Elf Revolutionary Duellists released for En Garde and Flintloque

The last new release for the World of Valon in 2022 is revealed!  A great code as pack and single miniatures too with three new Elves suitable for En Garde and for Flintloque too.  Heck even as officers of Elf Line units in Slaughterloo.

This painted trio kindly brushed into colour by Stone Cold Lead painting service. See their page over on Facebook. 

51049 Elf Revolutionary Duellists
This pack contains three 28mm scale metal miniatures giving you civilian or military officer duellists armed with pistol or rapier.  You can choose the pack or singles from the pack on its page. Elf in plain shirt aiming Pistol (A), Elf in Uniform aiming Pistol (B), Elf in plain shirt armed with a rapier (C).  Supplied with resin cartouche style bases for free. Very useful miniatures in 28mm scale sculpted by Elton Waters.

En Garde is a fast play new game of sword, pistol, horseback and other forms of duelling set in the fading days of the Crystal Empire. Rules written by Steve Danes author of Furioso and Monster Hunter.  You need only two miniatures to play and you can see all we have for it on the website including the book in print and as digital download (twenty percent cheaper) plus a bundle of book and ten miniatures with a saving.  There are also free files to read and game resources to make use of too.

Flintloque. These new miniatures fit right into skirmish gaming and can be used anywhere the Elves of Armorica have sent their troops. This means from the heat of Catalucia to the forests of Urop to the frozen nightmare of the Witchlands.  Slot them in with 5024 Escape the Dark Czar beginners set or 5026 Death in the Snow game book or shilling set.  You will find a lot of free resources on the Begin in Flintloque page including scenarios and character profiles.

We hope you like these new Elves and there will be more in the World of Valon in the bumper year that will be 2023!

GBS

HOT139 Bone Cart released 15mm Fantasy

Bring our yer dead!  New in the HOT 15mm Fantasy Range and adding to our line up of the Undead is the Bone Cart and interesting centre piece for your army on the table.  Go HERE for the range or read on.

Go HERE for the range or read on.

HOT139 Bone Cart: This creepy code goes well with our other Undead codes and contains metal 15mm scale miniatures in the following poses. Bone Cart loaded with corpses with two Wheels, leading crosspiece. Two Skeletal Horses, Sitting Skeletal Driver with Whip and Standing Skeleton holding reins. For the 'sampler' option in this code you can choose from the pack or parts of it. Maximum choice.  Painted example shown on a 40mm by 40mm base.

As you can see it is a very interesting focal point.  Sculpted by Elton Waters.

There are many Undead codes in the HOT Range which can all be seen with a refined search of the website HERE.

We are about the half way point in the creation of the Savage Lizardman Army in the range and the rest is coming in 2022.  If you would like to see the Blades, Warriors, Polearms as well as Artillery, Lizard Ogres and the Behemoth already existing then see them with a refined search HERE.

A re-mastered and expanded code great for any scale but especially 15mm is VNT32 Splendorous Djinn a mighty genie (55mm tall) who can be assembled with a trident or a a mighty magic staff.  One of many MONSTERS in the range.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Bell Tent released into our 28mm Terrain range

Now released at Alternative Armies a brand new piece of terrain suitable for Fantasy, Historical and of course Flintloque in 28mm scale.  The Bell Tent goes excellently alongside our Wedge Tent, Abandoned Wagons, Barricades, other codes and value set HERE.  Read on for more or go straight to the website.

59540 Bell Tent
When not in battle nor on the march we all need somewhere to rest our heads.  A bell shaped tent with space for four to six occupants and made from canvas is just what is needed. This code composes ONE 28mm scale high quality resin terrain piece great for your table.  It is one piece and can be used for an encampment or as battlefield interest.  A row of them to home your weary troops. These 28mm scale resin terrain objects are a great piece for World of Valon wargaming.

Put it on your table as an objective or cover or just for interest. It measures about 70mm wide, 70mm deep and 65mm tall. Sculpted by Elton Waters.

The above picture show you a solitary Orc Dismounted Dragoon Trooper (54055) standing guard next to a small encampment in Catalucia composed of the Bell Tent and the 59539 Wedge Tent.

Our Barricade Set gives you one of each of the eight different and wonderful models which come as separate packs all in one with a 10% saving on screen.  Library, Ruined Apothecary, Furniture, Bed, Discarded Kitchen, Crates and Boxes, Beer Barrel; all with loads of interesting detail.

I know that no one leaves full barrels of beer behind even on a fearsome winter retreat in the face of the enemy..so I prefer to think that the wooden vessels upon this abandoned wagon are empty.

See every model in our 28mm Black Power Terrain range HERE.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

New Modern Tents 15mm scale now released!

