With the launch of Black Powder 2 just around the corner, we’ve put together a quick guide to getting started with the new book, and what’s changed between the two editions. After 8 years, our best-selling book has had a bit of an update to improve the experience for you, the players. As you’ll see…
We’ve been completely blown away by some of the entries you guys have submitted for the Summer Offensive: Painting Competition. We spent last week collating all the entries and passed them over to the studio for judging, so we’ll be able to announce the winner of each category in next week’s newsletter. We’ve picked out…
Welcome to the first entry in an exciting new series of articles following the exploits of Warlord staff members as they participate in an escalation campaign kicking off in the early days of the war, hurtling towards the dramatic climax in 1945. Why Four Star Generals I hear you cry? Well, we’ve each only got…
We’ve put together a fantastic bundle for those of you wanting to get started with Highlanders in Pike & Shotte. The Highlander range is bursting with character and this deal gives you everything you need to get them on your table! This battalia represents a part of Montrose’s Royalist Scots army, particularly those at the…
As a quick follow-on from our feature on Farqharson’s Highlanders, We’re taking a very brief look at our versatile Pike & Shotte command groups, and the options available to you with a bit of chopping and changing. The Command Group Central to the identity of a Pike & Shotte regiment is its command group. The officer…
During our tremendous summer sale, we gave you the opportunity to pick up some back issues of Wargames Illustrated at an amazing price of five issues for £5($8.) While the rest of the sale has come to an end, we’ll be continuing to sell the back issues at this great price. Choose any 5 issues…
Continuing our series of articles on the crack troops of the Afrika Korps, we’re taking a look at the famous 21st Panzer Division. Unit History The 21st Panzer Division’s storied career began in the early half of 1941, where they led the Afrika Korps’ 600-mile charge across Egypt, sweeping aside the British defenders at Gazala…
After looking over what you’ve bought in our fantastic Summer Clearance Sale, we noticed that a lot of you have picked up sprues of the excellent Macedonian Phalangites. We took a look at the campaigns of Phillip II and his military reforms last week, so this week we’re going to show you how to paint…
An alcoholic mutant bounty hunter with his face on his knee? It’s time to look into the tragic life of Kid Knee… Kid Knee appeared in the Strontium Dog Strip, The Kid Knee Caper. We found him on Mab Garden City, a floating metropolis and popular way station. Kid Knee was being attacked (or mutie-bashed)…
In the final instalment [for now] of our series on iconic units of the Western Desert, we’re touching on one of the British Army’s most iconic units – the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Unit History The Highlander regiments of the British Army have a well-deserved reputation for heroism and coolness under fire, cultivated on hundreds…