Monday 28 December 2015

New Miniatures Wargaming Podcast: "In The Garage!"




A new podcast talking about mostly 15mm miniatures but also anything else that catches our attention and includes current projects and hobby tips! Check out the first episode here.

Check out our first "In The Garage" miniatures podcast by Mr. Harold and Jason over at soundcloud! Please let us know what you think and if you have any suggestions or comments for the future!


Tuesday 8 December 2015

15mm Dignitaries pack released. Last release of 2015!



“Allow me to create a society around the Prydian Precinct. One that exists with the threat of the Prydian Civil War within and the Shia Khan Empire without. The people, the law, the machines and the creatures that populate the planets, the star ports, outposts and even the seedy bars where Retained Knights would fear to tread.”


This is Our Last Release for 2015!
Last month we began a brand new range within The Ion Age sculpted by Dave Foley called the 15mm Ion Age Universe Characters. If you missed this then refer to this article on our blog HERE. We will be adding a new pack every month and it is my own and Mr Foley's intention to create a 15mm scale figure range that will allow you to get the 'people' of your wargaming on your table regardless of your setting. Last month we had Precinct Adventurers and Precinct Police and now we present five more original miniatures: IAF106 Precinct Dignitaries! Go HERE or read on.




IAF106 Precinct Dignitaries
The third pack of 15mm characters in the Ion Age Universe range. Moving around the worlds of the Prydian Precinct are those who wish to conduct government work, to support those who need their views represented and to meet with each other to discuss high matters. These Dignitaries are excellent civilian important persons for your collection. Sculpted by Dave Foley this pack contains five different 15mm scale white metal miniatures in the following poses. Female in robes carrying object, Female in robes gesturing, Man in tunic with staff and orb, Female in robes hands clasped and finally Male in tunic holding object. Objects are for you to decide! These miniatures are great for any science fiction or suitable genre of wargaming in 15mm scale when you want something other than warfare or soldiers on your table. As always this code can be bought as a pack or as single miniatures or select the three packs and save 10% options from the drop down menu on the page. Go HERE. Price 2.50GBP per pack.

There are the details of the previous packs.




IAF104 Precinct Adventurers
The first pack of 15mm characters in the Ion Age Universe range at The Ion Age. Precinct Adventurers are the kind of fellows you need in a scrap or to carry out some dangerous work in a place where the law is a little loose. Sculpted by Dave Foley this pack contains five different 15mm scale white metal miniatures in the following poses. Male adventurer kneeling with a data slab and connected viewer, a hansom male adventurer advancing aiming a Minstrel Taser pistol, male adventurer in long coat signalling a halt holding a Tumbler SMG, male adventurer wearing parts of Aketon armour and at guard pose with a Moth Rifle. Lastly a male adventurer in out moded Alwite armour bandaged head and Minstrel Taser. These miniatures are great for any science fiction or suitable genre of wargaming in 15mm scale when you want something other than warfare or soldiers on your table. As always this code can be bought as a pack or as single miniatures or select the three packs and save 10% options from the drop down menu on the page. Go HERE. Price 2.50GBP per pack.




IAF105 Precinct Police
The second pack of 15mm characters in the Ion Age Universe range. Precinct Police are the local law enforcement on the worlds and colonies of the civilised Prydian Precinct who try to maintain order without the use of deadly force if possible. A first line of law and order. Sculpted by Dave Foley this pack contains five different 15mm scale white metal miniatures in the following poses. All are wearing light armour plates, a helmet and a wet weather cape. Male officer holding a control box for directing city services or droids, carrying portable signs and signal equipment, male officer with public address horn, officer with stun baton raised to strike and lastly running with stun baton. These miniatures are great for any science fiction or suitable genre of wargaming in 15mm scale when you want something other than warfare or soldiers on your table. As always this code can be bought as a pack or as single miniatures or select the three packs and save 10% options from the drop down menu on the page. GoHERE. Price 2.50GBP per pack.






Information Burst!
Our last release of 2015 belongs to Dave Foley and what a year it has been! We have a few more information posts for this month and we hope you enjoy the new Taranis Repulsar Tanks in their Early Supporter Offers which are currently under way for a few more days. See these HERE. 




