Wargames Illustrated wi408 December 2021 Issue

FREEwith the December issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine. One plastic frame of EPIC Waterloo French or British heavy cavalry! (supplied randomly sorry).

QUICK FIRE!

Wargamers from around the world give us insight on their latest hobby projects.

OBSERVATION POST

News and reviews of the latest miniatures and rulebooks.

RELEASE RADAR

Its a bumper edition of Dom Sores Release Radar with a look at the new WW2 Italians on the way from Warlord Games and Wargames Atlantic.

FULL PAPER JACKET

Neil Smith tries to fill up more of your shelf space with this months exciting book releases.

THEME: WATERLOO GOES EPIC

This months free heavy cavalry frame is a tantalising taster of Warlord Games new Black Powder: Epic Battles – The Waterloo Campaign range. We infiltrated Warlord HQ and quizzed boss man John Stallard and Head of Studio Production, Paul Sawyer, about whats ahead.

THE GREAT BRITISH KITBASH

Gee Walsh kitbashes a selection of Warlord Games plastics and makes figures for some of WW2s more unusual and less commonly available British units.

THEME: EPIC NAPOLEONIC HEAVY CAVALRY

We show you the different options on this months free British and French Heavy Cavalry frames before Marc applies his brushstrokes to British Heavy Dragoons.

THE SILVER BAYONET SOCIETY – PART TWO

James, The Silver Bayonet Society campaigns GM, tells us how Wis campaign will begin and talks about our practice games.

THEME: GO BIG OR GO HOME

Game Designer Sam A. Mustafa shares half a century of observation, experience, and experimentation in wargaming big Napoleonic battles.

PARTIZAN 2021: BEST OF SHOW

We take a look at the worthy winner of Best in Show at the recent Partizan Convention in Newark, England; A Descent on the French Coast, presented by The Friends of a Military Gentleman.

THEME: PAINTING BICORNE NAPOLEONIC PERSONALITIES

Paul Mackay paints some legends of the Napoleonic period and shows us his approach to getting a group of character models finished in a jiffy.

A JOURNEY INTO THE APOCALYPSE

Geek Nation Tours Teras Cassidy travelled to Wasteland Weekend and managed to find tabletop gaming amidst the wild tribes, converted cars, and vehicular mayhem.

THEME: ITS HIP TO FORM SQUARE

Pete Brown considers history versus rules when it comes to squares – that impressive Napoleonic warfare formation we know and love.

SYSTEMATIC STARGRAVE SPEED PAINTING

We share a speed painting approach that uses Citadel Contrast paints and an airbrush; painter Marc completes a quick and dirty dozen Stargrave figures in about twelve hours.

THEME: SOFTENING UP NAPOLEONIC ARTILLERY IN COMBAT

Jim Graham and Neil Smith present a beginners guide to wargaming with Napoleonic artillery.

Prod. Code. WGI408