Sometimes you don’t choose a wargaming period; it chooses you. Via a small contribution to the latest issue of the Wargames Illustrated magazine (Wi405) I wrote about my appreciation of the author Thomas Hardy and how his book The Trumpet-Major provided some interesting background material for wargames based around Napoleon’s
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The Wargames Illustrated team dig through the Vault to bring you some latest issue tie-ins. The theme of the next magazine (September 2021, Wi405) is ‘What if?’, it’s a subject we have visited, re-visited, then visited again numerous times over the years in Wi, leaving us, or rather you, with an
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! If you can play the guitar, music can become interactive. You are no longer just listening to music, you're taking part in it. If you play a wargame, you can make history interactive. You are no longer just reading about
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Editor Dan talks about sorting his way through boxes of fine figures and fond memories in this Editor’s Exploits. Dan: When we lost my good friend, mentor and Wargames Illustrated founder Duncan Macfarlane earlier this year, I inherited his personal collection of Wargames figures. Duncan’s miniature mountain is made up of
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We've got a treat for Prime members with an expansion to an article from Wi404. Bob Giglio examined Samori Ture’s resistance in Western Sudan in his colonial article for the issue, but what of the French expansion in Sudan? Well, we didn't have space for it but have no fear,
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download the PDF instead. Wargames Illustrated Paints is your definitive guide to painting Wargames figures by two of the best professional painters in the hobby, compiled by the publishers of the world's best-selling tabletop gaming magazine. Wargames Illustrated Paints is a collection of material
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download the PDF instead. Wargames Illustrated has been working with model maker and wargaming maestro Ron Ringrose for many years. His articles have been the highlights of several issues of the world’s best-selling tabletop gaming magazine, through which his models and games have
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download the PDF instead. One battle looms larger than any other in the psyche of the wargamer; Waterloo. Over the last 25 years, Wargames Illustrated has featured articles on this battle more than any other. More than any other battle Waterloo seems to fascinate
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Wi's new in-house painter Marc premieres his first guide for going about painting great looking shields, using Victrix's new Norman Infantry as his canvas. It features freehand pattern tips, reference guides, accurate battle damage, and of course, what paints he used! Download the full PDF. Enjoy!
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Blam! Blam! Argh! Tokens. The Search for Spuck scenario. The Snatch! scenario. Larger than Life Heroes extra 'Hero' profiles. With comic book heroics to play whatever's on your shelf, Blam! Blam! Aargh! comes free with the nation's favourite wargames magazine
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! 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 2021, just as we went to print with the
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Games Designer Daniel Mersey has at least six Osprey Games titles under his belt, including several in the very popular ‘… Rampant’ series. But, like many a well know author, Dan cut his teeth writing for Wargames Illustrated, years before he made a career out of it; check out the
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The Wargames Illustrated team dig through the Vault to find exciting articles from previous issues. 400+ issues is a feast too great for anyone to tackle with ease, even the greatest of gaming gluttons, yet that's what you can find in The Vault. Where on earth should you start browsing in
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In Wi403 Pete Brown presented a short campaign for the French Foreign Legion in the North African desert and we have an online extra to add to your gaming options. Below is a downloadable extra page that we couldn't fit into the issue itself. It presents alternate movements for Abd El
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Project Manager James talked to Mark Latham about Legends of the Old West in Wargames Illustrated 403 – here we have some WiPrime-exclusive extras for your enjoyment – some additional interview bits that we just couldn’t fit into the magazine. On the figures: Wargames Illustrated: Do you still have all your Old
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Dan: Since my last Editor's Exploits, the Wargames Illustrated team have suffered a terrible loss in the form of the sudden but peaceful death of Duncan Macfarlane. Duncan was the founder of both the Miniature Wargames and (four years later) Wargames Illustrated magazines. Yesterday was his funeral and (within government restrictions)
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! French troops are never very far from the wargames table: whether that be Charlemagne's Frankish warriors, Napoleon's legions, the Poilus of the Western Front, and more. The martial prowess of the soldiers from the various regions that have come to
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The Wargames Illustrated team dig through The Vault to find exciting articles from previous issues. With over 400 issues in The Vault you might be at a loss for where to start browsing - there are literally thousands of articles available and that's rather overwhelming. Well, fear not, each month we
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Our Project Manager, James, talks about our latest Giants in Miniature figure, Shaka Zulu. When the first production casts of this figure arrived in the office I have to admit to falling in love, just a little bit, with how Shaka Zulu had been sculpted. The quality’s not surprising as he
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Has our latest Giants in Miniature - Shaka kaSenzangakhona - inspired you to bring this great leader to the tabletop? Take a dive into the history of Shaka and the Zulu people through previous Wargames Illustrated articles and more! Shaka in The Vault Shaka's Bloody Ascent - Wi378 - page 28 to
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Editor Dan embarks on a brave new journey of discovery, involving cardboard and clips. Dan: If you’re a 50+ wargamer like myself, you can possibly remember your first model house building project. Perhaps it was something constructed in the 1970s using balsa wood and a toxic (now banned) glue, or maybe
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We couldn't quite fit all of Steve Wood's Never Mind the Billhooks extras into Wi402. Thankfully there's space online to add it so we've got an extra page for Prime members to enjoy! Download the full PDF.
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Download the plans for this How To... now. This 'How To ... A Guide to Modelling Volume 3' is a compilation of articles published over several years in Wargames Illustrated magazine. It is the third in an ongoing series which began
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! This month we are going micro mini with our theme, that doesn’t mean we are going “all 2mm” on you, but rather our ‘Billhooks Redux’ theme consists of just two articles. Both are an expansion on the Never Mind the Billhooks
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The Wargames Illustrated team dig through The Vault in this new, Prime exclusive feature. With over 400 issues in The Vault you might be at a loss for where to start browsing - there are literally thousands of articles available and that's rather overwhelming. Well, fear not, each month we’re going
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Project Manager James brings you the first part of his Hussar hobby guide, delving into building and painting the recently released figures from Perry Miniatures. A lot of amazing quality metal, resin, and plastic miniatures make their way through the Wargames Illustrated office; I'm often tempted to steal goodies to work
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Noel Williams is keen on all things riverine (as well as other forms of waterborne) and in this online exclusive PDF, he shares his house rules for Oathmark, which adds all kinds of boat and water-based fun to the fantasy game. There are lots of intriguing and useful ideas here, so
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Diane Sutherland, AKA the Wargames Widow, is back with one of her semi-regular terrain building contributions for WiPrime members. This time she guides us through some simple ways to make an Afghan village, perfect for anyone with a desire to get gaming in the North-West Frontier. Many great tips can be
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Wi Editor Dan is starting up a new feature for WiPrime members, giving a taste of life at the helm of Wargames Illustrated. In this episode he offers a behind the scenes look at some of the figures he’s been shipping and snapping for upcoming articles. Dan: Caesarian Romans delivered to
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We get insider insight from Stargrave designer Joseph A. McCullough in this Expanded Article. This is an extended interview containing an additional three pages that we couldn't fit into Wi401, just for WiPrime Members. Download the full PDF.
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