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T h e W O R L D ’ S P R E M I E R TA B L E T O P G A M I N G M A G A Z I N E
INFAMOUS
SECTIONS
Wargames with
World War Two’s most
notorious soldiers
WITH TALON
AND CLAW!
Issue 386
december 2019
UK £5.25
PIRATES OF THE HEBRIDES
GASLANDS REFUELLED
GAMING A GAME OF THRONES
Creating the forces of Westeros
Medieval piracy in the Western Isles
Using pedestrians in your games
plus: MODELLING THE FILTHY 13, MODIPHIUS ELDER SCROLLS, BUILDING ANTIETAM AND MORE
FEATURED
THIS MONTH
wargames illustrated issue wi386 DECEMBER 2019
from the editor
You can’t go wrong wargaming with a bunch of mohawk sporting US paratroopers known
as the ‘Filthy 13’ or indeed a group of armed British citizen militia known as ‘Dad’s Army’,
both (very different!) sets of warriors featured in this month’s ‘Infamous Sections’ theme,
along with Popski’s Private Army - a rag-tag collection of heroic individuals who fought
their way across North Africa and into Italy during World War Two.
BUILDING ANTIETAM ................
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Our
Judge Dredd
article is this month’s nod to the festive season, and whilst the whirl of
all the preparation for Christmas and the New Year gathers pace, you can sit back with your
favourite tipple and enjoy that article along with plenty of other quality contributions to the
magazine ‘by wargamers, for wargamers’, including a Battle Report on a game I myself
played in - an introduction to the Great Northern War - courtesy of Barry Hilton and his
With Talon and Claw
rules.
Have a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and may all your dice rolls be 6s
(… unless you are rolling D20s of course…).
Dan Faulconbridge
Editor and Owner
PLASTIC PARACHUTIST
CONVERSION COURSE ............. 34
Our cover artwork is The Filthy 13 by Neil Roberts.
A Busy night in
Little
’Appens
........................... 46
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contents
OBSERVATION POST .......................... 8
Our regular look at what’s new and
forthcoming in the hobby.
THEME:
THE FILTHY 13 .................... 16
Neil Smith delves into the Hollywoodized
history of this most infamous of World
War Two sections and comes out with
some great wargaming suggestions.
Building Antietam ...................... 24
Andy Thomlinson tells us about his project
to build a scale model of the Antietam
battlefield, for use by the South London
Warlords in their
Fire and Fury
games.
THEME:
PLASTIC PARACHUTIST
CONVERSION COURSE ................... 34
The Filthy 13 are back for more! In this
article Phil Lewis shows us how to turn a
M43 uniform into the M42, to represent
this infamous section as they would have
appeared on the eve of the Normandy
landings, 1944.
pirates of the hebrides ............. 38
Games Designer Chris Peers provides some
information on a skirmish faction which
may be used for his
On The Seven Seas
and Dan Mersey’s
Lion Rampant
rules.
theme:
A Busy night in
Little
’Appens
................................. 46
In keeping with this month’s theme, one of
the most Infamous Sections of World War
Two (albeit one that only came to light on
BBC TV in the 1960s) springs into action
in defence of their green and pleasant land.
Talons, claws
and rotten dice .......................... 52
Barry Hilton introduces
WI
Editor Dan
to the Great Northern War via the latest
supplement for
Beneath the Lily Banners
-
With Talon and Claw.
theme:
Popski’s Private Army 62
Jim Graham introduces a unique warrior
from World War Two who led a disparate
group of troops into action through a
number of theatres.
an out of
vehicle experience ..................... 68
Some (unofficial) rules for using
pedestrians in
Gaslands.
Gaming a game of thrones .. 74
Gary Mitchell takes us into a fictional
world that may have its own game system
but when did that ever stop gamers from
finding a cheaper, alternate way to game?
HOW TO... GET AN EXTRA HAND 78
King of the ‘How to’ Paul Davies returns
with a mean modelling tip using Lego.
Designer’s Notes:
Wasteland Warriors ................ 80
Jaye Wiley outlines the ideas behind his
new post-apocalyptic supplement for the
Fistful of Lead
rules system.
Modiphius Entertainment .... 82
We take a trip down to Modiphius
Entertainment’s London HQ to talk to
CEO Chris Birch and take a look at their
forthcomming
Elder Scrolls: A Call to
Arms
miniatures game.
“deeds that thrilled the
empire” ............................................... 86
Robert Giglio presents an episode of
derring-do in the Western Desert during
World War One.
Jingle Bell DROKK! ....................... 92
Well it’s Christmas time once again, which
usually means Peace on Earth and Good
Will to all Men. Unless that is, you’re
enforcing the law in Mega City One!
Painting JT - the survivalist 96
Putting paint to metal on a new
WI
Giants
in Miniature figure.
