Basecoating Your Wargames Miniatures

Good basic advice on applying a base coat to your miniatures.

Omni War Universal Rules

Omni War is a set of free universal wargames rules. The best part of this set is the incredible number of army lists provided by the author:

  • Structures- Buildings and such to add to the battlefield.
  • Ancients/Biblical- Ancient armies from Biblical times.
  • Iliad- Ancient Greece
  • Fantasy- Similar to Warhammer Fantasy units.
  • Man O’ War- Fantasy naval units.
  • Conquistadores- Inca, Aztec and Cortez
  • Napoleonic- Napoleon era armies.
  • ACW- American Civil War.
  • Battleships- Turn of the century naval units.
  • War of the Worlds- Based on the H.G. Wells novel.
  • Modern- U.S. forces.
  • Modern (International)- List of worldwide armies.
  • Vietnam- Vietnam era units (provided by Paul N. Thanks Paul!).
  • Cinematic- From Sci-fi movies: Aliens, Predator & Starship Troopers.
  • Monster Island- Godzilla type monsters.
  • Superheroes- Generic heroes that you can customize.
  • Car Wars- An adaptation of SJ GamesÔ auto-dueling system.
  • Paranoia- Alpha Complex forces.
  • Flash Gordon- Armies on Mongo.
  • Daleks- Robots from Dr. Who.
  • Futuristic- Majority of Sci-Fi units.
  • Ogre- From the SJ GamesÔ miniature system.
  • Battletech- Rules for Mechs, aerospace fighters and tanks.
  • Star Wars- Based on the original movie trilogy.
  • Dune- Based on Frank Herbert’s novels.
  • Warhammer 40K & Epic (Adapted from NetEpic.)-
    • Spacemarine
    • Imperial
    • Titan Legions
    • Eldar
    • Ork
    • Squat
    • Chaos
    • Tyranid
    • Eldar Pirates
    • Slann & Necron
    • Assassins
    • Sororitas
  • Water Units (Adapted from WetEpic)
  • Mythological (Adapted from Encyclopedia Mythica. No religious connotations should be made.)
    • Greek- Olympian Gods and mythical creatures.
    • Roman- Mostly the same as Greek gods.
    • Norse- Viking gods. Re-create Ragnarok.
    • Judaic/Christian- Biblical powers.
    • Egyptian

Yume no Bushi – Dream of the Warrior

Yume no Bushi – Dream of the Warrior is a set of free wargames rules for samurai skirmishes in the Chanbarra movie tradition. Think westerns, but in a samurai setting.

1916 World War I Rules

Wartime Journal offers 1916, a set of free wargames rules for battalion and regimental combat in World War I.

Wargames Journal Issue 2

wargames journal 2

The second issue of Wargames Journal is available in the Internet Archives. It’s a good read.