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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Butlers’ Printed Models supplies 3D printed wargames models for wargames from ancient to WW2 to modern and beyond into the stars. Sent in for review were two different vehicles in two different scales. We have an M3 Stuart Light Tank from World War Two and an M2 Bradley IFV. The two
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Snipers at War – An Equipment and Operations History John Walter Greenhill Books 2017 Reviewed by Dom Sore Snipers are a strange bunch, sitting hidden for hours at a time, patiently waiting for that one opportunity to shoot before moving on to the next hide. Through history they have been revered and reviled, feared
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Hero on the Western Front, discovering Alvin York’s WW1 battlefield Michael Kelly Frontline Books 2018 Reviewed by Jim Graham Hero on the Western Front is 343 pages long, including the index and footnotes, which are extensive. There are numerous illustrations, photos and maps which are generally very clear but the odd one is
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Previously known for creating 28mm Fantasy figures, Battlezone Miniatures have moved in a new and exciting direction. Offering Soviet troops and support in 20mm means they have entered the lucrative World War Two market, with some new approaches of their own. Currently, their vehicles feature three versions of the BT fast
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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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Dragonfrog Games is a company based on Shetland Island off the Scottish mainland. They have a range of buildings produced in MDF that are well worth looking at. Here we have 20 and 28mm sized Asian Shop Houses designed to be used on any table with a Far East setting. Available
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FROM THE EDITOR This month we commemorate one hundred years since the end of World War One, perhaps the most poignant time for those alive now to reflect on the loss of life during a previous generation. This November also hosts another commemoration or more correctly celebration in the form of
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Pendraken Miniatures have released a whole host of miniatures for the Korean War of the 1950’s. They’ve decided to ‘go large’ on the number of packs, providing all you need to get started in replicating the battles in 10mm. There are 128 packs in the initial release, which cover infantry, command
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I always get a bit nervy when our theme content doesn’t include the wargaming ‘big three’ of Ancients, Napoleonics and World War Two, and in truth we could have crowbarred articles on all of these subjects into our ‘Bush Wars’ theme, but we decided to embrace the eclectic in the
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Heroics and Ros continue to add to their excellent and varied ranges of vehicles on a regular basis. Some of the most recent packs continue to grow the company’s Modern ranges, offering variants that others don’t or some of the best versions on the market. The packs include Centurion, Chieftain and
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Wargames Illustrated Showcase Game for HISTORICON 2018 Robert Giglio Editor’s Note: Bob is our US Liaison and has run a WI Showcase Game the last two times WI has journeyed across the Pond to a Historical Miniature Gaming Society (HMGS) convention. At HISTORICON 2015, Bob ran his “Saving Prince Kishan” game, and
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Gladiatoria: Medieval Armoured Combat Dierk Hagedorn & Bartlomiej Walczak Greenhill Books Reviewed by Zachary G Martin Some admonitions from history are so oft repeated in war-gaming circles that it seems surprising that they need to be repeated at all. By now surely it is known that the Wehrmacht was mostly horse drawn, we no
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Amiens 1918: Victory From Disaster Gregory Blaxland Pen & Sword 2018 Reviewed by Jim Graham This book is another of Pen & Sword’s stealth publications. It was written for the anniversary of the battle, but the fiftieth not the hundredth, it is a reprint of a book first published in 1968. There is no
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The Battle of Majuba Hill The Transvaal Campaign 1880-1881 John Laband Helion & Company, 2017 Reviewed by Neil Smith Say what you like about Queen Victoria’s British, they never lacked self-belief. But with confidence comes the potential for hubris as the Victorian British army found all too often. One such case came in
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The Forgotten VCs. The Victoria Crosses of the War in the Far East During WW2 Brian Best Frontline Books, 2018 Reviewed by Neil Smith In The Forgotten VCs. The Victoria Crosses of the War in the Far East During WW2, Brian Best takes his readers deep into the jungles of southeast Asia to tell
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Refighting History Volume 5, Marlborough’s Big Four, the battles of Blenheim, Ramilles, Oudenarde and Malplaquet Charles S. Grant Partisan Press 2018 Reviewed by Jim Graham Marlborough’s Big Four (for brevity) by Charles S. Grant is published by Partizan Press, has 184 pages and a wealth of illustrations, photos and maps. This is the latest
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Wasatch Miniatures are marketed by GAJO Games and offer both painted and unpainted miniatures from their own and other companies ranges. We’re taking a look at the 28mm French and Indian War and Napoleonic Dutch ranges, plus the painted 15mm Moderns on offer. For the French and Indian War, we have
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Miniature Building Authority offer a range of resin buildings that cover the fantastical all the way to the modern day. They also offer their own range of terrain and vehicles for certain subjects. Some of the most recent projects from this company have been funded using Kickstarter. The most recent ones
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Luftwaffe 1946 Miniatures is perhaps best known for producing miniature aircraft from the beginning of World War Two up to the present day. Many of these miniatures are based upon both historically accurate and hypothetical aircraft designs. However, some of the newest releases in the range are focused upon a
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Pulp City is a game which sees super powered heroes take on super powered villains, all against the backdrop of a dark city in a world not unlike our own. Known as Supremes, the players take on the role of members of teams who battle against one another for either
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Victorious Miniatures continue to add to their ever-increasing Boxer Rebellion range, this time with some Regular Chinese Infantry. The Imperial Army ‘unofficially’ supported the Boxers, at first behind the scenes but then with troops and artillery. The sample figures have been taken from each of the two new packs of four Riflemen.
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Wargames Foundry have produced two packs of miniatures that not only serve to celebrate ‘those who served’ but also would be of use to a number of Modern or Ultramodern wargamers. SV067 Factory Staff and SV068 Street Violence Civilians are that rarity amongst the world of 28mm miniatures, characters in modern
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Bachmann have re-released the Conflix range of buildings in new packaging but with the same high quality. Designed for use with either 15, 20 or 28mm sized miniatures, these pre-painted and assembled buildings are just what ‘time poor’ gamers need to create a suitable tabletop layout in seconds. The first building
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This 204 page hardback is the latest set of rules for 15mil scale tanks and figures in a join venture with Osprey Publishing and Battlefront. The revamped Fate of a Nation is a variant of the Team Yankee rules system which focuses upon the Arab-Israeli Wars of the late 1960’s
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The Salute Wargames Show is the biggest in the world and with attendees numbering over 9,000 it has become an annual launchpad for new product releases for several of the companies that attend. Wargames Illustrated reporters spent the day stalking the hall at Excel in London A) taking photographs and reporting
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Back in 1970, Charles Grant wrote and had published Battle - Practical Wargaming, one of the first guides to tabletop wargaming exclusively for World War Two. This new 2017 edition contains six chapters that were never previously published, plus new material by Charlie M Grant, the original author’s grandson and
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Warhansa continues to produce high quality resin miniatures for their Modern Adventurers and Mercs range. Sent for review are two new packs, Witch Hunters and Illuminati. The Witch Hunters pack consists of four well-sculpted miniatures cast in a salmon pink coloured resin. Three of this miniatures could be said to bear
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Urban Construct produces a whole host of resin terrain, from the city blocks of the future mega cities through to modern vehicles and the remnants of a collapsed world. One of their many ‘Combi Packs’ consists of 10 pieces of ‘Junk’ that could make its way into a number of
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White Dragon Miniatures hit the market with some great sci-fi miniatures in their Shattered Void range. Yet what really seems to be exciting people are the master prints of the Courage In Contact range, based upon Modern British forces from Iraq to Afghanistan and beyond. These are some of the best
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