One of the upcoming releases from Crusader Miniatures is two packs of Bushwackers for their American Civil War range. These are the low down, sneaky varmints or heroic guerilla fighters who fight behind the enemy lines or undertake raids. Some are in uniform, whilst others wear civilian clothes. They are
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It’s interesting how much wargaming potential there is ‘between the wars’. This month’s theme looks at conflicts that took place after World War One ended and before World War Two began and without even straying into the fertile ‘what if’ territory of A Very British Civil War or Pulp, we
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The Painting Miniatures For The American Civil War book has 143 pages and has been written by Steve Barber, published by Crowood Press. It is intended as a basic guide to a range of painting and basing options, with plenty of helpful hints and photographs to aid the overall process. https://youtu.be/uJuUgX3ugCg After
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Daydream Miniatures produce a whole host of different miniatures for a number of historical periods. However, they also produce a range of excellent animal figures that can be used across a number of genres. At the present time, there are 22 separate packs of animals, divided into African, Fantasy, Forest and
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Perry Miniatures often have an eclectic release schedule, moving between new and existing ranges to add something special to their catalogue of excellence. This time, they have added dismounted Confederate Cavalry to their American Civil War codes. These cavalry fill in the gaps for the dismounted versions of the mounted cavalry
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Mortal Wounds Martin Smith Pen & Sword, 2017 Reviewed by Neil Smith All evidence of warfare is ambiguous except one, the human skeleton, argues Martin Smith in Mortal Wounds. The reason for that is literary and archaeological evidence is the product of human activity but the skeleton is the human itself. When violence
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Glories to Useless Heroism William Raffle Helion & Company, 2017 Reviewed by Neil Smith Glories to Useless Heroism is the translated journal of Comte Maurès de Malartic, an officer in the French army sent to New France in 1755 to help defend against the British. He stayed for six years, fighting in many battles,
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Along the Lines of Devotion James Smith Fonthill, 2017 Reviewed by Neil Smith In Along the Lines of Devotion James Smith attempts to narrate the first day of the climactic Battle of Gettysburg fought between the 1st and 3rd of July 1863 between the Union and Confederate armies in the American Civil War. Unfortunately,
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Things From The Basement are known for the wide range of different MDF buildings and terrain they produce, plus other items that aid gamers in creating their battlefields. The Watermill shown here is just one example of the quality of the buildings available. The buildings arrive as kits and unpainted, and
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Have you ever wanted to go a step further and get right into the tabletop action? Well, Minuteman Miniatures can help, creating a miniature that not only represents you on the tabletop but looks like you as well! Whether you take part in sci-fi, ancients, American Civil War or World War
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Sash and Saber Castings continue to add to both their 25 and 40mm ranges with these mounted miniatures, spotted at Historicon 2018. The American Civil War continues to be a popular period but Sash and Saber go further than most by attempting to cover as many theaters as possible. Amongst their
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To the shores of Tripoli… and then back again. It only struck me when I sat down to write this editorial that our theme for this month, America at War, takes us from the famous US Marine action near Tripoli in 1804 (subject of the Marine Corps Hymn), via the
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Australia is home to a whole number of figure manufacturers who don’t receive enough recognition by gamers beyond their own shores. This is a shame, as they often produce ranges of rules and miniatures that are unique or dare to be different, standing out amidst the ‘same old’ of the
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Heroics and Ros will not be a new name to those who game at 1/300th scale or 6mm size. However, what is new if that the current owners have continued to build upon the ranges and add even more to the array of modern era offerings. Although many of the miniatures
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OBSERVATION POST Our latest look at what’s new and upcoming in the world of wargaming, with a special focus on ‘new stuff’ showcased at Crisis 2017. THEME: HOLLYWOOD HISTORY AND ‘HISTORY’ HISTORY Howard Whitehouse frameworks our theme with some thoughts on his own movie career, whether ‘straight’ history makes for good games and
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Because we’re starting to feel all festive, we dug this article out of the Wargames Illustrated Vault, gave it a design re-vamp and have made it available to download (gratis). Click here to download Andy Callan’s festive rules for replaying the famous snowball fights of the American Civil War. P.S. If you
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Warcradle Studios has created a second edition of these Steampunk / Weird Wild West rules. As part of the re-launch, they have produced a starter set entitled Gunfight at Red Oak. The boxed set comes with everything you need to play, including self-assembly plastic models that are around 32mm in
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EM4 Miniatures has a whole host of metal and plastic miniatures for a variety of gaming genres. However, they have two sets of ‘no frills’ plastic miniatures for the American Civil War that is something of a hidden gem. The miniatures are provided in reasonably hard plastic, although the weapons and
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Raven Banner Games aim to offer something more than the usual for the American Civil War gamer, picking subjects that aren’t always tackled by other manufacturers. We decided to pick out a few figures from various packs in order to convey an overall impression of the range. One of the first
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Having already created four paper soldier wargaming books for Battle in Britain, Peter Dennis and Helion Books have ventured further afield and created two new books under the heading of Battle In America. The books feature the classic American wars, the Civil War and Revolutionary War. https://youtu.be/KIxKhQHmvSw The Revolutionary War book, like
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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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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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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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OBSERVATION POST More products that have caught our eye, including our ‘Spotted at…’ show feature, connected to Salute this time and with items from other sources to boot. THEME: RICHARD THE LION-CUB How did Richard I become the king known as the Lionheart? Neil Smith and Dom Sore provide some history and a
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Pendraken already have a well-established and justified reputation for producing excellent 10mm figures at a realistic cost, and the end of 2016 saw them reaching the milestone of 1000 new releases in five years. These new releases will certainly maintain their reputation, and are the first in what I hope will
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https://youtu.be/hTuS9MthHHs Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). Issue 8 of the popular Painting War ‘bookazines’ focuses in on painting miniatures for the American Civil War period. A lavish, glossy publication, it contains a whole host of examples and advice. The
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OBSERVATION POST Our latest gander at a range of products, including our ‘Spotted at…’ show feature. THEME: THE IRON DUKE How did Wellesley become Wellington and what can we do to simulate the man and his methods on the tabletop? DESIGNER’S NOTES: THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE The author of the latest Bolt Action Campaign
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Now is the winter of our discount tents - our regular How To’er Paul Davies returns with a guide to making easy and affordable tabletop tents. These plans should be used along side our How To article found in issue 353.
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Having now hit over 10,000 Facebook ‘Likes’, we thought it was time to celebrate! So, our usual 'hitting another 1,00 likes' giveaway was split into five separate prizes and, as always, we decided to run a survey. Our topic this time was a recurring theme, that perennial question asked wherever
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OBSERVATION POST We take a selective look at some of the wargaming related releases coming your way in the next few months. THEME: NEVER SAY NEVER Game designer Phil Yates discusses the methodology behind the creation of the new version of Flames Of War. DESIGNER’S NOTES: MAELSTROM’S EDGE Spiral Arms Studios provide an insight into
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