A bonus for WiPrime Members: read this article from Wi419, the November 2022 issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine. Callum grabs some of Mark Copplestone’s latest creations and varies up his painting techniques on these neo-retro figures. Download the full PDF.
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A bonus for WiPrime Members: read Observation Post ahead of its publication in Wargames Illustrated and see what we think of some of the latest wargaming releases. This instalment features miniatures from various periods and a look at Ammo's How to Paint Miniatures for War Games. Download the full PDF.
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September is coming to a close; what better way to finish up the month than taking a look in the Vault and enjoying some vintage Wi goodies? Wargames Illustrated 359 - September 2017 Did Mark's Little Soldiers catch your eye in our latest issue? Can you see some pulp potential? This issue
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Editor Dan ponders how the GW generation of game designers resonates with the Wi audience. I’ve never actually played War Games by Donald Feather (first published 1962), or any rules by George Gush, Tony Bath, Charles Grant et al. I have got, and read, several books by those authors, but have
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A bonus for WiPrime Members: read Observation Post ahead of its publication in Wargames Illustrated and see what we think of some of the latest wargaming releases. This instalment features a significant collection of books and some 1/600 ACW ships. Download the full PDF.
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It’s August, it’s cooling down enough in the UK for us to brave trips into the Wi basement where our gaming table lives (so too do many terrible things that we can’t mention here), and we’ve got a gaming theme to this month’s From the Vault, inspired by the new
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A bonus for WiPrime members: read this article from Wi417, the September 2022 issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine. Dave Taylor headed to Historicon’s extended weekend of wargaming and did his bit as Wi’s roving reporter. Download the full PDF.
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A bonus for WiPrime members: read this article from Wi417, the September 2022 issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine. Dr David B James has been working on his 10mm/12mm WWII desert warfare figures for over a decade. Wi recently visited The Worcester Wargames Club, where David is a member, and we snapped
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A new bonus for WiPrime Members: read Observation Post ahead of its publication in Wargames Illustrated and see what we think of some of the latest wargaming releases. This instalment features two books - Wargaming Campaigns by Henry Hyde, and Armoured Storm by Daniel Mersey - along with Rogues for Test
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July is drawing to a close and after working through a UK meltdown it’s quite a relief to settle down, look back at some old issues of Wargames Illustrated, and imagine the cooler times they were written in! Wargames Illustrated 297 - July 2012 Travel back a decade through the time machine
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Want to paint up our latest Giants in Miniature release Harry Hotspur? Wi Painter Callum shows you how! Download the full PDF.
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A bonus for WiPrime members: read this theme article from Wi416, the August 2022 issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine. Wi Painter Callum floats into unknown waters, paints his first American Civil War figures - 1/600 Peter Pig ships - and shares what he learned along the way. Download the full PDF.
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A bonus for WiPrime members: read the introductory theme article for the upcoming issue where we delve into an age of sail. Barry Hilton presents a compelling case for Naval gaming in the 17th Century. Download the full PDF.
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“Why don’t you publish more articles about 6mm gaming?” was the predictable first question I was asked in my capacity as one of the panel at the Joy of Six event which took place in Sheffield, England, in early July. It was a fair question and one I knew was coming
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A new bonus for WiPrime members: read Observation Post ahead of its publication in Wargames Illustrated and see what we think of some of the latest wargaming releases. This instalment features Crooked Dice's latest 7TV expansion Vlad's Army, ACW naval rules Dawn of War, and Oprey Games' Frostgrave Fireheart. Download the full
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Another Partizan, another record-breaking number of attendees; over 1,100 wargamers and hobbyists pushed through the gates of the Newark Showground for the May 2022 show. They were treated to the high-quality collection of demo and participation games we have come to expect from this stalwart of the UK show circuit. Now,
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Paul Davies heads to Legionary 2022 to report on various gaming tables he spotted at the event. Download the full PDF.
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It's June's From the Vault; we look back at past issues of Wargames Illustrated and suggest interesting, odd, and visually appealing articles that are worth a second look. Wargames Illustrated 356 – June 2017 Five years ago Wargames Illustrated focused on Death in the Dark Continent (DitDC) - a game that explores
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A bonus for WiPrime members: read this Designer's Notes ahead of its publication in Wargames Illustrated. Daniel Mersey details his 'Director's Cut' of Lion Rampant and the accompanying extras that feature in the popular large skirmish ruleset's second edition. Download the full PDF.
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A bonus for WiPrime members: read this excerpt from Observation Post ahead of its publication in Wargames Illustrated. We lift the lid on Grey For Now Games' new stealth-focused wargame, 02 Hundred Hours. Download the full PDF.
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A bonus for WiPrime members: read this excerpt from Observation Post ahead of its publication in Wargames Illustrated. We take a look at Rubicon Models' first foray into the Vietnam War with some USMC Marines and Viet Cong Fighters. Download the full PDF.
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Sweeping in at the last minute we've got May’s From the Vault; we look back at past issues of Wargames Illustrated and suggest interesting, odd, and visually appealing articles that are worth a second look. Wargames Illustrated 355 – May 2017 Five years ago our theme brought the colour, drama, and centuries
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I do like an umpired game and I’m particularly keen when I'm unfamiliar with the rules but the umpire is a walking, talking, 3D version of the rulebook. That meant I was already keen when friend of the magazine Pete Brown offered to umpire a game based on a battle
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A new bonus for WiPrime members: read Observation Post ahead of its publication in Wargames Illustrated and see what we think of some of the latest wargaming releases. In this instalment, we have some Space Westerners from Anvil Industry, a boatload of figures from Flags of War, Partizan Press' Refighting History:
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Our WiPrime members can read this preview piece ahead of its publication in our next issue. We visited Alan Perry to find out about Perry Miniatures' latest project; Napoleonic Prussian and Russian Dragoons and Jägers. Download the full PDF.
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Our WiPrime members can read this preview piece ahead of its publication in our next issue. Learn how Chris Swan's new Beyond the Empire rules encompass the conflicts fought in Central Asia after WWI. Download the full PDF.
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It was quite flattering to discover that one of our readers had been to nine different stores in the Staffordshire, Cheshire, and Birmingham areas of England to try and get hold of a copy of the April issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine. On the flip-side it wasn’t so good was
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April rolled around quickly, didn’t it? This is a month that is always clearly timestamped in our old issues by the presence of pre-Salute adverts and build-up. With Salute cancelled this year it makes April a slightly melancholy time for those in the UK wargaming scene but with a hint
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This new box set of plastic minis from Wargames Atlantic was slightly delayed due to shifting production from China to the US, but the figures are worth the wait. The set of five infantry frames offers up six different bodies, and there are also two frames featuring a command figure
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Our WiPrime members can read this preview piece ahead of its publication in our next issue. Learn how Adam J. Sharp created a colossal realistic WWI board with waterlogged trenches crossing the cratered earth on either side of no man's land. Download the full PDF.
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