This is one of the Games Workshop Regiment Boxes for Warhammer - made up of hard plastic figures. As the name suggests, these are designed to allow the building of large regiments of the standard troop types, for a lower outlay. Previous releases of Empire troops - which are basically Western European late medieval/renaissance types - seem to have been dropped from the shops, most likely they are still available via mail order - and a new series of figures is now available. The militia box contains a motley selection of twenty Renaissance European figures which can be made up either as archers/crossbowmen or as a troop armed with a mixture of melee weapons. Unlike other regimental boxes that I have purchased in the past, this box does not have any metal parts designed to allow a standard bearer, leader and musician to be made up - presumably militia don't warrant these special figures. A shame, as I felt that having some "stand-out" figures helped the appearance of these units. The figures are supplied as kits of legs, torsos, arms and heads. There are four variants of legs, four torsos, seven heads, and 12 pairs of arms - giving a large variation in the possible figure combinations. Sadly there isn't a "bits" sprue - with bags, knives and so on that can be added to give greater variety to the leg and torso sections. There are a number of bits left over from assembling the figures which can be used for additional customization. The figures are designed by the Perrys (a guarantee of quality) and are nicely cast. As they are made from rigid plastic, they'll hold paint in the same way as metal figures. These are very nice figures, and will give a good mob, or be useful as individuals in a skirmish game. My only reservation is that they aren't much cheaper than non-GW historical metal figures, which slightly undermines their appeal for building cheap armies. Back to MWAN #110 Table of Contents Back to MWAN List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 2001 Hal Thinglum This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com