PicoArmor have announced the opening of a new online store for gaming rules focusing on WWII and modern gaming.

From their announcement:

PicoArmor is pleased to announce that it has opened its rules store. The following rule sets and modules are in stock and available for sale:

Blitzkrieg Commander
Blitzkrieg Commander is an exciting wargame that allows you to re-create battles of the Second World War and Spanish Civil War using miniatures on a tabletop. Command anything from a company right up to a division and get a result in 2-3 hours without becoming bogged-down in detail. Suitable for any scale miniatures from 2mm right up to and no re-basing required.

Cold War Commander
Cold War Commander is an exciting wargame that allows you to re-create battles from the First Indo-China War right up to the present day using miniatures on a tabletop. Command anything from a company right up to a division and get a result in 2-3 hours without becoming bogged-down in detail. Suitable for any scale miniatures from 2mm right up to 28mm and no re-basing required.

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Warmodelling have announced the release of a new packs of 1:72nd scale WWII British Paratroopers.

From their announcement:

Warmodelling has released New 20mm-1/72 British Paratroopers miniatures. These metal miniatures are for Collectors, Dioramas and Wargamers.

Small Packs:

• WWUKP-01 Infantry Squad Attacking (6 figures)
• WWUKP-02 Infantry Squad Skirmishing (6 figures)
• WWUKP-03 2″ Mortar Crew + PIAT Team (4 figures)
• WWUKP-04 Vickers MMG + Crew (3 figures+ 1 weapon)
• WWUKP-05 3″ Mortar + Crew (3 figures+ 1 weapon)
• WWUKP-06 AT Gun Crew (4 figures)
• WWUKP-07 Officers & Radio Operators (4 figures)

Also available in a 23 figure + 2 weapon WW24 British Paratroopers (ARNHEM) boxed set.

Crusader Miniatures is having a one week special on their 28mm WWII Soviet platoon pack. From now until July 27th 2008 it is available for £20.00. The pack contains 4 commanders, 4 LMGs, 8 SMGs and 16 Riflemen

Kerr & King have announced the release of several new 15mm WWII vehicles as well as posting some news about their next terrain set.

From their website:

We’ve been working on a new moulding technique that will produce vastly more accurate roofs for our buildings with absolutely no gaps. Using this new technique we have completed our latest ‘City in a Box set’ Northern France: Les Verrieres. They buildings are being moulded as we speak and we are hoping to have limited quantities for the Albanich show in Dumfries this weekend so if you want to be the absolute first to get your hands on one come along to the show, but come early as we’re not sure how many we’ll have available.

Also today we have more vehicles for you KK-219 a British Quad, KK-222 German Kfz15 staff car, KK-223 German Kfz70 transport, KK-224 British Indian Pattern Carrier, KK-225 German SdKfz7 8-ton Half-track, KK-226 Kubelwagen and finally KK-227 an Opel Blitz 3-ton truck.

Chieftain Models have announced an upcoming 1:56 scale Japanese Chi Ha Medium tank.

From their website:

The Chi Ha Medium tank will be released mid to late July in conjunction with the resin Company B one, which is made from the same master. So if you live in the US, Canada, or Australia, Company B’s postage may be more advantageous.

Renegade Miniatures is running a Great War special offer as well as a deal on their WWII range from now until July 17th 2008. In addition they have announced some upcoming new releases.

From their website:

WW1 Great War Offer
All WW1 single blister packs only £6.50 each until 17th July.

WW2 Offer
All WW2 blister packs are also under an introductory offer, until 17th July, of £6.50 each!

The adjustment won’t show up on your shopping cart, but don’t panic. It will be fixed before you are charged.

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PaperTerrain have added a new WWII paper terrain kit depicting St Mere Eglise Church.

From their announcement:

The church in St Mere Eglise is probably the most famous church of the Second World War. Now you can have it on your wargame table. PaperTerrain is adding this highly detailed model to its large selection of wargames buildings. The model comes with over 70 pieces (and fully-illustrated instructions) and is available in 10/12mm, 15mm, 20mm and 25/28mm scale (6mm coming soon!) See our website for more details including the size of the finished model.

GHQ have updated their website only specials as well as announcing a set of new 1:285th and 1:1200 scale releases.

New Releases

• SUN-6 CA Maxim Gorkiy
• GWS-5 DD Cassin Class
• GWS-6 BB-22 Minnesota
• N-523 M1117 Guardian ASV
• TMB-68 Log Home
• TMB-69 Barracks
• TMB-70 Bombed Mid East House
• TMB-71 Bombed Mid East Home
• TMB-72 Bombed Mid East Shop
• TMB-73 Bombed Mid East Store
• TMB-74 Bombed Mid East Sheds
• TMB-76 Single Span Truss Bridge
• TMB-77 Triple Span Truss Bridge

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Company B have updated their News page with a photo of their upcoming 1:56 scale Chi-Ha Japanese Medium Tank. The tank, including three variants, will be released in late July or early August 2008.

ACE Model have released a new 1:72 scale plastic Soviet 76mm Regimental Gun.

