Cutting Edge Miniatures’ Peter Womack brings us another look at the Bronze Age range – this time focusing on the Early Elamites and how to build an army for this faction. Peter: This range covers Elamite armies of the Early and Middle Bronze Age, known as the Old Elamite Period (c.3000 – c.1500 BCE). Elamite…
New for Macedonian armies is something we’ve been asked for many times – Companion Cavalry! This metal boxed set will ably support your many pike phalanxes! View in Store Alexander The Great fought wars of conquest from the shores of Anatolia to the foothills of the Himalayas. As King of Macedonia he defeated his fellow…
We’re now stocking 4ground’s lovely pre-painted adobe buildings – ideal for Bolt Action games set in East and North Africa as well as most conflicts in that area throughout the ages! Arabic Rural Dwelling 1 This simple one roomed adobe building was typical of dwellings built by both ‘Middle Eastern Arabs’ (Sharq Alawsat Arab)…
We recently spotted a brilliant website called Red Over Blue, that showcases the work of Dan Hoyt. Dan has a lot of fantastic Bolt Action models that we hope to show off here in the future, but to start with these lovely plastic Imperial Roman Auxiliaries caught our eye: View in Store Check out our extensive range of…
HEAD FOR THE TREES! We are now stocking 4grounds lovely new tree packs – high quality trees with individual and collective bases. Woods have often been a major part of so many battlegrounds throughout history. It was the trees that enabled Germanic Warbands to ambush the advancing Romans in the Teutoburg Forest, at La Haye Sainte…
Our Hail Caesar miniatures range covers a huge swathe of the Ancient period – and with such an array of modes on offer, Cutting Edge Miniatures owner Peter Womack has kindly offered some help to those looking to represent the specific armies of this age. This week, we take a closer look at Zagros, Taurus, and…
Perry Miniatures have just released another great plastic kit for War of the Roses armies, in the form of Light Cavalry. The box contains 12 plastic horsemen that can be assembled with light lances, crossbows or as mounted archers. It also contains parts for command figures, banners and historical information. View in Store Also check…
The 3rd Dynasty of Ur was founded by Ur-Nammu, after he defeated Utu-hegal of Uruk, who had previously expelled the Gutians from southern Mesopotamia. Under his successor, Shulgi, the lands of the previous Akkadian Empire were amalgamated into what became a Sumerian renaissance. A carving, showing Ur-Nammu enthroned in Ur. Terah approaches, to liaise with the…
The Akkadian Empire was founded by Sargon the Great of Akkad in c. 2334 BCE and lasted little over a century. The original city-state of Akkad was located somewhere in northern Sumer but has yet to be found. However, Akkadian speakers were present in the earlier first Dynasty of Kish at the beginning of the…
We continue our look into some of the recent additions to our Hail Caesar range…this week, Peter Womack of Cutting Edge Miniatures takes us through the Sumerians and Early Syrian City-states… The term “Sumerian” was given to the ancient non-Semitic inhabitants of Mesopotomia by the Semitic Akkadians who lived to the north of the southern…
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