AIRFIX MAGAZINE - October 1970. Contains Part 4 of the illustrated article Wehrmacht Markings 1939-45; 1132 scale conversion of a Ford ambulance 1915; Part 5 of the Seven Week War "Artillery and Supporting .,rms"; some interesting ideas from Bob O'Brien for converting the Airfix Roman Fort; a scratch-built Staghound Armoured Car; another illustrated article by Roy Dilley on Conversions in 54mm scale plus details of the latest books, kits and other items.
ALBION - Number 21 September 1970. This is a journal of postal Diplomacy and board wargaming edited and published by Don Turnbull of 6 St. George's Avenue, Timperley, Cheshire, England. It is a lively, sometimes archly-humorous magazine of about 40 pages which will no doubt be of the greatest interest if you are a Diplomacy fan or a board wargamer. As I am neither, I no doubt do it an injustice because much of it goes over my head.
AMERICAN HISTORY ILLUSTRATED - July and August 1970. The first issue contains some most interesting items including an illustrated article on the Battle for Long Island during the American Revolution and another well illustrated piece that will delight Steve Curtis on The Western Gunman. The August issue has a very pleasant article on the Battle of Monterrey in the Mexican aar of 1846 (an almost completely neglected sphere of activity for wargamers). It also contains a further instalment of James Smith, a white man who lived as an Indian in the heyday of the great Iroquois nation.
AVALON HILL GENERAL - September-October 1970. As I say every other month - this is essential reading for the man who fights board wargames. As this appears to be the majority wargaming interest in America and has its devotees in Great Britain, then its articles will no doubt be of the greatest value and interest to them.
BATTLEFLEET - Journal of the Naval Wargames Society U.K. - Volume 4. Contains a naval battle report and other items dealing with models etc.
CIVIL WAR TIMES ILLUSTRATED - July and August 1970. The first issue contains a well illustrated article on the Battle at Chickasaw Bluffs while its remaining articles seem to have more of a social or civilian aspect than that of war. The August issue is a "Special" devoted to the Siege of Petersburg.
THE COURIER - Number 5 and 6. This is the Bullet - in of the New England Wargamers Association and is full of interesting wargaming articles albeit with an American slant. Some of them have already appeared in publications of Jack Scruby's which is a bit disconcerting if you have been taking wargaming magazines over the years. These issues contain amongst other items battle reports, Colonial Wargames Rules, Combat Conditions 1690-1790, Fred Vietmeyer on the Prussian Grenadier, Wargames by Mail, plus letters and reviews.
THE GAMESLETTER - An American publication which is a sort of a large "Looking Around" in that it lists the contents of other wargaming magazines. Like most American papers, concentrates largely on board wargames.
THE GAMESMAN - Another Americanpublication concentrating largely on Diplomacy, board wargameB and various types of chess. Like the General, this gives me an inferiority complex because I cannot understand very much of it!
THE GUIDON - Magazine of the Miniature Figure Collectors of America - Volume 28. Contains articles on Uniforms of Troops in French India in the 18th century; Prussian cavalry of the 18th century; The Kulmbach Model Soldier Fair plus details of new* figures, magazines and other items of collectors interest.
THE INTERNATIONAL WARGAMER - July 1970. Yet another of the American board gameslanted magazines that seem to proliferate like rabbits these days. This one also icontains Part 8 of Rules for Ancient Miniatures by,Gary Gygax.
MODEL BOATS October 1970. Has an article with plans of H.M.S. Repulse.
SCALE MODELS October 1970. Of interest to model soldier collectors are the articles dealing with the B.M.S.S. prize-winning diorama; a novices guide to model figure to collecting; plus reviewst features and a host of adverts of interest and value model soldier collectors.
SOLDIER MAGAZINE - September 1970. Contains the first of a series of short articles on The Headdress of the British Army - the Waterloo Shako; a review of the figures of a well known model soldier manufacturer plus reviews of military books, records and letters etc.
TANKETTE - August/September 1970. The Miniature Armoured Fighting Vehicle Association Magazine. As always packed with interesting illustrated information on tanks and other armoured vehicles and includes articles on The First Commonwealth Division in Korea; German Uniforms World War I and details of scratch-built tanks and armourad vehicles.
TRADITION - Number 46. Contains illustrated articles on The Dutch-Belgian Army at Waterloo; German Colonial Troops in East Africa 1889-1914; The Handgun and Arquebus; Napoleon's Italian Army; Part IV of The Imperial Roman Legions; The Egypt Medal; and the continuation of The Gurkhas; plus details of new books etc. And last but not least six full page coloured uniform playtest each one worthy of framing.
THE VEDETTE - August 1970. The Journal of the National Capital Military Collectors of America. Contains articles on Balaclava with a pleasant reproduction of an engraving and a Scots Grey uniform print plus the usual reviews of figures and other items.
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