This month our free miniature is IMP28 Missiletoe Claus. For the whole of December 2015 this festive 15mm scale lady is automatically put into every order at the rate of one per order regardless of order value. It can also be bought in any amount on the monthly IMP page of the website for this month only too before being withdrawn on the first of next month. With a Christmas hat on her head and wearing Alwite powered armour Missiletoe is armed with a Tumbler Mpi. A great character for your Retained or other forces. The miniature is one piece in white metal and stands approx 16mm tall. Of course you earn reward points on all orders too through your account learn more about that HERE. We realise that some of you may wish to purchase the currently free miniature to get multiples of it without placing a lot of orders so you can do just that. Visit this page on the website for the miniature at a fair price for a special miniature. There is a growing page on the Ion Age website where the current and all former IMP series free miniatures are shown so that you can see what came before. Enjoy and goHERE.


Thanks for Reading.


GBS

Friday 4 December 2015

Evil Bear out in 15mm



Newcomer Evil Bear Wargames is a multi-scale wargames miniatures and rules company that recently hit the scene with the start of a range of near future hardsuits (power armor) and military vehicles along with a set of skirmish rules for the sorts of combat one would expect for such units. 

We've already seen a few posts pooping up using these rules for gritty scifi with just a quick swap out of miniatures and I can say that I am very excited to see what comes next from Evil Bear Wargames. 

Welcome, Evil Bear!

-Eli


15mm Hard Suit Squad (8 Miniatures) - 6.50 GBP


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15mm Panther Command and Control (TES) - 8.50 GBP



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OSC (Oscar Sierra Charlie) - Part 1: Skirmish
8.00GBP

Wednesday 2 December 2015

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas at 15mm.co.uk


Snow Monsters, Killer Xmas Trees and Evil Snowmen at 15mm.co.uk


South Pole, American Hegemony Station, Deep Winter 2082......

“We have had no contact from Alpha Response Teams in twenty four hours its our job to go in and make sure AH Base is functional and to find out what has happened. Malmute Executive Response ain't paying us by the hour so lets get this done. Once the chopper is on the snow get out and secure the immediate area. There is little chance of any welcoming committee so keep your safeties on. Don't want to hole a civvie now do you. After all it ain't like they got claws!”




Its the start of a month plus of festive season fun for 15mm.co.uk and as the little story above tells you its going to be a little mad too just like last two years. Our Deals and Offers page once more plays host to a seasonal range of miniatures in 15mm scale that will be around during this next short period of the year only. We begin today and we end in 11th January 2016 when the SN range is put away until next time. You have a month or so to get these miniatures until next winter. We have already put up all our releases for the month including these but we will be giving you a USEME Scenario nearer the big day and an article on Sam Croes collection of customised SFA Troopers that feature in the scenario. So if you like the spirit of Christmas and of Wargaming and you have fun in your heart read on!




Two years ago we introduced our seasonal range of festive miniatures with their first code SN01 Evil Snowmen and they went down a treat and we promised that we would expand the range by another code every time the cold came back. So we did. Last time we brought in the SN02 Killer Xmas Trees and they were pretty mad. This time we have expanded again with two hulking brutes! The brand new code SN03 Abominable Snow Monsters which come with a separate sprue of little hats you can put on or leave off. We also have a collection code giving you one of everything and saving 10%. Ruddy Good Fun! Throw some Snow Balls! Go HERE or read on.




SN2015 Seasonal Fun Sampler Pack – Save 10% 10.30GBP
This collection code gives you one of every pose in the 2015 SN Festive 15mm Range. The pack contains five SN01 Evil Snowmen in five poses, three SN02 Killer Xmas Trees in three poses and two SN03 Abominable Snow Monsters in two different poses plus a sprue of Christmas hats. Unique and fun with a lot of uses from a festive themed army to a post apocalypse campaign, arctic warfare or even science fiction and more you can get into this range here. Supplied Unpainted and without Bases. This collected code saves you 10% off single purchases. Go HERE.



SN01 Evil Snowmen - 5 Magic Creatures 2.50GBP
This code contains five different 15mm scale white metal miniatures. Our not so friendly snowmen suitable for any festive themed scenario or army. Each of them stands about 10mm tall and poses are hat with hatchet, top hat and candy cane, wool hat and rifle, saucepan and scarf, severed head and knife. Supplied Unpainted and without Bases.

