North Star continue to release new miniatures to support their 1866 Austro-Prussian War range, with the release this week of some Austrian Generals. We have been sent three mounted Generals, two with distinctive feathered hats and one in a forage cap. I know it is becoming something of a cliché, but
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BITE-SIZE BANTER We’re back with more of your lockdown observations, tips, projects and general Bite-size banter. Let’s take a look at what your fellow wargamers have been up to over the last week ... WARGAMING IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS We continue our series by hearing from the man who is the League
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These new releases are part of North Stars expanding range of miniatures designed for the 1866 war between Prussia and Austria, although they are suitable for the earlier conflict with Denmark in 1864 and the later Franco Prussian War. First up are the Prussian Dragoons, wearing pickelhaube style helmet, Prussian
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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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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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The fourth in a series of wargaming guides from Crowood Press, the Creating a Napoleonic Wargames Army 1809 – 1815 book serves as a very comprehensive guide to starting out in the Napoleonic Period and provides access to a number of possibilities. This is a 159-page softcover book that is
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Great Naval Battles of the Ancient Greek World Owen Rees Pen and Sword Military, 2018 Reviewed by Zachary G Martin The importance of warships to the Greeks cannot be overstated. Indeed, the Athenian Empire was a Thallassocracy in name and nature, existing much like the later British Empire, generally by dint of its overwhelming
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Charles XI’s War – The Scanian War Between Sweden and Denmark, 1675-1679 Michael Fredholm von Essen Helion (Century of the Soldier) 2019 Reviewed by Bernd Biege We all heard of the Thirty Years War, and the Great Northern War, but apart from that, Scandinavian military history is often lost in a bit of fog,
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Eagles of Empire Miniatures are continuing to release more 28mm figures for their core period, the Franco-Prussian War 1870 - 71. https://youtu.be/2U87gYQBn-U These excellently sculpted figures are available in boxes of 16 metal miniatures, allowing the gamer to build units up very quickly. The box we’ve chosen to review is full of
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Wee Wolf Miniatures produce some ‘very fine’ 28mm miniatures. One of their ranges is Franco-Prussian War French Line Infantry - spotted at Historicon 2018. The current range encompasses 7 packs, either packs of 4 figures or unit deals consisting of 24 figures. These are high quality sculpts with some great attention
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We've just got back from The Host in Lancaster, PA, the venue for Historicon 2018 and we thought we would share some of the action from the convention (any beyond!) in this photo feature. You can read a full report on the show in WI371 - the September issue of the
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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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Schilling-Figuren of Salzgitter, Germany has been sculpting quality 28mm and 1/72 miniatures for a long time. Their latest additions include the Prussian Landwehr seen above. The six figures from the two different packs shown here are depicted firing, loading or standing at rest. The attention to detail in terms of uniform,
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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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Wellington By Gary Sheffield The History Press, 2017 Reviewed by Neil Smith The latest in The History Press series of Pocket Giants is a brief biography of the Duke of Wellington written by Gary Sheffield. In keeping with his brief, Sheffield writes a short book though he refers to longer biographies by other historians
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The current issue of Wargames Illustrated includes a ‘Designers Notes’ by rules author Bruce Weigle, in which he introduces us to his new fast-play rules for the Franco-Prussian War. We interviewed Bruce as part of our coverage of Colours 2017 at the show. You can view all the coverage from Colour
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OBSERVATION POST We take a look at what’s new and upcoming in the world of wargaming. THEME: BIG MEN ON BIG HORSES One of our friendly neighbourhood Napoleonic era buffs takes a wargamer’s eye view of the heavy cavalry at Waterloo. THE FLOATING HULK Joe McCullough provides an exclusive solo scenario for use with his
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The Experimental Units of Hitler’s Condor Legion – German Aircraft in Action during the Spanish Civil War By Rafael A. Permuy López & Lucas Molina Franco, 2017 Frontline Books Reviewed by Dom Sore For both ideological and military purposes, Germany chose to use the Spanish Civil War as a place to field-test under combat
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THE ARMY OF JAMES II, 1685-1688. THE BIRTH OF THE BRITISH ARMY Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 series no:16 Stephen Ede-Borrett Helion & Company Reviewed by Mark Shearwood First of all, the basics about this book, it is the 16th book (currently) in Helion’s fantastic Century of the Soldier series and is published in there
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The French & Prussian Armies at War 1805-1806 Digby Smith Partizan Press, 2017 Reviewed by Dom Sore At the Battle of Jena and Auerstedt, 1806, Napoleon destroyed the Prussian Army. This was a disastrous event for Prussia, and led to much needed reforms in the Prussian Army. In this book, Digby Smith examines the
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This new rulebook from Bruce Weigle takes his popular 1870 rules and re-configures them for use during the 1871 period of the Franco-Prussian War. They are designed as fast play grand tactical rules for use with 6, 10 and 15mm miniatures. https://youtu.be/tN88p__xsjU The rules begin by outlining basic information such as basing,
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Warlord Games continue to expand their Black Powder range with these plastic miniatures for the Napoleonic era. This time around, they have produced Prussian Landwehr, the ‘citizen militia’ that could be called upon to bolster the ranks of the main army or form a second line of units for defence
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Napoleon and the Archduke Charles – A History of the Franco-Austrian campaign in the Valley of the Danube 1809 F. Loraine Petre Frontline Books, 1991 reprinted 2017 Reviewed by Dom Sore In my youth, I visited my local library to widen my historical knowledge of the Napoleonic Wars, starting with a book on the
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Front Rank continue to offer some of the best 28mm Napoleonic-era miniatures on the market. Some of their latest releases are Prussian Dragoons. The pack we have here consist of three riders and their mounts, all depicted at the gallop or in the action of attacking. The figures wear the elaborate
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Architect of Victory (WI354) author Steve Wood, of Arcane Scenario fame, also penned a recent article for his blog (decorated with photos from his WI article - which we kindly let him use ; ) entitled ‘Why are you still playing Black Powder?’ Read the article below, and let us
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This article also appears in the February issue of Wargames Illustrated In October 2016 The First Annual Walter Scott Roundtable on the Middle Ages and Popular Culture: Gaming With History was held in Edinburgh, Scotland. We asked the organizer Professor Gianluca Raccagni to tell us what the event was all about,
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Civil Wars In our lead article for this month’s theme, Neil Smith provides a definition of what a ‘civil war’ actually is and presents examples that could be translated into tabletop action. Endgame on the Elbe Mike Haught provides a preview of some of the new Flames Of War digital content for Nachtjäger
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Take the High Ground In this month’s lead article, Pete Brown presents some thoughts on using hills in our gaming, and how they should/could fi t into any set of rules. The road to El Arish Another insight into the new Fate Of A Nation intelligence briefing for Flames Of War, the Battlefront
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Last post for the Toy Soldier General Close friends of Don Featherstone, Chris Scott and Duke Siefried, pay tribute to the Godfather of Wargaming, who sadly passed away in September. Ah, Les Brave Gens Franco-Prussian War advocate Gerard Miller introduces us the this month’s theme and tells us a little about FPW weapons,
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Flames of War: The Third Edition The release of the third edition of the world’s most popular historical wargame - Flames Of War - is almost upon us. In this piece from the Battlefront Design Studio the editors, writer, and designer give us
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