This highly detailed 28mm (1/56) scale plastic cavalry set contains 12 mounted Men at Arms with detailed warhorses, offering extensive plate armor, horse barding, and weapon options for late 15th-century European armies.
Bring the elite armored knights of late medieval Europe to your tabletop with the Mounted Men at Arms 1450–1500 set by Perry Miniatures. During the late 15th century, heavy cavalry remained a decisive force on the battlefield, charging in formidable formations across conflicts such as the Wars of the Roses, the Burgundian Wars, and the early Italian Wars.
This masterfully engineered kit provides incredible customization for wargamers and collectors. Featuring 12 cavalrymen and detailed horses, the set includes optional horse armor and 7 horse head variants (providing 25 total horse heads). Each group of 4 riders comes with 14 right arm choices and 12 head swaps, allowing you to arm your knights with lances, swords, maces, warhammers, axes, or standard poles. You can build heavily armored knights in full cap-a-pie plate harness or lighter cavalrymen such as Prickers and Coustilliers. Complete with a historical uniform guide, this set seamlessly complements Perry Miniatures' late medieval and early Renaissance infantry lines.
Specifications
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Scale: 1:56 (28mm)
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Product Type: Cavalry Box Set
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Era / Faction: Medieval / Late Medieval Heavy Cavalry (1450–1500)
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Material: Unpainted Gray Plastic
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Figure Count: 12 mounted Men at Arms with detailed horses
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Customization Options: Optional horse barding, 25 horse heads (7 variants), 14 right arm options, and 12 head variants per 4 riders
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Weaponry: Lances, swords, maces, warhammers, axes, and standard poles
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Inclusions: Plastic bases, horse sprues, and detailed uniform guide
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Packaging Dimensions: 8.8” L x 5.9” W x 2.2” D
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Recommended Age: 14 years and above (Assembly with glue and paint required)
Tip: Attach lances or standard poles after painting the rider's torso and horse barding separately; this makes reaching intricate chest harness details and heraldic horse caparisons far easier before final assembly.
Recommended Finishing Essentials
The Professional Palette (Realism & Detail)
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Polished Plate Armor: AK11212 Gun Metal shaded with dark washes and highlighted with silver creates a brilliant burnished steel finish for late 15th-century plate harness.
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Heraldry & Livery: AK11189 Dark Prussian Blue, AK11213 Red, and AK11191 Gold for painting vibrant coat-of-arms designs, horse caparisons, and officer crests.
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Leather & Tack: AK11102 Deep Brown delivers a rich matte finish for reins, saddles, and scabbards.
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Lance Staves: AK11031 Buff or light wood tones for tournament and war lances.
The Speed Painting Path (Fast-to-Table)
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Base Coat: The Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 Broadsword Silver over black primer for instant metallic plate armor, paired with Hardened Leather for horse tack.
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Quick Detailing: Use The Army Painter Fanatic Slaughter Red and Highlord Blue for striking heraldic horse trappings and arm crests.
Basing, Tufts & Scenics
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Terrain Foundation: Use Krautcover Scenics Meadows of Purity (KCS-91008) to recreate rolling European battlefields across France, Burgundy, and England.
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Foliage & Tufts: Add Gamers Grass wild tufts (such as Dry Green or Wild Flowers) to cavalry bases to simulate open countryside terrain.
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Campaign Dust: Apply AK Interactive European Earth weathering pigments to the horses' lower legs and barding to capture mud kicked up during a charge.