SN01VB Evil Snowmen Horde - 20 Magic Creatures 9.00GBP
This code contains twenty 15mm scale white metal miniatures taken from five different poses. Our not so friendly snowmen suitable for any festive themed scenario or army. Each of them stands about 10mm tall and poses are hat with hatchet, top hat and candy cane, wool hat and rifle, saucepan and scarf, severed head and knife. Supplied Unpainted and without Bases. This bumper value pack saves you 10% off list price! Go HERE.



SN02 Killer Xmas Trees - 5 Magic Creatures 5.00GBP
This code contains five 15mm scale white metal miniatures in three poses. From one side these approx 22mm tall trees are nice and friendly with sparkly baubles and paper bands adorning them but turn them around and horror they are all teeth and doom! Unique and fun with a lot of uses from a festive themed army to a post apocalypse campaign and more these monsters will get your opponent's attention for sure. They go great with our Evil Snowmen. Supplied Unpainted and without Bases.

SN02VB Killer Xmas Tree Forest - 10 Magic Creatures 9.00GBP
This code contains ten 15mm scale white metal miniatures in three poses. From one side these approx 22mm tall trees are nice and friendly with sparkly baubles and paper bands adorning them but turn them around and horror they are all teeth and doom! They go great with our Evil Snowmen. Supplied Unpainted and without Bases. This bumper value pack saves you 10% off list price! Go HERE.





SN03 Abominable Snow Monsters – 2 Magic Creatures 6.00GBP
This code contains two 15mm scale white metal miniatures in two poses. These are both one piece and come with a separate sprue of two Christmas Hatswhich may be mounted on the miniatures or left off. Abominable Snow Monsters approx 35mm tall these creatures are covered in fur and have sharp claws and even sharper teeth. Unique and fun with a lot of uses from a festive themed army to a post apocalypse campaign, arctic warfare or even science fiction and more these beasts will add some scare to your games. They go great with our Evil Snowmen and Killer Xmas Trees. Supplied Unpainted and without Bases. 

SN03 Abominable Snow Monster Gathering – 6 Magic Creatures 16.20GBP
This code contains six 15mm scale white metal miniatures in two poses. These are all one piece and come with three separate sprues of two Christmas Hats each which may be mounted on the miniatures or left off. Abominable Snow Monsters approx 35mm tall these creatures are covered in fur and have sharp claws and even sharper teeth. Unique and fun with a lot of uses from a festive themed army to a post apocalypse campaign, arctic warfare or even science fiction and more these beasts will add some scare to your games. They go great with our Evil Snowmen and Killer Xmas Trees. Supplied Unpainted and without Bases. This bumper value pack saves you 10% off list price! Go HERE.



Few companies I think put as much effort into customer service as Alternative Armies does (our sister to 15mm.co.uk and The Ion Age) and while the other two brands do their own fun things here at 15mm.co.uk we have the festive range. I hope you enjoy it and we will return with an article and scenario to follow up on Branch Face later this month. All of our releases for this month are already on our website, the last for 2015.


Merry Festive Time!


Thanks for Reading.


GBS

Holiday Season Brings a Holiday Special Monthly Figure from The Ion Age


IMP28 Missiletoe Claus free miniature for December 2015!


“Its the ending month of the year once again and its time to give Santa Desteria and the Chrimbot a new festive themed companion. What could we add that goes with a two metre tall armoured suit and a killer robot? Perhaps his niece, an aide to help deliver the presents in a war zone in Prydian space. So for those who have been with us on our space opera journey and for those new to The Ion Age we present IMP28 Missiletoe Claus. She is a hot tempered sweetie that takes care of the naughty list. Continuing the tradition of odd and strange Christmas themed miniatures and our third festive free miniature. We do hope that wargamers love this miniature and its place twenty eight months in since our start. Merry Christmas everyone!”




December is the last month of the year and its been a big year for The Ion Age and while we will have an Early Supporter Offer beginning on the 2nd on our excellent Taranis Repulsar Tanks and we will be releasing a new pack into the 15mm Ion Age Universe Characters range too this month its the purpose of this news to tell you about the new free miniature in all orders. We have an upgraded Reward Points system and a new monthly offer only on our email campaigns too. I suggest that you join our Mailchimp email list (link on the top right) since our email lets you know what is going on and features a unique offer that is really worth it. This month its a rolling, flaming hot offer.




