AIRFIX MAGAZINE October 1973. Roy Dilley on crew figures for 54mm scale vehicles; 8th Army in the Desert by John Sanders; Renaissance Warfare by George Gush; Open Day at Bovington; Buildings for Wargames; much on aircraft; reviews and other features.
BATTLEFLEET Vol.6: No.12. This magazine of the Naval Wargames Society contains articles on the Pre-Dreadnought Tribe; The Spanish-American War of 18,98 plus Naval Wargame Reports. (Secretary - W.E.McKenzie, 16 Hugo Road, London N19 5EU. C1.10P $5.00 subscription).
CONFLICT No. 4. Well illustrated articles on Soviet Air Power; The Confederate Navy; French Armoured Divisions 1940 plus NORAD a game of strategic air warfare.
No-5. The Russio-Japenese War of 1939; Xenophon; The B.E.F. 1940 Plus a free game KHALKHIN-GOL plus much in both issues on board wargames. (Simulations Design Corporation, P.O.Box 19096, San Diego, California 92119, U.S.A. 08-50, $9.50 overseas). -
DISPATCH September 1973. Illustrated articles on the 92nd Gordon Highlanders 1815; The Scottish Borderers; plus book, figure, plate and other reviews. (Scottish Military Collectors Society, Mitchell S.Davidson, Findon Croft, Findon, Portlethen, Aberdeen ABI 4RN. £ 2 per annum).
AVALON HILL GENERAL- Sept-Oct. 1973. Contains more or less a complete game LEYTE GULF in its pages plus articles on Waterloo; 1914 and much more on boardgames. (4517 Harford Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21214, U.S.A. 05-00).
GUIDON No.3 1973. The British in the Peninsula; Military Flags - Austria; Swiss Dragoons 1914-1941; Early Figures; Historex Figures for Beginners; plus features. (The Miniature Figure Collectors of America, Brynwood Apts., G-1, Wynnewood, PA. 19096, U.S.A.).
MANCHESTER AREA WARGAMES SOCIETY Club Magazine No.6. Airfix Conversions; Marshal Grouchy; Uniforms and Equipment of the British Army in the 18901s; Armies of 1812; Be ttles of Yorkshire; The Imperial Japanese Navy; plus letters etc. (C.B.Tofaloo, 2 Almond Walk, Portington, Nr.Warrington, Lance.)
MODELLISMO MILITARE No.2. Beautifully produced but in Italian contains articles on Napoleonic forces of Naples; Italian tank L3/35 (with coloured plates); French Napoleonic infantry; Scratch Building the L3 tank; Messerschmitt BF109; Napoleonic wargaming; reviews of figures, etc. No.3. Neapolitan Artillery 1775-1782; Model Building; The Hercules aircraft; Tank Semovente 75/16 M40 and 41; Converting Historex; French Napoleonic uniforms Plus Napoleonic wargaming and other features. Beautifully produced on glossy paper with coloured plates. (Cesella Postale 1445, Firenze 50100, Italy. 500 lire per copy).
SIGNAL Bi-weekly magazine aimed at the military hobby written and produced by John Mansfield, P.O.Box 830, CFPO 5056t 757 Baden Baden 1, W.Germany - 10 for £ 1.00p. Contains details of all the latest Conventions, kits, boardgames, figures, books, films, etc. I wonder if Mansfield ever has time to do any work for the Canadian Army!
SOLDIER October/November 1973. The British Army magazine contains articles on the Welch Regiment Museum; Swingfire wire-guided anti-tank missile; plus book, record reviews.
WORLD WAR II HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION Newsletter/Magazine Feb-April 1973. The German Northern Theatre of Operations 1940-45; Order of Battle German Panzer Divisions 1941 plus features on books, models, etc. etc. (218 Beach Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, U.S.A. 50 cents per copy).
MILITARY MODELLING November 1973. Good colourful cover of model soldiers. Articles on Board Wargames; Hinchliffe 10pdr Armstrong gun; Foot Guards and their colours; Tank conversion - Bergepenther; scratchbuilding an M3; Battle of Granicus as a wargame; plus photos, reviews, etc
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