Hi, here's a long list of reviews I have made during my blogging period. I hope that these reviews of wargame related products ranging for the most obvious one: miniatures to wargame bases may be helpful so you can decide to spend your hobby money on them or not. To see the actual reviews please follow the link in bold next to every picture.
Angry Badger
Ramshackle Camp Kit: "Hi, It's time for another wargame review! This time we will take a closer look at the lasercut wooden Ramshackle Camp Kit from the new Australian company called Angry Badger! Their about us page says the following: "We all know that good terrain can change the game, but we also know that the cost of good terrain has gotten out of control. At Angry Badger we are striving to reach a good cost/quality ratio and provide war gamers with options that don't include going bankrupt or starving. " And to be honest what do we want more? Let's take a look at this amazing terrain set which can be used to recreate Goblin Town or can be used in an whole array of other settings."
6mm Viking Settlement: "Hi, Today I'm doing a review of the new resin 6mm Viking building range of Leven Miniatures more in particular of the church and longhouse. How it all started for Leven Miniatures: When I decided to clear out my entire collection in 2011, I put them all on eBay. Both the vehicles (over 4,000 of them), and the buildings went very well, and I realised that there was still a market for them. I trawled the internet for what was available and found that availability in 6mm scale was still relatively limited, so I made a couple of new buildings of my own to test the market. After that, and being RAF biased, I decided to produce a range of airfield & military buildings, and put these out to see what happened, and basically..."
Armourfast
20mm plastic Hanomag kit: "Hi, I just finished the review of the 20mm plastic boxed set of Armourfast and was really surprised about the good quality of these as they are often discussed as model vehicles with poor details. For those unaware of who Armourfast is here's a small sunmary: We have been established for over 20 years and our aim is to create a range of military 1/72 models that is affordable, accurate and varied enough to engage the seasoned modeller and wargamer as well as encourage the novices. Our range includes miltary models from the US, British, German and Russian military."
Offensive Miniatures
Riot Police Snatch Team: "Hi, today I will make a short review on the newest release of Offensive Miniatures, the second snatch team for their more than excellent Near Future range. This nice and unusual range contains figures reflecting the face of modern confrontation and that of the "Near Future". Their first release for this expanding range were 24 unique figures, including ruthless terrorists, SWAT teams and poor unfortunate hostages. They also made available a couple of tasty freebies to add to the range - as part of their special offers. Also in this range the Rioting Mob and the Law release - including mounted Police and a variety of rioters armed with an assortment of "street" tools."
US Para Jeep Kit: "Hi, it's time for another review, this time we take a look at the recently released US Paratrooper Jeep made by Offensive Miniatures as part of their great Elite Range. Here's a fragment taken from their website explaining some more about this nice range. This catalogue will focus on the Elite troops of WW2. Our first release of U.S Paratroopers, is now followed by German Fallschirmjaeger.These figures, we are sure you will agree, the finest yet at this scale."
Radio Dishdash Publishing
Modern skirmish Rules Skirmish Sangin: "Today we will take a closer look at the new skirmish ruleset Skirmish Sangin from Dishdash Radio Publishing from a purely theoretical point of view as I haven't found the time to test these rules out. This new wargame company has been developing these rules for a while now and has released them now for the broad public. So what’s the idea behind Skirmish Sangin, which will surely become one of the more popular skirmish rules for the modern Afghanistan conflict that still rages on as we speak: “So what don’t I like about wargaming. The answer is simple, it’s the people. If gaming opponents can enter into a game with the spirit of friendly competition most rule sets should be able to provide an adequate setting and mechanism. I can hear you mumbling, “Why should I buy Skirmish Sangin then? Well, it’s because it has been designed to make you feel like you are the person in combat, to enable you to create a story in your mind and tell your opponents about it, which in turn helps to encourage the happy banter of a great gaming experience. It’s also a really pretty book!
