23rd Nov 2021
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The Scythians were an ancient nomadic people living primarily in the region known as Scythia, which today comprises the Eurasian steppes of Kazakhstan, the Russian Steppes of the Siberian, Ural, Volga
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15th Nov 2021
JJD Wellington in India: 74th Highland Regiment of Foot
The regiment was raised in Glasgow by Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell for service in India in October 1787. In accordance with the Declaratory Act 1788 the cost of raising the regiment was rechar
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25th Oct 2021
John Jenkins Designs: Sopwith Camel
John shared the following with us:The Sopwith Camel was a British First World War single seat biplane fighter aircraft that was introduced on the western front in 1917. It was developed by the Sopwith
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25th Oct 2021
Team Miniatures: Knights Templar preview
Team Miniatures have shared a preview of their upcoming Knights Templar. These could easily be added to your Teutonic Knights to fight against the Mongols at Legnica in 1241, as there was a small cont
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20th Oct 2021
King & Country Falklands Prototypes
" ‘YOMP’ is Royal Marines slang to describe a long-distance, forced march carrying full kit, ammunition, weapons and other supplies.During the Falklands War of 1982 it became famous for depicting the
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19th Oct 2021
King & Country Vietnam Gun Truck prototype
Here’s a preview of our next ‘VIETNAM’ vehicle... It’s the mighty U.S.
Army Gun Truck mounting the Quad .50 calibre machine guns plus an M60 up front.During the war U.S. truck convoys were constantly
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19th Oct 2021
Upcoming Maratha Cavalry for "Wellington in India"-series
The Battle of Assaye was a major battle
of the Second Anglo-Maratha War fought between the Maratha Empire and the
British East India Company. It occurred on 23rd September 1803 near
Assaye in Weste
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5th Oct 2021
Upcoming JJD range: 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment "The Emerald Guard"
John gave us the following info on this upcoming range:"The 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment was raised in the commonwealth of Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army and was part of the fa
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27th Sep 2021
More previews of the Trojan War series!
Traditionally, the Trojan War arose from
a sequence of events beginning with a quarrel between the goddesses Hera,
Athena and Aphrodite. Eris the goddess of discord, was not invited to the
wedding
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27th Sep 2021
Upcoming USMC sets from K&C's Vietnam range
Looks like there are a few new Marines coming in the near future!
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23rd Sep 2021
The Trojan War
Traditionally, the Trojan War arose from
a sequence of events beginning with a quarrel between the goddesses Hera,
Athena and Aphrodite. Eris the goddess of discord, was not invited to the
wedding
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23rd Sep 2021
The Walls of Troy
"This September I will be previewing work from the new series, THE TROJAN WARS.Starting appropriately with the city itself, TROY!TROY or ILION was an ancient city, known as the setting for the Greek m
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