Welcome to Insider Insight, a monthly behind-the-scenes peek at what the Wargames Illustrated team is up to. This new feature, exclusively available to our WiPrime Members, is a chance to highlight some of the exciting things we are working on for future issues of the magazine as well as some of
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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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Take a tour through the Vault and read some classic Wi articles. We've ground our way through the previous year's struggles and emerged into the greener pastures of hope and potential that they call 2023. Hurrah! The yearly reset, along with the downtime that the Christmas holidays provide, tends to give our
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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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Editor Dan gives a tour of Wi421 and the accompanying 32-page free rulebook for Thalassa. https://youtu.be/9aU39lnI8Do
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We want to see what exciting things you've been up to in the hobby: painting or modelling projects, rules and scenarios, notes and show visits, and any other interesting wargaming observations. Check out examples of Quick Fires from previous issues of Wi below then send us your own Quick Fire submission;
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Take a tour through the Vault and read some classic Wi articles. Wargames Illustrated 361 - November 2017 Five years ago Wi's theme explored cavalry but the issue started with Observation Post - our ongoing monthly column that takes a look at new releases... or in this case old releases! It's interesting
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Editor Dan provides you with a tour of Wi418. As well as a quick look at the accompanying Napoleonic rules supplement, Valour & Fortitude. https://youtu.be/4uS4l8V9u-k
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September is coming to a close; what better way to finish up the month than taking a look in the Vault and enjoying some vintage Wi goodies? Wargames Illustrated 359 - September 2017 Did Mark's Little Soldiers catch your eye in our latest issue? Can you see some pulp potential? This issue
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Wi Editor Dan takes you on a tour of the latest issue, Wi417, which comes with one of four Warlord Games infantry frames. https://youtu.be/Mpu-Kvhry-M
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Callum and James give you a tour of what frames to expect when you purchase a copy of Wi417, the September 2022 issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine, as well as a small preview of the painting guide included. https://youtu.be/MrpumMEJkKs
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It’s August, it’s cooling down enough in the UK for us to brave trips into the Wi basement where our gaming table lives (so too do many terrible things that we can’t mention here), and we’ve got a gaming theme to this month’s From the Vault, inspired by the new
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We show off our latest Giants in Miniature: Harry Hotspur, before Callum shows you how to paint excellent plate armour. https://youtu.be/mvQOH22kf1g
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Editor Dan takes you on a tour of Wi416, the August 2022 issue. https://youtu.be/4aSLpm2uluU
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July is drawing to a close and after working through a UK meltdown it’s quite a relief to settle down, look back at some old issues of Wargames Illustrated, and imagine the cooler times they were written in! Wargames Illustrated 297 - July 2012 Travel back a decade through the time machine
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Editor Dan takes you on a tour of Wi415, the July 2022 issue. https://youtu.be/BGOORfhUmro
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It's June's From the Vault; we look back at past issues of Wargames Illustrated and suggest interesting, odd, and visually appealing articles that are worth a second look. Wargames Illustrated 356 – June 2017 Five years ago Wargames Illustrated focused on Death in the Dark Continent (DitDC) - a game that explores
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Editor Dan takes you on a tour of Wi414, the June 2022 issue. https://youtu.be/59ZZX8Za6Eo
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Sweeping in at the last minute we've got May’s From the Vault; we look back at past issues of Wargames Illustrated and suggest interesting, odd, and visually appealing articles that are worth a second look. Wargames Illustrated 355 – May 2017 Five years ago our theme brought the colour, drama, and centuries
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Editor Dan takes you on a tour of Wi413, the May 2022 issue. https://youtu.be/6ZPe0o-ZuAI
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April rolled around quickly, didn’t it? This is a month that is always clearly timestamped in our old issues by the presence of pre-Salute adverts and build-up. With Salute cancelled this year it makes April a slightly melancholy time for those in the UK wargaming scene but with a hint
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Editor Dan takes you on a tour of Wi412, the April 2022 issue. https://youtu.be/0ePxoDLOXIM
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Our WiPrime members can read this preview piece ahead of its publication in our next issue. We asked some of wargaming's elite about gaming with the elements for Wi412's first theme article. Warlord Games CEO John Stallard, North Star boss Nick Eyre, game designer Rick Priestley, sculptor Michael Perry, and others
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Editor Dan takes you on a tour of Wi411, the March 2022 issue. https://youtu.be/jcowqlz-_YU
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The 40th anniversary of the Falklands War is less than a month away and we’ve been looking back at previous issues in the Wi archive that feature articles about that conflict. We’re working on something new to commemorate the Falklands War; that article will appear in an issue a little later
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Editor Dan takes you on a tour of Wi410, the February 2022 issue. https://youtu.be/B-m5pKQSfAM
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Editor Dan takes you on a tour of Wi409, the January 2022 issue, going into detail about its Wargaming Around the World theme. https://youtu.be/HM5hU0OmkXU
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Editor Dan takes us on a tour of the 408th issue of Wargames Illustrated! https://youtu.be/tLBKfz_biZc
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With the release of Wi408, our covermount gave you the option of some Black Powder: Epic Battles Waterloo British or French Napoleonic Heavy Cavalry figures. In the magazine, Marc guided you through painting the British. Now, he's guiding you through the French. Download the full PDF. Enjoy. https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Painting-French-Dragoons.pdf
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We'll be at London's Excel for the first post-pandemic Salute! If you're coming to the show on Saturday 13 November you can get some great deals at the Wargames Illustrated stand - TL07. Those Golden Tickets will allow you to participate in our Dice-Off game, the biggest participation game at the
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