The Flames of War website has two new articles and several spotlights related to their rebranded and remastered paint sets. The two articles look at the US Infantry divisions that fought in the Normandy Campaign as well as Kurt Meyer, Panzergrenadier commander in the 12. SS-Panzerdivision in Normandy.

Battlefront have also reworked their paint products.

From their website:

This is our new range of paint sets. We’ve taken the opportunity to reorganise our paint sets as well as re-brand them with the Flames Of War logo on the bottles. Don’t worry they are still the same excellent Vallejo paints you all know. Jeremy, our head painter, has taken the chance to re-examine our initial choices in our original sets and has made a few changes as well as organising some new sets. We also introduce some addition products to aid your painting.

The new sets are:

• Quartermasters Paint Set
• Utility Set
• North Africa Paint Set
• British Paint Set
• US Paint Set
• German Infantry Paint Set
• German Armour Paint Set

Fantasy Flight Games have posted details of the Tide of Iron: Designer Series scenarios that will be released for use with their Tide of Iron board game.

From their website:

Compiled by conflict historian Dana Lombardy (Streets of Stralingrad) and featuring today’s most famous wargame designers, this hard cover collection of scenarios will be an incredible addition to the Tide of Iron base game. The new scenarios will vary from short skirmishes to epic battles with several of the scenarios incorporating elements from the Days of the Fox expansion.

Matt Sprange has posted a new blog entry discussing plans for the various incarnations of the Battlefield Evolution rules including the modern rules as well as expansions for the World at War WWII version.

Warm Acre are giving away free miniatures with their PDF version of Hour of Glory.

From their announcement:

As a thanks to Wargames Online for hosting our products for the last 2 years we would like to offer this special deal:

Until Wargaming Online changes over to Wargame Vault, every order of the Hour of Glory game download (US$19.95) from the Wargaming Online website will receive a free pack of miniatures worth £7 free to your door.

This miniature packs contains Major Harris (2 minis), German Commander and three German Stormtroopers. Just make sure you use your correct address when you make your order on the Wargaming Online website and your miniatures will be posted free to anywhere in the world.

We look forward to working with Wargame Vault and all our products will be hosted by them as they take over.

Leaping Horseman Books have announced the release of their latest WWII Eastern Front title, Turning Point.

From their announcement:

Rarely do Westerners gain an understanding of the Russian perspective of the battle. While a flurry of translated memoirs by senior commanders like Zhukov and Chuikov in the 1960s and 1970s provided a higher level point-of-view, very little has been reported in English about how the fighting affected ordinary Russian soldiers and civilians. Retired Colonel Anatoli Venediktovich Kozlov, a participant in the battle and section chairman of Volgograd city’s veterans’ council, realised it was imperative to record the accounts of the few remaining veterans before time inevitably claimed them all. Glasnost has enabled these veterans to provide a more candid account of their experiences than if they had been interviewed during the Communist era. Kozlov’s wish was for this book to be available to Westerners… and now it is.

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Chieftain Models have updated their News page with photos of a 1:56 scale German SP AT Gun they are pondering releasing.

Crusader Miniatures have posted two, week long, WWII platoon deals. Each deal is a 24 man platoon (4 commanders, 2 machine gunners and 18 riflemen) for £21.60.

French Platoon Deal
British Platoon deal

Scale Creep Miniatures are now the official dealer for Warm Acre’s Hour of Glory board game and figures.

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From their announcement:

Scale Creep Miniatures is proud to announce that we have been named WarmAcre’s US dealer for their Hour of Glory boardgame, as well as the associated miniatures range. Prepare to fight the secret war that never was!

Set on the eve of D-day, Hour of Glory takes you into a world of espionage and clandestine warfare. While the Allies prepare to liberate fortress Europe, a small team of spies must investigate reports of an atomic weapon being developed in a Stronghold
deep behind enemy lines.

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Company B have announced the release of their 1:56 scale Model T Ambulance as well as posting photos of a true 1:56 scale U-boat in their Greens gallery.

Update: More info on the U-boat from the Lead Adventure forum

It’s 1/56 scale..and the figures on the hull are 28mm German Mountain Troops from Brigade Games. The u-boat is meant to be more of a terrain piece than a scale model…in that it’s a little simplified, can come apart in 4 pieces, and should probably be used as the game table. The U-boat is about 36 inches long and will will be exclusive from Brigade Games. A nice assortment of flak and deck guns have been made for it as well.

New articles and spotlights today for Flames of War fans. The new article today looks at the 1., 9. and 10. SS-Panzer divisions in Normandy and how to field them in Flames Of War using the new Cobra battle book. That is followed up with a look at the 2., 9. and 116. Heer Panzer divisions and how to field them in Flames Of War using Festung Europa.

Spotlights this week are on the US 2nd Armored Division, their Token and Dice Gaming set, tank ace Staff Sergeant Lafayette Pool and the dismounted Armored Rifle Platoon machine-gunners.

A small update today from Chieftain Models regarding upcoming 1:56 scale vehicle releases.

