By Hal Thinglum - IRREGULAR MINIATURES 15MM RENAISSANCE - I recently became aware that Irregular Miniatures (3, Apollo Street, Heslington Road, York, Y01 SAP, UK: Phone/Fax 01904 671101 ) had a line of 15mm ECW figures. A quick call to the UK brought some samples less than a week later (fast service!). They have a listing of 31 packs of figures for the period 1600-1700 AD and they are highly worth mentioning! The first ten packs are Polish (8), Cossacks (2), and Serbian (1) and I didn't obtain samples for these. For the ECW, there are four pikemen, one of which is Scottish; three musketeers, again including one Scot; three foot command consisting of officer, standard bearer on very large base (very nice figure otherwise), and drummer; five mounted one- piece castings (which I much prefer over two-piece castings in 15mm scale) including a cuirassier, carabinier, two cavalrymen, and an armoured lancer; mounted trumpeter, standard bearer and general; a dismounted dragoon firing and a horseholder with standing horse. Foot figures are .15 pence while mounted are .30 pence. Four very nicely done artillerymen were included though I didn't see them in the listing. The catalog, which is quite lengthy and well illustrated with photos of their figure lines, states that "each figure has up to four minor variations in headgear, equipment, clothing, etc". Now, what are they like? I find the quality to be good though a step below Essex ECW. This won't stop me from ordering more to build up my armies however. The figures are pretty much clear of flash; have good detail; and I like the poses. They are a little bit more bulky, and a bit taller than Essex ECW foot, though they will mix for the most part. Those of us who are really "picky" may not want to mix the Irregular Pikes with Essex pikes though this tends to be a really personal matter. The cavalry match very well size-wise and I was very impressed with the poses for the mounted figures. All standard bearers come with cast-on flags, another feature that I've come to like with 1 5mm figures. The pikes are also cast-on and most have cast on points to them which are very well done! I really like the dismounted horseholder and will be ordering a lot of these for my dragoon units. I guess I prefer the cavalry over the infantry. I don't think you'll be disappointed with these figures; I wasn't!

By Hal Thinglum - STONE MOUNTAIN 15MM ECW/ACW AND 25MM ACW LINES - I was very surprised/pleased to find these little beauties in my mailbox the other day from Stone Mountain, PO Box 675, Brighton, CO 80601 (303-654-7989). First of all, the 15mm ECW line: there are three medium pikemen packs (marching, advancing, and standing); one heavy pike standing; one pack of musketeers firing and advancing; one infantry command pack of officer, ensign, drummer and standard bearer, and light and heavy field guns. Prices are $6.95/pack for 24 foot/4 artillery/12 mounted. Stone Moumtain reported that "each package contains an assortment of heads and headgear". The guns are very well done - in the usual Stone Mountain quality - with the barrel being cast to the carriage; thus you only need to glue on the wheels - I like this because my fingers just don't function well with glue! Not a single piece of flash on the guns! The pikemen are very good! My favorite is the "marching" figure; a unit of these would look great on the wargames table. All of the figures received were in hats; I'm anxious to see some of the other headgear. These figures match up with Essex very well re size and quality. Pikes are cast on; you'll have to purchase paper flags for the standard bearers. Highly recommended new line and I'm looking forward to seeing new releases!

The 25mm ACW figures have not been released as of the time I am writing this column (November), but are due for released in "early 1998". Three samples were submitted for mention. One standing firing, one kneeling firing, and one charging. The standing and charging figures have back packs. These are "large" 25mm figures, measuring about 28/29mm from top of the stand to kepi level. Detail is very good as is animation. Will be interesting to see the rest of this fine line!

Now, the 15mm ACW personalities: ACN300 Union has Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Meade, Custer and Logan while ACN310 Confederate has Lee, Jackson, Hood, Longstreet, Stuart and Forrest ($6.95/pack) all mounted. All very fine castings though my favorite is Longstreet with his iong, beard/hair (he is waving his head over his head). The horses submitted were mostly standing, as I like my personality figure's horses to be, though one was rearing. Very nice items!