IMP28 Missiletoe Claus. For the whole of December 2015 this festive 15mm scale lady is automatically put into every order at the rate of one per order regardless of order value. It can also be bought in any amount on the monthly IMP page of the website for this month only too before being withdrawn on the first of next month. With a Christmas hat on her head and wearing Alwite powered armour Missiletoe is armed with a Tumbler Mpi. A great character for your Retained or other forces. The miniature is one piece in white metal and stands approx 16mm tall.




Of course you earn reward points on all orders too through your account. We realise that some of you may wish to purchase the currently free miniature to get multiples of it without placing a lot of orders so you can do just that. Visit this page on the website for the miniature at a fair price for a special miniature. There is a growing page on the Ion Age website where the current and all former IMP series free miniatures are shown so that you can see what came before. Enjoy and go HERE




We look back at what was going out free this time last year and now also in our first year too. In December 2014 it was IMP16 Chrimbot and in December 2013 it was IMP04 Santa Desteria. You can get them in the Year Collections of formally free on our website HERE (go into Year One and Year Two to find these earlier miniatures) but if you click on the links over the codes you can see the blog post from that month and year and see what else we were up to at that time. Time flies and sometimes we forget and I always enjoy the new month update and to look back at last year and further...so much done and so much still to do!


Thanks for reading.


GBS

Monday 30 November 2015

Can you squeeze 15mm models into 6mm rules?

Some thoughts on using Laserstorm fast play rules designed for 6mm models with 15mm models.

By Podsy McPod


I wanted the action to start quickly in this test game so used a 4x4 table but on reflection 6x4 would have been better.

I have been a big fan of Fireteam Andromeda rules for the past couple of years. They have great tactical depth with their unique command and control system. They would remain my rule set of choice for serious competitive play. In recent times though I have hankered after a rule set that was a bit lighter and allowed me to get more of my ever expanding model collection on table at once, especially vehicles.

Laserstorm rules are designed for massive battles using 6mm models. The minimum suggested game size is around nine units a side. A unit being three standard vehicles or field guns, 4 light vehicles, 6 infantry stands or one super heavy vehicle or behemoth. This is the sort of size of game I have played so far. Units are arranged into three battle groups of roughly equal size. Weapon ranges seem fine used unmodified in 15mm. The rules suggest infantry stands of 4-6 models but my figure collection would not stretch to that. I chose stands of 3 models so that my standard units of 20 models could form an infantry unit. It also takes up less real estate on table. Purists may argue that three figures do not make a fire team but it looks OK to me.

Deployment and activation is by battle groups which are represented by a playing card. Also added to the deck are snap fire cards which allow one side to make a single unit fire or move out of sequence.

The rules are very simple and elegant to the extent that you find yourself wondering why has no one done this before. Units have a score to hit on their stat line. If there is not a clear line of sight to all of the target unit or if the target is in terrain the firing unit has to roll higher than their base "aim" stat, effectively a -1 modifier. Weapons are divided into three categories general purpose, anti infantry and anti tank. Fire at the wrong category of target for your weapon type you automatically need an unmodified 6 to hit. That is it! It sounds ridiculously simple but it just seems to work. 

Targets get a saving roll based on their class. Infantry and light vehicles save on 1D6, vehicles on the sum of 2D6, super heavies on the sum of 3D6 and behemoths on the sum of 4D6. Vehicles save on only 1D6 in assault so are vulnerable to being overrun by infantry. Units will have a saving roll typically in the range of 3+ to 6+ which is modified by the power of the attacking weapon system. For example an autocannon field gun has a save modifier of -2. So firing on a scout walker unit with a save value of 5+ the walkers would need 7+ to save on the sum of 2D6. If they failed any save and were in cover they would get an additional saving roll of 5+. In the above example infantry in the open with an identical save value of 5+ would be destroyed being unable to roll a 7 on 1D6. So infantry and light vehicles get a massive boost to survivability by being in cover. This system means practically anything has some chance (although it may be tiny) of destroying any target.