Minairons Miniatures
20mm plastic Panzer I A kit: "Hi, I just finished the review of the splendid 20mm Panzer I Ausf. A plastic boxed set of the new Spanish company called Minairons Miniatures and was really surprised about the the quality the new company managed to deliver at very reasonable prices. For those unaware of who Minairons Miniatures is here's a small sunmary of their goals and future ranges"
20mm resin Bilboa armoured car: "Hi, I just finished the review of the 20mm resin Bilboa Armoured Car of the Spanish company Minairons Miniatures and was really surprised about the the quality their first resin kit which was made in cooperation with another Catalan Company called Barcino Miniatures. For those unaware of who Minairons Miniatures is here's a small sunmary of their goals and future ranges: We are new company aimed at producing fast-assembly, hard-plastic, quality miniatures for wargaming and collecting. After a number of months of planning and hard work, we are now close to proudly watching how the new firm is born and becomes fully"
Godslayer: Trologdyte starter set: "Hi, welcome to the second review of one of the Megalith Games starter sets! This time we will take a look at the fierce Trolodyte faction of the fantasy skirmish game called Godslayer manufactured by Megalith Games. The starterset arrived swift and extremely well-packed in a large cartonboard box preventing shipping damage even when thrown around during the shipping! When opening the large box, I stumbled upon the two starter sets and the ruleset (of which I will write another review later on)."
Godslayer: Nordgaard starter set: "This time we will take a look at the Nordgaard faction of the new epic fantasy skirmish game called Godslayer manufactured by Megalith Games. This epic game of good and evil is set in the rich and detailed fantasy universe named Calydorn, Godslayer is created to be a fast and tactically challenging tabletop skirmish game played with detailed metal miniatures. The skirmish game is designed for two or more players and offers a totally new gaming experience with many aspects never before seen. ..."
Conquest Games
Norman infantry boxed set: "Hi, Here's another useful review, this time we take a look at the newest release of Conquest games, their plastic multipart Norman Infantry boxed set! This box has been long awaited for by the wargame community as they are a perfect fit for their already existing mounted Norman Knight plastic boxed set. Together with these mounted knights you can easily build a Saga warband out of two boxes as these kits include enough bits to make command units and heroes with a bit of imagination. As the miniatures are actually produced to be used as Norman Infantry they can be used for the early medieval times and the early crusades probably up to the fourth ..."
Warlord Games/ Empress Miniatures
Anglo-Zulu War British Firing Line boxed set: "Hi, it's time for another review, this time we will take a look at the Warlord Games British Line Infantry plastic boxed set. This excellent boxed set was actually made in cooperation with Empress Miniatures as they provide the metal officers and buglers while warlord Games provides the common soldier. This release was part of a larger release which includes both married and unmarried zulu warriors but also native auxiliaries! But enough talking up to the actual review of one of my most favorite plastic boxed kits and I have seen quite a bit of them while reviewing!"
Mounted Sergeants cavalry boxed set: "I'm very happy that Fireforge has released these miniatures so soon as they could have easily chosen for more common miniatures such as heavily cladded knights which every wargame company seems to has already covered. Mounted Sergeants are lesser armed cavalry that rides in support of more wealthy knights. They often comprise squires, rich commoners and lesser nobility who cannot afford the expensive heavy armour of a real knight. These soldiers are no match for knights but will perform good when supporting smaller units of knights or attacking less armoured units such as militia and bowmen."
Templar knight cavalry boxed set: "Hi, It's time for another review as the kind lads at Fireforge Games have delivered some nice plastic Templar Knight Cavalry sprues at my doorstep! I was rather surprised to find a new package from Italy just as I left for college. I opened the package and found several sprues of both the new plastic Templar Knight Cavalry and Mounted Sergeants which will be officially released at Salute. A detailled review of the magnificent Mounted Sergeants will follow later."
