New set /04-06-2008/
RB72021 Sikhs 1900 (Boxer rebellion)
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New set /22-08-2007/
RB72011 Ninja . Ninja became the synonym for the art of survival, espionage and diversion. Up to 70 different clans of Ninja existed by the end of 16th century, serving the rivaling rulers of all provinces and samurai houses. Rumors say some Ninja could even join ruling samurai clans: it is known that Sanada clan could beat off the siege of their castle by 50 000 troops of segun Tokugava with only 300 defenders!
New set /22-08-2007/
RB72009 Ikko-Ikki . Ikko-Ikki was a militant Buddhist sect in Japan of 15th-16th century, fighting for Clean Land of all working people. Its ideas attracted numerous poor peasants, priests and even samurays, who formed the command of Ikko-Ikki army. This army has got control on Kaga and Mikava provinces, andkept pressure on surrounding provinces and castles. In 1532 Ikko-Ikki formed an alliance with monks of He-ei mountain and captured the capital city Kioto. It took only Oda Nobunaga to defeat eventually Ikko-Ikki and destroy their last Temple in 1580.
New set /13-06-2007/
RB72008 Ashigaru (Command and Support Group). - the last from the ashigaru line, this set contains the command poses, such as officers and the flagbearer. Also a group of figures is included, whose role in battle was to support archers and arquebusiers, i.e. ammunition carriers.
New set /13-06-2007/
RB720010 Japanese Peasant Infantry. - an "extra light" version of regular infantry in Medieval Japan. Armed with assorted weapons, ranging from agricultural inventory to solid samuray's arms, picked up from the past battlefields.
News /24-10-2006/
RB72005 Warrior Monks (Sohei). - - Medival Japan. From the 10th to the 16th centuries, private armies of Buddhist monasteries were a mighty rival to the troops of Emperors and samurais. Backed by fortified cathedrals, Warrior Monks ruled and defended vast areas, often joining one or another side in endless wars of feudal Japan. Typically armed with glaives and swords, they easily adopted European influence when it came to using the firearms.
News /20-10-2006/
RB72007 Ashigaru (Spearmen). - Medival Japan. The bulk of medieval armies, spearmen were the most numerous part of the Japanese army too until the progress of firearms. Lightly armed Ashigaru ("Light feet") were good in defence, forming a living wall against attacking enemy, as well as in sudden swift thrust.
News /17-10-2006/
RB72006 Ashigaru (Archers and Arquebusiers). - Medival Japan. Bows and, later, muskets were considered as ignoble weapons in Japan. Indeed, yesterdays peasants could use it after a relatively short training (when compared to raising a samurai), making a new mass military profession - shooters. Units of Ashigaru spearmen were eventually converted to Arquebusiers.
What is RedBox... /16-07-2006/
Red Box is a source of 1/72 scale (25mm) plastic figures for wargamers. Each Red Box contains 45-50 figures in at least 12 battle poses.
New set. /16-07-2006/
RB72001 Picts. People with pictures all over body, or Picts as Romans called them, lived to the north of the Hadrian Wall. Never conquered by Romans, their numerous raids to the Roman Britania made them famous. The set consists of 48 foot figures in 12 poses, armed with a variety of weapons.