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Victrix 12mm StuG & Pak 40 Review

I've been slowly assembling a German force for an upcoming Monte Cassino campaign using Victrix's lovely 12mm WW2 miniature line. This time I'm reviewing a couple new kits I've added to my force: the StuG III Ausf. G and...

Goonhammer Historicals: Getting Started With Flames of War

What is Flames of War? It’s Battlefront’s take on the company level second world war miniature wargame, at 15mm (or 1:100) scale, running on essentially the same core ruleset as their Team Yankee game (and ‘Nam, and Great War, and...

Goonhammer Historicals: Campaign : Case Blue – A Bolt Action Review

Campaign: Case Blue is the newest campaign book for Bolt Action from Warlord Games. Taking a swift jump in time back from the allied invasion of Italy, it is set during the infamous Fall Blau. This makes this campaign a...

Autumn 2023 Historical 3D Printing Roundup

I'm back just in time for Black Friday with a new horde of excellent models for historical 3D printing enthusiasts. There are a ton of excellent kickstarters and sales happening here in the Fall of 2023 so get your...

Goonhammer Historicals: Flames of War Kursk Starter Set Review

Howdy everyone and welcome to the tiny tank game. Flames of War has always fascinated me and Battlefront Miniatures kindly provided a review copy of one of their starter boxes for me to take a look at. I don't...

Goonhammer Historicals: Warlord Games Panzer 2 Ausf. A/B/C Review

Keen eyed customers of FLGS this month might have noticed the return of some old familiar kits to the shelves. And indeed, Warlord games has rereleased quite a few of their old resin tanks for the retail market. Among...

Goonhammer Historicals: Victrix SU-76 and Lend Lease at 12mm

The 12mm Soviet range from Victrix grows ever larger - we've had the infantry, we've had the T-34s and now, the SU-76 self propelled gun arrives to provide some serious anti-tank firepower for your Red Army. Thanks to Victrix for...

Goonhammer Historicals: Victrix 12mm Sherman Variants Review

This time on Goonhammer Historicals Lupe takes another look at the extensive 12mm World War 2 line from Victrix, this time looking at the humble Sherman tank, a mainstay of the war. I make no secret that I've been a...

Goonhammer Historicals: Butterflies Pinned to a Board, or Why We Play the “Baddies”

A topic of recent conversation in the Historicals Hideout at Goonhammer HQ has been “when is it ok to play the baddies?” and moreover “why do you play the baddies?”. We’ve talked before about challenging and engaging with the...

Goonhammer Historicals: Victrix 12mm WW2 German Infantry Review

  Today we're reviewing the 12mm Germany Infantry from Victrix's relatively new 12mm line. At the moment, Victrix offers four army choices: American, British, German, and Soviet. The German infantry pack contains 184 miniatures, which Victrix advertises as enough to...