Talons, claws
and rotten dice ................... 52
gaming a game
of thrones ................................ 74
Jingle Bell DROKK! ................. 92
Painting JT -
the survivalist ....................... 96
Interviews
Product Unboxings
Rule Flipthroughs
Show reports
and
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RECON
www.wdwgamers.weebly.com
Pudsey, Leeds UK
WARGAMING NEWS
‘OLD SCHOOL, NEW LOOK’
AROUND THE GLOBE
january 2020
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SPARTACON XX
www.spartacon.weebly.com
Lansing, MI USA
17 – 19 SIEGE OF AUGUSTA
www.siege-of-augusta.org
Augusta, GA USA
17 – 19 SZENARIO
www.szenario-con.de
Hackenheim, Germany
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CRUSADE
www.penarthwargames.co.uk
Penarth, Wales UK
The very talented Mr Jack Alexander celebrated
his 90th birthday in August 2019. As many of you
will know he is the gentleman responsible for the
small range of beautifully proportioned 20mm
metal figures and equipment kits known under the
name Jacklex. In wargame parlance these are ‘old
school’ figures first sculpted and produced by Jack
and first sold through the Garrison model soldier
shop in Harrow in the summer of 1968. By happy
coincidence, 2019 was also the year that saw the re-
launch of ‘Jacklex Miniatures’ to keep alive a little piece of vintage wargame history.
Quite where Jack Alexander acquired his skill in creating the lovely little pieces is
open to conjecture. It may have been his work as an instrument maker for Boosey and
Hawkes or his collaboration with Bill Pearce of the Garrison shop or his later work
for Miltra making 1/72nd scale Second World War figures. It seems more likely that
it is simply innate, a fact confirmed, as any of you who follow Alan Cook’s excellent
‘All Thing’s Jacklex’ blog will have seen, by Jack’s ability to build, sculpt, create and
mould with consummate ease anything from tiny military men to architectural models
and large scale naval vessels.
The American Civil War and colonial ranges continue to be the best sellers from the
five very varied periods created by Jack Alexander. The most unusual being the Russo-
Japanese War range and the most recent the US Punitive Expedition to Mexico figures.
The latter were brought to market by Peter Johnstone of ‘Spencer Smith Miniatures’
who has done much over the course of the last eighteen years to keep the Jacklex
ranges viable.
Jack Alexander and the new owner of ‘Jacklex Miniatures’, Mark Lodge met for the
first time in July. What has followed, with Jack’s blessing and the kind assistance of
Bob Black and Alan Cook is the piecing together of missing moulds, the discovery of
many of the original sculpts including exquisite equipment pieces and the creation of
new figures. This work has enabled ‘Jacklex Miniatures’ to offer the most extensive
range of Jack Alexander’s figures yet seen. There are also plans to extend the existing
ranges and add a completely new range to cover the French Intervention to Mexico
whilst still keeping to the same selection of poses and traditional ‘toy soldier’ look of
Jack Alexander’s figures.
Jack Alexander continues to wargame with friends using miniature Jacklex armies.
Long may he continue to do so and long may his charming and evocative figures be
available to all us wargamers.
For more information visit www.Jacklexminiatures.com
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Canberra, Australia
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Ragnarok: The Vanir
MORPHEUS ENGINE 2
The Aesir are dead, and the Vanir, now uncontested in their divinity,
come to claim what is left of the Nine Realms. The War Clans must
oppose, or align with, these new foes.
Ragnarok: The Vanir
features new Godsparks that War Clans may
harness to combat the marauding Vanir, as well as new scenarios,
monsters, and options to further develop players’ campaigns.
COMMEMORATING
THE HEROIC WORCESTERS
Warlord Games have teamed up with the Worcestershire Ambassadors and
the Mercian Regiment Museum to help commemorate the gallant and pivotal
action that saw the Worcestershire Regiment save the line at Gheluvelt,
Ypres, Belgium, 31 October 1914.
Strong German infantry attacks had driven in the British line and all
that was left to counter-attack were 357 officers and men of the second
battalion Worcesters.
Dropping packs and fixing bayonets the three companies formed line and
dashed forward under heavy aimed shrapnel fire. They lost one hundred men
before closing in and routing a whole regiment of Germans who thought
they had won the battle.
It was a stunning if expensive victory. Of the 357 men who went forward,
no less than 198 were killed or wounded.... But the line was held, the
gallant Worcesters were true to their cap badge motto, “Firm”.
Lord French said that day to Lord Selborne “The Worcesters saved
the Empire”.
A splendid booklet has been written about the action and Warlord MD John
Stallard commissioned a maquette from top sculptor Bob Naismith. John is
a Worcester lad and saw his chance to help the charity. So here he is, in all
his glory, if you wish to get your hands on the model and leaflet see
the Warlord website. All profits go to the memorial restorations and
educating Worcester children the sacrifices made in WWI.
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