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QUICK FIRE!

Short, quick-read posts from Wi readers about their hobby projects, notes, news, and observations.

THE ROAD GOES EVER ON BUILDING MIDDLE-EARTH

WEATHERTOP, THE RUINED WATCHTOWER OF AMON SUL

TOMBSTONE

Paul Mackay devotes some time at the hobby

THE ENGLISH CI VIL WAR IN VALOUR & FORTITUDE

Michael Allen presents two fan-made Army Sheets for

SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL

COLLECTING THE BLACK BANDS OF GIOVANNI THE GREAT DEVIL

TWO BLACK BANDS?

When researching my new wargames force, after some

THE GREAT DEVIL, IN MINIATURE

Giants in Miniature 80: Giovanni, The Great Devil.

NONE MORE BLACK

On the face of it, painting an army

THE BIG BATTLEMAT THROWDOWN

Taking full advantage of of the Wi Wargames Project Sponsorship Scheme, a group of of Worcester wargamers add a selection of battlemats to their club armoury and critiques them for us. Pete Brown tells the tale

Matchlocks 1672

French vs Dutch tabletop action in the Low Countries, using the Never Mind the Matchlocks rules and the North Star 1672 range of figures, by Matchlocks author Andy Callan.

PAINTING THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES

Simon Tofield, who has completed hundreds of amazing Middle-earth figures over the last decade or so, shares his painting and modelling techniques with us.

EPIC ALTERATIONS

Wargaming group The Friends of General Haig presented

PREPPING PRINTED TERR AIN PIECES

Matt Parkes gets a 3D printed Medieval/ fantasy

THE PEASANTS ARE REVOLTING!

Ruckus creator Mike Peters presents a piece on peasants, complete with rule explanations, tactical suggestions, and a new scenario in which they are the main event!

A CENTURY-SPANNING BUILD

Matt Parkes takes a Sarissa Foricae* Under Construction

“BOYS, THE BULLETS ARE COMING IN LIKE HAIL”

Chris Swan takes us to Johnson County, 1892,

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