The most famous military model-making kits From Lead Soldiers to Living History Displays Military model making isn’t a modern hobby. It has roots stretching back centuries — long before plastic kits and kitchen-table glue fumes became a rite of passage. What began as a tool for training and planning gradually evolved into one of the most enduring modelling traditions in the world. Early Military Miniatures – Strategy Before Screens Long before digital simulations, armies used

Op Telic Memorial Poppy Operation Telic — A National Tribute and Why Remembrance Still Matters In May, the UK will hold a dedicated national tribute to those who served on Operation Telic — the British military campaign in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. For many veterans and families, this moment carries deep significance. It offers something that has been missing: a shared opportunity to pause, reflect, and acknowledge this service. While the conflicts of the last two decades can s

The phrase “to take the King’s shilling”  (or Queen’s, depending on who’s on the throne) is one of those expressions that sounds quaint until you realise it was often the point of no return. At its simplest, it meant enlisting in the British armed forces  — most famously the Army — by accepting a small payment, traditionally a single shilling. But behind the phrase sits a tangled mix of poverty, pubs, press gangs, sharp practice, and the state’s urgent need for manpower. This

If you’ve visited Oaths of Allegiance recently and noticed that our 3D self-assembly rifle kits are no longer listed here, we wanted to explain why — clearly, openly, and properly. Nothing has disappeared. Nothing has been “taken down”.We’ve simply given these kits a dedicated home of their own . What does “7.62mm” mean? The name 762mm  comes from 7.62mm , the calibre most people associate with classic British service rifles such as the SLR. It’s a measurement instantly reco