Innehållsförteckning för April 2022 från Miniature Wargames

SEND THREE AND FOURPENCE THE FALL OF KLONSHOCK STATION An Oldhammer Scenario for Stargrave Words and pictures by Conrad Kinch It is a truth universally acknowledged that a wargamer in possession of a set of rules will immediately attempt to use it for something it wasn’t designed for. Our own esteemed editor has been spotted using the Silent Death spaceship battle rules for the basis of his own Hammer’s Slammers games and I’ve used Near Future Special Forces rules Black Ops for everything from Napoleonic Skirmishes to Cold War Battles. We’re wargamers and basically we’re incorrigible. So it was inevitable that when I started playing Stargrave, I would start using it for something slightly different. The fact that it came with a set of solo rules was a big plus in…

COMMAND DECISION THE MOGADISHU MILE Somalia: 4 October 1993 Words and photos by Jon Sutherland. Each Command Decision aims to offer a series of playable options in timeless military scenarios. Command Decision is designed so you can read the situation and figure out your own command decisions if you were leading the troops on the ground. You can either work through the various options or use the mechanics to create the precise circumstances of the table top engagement. The scenarios may have particular historical themes and settings, but you can easily adapt the mechanics to suit your own preferences and collections.. This month concludes part two of a two part scenario based in Mogadishu but they can be played as separate, stand alone games. SITUATION Elements of the Ranger and Delta…

THE LAST WORD ADAM ABRAMOWICZ Tactical Promotions Executive & Studio Painter at The Army Painter My start in the hobby world likely mirrors most of the readership of Miniature Wargames. I discovered wargames and miniatures in my pre-teen years. I had just started reading Lord of the Rings when I had a chance encounter at a game store where I saw Orks and Elves and Wizards! I was hooked. I went on to paint dozens of armies, participate in tournaments and painting competitions around the globe, I even hosted a podcast called The Best General that had a small following. All that led me to where I am today. One of the things that I love the most about the gaming community is just how diverse it is which means that…

COMMUNITY CORNER FORWARD OBSERVER News, previews and community submissions from the wargaming world HIGHLY OFFENSIVE Lots of Hassel plus French resistance Offensive Miniatures have added their Sven Hassel release that I first saw at Salute to their website. In addition they have released a pack of French Resistance fighters. All of these are in metal and are in their Elite 28mm WWII range. Starting with the Germans, these are based on the characters from Sven Hassel’s well known stories and feature the eponymous Sven and his colleagues in 27th Penal Panzer Regiment. There are eight figures in the set representing the most well-known: Tiny (in a bowler with an MG34), the Old Man, the Legionnaire, Barcelona Blom, Gregor Martin, Julias Heide (with a PPSH41), Joseph Porta (in a top hat…

FLAT PACK FEVER Terrain & basing for the future Words by and Photos by Andrew Fielden of Flatpack Forces & Full Colour Fantasy On the front cover of this issue are some free bases from Flatpack Forces. But they make other prodcuts to aid our gaming so we asked Andrew to explain some of what they do for the readership. This is what he said. Ed. HOW TO START Getting into tabletop gaming using miniatures can be a daunting prospect. You need to chose the game system; read and hopefully understand the rules; collect your miniatures and terrain; make paint and get ready said miniatures and terrain. Then – finally – you can get to have a game. In fact the spectacle of the game in play is one of the most…

REGULATIONS The Texan Regulator-Moderator War 1839-1844 By Chris Swan. Photos by The Editor Fans of Game of Thrones will no doubt be aware that the author George R.R. Martin has said that the inspiration for the betrayal and massacre of the Starks at the Red Wedding was based on two incidents in Scottish history: the Black Dinner of 1440 and the Massacre of Glencoe from 1692. He also said “No matter how much I make up, there’s stuff in history that’s just as bad or worse.” DOWN IN TEXAS For example, in the settlement of East Hamilton in Shelby County, Texas in 1847 a man called Old Man Wilkinson who was later described as “of bad character and a notorious hog thief” held a wedding party for his daughter. Wilkinson…

QUARTERMASTER ACCESSORIES & TERRAIN SNOW BOUND ◗ deepcutstudio.com ◗ 27.90€ - 79.90€ At Salute 20/21 this year there was a superb prize winning Stalingrad game (Stanbograd by Loughton Strike Force) and it certainly made me think hard about how impressive a wargame set in that bitter battleground could look. But – as we don’t all have the Loughton team’s dedication (or space and time) to run a game as pretty as that on a regular basis (ie, not at a show) where could the rest of us start? How about a pre-printed mat? Funnily enough, Deep Cut Studio have just released another new mat that might fit the bill and it’s a great take on the usual ‘snow’ mat: so no large white tundra or arctic areas; no majestic mountain…

REVIEWS DEFENCE IN DEPTH RULE BOOKS & FIGURES BEYOND THE EMPIRE ◗ caliverbooks.com ◗ £19.50 Chris Swan – regular contributor to this magazine (check out his work on the Texan Regulator-Moderator War in this very issue) – has produced another set of rules which have been published by Caliver Books. This one is called Beyond the Empire and – in a 100 page, 170mm by 240mm soft back – he has laid out quite the ‘pick and mix’ for early twentieth century colonial skirmishes. There’s Mad Barons, Chinese Warlords, Revolutionary hordes, Archaic Imperialists and Fascist interventionists along with a whole lot more. The game is aimed at a small number of units per side – perhaps half a dozen – with each unit loosely defined at what seems to be…

WAR ON A BUDGET WAR ON A BUDGET Sandraiders, Miners & Mercenaries: what could go wrong? Words by Jim Webster Photos by Tony Francis This is a scenario using Hellfire rules suitable for two or more players (Hellfire – written by Mr Webster – has been reviewed in this magazine and has previously been featured in scenarios – such as A Policeman’s Lot – in issue 463 of Miniature Wargames. Ed.). Whilst written with 6mm figures in mind, Hellfire is flexible enough to cope with you using 15mm or larger figures. A WORLD APART The world of Ammos is known for the sand mining and mineral extraction. Whilst not a classic ‘desert world’ it does have large expanses of desert and these have considerable areas of drifting sand. These are mined for rutile, ilmenite, and zircon.…

HOBBY TIPS VIVA ESPAÑA VIA FRANCE Wargame terrain inspired by the film The Lost Command Words and images by Tony Harwood Firstly I’ll start with an apology: this is not the first crypt or mausoleum model I have ever made. In fact it’s not even the first crypt model that I have constructed and had featured in this magazine, but I felt it was worth while including as a tutorial on how to paint white-washed buildings without them looking too plain. The model was inspired by a building – actually two buildings – that appear in the film The Lost Command (1966). The film is an American movie focusing on the story of French paratroopers fighting in French Indochina and French Algeria. The film generates a number of wargaming scenario…