By Hal Thinglum - TCS TERRAIN ITEMS - Readers of MWAN will know of my liking for the TCS terrain items. They have a massive list (send them $3.00 for a listing) of items in a variety of scales: 6mm, 15mm, 20mm, and 25mm for a variety of periods. First of all, my favorites - 15mm ECW era buildings from their "European Buildings" line. My personal favorite which I am very anxious to see when painted up - ERI Walled Manor House ($24.00) measures 5" X 6" and features a walled manor complete with base. There are two large towers joined over the doorway at the entrance; a large manor house (3" tall); and a smaller stone building. Detail is very good, complete with bushes growing on the manor building. There's something about ECW era buildings that I really like! ER2 Tudor style 2-story Inn ($7) is a 2 tip" X almost 2" structure. ER3 is a thatch roofed house ($6) perfect for a farm building. ER7 Tudor style inn version 11($7) differing from ER2 in that it doesn't have a large chimney. ER8 small cottage w/thatch roof ($5) is another good farm building. ER9 Medium stone cottage w/thatch roof ($6) is a beautiful structure; as usual with TCS buildings, the stone detail really looks good! ERI I small stone church ($6) is good for a small country church; it has two attached trees to it as well as a small bush. ER23 Medium stone & thatch cottage ($6) has a woodpile along side of the house as well as vines growing up one side. Lastly, ER30 medium wood and thatch barn ($5) could also be used for Russia anytime ranging from Napoleonic to WWII. There ate 75(!) different structures in this range if you include the fact that most of the buildings are available in "partially" and "destroyed" versions (less expensive than the regular building). I should also mention they are available painted for roughly double the unpainted cost. I can't recommend these structures highly enough!

Now, my second favorites: 25mm "hollow" resin houses which were designed for skirmish gaming as you remove the roofs and put figures inside of them. H-01 hollow stucco house w/one door (56.50) is 4" X 4" w/three windows (you can either remove the resin from the windows or paint them as windows) and there are several different types of roofs for this building. I have H-02 stucco flat roof ($3) which fits very well on top of the building and has a slight rise along the sides. There are also different types of roofs as well as a second floor for H-01, which I forget to get as well as thatched roofs. H-61 small brick/stucco house w/roof ($6.50) has three large windows and two small Ones. H-62 medium brick/stucco carriage house & roof ($8.50) has two large doors (like stable doors) and five small windows. The roof is made of planks. H-63 medium "L" shaped brick/stucco house & roof ($8.50) is very well done. In the front, much of the stucco has worn away to display brick underneath. I plan on using these buildings for the Northwest Frontier, but they can be used for Mexico, South America, India, the Sudan, and others, I am sure. There are 64 structures within this range with many of them being great for the "Wild West"! For example, H-32 is the old outhouse ($4) "/separate roof and "privy".

I wanted some walls for my NWF buildings so I ordered 25rnrn #213 heavy brick/stucco low wall(4); 213D damaged sections of 213(6); 213C corner sections(6); and 213G gate sections(4). Each pack is !54.50 and each wall is slightly over 3 " long and half an inch thick. They will be perfect for NWF villages! Outstanding stuff! Would look great for a "Wild West" setup in the Southwest!

TCS also offers a number of 15mm castles at inexpensive prices. l obtained the #502 series - a stucco medieval castle which w/o turrets. thinking I could use it for an ECW era castle for campaigns. #502($4.50) is a 4" long section w/gate standing 1 1/2" tall and 3/4's" wide; #501 is a wall section while #506 is a corner section. l also obtained #514 small buildings for attachment to the walls (4 for $4.50) and $515 medium buildings for the same purpose. These strike me as a little smallish for 15mm but they will fit well.