Teutonic knight cavalry boxed set: "Hi, today I'm privileged to review the wonderful Teutonic Knights Cavalry set made by Fireforge Games! This box caught my attention at Crisis 2011 when Fireforge Games showed some of the most awesome greens ever made! I have been following the company's news for several months and now I'm able to present these beautiful miniatures to you as the kind folk at Fireforge Games delivered me some of their sprues. As most of the plastic sprues these were made at Renedra. Fireforge Games is a relativly new wargame company as the Teutonic Knights Cavalry set is the first set they ever produced."
Scale comparison for the mounted miniatures: "Hi, I've finally managed to take a comparison picture of the excellent Fireforge Games Cavalry with some other well-known manufacturers of plastic horses such as Games Workshop and Perry Miniatures. On the following picture you can see that the Perry Miniatures Currassier horse is about the same size while the Games Workshop Lord of The Rings horse is slightly smaller. The Games Workshop Warhammer horse is much larger as the other horses are scaled true 28mm while the Warhammer horse is 28mm heroic. I hope this comparison picture has helped a bit."
Perry Miniatures
Heavy cavalry boxed set: "Today, I'm presenting you a review of Perry Miniatures: Napoleonic French Heavy cavalry. This box is their fifth plastic box and is adored by many napoleonic wargamers. Finally they are able to field heavy cavalry units at a fraction of the price of metal miniatures! Just like most of the wargame industry, the Perry twins also invested in a plastic range of miniatures. However their plastic range is made to bulk out armies and their metal range fills the ranks with artillery, command and other specialised units! This is a good balance between quantity and the pricetags.
Madhist-Ansar (1881-1885) boxed set: "Today, I'm presenting you a review of the Perry Miniatures Mahdist Ansar. This boxed kit has been on my list as soon I've heard the news, The Perry brothers were going to make it. I've been patiently waiting for the release and the next discount moment of Maelstrom online shop and then decided to buy them! The miniatures can be used for their intended role as the different tribes of the Sudan or they can also serve as proxy Arab slavers or traders with some minor conversion work or none at all!"
Defiance Games
United Americas Marine Corps boxed set: "Hi, it's time for another review! This time I will take a look at the plastic United Americas Marine Corps made by the American manufacturer Defiance Games lead by Tony Reidy. Some may have heard that the release date of these miniatures was postphoned several times and that most of that was the result of an issue about the name use of the box which was originally United States Marine Corps. Therefor all the boxes needed to be reprinted and repacked. But after all that waiting here's a review of probably the most generic plastic modular futuristic soldiers you can currently find on the market. Let's take a look ..."
Dr Willett's Workshop
The Nook, resin fantasy building kit: "Hi, Today I'm doing a review of the new resin building range of Dr Willett's Workshop more in particular of the The Nook fantasy building. Dr Willett's Workshop is a relatively new wargame company but has already some resin gems in his range such as The Nook, The Gold Rush Saloon and his Fenland Well. His shop also contains bits and pieces such as useful doors and bases, so if you have the time take a look and you will be amazed by the price and quality. The company also offers a commission service for miniatures and terrain, the picture below is of a painted The Nook building that is sold painted for £45. Enough general talk, up to the review!"
Warbases
Wooden bases boxed set: "Hi, today I'm reviewing the bases of Warbases.co.uk! Searching on the internet on how to base miniatures, I always found people are using all sorts of commercial or homemade bases. I've been making bases at home but could not reach the level of perfection I wanted! There for I contacted the people at Warbases for some samples for a review, the people were really helpful and sent me out a package of all sorts of bases. So here's a review for people who are doubting on how to base their armies in a cheap and nice way!
Bastion
Ex Illis, the game: "Hi, here's a review about a new kind of tabletop wargaming, Ex Illis created by Bastion. This game combines tabletop gameplay with computersoftware to resolve diceresults, automaticaly measures ranges and movement.
