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by Dr. Phil Hendry (with assistance from Rick Priestley) This article is designed to help wargamers make good use of the ‘Imperial Roman Veterans’ set from Warlord Games. It goes into some detail about the models and why they are made the way they are, contrasting them with the earlier ‘Imperial Roman Legionaries’ boxed set,…
It’s been a long while since we had anything new from Dr Phil Hendry. You’ll recall Phil being an evangelist for Army Painter Dip and having built up sizeable, beautifully painted Warlord Games Roman and Celt armies. Here’s a taster of his latest work along with the inspiration for his work – Angus McBride’s classic…
by Dr. Phil Hendry This article is designed to help wargamers understand the many different types of standard and standard-bearer in the Roman army from the time of Augustus until the end of the Principate. From left to right: Signum, Imago, Aquila, Vexillum View in Store At the lowest level, each century in a legion…
This article, by Dr Phil Hendry, aims to dispel the myth that the Roman war machine was all about the much-lauded Legionary and that Auxiliary units were bit part players. Over to you, Phil… Phil: The aim of this article is to show that Auxilia are much better troops than most wargamers believe them to…
With last week’s release of the Hail Caesar Rulebook in digital form, we thought it about time that we revisit our vast Roman range and highlight just a few of the units on offer… The cornerstone of any Roman army was the vast Legions – this boxed set contains 20 multi-part, hard plastic 28mm tall Imperial…
The Command Crawler is a mobile headquarters vehicle for a Ghar Commander which – if included in your army, allows you access to some of the extra killy Support options from the Ghar arsenal… The Command Crawler serves as a mobile platform from which Ghar Commanders can monitor and direct the battle around them. Ghar communications are not as…
By Dr Phil Hendry There has been a fair amount of interest shown in ‘The Dip’, as The Army Painter’s Quickshade system is more commonly known. Reactions to ‘The Dip’ vary wildly – some love it, some don’t seem to care, and some are vehement in their disapproval (despite not having sampled it, we imagine….). …
Rick Priestley, author of our forthcoming Ancients rules: Hail Caesar, brings us another communique explaining the game further. Read on… Rick: Today we have a relatively short piece on the Hail Caesar rules. We’re going to talk about how casualties are represented in the game and show a few examples of the kind of thing we’ve prepared…
We’ve managed to lure world-renowned games designer Rick into the Warlord offices with the promise of a ‘nice cup of tea’ – he’s such a cheap date! Let’s hear what Rick has to say… In case anyone is in any doubt we are talking about a hard-back book about the same size, shape and general…
One Man’s Ox-Goad is Another Man’s Ink-Pen Dr Phil Hendry ponders historical accuracy and whether it’s as clear as some might think… This article is intended to reassure those who are unsure about how slavishly to follow ‘history’ when painting figures and creating armies. I guess that a lot of us buying Warlord Games’ products…
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