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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
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wargames illustrated issue wi383 september 2019
from the editor
There is something particularly evocative about warfare on the frontiers. It’s easy to conjure
up images of fighting on the great plains or mountain passes on the fringes of empire. In
this issue of
Wargames Illustrated
we explore some of the wargaming potential offered
by Frontier Wars, taking you from the Wild West to native Australia, the Massachusetts
Bay Colony to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Touching on about 0.01% of the wargaming
possibilties of Frontier Wars, but providing you with plenty of ammunition to push further
into the interior.
Outside of our theme content we take an in-depth long at the recent HMGS Historicon
convention which took place at it’s new venue in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. As
well as a look at some of the best games (p.80), Observation Post (p.8) is a ‘Spotted at
Historicon’ special - taking in some of the new and recent US releases at the show.
Dan Faulconbridge
Editor and Owner
observation post ...................
8
Our cover artwork is by Neil Roberts and shows a Hollywoodized Colonel Custer fighting (unsuccessfully!) for his
life at The Battle of the Little Big Horn.,
A Gentleman’s War ............... 34
The figure on the cover (top) is that man Custer again - the latest release from Giants in Miniature. Find out how
to paint him on page 54.
The figures on the cover (bottom) are Warlord Games plastic Landsknechts, seen below in regimental form.
AUSTRALIAN
frontier wars ......................... 42
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OBSERVATION POST .......................... 8
A look at new and forthcoming products in
our hobby, with a focus on what we spotted
at Historicon 2019.
THEME:
FRONTIER WAR ................. 18
Rolf Grein introduces us to this month’s
Frontier Wars theme.
cover mount focus:
LETHAL LANDSKNECHTS ............... 22
A look at the most feared, ruthless and
flamboyant mercenaries who ever fought
across the battlefields of Europe.
THEME:
“THIS BLACK AND
FATAL DAY” ......................................... 26
Robert Giglio and Jefferson Hobbs outline
a typical frontier action and offer some
advice on the wargaming potential behind
the Battle of Bloody Brook, 1675.
designer’s notes:
A GENTLEMAN’S WAR ..................... 34
Howard Whitehouse discusses his ‘shiny
toy soldier’ rules, his influences and more.
THEME:
AUSTRALIAN
FRONTIER WARFARE ........................ 42
Rolf Grein returns to explore the clashes
between the British army and settlers
against the tribes of aborigines that resisted
settlement in Australia in the late 18th to
early 20th Centuries.
“IT TOOK OVER THE AIRPORTS” 50
Colonel (Retired) Bill Gray digs into the
‘history’ surrounding recently declassified
information regarding the use of British
airships during the American Revolution.
THEME:
GEORGE ARMSTRONG
CUSTER AT THE MOVIES ................ 56
Nick Buxey takes us on a journey into the
realms of frontier legend.
THEME:
PAINTING CUSTER ........... 58
By Ben Macintyre of Demon Brush.
TALKIN’ TONKIN .............................. 62
We speak to David Marshall about the
construction of the award winning Tonkin
1884 table which demoed at Salute 2019
and attracted a great deal of attention for its
sweeping vista and superb detail.
BRISTOL DOWN ................................ 72
Pete Brown takes us to the North West
Frontier, for some inter-war gaming with
downed pilots and hostile natives.
INSIDER INTERVIEW:
DR STEPHEN TURNBULL ................. 76
We pose some wargamers questions to
Stephen Turnbull - Samurai-era expert.
HISTORICON 2019 ........................... 80
For the third time in as many years, the
HMGS flagship convention - Historicon
- changed locations. Change can be a
difficult thing for all of us, but the vast
majority of the gamers and vendors I spoke
to at Historicon 2019 agreed that this
change was incredibly welcome.
HAVING A PULPTASTIC TIME ....... 90
On 6 July, we hosted 7TV Day IV with
our friends from Wargames Foundry,
Crooked Dice and Edgehill University.
This time around, we were celebrating the
publication of
7TV: Pulp,
the latest in a
string of supplements which take the
7TV
rules system and adapts it for different
genres.
7TV: Pulp
is focused on the pulp
serials and fiction of the 1930s and 40s -
plenty of scope for adventure!
WARWICK’S CARRACK .................... 94
Michael Davis shares an ambitious project
to create a painstakingly accurate model of
‘The Kingmaker’s’ ship.
Warwick’s Carrack .............. 94
Talkin’ Tonkin ...................... 62
BRISTOL DOWN! ......................... 72
INSIDER INTERVIEW:
Stephen Turnbull .................. 76
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Show reports
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HEREWARD
www.hereward-wargames.co.uk
Peterborough, UK
FREAK WARS
www.freakwarsmadrid.com
Madrid, Spain
SOUTHERN FRONT
www.trianglesimsociety.org
Morrisville, NC, USA
BARRAGE
www.hawks-barrage.org
Havre de Grace, MD, USA
lead adventure forum
WARGAMES INDUSTRY NEWS ON LAF
The Lead Adventure Forum has opened its pages to wargames companies wanting
to promote their wares to its legion of members. The recent addition of the
‘New
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SKELP
www.anguswargamesclub.co.uk
Forfar, Scotland
SELWG
www.selwg.org
Crystal Palace, London UK
FIASCO
www.leedswargamesclub.webs.com
Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK
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MORE OPEN-ENDED?
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Open Combat
miniature skirmish rules.
This set of rules is designed to let you use any figures from your collection, whether
fantasy or historical, and pit them against each other. The name ‘open combat’ reflects
this, the system allows you to match up tabletop opponents from a variety of genres
and is simple to play but hard to master.
Available for less than the price of a fancy beverage, the playable abridged version of
the rules lets you try the game and get a feel for ‘statting up’ up your own miniature
collections before sending them to battle in
Open Combat.
Not only that, purchasers of the
Open Combat Primer
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full rules if you decide that you want more.
For more information, visit www.secondthunder.com
In addition, the long-awaited black powder supplement for
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will be
going on pre-order in September 2019 ready for an October 2019 release. This will
allow even more options, from floppy hatted warriors to Sharpe adventures, all under
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