Wargames Factory - 28mm Red Army

This set contains three infantry frames (see bottom left) and one officer & accessories frame (see bottom right), for a total of 31 multi-part, hard plastic figures.

Alternate heads and torsos allow for up to six female soldiers per kit. Extra weapons, ammo packs, bases and more are included.

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RRP per Box	Figures per Box	Cost per Figure
$21.95	31	70.80p

As of Feb 2013. (Multi Box Deals available to drive cost down further).

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Wargames Factory - 28mm Samurai Cavalry

This boxed set comes with two frames of horse parts (see below left) plus another two frames of Samurai parts (see bottom right), allowing for a total of 12 mounted figures to be built.

As would be expected these parts are compatible with other sets in the range to allow for additional variety when constructing figures.

 Many comments that have been made about Wargame Factory's earlier releases still apply here but there is a noticeable improvement in some of the proportions of the horses. We particularly like the standing horse, though the running horse still has a somewhat odd appearance.

Again it would be good if the horses had moulded on bases, rather than having to glue hooves to the ground - fiddly and not always a great bond.

The figures come with an excellent range of weapons, including Yari (spear) and bow and there are a selection of back banners and armour options to add real variety to your collection.
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RRP per Box	Figures per Box	Cost per Figure
$19.95	12	$1.66

                   As of Feb 2013. (Multi Box Deals available to drive cost down further).

More coming soon ...

Wargames Factory - 28mm WSS Cavalry

Box Art

Wargames Factory Figures are now available via Warlord Games, where the sets have been re-boxed and re-branded accordingly

Following on from the successful release of their WSS Infantry, Wargames Factory have now released their War of Spanish Succession (WSS) Cavalry boxed set.

The sculptor has cleverly designed a set that allows for the creation of models that represent the wide range of cavalry types that were present on the battlefield of the early 1700s.

As such the set can be made into 12-Horsemen and so it comes with 12-horses, 12-sets of legs for riders, over 50-torsos (including armoured torsos for cuirassiers) and over 60-heads (including tri-corn, helmeted, grenadier and dragoon head wear).  See picture of frame below left.

Figure Frame

Additionally the models can be armed with a brace of pistols, muskets / carbines and / or swords.  For even greater flexibility and variety the heads and accessories are interchangeable with the WSS Infantry set for even more options!

That's all good, now the not so good....

My main issue with this set are the horses. First when built they just don't look that convincing, in my opinion they are too small and they do not seem to have the level of animation or movement I would expect to see.

Horse Frame

Second issue is with the riders, when built they look good but as each arm & leg comes separate, along with separate head the model is just far too fiddly to build. Moulding the legs already joined would be a great help....

I have to say that overall I'm a little disappointed by this set, I have opted to use horses from an different manufacturer as I think these look better - but for value for money these are good. I guess you pays your money and makes your choice!

Wargames Factory - 28mm WSS Artillery

Box Art

Wargames Factory Figures are now available via Warlord Games, where the sets have been re-boxed and re-branded accordingly

This boxed set enables you to build a two gun section of artillery from the War of Spanish Succession (WSS), as with other sets in this range, the figures are generic, so that they can be built and painted to represent any nationality.

The set contains two frames - see picture below right - each frame contains the parts to build one gun with either a 12lb or 6lb barrel. Additionally there are 4 crew figures which come, each moulded as a torso & legs, to which you can add a variety of arms to create a umber of alternative poses. Finally the frame contains a mounted officer to command the gun section.

As ever there are a few additional extras on the frame - as we have come to expect from Wargames Factory - a bucket and neat piles of cannon balls plus a couple of barrels.

Artillery Frame

For the price these are good value, the crew are workman like and represented well, as ever with Wargames Factory figures they do seem a little tall and thin to my eye. That said the mounted officer is very good - if  a little fiddly to put together as both his legs and arms are separate and they are all small! There are options for the officer to be waving his tricorne or his sword - take your pick.

The only disappointment is the horse, as with the horses in the WSS Cavalry set, there is something not quite right about them to me. (See more in that review - here) However, it would be a simple task to substitute another manufacturer's horse...

Wargames Factory

Wargames Factory Figures are now available via Warlord Games, where the sets have been re-boxed and re-branded accordingly

Wargames Factory is the first American company to appear on this site, it is also unique in that it uses computer assisted design techniques to sculpt and produce their offerings, which are manufactured in China.

Wargames Factory boxed sets are typically rich in parts - allowing many variations of pose to be achieved - yet to many people,  the quality of their figures is best described as OK not great.

That said, I think that the company has been the first to say that they have been going through a learning curve, their more recent output is of a much better quality than some of their earlier offerings. Their production techniques has meant that they have been able to get a lot of product to market in a relatively short period of time.

Wargames factory website <Here> This Website is no longer functional

Warlord Games Website <Here> 
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Product List

Ancients
28mm Heavy Armor Greek Hoplites
28mm Persian Cavalry
28mm Persian Infantry
28mm Ancient German Cavalry
28mm Ancient German Infantry
28mm Caesar's Legions
28mm Celt Cavalry
28mm Celt Chariots
28mm Celt Warband
28mm Numidians
28mm Roman Cavalry

Dark Ages
28mm Saxon Fryd
28mm Saxon Thegns
28mm Viking Bondi
28mm Viking Huscarls

Oriental
28mm 16th Century Ashigaru Missle Men
28mm 16th Century Ashigaru Spearmen
28mm Samurai Cavalry
28mm Samurai Warriors

War of Spanish Succession
28mm Infantry
28mm Cavalry
28mm Artillery

Colonial
28mm British Infantry
28mm Zulus

WW2
15mm German Infantry
28mm German Infantry
28mm American Infantry
28mm Red Army INfantry

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