PRODUCT NEWS

Quality Castings has more 15 mm WWII vehicles and figures out. There are four SdKfz 251D halftrack variants: radio vehicle, 7.5 cm howitzer, 7.5 cm Pak 40, and 20 mm turret. Along with a redone StuG IIIB 7.5 mm, there is a neat Stuka, done in resin. The SU-100 has also been redone, some new Russian infantry poses have been added, the Japanese have been augmented with a 20 mm autocannon and the more modem US M36B Slugger II 90 mm tank destroy has been reworked. PO Box 11714, Alexandria, VA 22312, tel. (703) 354-5469 eves.

Wargame Accessories is offering magnetic movement stands for Armati. These have a plastic bottom and a magnetic top, spray green and sealed with a clear spray, to hold figures with individu steel bases (also available). The stands are packed 8 or 10 to a bag for $10. Jeff Lista, 7566 20th St North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702, tel, (813) 522-6204 eves.

Royal Oak Miniatures is offering painted buildings and seen items from JR Miniatures, The Drum, Hovels, Gallia, and Stone Mountain, as well as a painting service for your buildings. 1013 12 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 480734, tel. (810) 546-6781.

Guernsey Foundry has released a whole swarm of Seven Years War figures in 28 mm. The first figures out the door are about Prussians: grenadiers, musketeers, fusiliers and cuirassiers in pare' ground order, and Freikorps in campaign order. The basic poses of each type (e.g. musketeer with no lapels and Swedish cuffs at man attack) are provided in 5 variants. The first two dozen Russians a also in campaign order, wearing long-sleeved waistcoats. There are musketeers and grenadiers, as well as a selection of cossacks. Ea cossack figure is available both on foot and mounted. The SYW list is expected to grow to about 500 figures. Available from Pendragon Miniatunes, 1549 Marview Dr, Westlake, OH 44145, tel (216) 871- 4587.

Old Glory has also been chuming out SYW figures in large 25mm format. They have added Austrian Grenz and 3, 6, and 12 pdr gun. The Prussians also have new 6 and 12 pdr guns as well as Hussars busbies. Also in 25 mm are three new lines of figures, each with about 18 bags of figures and its own set of skirmish-level rule Katana covers warfare in feudal Japan from 1250-1550, Warpaint cavalry against Indians in the American West, and Sons of the Desert pits the French Foreign Legion of 1890-1925 against the Arabs. Th islast line has, in addition to the figures, a fort of high density foam.

The WWII 15 mm line has also been expanded with a US GMC 2 ton truck, M20 utility vehicle, and D.U.K.W., German Horch Heavy Field Car and 105mm Med field Gun, and the first Japanese: Type 97 Chi-Ha and Shin Nota Chi-Ha medium tank 70 mm lnfantry Gu 105 mm Field Gun, 15 ton truck, two bags of riflemen and one of command.

Military Miniatures in Auckland, New Zealand, has brought out new line of TT scale (1/100, about 15 mm) WWII vehicles. The include the French Char B 1 bis, S35, R35, H35, H39, Panhard I, armored car and Lorraine carrier. German vehicles available a PzKw I, PzKwII, Sdkfz 221, Sdkfz 222, Sdkfz 223, Sdkfz 251 C D, Sdkfz 238, Sdkfz 250, Hetzer, Marders I, II, III, and III with Russian 76.2, Bison SiG 33, Wespe, Sdkfz 7, Sdkfz 10, and Pak 37. There are also 12 Sherman variants, a M10 Wolverine TD and a 17pdr Achilles, with about 15 mone releases planned in Feb. arid March. The vehicles are priced at $5.30 US plus postage. Contact Milita Miniatures at drb@clear.net.nz.

Osprey's new titles include The Russian Army of the Seven Years Wars (2), The Austrian Army of the Napoleonic Wars(4): Auxiliar French Foreign Legion Infantry and Cavalry since 1945, and The Boer Wars 1836-1896. Their Campaign series has added titles Pravia 1525, Majuba 1881, Mons 1914, and Lake Peipus 1214.

Drew's Militia has an Afrika Korps 8 cm mortar crew, moving, in, 20 mm, along with a Desert War Italian machine gunner, a couple of new packs of 1936-42 Russian infantry in summer uniform MG team from Grossdeutschland Div in 1943, some standard 1931-41 German infantry, and a group of Waffen SS hunting commandos bits of mixed German and Russian uniform. Available from, Brookhurst Hobbies, 12188 Brookhurst St, Garden Grove, CA 92840, tel: 714-636-3580.

MMS released some 20 mm WWII vehicles in metal: a German Steyr 1500 light truck and PzKw IIIG, a M4A2(75) for the USMC, a Morris 5 cwt. Light utility vehicle and a reworked version of their Austin 5 cwt. There is also a German 10.5 cm leFM 18/40, a pack of Afrika Korps tank commanders, and trailers for the Pak 38 and PzKwIII. Available from Brookhurst Hobbies, 12188 Brookhurst St, Garden Grove, CA 92840, tel. (714) 636-3580.

Peter Pig has expanded the WWII 15 mm line with Afrika Korps and U.S. gun crews, U.S. 105 mm howitzer, Russian 76.2 mm AT gun, GAZ 4 and 6-wheel trucks, a Citroen car, some British para HMO's and a U.S. command pack. They have also added some interesting items to the ACW line, including boy soldiers, elderly command, ragged troops, and some rude infantry! They have also redone the foot cavalry figures in both hat and kepi and added command figures. Available from Brookhurst Hobbies, 12188 Brookhurst St, Garden Grove, CA 92840, tel. (714) 636-3580.

