Want to see what our new in-house painter's been up to? You've come to the right place! Fine looking figures and terrain are making their way from the desk of our new in-house painter and into the pages of Wargames Illustrated. You'll see a lot of Marc's work in our upcoming issue
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We’re unboxing a new plastic box set from PSC and building a couple of the six 1/72 scale WW2 trucks inside! Quite a bargain from PSC here - a set of six Russian GAZ trucks that average out at just £5 ($7 US) each. Included in the box are six frames
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it 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 May
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We open up this new set and have a good look at some of WW2’s most elite combatants - the Panzer-Lehr. It seems like only last week we were talking about elite German troops from WW2 *checks the previous articles* and it was! This time we’re examining some Warlord Games Panzer-Lehr.
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Campaign: D-Day: US Sector is the third and final book in the Bolt Action Second Edition D-Day Trilogy, following on the heels of the Overlord and British and Canadian Sectors. https://youtu.be/v4d0IYLG7xU The text below is a video transcript for those who prefer to read rather than watch. The first passage of text in
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We're checking out six new codes from Artizan Design's Second World War US range. Artizan's Mike Owen has been busy creating new figures, perfect for use in the later part of WW2. These new US Infantry options will bulk out an existing force or, perhaps, might inspire a new one. Cast in
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We’ve got an array of resin conversion parts on the review desk from a pretty new company by the name of Anzio Miniatures. Aimed at anyone wanting to play the Chinese in WW2 or for use in Chinese Civil War games. These sets give you the chance to add some customised
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Did the Anderson Shelter and Steam Tank modelling guides in Wi401 catch your eye? With these templates and plans to assist you in your builds you'll have the projects tabletop ready in no time! WW2 Anderson Shelter Revetment template: Shelter template: Steam tank plans
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We’re diving into Wargames Atlantic's Partisans (1) French Resistance box set from their Second World War World Ablaze range. Within the box, you’ll find enough frames to build 32 partisans, equip them with an impressive array of weapons, and put a load of spares aside for future projects. Clearly, these resistance
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In this video, we take a look at three of the recently released 6' x 4' fleece gaming mats from UK based Geek Villain. We unroll, examine, and push models around on: March on Moscow - a winter-themed mat Wild West Town - a versatile desert mat Juno - a beach
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Nicknamed Buffalo Soldiers (referencing the African-American units that began to form in the 1860s) the 92nd Infantry Division was the only completely Black American division to see front-line service in Europe in World War II. Thanks to the creation of some new metal parts Bolt Action players can now more
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Warlord Games are launching a hefty load of new French Resistance models for Bolt Action and we’ve got two boxes – the French Resistance Squad and the French Resistance Support Group – to assess. There are also some PIAT & Anti-tank rifle teams, along with bigger guns – light artillery and
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Ostensibly designed and released with 20mm World War Two rules Battlegroup in mind, but usable with any 20mm system, this boxed set of 27 figures made from Thermo Plastic Resin, or ‘Ultacast’ does exactly what it says on the cover and provides an entire late-war Waffen-SS platoon. In the box you
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New from Warlord Games, for use in their ever-popular WW2 Bolt Action rules, we’ve got the Hungarian 10cm 37M Medium Howitzer and the 40M Nimrod SPAA Gun. These will cover your artillery slot and tank slot in a standard platoon and they are each powerful units in their own ways. 10cm
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Representing the workers and citizens of Soviet cities, this Soviet People’s Militia set gives you the chance to sound the call and create your own Opolcheniye for your games of Bolt Action (or other WW2 systems). Included in the £15 ($20 US) box are 12 metal cast 28mm models – three
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In Wi 396 there's a fine article from Andrew Pearsall that digs into how to build a Blast Shelter for your WW2 games and beyond. If you want to have a go at the build yourself you might find it useful to have some templates - well, here they are! Get
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Quickly! Flip to page 36 of this magazine, then come back here…. Good, isn’t it? That’s Alan Sheward’s Stalingrad table. To coincide with this month’s Urban Combat theme Alan, with the help of buddy Adrian Deacon, took the trouble to come to WIHQ with their amazing table and set the whole
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Buy this in Print FROM THE EDITOR I stand corrected, after chiding Richard Clarke of Too Fat Ladies for giving the characters in his games “silly names”, Rich rebuked with a well reasoned and constructed article on why it’s never a bad idea to give the heroes in your games monikers like
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FROM THE EDITOR Well, I’m worn out! Having contributed a ‘personal best’ number of articles to this month’s magazine (two) I deserve a lie-down. Having said that there’s no time for lying down at the moment as the show season has well and truly kicked off. We’ve already ‘done’ Vapnartak, Hammerhead
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our readers! Our first magazine of 2019 features as its theme: (pre-gunpowder) Empire Building. We have four articles taking us to the great empires of Persia, Rome and Mali then we saddle-up with Genghis Khan and the Mongolian Horde and head to
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In this issue of Wargames Illustrated, come with us on a journey as we explore the campaigns of The Unkillable Soldier: Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart. P.S. And make sure you take a diversion to check out the latest game from Warlord - Cruel Seas - as seen in our Rules
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The theme for this issue is End of Empire and we have seven articles which relate to this very board topic. We begin by dealing with wargaming the collapse of Bronze Age civilizations around the Mediterranean and head all the way through to the French Indo-China War in 1954, with
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OBSERVATION POST Our latest look at what’s new and upcoming in the world of wargaming. THEME: ALL THE HEROES Neil Smith introduces us to this month’s theme with a brief introduction to the history of battle honours. THE WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED AWARDS We present our inaugural annual awards to the companies and individuals who you voted
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OBSERVATION POST Spoilt for choice, we take a look at a selection of the myriad of products that are new or upcoming. THEME: GUNS, GALS AND GREEN GRIPPING HANDS Just what is pulp and where can we leap upon this careering mine wagon of a genre? Howard Whitehouse steps into the limelight to
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OBSERVATION POST Our latest look at new and forthcoming products, including our ‘Spotted at…’ show feature, which this time looks at items from the Tactica show in Hamburg. THEME: SAMURAI Jonas Svensson of Mura Miniatures introduces us to this month’s theme, telling us what we need to know about gaming with Samurai. TRAVELBATTLE The
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OBSERVATION POST Once again our all-seeing eye is cast upon the wealth of products coming the gamer’s way in the next few months, with some selected items that we think you’ll like. THEME: WHERE OTHERS FEAR TO TREAD Our lead article discusses the nature of elite troops and muses upon how they can
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OBSERVATION POST OP is a new regular monthly feature in which Henry Hyde (with a little help from his friends) takes a look at what’s new and impending in the wargaming world. THEME: ROMAN CONQUEST OF BRITANNIA We begin our theme content with a classic(al) example of the art of colonialism, the Romanisation
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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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THEME: IF YOU CAN KEEP YOUR HEAD Neil Smith introduces our theme this month, using rules examples and moments from history to draw us into the world of the ‘blunder’. FIGURE SPOTLIGHT: WARLORD GAMES PLASTIC FALLSCHIRMJÄGER Phil Lewis looks at creating 28mm German Paratroopers for a range of different theatres. THEME: MAKING A GAME
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THEME: VENI, VIDI, VICI Veteran wargamer, rules writer and self confessed Caesarian Simon MacDowall introduces us to this month’s theme - Wargaming with Julius Caesar. RULES SHOWCASE: THE CHICAGO WAY We take up our ‘Chicago Typewriters’ and try to bring law to the lawless during the Prohibition era of 1920s America. THEME: WARGAMING PHARSALUS
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