by Rob Morgan Now, I always found Zeppelins, balloons and airships interesting. If Napoleon hadn’t taken against them, the French Balloon Corps he disbanded might have turned his fortunes in a few battles, including Waterloo (now there’s a thought for a wargame). There are few decent ‘balloon’ models around for wargamers, but there are several […]
Periods – Fantasy
Games Workshop – Age of Sigmar : Stormbringer Part 1
In our newest review, Jonathan Aird considers the latest partwork from Games Workshop You can find it on the Reviews page.
Dark Alliance War Trolls Review Added
Jonathan Aird finds much to like in this fantasy set from Dark Alliance featuring large, menacing War Trolls – nominally 1/72 but suitable for use with other scales. You can find it on the Reviews page.
Review of Dark Alliance Fire Demons
Jonathan Aird reviews this set of Tolkien-inspired Fire Demons from Ukranian figure-manufacturer, Dark Alliance. At just two-figures per box, he finds the price reasonable, particular given that, as he notes, “there’s only one Balrog in Moria, after all.” It’s on the Reviews page.
A Sample Article for May
This month’s sample article from previous issues of Lone Warrior is “A Song of Frost and Shadow: Fantasy Skirmish Wargames” by Paul Le Long. This complete rule set of RPG-light skirmish wargame rules in the manner of Frostgrave and Rangers of Shadow Deep includes rules for character development, henchmen, skills, and abilities. It’s on the Sample Articles […]
Review of Dark Alliance Cimmerians
Jonathan Aird reviews a wonderful range of 1/72 figures based on the Conan movies and finds them to be of good quality and bargain-priced, with over-the-top poses befitting the subject. It’s on the Reviews page.
Hot Wheels Batplane reviewed
Jonathan Aird has reviewed a recent find in the Hot Wheels range, a Batplane for Batman. It’s on the Reviews page.
The last zeppelin — a model
By Rob Morgan I was reminded by a colleague that there’s a decent scale model of a German airship around, one very suitable for conversion into numerous ‘Steam-Punk’ models, and arguably fantasy Third Reich stuff too. The Revell Mini-Kit 06580 is of LZ129 Hindenburg which met its end a little before WWII. The kit has […]
Post-apocalyptic map and counter game rules added
Jim Rohrer explains his game system that uses a standard road map and a set of counters, which are provided, ready to copy. It’s on the Complete Rule Sets page.
A sample article for this month
For the September addition to the roster of sample articles, Craig Dunglison reviews “Legendary,” a card deck-building game based on the Marvel superheroes. Hint: He likes the game. It’s on the Sample Articles page.