AIRFIX MAGAZINE March 1973. Contains well illustrated articles on modelling the Soviet SU76 self-propelled gun; plans for making Ancient warships; modelling the German 7MS5 gun in 1:76 scale; converting Airfix houses for wargaming; the making of 54mm British Lewis gun team; a review on the Toy Fair at Brighton; numerous articles on aircraft plus book reviews, correspondents and other features.
ARQUEBUSIER No.1. The Journal of the Pike and Shot Society. Contains articles on the 17th century; the Pike and Shot period; a battle report; discussion on the Society's Rules; Military Orders in the 16th century; The English Civil War in Cheshire; The Elizabethan Army; The English Civil War at Sea and 16th Century Naval Rules for Galley Warfare. A good effort that makes the mission of the Society worthwhile.
BATTLEFLEET Vol.6. No.6. Magazine of the Naval-Wargames Society. Contains illustrated articles on Pre-Dreadnoughts and a review of the game Star Trek.
THE AVALON HILL GENERAL January-February 1973. Contains details of their new game Richthofen's War; articles on improving various Avalon Hill games and the second part of an interesting article on the Waterloo Campaign.
MODEL BOATS March 1973. Contains plans and an article on the German Cruisers Mainz and Stettin.
SLINGSHOT Magazine of the Society of Ancients - January 1973- Includes articles on the Arms and Uniforms of the Praetorian Guard; Fighting Men of Scotland; Weapons of Tutankhamun plus innumerable features, discussions, etc. The Issue for March 1973 includes articles on the Fighting Men of Scotland; Armies of the Dark Ages; conversions of Roman figures; Arms and Uniform of the Praetorian Guard - Part II; The Ninth Legion plus other features.
SOLDIER MAGAZINE February 1973- Contains number 2 of a new series of articles on Military Museums The Middlesex Regiment; amusing cartoons on waigaming; record re-views; a review of the latest military models; book reviews, correspondents and some very good photographs for the modernist.
TANKETTE Miniature Armoured Fighting Vehicle Association Magazine - February-March 1973. John Sandars continues his article on Wargame Armies for the Western Desert Campoign; illustrated articles on conversion of figures and vehicles and innumerable other items for the armour enthusiast.
THE BULLETIN OF THE MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY February 1973. Contains articles by authorative writers on Australia's Volunteer Defence Corps 1940-45; The French Canadian Pontifical Zouaves 1868-70; The Regular New Zealand Infantry; The London Welsh Rifle Corps; Historical Study of the Indianisation of the Indian Army plus reviews etc.
PANZERFAUST January-February 1973. This special Civil War issue contains well illustrated articles on the Atlanta Campaign; the ratio of forces to space; Union Departments, Armies and Corps (Part VI of the Wargamer's Guide to the American Civil War); an article on boardgaming concerning Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; Boardgame Design; and a review of boardgames dealing with the American Civil War; Gary Gygax writes on wargaming with miniatures and there are book reviews of volumes dealing with the American Civil War plus other features.
TRADITION Number 66. A picture on the front cover of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow made me feel cold! Contains beautifully illustrated articles on campaigning on the North-West Frontier of India; The International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War; Bavarian Line Infantry in Russia 1812; Uniforms of the French Army (supplementing four full-page colour plates of them); The Union Army 1861 (a must for the American Civil War wargamer); Uniforms of the Mexican Army 1839-1847; an interesting article on French cavalry horses in the 1840s; The French Army in the Franco-Prussian War; plus book reviews, correspondence, etc. In addition to the four colour plates already mentioned there are two more of the Belgian Army 1905 Plus a coloured rear cover of the latest 54mm. models from Britains. These little colour figures which are a feature of Tradition magazine are an invaluable source of information for painting up wargames figures and, in due course will no doubt be as much sought after as the famous sets of German cigarette cards of the pre-World War II era.
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