Monthly Archives: February 2017

Review of GW novels partwork

Posted on February 26, 2017 by George Arnold

Jonathan Aird reviews some of the novels being issued by Games Workshop. It’s on the Reviews page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin 0

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The Maxson Mount

Posted on February 22, 2017 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan This is a “holiday snap” of the well-known World War II American-produced Maxson Mount for 4×0.5-inch Browning M2 machine guns, the very effective counter to low-flying enemy aircraft. I liked the look of this mount. (It’s to … Continue reading →

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Play-through of ‘Risk Legacy’ game

Posted on February 19, 2017 by George Arnold

Russ Lockwood chronicles a play-through of a “Risk Legacy” board game with several of his friends. It’s on the Miscellaneous page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin 0

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‘Sails of Glory’ — The models for the game

Posted on February 15, 2017 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan The other day, I had the chance to examine the ‘Sails of Glory’ game ship models of two nearby wargamers, Steve and Jay Button. It was the first time I’ve seen the 1/1000th scale models outside the … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Early Iron Age Greek Warrior 1100-700BC’ (Osprey)

Posted on February 12, 2017 by George Arnold

Jonathan Aird reviews an Osprey from the Warrior series and finds it lacking. It’s on the Ospreys at a Glance page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin 0

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Two reviews of Star Destroyer model

Posted on February 9, 2017 by George Arnold

Today’s offering is a two-fer. Regular contributors Jonathan Aird and Rob Morgan provide reviews of the Hot Wheels Star War Star Destroyer model, which is now available at a discount. Their reviews are on the Reviews page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin 0

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A sample article for February

Posted on February 5, 2017 by George Arnold

This month’s sample article from the pages of past Lone Warrior issues is by Rich Barbuto, editor of Lone Warrior, and features his game report on a refight of the Battle of Ligny. It’s on the Sample Articles page. Share … Continue reading →

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Found: ‘Scale Models’ magazines

Posted on February 2, 2017 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan “I’ve got something here might interest you,” said my friend in the Oxfam charity shop: a pile of magazines from the late 1960s and, as they say on the TV antiques programmes, immaculate. Most were model railway … Continue reading →

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