Wargames Illustrated - October 2024 Issue #442Each issue of Wargames Illustrated #442 comes with a FREE copy of Official Valour & Fortitude Army Sheets.
OBSERVATION POST
We review multi-period wargaming rules from BelloLudi, Sengoku battles from Caliver, Wars of the Roses metals from Athena Miniatures, and an apocalyptic Starter Set from Modiphius.
RELEASE RADAR
Dom Sore’s here to tempt you with new and upcoming hobby releases.
QUICK FIRE
Short, quick-read posts from WI readers about their hobby projects, notes, news, and observations.
THEME: VALOUR & FORTITUDE AT BRITCON
Valour & Fortitude goes ‘live’ at Britcon 2024 with a trio of great games.
BOLT ACTION THIRD EDITION - EXCITING STUFF DOM SAW
Bolt Action superfan Dom Sore dives into Third Edition’s major changes, and tell us how he thinks they might impact the game.
PUBLIC ENEMIES - PART 2
We continue Nick Buxey’s pictorial story of the gangsters of the 1930s and the men who were known as Public Enemy Number One.
THEME: THE INDIAN REBELLION IN VALOUR & FORTITUDE
Ian Cluskey and Jervis Johnson provide a handy introductory guide, and Army Sheets, for ,em>Valour & Fortitude gaming in the Indian Rebellion/Mutiny.
BRINGING A FANTASY CITY TO LIFE
Grey for Now Games’ Graham Davey explains the world design and rules in his new game, Guards of Traitor’s Toll.
BASIC BLENDING: HARD-EDGE HORSES
Matt Parkes shows a punchy but smooth-looking technique to paint horses, and shares some tips on completing caparisons and applying decals.
BILLHOOKS POLONIA
A new theatre for Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe by Marcin Sowa, featuring the forces of the Polish Crown against the Teutonic Order.
HISTORICON PAINTING COMPETITION
We showcase some of the fantastic winners from this year’s competition.
TRAVELS THROUGH TOLLINGCHESTER
James talks to Sarissa’s Steve Cumming about their new, full-colour, modular Tollingchester terrain range, and builds some of the set.
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White Dwarf - Issue 505 October 2024White Dwarf is Games Workshop's premium Warhammer magazine, packed with amazing content each month - including new rules and background, short stories, regular columns, special guests, and more.Here’s what you can look forward to in October’s issue:Planet WarhammerMiniatures, letters, and questions sent in by readers. Plus, see how the Warhammer studio celebrated the launch of White Dwarf Issue 500.THE WHITE DWARF BUNKERAccess Granted!Editor Lyle talks about Warhammer 40,000 missions, Warhammer Age of Sigmar battleplans, Kill Team mission packs, and more!ChallengesSpooky season is upon us, and it's time to get magical – what will you paint for the Wizards challenge?Trouble in ParadyceWe gear up for narrative warfare with the rules for our next Warhammer 40,000 Crusade campaign. Scenarios of the MonthPrepare your armies for new Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, and Warcry scenarios. Basic TrainingWe return to the 41st Millennium in this second instalment of the army analysis article series. Hobby HangoutLyle paints some walls. There are no shady graffiti tags here, though – his work is a glowing example to us all. Satellite UplinkWe celebrate wizards, sorcerers, and all kinds of supernatural weirdness in this issue's uplink. WARHAMMER 40,000War Zone Chalnath: Sacred SilverThe Order of the Argent Shroud takes its holy crusade to the Chalnath Expanse, where it faces the technological might of the T’au Empire.Crusade of FaithGrab your flamers – there are heretics to burn with this suite of new Crusade rules for the Adepta Sororitas. Singing hymns is not required but is highly recommended.Battle Report: Squig Rustlin'It’s Orktober, which means da Orks have taken over the Battle Report room for a six-player, all-Ork scrap. Waaagh!Da Great Waaagh!Tournament gamer, award-winning painter, and Man in the Hat, Jack Masters, shares his colossal Goff Ork horde with us.WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMARFlashpoint Moulderhunt: Death KnellThe Moulderhunt campaign concludes this month with an epic battleplan to destroy one of the fabled Warpshatter Bells. Flashpoint Moulderhunt: Battle of the Bell TowerHamilcar leads the Astral Templars in a brash frontal assault (he knows no other way) into the depths of Moulderport. The Loathsome RatmenA 14-page designers' notes about the insidious Skaven – one of Warhammer's most endearing and enduring factions, and the antagonists of the new edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar.OTHER GAMESThe Fall of Nyrcon CityNew Zone Mortalis rules and missions of fighting Age of Darkness battles in the close confines of a city. Bring the flamers. The heavy flamers!SPECIAL FEATUREBlindsight, by Peter FehervariPrepare for a truly sensory experience in this horrifying short story from Peter Fehervari, author of the Dark Coil series. Set in the grimmest, darkest parts of the far future, it certainly paints a vivid picture – and packs plenty of scares for spooky season!Each copy of White Dwarf 505 also comes with a cardboard insert which includes a double-sided Ork/Orruk-themed photo backdrop, perfect for photographing your greenskins on, as well as a double-sided White Dwarf Bunker scenarios of the month card.