I have played this game once but I found a lot of other usable information on the internet, I was informed about this new game through a French wargame magazine I bought on a holiday in the Ardennes. The magazine included a cavalry miniature and his gamecode. This gamecode is used to control your miniature throughout the software and is able to store his stats, battle experience and upgrades!"
Egsa Press
Shattercaster: New Kingdom Boardgame: "Hi, today I'm representing to you the review of the excellent boardgame Shattercaster: New Kingdom by Egsa Press! A mad combination of chess, go and magic! As the legend goes, long ago, when Nabta Playa was not yet a distant memory, nomadic traders stumbled on a half buried rough-hewn box. In the course of time and many hands the contents of the contest within live on!ShatterCaster: New Kingdom is the original game of strategy and sorcery. Egsa Press and Egsa Softworks team up for the first time ever to provide a cult sensation that delivers fast, compelling battles between rival factions destined to rule the world!"
Orc warband boxed set Part One: "Hi, it's time for a new war game miniatures review! This time I will take a closer look to the Wargames Factory Orc Warband boxed set. Since they were released I always wanted some of these for some Lord of The Rings skirmish games as they are based upon the marvellous drawings of Angus Mcbride! These orcs will serve the lord of Mordor as either elite Cirith Ungol Orcs or Morannon Orcs! Enough talking up to the review. Wargames Factory was one of the wargame manufacturers which introduced the marvels of plastic wargame miniatures to the wargame community. Their ranges are now filled to the brim with all sorts of different kits rangings from the amazing Shocktroopers to Amazon Warriors! All these kits are interchangable and are a real heaven for miniature converters. Each of these kits includes sufficient leftovers to fill your bitsboxes dramatically!"
Orc warband boxed set Part Two: "Hi, here are some more pictures of the Wargames Factory Orc Warband as I promised. First of all I took a picture of the miserable artwork on the box! The guys at Wargames Factory should really have spend some more time and funds in the creation of an attractive packaging for these rather nicely detailled war game miniatures (compared to their older releases). Secondly I have included a useful comparison of the Wargames Factory Orcs! I have searched through my entire pile of unpainted miniatures to show you the precise size of the Orcs. From left to right you have: A Games Workshop Night Goblin, A Games Workshop Mordor Orc, the Wargames Factory Orc and to end a sole Games Workshop Space Marine. I hoped to find an unpainted Mantic Games Ghoul but was unable to find some."
16th Century Samurai and Ashigaru infantry boxed sets: "Hi, I have the privilige to share a review of a fellow wargamer called General Lee of the Lead Adventure Forum which he made about the Samurai and Ashigaru infantry sets of Wargames Factory. I'm really pleased with this opportunity as I now have reviews of the entire Rising Sun range of Wargames Factory! Enough talking up to the guest bloggers review!I’ve always loved the look of Japanese medieval warriors. Massed ranks of ornately armoured soldiers, brightly coloured back banners fluttering in the breeze, and the sun gleaming off thousands of swords and spears. A fully arrayed 16th century Japanese army must have been a spectacular sight, but I don’t think you would want to be on the receiving end."
16th Century Samurai and Ashigaru infantry boxed sets: "Hi, I have the privilige to share a review of a fellow wargamer called General Lee of the Lead Adventure Forum which he made about the Samurai and Ashigaru infantry sets of Wargames Factory. I'm really pleased with this opportunity as I now have reviews of the entire Rising Sun range of Wargames Factory! Enough talking up to the guest bloggers review!I’ve always loved the look of Japanese medieval warriors. Massed ranks of ornately armoured soldiers, brightly coloured back banners fluttering in the breeze, and the sun gleaming off thousands of swords and spears. A fully arrayed 16th century Japanese army must have been a spectacular sight, but I don’t think you would want to be on the receiving end."
