vikings from Brother Vinni are a welcome addition by a very talented sculptor (Brother V does all his own work) to a range of figures that too often features some unsavoury inclusions. Produced in resin and brimming with character these two packs, billed as ‘Longswords' and 'Varangian Guard’,
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New miniatures from Elladan of Rheine, German include these five caricatured female barbarians, in the mould of Conan the Barbarian/Sword and Sorcery novels and films. They are all armed with massive weapons and gravity-defying breasts. Three of the ladies (above) come as a set entitled “Halla by Kev White”. Kev being
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The recently released Soldiers of Rome provides rules for games set during the wars of the early Imperial period. This is an A5, 120-page, glossy softback book, which requires at least one set of the special cards to make use of the rules presented between its covers. These rules are
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These new, plastic 15mm figures from the Plastic Soldier Company are just one box set from a whole variety of armies that are being made available for use with the Mortem Et Gloriam Pacto rules system or any other Ancients rules. There is a complete ‘army in a box’ approach,
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Now that Eureka Miniatures have a new ‘office’ in the UK, we have access to some of the latest and upcoming releases ‘hot off the moulds’. As a consequence, we have samples from two upcoming ranges this week, in two different sizes. First up, we have one pack of three miniatures
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1st Corps have always got new items ‘on the boil’ to add to their ranges. Two of their most popular at present are their 1/48th Armour and 28mm English Civil War Horse, both of which are due to see serious reinforcement in April at Salute. In the 1/48th World War Two
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NoMad Miniatures are the Post-Kickstarter creation of two Swedish gamers, who glory in the name OldGamersWorkshop. This is typical of those small, relatively quick campaigns that exist alongside the much larger ones. From the outset, this KS campaign began by showing actual physical sculpts of the miniatures themselves. The basic pledge
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Avertigos: South China Sky is one of an increasing crop of new boxed games that crosses the barrier between board game and miniatures skirmish game. The box itself is pretty hefty, but all the components are there to play out a campaign in an alternate world of flying ships and
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In this video we take an in-depth look at the new version of Musket and Tomahawks, with a particular focus on the changes from the first edition. We also 'flip through' the first supplement - Redcoats and Tomahawks. https://youtu.be/zozREjBRvKk
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A review by Matt Broughton A welcome addition to the painter's arsenal is the latest product from Instar Paint. It would first seem that the 'Alpha' range steps into an area of the hobby currently created by the Games Workshop Contrast paints. An apparently fast and easy way to get your
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Bad Squiddo Games have continued in their self-appointed ‘quest’ to shed light upon the important role undertaken by women during World War Two. One of their most recent releases is a resin cast representation of the mighty 40mm Bofors gun as used in its role as an anti-aircraft gun. The gun
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Samples of these multi-pose Anglo-Saxons miniatures from Victrix have taken a while to get to us (they were released in November 2019), but they are still well worth taking a look at. The two sets of plastic miniatures are great for those looking to create large armies for the Dark Ages or
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Gringo 40’s has a slowly expanding range of figures for the Battle of Hue in 1968. Yet some of their most recent releases show that they may have an eye on expanding into the wider Vietnam War at some point in the future… Firstly, we have another release for the US
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In this extract from an article in the March issue of Wargames Illustrated Editor Dan gets excited about a new range of medieval figures from (sort of…) Footsore Miniatures. What could be better than receiving 21 packs of figures for your favourite historical period? Well, opening them to discover they
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We all know Games Workshop, they are the powerhouse behind their slice of this hobby of ours, but also offer some products that are useful for those who game in other arenas. Recently, GW released a 41-page softback Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game: Matched Play Guide which is great for
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River Horse Ltd. have managed to gain another great movie licence. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay board game partially crosses the barrier into a tabletop miniature game by including top quality figures of many of the main characters from the movie. https://youtu.be/qkwFNKgQj_A Lifting the lid of the box, it’s the miniatures we
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Wee Wolf Miniatures is an American manufacturer which offers a number of quite eclectic ranges, from Franco-Prussian War French to World War One Russians. However, they have recently released something familiar but different, the beginnings of a range from a world you’ll recognise but from an angle you may not
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Empress Miniatures continue to maintain a frenetic but much appreciated release schedule for their Vietnam range. One of the most recent packs is labelled ‘USMC Recce’, representing a US Marine Force Recon unit on an operation deep within enemy territory. Unlike the Long Range Reconnaisance Patrol created by the US Army,
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TT Combat produce a number of faction boxes for the Carnevale tabletop game. One of the most recent is Rasharr Unholy Mutations. The 32mm figures inside the box are made from high quality resin. The level of casting is also high, with some great details. There are 5 miniatures in total,
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Steve Barber Models is a company with a swathe of different ranges. Many of these deal with the less obvious aspects of certain periods or fulfil niches that other companies fail to fill. We have examples here of three packs from two different ranges. The first pack is NB1, British Napoleonic
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October 2018 saw the release of the small flotilla naval game Cruel Seas, by Warlord Games, one massive errata sheet later, as well as an array of splendid model boats and accessories and here comes the release of the first published supplement - Close Quarters. https://youtu.be/F5nY3GTift8 Note: The text below is the
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Godseye Games are a new company who have just released Contact Front, ‘modern warfare rules’. This is a 94-page softback book, which aims to “puts you in the shoes of the platoon commander, balancing mission objectives with the lives of those under your command”, with its main area of focus
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The examples of the range we’ve been sent consist of 8 packs, with more to follow on release day. The majority of the figures seem to be single character miniatures, largely based upon ‘sensibly attired’ females. The Human Cleric, Half-Elf Paladin and Ogre are all featured here. Each figure is very
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