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Showing posts with label Bob Olley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bob Olley. Show all posts

Tuesday, 20 June 2023

Malig Space Goblins of the Khanate pt10 Ion Age 28mm overhauling

"The Maligs...Vermin. Savage and cruel with a taste for the sadistic and prone to acts of lunacy and utterly needless violence, the name given to their small green or mottled brown humanoids is Malig. Taken from records which make frequent mention of these creatures, second only to Legionaries, their name suits them. They are malicious and deadly. Maligs are Goblinoids and, while shorter and weaker than Humans, they are numerous in the extreme. Rather than seeming to define a formation many Legions treat a horde of Maligs as an attached source of cannon fodder. Cunning, cowardly but rather effective at killing, given superiority in numbers and opportunity, the Maligs should not be underestimated. With second rate armour and weapons and also some rather odd contraptions, the Maligs are often the bane of Planetary Militia or unfortunate Muster patrols. They are the lowest rung on the command ladder along with Betrayers."
 
 
With only a few more overhaul parts still to come we present the cannon fodder of the Shia Khan Empire in the 28mm Ion Age Range. Following on to the Betrayer Humans we have the Maligs. Above you can see excellent value IP05 Malig Ordos which contains fifteen different miniatures with two of them being free. On the website you can browse the range page by page or look to the 'filter by' option above the first line of products. Click on it and select what interests you. In this case 'Malig Goblin' or 'Value Pack' or 'Shia Khan' to narrow the shown codes. 
 
 
IB33 Malig Goblinoid Infantry (Value Pack) 
IA123 Malig armed with Vesta Sword 
IA124 Malig armed with Juno Laser Rifle 
IA125 Malig with Cupid Laser Pistol 
IA126 Malig leaning forward with Juno Laser Rifle 
IA127 Malig with Cupid Laser Pistol 
 
 
IB49 Malig Goblinoid Predatis (Value Pack) 
IA180 Malig officer with twin Cupid Laser Pistols 
IA181 Malig with Sword and Cupid Laser Pistol 
IA182 Malig running with Cupid Laser Pistol 
IA183 Malig shouting, Cupid Pistol raised 
IA184 Malig with Juno 2Mw Laser Rifle 
 
 
IB50 Malig Goblinoid Conitors (Value Pack) 
IA185 Malig standing Hydra Laser Shotgun 
IA186 Malig standing Janus Blast Gun 
IA187 Malig running with Flora Grenade Gun 
IA188 Malig advancing with Maia 9.6mm Mpi 
IA189 Malig with Apollo Atomic Destabliser 
 
As with previous overhaul updates the images are all new and you save on the value packs plus every miniature is now a single code too. IB packs are made up of IA singles and save you 5% on their singles.  Here are a couple of examples.
 


Next up are the Nox; elite of the Legions. These ornate power armoured troops carry heavy weapons and are more than a match for Retained Knights
 
Thanks for Reading, 
 
GBS

Monday, 6 March 2023

Overhauling the 28mm Ion Age range pt4 Retained Knights

In our fourth Ion Age 28mm update on the progress of the overhauling more than 220 miniatures (1991-2022) we are all about Retained Knights. While last time we saw some of Bob Olley's sculpting (IB16 Retained Support for instance) this time sixteen more miniatures featuring the sculpting of Gary Morley (Gaz).

Sadly we are increasing prices (ten percent) as well as making all 28mm poses singles for the first time. Platoons, Packs, Singles. Each of the pack codes (IB) has a baked in small saving over single figures. This time the following pack codes with their singles after it (all in the above image). 

IB21 Retained Varlet Support (IA079 to IA082) 

IB22 Retained Rapid Strike (IA083 to IA086) 

IB15 Retained Jupons (IA056 to IA058) 

IB23 Retained Veterans (IA087 to IA090) 

Here are some example pictures of pack and singles from this update which include my own personal favourite Retained Knight miniature IA089 Retained Veteran with Plasma Rifle. 




We have just about reached the half way point now with some six hundred new pictures gracing the website. There are Retained Nobles to come as well as Planetary Militia and other characters such as the Noblesse. Before we move onto the Shia Khan Empire. This overhaul will take many more weeks to complete and will be followed by further restored original codes too. Current (2019) prices on the website will be honoured until that code is updated and new pictures put in. There will also be brand new poses added from April 2023. 

Until 1st May 2023 you automatically get AS016 War Bot in your package when it ships out. Worth 10.00GBP this any scale resin model is 40mm tall and works great in 28mm sci-fi. Alternative Armies keeps the fun in wargaming. 

 Thank you. 

 GBS

Friday, 17 February 2023

Overhauling the 28mm Ion Age range pt3 Desteria

The Ion Age 28mm range. Over 220 miniatures 1991-2022.  This is the third update on the process and this time we present the big lads of the Prydian Army; the Desteria.  We also have the start of Bob Olley's Retained Knights and dynamic Muster with rifles and support weapons.

 

The Desteria (center) are larger than Muster and Retained


Alternative Armies is overhauling imagery and sadly increasing prices (ten percent) as well as making all 28mm poses singles for the first time. Platoons, Packs, Singles.  At this stage we are nearly mid point on the Prydian Army with five more packs and all their singles. Each of the pack codes (IB) has a baked in small saving over single figures. Here are a few examples of the new pictures all of which are front, side and rear on their pages.  These include IB16 Retained Support which was sculpted by Bob Olley.




Have a gander at the website. This overhaul will take many more weeks to complete and will be followed by more new releases and further restored original codes too. Current (2019) prices on the website will be honoured until that code is updated and new pictures put in.  

Thank you.

GBS