By Stephen May Hoplite shields were either painted or covered in a thin sheet of bronze. These could then have an image painted onto its face (or embossed in bronze). I am showing how to paint a white shield, although this method can be adapted for any colour. I have shown how to do this…
Everyone loves Commandos (well, maybe not that nasty Herr Hitler…) and so without further ado here is a selection of our Commando models beautifully painted by Andres Amian Fernandez. There’s even a little surprise for you… We also have snaps of these forthcoming Paul Hicks sculpts – Commando Vickers K LMG teams. These great new…
We’re delighted to be able to release the latest in Crimean War range – the 17th Lancers. The reason for this delight is mostly because we love these new models, sculpted as they are by Paul Hicks, but also because we will have a lot more time on our hands rather than be fielding a…
To celebrate the anniversary of games designer and tea connoisseur, Rick Priestley, joining the Warlord Games team, we would like to offer a limited number of hand-signed Black Powder and Hail Caesar books. The books will contain Rick’s signature (and, if we’re lucky, some of the other people involved in the producing of the books…
Sparta had two kings, one stayed in Sparta and one lead the army in war. The king would command from the front where his heroic deeds could be celebrated, Leonidas is a prime example of this. Spartan kings seem to have worn the transverse crest, as surviving carving seems to show this as dyed in…
The term ‘Spartan’ should only be used to donate the hoplites from the principal city of Sparta; the hoplites employed from other territories on the Peloponnese were ‘Lakedaimonian’. There is a widely held belief that the Spartans wore only bronze armour. This is not true, although due to their hoplite profession they are likely to…
Originally conceived as an infantry support tank, the D1 instead became the main battle tank of the French army during the 1930s. Serving in North Africa, in defence of France during the German invasion of 1940 and ultimately during the battle of Kasserine Pass in 1943. The result of the French need for a Light…
Adding extra punch to your early and mid-war German forces is this 5cm Granatenwerfer team The 5cm Model 36 Granatenwerfer entered service in 1936 with the purpose of being able to engage pockets of enemy resistance beyond the range of manually thrown grenades. Due to it’s complicated telescopic sights and limited range the Model 36…
With the forthcoming release of our long-awaited Pike & Shotte rulebook drawing close, we have a special offer on the basic building blocks of any ECW or TYW army – the plastic cavalry and infantry box sets. For a limited time the Royalist and Parliamentarian infantry and cavalry sets will be available as a ‘Buy 3,…
We’ve recently received painted versions of some of our Bolt Action British range We can’t help but show you them in all their glory – click on the links to see loads more close-ups of the miniatures…
Andy Hobday