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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...

Goonhammer Historicals: Campaign Italy: Tough Gut – A Bolt Action Review

Campaign Italy: Tough Gut is the second supplement for Bolt Action from Warlord Games focusing on the allied thrust into mainland Europe via the Italian peninsula. It follows its sister book, Campaign Italy: Soft Underbelly. The book is split...

Goonhammer Historicals: Victrix 12mm Fallschirmjäger

This week the Goonhammer Historicals crew turn their attention to the latest small-scale infantry kit from Victrix. Historical Background As the Second World War raged on, Nazi high command became every more fractured. Fascism is, inherently, a factional and inefficient form...

Goonhammer Historicals: Bolt Action Alpini Review

This August has been an Italian-focused month for Warlord Games, seeing them release both the new Italian Alpini Mountain Troops and a new campaign book focusing on the second half of the Italian Campaign, titled Tough Gut (review coming...

Goonhammer Historicals: Victrix Soviet Infantry

Victrix Miniatures are well known for their 28mm output - we've covered many of their Medieval, Roman and Napoleonic sets before - but in recent years they've expanded out to a new, exciting range of 12mm WW2 sets. With...

WW2 Company Commander App Review

WW2 Company Commander is an upcoming augmented reality wargaming app being produced by Digital Wargaming in partnership with Victrix Limited. The app contains a complete rule system and handles all dice rolling, measuring, and score keeping digitally. The app appears...