Casualties are removed from the nearest model to the firing unit working backwards. A score of 1 to hit is a 3" pushback working from the nearest model after casualties are removed. Victory is decided by scoring points at the end of each turn for uncontested control of victory point locations. This casualty and push back system means there is a great degree of uncertainty over being confident you will hold or contest any given objective at turn end.

Disaster struck this super heavy tank early in my last game. Rolling two ones out of three save dice it failed by 1 to avoid being destroyed by the tanks main guns.

When a unit takes sufficient casualties (one or two depending on size and class) it must make a morale test. This is a simple unmodified score on 1D6. A fail means morale has broken for that moment. If playing in 6mm I think I would use the detailed rules on commanders and regrouping but in 15mm it just seems wrong. An alternative given in the rules is that the unit has to retreat 12" and this works fine.

The rules give three options for unit building. From scratch, add weapons to a chassis or ready made units. The first army list book has just been released. The points system if using the ready made units seems fine. It could be exploited by those determined to win. For example you could give your infantry RPG's a massive range boost for only a few extra points. The points system is under review and I am sure will be updated as players report in. You can alter every stat and add traits and special abilities to units and weapon system. There is enough here to cover every conceivable unit type and hero units if you want them. Alas for me this detailed pointing system (which I highly commend) is just too much for my maths skills. It is crying out for computer aid via a spreadsheet or online army builder. Anyone care to take up the challenge? Get the authors permission first of course.

Tanks burst through Naga lines wiping out all opposition.

So does it work in 15mm? For me I will answer yes with a couple of provisos. Even if you have the models you don't have the room to fit in the large numbers of heavy vehicles the system is suggesting to use. Unless of course you happen to have a massive gaming table. On a standard table 6x4 I don't think I would push much beyond 12 units a side, but compared to a lot of games I see being played that is still a huge amount of figures. There is fair amount of luck in the game which is emphasised if using a relatively small number of units. For me it is an acceptable level in view of the fast play time. The photos are from a game with someone playing for the first time and the game completed in 2 hours from deploying to winner declared.

If you do have a collection with lots of light vehicles (with a small footprint) like Battlesuits and lots of infantry these rules may suit you down to the ground. I can't help thinking they would work equally well for modern games. I think they would work spectacularly well if you are lucky enough to have an urban terrain board.

In fact these rules are so good you might just be tempted to start a 6mm collection.


Last 24 Hours on the 15mm.co.uk, Ion Age, and Alternative Armies Free Shipping Offer




15mm.co.uk is now in the last 24 hours of the Black Friday Weekend offers and promotions. Until the early morning of 1st December 2016 GMT we are offering FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING on all orders anywhere (no limit per customer) on orders over 10.00GBP product value. This applies to all of our ranges, all of our books, miniatures and anything else we sell. Just add items to your cart and proceed to checkout and the website will automatically do the rest. Its time to expand your forces for the winter campaign season! 

If you wish to combine up orders from our other websites (we operate Alternative Armies, 15mm.co.uk and The Ion Age) then you can do so. Email us on sales@15mm.co.uk with a list of what you would like and we will send you a paypal invoice saving you the shipping! 

We have a tremendous range of miniatures to offer you. If you are a wargamer who likes Science Fiction then we can offer you Laserburn, Loud Ninja Games, HOF 15mm Science Fiction, Asgard,USEME, Alien Squad Leader as well as SHM 15mm Science Fiction, Star Vikings. We also have 6mm Science Fiction and Fleet Scale Mecha

If you are a fantasy wargamer we have HOT 15mm Fantasy, HOTT 24AP Armies, HOB 15mm Fantasy Buildings, Tabletop Classic Fantasy, Sengoku Japanese Fantasy and USEME

Historical 15mm wargamers will find Brickdust Napoleonics, Isarus Dark Age, Medus Medieval,Altuos Renaissance (including the new Da Vinci Tank!), Potomac American Civil War and Pony Wars Wild West and USEME. We also have a range of Bases, a range of Terrain and Accessories and the range of Ganesha Games printed rule books. 

Lastly we have our Deals and Offers page where there are bundles, reductions, end of lines and more all reduced from list price and our free postage offer applies to EVERYTHING! Thousands of miniatures to choose from.

Just go to our website HERE and then browse using the top menu to choose your range to view.