Two Dragons has turned out more Anglo-Normans. The "Saxon types" include a huscarl with axe, spearman, bowman and a couple of unarmored skirmishers with spears. while the "norman types'' include two spearsmen, knights with spear or sword, an unarmored slinger, and a scout on horseback riding at speed and holding onto his helmet. The Victorian era figures for the Omdurman campagin now include British infantry drawing bayonets and drinking from a bottle, nine Egyptian infantry, Ansars with Remington or sword, mounted Amir, and some casualties. Available from Brookhurst Hobbies, 12188 Brookhurst St, Garden Grove. CA 92840, tel. (714) 636-35oO.

MAGAZINES

First Empire is a glossy British magazine (no interior color) intended for the Napoleonic "enthusiast, historian, and gamer." The Dec/Jan issue has a history of the banle of Lodi with maps and terrain photographs, an article by Peter Hofschroer arguing that the battle of Ligny occured in the fonm that it did because Wellington deceived the Prussians about his dispositions and intentions, Blucher's staff made a number of important errors, and Napoleon's performance was wanting. There is also an account of Cochrane's exploits as commander of the Chilean Navy in their War of Independence, a biography of Massena, reviews, letters, and some short notes. $36 /6 issues. American subscriptions are available from On Military Matters, 55 Taylor Terrace, Hopewell, NJ.

Lone Warrior continues as required reading for anyone interested in solo garning. As usual, in number 117 there are scenarios ( a skirmish game at Stalingrad with rules, and a samurai banle from 1561), several articles on rules for various types of games, discussions of general methods and approaches to gaming, and some reviews, but no table of contents. A year's membership in the Solo Wargamers Association, with a subscription to 4 issues of the journal. costs $20. 1707 Ridge Rd, Leavenworth, KS 66048.

Colonial Conquest, published by Partizan Press, features an article on the battle of Adwa (Ethiopian victory over the Italians in 1888) in issue 12, along with shorter pieces on the N.W. Mounted Police, the battle of Abu Klea (Dervishes, 1885), and David Davies. There is an account of presenting Isandlwana at the Victorian Military Fair, and a treatment of Royal Artillery in thc Zulu War. American subscriptions are available from On Military Matters. 55 Taylor Terrace. Hopewell. NJ.

Computer Gaming World is probably the largest of the computer gaming magazines. The wargames section of the January issue has reviews of, Woden Ships and Iron Men. Tigers on the Prowl 2, and Third Reich, plus tactics for Talonsoft's Banleground:Waterloo. There are also reviews of non-historical wargames. and the other 280 pages of the magazine, as well. Each issue has a CD ROM with playable demos and teasers. $27.94 for 12 issues from Computer Gaming, PO Box 57167, Boulder, CO 80322-3131.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST RECEIVED

Age of Napoleon, On Military Matters, 55 Taylor Terrace, Hopewell, NJ 08525, $42/ 6 issues.

Miniature Wargames, Wise Owl Worldwide Publications, 43124 West 238th St, Torrance, CA 905054509.

NOVAG News, Northem VA Garners Wargaming Club, PO Box 7158, Reston, VA 22091, $7/6 issues, membership.

Seven Years War Associalion Journal, James Purlcy, 3127 Park Place, Evanston, IL 60201, $25/4 issues & membership.

Spearpoint, (NA Soc. Ancient & Medieval Wargarners), Scott Dickson, 590 Woodend Dr. SE, Concord, NC 28025, $18 / 6 issues & membership.

The Messenger, (HMGS Pacific SW), HMGS/PSW, PO Box 701, Norwalk, CA 90651 -0701. $ 15/yr membership.

The Zouave, (ACW), The Zouave, c/o The Command Post, 20578 Alliance-Sebring Rd, Alliance, OH 44601 ~ $16 /4 issues.

CATALOGS RECEIVED

Caliver Books Separate catalogs for Ancient & Medieval English Civil War & Renaissance, Napoleonic & 18th Century post- Napoleonic, and second-hand & antiquarian selections. Each list has hundreds of titles with one-line descriptions. 816818 London Rd, Leigh- on-Sea, Essex SS9 3NH, UK tel. 01702 73986.

Quality Castings 15 mm WWII and modern vehicles and troops, some resin aircraft. PO Box 11714. Alexandria. VA 22312. tel. (703) 354-5469 eves.

On Military Matters List of over 150 in-print books of interest to wargamers with short paragraph descriptions. 55 Taylor Terrace. Hopewell. NJ 08525, tel. (609) 466-2329.

The Colonial Connection Hinchclifte & Foremost 25 mm figures, flags, and equipment. Ranges include AMR, ACW, American West, Napoleonic, 18 Ancient ranges, Medieval, Renaissance, ECW, SYW, French Revolutionary Wars, British Colonials, and a number of equipment, personality, and special groups of figures. 13 pp of small-type lists. 226 Wareham's Point, Williamsburg, VA 23185, tel. (757) 229-1499.

Les Grognards list of more than 150 new and used books on Napoleonic topics. Po Box 5103, Springfield, VA 22150-5103, tel. (703) 354-5775, grognards@aol.com.

Tactical Conflict Systems Buildings, scenic items, and accessories in 5 mm. 10 mm, 15, mm 25 mm, and 54 mm, rules. 16 pp of lists with line illustrations. 545 Newport Ave, Suite #155, Pawtucket, RI 02861, tel. (401) 437-9820.

GAJO Previously owned armies of all periods and newly painted ACW and Napoleonic units. 930 Mellish Dr, Lapeer, MI 48446. tel. (810) 664-5655.