Wargames Illustrated: June 2024

- OBSERVATION POST: We've got a haul of swag from Salute in this month's Observation Post with new plastics, pre-painted terrain, and much more.

- RELEASE RADAR: With Dom Sore taking an extended honeymoon break Paul Mathews is back for another tour of RR duty!

- QUICK FIRE: Samurai, the Crimea, lighting and Ragged Staff Minis all feature in this month's eclectic quick-read posts from your fellow wargamers.

- THEME: WEAPONS IN WARGAMES: To kick off this month's Weapons theme we tracked down Alan and Michael Perry, and Jervis Johnson, and asked them how they handle weapons when figure-sculpting and game-designing.

- A SCRAPHEAP CHALLENGE: Magnus Alm builds some wonderful terrain without spending money on any new kits.

- THEME: TWO THOUSAND YEARS AND COUNTING: Bill Gray examines the amazing longevity of the pike and related polearms, presenting wargaming notes on the weapon's swansong in late World War Two Japan.

- HITTING THE BEACHES: With Summer around the corner, the folks behind D-Day Replayed have their minds on the Normandy Beaches and big plans to commemorate the 1944 landings in 28mm.

- THEME: SMITING THE GOOD SMITE: For this month's Weapons theme, regular contributor Pete Brown decided to be less than predictable, choosing to focus on a two wheeled "weapon" pulled by a team of horses: aka the Chariot.

- SALUTE 51 SHOW REPORT: Thousands crowded London's ExCel, for the busiest Salute we've ever seen, and Team Wi were on hand to document the day.

- THEME: THE MOSIN-NAGANT RIFLE: Lisa Smedman discusses an icon rifle which was used by her grandfather in the Finish Civil War, 1918, and still sees service today.

- PAINTING DRAMATIC OSL: Callum France creates a sense of drama by applying bold object source lighting to our Richard "Dick" Winters (Band of Brothers hero) Giants in Miniature figure.

- THEME: THE ANNIHILATOR: As part of this month's Weapons theme, Chris Swan examines the history of the Thompson and puts it to use in a pulp game in an unusual setting.

- RUCKUS CAMPAIGNS: Mike Peters presents full rules for connecting your Ruckus games into an ongoing Campaign, along with two new Campaign Scenarios.

- SHIELDMAIDENS: Sébastien Clément documents the building and painting process of his Salute 2024 Painting Competition winning unit.