Thanks for Reading,

Gavin Syme (GBS)

Saturday 28 November 2015

Flaytrap Factory presents Brotherhood of the Fly on YouTube


Hey all,

Since October there has been a new YouTube program put up by Flytrap Trap Factory called "The Brotherhood of the Fly". While not exclusively devoted to 15mm science fiction, this program, hosted by Flytrap Factory's Anton Ducrot, Zombiesmith's Josh Qualtieri, and Jonothan Boen of BoenArrow Sculpture Studio.

The trio of hosts put together a regular 90 minute videocast where they discuss the industry, their craft, their products and all things miniatures. Along the way they have guests from the industry. So far this has included Harold Crossley of ClearHorizon Miniatures and digital sculptor John Bear Ross. Future plans include Arthur Braun of Skullduggery Press as well as myself, Eli Arndt of Loud Ninja Games. Plans exist to continue hosting other smaller independent manufacturers from all ends of the miniatures business and craft.

Here are the episodes that directly address our corner of the hobby.

"The Brotherhood of the Fly" Episode Two... Zombiesmith / Clearhorizon Special!

"The Brotherhood of the Fly" Episode Three... John Bear Ross!




Brigade Models - The Alaudae Legion and West Riding Yeomanry


The Alaudae Legion


The Alaudae Legion – led by Colonel Cornelius Dark – are an elite Frankish unit from New Gallia.

The mid to late 330s saw the implementation of the effective refit of the Alaudae Legion. Many older vehicles were scrapped or sold on although, for a long time – even as replacements were brought in – units were often fielded with mixtures of older vehicles and newer AFVs as the transition and upgrades took place.The Legion’s re-equip needed several new pieces of equipment. Unable to find a suitable heavy tank from existing designs, the Legion persuaded AMX to develop a version of the Garibaldi tank with an extended hull. This was then paired with the large turret from the Sohei, purchased from Mitsusaki Industries on Hiroseke, to create the Larminat. This hybrid tank was so successful that the Legion repeated the process with the Montsabert. This had initially been rejected because of concerns over the small size of the turret, but Mitsusaki-manufactured Shaman turrets were paired with the hull to create the Shamont, which required a slightly larger turret ring but little else in the way of modification.


The Larminat and Shamont are now available from the website, and we’ve also added three detachment options for the Legion – Armoured, Heavy Armoured and Infantrydetachments each with eight elements. Each detachment comes complete with crew figures, stowage packs, infantry bases and other bits and pieces. Another new model which the Legion require is the Weygand missile tank, known as the Damselfly II in Legion service.

One of my painting tasks for the next few weeks is to put together an Alaudae army ready for action in the new year. Once this is complete, you can be sure they’ll be put in front of the camera for an extended photo session.
The West Riding Yeomanry

Our EuroFed vehicles were co-opted into the Hammer’s Slammers universe by John Treadaway a while back to create the West Riding Yeomanry. I’ve finally put together a painted unit of my own and added this as another HS detachment option on the website. The detachment of seven vehicles and three infantry elements comes complete with vehicle crew figures, stowage and other bits and pieces.


The WRY require one new vehicle option, a gatling armed version of the Montsabert hover tank. John created his own originally by using the secondary gatling weapons and fitting those to the main turret, but we’ve now created a proper version.

New Vehicles
HS15-414 – Larminat Heavy Tank – £11.00
HS15-415 – Shamont Hovertank – £8.00
SF15-401f – Weygand Missile Tank – £8.00
SF15-401g – Montsabert Gatling Tank – £8.00

Detachment Packs
HS15-201 – West Riding Yeomanry Strike Detachment – £62.00
HS15-301 – Alaudae Armoured Detachment – £75.00
HS15-302 – Alaudae Heavy Armoured Detachment – £66.00
HS15-303 – Alaudae Infantry Detachment – £47.00

Friday 27 November 2015

Hydra Miniatures Holiday Sale


Hydra Miniatures have also announced their Black Friday sale:

Greetings, cadets! Hydra Miniatures is running its annual Holiday Sale with 20% off all items. The week-long sale will start on Friday, November 27th (Black Friday) at 12:01 am EST and will run until Saturday, December 5th at 12:01 am EST. All items, including new releases, are on sale and sale prices will be marked. No coupon code is necessary

Evil Bear Wargames offer

If you're quick, you can get a free teabag from Evil Bear Wargames...

