Check out some new releases from Wargames Illustrated and other companies in 360 degrees! What we can’t present to you in the magazine is a view of figures from all angles … but have no fear, thanks to this video you can check out assorted models from Wi427, July's issue, as
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Check out some new releases from Wargames Illustrated and other companies in 360 degrees! What we can’t present to you in the magazine is a view of figures from all angles … but have no fear, thanks to this video you can check out assorted models from Wi426, June's issue, as
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Following the success of Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe, Author Andy Callan went ahead and designed its 'nautical neighbour': Never Mind the Boathooks. A 16-page full-colour light-hearted card and dice-driven game of skirmish combat on the seas. In this video, Andy reveals all about the new standalone naval game. https://youtu.be/NrVcyY6B8-0
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We take an extensive look at the League of Augsburg's new rulebook, Mad for War! https://youtu.be/DTEamD-NXTM
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Here are the build instructions for the Warlord Games - Black Seas: Third Rate Frigate model which comes free with copies of Wi425 in Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Salute 50. Download the full PDF.
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It's a bit of a cliché that Medieval naval battles were just like land battles at sea, but what if you take a successful set of medieval land battle rules and set them afloat, does it work? That’s what rules writer Andy Callan did with Never Mind the Billhooks. If you
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We talked to Daniel Molina, Thalassa’s digital sculptor and the man behind the STLs available in this month’s WiDigital selection, to find out more about his work. Wargames Illustrated: What’s the appeal of sculpting the Thalassa range? Daniel Molina: I feel a bit like a naval engineer of that period. Digital 3D
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A bonus for WiPrime Members: read the second painting guide for Thalassa. Here, Callum France pushes the brushwork to the limit by creating an Athenian vessel with advanced techniques. Download the full PDF.
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Read the first painting guide for Thalassa where Callum France shows how to get a quality finish through simple but cunning techniques for your first trireme. Download the full PDF.
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Take a tour through the Vault and read some classic Wi articles. I'm writing this month's From the Vault at the end of a very busy week. Every December the Wargames Illustrated team has to push to get the next issue of the magazine ready well ahead of our usual sign-off
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! What a special treat we have for you lucky people this month! Bagged free with the printed issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine (and included as a PDF for WiPrime Members) we have a complete and exclusive set of wargames rules
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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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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! The ‘best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men, gang aft agley’, as Rabbie Burns would have said if he had planned to include a free rules supplement in a wargames magazine and then several things conspired against him at the last
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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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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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James unboxes and reviews the new Ship of the Line MDF kit from Sarissa Precision. https://youtu.be/01lgBbHGUoY
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Prussians, Prussians everywhere: on the new plastic frame from Perry Miniatures (page 50), invading England (page 60), fighting communism (page 78), and indeed lots of other locations thanks to our Prussia at War intro article on page 32. Most importantly,
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Well, it finally got us! After holding out for over two years WiHQ was finally awash with the Coronavirus in March, with five out of six office staff scumming to various levels of infection. Production of this venerable organ, and
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Barry Hilton of Warfare Miniatures/The League of Augsburg has expanded his 17th Century passion from land to sea over the last 12 months. First came a 'trial version' of a new set of naval rules: Mad for War, and now we have an impressive release (14 packs) of 1/1200 scale
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October 2018 saw the release of the small flotilla naval game Cruel Seas, by Warlord Games, one massive errata sheet later, as well as an array of splendid model boats and accessories and here comes the release of the first published supplement - Close Quarters. https://youtu.be/F5nY3GTift8 Note: The text below is 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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THEME: STRIKE FAST, STRIKE HARD, GET OUT! An introduction to our theme, exploring the role of raids in history and looking at featuring these actions on the tabletop. THE SCALE OF THE GAME Some ideas on expanding the gaming possibilities of a number of Flames Of War related products. THEME: WOLF OF THE SEA Dash,
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Second Ypres, 1915 In our lead article for this month’s theme, Jim Graham demonstrates how warfare had begunto change by 1915, using the events around Ypres as a backdrop. Defending the Reich Wayne Turner discusses the fi ner points of the Nachtjäger Intelligence Handbook for Flames Of War and the new equipment
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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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Wargaming the War of Spanish Succession This month’s theme author Simon MacDowall begins our journey into the War of Spanish Succession with this guide to everything you need to start gaming WoSS. Outfitting: ACW Command We continue our “Outfitting” series with the fourth instalment from Don Effinger & Mike Evans. This time
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The Eagle has Landed - Part Two Mike Blake Recreating Jack Higgins’ famous book (and film) on the tabletop. Battle for the Peach Orchard David Brown Scenario focusing on the action in ‘The Peach Orchard’ at Gettysburg on 2 July 1863. John Westwood’s Napoleonic Ship Collection Paul Davies A detailed look at an enviable collection of 1:1200 scale ships. Splice the Parrot - Part One Neil
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The Hill WW2, WWII, World War Two Richard Clarke A ‘run through’ of a typical I Ain’t Been Shot, Mum! game allowing gamers an insight into the ethos of the game and providing a greater understanding of the systems and mechanisms within the rules. Set in Normandy 1944. The Battle of Skalitz, 1866 Colonial Ralph Weaver In
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Kalavryai 1078 Medieval Paul Leach Two warring Byzantine armies meet is this scenario for W.A.B. - Byzantium: Beyond The Golden Gate. Photo Feature Colonial John Ray John Ray’s fantastic 18th Century collection. Operation Goodwood - Part Two WW2, WWII, World War Two John Lander The concluding look at this 1/35th scale game based on the post D-Day WWII British advance into
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The Sung Dynasty and Their Enemies - Part 1 Chris Peers A look at the Sung Dynasty Chinese, their conflicts and the enemies they faced. Woodland Longhouses Herb Gundt How to convert a Native American longhouse into a ‘council house’, and a ‘mission’. Indian Tribes of the Eastern Woodland Tim Greene Historical background and painting guide. Uncombined Operations - Part
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