Pike & Shotte musketeers The musket – the mainstay of your army – was first invented by the Spanish in the early 16th century – and were originally designed as a much heavier weapon intended to be mounted upon fortified walls. However they were soon adapted to be used with a simple forked rest which…
With our new Thirty years War supplement for Pike & Shotte, The Devil’s Playground, proving a hit with many of you we’re further reinforcing your armies! This week we’re bringing you a new Command Group, and more Musketeers in the form of the Veteran Storming Party Musketeers, and Pike & Shotte Veteran Musketeers! These are good…
Our eagerly awaited Thirty Years War supplement for Pike & Shotte is now shipping out to customers – which means that it’s the perfect time for us to release some reinforcements for your armies… this week we have two new releases – a new contingent of Musketeers, and the Armoured Pike Block. Pike & Shotte…
Along with our first Pike & Shotte supplement The Devil’s Playground and the smashing Ordnance Battery we have a second Command Group and and a Musketeer Storming Party released ready to take part in your conflicts during these periods. Pike & Shotte Command Group View in Store Officer. This officer is a classic study he…
With the release of The Devil’s Playground our first supplement for Pike & Shotte we have taken the opportunity to re-box our plastic infantry and cavalry so they can be used as either Thirty Years War Swedish or Imperialists, or English Civil War Royalist or Parliamentarians as the boxes contain all the relevant standards. Pike…
This superb new resin and metal baggage wagon is now available. With two Pike & Shotte supplements being worked on at the moment, it’s a great time to add tour army or start a new one! Essential for every army on campaign, a baggage wagon would be used to carry the portable equipment and supplies…
Mike Jackson created this highly characterful model for his blog using Pike & Shotte models, and we are only too happy to show off his handiwork! Lord Thomas Hawksby’s regiment is a fictional English Civil War Parliamentarian Infantry Regiment of Pike, Shot and an attached Company of Firelocks. Mike’s blog tells of the daring tales,…
Forum-dweller ‘Ste’ is back with another fantastic paint-job – Sir Thomas Fairfax, general in the First English Civil War – who was nicknamed ‘Black Tom’ after his jet black hair and moustache.
Out today is the hard-working Engineer Working Party for Pike & Shotte, standing ready to build your siege lines and earthworks: It was not all marching and fighting in 17th century armies. Roads were normally appalling and needed to be mended, widened or drained. Bridges needed building, repairing, strengthening or demolishing. Houses, great and small could…
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…
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