Bloody Miniatures - A Regiment of Foote review Bloody Miniatures specialise in 28mm figures aimed at conflicts such as the War of the Three Kingdoms (ECW), or the Thirty Years’ War, in the first half of the 17th Century. Their releases so far have focused on filling some of the characterful
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Modiphius Entertainment - Fallout: Factions Raiders review The last time we reviewed Modiphius Entertainment figures it was their plastic Brotherhood of Steel, in heavy armour. We were impressed with the three high-detail, high-quality, hard plastic figures in the set, and how they perfectly replicated the look of the Fallout video game
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Osprey Games - The Silver Bayonet: Egypt - Shadow of the Sphinx review If you’re paying attention to this, you’re probably already a fan of The Silver Bayonet, so we’re going to skip over getting into detail on the entirety of the book. You know what to expect from the chapters
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On Military Matters - assorted books review We sent our Observation Post skirmishers through On Military Matters’ book library and they returned with this report! Small Deadly Space Second Edition Small Deadly Space 2.0 is an American Civil War battle manual by Steve Fratt that takes an interesting look at the subject matter.
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As this Insider Insight goes online, the freebie ruleset that will come with May’s issue of Wargames Illustrated - Ruckus - is getting its final layout done before it heads to the printers. I’ve worked closely with Mike Peters, the ruleset’s author, over several visits to Wi Tower and it’s been
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Did you enjoy reading this issue? Why not vote for your favourite article and be in for a chance to win a signed copy of Neil Roberts' Wi cover art? Submit your entries now. I’m writing this editorial from a position
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Something’s gone wrong - the entries in the Wi/Hammerhead Painting Competition weren’t supposed to be this good! When we first teamed up with the organisers of the Hammerhead Wargames Show back in 2018, we collectively decided we wanted to run a painting comp in which anyone coming to the show could
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Great Escape Games - Dead Man's Hand Street Scatter review You can never go wrong with some good scatter terrain and this set, made for Dead Man’s Hand but usable with other Wild West games (or in European and Eastern areas for that matter), is certainly that. Two frames are included
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The Hammerhead Painting Competition, sponsored and run by Wargames Illustrated, was a fantastic time this year. There were 100 great entries and the standard was higher than previous years. There will be an article with the full story and the winners of all ten categories in Wi437 for all to see,
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North Star - Oathmark Human Command review Ready to enhance your new unit of plastic Human Light Infantry [reviewed in Wi435 - Ed] are two blisters of three human characters. These will add command options for your Oathmark army but could also fit into some historical forces or village terrain. One pack
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Wargames Atlantic - Skeleton Cavalry and Chariots review Games Workshop’s recent release of Warhammer: The Old World has seen the Tomb Kings (sand-cleaned and reanimated skeletal warriors from the desert) return to stores. These figures haven’t received flashy new kits though; old plastic frames in updated boxes have been flying off
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Wargames Atlantic - Great War Russian Infantry review We look to World War One with this new Wargames Atlantic (WA) box set. The plastic producers have made a frame that brings the massive army of Russia onto the wargaming table, joining the British, German, and French Infantry boxes that are already
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You’ve probably already noticed the first of our new WiPrime Collections in the Vault. These leather-bound tomes (digital PDFs if you’re the less romantic type) are a new addition, packed with themed articles that will make browsing your favourite subjects a pleasure. The first Collection covers the Crusades and since its
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Do you like the cover artwork for our April magazine (see below)? I do, but then I would, because I commissioned it, and it's by one of my favourite artists working in the hobby: Neil Roberts. Neil has been knocking out cover illustrations for us since October 2017, and we’ve managed
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We're ecstatic to announce the WiPrime Collections series coming to the Vault. In each of these online omnibuses, available exclusively to WiPrime Members, we bring together themed articles from the Wargames Illustrated archive for your reading pleasure and referencing ease. This month we've dug through The Vault and searched for articles
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook collection? View and download it instead! Welcome to the first PDF in our new WiPrime Collections series. In each of these online omnibuses, available exclusively to WiPrime Members, we bring together themed articles from the Wargames Illustrated archive for your reading pleasure and referencing ease. This month
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Partizan Press - Setting the East Ablaze: 3rd and Final Edition review Hot off the press comes the third (and, we are assured, final) edition of the popular Setting the East Ablaze (StEA) wargames rules. Produced by Partizan Press, the rules comes as a soft cover A4 book that runs to
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North Star - Oathmark Human Militia review A new box set of plastics has arrived for use in Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age, adding to the sizable range that North Star produce for the Joe McCullough /Osprey Games system. This one brings lighter-armed and armoured humans to the fantasy meets
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Osprey Games - Frostgrave: Mortal Enemies review If there’s one thing every good hero needs, it’s a great enemy. Would anyone care about grumpy ol’ Batman without the Joker? Would John McClane have done much beyond making fists with his toes if it wasn’t for Hans Gruber? Who would care about
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James previews some of the new STL files we’re preparing for WiPrime Members and looks ahead to some magazine content we’re working on. We’re getting fresh WiDigital models sculpted right now, after taking a break over the holidays and reassessing the direction this part of our WiPrime offering should take. Assorted
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! As we were putting the finishing touches to this issue of Wargames Illustrated we received the sad news of Bryan Ansell’s death. Bryan was a titan of the tabletop miniatures world, initially forming Asgard, then Citadel Miniatures in the 1970s.
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What’s a fair cross-section of the wargaming world? How about 2,046 Wargames Illustrated readers? That was the total number of votes we received for our 2023 Wargames Illustrated Readers’ Awards and, while I say 2,046 Wi readers, the reality is that quite a few of those voters probably don’t flip through
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After tallying the votes from over 2,000 submissions we're ready to announce the winners of the Wargames Illustrated Readers' Awards 2023. This article summarises the top three from each category and we'll have a full report on the winners in Wi435. Best Wargames Rules Burrows and Badgers Chain of Command Bolt Action Best
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The new year is ushering in a new style for From the Vault. James talks about what's ahead for our monthly WiPrime exclusive article. We're working towards a better WiPrime offering this year and, once we're a little further into 2024, we should have an all-singing, all-dancing, new Member offering. This
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We're sponsoring the Hammerhead Painting Competition again in 2024! Here are the details you'll need to enter. The basics There's no entry fee and up to one entry can be submitted to each category. Entries must be your own work. Each entry must be accompanied by an entry form. There will
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Oi, oi, what’s this? No freebie with Wi this month? Having spoilt you for three consecutive issues with frames of Napoleonic infantry, Epic Covenanters, and Valour & Fortitude rules, we’re taking a brief breather from all that generosity. As it’s the
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As 2023 draws to a close I have two options for my last Editor’s Exploits of the year; do I look forward? Or do I look back? I choose the former and will take a moment to share some of the Wi-related goings-on we have lined up for 2024. Wi Mobile Early
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As we prepare for 2024 we’re busy emailing our regular contributors with a list of planned themes. This preparation ensures that our best writers have a chance to pen fascinating pieces that are suited to their interests and matched to each issue’s overall focus. At the same time, we’re also
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Take a tour through the Vault and read some classic Wi articles. Wargames Illustrated 374 - December 2018 In an unusual and fascinating theme, this issue focuses on one man, and it's not one of the 'greats' either. Step aside, Napoleon! Decry your greatness, Alexander! Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart
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