Wargames Illustrated WI415 July 2022 Edition

QUICK FIRE!

Short, quick-read posts from Wi readers about their hobby projects, notes, news, and observations.

OBSERVATION POST

A plethora of 28mm plastics from a variety of periods gets reviewed in this month’s OP along with some 6mm Baccus goodies.

RELEASE RADAR

Alongside the usual mix of esoteric wargaming goodies, Dom Sore examines some digital figures that fit this issue’s theme of New Napoleonics.

FULL PAPER JACKET

Neil Smith takes his monthly look at new books for the discerning wargamer.

THEME: NEW (TO) NAPOLEONICS

Neil Smith introduces this month’s theme and provides a whistlestop tour of wargaming’s most colourful period.

DESIGNER’S NOTES: LION RAMPANT SECOND EDITION

Daniel Mersey tells us about his ‘Director’s Cut’ of Lion Rampant and the extras that feature in the ruleset’s second edition.

THEME: RESCURING THE RUSSIANS

Paul Mackay dusts off some classic Hinchliffe Napoleonic Russians he painted in the 1980s and gives them an update.

SHOW REPORT: PARTIZAN

A ten page tour of some of the best games from Partizan, May 2022.

THEME: PRUSSIAN ATTACK ON PLANCENOIT

Marc uses the new Epic Prussians (free with last month’s Wi) and some MDF terrain to make a diorama inspired by Adolf Northern’s iconic painting.

WARGAMING FLODDEN

Simon MacDowall investigates the wargaming possibilities of this significant battle with contributions from Gary Kitching, Richard Speedman, and Ernie Fosker.

GAMING BY MOONLIGHT

Moonlit paint effects are applied to new Offensive Miniatures Waffen SS ‘assault pioneers’, British Paras engineers, and some old terrain.

THEME: SOLDIERS OF NAPOLEON

Warwick Kinrade and Andy Fox visited WiHQ and took us through their new game, Soldiers of Napoleon.

BUILDING A CANTINA WITH ADOBE WALLS

Tony Harwood recreates the cantina from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and shows how to make adobe wall effects.