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The British 8th Army was one of the best-known formations of the British Army during World War II, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns.

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Known as the Desert Rats (1940-43) these 38 hard plastic multipose British or Commonwealth infantry from Perry Miniatures are perfect …

We have two new Bolt Action paint sets to make getting your armies into action as easy as possible! These cover two forces fighting in the Western Desert – Rommel’s Afrika Korps and the famous Desert Rats! These will save you the time trying to figure out which piece of kit should be what colour.   Gemerous chaps that we are we’ve also knocked a …

This is a brand new mounted commander for your Pike & Shotte armies which comes with two head options, allowing you to build him either side of your chosen war, be it the Thirty Years War or English Civil Wars!

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These Dark Age Warriors may be used to represent almost any unarmoured European warrior from the Late Antiquity to the Early Medieval period. They might be found in the Axillary of Justinian’s Byzantines, in the Goth hordes that fought across Europe in the twilight years of the Roman Empire, lining the Shieldwall at …

Osprey Publishing has been providing books for enthusiasts since 1968 and since then it has grown, evolved and taken on new challenges until it stands today as one of the most successful examples of niche publishing around. Given their beautifully illustrated full-colour plates, it’s easy to see how they have become a favourite of wargamers keen to learn how to represent uniforms and equipment from …

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For the most part during the Napoleonic Wars the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, unlike many nations, did not have ‘Guard’ units. The Imperial Guard contained the 1st and 3rd lancers from Poland and Lithuania, but except for a short time in 1813 there were no official …

These fabulous pictures, sent to us from Bennett Blalock-Doane, capture Sarmatian Cataphracts thundering in to battle on their armoured steeds.

These horsemen can provide excellent shock cavalry for your Dacian army or acting as Auxiliary Cavalry in your Roman army these riders will make a mess of most things in their path…

When the Roman armies crossed the Danube and …

Known as Suetonius Paullinus on our forums, Andreas Zeck posted there his recently completed plastic Caesarian Romans. We loved them so much, especially the conversions, we wanted to make sure that everyone saw them.

Since we saw his first unit he has gone on to complete and show even more Romans on the same post which we recommend you …