What ho! Those frightfully good chaps at Warlord have sculpted some top brass for their WW2 Commonwealth range. There are 4 characters, all in metal. The first is the most dangerous thing known to man; an officer with a map, and a jaunty pipe of course! He has a radio operator there too to keep in touch with base and a young subalternkneeling with a sten gun. It’s all topped off with a heroic medic and stretcher...what can possibly go wrong??

Major-General Orde Wingate is quite possibly the most eccentric character from the Second World War. He would carry an onion around his neck that he would bite into as a snack and often went without clothing.

Major Bernard Fergusson served in the Black Watch before being given command of the 16th Infantry Brigade which was to be converted into a Chindits formation to operate deep behind the Japanese lines.

George Albert Cairns won the Victoria Cross after he was attacked by a Japanese officer who with his sword hacked off the lieutenant's left arm. The latter killed the officer, picked up the sword and continued to lead his men, slashing left and right with the captured sword, killing and wounding several of the enemy before he himself fell to the ground. This action so inspired his comrades that the Japanese were completely routed, a very rare occurrence at that time

Lord Lovat was one of those characters you couldn’t make up. Tall, handsome and brave, he was born to the task of command, being infact a Highland Laird. It was Lord Lovat who famously fought his way in land on D-Day to cross the bridges held by the British Paras, carrying a rifle, accompanied by his faithful bagpiper Millin!

Millin was banned from playing when under fire by the English War office but Lovat claimed that it clearly could not apply in this case as they were Scottish! Millin survived cold water and enemy bullets, causing consternation and surprise wherever he went, some think he was not shot at by the Germans as they thought he was clearlyinsane!

It would seem that Millin came ashore in Kilt but discarded it inland, so we have included both leg variants for Troowsers and full Kilt.

Finally is the extraordinary maverick Brigadier Peter Young. Amongst Britains’ most interesting and most decorated soldiers, ”The Brig” was legendary in the Commandos. His troop was the only one to fully succeed at the disaster of Dieppe. Charismatic and intelligent, he was quite the pirate, but his men would go to extreme lengths to never let him down. We have him portrayed here with his trusty (borrowed) Garand and cane. After the war he went on to be a top historian and write a best selling book about war gaming!

Striking from the sea, most often from the dark, the army and naval Commandos caused great apprehension to German sentries and garrisons all over occupied Europe in their daring hit and run raids. The brain child of Winston Churchill himself who had seen the damage Boer commandos could do to a static defensive force at first hand.

This elite force (volunteers all) was Britain's only viable way of taking a land war to the all conquering German army, who had thought themselves safe from Britain's land forces.

Commandos contains:

• Enough plastic components to make 25 British Commando miniatures. Includes a host of options to allow for different weapon configurations and command models.

• Weapons included: Lee Enfield rifle No. 4 (plus scoped and bayoneted versions), Bren light machine gun, Thompson sub-machine gun, 2" mortar, Sten gun sub-machine guns, Webley revolver, Mills bomb grenades, bandoliers and the Tommies' trusty shovel!

• Round plastic bases (25mm diameter).

• Construction leaflet.

• Decals Set

Ordinary soldiers asked to do the extraordinary, the British Chindits of Burma in WW2 have earned a fearsome reputation for bravery and sheer bloody mindedness in their drawn out daring raids behind Japanese lines. In a hostile environment, these men, nicknamed after a mythological Burmese temple beast, fought a hard war to win back Burma from the all conquering Japanese army andforgeda name that will be remembered in history.

• Command Officer with Thompson SMG, Sergeant with M1 Carbine, Medic and radio operator. 2-man 2” mortar team.

• 10-man Section: 2x NCO with M1 carbine, 2-man Bren Gun team, 6 Chindits with Lee Enfield rifles.

• 2 Burmese scouts

• Mule and handler

• Random wounded Chindit

A full Chindit squad to help you build up the Empire's forces and retake Burma from the grip of the Japanese. This is a ten man team including Bren team AND a wounded Chindit.

Tough men doing a tough job, the Chindits took the war behind Japanese lines. Cut off and surrounded they fought at close quarters, things becoming quite medieval at times. This pack has five Chindits getting up close and personal, fighting with clubbed rifle, machete and bayonets...Ouch..

Few divisions in the British Army have earned such a valorous reputation so quickly as the Parachute Division. Known as the Red Devils by the Germans for their trademark maroon beret and dogged fighting ability, the British airborne force grew into a force to be reckoned with, whether delivered by Dakota aircraft, Horsa glider or as a front line shock troops.

Drawn from all over Britain, the volunteers established an awesome reputation for daring and sheer bloody-mindedness, culminating in their heroic but, ultimately, doomed defence of Arnhem bridge in Holland.

Although comparatively lightly-armed, British Paras could dish it out and would not hesitate to close to hand-to-hand fighting if needs be, screaming their warcries as they went.

Red Devils Contains:

• Command: 2 Officers with Sten guns, 1 Medic and 1 Radio Operator

• 10 man section: Sergeant with Sten gun, 2-man Bren gun team, Corporal with Sten gun and 6 paratroopers armed with either Sten guns or SMLE rifles

• Vickers HMG and 3 crew

• 2-man PIAT anti-tank team

Few divisions in the British Army have earned such a valorous reputation so quickly as the Parachute Division. Known as the Red Devils by the Germans for their trademark maroon beret and dogged fighting ability, the British airborne force grew into a force to be reckoned with, whether delivered by Dakota aircraft, Horsa glider or as a front line shock troops.

This pack contains:

2 Piat Teams

2 Sniper s

2x 2 inch mortars

British 3 inch mortar and three paratrooper crew.

A tripod mounted Vickers MG and three Paratrooper crew.