It’s time we paid tribute to that staple of the wargame - the charge. Whether on foot in command of 15,000 Confederates trying to finally get to those damn Yankees, or riding to glory with the Scots Greys whilst re-fighting Waterloo, the charge is often the watershed moment in both real
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1st Corps have always got new items ‘on the boil’ to add to their ranges. Two of their most popular at present are their 1/48th Armour and 28mm English Civil War Horse, both of which are due to see serious reinforcement in April at Salute. In the 1/48th World War Two
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A review by Matt Broughton A welcome addition to the painter's arsenal is the latest product from Instar Paint. It would first seem that the 'Alpha' range steps into an area of the hobby currently created by the Games Workshop Contrast paints. An apparently fast and easy way to get your
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Bad Squiddo Games have continued in their self-appointed ‘quest’ to shed light upon the important role undertaken by women during World War Two. One of their most recent releases is a resin cast representation of the mighty 40mm Bofors gun as used in its role as an anti-aircraft gun. The gun
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Steve Barber Models is a company with a swathe of different ranges. Many of these deal with the less obvious aspects of certain periods or fulfil niches that other companies fail to fill. We have examples here of three packs from two different ranges. The first pack is NB1, British Napoleonic
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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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The theme for this issue is Soldiers on Campaign - and not - Soldiers, on Campaign. A subtle difference which means that rather than focusing on the wargame campaigns the soldiers are on, we are focusing on the soldiers that are on those campaigns. Simple! And if that’s about as
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Elite Wargames and Models have added more figures to their Female WW2 range. At the end of 2019, they had two new packs, GW3 Luftwaffe Female with Dog and RW2, Resistance Firing MG34. The Luftwaffe Female with Dog consists of a skirted figure in Luftwaffe uniform and a German Shepherd canine.
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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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Sometimes, it’s important to add as much as possible to the tabletop to create a realistic environment. Rubcion Models gets this, and have created a Scenery Series which adds walls, fencing and other items to the exterior elements of the battlefield. Yet what of the interior aspects of buildings? Well, Rubicon
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Rubicon Models have one of the fastest growing and highest quality ranges of model kits on the 1/56th scale market. Choosing to specialise in World War Two vehicles, they aim to not only provide some of the missing vehicles from this period but also provide for as many options as
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Battlezone Miniatures continue to add to their 20mm early World War Two Soviet range. Two of their new light tanks are based upon the T-26 chassis. The first tank is the KhT-130 Chemical Tank, a flame throwing tank produced in 1933 using the T-26 chassis and the modified larger turret of
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Our theme this month is Infamous Sections and we include four articles which feature famous World War Two units, like The Filthy 13, Popski’s Private Army and Dad’s Army. https://youtu.be/zHNjZMkcGRs There’s plenty more going on outside of our theme content with articles on building an Antietam battlefield, pirates in the Hebrides, gaming
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1st Corps continue to add to their growing range of 1/48th vehicles for World War Two. Two of the latest are a British armoured fighting vehicle and a German artillery tow and transport. The British armoured vehicle is an A11 Matilda. This is labelled as a ‘Later Production’ version of this
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Stoessi’s Heroes is rightly known for the quality of their figures, which are all based upon historical personages from World War Two. The three figures we picked up are Soviet Cook Ivan Pavlovich of the 91st Tank Regiment, German Haupsturmfuhrer Fritz Klingenberg and SOE & French Resistance Simone-Segouin AKA Nicole Minet. Soviet
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You can’t go wrong wargaming with a bunch of mohawk sporting US paratroopers known as the ‘Filthy 13’ or indeed a group of armed British citizen militia known as ‘Dad’s Army’, both (very different!) sets of warriors featured in this month’s ‘Infamous Sections’ theme, along with Popski’s Private Army -
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Artizan Designs, distributed by North Star Military Figures, have a new pack of miniatures to add to their World War Two range. This time we have four metal figures representing US GIs for use in the period 1944 – 1945. The figures wear the M43 combat uniform, first issued during the
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Setting the Scene Volume 2, subtitled Creating a Wargames Layout for the Mediterranean, is fundamentally a series of wargaming terrain building projects. These are all presented in a stage by stage format, with full instructions and plenty of photographic support. A 148-page, full colour softback book, this is a book
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Warlord Games continue to support their World War Two aerial combat game, Blood Red Skies, releasing more Ace Pilots and Squadrons for use with the game. Two of the most recent are Soviet Ace Pilot Vladimir Pokrovski and the Mikotan-Gurevich MIG-3 Squadron. https://youtu.be/xiDGyL5a7qc The Soviet Ace Pilot Vladimir Pokrovski boxed set is
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Heer46 have become specialists in the World War Two era. Having started out as a company which focussed upon a continuation of the war into 1946, they have released a wealth of miniatures suitable for other aspects of the war, focusing not only on the Eastern Front but also on
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Artizan Designs continue to support their World War Two range with some specialized packs of miniatures. One of the more recent ones is a pack of Soviet scouts with captured German small arms. The fighting on the Eastern Front saw both sides making use of captured weapons. As the fighting in
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Parkfield Miniatures have a comprehensive range of miniatures for the Winter War between Russia and Finland which lasted from November 1939 until March 1940. They have added more new figures recently. Each of the Parkfield Miniatures range is available as a single figure or in platoon packs. However, the light and
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Buy this in Print Do you like this month’s cover mount freebie? (Prime members can find theirs here) We figured that even if you are not into naval wargaming you would like to ‘have a play’ with the great new 1/700th scale ship models designed by Warlord Games for their forthcoming
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Artizan Designs, distributed by North Star Miniatures, have added three new packs of figures to their World War Two range. These are Late War US Infantry, armed with various weapons. Each pack contains four figures in various poses. The figures wear the M1943 uniform and equipment. The first pack we have
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Chieftain British Cold War Main Battle Tank Robert Jackson Pen & Sword, 2019 Reviewed by Neil Smith The Chieftain tank is synonymous with the United Kingdom’s participation in the Cold War as a member of NATO. In Chieftain British Cold War Main Battle Tank, part of Pen & Sword’s Tank Craft series, tank expert
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Adler Miniatures have begun adding more figures to their 20mm World War Two range, this time offering a number of Late War Waffen SS. These particular figures are depicted as wearing a two-piece uniform, which was made available in the so-called ‘pea dot’ camouflage. Designed to be worn over the top
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1st Corps in the UK continue to release yet another slice of 20th Century Follies with the Home Guard Austin 7. This model has two Home Guard in their sidecaps and denims for a crew. One drives the car, whilst the other leans forward from the rear of the vehicle and
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Gale Force Nine have a well-established line of pre-painted tabletop-ready scenery in their Battlefield in a Box series, and here we are going to take a look at two new terrain pieces. https://youtu.be/KbI3mCks_jk Sacrificial Rocks and Dragon’s Grave definitely have a classic fantasy or even lost world vibe about them. As with
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In the first ‘post-WW2 setting’ release for their highly successful Bolt Action rules system, Warlord Games have released Bolt Action: Korea. This new supplement is pretty much a whole new approach to the rules – although set only five years since the end of a worldwide conflict, the new book
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Warlord Games have taken a step beyond World War Two into a new era for Bolt Action, the Korean War. In addition to an eagerly awaited supplement-cum-rulebook, Warlord have a number of 28mm miniatures that they will be releasing to support gamers looking to re-create battles from this important, but
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