Historicals

A CHARGE OF BRIGHT STEEL! Gunpowder cannon transformed the battlefields of Europe in the late 15th and into the 16th century and then those battlefields were transformed again as matchlock and wheel-lock firearms could be fielded by infantry…and cavalry...

SHATTERING THE SUN GOD! The Conquest of the New World almost died with Hernan Cortes at Otumba as Aztecs surrounded his small force and Tlaxcalan allies. In the heat of battle, he noticed a group of priests and leaders directing the Aztec army. He...

The Samurai were the warrior knights of feudal Japan. The chaotic 16th century Sengoku period provided ample opportunity to hone martial skills and those who made a name for themselves as warriors could even rise to the rank of Samurai from the peasant...

The Samurai were the warrior knights of feudal Japan. The chaotic 16th century Sengoku period provided ample opportunity to hone martial skills and those who made a name for themselves as warriors could even rise to the rank of Samurai from the peasant...

The chariot was the first mobile instrument of war. Appearing as far back as 6000 years ago when horses were first domesticated and the wheel was invented, the chariot quickly became a powerful weapons platform. This model is typical of the type used in...

It seems the Quar have always been at war. When the first wandering clans of insect gatherers built their low, mud-walled buildings, it was as much to keep out other Quar as the wild animals. As they first learned to make tools to get food, they quickly...

FROM OUT OF THE SHIMMERING HAZE A DEADLY SIGHT... These fearsome warriors used their cavalry to great advantage in stalking and launching attacks on the British and other invaders from their mountainous homeland. Often, Afghan cavalry units (regular...

THE DRAGON WAKES! China 1899. A populist movement secretly supported by the Empress Dowager has risen up to expel all foreigners from Chinese soil. Called the Yihequan (Fists of Harmony and Justice) but “Boxers” by foreigners because their members...

Designed with minimal tack these models are suitable for a wide range of uses to represent horses throughout history, fantasy…and beyond! Each sprue includes six horse halves, four heads, three tails, and three saddle blankets. Each half is designed to...

FROM THE EAST, A CONQUERING HORDE… As the Romans tried to hold their Empire together, a new threat emerged from the East: the Goths! Fleeing the growing power of the Huns, these Germanic tribes became allies and enemies of Rome and eventually sacked the...

STING OF THE ATLATL! CUT OF THE MACUAHUITL! From the highly ritualistic Flower Wars that were fought to take sacrificial victims, to the brutal battles against the Spanish Conquistadors, the Aztec Empire produced some of the finest warriors of the New...