From their website:

I have received the Staghound armoured car, and the StuG III Ausf G from the casters. The StuG III Ausf G can be found in the Desert War German Catalogue which is a temporary home for it.

I also have the Chi Ha Japanese Medium tank, which will be released soon in conjunction with Company B’s version from the original master.

The Operation Sealion campaign book is now available from Monarch Books.

From their announcement:
This soft cover booklet runs to 64 pages and is full of all the information needed to run a campaign based on the proposed plan by Hitler to invade Britain in 1940. Included are Historically named British and German Units,Theater map and 65 other maps also loads of OOBs.
Operation Sealion is compatable with Spearhead, Command Decision, Kampfgruppe Commander, WW2 Micro Armour:the game, Clash of Armour and Tac. Look out for the follow up due soon.

Monarch Military Books have announced the availability of a new book of skirmish scenarios for WWII Eastern Front gaming.

From their announcement:

The Talented gamer Andy Turlington has Produced the first of a series of Scenario books set during WW2.The first is set on the Eastern Front. 98 pages consisting of 12 scenerios giving info to refight the events described using just about any set of rules. You get maps,umpire notes OOBs and spread through out are many period black and white photos. This new book is only available in the UK and Europe through Monarch Books.

Warmodelling have released new 1:72 scale WWII US Paratroopers.

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From their announcement:

New U.S. Paratroopers for WWII 1/72 (20mm) range. These metal miniatures are for collectors, dioramas and wargamers.

Small Packs:

• WWUSP-01 Squad Advancing/Atacking (6 fig.
• WWUSP-02 Squad Skirmishing (6 fig.)
• WWUSP-03 Bazzoka Team (2 fig.)
• WWUSP-04 MMG cal. 30 + Crew (3 fig. + weapon)
• WWUSP-05 60mm Mortar + Crew (2 fig. + weapon)
• WWUSP-06 Offcers & Radio Operator (4 fig.)

Also available in a boxed set (23 figures + 2 weapons):

• WW23 U.S. Paratroopers (OVERLORD)

ACE have released a new 1:72nd scale plastic Sd.Kfz.250/10 Leichter Schutzenpanzerwagen

BoltAction Miniatures have released a 1:56 scale German Hetzer model.

From their announcement:

Latest release from BoltAction is a late war German tank hunter - the Hetzer. In 1:56th scale to suit 28mm figures, it comes as a resin body with metal tracks and parts. Available in the webstore right now, along with our comprehensive 28mm WWII ranges. The price is £15.

The vehicle was mastered by Olaf Meys and painted by Darren Linington. With six more finished masters to release, there’s a lot more coming from BAM this month.

PicoArmor has the latest Oddzial Osmy releases in stock.

From their announcement:

PicoArmor is pleased to announce that Oddzial Osmy’s May releases are now in stock and available. Pictures of these are now up in the new products section of the website.

1/600th Modern

• SA-650 BM14-16 (15 pcs.) – Soviet 140mm multiple rocket launcher
• US-646 M35 Utility Truck (15 pcs.) – American 2-1/2 ton truck
• BW-622 FH-70 155mm Howitzer (15 pcs.) – German 155mm Howitzer
• BW-623 Tornado IDS (8 pcs.) – German twin-engine fighter-bomber

1/600th WWII

• WSU-616 I-16 Rata (8 pcs.) – Soviet early war fighter aircraft

Mongoose Publishing have posted some miniature rules related news in a recent blog post.

From their website:

So, what is happening with our miniatures games? Well, Age of Dreadnoughts for Victory at Sea is in, and I hear tell work has already started on a Russo/Japanese war supplement for it. For Battlefield Evolution, Pacific War is already undergoing editing and playtesting, and we are preparing several articles for S&P that introduce not just new units, but entire new army lists. Modern Combat has been completed, and is just awaiting its final round of playtesting before it goes to editing.

I also picked up some new ‘units’ from our office ‘out day’ today, and they are just crying out for an article in S&P. look out for both this article, and a peek at what we got up to today in S&P soon!

With Modern Combat (almost) put to bed, I am taking a (very) short break from writing, before diving into Powers & Principalities, the Call to Arms release for this year.

Warm Acre have announced new miniature set and deals for their Hour of Glory WWII board game.

From their announcement:

At Warm Acre, we have just updated the shop pages with some new miniatures and some revised money-saving sets and even a postage-free deal.

Hour of Glory Game & Miniatures Set

The boxed game and all the miniatures you need to play Hour of Glory. Includes full boxed game and 23 x 28mm scale WWII miniatures.

UK: £50.00 (save £5.00)
Europe: €62.50 save €6.30)
USA: $100.00 US (save $10.00 US)
Rest of The World: $100.00 US (save $10.00 US)

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The Flames of War website was updated today with a new spotlight on the SS-Panzerpionier Platoon as well as a new history article looking at the Cotentin campaign and the final conquest of Cherbourg.

The site also has photos from several FoW tournaments including the New Zealand Mid-War Grand Tournament, Nicon 2008/Panzerschreck VIII, Portugal’s first Qualifying tournament and the Flames Of War tournament held at UK Games Expo.