historicals

Goonhammer Historicals Year of the Ship: The National Maritime Museum

This article is part of Goonhammer’s Year of the Ship. You can see the other articles in this series here. We've done the reading, and we've started playing, we've even found an excellent place to print ships. Now it's time to...

Wargames Atlantic Afghan Cavalry Review

Intro Two years ago, Wargames Atlantic announced their Afghan Cavalry kit. I had just finished reading Col. Mike Snook’s excellent Into the Jaws of Death, a section of which recounts the harrowing experience of the British at the battle of...

Goonhammer Historicals: What is Bushido Risen Sun?

This is an intro to Bushido Risen Sun, the best miniatures skirmish game you’ve not yet played. If you’re looking for a balanced, impartial review, it will swiftly become clear this is not it. If you want a balanced...

Goonhammer Historicals News You Can Use: Bolt Action 3rd Edition Announcement

You can't go a day on wargaming social media without someone asking about Bolt Action Third Edition, and we're here to share the announcement from Warlord Games and Osprey that it's on the way. Bolt Action was first released...

Goonhammer Historicals – We Are Airplane Enjoyers

We here at Goonhammer Historicals like a good airplane. With co-editor Mugginns getting all up into the air war in Bag the Hun, and Masters of the Air gracing your TV screens right now, it's a good time to...

Goonhammer Historicals: Our TooFatLardies Game Index

If you’re newer to Goonhammer Historicals, you may be confused with some of our phrases or terms - we refer to TooFatLardies and Lard America all the time. TooFatLardies is a UK-based wargaming company who produce rules that emphasize...

Goonhammer Historicals Interviews Turner Miniatures

With the Year of the Ship in full swing, Lenoon got in touch with ship-STL maestro Henry of Turner Miniatures to chat all things digital sculpting, historicals and 3d printing. Lenoon: Starting off easy, can you tell us a little...

Goonhammer Historicals: The AdeptiCon Historical Experience, 2024

AdeptiCon 2024 - the best four days in wargaming - has come and gone, and it has reinvigorated me beyond my wildest expectations. I put in a ton of work starting around November, an hour a night or more,...

Goonhammer Historicals: Go On, Hammer (and Sickle) – Our Favorite Soviet Army Articles

Sing it with me - From the depths of hell in silenceCast their spells, explosive violenceRussian night time flight perfectedFlawless vision, undetected Pushing on and on, their planes are going strongAir Force number oneSomewhere down below they're looking for the foeBomber's...

Goonhammer Historicals: Playing a Chain of Command Campaign Part 8: Breakthrough

This week, with the help of a pair of brave Goonhammer Patrons we bring the Totensonntag Pint-Sized Campaign to an exciting close! If you'd like to catch up, previous episodes can be found here: Part 1: Introduction to “Totensonntag” Part 2:...