Tercio characters
Company: 1898 Miniaturas
Size: 28mm ‘foot to eye’ or 31mm tall; cavalry stands 46mm tall
Era: Late 16th to early 17th century (Thirty Years’ War)
Price: €6.50 for one mounted character; €9.50 for four command models
The Spanish company 1898 Miniaturas has released foot command and mounted characters for its 16th-century Tercios range. The cavalry miniature shown is Ambrogio Spinola, inspired by the painting The surrender of Jülich by Jusepe Leonardo. Other characters include Juan José of Austria, Cardinal-Infante Don Fernando, and a generic general with coronet standard. Alongside Spinola is a drummer from the Tercio command set two (each consists of a leader, sergeant with halberd, ensign, and drummer). The company also has a range of flags, at €1.50 per flag. The sculpting and casting on these are very good with no mould lines and with only a little flash on the base to be cleaned. The detailing is excellent. These great models will be a fine addition for Eighty Years’ War or Thirty Years’ War gamers from White Mountain (1620) to Rocroi (1643).
Post-apocalyptic survivors
Company: Crusader Miniatures
Size: 28mm ‘foot to eye’ or 32mm tall
Era: Modern and near future
Price: £6.00 for four survivors
Crusader Miniatures has ventured into a new period with its latest release, that of the post-apocalypse! The range consists of five packs of survivors and ne’er-do-wells. They are armed with a selection of weapons: typically each pack contains one pistol, one melee-armed survivor, one with a sporting gun, and one with a military-grade gun (battle or assault rifle). The models are mostly male, but there’s the odd female or juvenile thrown into the mix. The miniatures themselves are well cast and well detailed with only a few pour lines to clean up on the base. Size-wise, these are on the more heroic side of 28mm, but they should be compatible with larger ranges. They will be useful for modern games as armed civilians or for post-apocalypse games fighting zombies, aliens, mutated creatures, or each other for survival.
Neubaufahrzeug tank
Company: JTFM
Size: 1/56
Era: Early WWII
Price: $32.00 Canadian Dollars
When wargamers think of early war multi-turreted tanks,). The surviving tanks are rumoured to have been deployed in Russia in 1941. The kit comes in six parts: three turrets, the main hull, and the left and right track sets. The parts are very well cast and fit together like a glove. Detailing is excellent. This great model is ideal for early WWII and perhaps as a ‘baddie’ tank in Pulp games. It should have been the tank in !
