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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In the great pantheon of gaming rules, it is inevitable that we’ll miss out on a few. However, Fistful of Lead by Wiley Games looks like one of those we should learn about and share. Starting life as a set of gunfight rules for the Old West about 18 years
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Dunkirk German Operations in France 1940 Hans-Adolf Jacobsen Casemate, 2019 Reviewed by Neil Smith Originally published in 1958, Dunkirk relates the incredible success of the German army in crushing French, Belgian, and British opposition in a blitzkrieg campaign that took place over a few weeks in May 1940. In five chapters, running to about
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WWII in the Desert Andy Singleton Pen & Sword, 2019 Reviewed by Neil Smith I do not intend to start an internet versus book debate here, but I had wasted an awful lot of time looking for painting tips and lessons in the virtual world before Andy Singleton’s WWII in the Desert fell through
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Rubicon Models have added yet more top-quality model kits that are suitable for the more discerning wargamer. And again, they go that extra mile by providing another set of variants ‘in a box’ for a ‘classic’ armoured fighting vehicle and another example of typical anti-aircraft support. The Panzer IV is one
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Sally 4th have a range of classic movie inspired miniatures with a Pulp feel that could feature in historical games as well. The first pack, entitled Take the High Road, contains 4 metal miniatures inspired by the main characters from the movie High Road To China (1983). The figures are entitled
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Rubicon Models continues to churn out top quality model kits that are suitable for the more discerning wargamer. Some of their latest and upcoming releases provide variants upon a ‘classic’ armoured fighting vehicle and ant-aircraft support. https://youtu.be/IHkzoc-4l0s The Panzer IV is one of the most iconic and widely produced tanks in the
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Crooked Dice have recently added to their burgeoning Pulp era range with two new packs of movie inspired miniatures that could well feature in historical games as well. One of the main features of 1930s and 40s pulp and pulp era derived movies, television and stories is the rise of the
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Warlord Games continue to offer variant packs for their plastic 88mm which is a part of the Bolt Action range. Fundamentally, the core of this boxed set is the previously available plastic kit of the 8.8cm Flak 37 anti-aircraft gun, the infamous ‘88’. This kit comes with the cruciform firing platform
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Debris of War have some interesting items in their resin cast 1/300th scale Coastal Features range which could be of use for those gaming using Cruel Seas or similar rules systems. We have a fairly generic Lighthouse Set and an Atlantic Wall Observation Tower. The Lighthouse Set consists of one unpainted
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In WI378, April 2019 we included an article in Wargames Illustrated in which regular contributor Pete Brown mused on the thorny issue of ‘taking offensive’ in our hobby. Incase you didn’t buy the magazine and see it (at which we take offence!) you will find the said article here. In WI379,
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Warlord Games continue to add to their product line for their Blood Red Skies WW2 aerial combat game. There latest release cover the fictional war on the frozen Eastern Front to the reality of combat in the tropical Pacific. First of all, we have the ace pilot Johnny Red and the
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Heer46 have added to their excellent range of German Fallschirmjäger with a three man special weapon team. The first figure is an NCO or officer waving his men forward, armed with a STG44 equipped with a ZG 1229 Vampir 1229 (ZG 1229), also known by its code name Vampir, the infrared night scope and sighting
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Buy this in Print FROM THE EDITOR The dust has now settled on Salute 2019, certainly the biggest wargames show of the year for the WI team. All of our staff attend, hundreds of Salute goers subscribe to the magazine and we run the world’s largest participation game at any show (see
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Artizan Designs and North Star have added to their World War Two range with three new packs of Soviet Scouts. Each pack contains four metal miniatures. The first pack is SWW415, a Soviet Scout Command team. There is an officer in peaked cap holding a map, a figure kneeling holding a
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The 1967 Aden Emergency was one of those ‘End of Empire’ wars in which many British troops served but is now largely overlooked. However, Eureka Miniatures have a range of figures for both sides in the conflict, and very nice they are too. The two packs we have for review represent
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Battlezone Miniatures have once again teamed up with Early War Miniatures to produce more additions to their excellent 20mm Soviet range. We’ve picked out two of those releases to look at this time around. The first tank is the T-26 Twin Turret Tank which was produced from 1931-33, although some were
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Armies of the Late Roman Empire – AD 284-476 Gabriele Esposito Pen and Sword Military 2018 Reviewed by Bernd Biege Every once in a while a book comes along where I go “Wow!” – this is one of them. Mainly because of the splendid illustrations, scores of high quality colour photos of reenactors in
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North Korean Onslaught: UN stand at the Pusan Perimeter August - September 1950 Gerry van Tonder Pen & Sword Reviewed by Jim Graham North Korean Onslaught is the latest book in the Pen & Sword “Cold War 1945 - 1991” series, and is the second in their “Korean War” sub-series. Gerry van Tonder is
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Eyewitness Korea; the experience of British & American soldiers in the Korean War 1950 - 1953 James Goulty Pen & Sword Reviewed by Jim Graham Eyewitness Korea is a hardback of some 259 pages, the last 48 of which are the notes, bibliography and index which tells you straightaway the research which has gone
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Cold War 1945 – 1991, Angolan War of Liberation (Colonial – Communist Clash, 1961 – 1974) Al J Venter Pen & Sword Reviewed by Phillip Herbert “Cold War 1945 – 1991 Angolan War of Liberation (Colonial – Communist Clash, 1961 – 1974)” is the fourteenth book in the excellent Cold War series of books
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Useless Mouths – The British Army´s Battles in France after Dunkirk, May-June 1940 Peter Whelan Helion and Company Reviewed by Kevin Rolko The Battle of France and the Blitzkrieg in the west have been subjects of new hobby supplements for Bolt Action and Chain of Command in the recent past. Thus many a hobbyist´s focus
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Warlord Games have recently released a whole bunch of Bolt Action gear for the Hungarian army in World War Two and they have kindly given us everything you see above to give away. All active Prime member during 3 - 17 May will have a chance of winning this prize. Don’t forget - Freebie
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Paint and Glue Miniatures offer a number of 3D printed vehicles for most of the nations who fought during World War Two. The models are made to order, and can be re-sized from 1/56th to any other scales. Unlike many similar products, these are created using polylactic acid or PLA, which
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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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Great Escape Games have added another string to their bow, focusing once more on the theatres of World War Two that other companies often ignore. This time, they have added the first 24 figures in a 28mm range of Greek Ezones, or Mountain Infantry. Focusing upon the Greco-Italian War from October
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Perry Miniatures have finally released their multi-part plastic US Infantry 1942 - 45. This provides you with enough parts to create 42 figures which can be used to represent troops for the majority of World War Two. This is a great set of miniatures, with enough parts to create a full
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Modelling British World War II Armoured Vehicles and Modelling German World War II Armoured Vehicles are two guides published by Crowood Press. Both address largely the same approaches to their respective subjects, albeit with a few differences in the exact focus. https://youtu.be/5ruKBYUjk-U The British book begins with a thorough exploration of the
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