More interesting items! From their "game table accessories" range #112 Cheval-de-frise (4 for $6) in 15mm are made of metal and very good. # 134 wooden fence in 25mm (4 for $3.50) and #134B same, but w/battle damage (same price) will be great for my 25mm WWII Russian village. Each section is almost 3 1/2" long and come with a nice base. #202 15/20mm haystacks (5/$3.50) are nicely done. #212 western style post & board high ranch gate 25mm ($5.50); #210 corral ($5.50); #211 fence sections (5) are all in metal and very nice for your Wild West types out there. I would add H-43 free standing hitching posts (4 for $3.50) in metal. There - that's it for TCS! Check them out - you'll be very surprised and no maner what period/scale you game in, you'll find lots of interesting items well worth having on your gaming table! Very highly recommended! Great work, Leo!

TCS also sent along HIGH NOON - Under Fire in the Wild West by Maurice Holmes Jr., and Leo Walsh ($12), a set of skirmish wild west rules. The rules were written for 25mm scale figures; 1" = 6 feet; a turn is 3-5 seconds. Twelve "actions" are allowed a figure with three of them requiring an "activation" roll (firing, arming explosives, or moving); for example, a Marshal has a 30% chance of firing a weapon while a Saloon Girl has a 10% chance. The rules cover a multiple of possible occurrences such as throwing a knife or tomahawk; firing a sawed off shotgun; the "scatter" effect; the effect of doctors; figures in "shock"; dressing wounds, etc. Twenty-two different types of characters (Marshals, officer, soldier, civilians, outlaws, etc) are rated for nine different types of weapons and weapons are broken down into the various types (for example, under "cap and ball revolvers, there are 12 different types!). There are three historical scenarios (Doe Holliday, Butch Cassidy, and Billy the Kid) and three Hollywood (High Noon, For a Few Dollars More, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). Lastly, there are six cardstock charts.

By David Barnes - HELION & COMPANY FIGURE PAINTING AND BOOK SEARCH - Helion & Company, 26, Willow Rd., Solihull, West Midlands, B91 1UE, UK (0121-705-3393); before me stands a Wargames Foundr,v Napoleonic Prussian Line Musketeer I st Pomeranian Regt c.1815 painted to collectors standard by Mr. Duncan and basing himself; he does not contract work out. You provide the figures or equipment for him to transform into little gems. l can imagine a collector having this figure as one of a representative number of all the Prussian Napoleonic infantry for instance - or maybe one of all arms of the whole army. Prices for infantry - excluding the price of the figure/equipment is as follows. All prices in pounds:

	25mm	20mm	15mm	10mm	6mm
Collectors	3.75	2.60	1.35	0.65	0.25
Basic	1.95	1.40	0.75	0.35	0.12

The sheet gives the masses more information; apply to Mr. Rogers. The standard of painting of the figure before me is really what I would consider "Collector's Standard". Full shading, highlighting, dry brushing and, naturally, correct uniform details. You specify matt or gloss varnish finish. He bases as well which costs 0.35p for this scale, others are less, 6mm is 0.05p for instance. You really can see the whites of this chap's eyes. The standard reminds me of those figures one used to see in shop windows in the Burlington Arcade, London, behind magnifying glasses so passers-by could appreciate the very fine detail. Orders take 4-6 weeks, any period undertaken. Mr. Rogers also provides a book search service - no fees, obligation or time limit. The Military History Booksearch service looks for standard or privately printed works 16th to 20th century. The bibliographic database has about 250,000 references - which can help you considerably. I'm going to give it a try anyway. A friendly service - what can you lose?

