Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Welcome to the 2nd edition of the Valour & Fortitude (or V&F for short) rules. I have received a lot of fantastic feedback about Valour & Fortitude since its first publication in 2022, from players quite literally all over the
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A bonus for WiPrime Members: Alan Perry chats to us about his latest plastic box set of Russian lancers. Download the full PDF.
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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 Wi425, May's issue, as
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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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Editor Dan ponders how the GW generation of game designers resonates with the Wi audience. I’ve never actually played War Games by Donald Feather (first published 1962), or any rules by George Gush, Tony Bath, Charles Grant et al. I have got, and read, several books by those authors, but have
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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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Our WiPrime members can read this preview piece ahead of its publication in our next issue. We visited Alan Perry to find out about Perry Miniatures' latest project; Napoleonic Prussian and Russian Dragoons and Jägers. Download the full PDF.
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Our WiPrime members can read this preview piece ahead of its publication in our next issue. Pete Brown introduces this month's theme, taking us on a wargamers' tour of our animal friends in military service and how they are employed in our games. Download the full PDF.
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Our WiPrime members can read this preview piece ahead of its publication in our next issue. We test The Army Painter’s new set of 24 Speedpaints to see if they really can help you ‘base, shadow, and highlight in one’ as the box claims. Download the full PDF.
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James and Marc give you an in-depth look into The Army Painter's Speedpaint Mega Set. They apply these new paints to an eclectic mix of Bolt Action Brits, Agincourt French Infantry, Space Marines, and more. They test coverage, how they look over different basecoats, run them through an airbrush, and compare
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Hot on the heels of the plastic Prussian Infantry box set (see our in-depth feature in Wi404) we’ve snagged some new and (at the time of writing) unseen Franco-Prussian War figures from sculptor Michael. We even got some finely painted versions for you to enjoy spinning around! Prussian Infantry Command First up
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Little did we know, when we choose Turning Points as our theme for this issue, that Wargames Illustrated would be facing a turning of its own. At the end of May 2021, just as we went to print with the
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We've got a sneaky peeky at a plethora of Prussian prettiness from Perry Miniatures. The passion project of Michael for quite a while now, he's finally got the first frames back for his plastic Prussians. These frames are test shots so there are some minor details that will be refined for
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Project Manager James brings you the first part of his Hussar hobby guide, delving into building and painting the recently released figures from Perry Miniatures. A lot of amazing quality metal, resin, and plastic miniatures make their way through the Wargames Illustrated office; I'm often tempted to steal goodies to work
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The Perrys (who you can read a new interview with in Wi400) have just released another plastic box set - this time it’s Austrian Napoleonic Hussars and, once built, they are some of the prettiest plastics we’ve seen. Their wow factor is aided by the visual flair inherent to the
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Issue 400 of Wargames Illustrated has an interview with Alan and Michael Perry, talking about their history and adventures in the world of miniature making. Here are a couple of bonus questions we couldn’t fit into the magazine. More importantly, here are the answers the Perrys gave us! Wargames Illustrated: You’re
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In the March 2021 issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine (Wi399) Nick Eyre of North Star Military Figures takes us on a tour of his 28mm American Civil War figure collection, based on the battle of First Bull Run – the opening encounter in the war. Below you will find some spins
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Hot out of the mould this week are some new releases for the Perry Miniatures metal range of Napoleonic Saxons and Prussians. This range will represent the Saxon army as it appeared between 1806 and 1809 before they adopted French style uniforms. First up is a pack of Grenadier command
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We're back with part two of our Alan Perry Q&A. In part one Alan talked about the many models he made for this awesome board. In this part, we talk history and gaming, and get a tour of the troops. https://youtu.be/ILvwyEnkwKA
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Tied into Wargames Illustrated 395's theme of Hit the Beach, we had the pleasure of visiting Alan Perry, one half of Perry Miniatures. After exploring the miniatures and scenery in his gaming room, we got him mic'd up to talk in detail about his Aboukir Bay British Invasion of Egypt
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To accompany our Q&A with Afghan Tribesmen sculptor Michael Perry (on page 92 of Wargames Illustrated 394) we’ve snapped extra photos and spins of some Afghans. These have all been painted by the other half of Perry Miniatures, brother Alan. The tribal nature of the Afghans meant that they didn’t develop
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We recently had the pleasure of visiting Alan Perry's expansive home gaming room. In between filming coverage (which will be up to accompany an article coming in Wi 395) we grabbed some of his recent work and rushed it into our portable photo setup. First we have AW 206 Spanish
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We have got our grubby mitts on a couple of ‘test shots’ of the forthcoming Afghan/NW Frontier Tribesmen from Perry Miniatures. There are still a few details to iron out e.g. the trigger guards on some of the rifles, but this long awaited box set is now pretty much ready
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This new plastic Napoleonic box set from Perry Miniatures was due to be released at Salute 2020, but we all know what happened there, so this latest offering - Austrian Napoleonic Cavalry 1798 - 1815 designed by Alan Perry, was pushed back slightly and came out early June. https://youtu.be/9rfeIPZqsXo Inside the instantly
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We've pulled this video from the archives for your viewing pleasure. By Rick Priestley. All Figures by Perry Miniatures from their 28mm World War Two collection. ‘Aaay!’ exclaimed Captain Fonzarelli.The remark was aimed at the stout and sweaty corporal who had burst into his office without so much as knocking. This video and
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Bring together a world-famous movie director, the former chief of the nation’s defence forces, two of the foremost miniature figure manufacturers in the world, a leading special effects company, and a load of enthusiastic wargamers, and you know something special is going to happen! Project coordinator Roly Hermans takes up
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Alan Perry has embarked upon a brand-new range of miniatures for the 1864 to 1870 War of the Triple Alliance, also known as The Great Paraguayan War. This war took place between the nation of Paraguay and the three-pronged Alliance of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. We spoke to Alan about the
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As we barrel towards Christmas, it’s good to know that Perry Miniatures have managed to release the perfect gift for those who enjoy gaming with their French Napoleonic armies. The new French Napoleonic Infantry Battalion 1807 – 14 and Elite Companies French Infantry 1807 – 14 are boxes of hard
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Perry Miniatures and Blitzkrieg Miniatures often work together to produce some top quality 1/56th resin vehicles. Two of the latest are the Italian Autoblinda AB 40/41/43 armoured car and the German Sd. Kfz 10 half-track. The Autoblinda armoured car is a largely resin made kit, although the main armament is cast
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In preparation for the release of two new Napoleonic French plastic box sets, Alan Perry (one half of Perry Miniatures), invited us over to take a look at some of the painted 3-ups for the range. Wargames Illustrated: So, what do we have here? Alan Perry: These are resin figures that have
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