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…
The latest vehicle to be released from the range we picked up when we bought BEF MIniatures is the famous A12 Matilda II tank. It has now been remastered and is ready to face the advance of the Hun now… One of the most distinctive armoured fighting vehicles in the British forces, the Matilda II…
The Assyrians receive more cavalry this week – spear-armed Qurubuti horsemen to go with last week’s Qurubuti Horse Archers release! The Qurubuti were the personal bodyguard of the king, or prince. They would be very well trained and likely veterans or members of Assyrian nobility. Heavily armoured in iron and bronze and riding a felt…
When we purchased Immortal Miniatures late last year there were a handful of unreleased miniatures packs. One of these is this handy set of Greek musicians. This new pack brings you the sounds of horns, pipes and conch shells and contains five metal miniatures with a variety of musical instruments they are ideal to mix…
More re-organised and re-released miniatures from our acquisition of Immortal Miniatures. This time we have Hoplites in linen cuirass – perfect to add into your plastic hoplite regiments! The hoplite was the mainstay of the Greek army during the Persian wars. Every man was expected to provide his own equipment so he could fight in…
Ever since we made our huge Rorke’s Drift! and Horns of the Buffalo sets available for our Anglo-Zulu War range we’ve been asked consistently whether we’ll be making the resin Anglo-Zulu Wars barricades available separately. Rejoice, for the time is upon you – you can now pick these pieces up on their own. Note that…
Conceived to replace the M3/M5 Stuart light tanks, the M24 Chaffee fought in US service during the later years of WWII and on into the Korean War. The Chaffee also served with British and Russian forces during the Second World War. Reliable, armed with a 75mm gun and with a good off-road performance, the M24 was…
By their nature as specialist raiders, Commandos go to battle lightly equipped in terms of weaponry. However, they made good use of Vickers K machine guns – formerly aircraft-mounted machine guns – with their high rate of suppressive fire. These new 2-man teams comprise a Vickers K gunner and his No 2 laden with extra…
Created by the Canadian commander Lt-General Guy Simonds as an expedient way of reducing losses in his infantry and to be able to maneouvre along with the tanks, the Ram Kangaroo served the forces of the British commonwealth well henceforth. The conception of the Ram Kangaroo is one of the key reasons for dedicated APCs being introduced…
We kick off our Assyrian range with the release of these lovely horse archers. Not any old mounted bowmen though – the Royal bodyguard! The Qurubuti were the personal bodyguard of the king, or prince. They would be very well trained and likely veterans or members of Assyrian nobility. Heavily armoured in iron and bronze…
Andy Hobday