{"product_id":"wargames-illustrated-wi401-may-2021","title":"Wargames Illustrated WI 401, May 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eQUICK FIRE!\u003cbr\u003eWi Readers fill us in on their hobby exploits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOBSERVATION POST\u003cbr\u003eNew hobby releases under the microscope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFULL PAPER JACKET\u003cbr\u003eOur monthly look at intriguing books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHEME: TALKING STARGRAVE\u003cbr\u003eWe get insider insight from Stargrave’s prolific designer Joseph McCullough, learn about his new sci-fi game, and how he’s gone from fantasy to futuristic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONVERTING WITH ULTRACAST\u003cbr\u003e15mm conversion champion Bob Amey takes some Ultracast Ancients from PSC and makes them his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHEME: STEAMPUNK RELOAD\u003cbr\u003eIn Her Majesty’s Name returns and half of The Ministry of Gentlemanly Warfare (designer Craig Cartmell) is here to tell us all about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA WW2 ANDERSON SHELTER AND GARDEN\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Pearsall’s made an Anderson Shelter in an attempt to use up his leftover corrugated cardboard. He shows us how to replicate this great build!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHEME: BUILDING A TERRAIN EMPIRE (ONE LAYER AT A TIME)\u003cbr\u003eRoving reporter James talks 3D printing with Winterdyne Commission Modelling’s Maz Wiernikowski.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHEME: SPQR AUTHOR Q\u0026amp;A \u003cbr\u003eWe grabbed SPQR author Matthew Sprange by the pilum, quizzed him about his skirmish game’s new Revised Edition, and enquired about the best ways to use this month’s free frame of Romans in the game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINTER WAR – MAKING A FINNISH PLATOON\u003cbr\u003eWhen Manuel Barros Silva decided to play Bolt Action, he wanted to make a competitive, visually appealing army. As this ‘Making of’ shows, he did just that with his Winter War Finns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHEME: HOLISTIC NAPOLEONIC\u003cbr\u003eMore than a decade since Lasalle first shook things up in the wargaming world, author Sam A. Mustafa talks to us about its new second edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHOW TO … BUILD AN ARMOURED TRACTION ENGINE\u003cbr\u003ePaul Davies presents a versatile vehicle building project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHEME: FORTY (PLUS) YEARS OF MINI MAKING\u003cbr\u003eWe talk to Dixon Miniatures about the challenges and pleasures of keeping a miniatures company going through the decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFRAME FOCUS: CAESAR’S LEGIONS\u003cbr\u003ePaul Leach delves into historical records and the Roman scenarios in SPQR’s Revised Edition, discovering battles your free Caesarian Roman minis can participate in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHEME: THE ART OF 4th EDITION\u003cbr\u003eHervé Caille guides us through his L’Art de la Guerre rules, which take in the modest spectrum of 4,500 years of warfare!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE FOOT IN THE WAVE(S)\u003cbr\u003eBarry Hilton is known for the large battles he recreates on the tabletop but here he shows us size isn’t everything; presenting a naval game on a single one-foot square board.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePAINTING COMPETITION ENTRANTS’ GALLERY!\u003cbr\u003eThe entries to our five-year anniversary GiM painting competition are in and we’ve got a gallery packed with flashy photos!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wargams Illustrated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39671512596671,"sku":"WI401","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0235\/9200\/9805\/products\/WI401-Cover.jpg?v=1619442453","url":"https:\/\/lvlupgaming.co.uk\/products\/wargames-illustrated-wi401-may-2021","provider":"Lvl Up Gaming UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}