Everyone needs somewhere to sleep and often it is not possible to get forty winks in a four poster when you are out in the field up against the enemy. So having a good tent is ideal to keep the bugs, rain, snow and cold out and to keep you snug. Now released into our 15mm ranges new packs of modern tents sculpted by Elton Waters.  These go excellently with our HOF 15mm Science Fiction miniatures.  Go HERE or read on for more.

There are four codes of tents to choose from which are great for any game system.

FMS03 Frame Tent (2 Pack)
This pack contains two identical resin 15mm scale tents which are thick canvas material stretched over a metal tube frame. Suitable for four to six infantry.  Each model is rectangular and is 50mm long, 30mm wide and 35mm tall.

FMS04 Large Frame Tent
This pack contains one resin larger 15mm scale tent which is thick canvas material stretched over a metal tube frame. Suitable as a command post or workspace for small vehicles or eight infantry.  Each model is rectangular and is 50mm long, 50mm wide and 40mm tall.

We have smaller two man type tents as well.  Intact and torn apart (werewolf games anyone?).

Thanks for your time and if you are interested in our Battlefield Bits range you can see it HERE.

GBS

Closed Wedge Tent joins our 28mm Terrain Range

Now released at Alternative Armies a brand new piece of terrain suitable for Fantasy, Historical and of course Flintloque in 28mm scale.  The Closed Wedge Tent goes excellently alongside our Abandoned Wagons, Barricades, other codes and value set HERE.  Read on for more or go straight to the website.

Everyone needs somewhere to sleep from the greatest regiment to the wandering warband.

59539 Closed Wedge Tent

When not in battle nor on the march we all need somewhere to rest our heads.  A wedge tent with space for two to four occupants and made from canvas is just what is needed. This code composes one 28mm scale high quality resin terrain piece great for your table.  It is one piece and can be used for an encampment or as battlefield interest.   A row of them to home your platoon or your warband.  

This 28mm scale resin terrain object is a great piece for World of Valon wargaming. Put it on your table as an objective or cover or just for interest. It is one piece and measures about 50mm long, 35mm wide and 30mm tall.  Sculpted by Elton Waters.

The above pictures show you a lovely little encampment with campfire and also the 54025 Major 45th Regiment concocting a plan of battle next to the Campaign Table.  I wonder what scenarios these could be from?

Our Barricade Set gives you one of each of the eight different and wonderful models which come as separate packs all in one with a 10% saving on screen.  Library, Ruined Apothecary, Furniture, Bed, Discarded Kitchen, Crates and Boxes, Beer Barrel; all with loads of interesting detail.

I know that no one leaves full barrels of beer behind even on a fearsome winter retreat in the face of the enemy..so I prefer to think that the wooden vessels upon this abandoned wagon are empty.

See every model in our 28mm Black Power Terrain range HERE.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

15mm Hazmat Team and Hazmat Troopers packs released!

Two new releases into the HOF 15mm Science Fiction range adding to the useful Human array of packs found there.  A total of ten new poses sculpted by Elton Waters giving you Hazmat Teams to deal with any sort of disaster including the sort to which an armed response is needed.  These go great alongside Security Force Alpha or our Civilians, Media Team and Medical Team too.

Has there been a chemical leak?  A crack in the reactor?  A deadly virus escaped?  Have Grey Aliens landed?

HOF123 Hazmat Team

This pack contains ten miniatures a mix of six poses of 15mm scale metal miniatures. A fully suited up team prepared for any sort of biological, chemical or xeno contamination great for your setting. You can choose a pack or single poses using the options on the web page for any quantity you wish. They are from left to right: Hazmat Team with rad counter gear (A), Hazmat Team kneeling with test kit (B), Hazmat Team walking with body bag on shoulder (C), Hazmat Team standing holding body bag (D), Fully Sealed Body Bag (E) and Partially Open Body Bag (F). This code is supplied unpainted and without bases (shown on a 20mm round bases).

HOF124 Hazmat Trooper

This pack contains ten miniatures a mix of four poses of 15mm scale metal miniatures. Armed Hazmat Team members able to back up the main team in a hostile setting. You can choose a pack or single poses using the options on the web page for any quantity you wish. They are from left to right: Hazmat Team with Pistol (A), Hazmat Team with SMG running (B), Hazmat Team with SMG lowered and Hazmat Team firing SMG (D). This code is supplied unpainted and without bases (shown on a 20mm round bases). This code is supplied unpainted and without bases (shown on a 20mm round bases).

The HOF Range contains other codes which go great with these fully suited chaps. Search for them on the website or seek by code using the search box.

