Wargames Illustrated Sudan Special

[Captain Blood]

In all fairness to the Perrys, however, their Sudan line just puts all others to shame. I could not see myself recommending a non-Perry line for the Sudan.

No, me neither. I love the Perry range.
Just felt like the whole mag was one big commercial - but maybe it was. I guess that's one of the downside of themed issues. If you have four or five articles all on the same theme and an obliging manufacturer willing to supply you with dozens of generic pictures of their figures, the publisher unsurprisingly takes the line of least resistance... Just feels a bit, I dunno - lazy? Repetitive?

Anyway, my WI subscription runs out in a couple of months, and I'm not taking out another one, so I won't have to put up with it soon 

[answer_is_42]

Just felt like the whole mag was one big commercial - but maybe it was. I guess that's one of the downside of themed issues. If you have four or five articles all on the same theme and an obliging manufacturer willing to supply you with dozens of generic pictures of their figures, the publisher unsurprisingly takes the line of least resistance... Just feels a bit, I dunno - lazy? Repetitive?

I know what you mean. I just bought the magazine, first time in ages. As you noted earlier, virtually every time a Perry miniature appears, it's mentioned in the caption, whereas other ranges will get a single mention at the end of an article, or none at all. And unlike Miniature Wargames, there seems to be a very limited number of contributors. Also, the American spelling irritates me.

It used to be cool, but now it’s changed, man.

[Skyven]

If you've enjoyed the Sudan edition of WI then you really should think about getting Mike Snook's Go Strong into the Desert. It is an excellent read and well illustrated.

[Colonel Tubby]

I found this issue to be an excellent resource for somebody (ME!) who has little knowledge of the was beyond the movie with Carlton Heston!

While I agree with the comments that it did seem to be a big advert for the Perry's the quality and scope of their range (along with their up-and-coming plastics) does make them into the one-stop shop for the war!

Now then I have to do is ask myself - "is to late to switch from the Zulu war which I started collection bits for late last year as my first foray into the whole colonial period?"

[joroas]

Do both!  You know you want to............... 

[Colonel Tubby]

Do both!  You know you want to............... 

Nnnnnnooooooo!

Don't think my sanity or slow painting speed would cope with both!

[joroas]

I have a set of Dave's rules, some more Perrys will be biught later, much later, in the year to add to my Lead Mountain.

[Yankeepedlar01]

I have a set of Dave's rules, some more Perrys will be biught later, much later, in the year to add to my Lead Mountain.

Well Done that man!
 But a 'Lead Mountain'? Shame on you, what are you waiting for, get those paints and brushes out NOW!

[joroas]

My Lead Mountain is so high that my insurance company is concerned about subsidence........ 

The next couple of weeks are spoken for: marking American West papers. 

Then I have my wargames room to reorganise 

and then the paints come back out. 

[James Morris]

No, me neither. I love the Perry range.
Just felt like the whole mag was one big commercial - but maybe it was. I guess that's one of the downside of themed issues. If you have four or five articles all on the same theme and an obliging manufacturer willing to supply you with dozens of generic pictures of their figures, the publisher unsurprisingly takes the line of least resistance... Just feels a bit, I dunno - lazy? Repetitive?

Anyway, my WI subscription runs out in a couple of months, and I'm not taking out another one, so I won't have to put up with it soon 

I can see where you're coming from here, but I think that the WI editorial team have made more effort than you're giving them credit for.  As well as Michael Perry's photos, the Abu Klea article is illustrated by pics taken at the Grimsby Wargames Society, with minis credited as Connoisseur/Bicorne, Perry, Black Tree and Wargames Factory.  A double page spread is dedicated to Daniel Hodgson's rather excellent collection of 6mm Baccus models.  Finally, a number of pictures have come from Touching History, though these are easy to confuse with Michael Perry's as they also show Perry Minis in action - presumably Paul Darnell liked the models and decided to use them!  Overall, I felt the themed content had a good mixture of inspiring models.  They could have used only Michael Perry's photos, and I think they should be given credit for the fact that they sourced way more than that.

As for captions, I agree there have been a few miscaptioned pictures in recent issues.  I imagine that the Perry pics are well-captioned because Michael Perry has supplied both photos and captions, rather than any innate plot to favour their regular advertisers.

Just offering a different point of view.  I think WI deserves credit for the varied content and photos it continues to provide, despite being owned by a single company.  That it contains a fair amount of material from industry stalwarts such as the Perrys, Osprey, GB, Warlord etc is somewhat inevitable given its status as the leading historical wargames magazine.

[answer_is_42]

If you've enjoyed the Sudan edition of WI then you really should think about getting Mike Snook's Go Strong into the Desert. It is an excellent read and well illustrated.

Is this an advertising bot? Sure looks like it.
(subtle name, by the way)

[Skyven]

Effing cheek. Bot indeed. Huh.  

I just joined the forum, having heard about it on TPM (where I am also AfricanAl).

As for the name, I am an African history journalist and writer in the real world.

As for the book, it is excellent and sumptuously illustrated. I'm looking forward to Snook's more academic Beyond the Reach of Empire coming out in March.

[Edited for typo and smiley.]

[answer_is_42]

Oh dear. I do apologise.

We're actually really nice here. Welcome to the LAF, and all that...

Edit: what an embarrassing topic for my thousandth post...
 

[Skyven]

Oh dear. I do apologise.

We're actually really nice here. Welcome to the LAF, and all that...

Edit: what an embarrassing topic for my thousandth post...
 

No apology required. I thought I'd got a smiley in at the end of the first line... seems to have disappeared.

I guess I'm more Old Ham than Spam.   

[joroas]

Is this an advertising bot?

I think the Perrys make enough money without hiring people to randomly spam their products.  It has given me a career idea though.....................