The Italian Army receives some welcome heavy fire support this week in the shape of this medium howitzer. Starting out as a mountain gun in the Austro-Hungarian army during The Great War, the 100/17 Modello 14 was a Skoda-designed medium howitzer. It proved a reliable weapon and remained in service into World War II, making up the…
This laser-cut wood Landing Craft model is perfect for beach assault battles such as D-Day or the Pacific islands. Wide enough to take a Sherman tank, they’re ideal for taking the fight to the Axis beaches… And don’t forget that we’ve produced full rules for Amphibious Assaults for Bolt Action games. View in Store
In addition to our new 100/17 medium howitzer, the Italian Army receives more support with these easily recognisable CV33 tankettes – the most numerous Italian armoured fighting vehicle to see action during World War II. Also known as the Carro Veloce CV33 or L3/33, the Fiat-Ansaldo CV33 this Italian tankette that saw combat during World War II in addition to the inter-war period. Although designated…
Three new chariots are released for the Cutting edge Miniatures Bronze Age range – these early two-horse chariots are ideal to use in Amorite Kingdom armies amongst others. The earliest 2 horse-drawn chariots seem to have been developed by the Hurrians, Kassites and other Anatolian Highlanders in the latter half of the Middle Bronze Age….
Here’s a first look at a few of the models that will form our Fall of Berlin range. Here are three Waffen-SS soldiers from SS-Sturmbataillon Charlemagne. These French volunteers were one of the last German units to see action in battle during World War II, where they held central Berlin and the Führerbunker against the onslaught of Soviet…
The campaign of the ‘Hundred Days’ was to become the thundering climax of the Napoleonic Wars. The shattering of the Grande Armèe in the snows of Russia in 1812, followed by two years of desperate fighting, forced the Emperor of the French to abdicate in 1814. The elated emperors and kings of the Sixth Coalition exiled Bonaparte to the tiny…
Pike & Shotte author Steve Morgan gives some pointers on how to start collecting and painting an English Civil Wars army: Steve: Many gamers steer clear of wargaming the English Civil War simply because they don’t know where to start. In other periods there are clear directives for regiment sizes, uniforms, banners and formations which naturally…
More great converting and painting from Neil Burt (also known as Troop of Shewe) – a pair of Sd.Kfz 222 Armoured Cars, remodelled with open hatches and extra stowage:
Warlord Kommandant Stallard seems to have changed his muse and has gone from a British Army bronze green phase to a panzer grey period. At least that’s what he is banging out at a rate of knots from Schloss Stallard. This week its more, yet more, early German heavy stuff, ranging from the Adler armoured…
This all-new plastic kit is the first fruits borne of our partnership with scale model giants Italeri. The M4 Sherman medium tank served Allied forces well, with American and British armies fielded them in large numbers (the British calling them the Sherman I). Alongside the Soviet T-34, the M4 Sherman medium tank was arguably one…
Graham Davey