Elite Wargames and Models have had a somewhat ‘niche’ appeal with their ranges of female figures for the Dark Age, Napoleonics and World War Two. However, the figures produced are increasingly based upon historical reality, and the new British SOE Agents and German Secret Police are no exception. The SOE or
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Fougou Models produce a variety of resin buildings and other items, mostly focused upon the Dark Ages and Modern or Post Apocalyptic Shanty Towns. The items sent for review include this Dark Age Oratory Church, based upon the Oratory churches of the Celtic world but could work equally well in a
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Elladan are a Germany figure and terrain manufacturer, amongst their offerings they produce a great range of Dark Age, Medieval, World War Two and Modern buildings . One of their most recent releases is this excellent Dark Age Living Hall, which arrives as a kit in a large box. https://youtu.be/vF_QIm3_4Uk The kit
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Warlord Games continue to be keen suppliers of ‘budget’ armies for their new rules sets and supplements. Two of their latest products are starter armies for Vikings and Saxons, designed to be used with the new Shieldwall book for Hail Caesar. https://youtu.be/ReKXRqB6cuE 'Spins' for some of the models we made up from
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBp3dHDSHlI&feature=youtu.be OBSERVATION POST A special focus on what we picked up at Vapnartak in York this month. THEME 1: ARMIES OF THE THIRTY YEARS WAR Jim Graham provides some advice for gamers looking to invest in a new period or army for use during this fascinating period. THEME 2: AIRCRAFT AND GROUND SUPPORT IN THE
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Stronghold Terrain of Hamminkeln, Germany not only produce quality terrain but also market their own range of miniatures. Stronghold are the official distributor of the German editions of SAGA and Dead Man’s Hand. Some of their most recent releases include male and female Viking beserkers for use with SAGA or any
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tssAOTqVJxk&t OBSERVATION POST Our latest look at what’s new and upcoming in the world of wargaming. THEME: AMBUSH! Pete Brown shares some ideas for replicating the military art of ambush in our tabletop battles. SAGA 2 – ITERATION OR NEW GAME? Dom Sore takes a close look at the new rulebook and discusses what’s changed or
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Bad Squiddo Miniatures produce figures themed around female warrriors. One of their most recent successful Kickstarter campaigns is entitled ‘Freya’s Wrath’, a series of Dark Age warriors with a touch of historical reality blended with Norse mythology. The range includes Berserkers, Hearthguard, Archers and Bondi warriors, plus a number of personality
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We made our now annual journey to the excellent Vapnartak show in York, England on February 4th, one of the first big shows of the year and a great introduction to another hobby year. Among all the amazing games being played and traders selling a host of products, we picked
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1st Corps continues to release more excellent miniatures for their Dark Ages. This time around we have some Light Cavalry to showcase. We’re focusing in upon Pict Light Cavalry Command, one of three packs of miniatures on offer. There are eight miniatures in the pack, four horses and four riders. One
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Footsore Miniatures continue to support their Dark Age range, adding mounted warriors to supplement their infantry. However, work continues apace on their new venture, a set of rules with streetwise, toga wearing thugs battling amidst the filthy streets behind the splendour of Imperial Rome. Having fast raiders or flank guards for
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Footsore Miniatures continue to expand their ranges, with top sculptor Bill Thornhill churning out top notch sculpt after top notch sculpt. This time around, we take a look at some of the offerings from the Dark Ages range. We’ve picked out four packs to take a look at, amongst them some
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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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The Byzantine Art of War Michael J. Decker Westholme Publishing, 2017 Reviewed by Jim Graham Michael J. Decker is Professor of Byzantine History at the University of South Florida and his book, The Byzantine Art of War, is an impeccably researched and annotated book that covers the Byzantine art of war from the founding
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Gripping Beast continue to expand their range for the SAGA Dark Age and Crescent and Cross skirmish games. Their latest offerings are more Priests, Pagan, Celtic Christian and Christian. Interestingly, these are all mounted on horses, enabling them to move more quickly across the battlefield and accompany mounted troops into