Rubicon Models - Ordnance QF6 pdr cwt GunProduct Highlights:- Four Buil Options:* Mk 2 with Shortened L/43 Barrel* Mk 4 with L/50 on Mk 1A Carriage* Mk 4 on Modified Mk 3 Carriage (Airborne)* US-Build 57mm Gun M1- Two Gun Shield Options- Extra ammo, shells, and crates included- British gun crew (officer, gunner & loader) includedModel supplied unpainted, assembly is required.
Warhammer The Old World - Tomb Kings of Khemri - Reference Card PackContents:1 x Warhammer: The Old World Tomb King of Khemri - Reference Card Pack (New in Shrink)
Rubicon Models - M24 Chaffee Light TankProduct Highlights:- Five possible variants to cover the following:* American, Late World War 2* British, Late World War 2* American, Korean War* French, First Indochina War* ARVN, Vietnam War- All hatches can be in open or closed position- Includes both steel and rubber tracks- Tank commander for all 5 variantsPlastic kit, supplied unassembled and unpainted.
Rubicon Models - Chinese Type 63 Armoured Peronnel CarrierProduct Highlights:- Option to build a Type 63 APC or its export version YW531C- Front Full Trim Board can be Stowed or Raised- All Hatches can be Open or Closed- Optional Type 54 12.7mm HMG- Chinese MG Gunner & Driver IncludedPlastic kit, supplied unassembled and unpainted.
Rubicon Models - M48A3 Patton / M67A2 Zippo MBTProduct Highlights:- Option to Build either a M48A3 or a M67A2- M1 Cupola with or without G305 Riser- Hatches can be in Open or Closed Position- Optional Mantlet and Searchlight Canvas Covers- Tank Crew in Vietnam era Uniform IncludedPlastic kit, supplied unassembled and unpainted.
Warlord Games - Pike and Shotte Epic Battles Rulebook A5The 17th century saw the recruitment of vast armies across Europe that clashed against each other in bloody wars that decided ultimate temporal and divine authority.The Thirty Years’ War was one of the longest and most destructive wars in European history. Ostensibly about religion, the conflict ultimately shifted the balance of power between nations on the continent.The English Civil Wars saw Royal authority violently challenged by Parliamentary imposition in a series of wars that rent Britain asunder. Nobles and lords flocked to one side or the other to fight neighbour and brother in bloody war.The Pike & Shotte Epic Battles rulebook provides you with all the information you need to refight the wars that raged across Europe in the seventeenth century in an epic scale, with period specific additions that capture the tactics, conditions, and prominent personalities of both these cataclysmic conflicts.This book is in A5 size Softback.
Warlord Games - Black Powder Epic Battles: The Waterloo Campaign Rulebook A5The Hundred Days campaign ended on the rain-soaked Belgian field at Waterloo, where the Duke of Wellington, master of defensive actions, faced the mercurial Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, doyen of the attack, and proved a swan song for two decades of Napoleonic warfare in Europe.Based on the award-winning Black Powder rules system, Black Powder Epic Battles allows you to refight the key engagements of the Waterloo Campaign on a huge scale, with period specific additions that capture the tactics, conditions, and prominent personalities of the Napoleonic Wars.Will you take the French to victory and cement Bonaparte’s legacy? Or will you lead a diverse Anglo-allied Army to stop the Corsican tyrant from waging an endless war across the continent?This book is in A5 size Softback.
