WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED: Issue # 438

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Theme: Weapons in Wargaming

Features:
* Weapons in Wargaming: Discusses how weapons are handled when figure-sculpting and game-designing.
* Scrapheap Challenge: Terrain building without spending money on any new kits.
* Two Thousand Years and Counting: Examines the longevity of the pike and related polearms.
* Hitting the Beaches: D-Day Replay commemorates the 1944 landings in 28mm.
* Smiting the Good Smite: Focuses on a Chariot.
* Salute 51 show report.
* The Mosin-Nagant Rifle: Discusses the rifle which was used in the Finnish Civil War, 1918, and still sees service today.
* Painting Dramatic OSL: Applying bold object source lighting to Richard 'Dick' Winters (Band of Brothers hero) Giants in Miniature figure.
* The Annihilator: Examines the history of the Thompson SMG and puts it to use in a pulp game.
* Ruckus Campaigns: Presents full rules for connecting Ruckus games into an ongoing campaign, along with two new campaign scenarios.
* Shieldmaidens: Documents the building and painting process of Salute 2024 Painting Competition winning unit.

Departments:
* Observation Post: Review of swag from Salute with new plastics, pre-painted terrain, and much more.
* Release Radar: New and forthcoming releases in the wargaming world.
* Quick Fire: Fellow gamers' projects, including Samurai, the Crimea, lighting and Ragged Staff Minis.