All orders today only will receive one posh Whittards Breakfast teabag for every £10 spent. Spend £30, get three teabags. A Great British offer!

They are doing this rather than a having sale because their miniatures are such great value already!






GZG Christmas Sale

Ok, it's not a Black Friday sale, but it's the annual Ground Zero Games Christmas sale and that's worth getting excited about!

http://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/

In Jon's own words:

CHRISTMAS SPECIALS NOW RUNNING!

Our 2015 Xmas Specials are NOW ON as of today, THURSDAY 26th NOVEMBER, and they will run until MIDNIGHT (2400 Hours) UK time on Wednesday 23rd December. This year I've kept to the same offers that have been so successful and I popular over many years, with one difference - I've simplified the qualifying criteria for the offers to use the FINAL TOTAL VALUE of your order - the actual amount you pay - rather than getting all complicated about sub-total values, VAT-exclusive prices and stuff….. so this time round, ALL ORDERS WITH A TOTAL VALUE 
(INCLUDING SHIPPING AND VAT WHERE APPLICABLE) of 30 GBP or more will qualify for both parts of the special deal:

1) All qualifying orders will get a FREE CHRISTMAS GOODIE BAG of extra minis and stuff - how much you get depends on the size of your order, and we'll tailor most of the contents to fit the kind of items you are ordering (and maybe the occasional sample that might tempt you into other ranges and scales...). What goes in the bag is OUR choice, so no being cheeky and asking for specific codes please - but those of you who have had our previous Xmas deals will know that we give you a very generous selection of items that you can actually use for your armies/fleets - usually much more stuff than you'd get from a simple discount offer!
Sometimes we put in the odd special or unreleased item too, so you never know what you might get....

2) In addition to the Free Stuff with your order, all qualifying customers will also get a VOUCHER that you can use to get a generous DISCOUNT off a further order placed after Christmas - so you can get your pre-Xmas stuff now, and then use the voucher up when you have some gift money from all those relatives who have absolutely NO idea what to buy for you!

This year, the vouchers will be valid for the whole of JANUARY and FEBRUARY 2016 - so the voucher codes will become "live" on the store on Friday the 1st of January 2016, and any un-used ones will expire at Midnight (UK time) on Monday the 29th February 2016. This should give you plenty of time to use your vouchers after the holidays are out of the way.
The value of the voucher you will receive varies according to the size of your pre-Xmas order - if your total order value is from 30 GBP to 100 GBP then you'll get a voucher for 15% discount; any orders with a total value of OVER 100 GBP will get a 20% discount voucher!

Each voucher carries a unique code number that allows you to use it for online orders. Each voucher code is valid for ONE USE ONLY, and after that use the store will not accept the code again. Therefore please don't complete checkout or make payment unless you are 100% sure that your order is correct and complete. In the case of any difficulty, please email me (Jon) immediately through the contact information on the store and I can re-set your voucher code for another attempt.

Brigade Models (Christmas and) Black Friday sale


We don’t do Black Friday sales, we never have. But what we do have is the Brigade Christmas Sale ! This year we’ve changed the timing a bit, so that the sale starts today (so it sort of is a Black Friday sale, it just goes on a bit longer …) and will run until the end of Wednesday 23rd December. It will not run over the Xmas-New Year week this year, so that we can hopefully clear all of the orders by the time the holiday period starts. It also means that you have more chance to get the orders delivered in time for presents.
It’s the usual format – a blanket 15%off everything that we make (tanks, spaceships, figures, buildings etc). It doesn’t cover anything that we don’t make ourselves (dice, bases, rulebooks, Shapeways 3D printed items). Full details are here.

Black Friday Sale from 15mm.co.uk, the Ion Age, and Loud Ninja Games

Hey folks, 

Starting today through December 1st, 15mm.co.uk, The Ion Age and my Loud Ninja Games (as well as other Alternative Armies) brand will be having a Black Friday deal going. Free WORLDWIDE shipping on all orders of 10.00 GBP or more. If you need to order a combination of products from both 15mm.co.uk and the Ion Age or other AA labels, feel free to email in your order.

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Thursday 26 November 2015

From The Wasteland Lumbers...


Terrorclops and Wasteland Buddies released by Loud Ninja Games!


