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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Would you like some sails for your free model ship/s found with issue 348? You can download them here, then print them on paper or card.
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This set of event cards is for use with the Ramree island ‘Cacophony of Hell’ game as demoed at Fall In 2016 and seen in Wargames Illustrated 359. The full list of events and quantity of each (as multiples of some occur), are as follows. Feel free to create more appropriate
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Putty Monkey, AKA sculptor Mark Evans, recently ran a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of a number of figures based upon the Aftermath RPG that first appeared in the 1980’s. Aftermath is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which the characters typically had to fight for food, water, basic supplies and
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Buy this in Print There is something particularly evocative about warfare on the frontiers. It’s easy to conjure up images of fighting on the great plains or mountain passes on the fringes of empire. In this issue of Wargames Illustrated we explore some of the wargaming potential offered by Frontier Wars,
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Mantic Games continue to add to their range of miniatures designed for use with their excellent skirmish game, Vanguard. The game allows players using the Kings of War rules system to play out those ‘special missions’ where hundreds of figures are not required, Consequently, the miniatures are extremely characterful and
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I remember my old history teacher telling the class “Britain has only ever been successfully invaded three times throughout history. Once by the Romans, then by the Anglo-Saxons and finally by the Normans in 1066”. As a twelve year old boy I just scribbled this down in my jotter and
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Ace painter Ben Macintyre (AKA Brush Demon) has provided us, and you, with a guide to painting King Leonidas from our Giants in Miniature range. Download the Guide. [pdf-embedder url="https://ed025442.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Leonidas_painting-guide-compressed.pdf" title="Leonidas_painting guide-compressed"]
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Buy this in Print We do hope you are enjoying your free plastic frames every month, this offer is set to continue throughout 2019 (and hopefully beyond). This month’s offering is quite special, the Crimean War Russians bagged with this issue have only just been released by Warlord Games, so this
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Full Metal Miniatures have added another vehicle to their Vietnam range, the M42 Duster anti-aircraft tank. [magic360 id="M42_Duster"] The M42 Duster was developed as an anti-aircraft weapon armed with twin 40mm bofors guns during the Korean War. During the Vietnam War the air threat never really materialised from the North and as
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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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To go along with Paul Davies ‘how to’ build a Greek temple for 28mm miniatures (WI380), You can download the plans to follow along with this project here. Paul also showed us how to make a Ruined temple which you can read here
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Having trouble viewing the 3D magazine? View and download the PDF instead. Download the Tactical Advantage Cards! Seven Days to the River Rhine is a set of fast-play rules simulating armoured combat during the 1980s in Europe when the Cold War between the NATO alliance and Soviet-led Warsaw Pact could easily have
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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 Private Parts or
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Studio Miniatures have added a new pack of Afghan Cavalry to their Afghan Wars range, which would actually be useful for most games set out on what was once the North West Frontier. Afghan Cavalry II consists of 4 riders, all wearing the dome-shaped hard hat called a kulla. This headwear
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Lucid Eye have expanded their Savage Core range of ‘Pulp-esque’ miniatures with yet more figures. Some of their latest releases compliment the new supplement for Savage Core, Temple of the Golden Heart. The five figures we have, sculpted by Steve Saleh, represent a pair of jungle dwelling humans, a big game
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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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When is Modern not Modern - when it’s Ultra Modern. At least that’s what we’ve decided here at Wargames Illustrated. For this month’s magazine theme we wanted to go beyond World War Two, but stop before the Millennium, so we’ve decided that the Modern ‘period’ covers 1946 to 1999 and
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It’s interesting how much wargaming potential there is ‘between the wars’. This month’s theme looks at conflicts that took place after World War One ended and before World War Two began and without even straying into the fertile ‘what if’ territory of A Very British Civil War or Pulp, we
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Last week we ‘unboxed’ the latest Perry Miniatures plastic box set ‘Agincourt Mounted Knights’ for you. At the time we didn’t have any painted examples - but now we do! Here they are in 360 degree technicolor. Painted by top medievalist Simon Chick. [magic360 id="AgincourtKinghts_1"] [magic360 id="AgincourtKinghts_2"] [magic360 id="AgincourtKinghts_3"] [magic360 id="AgincourtKinghts_4"] P.S. See
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Aenor Miniatures of France have a number of different ranges, from Aliens to Trolls. The Fantasy range consists of some extremely characterful miniatures that cover many of the archetypes to be found in a plethora of miniature and role playing games. Although we are dealing with archetypes such as the Barbarian
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Fougou Models produce a variety of resin buildings and other items, mostly focused upon the Dark Ages and Modern or Post Apocalyptic Shanty Towns. The items sent for review include this Dark Age Oratory Church, based upon the Oratory churches of the Celtic world but could work equally well in a
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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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The January 2018 issue of Wargames Illustrated includes an article on the Battle of Oudenarde, 1708, refought in 15mm by Simon MacDowall and friends. Here’s the Orders of Battle Allied Order of Battle French Order of Battle
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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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Previously known for creating 28mm Fantasy figures, Battlezone Miniatures have moved in a new and exciting direction. Offering Soviet troops and support in 20mm means they have entered the lucrative World War Two market, with some new approaches of their own. Currently, their vehicles feature three versions of the BT fast
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FROM THE EDITOR This month we commemorate one hundred years since the end of World War One, perhaps the most poignant time for those alive now to reflect on the loss of life during a previous generation. This November also hosts another commemoration or more correctly celebration in the form of
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North Star Miniatures and Osprey Games have released plastic 28mm sized Human Infantry, designed to be used in the forthcoming game from Osprey Games, Oathmark. This box set contains enough parts for you to build 30 Human Infantry. You are provided with enough weapon options to make them all spearmen, all hand weapon
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Pendraken Miniatures have released a whole host of miniatures for the Korean War of the 1950’s. They’ve decided to ‘go large’ on the number of packs, providing all you need to get started in replicating the battles in 10mm. There are 128 packs in the initial release, which cover infantry, command
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Miniature Figurines Productions have added more metal miniatures to their Bullets and Brains range. The range provides figures for gaming your standard zombie apocalypse but is also linked to an upcoming ruleset from Partizan Press. The packs sent for review are entitled William ‘Pine’ Ashdown and Balvinder ‘Baz’ Tejpal, both characters
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