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Eureka Miniatures of Australia, plus the US offshoot, have an ever-expanding number of ranges which cover pre-history all the way down to the modern day, via fantasy, steampunk and science fiction. We picked out a number of the most recent packs to show the breadth of what they have on
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Plastic box set number seven from Gripping Beast (or more correctly, Gripping Beast Plastics) is a set of ‘Dark Age Archers’. Following on from other boxed sets like ‘Arab Spearmen’ and ‘Dark Age Warriors’ GBP are clearly looking to cover as many bases as possible (literally!) with this release, and
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The guys and gals from Kallistra, with the able assistance of the Forest Outlaws Wargames Club, have created something really special at the Hammerhead Show held in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. The buzz around the event is quite different to most other UK shows and, with the focus on participation games,
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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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Gripping Beast have released the first supplement for Swordpoint, their Ancient and Medieval Battles rules. It’s 64 pages of army lists covering the Dark Ages. Take a look at the picture of the content page below to see a list of the 50 different armies/nations covered in the book In keeping with
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Sarissa Precision www.sarissa-precision.com Reviewed By Dom Sore I play a lot of Saga, the Dark Age Skirmish game by Studio Tomahawk and Gripping Beast. I also have a long term goal of refighting the Battle of Brunanburh as it is presented in the Warlord Games Hail Caesar rules. That led me on a
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https://youtu.be/8_46RYNPTAk Hot off the press we have received a copy of the latest supplement for SAGA the massively popular skirmish game by Studio Tomahawk – Aetius and Arthur. We’ve not even had time to play it yet but we did want to get out a quick flip-through, so our Prime members
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https://youtu.be/oxlg9X7V4dk The latest book in the Painting War series looks at the Dark Ages and suggests a range of different methods to get your miniatures painted up the ‘right’ way. As always, the techniques on show are shown step-by-step and, with practice, should really make your Warbands stand out. After the usual
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Shows and conventions present the WI team with a great opportunity to sniff out new releases hitting the hobby. And so it proved at the recent 'Derby Worlds' show held in early October at the Castle Donington Exhibition Centre in the UK. He’s a quick-fire look at some of the
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THEME: THE BEATIFIED WARRIOR Medieval Probably the most famous female warrior in European history, Neil Smith looks at the wargaming opportunities for the campaigns of Joan of Arc. EIGHT VCS BEFORE BREAKFAST WW2 Inspired by last month’s theme Jim Graham provides us with an account and scenario for the 1918 Zeebrugge Raid. THEME: THE DREVLIAN SOLUTION Medieval Olga
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Free Figures! A look at this year’s give-away show figures from Wargames Illustrated (one of which is seen down there on the left!) Waterloo Obsession In our lead article for this month’s theme, Gary Kitching discusses how he, along with many other wargamers, became obsessed with ‘The Battle’. The Reich’s Last Stand The Battlefront
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Toy Soldiers of Fortune In our lead article for this month’s theme, Pete Brown charts the growth of mercenary units and provides some gaming advice. Up country Mike Haught presents a guide to the Brown Water Navy of the Vietnam War - the focus of the latest releases for Flames Of War. I’m a
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Godwine’s Great Gamble Our multi-period theme content begins in the Dark Ages with some Saxon-on-Saxon longship raiding, pillaging and burning action, from the pen (or rather keyboard) of Early Medieval expert Dr. Ryan Lavelle. Welcome to the world of Dust In an alternative 1940s reality, alien technology fuels gigantic machines of war
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Open fire! Our 300th issue ‘opens fi re’ with an article from our colleagues at Battlefront, announcing, and showcasing, their forthcoming Flames Of War boxed game - Open Fire! Crimson & Bronze First-time contributors to Wargames Illustrated, Ben Johns (an avid student of history) and Tim Toolen (an enthusiastic modeller and painter)
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A Crimean War primer WI favorite Barry Hilton introduces this month’s theme content with a wargamers guide to the Crimean War, in which he covers the background, the main protagonists and some of the design philosophy behind his own new set of rules for
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