Victrix Limited Dark Age Irish Warriors & Dogs – 28mm Scale Model Plastic Figures

Victrix Limited unleashes the ferocious raiders and skirmishers of the Emerald Isle with this 28mm scale plastic box set of 42 Dark Age Irish Warriors & Dogs. Precision-molded in high-detail gray polystyrene, this standout release from the Warriors of the Dark Ages Series represents Irish fighting forces from the 4th through 11th centuries. Capturing an era defined by coastal raids, cattle reaving, and relentless skirmishing against Late Romans, Romano-British defenders, Picts, Scots, Saxons, and invading Vikings, this enthusiast-grade kit delivers the ideal core for agile warbands and narrative raid scenarios. Engineered across 6 deep-detail frames, this boxed set supplies 42 figures total, comprising 34 multi-pose warriors and 8 bounding Irish Wolfhounds. The kit provides parts to construct 28 unarmoured warriors in leine tunics and cloaks, 4 chainmail-clad nobles and chieftains, and 2 crouched dog handlers urging their warhounds into the fray. Outfitted with an extensive armory—including short and long thrusting spears, javelins, one-handed axes, broad-headed war clubs, swords, torches, and an assortment of round and bossed buckler shields—these miniatures bring a fluid sense of kinetic movement to ambushes, guerrilla clashes, or sudden shield-wall formations.

Features & Specifications

• Brand: Victrix Ltd
• Scale: 28mm (1:56)
• Category: Warriors of the Dark Ages Series
• Product Type: Multi-part Plastic Infantry & Warhound Miniatures
• Material: High-Detail Gray Polystyrene
• Total Contents: 42 Figures across 6 frames (34 Warriors and 8 Irish Wolfhounds).
• Unit Breakdown: 28 Unarmoured Irish Warriors, 4 Armoured Nobles and Chieftains, 2 Dog Handlers, and 8 War Dogs.
• Frames Included: 4 Warrior sprues and 2 Command & Dogs sprues.
• Weapons & Gear: Thrusting spears, javelins, war clubs, hand axes, swords, signaling horns, flaming torches, strapped cloaks, and round and buckler shields.
• Packaging: Heavy-duty cardstock header card attached to a clear plastic bag engineered for safe online delivery.
• Dimensions: Overall package measures 9.8” W x 1.0” H x 2.5” D.
• Age Recommendation: Recommended for ages 14 years and older.
• Use Cases: Engineered for Dark Age tabletop rulesets including Saga (Age of Vikings & Age of Invasions), Dux Britanniarum, Hail Caesar, Pillage, Ravenfeast, and historical diorama displays.

Tip: When attaching the leaping wolfhounds to their base contact points and assembling thin spear shafts, use a liquid Plastic Cement. The resulting chemical weld forms a permanent molecular joint that prevents slender dog legs, club handles, and spear wrists from breaking under frequent tabletop handling.

Recommended Essentials

• Heraldic Shield Art: Outfit the small buckler and round shields with LittleBigMenStudios Irish Shield Transfers to add authentic Celtic spirals, triskeles, and knotwork motifs without hand-painting fatigue.
• Warband Expansion: Complement your raiding warband by pairing these skirmishers with Victrix Late Roman Warband or Victrix Late Saxons to stage historical cross-sea raids and frontier clashes.
• Bog & Moorland Basing: Ground your warriors on scenic bases with Gamers Grass marshland or moorland tufts combined with wet earth texture to capture the damp, heather-covered peat bogs of early medieval Ireland.
• Maintenance & Care: Use a sharp Precision Hobby Knife to slice away sprue connection gates along the wolfhound muzzles, javelin hafts, and cape folds before priming.