Pike & Shotte

Pike & Shotte musketeers marching column - WGP-EC-78

At the beginning of the 16th century the first muskets were introduced - the Spanish were at the forefront of developing the battlefield roles for these new weapons. Muskets had originally been developed as much heavier guns, used mostly on fortified...

Pike & Shotte Command Group 3 - WGP-EC-75

Pike & Shotte Musketeers - WGP-EC-72

Demi Culverin Cannon & Crew - WGP-EC-59

Add more devastating firepower to your Pike & Shotte army with this menacing Demi-culverin. This new gun and crew are ideals for sieges or simply breaking up your opponents battleline. Pack contains 4 metal figures & 1 metal gun Note: Models supplied...

Pike & Shotte Mounted Commander - WGP-EC-58

Pack contains 1 mounted metal figure with a choice of 2 heads. Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

Light Gun & Crew - WGP-EC-57

Pack contains 1 metal gun and 3 metal crew figures. Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

Clubmen Militia - WGP-EC-48

England in 1642 was a land of peace and sea of tranquillity compared to the horrors of the Continent’s terrible 30 Years War. So when the King and Parliament fell out and fisticuffs spread throughout the land it was like a bolt out of the blue… No doubt...

Marksman & Master Gunner - WGP-EC-33

Master Gunner Hertz Van Rental When war broke out in 1642 in England all armies poured their money into forming large trains of expensive artillery. What was not readily available were the trained personnel to man the guns. Labourers and common soldiers...

Fire and Brimstone - WGP-EC-31

First off we have a Ranter, also known as a Leveller, Digger, or Agitator. The Parliament forces were full of them. Charismatic, forceful, bellicose, determined men who would hector and cajole their comrades to club together to be listened to and demand...

James Graham, The Marquis of Montrose - WGP-EC-27

The Marquis of Montrose was perhaps the most tragic, brilliant and romantic figure of the British civil wars.He became the King's Champion in all of Scotland and fought a brilliant campaign against extraordinary odds battling the grim Government...

Lord Leven - WGP-EC-25

The Covenanter´…_Ùs armies most gifted and successful general.¨Æ__ This Thirty Years War veteran was instrumental in the English Civil Wars.¨ÆãÆ__ ¨Æ__ Contains single mounted metal character.¨Æ__ Supplied unpainted and unassembled.

Oliver Cromwell - WGP-CRO-01

Cromwell. Our chief of Men. Oliver Cromwell had little inclination to become a great general, and indeed had no military experience at all before he felt compelled to resist the machinations of Charles, raising a troop of horse in East Anglia and join...

Pike & Shotte Command - WGP-CMD-01

Officer. Lifted straight from page 116 of Wagner's classic TYW book, this officer is a classic study. He is richly dressed, in old fashioned jacket and possibly has served on the continent himself. He will be ideal for all early armies, as Royalist,...

King Charles I - WGP-CHA-01

Divisive but powerful, Charles I was the King of England, Ireland, and Scotland. Betrayed by the perfidious Scots he was defeated and eventually murdered (or executed illegally). He was praised as a Saint by the Anglican church during the reign of his...

Shotte Down In Flames (12 casualties & 1 objective marker) - WGP-CAS-02

This packs contains 12 Pike & Shotte Casualties and 1 Objective marker. Note: Supplied unpainted

Pike & Shotte Infantry Regiment - WGP-22

The 17th Century saw the assembling of large regular armies equipped and supplied by the state. Many units, though not all, were uniformly attired for the first time, and formed into companies and regiments then finally brigaded together into tercios or...

Pike & Shotte Cavalry - WGP-21

The 17th Century saw large standing armies in action all over Europe, in numbers previously undreamt of, and huge numbers of infantry, artillery and cavalry were raised. The cavalry of the period were mostly of the heavy variety; big horses that could...

Polish Winged Hussars - WGP-17

Box contains 8 metal mounted figures including command Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

New Model Army - WGP-16

The New Modelled Army of Parliament was a reaction to the indecisiveness of Parliamentary commanders throughout the early war. The Self Denying Ordinance (3rd April 1645) overhauled the old guard of officers and allowed radical changes to be made in...

Imperial Harquebusiers - WGP-15

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw the rise of the pike-armed infantryman as well as the increased firepower of black powder weapons on the field of battle. The heavy "shock" cavalry could either be fended off with long pikes or shot down, no...

Swedish Cavalry - WGP-14

This box re-uses the popular ECW plastic cavalry, which forms the basis of this box. We have added two new splendid models in metal, a characterful Captain of horse and a metal Cornet, both full of dash and Swedish boldness! The Swedes, and the Finns...

30 Years War Swedish Regiment - WGP-13

The army of Gustavus Adolphus was a truly awesome foe. Tough hard hitting cavalry, mobile artillery and a solid fearsome core of infantry, the Swedish army of the Thirty Years War was arguably the best in the world at the time. Never a populous nation,...

Cuirassiers - WGP-09

Thundering across the field of battle, resplendent in their ornate plate armour and pistols held tightly in gauntleted hands the charge of a cuirassier regiment was something to behold! With luck the regiment would stop and perform their speciality – the...

Firelocks Storming Party - WGP-03

Firelock companies were raised throughout the Civil Wars for a variety of purposes. Formed originally to fight in the wild bogs of Ireland where a flintlock was more easily handled than the clumsy matchlock, firelock-armed musketeers grew more common as...

The Devil's Playground - (Thirty Years War) - WGP-002

The Thirty Years War was a series of conflicts that ravaged large areas of Europe, especially the German provinces, from 1618 to 1648. These conflicts centred on the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperors, Ferdinand II and Ferdinand III, and their opponents...

Battalia Starter Army Box (80 Inf, 24 Cav, 10 Firelocks) - WGA-PS-1

The perfect way to start your Pike& Shotte army or add additional units of the bravest Soldiers to your army. The Battalia includes the following: 80 Pike& Shotte Infantry - allowing you to make 24 pike men 48 muskets with 2 sets of Command. 24...

Landsknecht Starter Army - 209916002

The late 15th and early 16th centuries in Europe were defined by near-constant warfare. National ‘standing armies’ were unheard of and the ambitions of empires were reliant on the mercenaries they could afford to hire. Landsknechts were instigated by the...

Pike & Shotte Rulebook - 209910005

The Thirty Years War ravaged whole countries, as the first truly national armies marched over Europe. Meanwhile, Royalists and Pariamentarians fought for control of the nation in the English Civil War. Grand divisions, Tercios and wings of cavalry are...

Landsknechts officers - 203006003

The term, Landsknecht, literally means ‘Land Servant’ or ‘Servant of the Country’ and seems to have been coined sometime around 1470. As a result, it takes a real soldier to lead the Landsknecht into battle, fighting for the simple notion of money. This...

Götz Von Berlichingen & Georg Von Frundsberg - 203006002

Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen was also known as Götz of the Iron Hand he was a German Imperial Knight and a mercenary. In 1498, he fought in the armies of Kaiser Maximillian I and afterwards sold his services to many countries and royal family...

Kaiser Maximilian I (Young & Old) - 203006001

Waging war against France and within Italy, Maximillian hired sleuths of Landsknechts. Maximillian was keen to give the men freedom to wear what they wanted, and this resulted in plumes, slashed sleeves and bright colours. This blister pack contains a...

Pike & Shotte General's coach - 202413001

The European wars that devastated the continent in the 17th Century were commanded by kings, nobles and the gentry, some of whom were well versed in the minutiae of battlefield strategy and tactics. Although many led by example, sometimes bravely leading...