We’re back with February’s edition of Insider Insight. Take your WiPrime exclusive monthly peep behind the Wargames Illustrated curtain at some of the exciting things ahead. WiDigital We gave you an advanced look at a new Billhooks leader for Bohemia in last month’s Insider Insight and promised there were figures for the other Theatres underway. Our sculptor just sent us renders of two more files, this time representing the Italia and Helvetia Theatres. Blaise de Monluc (left) and a Swiss Hornblower (right) for the Italia and Helvetia theatres respectively. A bevvy of Billhooks bits The characters above aren’t all that we’re producing for Billhooks this year. In terms of models, we’re planning various 3D tokens, some cool extras that you can add to your movement trays to record multiple statuses, and assorted markers to represent the different Event cards on your tabletop. We’re not done with Billhooks goodies in print either. If you’ve had the good fortune to bump into Billhooks creator Andy Callan at any shows, accompanied by his comrade in gaming - Steve Wood - you’ve probably seen the ship-based combat of Never Mind the Boathooks being played. Those rules are being refined now and will, once everyone’s satisfied with them, eventually become a Billhooks expansion that will initially be a freebie with a future issue of Wi - read about the upcoming expansion in this month's Editor's Exploits. That’s not all either … but perhaps it’s best that we save the rest of it for a future Insider Insight. Never Mind the Boathooks, the expansion to its landlubber precursor, Never Mind the Billhooks. Changing the game An issue theme that you’ll get to see soon is Gamechangers and we’ve already got some fascinating articles for it. WWI armoured cars trundle through the desert, Cataphracts charge at the Battle of Ad Decimum (and get painted with some game-changing oil painting techniques), and more. Cataphracts charge in a Wargames Illustrated 352 theme article of the same name. Check it out in The Vault to get your appetite going for the upcoming piece. Looking further ahead To finish off this month's Insider Insight here's a double bill of great-looking figures that will appear in our Hit and Run-themed issue. The first models are Victrix's beautiful new plastic Light Horse Archers, painted by Matt Parkes, which will feature in an article examining the Parthian Shot and the Battle of Carrhae. The Parthian Light Horse Archers at the Battle of Carrhae. The next minis are so hot off the digital workbench that they're still getting a few tweaks made to them before we print them and get them painted. Fidel Castro and Che Guevara will be accompanied by a theme piece on
