Arguably the most famous and feared troops in the Persian army, the Immortals were the best troops the Persian army could field and only ever took to the field when the King did. The Immortals were so called because if their number ever fell below 10,000 through ill health or death they were instantly replaced,…
Persian nobility (azata) would have made up the ranks of the Persian cavalry. Contemporary depictions show cavalry wearing short sleeved cuirass with very high neck protectors, these were likely covered in iron or bronze scales. For added protection an iron or bronze conical helmet with a crest was often worn. The scale leg protectors of the later…
Since we purchased Immortal Miniatures we’ve been reorganising, re-releasing and adding to the Greek and Spartan ranges. With the bulk of these now available we can now bring you these two great starter army deals. Now you can save yourself some of your hard-earned cash when you start a new army! Classical Greek City State…
Produced as a solution to the increasing ineffectiveness of the M10 tank destroyer against heavy panzers, the M36 Jackson was introduced. With it’s 90mm gun mounted on the standard M10 hull, the M36 entered service late in 1944 and went onto see action in the Korean war. The main US tank destroyer, the M10, was…
Rejoice, for there are five new Sodapop releases now available in our webstore! Delphyne & Ekhis. Given the natural tendency for those with cyphers to be drawn into combat one may consider it cruel that Delphyne, a girl of barely eight cycles, would be burdened with such a “gift”. Yet it is undeniable that her…
To celebrate the Irish’s big day we’re bringing you a very special offer – Irish themed, of course! The Luck o’the Irish offer is simple – you get: Two boxed sets of our marvellous Montrose Irish miniatures (total of 48 figures plus several full-colour paper flags) James Graham, the Marquis of Montrose himself! Alisdair ‘The…
What could be finer for St Patrick’s day than a lovely little Leprechaun model. Luckily Warlord sculptor Wojtek has been at it again – this time sculpting a cheeky Leprechaun with pot of gold pilfered from the end of the rainbow. The greedy emerald green-clad midget is another addition to the stuff Wojtek has sculpted…
This week the Red Army received reinforcements in the form of these engineers in body armour! The first pack contains 8 combat engineers, equipped with a variety of weaponry – from the ubiquitous PPSh SMG, DP-28 LMG, flamethrower and a variety of anti-tank weaponry! On August 19th in the Smolensk region, Soviet forces were continuing…
If anyone mentions the Blitzkrieg period of the Second World War you can guarantee most images going through one’s mind is that of grey-painted Panzer IIs and Panzer IVs tearing across the Polish or French countryside, sweeping all before them. To aid your brave soldats conquer all before them for the glory of the Third…
One of the most important designs in the history of tank development, the Carden Loyd tankette inspired a huge number of similar vehicles worldwide, including the Panzer I and Russian T-27. Now you can add several variants of the carrier along with a 2cm Oerlikon gun and crew to your army. The Carden Loyd tankettes…
Andy Hobday