By Hal Thinglum - THE RICHARD HOUSTON COLLECTION "SAN JUAN HILL! 1898" My good friend, Richard Houston, The Richard Houston Collection, PO Box 14522, Oklahoma City, OK 731 13, has released a 15mm boxed set of Spanish-American figures for $85.00. We haven't seen too many "boxed sets" over the years. Hopefully, Richard has hit upon something here. I have seen more interest in the hobby press as of late regarding this period! What do you get? Well, 223 American and 46 Spanish figures along with ten gun sets (guns have four crew except for the Colt MG which has a loader and the dynamite gun which has two crew); a battlefield map, four dice; a deck of regular playing cards, and a set of rules designed specifically for this banle. See Richard's ad in this issue on page 11; the list is quite extensive. The map portrays the San Juan battlefield while the rules are five pages along with an extra "card-stock" cheat sheet. Figure scale is 1:25 while ound scale is 1"=100 yards. The game is played with six- sided dice and a deck of regular playing ards. There are some interesting rules in this set; determination of movement is based upon the flaying cards; each unit has a specific playing card assigned to it while movement speed is affected by the aunount of fire it has received. There is an interesting "adversity" section which in essence was the roll of 2D6 and subtracting the difference between them (I've always liked this concept); the resultant number is added to a regular die score and modified by variables to determine a unit's morale status. The figures/guns: Richard specializes in guns, in my opinion, and I've always been impressed by their quality. The figures are packed according to individual units. For example, the 1st Bn of the 9th US Colored Cavalry I st Brigade (dismounted), has one officer and two enlisted man poses (firing and advancing); the breechloading field gun (3.2") has four differently posed crew members; the dynamite gun is an interesting one - I've never seen one previously: large carriage with a strange barrel! Figure quality is good with no flash (I've never seen flash on a Richard Houston figure!). Richard did the guns himself and Chris Ferree did the figures. I'd say that Chris' sculpting is steadily improving! I find this approach of interest, I guess. If you paint up 269 figures and ten guns, you have enough figures for what would make a very interesting tabletop game. This year is the 100th anniversary of the Spanish-American War and this set would make a very interesting Invention game! Recommended set and you certainly can't beat the price! Congratulations, Richard!

By Hal Thinglum - REDOUBT ENTERPRISES 25MM RELEASES - Redoubt Enterprises , 49 Channel View Rd.. Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7LN, UK (01323-738022), run by my friend Peter Helm, has just released some 25mm Spanish Guerillas for the Peninsula and they are beauties! There are ten foot poses (60 pence each), each with an individual name ('El Poco', 'El Overdo', 'Crazy Sanchez', etc). When I was interested in doing the Peninsula in 25mm, I was always on the lookout for Guerillas and these are perfect. The leader is armed w/sword & pistol w/top hat Rich has a skull and crossbones on it; 'El Gordo' is a portly figure in civilian dress and top hat; there's a figure w/large horn and ragged trousers; another "/blunderbuss (don't you love these in a Finnish game?); another with a pole with a knife tied to the end; one w/club which had a spike in it(!); another armed w/musket; another "/cutlass; and one w/shako armed w/'horse' pistol. These could, of course, make fantastic skirmish figures. Highly recommended as detail, animation and tasting is very good!

Redoubt has also added considerably to their fine 25mm ACW line. There are three beautiful guns: 121b Napoleonic smoothbore, 10 lb/3" rifled Parrott, and 3" rodman Ordnance Rifle as well as four different artillery crews: in shirts; shelljackets; sackcoats; and frockcoats. Each crew set has six figures consisting of NCO, Captain, rammer, loader, ventman, lanyard, and fusecutter. All are in formal "at attention" poses. These figures are just crying out to be painted. I've been considering gettmg a set painted for my display at work! They have separate heads which have a variety of facial hair. Also available from MINIATURE SERVICE CENTER, 1525 Bridge St., #163, Yuba City, CA 95993. Again, highly recommended! Doug Carroccio of MSC would like us to know that they offer a Zulu Skirmish rule book "SPEARPO1NTS GLEAMING" FOR $15.00.

