The Crooked Dice Game Design Studio is always hard at work, commissioning and releasing miniatures and rules supplements from a range of sculptors and authors. Their latest offering harks back to one of their original releases, the Time Lift Security organization. This three figure pack consists of, in game terms, a
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Diehard Miniatures is a small company fronted by Tim Prow, sculptor extraordinaire. Having run two successful Kickstarters, Tim and his associates have managed to create a range of miniatures that straddle the fantasy and sci-fi genres. The range so far includes some aspects of what has become known as ‘Oldhammer’, taking
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Warlord Games produce a whole host of plastic and resin model kits. Most people could focus on their excellent range of tank and AFVs but, if you’re going to game World War Two, you need transport vehicles as well. Most come with some sort of crew but what do you
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Lucid Eye Publications have followed the successful launch of their Savage Core rulebook and miniatures with a new focus, entitled The Plot Device. These are characters which exist in a slightly psychedelic world of sculptor Steve Saleh’s own creation. The first pack we have is a pair of Psychedelic Superspies, Titus
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The small town of Newark in Nottinghamshire, UK, boasts no less that three Wargames show per year. One of these - The Other Partizan - took place on 20th August and Wargames Illustrated were there taking photos for a forthcoming issue of our print and Interactive magazine. Plus, we were
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Curteys Miniatures are always adding to their ranges and have some new offerings in the Arthurian / Dark Age and Medieval ranges that may be of use. The Arthurian period is supported by some personalities on horseback. We have a two figure pack representing King Arthur and a standard bearer with
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West Wind Productions recently ran another successful Kickstarter campaign to add new items to their Weird War II range, spearheaded by their Secrets of the Third Reich rules and miniatures line. They’ve added a range of Panzer Mech 1/56th scale ‘walking tanks’ to the range, which will be available to
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The never-ending machine that is Redoubt Enterprises have yet more great releases from across their vast ranges. First, we have some very useful European civilian casualty figures, ostensibly for the Boxer Rebellion but also useful for right up to the Boer War or even into World War Two. There are six
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1st Corps continue to expand their C20th Follies range with these 1930’s era vehicles. The range currently consists of 3 vehicles, with plans to add motorcycles and more in the future. The first vehicle is a 4 Wheel Speedster and Female Driver. All the vehicles come as a kit, in this
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Following the success of the Frostgrave fantasy game set in the frozen city of Felstad, we head too much warmer climes for the next offering from Osprey Games. Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago is a new, stand alone game set within the same ‘world’ but with a different focus. Players create a
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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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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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