100 Years War Hobilars Released by Kallistra

In response to a number of requests, we have recently added Hobilars to our 100 Years War listing, which now includes 26 packs including strip-mounted and ‘single’ infantry packs.

100 Years War

H-926 100YW Hobilars  (16 figs + 4 Bases) £6.00

Kallistra Ltd

1:144 Breguet XIX Prototype by Minairons Miniatures

Prototype of Breguet XIX light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft at 1:144 scale is now ready for being brought into moulds. Naturally, there is still a lot of work to do before the ultimate production model is born, such as sculpting its crew, deciding what decals to wear and preparing a couple of samples for artwork. However, I've thought that some of you would like to know what it's starting to look like.

As for what markings to choose for decals, both Spanish Civil War sides are a straightforward option but I'd like to also allow more choices. However, if we do have in mind the large number of countries that employed this aircraft, and the reduced space available in a standard decals sheet, I'm afraid we'll have no other chance that setting a poll to help decide.

Minairons Miniatures

M41 & M47 Released by Pendraken Miniatures

Our Modern Vehicle range is coming along nicely and this month sees the addition of the M41 Walker Bulldog and the M47 Patton as well.  We've got a few more 'M' variants to come soon, so keep an eye out for those.

Modern Vehicles

MDV40    M47 Patton    £3.50

MDV41    M41 Walker Bulldog    £3.50

We'll have these with us at York this coming weekend.

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More Shermans & Some Tiger IIs by Pendraken Miniatures

Dave's been in a bit of a Sherman frenzy recently, so we've got another 11 variants moulded and ready, 5 of them being revamps of older models and 6 of them being brand new releases!

WWII American

Revamps first...

A10    M4A3(75)W Sherman, 75mm
A11    M4A3(76)W Sherman, early 76mm turret, no muzzle brake
A12    M4A3(105)W Sherman, 105mm

And brand new releases...

A60    M4A3(76)W Sherman, early 76mm turret, with muzzle brake

A61    M4A3(76)W Sherman, late 76mm turret, with muzzle brake
A62    M4A3 Sherman, late HVSS, late 75mm turret

A63    M4A3 Sherman, late HVSS, early 76mm turret with muzzle brake
A64    M4A3 Sherman, late HVSS, late 76mm turret with muzzle brake
A65    M4A3 Sherman, late HVSS, 105mm

And a couple of revamps on the British side:

WWII British

BR34    M4A2 Sherman III, 75mm with turret box

BR35    M4A2 Sherman III, 75mm turret

And finally, we've got some fantastic revamped Tiger II's as well!  These are available with both the Henschel and Porsche turrets.

WWII German

GR103    Tiger II, Henschel turret

GR103a  Tiger II, Porsche turret

We'll have these with us at the York show this weekend!

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Stygian Elf Ballista by Onslaught Miniatures

The Stygian Elves hail from the Bleak and unforgiving Ash Isles - rocky Islands perpetually covered in black ash from a range of violently active volcanoes on the mainland to their east.  This ash blots out the sun, and covers their kingdom in constant darkness.

The Stygian Elves make extensive use of large, rapid-firing Ballistae - launching massive, deadly bolts into the ranks of the enemy, skewering even men in full plate as easily as wild boars.

A Stygian Elf Ballista unit consists of 3 Ballistae, 6 Crewmen, and 3 bolt racks.  The Ballistae can be assembled with a vertical or horizontal bow.

Stygian Elf Ballista

Onslaught Miniatures

ACW Farmhouse with Carriage Shed by Battlescale Wargame Buildings

A typical planked farmhouse with carriage shed from the American Civil War or American War of Independence eras.

Dimensions:
Length: 65mm
Width: 45mm
Height (to roof apex): 50mm
Price £6.75 (unpainted)

Supplied unpainted.

The piece is cast in a high quality polyester resin.

Battlescale Wargame Buildings

Miners at War 1914-1919 - South Wales Miners in the Tunneling Companies on the Western Front (Wolverhampton Military Studies)

The author s compilation of a unique Register identifying those individual South Wales miners who served in the Tunnelling Companies has allowed a remarkable story to be told. For the first time, the lives of individual South Wales miners are highlighted from pre-war mining days, their very personal contribution within the Tunnelling Companies, to the resting places of those who did not survive the war and, for the survivors, their ultimate despatch home.

The underlying theme is of an indefatigable band of men, together with like-minded miners from other British Coalfields, asked to carry out multi-tasked duties associated with a form of military mining not foreseen prior to the outbreak of war. Before a major battle, these men constructed large underground dugouts to house troops away from enemy shell fire. In exploding huge mines under German lines immediately before the British attack they aided the advancing infantry in causing death and confusion in the German lines. During the British advance in 1918 they became experts in the dangerous work of defusing enemy booby traps, delay action and land mines in front of the advancing troops. They showed all the resolution, fortitude, determination, if not sheer bloody-mindedness, to see the job through, so reminiscent of the miner at home struggling to earn a decent rate of pay in the most arduous of conditions. There was a price to pay.

Details are given of the two hundred and seven miners who died whilst on active service and of how many others were repatriated after gunshot wounds, gas poisoning or ill-health. Accounts are given of miners entombed underground as a result of enemy explosions, medals awarded for acts of bravery when attempting to free trapped miners and of those taken prisoners-of-war when the enemy broke into British workings. Old men and young boys lied about their ages to gain acceptance into the Tunnelling Companies and suffered the harsh consequences.

A unique investigation such as this not only acknowledges the miners personal contribution as tunnellers but also serves as a scholarly and novel addition to the existing literature concerning the history of the Great War, its Tunnelling Companies, South Wales, its coalfield and the lives of its miners. There can be little doubt that this work will in years to come establish itself as a standard text in the history of military mining not only in a specific sense but also as a work on the Great War in general. Contains many b/w photos, tables, maps, diagrams.