Wait, don't go away; there's more for the 25mm ACW! These releases are in "march- advance" poses and come in packs of six with separate heads. There are four command packs in march-advance consisting of two sergeants, two standard bearers, a drummer and an officer. They come in shirt order (ACW26), shell jacket (26), sack coat (27), and frock coat (28). You'll need to make your own flag poles and the standard bearers are so well cast that you won't even have to file any flash away to put in the metal flag pole. The officer have their sword on their right shoulder. The second set is at marchadvance pose with shouldered arms and again, there are the same four sets as command. Looking at ACW29 shirt order, three of the six figures have blanket rolls, while the other three are not wearing the blanket roll. The third set features marchadvance with right shoulder shift, my favorite ACW infantryman's pose. The right arm/musket are cast separately. Again, half of the figures appear to have blanket rolls. The pin from the right arm will need to be trimmned just a bit to fit neatly into the body of the figure but it is a good fit once this is done. There are a very wide variety of heads including kepis, slouch hats, hardee hats, Tennessee hats, Puff ball (Mex-Am War) and bareheaded. I would use epoxy (the type with the blue/yellow strips where you have to mix them both together) as I found this worked very well when I was doing separate heads for the OLD GLORY ACW range years ago. I like my ACW figures to be marching and these would look just great, I am sure. Highly recormnended; looking forward to additional releases for the ACW!

Also released is an ACW camp and signal set in 25rnrn scale. ACX10 is a group of six soldiers in camp, standing, kneeling and squatting w/mugs and plates (3.60 pounds) ACXX11 is a set of stacked arms, backpacks and a campfire (3.60 pounds). Would make a great diorama! ACW12 is a set of six signallers in various dress with an officer (3.60 pas) and ACX13 is a log built observation/signal tower (7.20 pas) which is beautifully done! All come with separate heads.

To add to their growing 25mm Napoleonic line are six French Voltiguers: advancing w/musket at 45 degree, running musket at trail, advancing firing, kneeling firing, cornet running w/slung musket, and officer advancing pointing and waving sabre (.60 pence each). Very nice figures - mouth watering, one might say. They measure about 27mm from the top of the stand to eye level. I've long felt that the Peninsular War would be perfect for skirmish gaming and REDOUBT's fine 25mm line would be fantastic to use!

Uh ah! Skirmish gaming for the Peninsular, you say! But where would I find the rules? Well, this is your lucky day! REDOUBT just released "First In The Field" - A Skirmish Game For The 95th Rifles in the Peninsular War" by Bill Johnson and David Ratcliffe (5 pds plus 50p postage) This is an MWAN-sized 40 page publication which drew its inspiration from the "Sharpe" novels. which most of us are aware of - by the way, they are excellent reading! One turn equals ten seconds; there are eight phases per turn; 2D6 are used; and each "figure" has four characteristics (initiative, dexterity, strength, and close combat skill. Some interesting approaches: each figure rolls I D6 prior to the game and adds that score to his initiative factor - the figure with the highest score moves first lion. The rules are written clearly and are quite complete. If you like a lot of detail in your skinnish rules but like a simply written approach, these rules will be to your liking. Just to give you some idea of the rules, Sgt Harper has a seven-barrelled gun which takes ten turns to load. There are four scenarios included, all including Lt. Sharpe and his 95th rifles. They are interestingly written and get one's blood boiling to construct a Spanish mission populated by renegade Spanish Guerillas holding an English strongbox filled with gold which Sharpe has to recover. There are examples of play which are well written. An interesting rules set and worth our attention!

By Hal Thinglum - WARGAME ACCESSORIES METAL STANDS - Jeff Lista, 7566 20th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (813-522-6203) offers metal movement stands and MWANers will know that I've been using them for my 15mm ECW,20mm ACW, and 25mm NWF projects. There are 41 different sized stands available and not only that, you can special order any size you desire, which I recently did as I wanted stands for my 25mm NWF gun limbers anti Jeff provided them very promptly. Prices are, I think, quite reasonable and discounts are offered for quantity. Depending upon stand size, you get 24 to 36 stands for $4.00. I had some doubts about metal stands as I was afraid that my terraining materials wouldn't stick well to metal, however, l haven't found that to be the case. l use Elmer's GOO for glueing the figures to the bases and this seems to work out very well. For 15mm, I've been using superglue, which for some reason, works well, though I hadn't found the same to be true for 25mm figures. Highly recommended!

