Having trouble viewing the 3D magazine? View and download the magazine instead. Order a print copy of this magazine in our store! Editorial: 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
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In a second pre-release Prime peek at an article from Wi404 (which will arrive in The Vault next week) it's Building Fort Nassau. Glenn Clarke not only shows us how to build a fine looking piece of terrain that would be perfectly suited to Blood and Plunder or other such gaming
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Games Designer Daniel Mersey has at least six Osprey Games titles under his belt, including several in the very popular ‘… Rampant’ series. But, like many a well know author, Dan cut his teeth writing for Wargames Illustrated, years before he made a career out of it; check out the
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Project Manager James sat down with Michael Perry to chat about his new plastic Prussian Infantry frames for the Franco-Prussian War. So, here’s Michael with a painted line of Prussians, a handful of plastic frames, and a pint of Tiger before him, ready to talk us through the details of his
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Editor Dan takes us on a tour of the 403rd issue of Wargames Illustrated, which comes with a free French Line Infantry frame from Warlord Games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VWZceMptLc&ab_channel=WargamesIllustrated
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Mailing subscription copies of Wargames Illustrated Magazine outside of the United Kingdom continues to be a major problem. The April, May and June issues of the magazine: Wi400, 401 and 402 have been seriously affected by “Brexit and Covid” (according to our currier) and magazines are taking up to 60 days
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The Wargames Illustrated team dig through the Vault to find exciting articles from previous issues. 400+ issues is a feast too great for anyone to tackle with ease, even the greatest of gaming gluttons, yet that's what you can find in The Vault. Where on earth should you start browsing in
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In Wi403 Pete Brown presented a short campaign for the French Foreign Legion in the North African desert and we have an online extra to add to your gaming options. Below is a downloadable extra page that we couldn't fit into the issue itself. It presents alternate movements for Abd El
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Project Manager James talked to Mark Latham about Legends of the Old West in Wargames Illustrated 403 – here we have some WiPrime-exclusive extras for your enjoyment – some additional interview bits that we just couldn’t fit into the magazine. On the figures: Wargames Illustrated: Do you still have all your Old
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Since my last Editor's Exploits, the Wargames Illustrated team have suffered a terrible loss in the form of the sudden but peaceful death of Duncan Macfarlane. Duncan was the founder of both the Miniature Wargames and (four years later) Wargames Illustrated magazines. Yesterday was his funeral and (within government restrictions) was
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Having trouble viewing the 3D magazine? View and download the magazine instead. Order a print copy of this magazine in our store! Editorial: French troops are never very far from the wargames table: whether that be Charlemagne's Frankish warriors, Napoleon's legions, the Poilus of the Western Front, and more. The martial prowess of
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Due to the government's decision to extend Covid restrictions for another four weeks, until 19 July, Hammerhead has decided to cancel this year's show. It will now be hosted Saturday 5 March 2022. This means that the annual Wargames Illustrated Hammerhead Painting Competition will also unfortunately not take place. We apologise to anyone
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We've officially hit 1,000 followers on the Wargames Illustrated Instagram account. To celebrate we are going to pick a lucky random winner who will get the Delta One Zero Black Winter Starter Set, courtesy of the fine folks at Bonza Games. To enter, make sure you head over to our Instagram
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The Wargames Illustrated team dig through The Vault to find exciting articles from previous issues. With over 400 issues in The Vault you might be at a loss for where to start browsing - there are literally thousands of articles available and that's rather overwhelming. Well, fear not, each month we
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Editor Dan takes us on a tour of the 402nd issue of Wargames Illustrated, which comes with the latest free How To ... A Guide to Modelling. https://youtu.be/COUxvVVTy8A
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Wargames Illustrated 403 was only sent to our printers yesterday so this advanced article is coming to you, our Prime Members, about as early as it is possible to get! Shadow of the Eagles' author Keith Flint penned an excellent Designer's Notes that not only showcases his new game but
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Editor Dan embarks on a brave new journey of discovery, involving cardboard and clips. If you’re a 50+ wargamer like myself, you can possibly remember your first model house building project. Perhaps it was something constructed in the 1970s using balsa wood and a toxic (now banned) glue, or maybe the
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Having trouble viewing the 3D magazine? View and download the magazine instead. Order a print copy of this magazine in our store! Editorial: This month we are going micro mini with our theme, that doesn’t mean we are going “all 2mm” on you, but rather our ‘Billhooks Redux’ theme consists of just two articles.
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Serious postal disruption is affecting the delivery of some subscription copies of Wi400 - the April issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine. Despite most subscribers having now received their copy of Wi400, there has clearly been a major postal issue which has meant that many subscribers (particularly in the US) have not
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The Wargames Illustrated team dig through The Vault in this new, Prime exclusive feature. With over 400 issues in The Vault you might be at a loss for where to start browsing - there are literally thousands of articles available and that's rather overwhelming. Well, fear not, each month we’re going
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Editor Dan takes us on a tour of the 401st issue of Wargames Illustrated, which comes with a free frame of Caesarian Romans from Warlord Games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcmVL8ESbXQ&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=WargamesIllustrated
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Available to everyone, to download and enjoy, it's our anniversary issue - Wargames Illustrated 400 - completely free! We're still doing all we can to resolve the delivery problems some subscribers encountered with this issue. Customer service continue to answer any specific inquiries but to ensure nobody misses out on our
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Wi Editor Dan is starting up a new feature for WiPrime members, giving a taste of life at the helm of Wargames Illustrated. In this episode he offers a behind the scenes look at some of the figures he’s been shipping and snapping for upcoming articles. Caesarian Romans delivered to the
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Throughout Wi 400 and Wargames World 6 we have included no less than 400 Favourites. Some of these are obvious lists within the articles themselves and 'listicles' in boxes, while others may be a little more difficult to locate. For those wanting to find the full 400 here's a handy
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From humble beginnings back in September 1987, Wargames Illustrated magazine has grown into the world’s go-to resource for all things relating to tabletop gaming. With the April 2021 issue of the magazine, we celebrate our 400th issue! https://youtu.be/Rugvza_k7ls Wi400 hosts some great reads, including several reflective pieces taking in the history of the
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Continuing our new goal of giving Prime members advanced looks at articles from upcoming issues, we’ve got Nick Buxey’s excellent piece, showing off his ‘Scenes from La Petite Guerre’ - New France’s troubles in the North Americas against the Iroquois, who fiercely defended their lands. There are some great photos of
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Wargames Illustrated Editor and owner Dan chats with Project Manager James about Wi398 - the February 2021 issue of the magazine. Due to the UK Lockdown this was done online so please forgive us if there's a lack of the usual refinement! Sit back, grab your paintbrush or cup of tea,
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Hello everyone, England is now in National Lockdown, so we wanted to give you an update on what's ahead from us. For the duration of the Lockdown Wargames Illustrated magazine will continue to be published in both print and PDF formats. There will be no halt in the production of the
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Project Manager James talks through some of his recent hobby activity - Billhooks barricades and a scenery piece based around our latest Giants in Miniature release. https://youtu.be/FJQJQy1F_Xs
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Doing interviews, writing features, editing and laying out contributions, taking photos, discussing themes, working out Giants in Miniature releases - Wargames Illustrated work keeps us busy! It also means that we get a lot of stuff done that we then have to keep secret for a long time - months,
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