16th Century Samurai Cavalry boxed set: "First of all I will tell some more about the box. I was really empressed by the artwork of the boxed set it still doesn't reach the look of the Perry Miniatures or Warlord Games boxed sets but this artwork is a massive improvement compared with the artwork of the skeleton box. The box also contains some basic assembly tips for the beginning wargamer which is always good if we want to attract younger wargamers to the hobby as every 1/72 plastic kit includes manuals but I have never seen one in a boxed kit for 28mm plastic wargame miniatures (excluding Victrix which has some instructions on which parts fit where but would be a nightmare for novice wargamers)."
Zombie Vixens boxed set: "This time we will take a look at the latest release from Wargames Factory, the zombie vixens! This box was initially clouded in much mystery as they weren't officially announced when the rumours were spread online but in the end they were released for the broad public at the large GenCon convention in the US. These female zombie miniatures are extremely useful for the zombie wargamers as there are already many male zombie miniatures around but these are the first female plastic zombies that can be found on the market so they certainly fill a significant gap. Enough talking up to the content of the boxed set."
British Firing Line boxed set:"Today I'm presenting to you fellow wargamers the eagerly awaited review of the Wargames Factory British firing line box! This box has been eagerly awaited by colonial fanatics in an attempt to recreate Rorkes Drift and other major colonial battles with British involvement.Such as the entire Wargames Factory range, the miniatures inside the box are made of hard plastic and scaled 1/56 which is approximately 28mm. The miniatures inside are colonial British who defended the outer territories of the British Empire throughout most of the Victorian age. The miniatures are dressed and equipped for the Zulu Wars but could be used for the Indian mutiny, Boer wars if you aren't to picky! And if you are a Victorian Science Fiction lover you can simply use them to defend england against prussian invaders and mad scientists! Or use them to crew your huge aeronef fleets!"
Zulu warriors boxed set: "As mentionned earlier the miniatures inside are made of hard plastic and are scaled 1/56 which is approximately 28mm. The miniatures inside are the fierce Zulu warriors, these warriors fought against the British rule in South Africa. However they lacked modern weapons they fought fiercely and were able to inflict the British Empire some severe blows such as the battle of Isandlwana and earlier border skirmishes. But even with these victories, the British eventually scattered the zulu army near Ulundi. However the miniatures are ment to represent the Zulu warriors from the Anglo-Zulu war they could easily pass for generic natives or islanders!"
Forlorn Hope Games
Skeletal robots AKA Terminator squad: "... but as most will see they are terminators ready to destroy humanity or any other alien race. First all I want to thank Gary at Forlorn Hope Games for this review opportunity so I can show you some more goodies and show of some of Gary's amazing miniature ranges. As said this review will go about 28mm scaled white metal terminators which are part of the EM4 miniature range. The release of these skeletal robots brought along five unique sculpts, each of these characters is armed with either light weaponry or heavy weapons such as flame throwers and anti tank weapons."1st Corps
Minerva Belgian Armoured Car, 28mm metal and resin model kit: "Hi, it's time for another review! This time the review is written by Schogun of The Lead Adventure Forum and he was so kind to let me place him on my blog for my loyal visitors. I have to note that i have slightly adjusted the style of the review to fit this blog. As said in the title this review will go about the excellent 1st Corps Minerva Belgian Armoured Car which has seen action during the first months of the First World War and was even send to Russia as the war in Europe had become a static one. This particular model can be bought for £22 directly from 1st Corps, the crew can be bought seperately."Commando Miniatures
British infantry in bush hats and accessory pack: "Hi, it's time for another review! This time we will take a look at the SAS miniatures from Commando Miniatures is a relative new British wargame company founded by John Allen, a seasoned wargamers who has finally started an own range which is currently specialising in the British troops between 1950 and 1982. This time setting allows you to collect the figures you need to replay everything between the Korean War to the Falkland War! The miniatures were supplied in ziplock bags and arrived only several days after the order. The miniatures were extremely well packed in a padded enveloppe and I especially love the fact that the owner John chose for ziplock bags as blisters really ..."