By Hal Thinglum - SIGNIFER FLAG SETS - Signifier, 2001 E. Lohrnan, Suite 149, Las Cruses, NM 88001 (505-525-2378) has released a number of new flag sets and have added 6mm and 20mm ACW scale flags! This is particularly good news for me as my 20mm ACW armies are coming along quite well! First of all, 20mm ACW ($3.49/8 flags) has five sets; two US (National and Regimental) and three CSA (1st and 2nd National Flags and Battle Flags). There are five 6mm ACW sets ($2.99/8). Five new sets of 25mm ACW flags have been added ($3.79X): NY State Regiments, NY Hate cavalry colors, CSA Army of Tennessee Battle flag; Conrl State Regt's, and Mass flags. For the 15mrn ($3.29/8) ACW gamer, the same five sets of flags have been added. For the Napoleonic period, two sets of 15mm (Saxon infantry) and five 25mm sets (four of Saxon infantry and one N. nch Imperial Guard Infantry 1811) are new. 25mm British and French infantry flag sets for the I French-lndian War (SYW), and 25mm and 15mm Renaissance (6 sets: Burgundy, Holy Roman I Empire, Papal troops, and Swiss) are also new. The color is just fantastic for Signifier flag sets. You l just have to cut them out; fold them over so they meet on all three sides; apply white glut; put them on the flag pole; fold the sides together; and bend it so it looks more realistic. Highly recommended!

By Hal Thinglum - MILITARY PRINTS PROM EDITIONS FRIESE & LACINA - Wargamers Iike military prints, no doubt. It has always been my dream to have a nice wargames room with halves on the walls for figures: terrain stacked under the table; and framed military prints on the walls. Well, this will never happen, but someday, l still hope to have some military prints on the walls. Editions Friese & Lacina, Haidbarg, 4 d, D-21244, Buchholz, Germany, sent listings of military prints as well as three color prints. You can obtain Portraits of Prussian Generals 1750- 1815 19" X 27" 92 DM or 13 " X 19" 80 DM); color reproductions of Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz; battle scenes from the SYW (13 " X 19" 60 DM; 19" X 27" 92 DM); Adolph Menzel's UNIFORMS OF FREDERICK THE GREAT'S ARMY in three volumes with 436 lithographic plates in linen 498 DM), imitation leather (498 DM) or real leather (648 DM) (one of the prints of an officer in Kurassier-Regiment No. 6 was included and is very nicely done!); Richard Knotel's (in English) 18 volumnes (1,060 color plates); or Fanfaro's A HISTORY OF THE PRUSSIAN HUSSARS (Part I: 1721-1806/07 w/224 full color plates for 1,950 DM). Beautiful items, no doubt! Also offered is "1758 THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE LIBERATION OF SAXONY: by Artur Brabant for $125 airmail to the US). Over color prints included for mention were Tafel's #135 plate of Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling (1779) and Knotel's #5 Hussar Regiment (1807/08). Beautiful pnnts!

By Hal Thinglum - SAMURAI RULES "KILLER KATANAS" - Author Brian Bradford sent these "second edition" rules for mention in MWAN. He states they are available from Brookhurst Hobbies, 12188 Brookhurst St., Garden Grove, CA 92640 (714-636-3580);1 don't know the price. Brian reports that "for the first time in English I have identified all 22 battle formations" and many flags have been identified, some for file first time. "KK" is intended for massed battles for 15mm figures. There are two scales: Small battle scale (1" = 40 tic; 1 fig = 15; 1 gun = 2 real guns) for armies under 10,000 and Large battle scale (double the "small battle scale) for battles over 10,000. Foot figures are mounted 4/stand while horse are 2/stand. Six-sided dice are used. Units consist of a recommended four base minimum with each unit given a leader figure. Each turn consists of 16 action cards with 8/side (four infantry and four cavalry). The card identifies what the unit can do when it is drawn. Personal challenges, a major factor in Samurai warfare, I guess, is provided for. Leaders can affect their urut's morale and combat. Morale is simply handled by rolling 2D6 modified and "beating" a "6". The standard rules are 15 pages long with an additional four pages of optional rules. There are five scenarios presented as well as much information on the major Samurai clan leaders. The set offers infonnation on figure manufacturers and helpful book sources as well as the various types of battle formations. I would say these rules are simply written and would give an interesting game. I always like well-written simple rules allowing for large battles! Recommended! :

