A new addition to our growing Napoleonic range is this wonderful vignette featuring one of the most interesting characters of the period – Baron Dominique Jean Larrey. Born in a small village in the Pyrenean mountains in 1766, Larrey later moved to Bordeaux with his bourgeois parents. Orphaned at the age of 13, he was then…
We now have loads of the lovely new carts and buildings from our mates at 4ground – the same chaps who produced our beautiful buildings from our Rorke’s Drift! and Horns of the Buffalo battle-sets. Pre-painted Roman Limes Watchtower The Roman Limes Towers were manned at all times by a single eight man contubernium. This is…
The brave soldiers of the Belgian army receive much needed reinforcements this week in the form of this potent 47mm anti-tank gun. The Belgian Canon de 47 FRC was an infantry support gun, produced by the Fonderie Royale des Canons (FRC). Following the fall of Belgium, the Wehrmacht re-designated these as 4.7 cm IG 260(b). Good…
Now for something a bit special – the Char 2c FCM – the only operational super-heavy tank in military history. This absolute beast will give the German panzer formations something to think about! A fully loaded FCM Char 2C weighed in at a colossal of 69 tonnes. This was in no small part due to…
The Aramaeans and Chaldeans inhabited the marshlands of southern Babylonia and were formed into numerous tribes. The Chaldeans were said to be more organised than the Aramaeans. By the time of the Neo-Assyrian empire the two cultures would have influenced each other quite heavily, as well as being influenced by the Babylonians and probably the…
A new adversary for our Imperial Romans has ridden into view – the Parthians! The latest addition to our Hail Caesar range brings these famed horsemen to the tabletop and will give your Legion a new challenge. As you can see from these photographs, the models are shooting their bows in the Parthian style, i.e….
It’s here – the long-awaited rulebook covering the Italian Wars, Tudor Wars, Thirty Years War, English Civil Wars, and The War of the Grand Alliance this 208 page hardback book is chock full of exquisitely painted miniatures, army lists and battle report. As you can see from the fabulous cover, the book covers more than…
The Army Painter Mega Paint set and their Warpaints boxed set have gone down very well with you and now you can get hold of the entire line as separate pots! Warpaints is an acrylic paint range specifically designed to compliment both the Army Painter Colour primer sprays and the Quickshade dips. It has the…
The king would often be present when his army went to war, some actively took part in the fighting. It is thought that Sargon died in battle against the Cimmerians. The king is wearing the costume depicted in Ashurbanipal’s lion hunt. This is highly decorated and split for riding. The tiara is omitted, perhaps for…
The Assyrian king would maintain a brigade of his personal royal guard, this was probably one thousand strong. The archers wore a lamellar corslet of either bronze or iron with leather pteruges to protect the groin. The archers quiver was of tubular design, usually made from sheets of bronze. The quiver had a rod attached…
Andy Hobday