![]() ![]() ![]() Let's start with the most famous and iconic weapon of the macahuitl, a mighty wooden club or sword with obsidian or flint shards embedded in the edges. As to be expected the boxed set contains the common weapons used by the Aztec warriors and other Mesoamerican warriors such as spears, swords, slings, bows and other weapons. Their quilted cotton armour was also better suited for the climate and eventually also widely used by the Spanish as their metal armour was too heavy and cumbersome for campaigning in the climate and terrain of Mexico. And although lacking metal weapons and armour, their obsidian or vulcan glass tipped weapons were sharper than most metal weapons carried by the Spanish explorers and soldiers. The Aztec warriors and their city-state allies fielded very large armies, experienced through long periods of brutal warfare, they were a force much feared by their local and later European adversaries. Looking at the bodies there aren't many remarks maybe just that the bodies are too bulky and muscular and although these warriors would have been very fit, these miniatures are looking too muscular for my liking although this is a minor issue. That said this kit contains the most common clothing options of these historical warriors. Of the six bodies included four bodies wear either quilted cotton armour or war suits which looks like a rather high ratio of these clothing pieces as most of their warriors were normally peasants and would have been dressed in nothing more that their simple loincloths when being mustered for battle. These war suits can also be used to represent the veteran warriors which also wore this type of clothing although not as fancy as that of the elite warriors. To find out more about Victoria Miniatures, visit her website ( link).Īnd to see lots of Victoria's astonishing miniatures painting, including The Rescue of Sister Joan, click here.All of the miniatures included are either dressed in the common civilian dress comprising of a simple loincloth, the loincloth with quilted cotton armour and last but not least the distinctively decorated suits of prestigious warriors and members of warrior societies which were worn over their quilted cotton armour and added even more protection. If you want to collect the whole set, check out our special offer at the bottom of the page. All have been designed very much with the figure collectors and figure-painting enthusiasts in mind, and each figure is supplied with its own individual scenic display base. These first figures embrace a wide range of fantasy genres - foppish nobles tree spirits Wild West and Troll-slaying Dwarves and a mysterious Escaped Lunatic. Recently, Victoria has been begun sculpting some of her own original 28mm figures, which she has now decided to make available as a commercial range. Between 19, Victoria's models have won no less than 8 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze awards at Golden Demon miniatures conventions. ![]() ![]() As far as we know, she was the first woman to win a Slayer Sword at any Golden Demon event anywhere in the world! Her winning entry, The Rescue of Sister Joan, was a stunning combination of converted commercially available 28mm figures, original sculpts, and brilliant, innovative painting techniques. Victoria Lamb first shot to miniatures painting fame in the Antipodes when she won the Slayer Sword for best-in-show at the Australian Golden Demon convention in 2001. ![]()
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