By David Barnes - "THE WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESION" - A WARGAMER'S GUIDE PART IV UNIFORMS OF THE SPANISH ARMY 1739-1748 - This is a second edition work by Giancarlo Boeri and Stephen Manley available from Podsdam Flags & Publications, "Geneva", 16, Buckminster Close, Oakwood, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 2EA UK. This is a newly revised and reissued edition, to improve and enhance the accuracy, Giancarlo Boeri has been called in as co-author. This is very much updated since the first publication in 1994. This A4 booklet is plastic ringbound with a clear plastic front cover to protect the cover page. In general it follows the layout of other booklets in this series. The information given is based on what the troops probably looked like and not what they were supposed to be wearing. A list of reference books appears o n page 28, the majority of which are not in English. This title forms part of an opus already in print - Uniforms of the French Army 1740-1748, 11 - Uniforms of the British Army 1739-1748, III Uniforms of the Dutch Army 1740- 1748. Other works in preparation include similar volumes on the Prussian, Austrian, Russian, Italian and German states armies together with books on the colours and standards of the forces taking part in the war. A well researched and designed series of flags is available in full colour for 25mm, 20rnm, 1 5mm, 10mm and 6mm scales from Potsdam Flags - send an SAE for information. There are good and neat drawings to explain the uniforms and many tables to give the differences of the regiments costumes and all the services too. An excellent addition to this series which is a must for wargamers of this period.

By David Barnes - REVIEW OF "REGIMENT - THE MILITARY COLLECTION" published by Nexus Publications (who publish MILITARY MODELL1NG) 2.95 pounds/USA S8.95. Issue 24, October 1997 "The Green Howards". I was a member of this August regiment for my "Square Bashing" (i.e., initial training) in 1952. The details of my induction into the mysteries of drily shooting, cleaning - oh, the cleaning of webbing and kit - and bed making the army way and bow polishing and boiling out rifles. Oh boy! Are etched in my memory. I remember the Remembrance Day parade. The adjutant had us all at open order on the sacred square, in The Castle. RSM Peacock.

Then the most decorated WO in the army, I think - kept an eagle eye on proceedings. We passed muster. The Adjutant barked "Green Howards will move to the left!" "Sir! Sir!" hissed RSM eacock urgently. We were still in open order. The adjutant either didn't hear or, young officer as e was, was concentrating on what came next. The Parade all turned to the left, slamming our brilliantly shinning boots into the gravel. "By the front, Quick - March!" RSM Peacock doubled to the gate, his rows of medals jingling like a bag of coins. As each file reached the gate "Close up!" the RSM growled, and we left wheeled away down to the church parade. This magazine is just as it is advertised - "an invaluable source for historians, hobbyists and model makers." The usual format is followed of history, uniforms, colours and equipment. Founded in 1688, The 19th of Foot, Alexandra, Princess of Wale's own Yorkshire Regiment, The Green Howards has fought and served in many battles and theatres of war from the Battle of the Boyne to Bosnia. This magazine lightly skims the Regiment's magnificent history. As the Adjutant said to us at Passing Out Parade, "Once a Green Howard - always a Green Howard." Buy the magazine and find out why this 300 year old Regiment is called "The Green Howards" - and what a great Regiment it is. The Green Howard Museum, Trinity Church Square, Richmond, N. Yorkshire, DL10 4QN, UK (01748-822-133) is a private regimental enterprise set up to preserve the heritage and interesting artifacts and documents. It's well worth seeing. Check about opening times by phone. On most big newsagents' shelves or try a sample.