Hey all,

I sit here in the early hours of Thanksgiving Day  here in the U.S. presenting, to you all, the two newest additions to my post-apocalyptic miniatures range. While my first two packs presented human-sized mutants of the gang or tribal sort, these two new figures represent a move toward larger miniatures - 


RAP028 Terrorclops (1) 5.00 GBP  is a huge mutant monster, the sort of thing that adventurers in the aftermath would encounter and overcome. I sculpted him to be monstrous and twisted have his anatomy rearranged so that his mouth is in his gut with a single eye taking up his whole face. He is armored on the back and armed with a wicked spike where a fist would be, perfect for piercing prey and feeding them to his gut maw.



RAP029 Wasteland Buddies (1) 3.00 GBP brings to you a paired up team of wastelanders. A human-sized survivor rides  atop a massive humanoid used as both companion and beast of burden. Festooned with gear the large mutant packs a a club made from a piece of an old lamp post, the concrete anchor providing a sturdy club. The smaller companion carries a long rifle for hunting and protection.



The are produced and sold across the world through our partnership with the excellent folks at 15mm.co.uk. For additional information these and other product from Loud Ninja Games and/or 15mm.co.uk read HERE.

Wednesday 25 November 2015

Critical Mass Games - BLACK FRIDAY SALE NOW ON 25% OFF ACROSS THE SITE UNTIL SUN 29TH NOV

Critical Mass Games is having a great Black Friday sale of 25% off the entire site!

From now until November 29th... be sure to check it out for some awesome deals.




Monday 23 November 2015

Black Friday Sale from 15mm.co.uk



Four Day Black Friday Weekend at Alternative Armies, 15mm.co.uk and The Ion Age from this Friday 27th . Free Worldwide Shipping, Deals and Offers, Free Items and more. Plus email combine orders option. So if you are into 28mm or 15mm or 6mm. Science Fiction, Fantasy or Historical. Terrain or Buildings, Vehicles or Rule Books, Bases or Dice or anything else of our thousands of different codes and miniatures this is the weekend for you! Click through to read more and look out for the annoucement on Friday! Thanks for your support from all of us here across the brands. 

 GBS 

http://alternative-armies.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/free-shipping-worldwide-and-offers-this.html
http://15mmcouk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/free-shipping-worldwide-and-offers-this.html
http://theionageblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/free-shipping-worldwide-and-offers-this.html


This is a great chance to grab a bunch of stuff from these guys, especially if you play across their scales and not just in 15mm. My stuff from LNG will also be there, including some new releases (TBA)...

RAP028 Terraclopes (1 Wasteland Monster)
RAP029 Wasteland Buddies (1 Wasteland Character)

-Eli

ClearHorizon Miniatures release the Bison 4x4 Utility Truck and Turret- Mounted Autocannon

ClearHorizon Miniatures release the Bison 4x4 Utility Truck and Turret-Mounted Autocannon


Available now at http://www.clearhorizonminiatures.com



Bison 4x4 Utility Truck
10.99



Ubiquitous on the outer-colonies, the Bison 4x4 has served in a myriad of roles from cargo hauling at backwater spaceports to heavy weapon platforms in numerous border conflicts. Designed for long-lasting rugged use, the Bison can run on a variety of fuels and comes standard with an armored passenger compartment to keep out hostile environments.

Often seen in hands of corporate security, colonial insurgents (or freedom fighters) and even the occasional Special Ops team, the Bison 4x4 can be easily modified to carry a variety of heavy weapons.

The Bison is also available, at a discounted price, with the General Purpose, Turret-Mounted Autocannon.

The Bison is a 15mm scale metal and resin multi-part model kit. Sculpted by Steve "CoolHand3d" Taylor.

General Purpose, Turret-Mounted Autocannon
$2.99



The General Purpose, Turret-Mounted Autocannon is designed for extended use with minimal maintenance. It can be found in numerous roles included static base defense, heavy ambush or vehicle-mounted for mobility.

The autocannon features large automated ammo hoppers and can be operated via remote-link or AI-driven.

The General Purpose, Turret-Mounted Autocannon is a two-part metal model. Sculpted by Steve "CoolHand3d" Taylor.

The Bison 4x4 and Autocannon are also available as a package at a discounted rate.