7 Mar 2024 |
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Six new sets RedBox have announced that no less than six new sets are on the way, which is always good news, but particularly if you are interested in the Byzantine Empire, because the titles are:
- 72137 - Byzantine Light Cavalry Set 1
- 72138 - Byzantine Light Cavalry Set 2
- 72151 - Byzantine Clibanarii Set 1
- 72152 - Byzantine Clibanarii Set 2
- 72153 - Byzantine Cataphracts Set 1
- 72154 - Byzantine Cataphracts Set 2
Each set contains 12 figures in 6 poses, and 6 horse poses. There is no indication yet of the time period, so we will have to wait until we see the figures, but that may not be a long wait as usually when such RedBox announcements are made, the release is quite soon thereafter. |
18 Feb 2024 |
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Four new sets on the way from Mars Luckily we mean the manufacturer, not the red planet, but some dealers are trailing four new figure sets from Mars. All are for their more recent and expanding World War II range, and are as follows:
- 72139 - British Paratroopers
- 72140 - U.S. Marines
- 72141 - U.S. Paratroopers (Part 2)
- 72142 - German Artillery Crew
In the past, such announcements have usually been only a short time ahead of actual release, so we are hoping to see these soon. |
3 Feb 2024 |
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Several new releases Linear-A have released three more sets this week. The set details are: - 042 - Indus Culture 3300BC to 1400BC Set 1
- 061 - Imperial Roman Centuriones Set 1
- 088 - Bacchanalia in Ancient Rome (Set 1)
Also of note is that they have changed the title of one of their future sets (set 024) from 'Napoleonic Prussian Landwehr Cavalry' to 'Napoleonic French Engineers'. Another new development this week is the announcement from Ultima Ratio that they have rereleased their set of Guards of Cardinal Richelieu (set 12) with no less than nine new poses. They have very kindly sent us samples of the new set, and we have expanded our original review at Guards of Cardinal Richelieu to showcase the new version. ' |
25 Jan 2024 |
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New Brits released Strelets have released two new sets this week. They are: - 285 - British Infantry in Skirmish
- 286 - British Infantry in Square
Both are Napoleonic, and from the box artwork they look to be for the period 1812 to 1815.' |
14 Dec 2023 |
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Two new releases
Linear-A have released two new sets. The sets are both Roman artillery, specifically: - 089 - Roman Artillery (1) Ballista
- 009s - Roman Artillery (3) Scorpio
The first is a 'full' set, and the second a 'mini'. Both will presumably start appearing at retailers soon.' |
30 Nov 2023 |
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More new Linear-A titles
Linear-A have continued to add more new titles to their planned releases. In recent days these three new mini set entries have appeared on their website: - 020s - Carthaginian General Staff
- 021s - Cleopatra VII
- 022s - Alexander the Great with General Staff
Some dealers have started listing certain Linear-A sets as expected soon, so perhaps we can anticipate some releases over the next few weeks?' |
22 Nov 2023 |
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New RedBox Releases
RedBox have released a new batch of figure sets, and the theme is clearly inspired by current events. The titles that have appeared are: - 72142 - Ukrainian Registered Cossack Infantry
- 72143 - Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack Infantry
- 72144 - Ukrainian Peasant Infantry
- 72150 - WWI Italian Arditi in Armor
The first three are all for the 17th century, and all have already started to appear on the market.' |
9 Nov 2023 |
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More new titles
Linear-A are continuing to add new titles to their future plans, and recently two more have appeared. Again they are windows on the ancient world, and this time the subjects are: - 090 - Hittite Empire (Set 2)
- 091 - Mittani Empire (Set 1)
The Hittite set is described as the Army in battle, but there are no more clues as to the nature of the Mittani set yet.' |
27 Oct 2023 |
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New Linear-A Plans
Linear-A have recently added some new titles to their list of future sets. There are four new entries in their main range as follows: - 086 - Neo-Babylonian Empire (Set 1)
- 087 - Roman Army of Maximinus Thrax (Set 2) - Cavalry
- 088 - Bacchanalia in Ancient Rome (Set 1)
- 089 - Roman Artillery (Set 1) Ballista
There are also four new titles in their mini series... - 016s - Neo-Assyrian Empire (Set 1) Command
- 017s - Neo-Assyrian Empire (Set 2) Command
- 018s - Neo-Assyrian Empire (Set 3)
- 019s - Getae/Goten
Some are slated for release this year, although as always such plans should be treated with caution.' |
11 Oct 2023 |
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New Carthaginians
Ultima Ratio have kindly let us know that they have produced a new set, and it is another in their range on the ancient Carthaginian Army. This time the subject is the Libyan Infantry, and the box contains 27 figures in 9 poses. As always, pictures will be posted once we get hold of our copy. ' |