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Valdemar Miniatures
Valdemar Miniatures produces a range of resin accessories in 1/72 scale aimed at the medieval period. Most are without figures, but there are some interesting items which can help decorate and expand a medieval diorama. The full range is:
VM001 - Medium Siege Cannon
VM002 - Small Bombard
VM003 - Large Bombard
VM004 - Fixed Cannon
VM005 - Bombard with Protection
VM006 - Small Imperial Cannon
VM007 - Late Scottish Cannon
VM008 - French Cannon
VM009 - Italian Cannon and Protection
VM010 - Scottish Cannon
VM011 - Danish Cannon
VM012 - Arrow Thrower
VM013 - Hussite War Wagon No. 1
VM014 - Hussite War Wagon No. 2
VM015 - Heavy Siege Cannon
VM016 - Hussite War Wagon No. 3
VM017 - Large Imperial Cannon
VMVM018 - Siege Tower
VM019 - Teutonic Winter Camp
VM020 - Battlefield Preparations
VM021 - The True Cross
VM022 - Cannon with Mounted Parvise
VM023 - Portable Cannon
VM024 - Wall Protection
VM025 - Landsknecht Artillery
VM028 - Landsknecht Mortar
VM029 - Fixed Cannon with Protection
VM031 - Medium Landsknecht Cannon
VM032 - Fox Hole Position
VM035 - Medium Counterweight Catapult
VM037 - Spring Loaded Catapult
VM038 - Mining Shaft
All images courtesy of Valdemar Miniatures. Click on each picture to enlarge. For more details and pictures, visit the Valdemar website at www.valdemarminiatures.com
Each set comes as a number of parts including a textured base, making a nicely presented model that could serve as a mini diorama in its own right. Take the base away and what remains is a perfectly usable model for any medieval diorama or wargame. Our picture shows VM020 - 'Battlefield Preparations', assembled from the eight parts supplied, plus the thread (also supplied) used to suspend the cannon barrel. This is typical of Valdemar products, with all parts supplied loose and in most cases needing very little trimming. Care has to be taken however as resin is not nearly as flexible as soft plastic, and it does not take much pressure to break the parts. We have found that on occasion the tolerances are a little too wide, so that parts which are supposed to line up or fit into predetermined positions struggle to do so, so be prepared to do a little work in tidying up the model. To be fair, however, the subjects of these sets were themselves often ramshackle or at least the worse for wear, so such lack of precision is less vital.

Once put together and painted, the resulting model can be very attractive. The above pictures, which appear on the header card of the kit, show what can be achieved. These represent the only guide to how the parts fit together, but since none of the kits are particularly complex this is sufficient.

This wide and growing range represents a most useful resource for the medieval modeller, and fills many gaps left by current 1/72 scale plastic production.

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