Warhammer: Age of Sigmar - Cities of Sigmar: Freeguild FusiliersThis multipart plastic kit builds 10 Freeguild Fusiliers, accompanied by a Blackpowder Squire. Each Fusilier carries a huge pavise shield, on which they mount a fusil-cannon tipped with a bayonet. You can build one model as a Fusil-Sergeant, armed with either a brace of pistols or a triple-barrelled slaughter-fusil, and another model as a Fusilier Herald, who a carries a standard and torch with a choice of icons and flames. The accompanying Blackpowder Squire runs up and down the firing line, supplying shot and powder wherever it's needed.The kit includes plenty of different poses, heads, and shield designs, all of which are interchangeable between models, plus two curious gargoylian creatures – you'll be able to keep your Freeguild forces distinct and varied, no matter how many Fusiliers you recruit.This kit comprises 115 plastic components, and is supplied with 10x Citadel 28.5mm Round Bases and 1x Citadel 25mm Round Base. Also included is a Cities of Sigmar Transfer Sheet, featuring 410 Free City icons, Sigmarite cult sigils, and other forms of heraldry.These miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly.
Warlord Games - Bolt Action Armies of Germany: Third Edition PRE ORDER with Josef "Sepp" Allerberger Special FigureTHIS IS A PRE ORDER PRODUCT FOR RELEASE ~FEBRUARY 2025. Any products ordered with a Pre Order will be held until the entire order becomes available.Your essential guide to fielding the forces of Germany in Bolt Action has arrived!The essential handbook for any Bolt Action player looking to field the forces of the Wehrmacht on the tabletop, Armies of Germany is packed with unit profiles, special rules, and historical background. With this book, you can turn your collection of German miniatures into a deadly fighting force in the world's greatest World War II wargame, and find plenty of inspiration for new projects!From the first campaigns in Poland and beyond, through the baking deserts of Africa and frozen tundra of the Eastern Front, to the streets of Berlin itself, Armies of Germany allows you to create Bolt Action forces for any period and engagement of the war, encompassing the whole of the vast German war machine. The new era selection guidelines help you create a truly historical army, while the special rules enable you to tailor your entire force to your chosen theme, be they regular Heer troopers, die-hard Fallschirmjäger paratroopers, and a whole lot more besides!Special Figure: Accompanying Armies of Germany is the exclusive special figure – Josef “Sepp” Allerberger! A member of the elite Gebirgsjäger mountain troops, Allerberger would become one of Germany’s most lethally effective snipers on the Eastern Front. This figure depicts Allerberger lining up to take a shot. His shooting stance is right out of the Wehrmacht’s sniper school textbook, and his portable camouflage screen - both lightweight and effective - is cunningly made out of an umbrella frame and foliage!Dressed in the specialist uniform of the Gebirgsjäger, and wearing the Edelweiss flower badge with pride in his cap, Sepp Allerberger is a fantastic choice to represent part of a Sniper Team in one of your German Rifle Platoons - with him on the table, none of your opponents’ officers are safe!Models supplied unassembled and unpainted.
Rubicon Models - The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)Product Highlights:- 30 figures per boxPlastic kit, supplied unassembled and unpainted.
Rubicon Models - The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)Product Highlights:- 30 figures per boxPlastic kit, supplied unassembled and unpainted.
Warhammer The Old World - Warriors of Chaos - Army BundleIan has once again gone through a downsizing while sorting out boxes and his finds are up for sale. For any questions feel free to ask Ian.Bundle comes with Old World sized basing for all miniatures and Instructional Assembly Booklets.Contents:1 x Warhammer: The Old World Ravening Hordes1 x W:TOW Warriors of Chaos Arcane Journal1 x W:TOW Warriors of Chaos Reference Cards Pack1 x Egrimm van Horstmann mounted on Chaos Dragon (5th Edition Metal w Plastic Wings)(Complete & Rare)1 x Harry the Hammer (Metal)1 x Tzeentch Sorcerer on Disc (Metal)1 x Mounted Chaos Sorcerer (Metal)10 x Chaos Knights (WTOW Plastic)5 x Marauder Horseman (WTOW Plastic)2 x Chaos Chariots (WTOW Plastic)3 x Dragon Ogres (WTOW Plastic)1 x Nurgle Rotbringers Maggoth Lord (AOS Plastic - Intended as Giant Spawn Proxy)16 x Chaos Warriors with Metal Great Weapon Upgrade Set (WTOW Plastic / WTOW Metal Upgrade Set)(No Assembly Booklet)