HOF122 Media Team (Reporters, Camera Crew and Camera Drone)

HOF86 Human Medical Team (Medics and Stretcher)

HOF58 Stellar Refugees (Man, Woman, Children)

FMS01 Modern Tents

FMS02 Torn Modern Tents

Or for more exotic or futuristic settings there packs may suit you...

HOF79 Man Sized Alien Flora (Killer Plants)

HOF70 Droids

HOF85 Droids II

HOF57 Starfighter Crew (Pilots, Engineer and Droid)

HOF114 Doomed Reich Shamblers (Uniformed Zombies)

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Armoured Goblins on the March to an expanded future!

“The Iron Guard are the foremost of the Goblins. In ranks they march and in formations they fight. Yes, in good order. Not like any Goblins you have ever heard of. These plate armoured Goblins have turned back the Dwarfs of the green stone mountains and given the Elves of the sun vale a bloody nose. Respect them.”

I would like to thank Benamon Tame and also Zac Martin in this article for their pictures of their own collections and the efforts they have both put into pushing classic miniatures into an expanded future.  Benamon provides with permission his Goblin Knights, Goblin Knight Command and Goblin Knight with Great Sword from his collection in a fetching copper and white paint scheme.  Zac Martin has been busy sculpting new poses for the original packs including a Chariot Crew and Bolt Thrower Crew.  This gives me a chance to round up some great pictures and links to blogs to read plus tell you about what is going to happen for the Armoured Goblins 28mm scale next.  Let us begin!

It begins many years ago at the tale end of the 1980's with the Temple of Death for Benamon Tame and his collection of the 'Temple Guard' when they were first released (long before my tenure at Alternative Armies when they were with another company but more on that soon).  His pride and joy they were misplaced when time passed and boxes packed and misplaced as such things go.  Discovering the now 'Armoured Goblin Knights' on our website HERE he rejoiced and re-created his collection.  I hope you enjoy the pictures and if you wish to read the whole original blog post you can find it on The Copper Oracle HERE.

The brand new FL2-06 Armoured Goblin with Great Sword was released this year compared to decades earlier for the other poses and this was down to Zac Martin.  I was approached by Zac and he told me of the history of these miniatures and his love of them.  He called them 'Doom Garde' and though I knew they had originated with Rieder Design in the 1980's and were now with Alternative Armies I had changed their purpose.  Too short now to be 28mm Humans they were now 28mm Armoured Goblins, giving them new life, and had been re-molded along with the rest of our OH series and DH series high fantasy codes and put on our website across 2015 to 2018.  We had added Dodo riding knights sculpted by Elton Waters before this and these got an update too.  Well over a hundred poses now all with pictures and in packs and singles sorted by racial type.  We discussed expanding the range and spoke on some ideas.  On his blog called Lead Mountain Window there are several posts about these Goblins and you can see them all linked up HERE.

You would be hard pushed to notice that there is an age between the original poses and the new ones and while this was not intentional it is worth noting as the unified design of the Armoured Knights gives little clue to their era.  Such fantasy gaming is as popular now as it was then.  Sword and Sorcery and mighty monsters to defeat!  

Thus far we have the following codes:

FL1 Goblin Knights

FL2 Goblin Knight Command

FL2-06 Goblin Knight with Great Sword

OH30 Goblin Knights on Dodo

OH32 Goblin Knight Bolt Thrower

OH33 Goblin Knight Chariot with Two Crew

As we approach the end of 2018 there is a bright future ahead for the Armoured Goblins as they march into more campaigns, more battles against more foes.  Working with Zac we have more codes to come.  There is muted talk of an entire army in development but I do not want to get ahead of myself.  I can say that much like we twinned new crew with our existing Bolt Thrower and Chariot we will do the same with a Bombard!  We will be giving the Armoured Goblins more weapon options too with open hand poses able to carry sword, axe, pike, spear or anything else.  Also we plan ranged weapon versions of the infantry as sometimes you need to bring down distant quarry. At least four new packs. This will all be in 2019.

I am greatly enjoying this classic fantasy expansion and rejuvenation of the Armoured Goblins which are great for virtually any game system (they could even be chaotically minded Dwarves as have been pointed out) but I would like to hear your input too.  Are you liking what we have done and do you have any suggestions for further poses of these troops?  If you do then please comment or email me on sales@alternative-armies.com and I will respond to you.

Next year will be a great year for Alternative Armies in many ways and after getting all the packs and characters of the Fantasy Warlord range back into world we are going to be doing more in the realms of High Fantasy when 2019 arrives. 

Thanks for Reading,

GBS 

Tuscani Wild Elf codes released for Flintloque plus free game article

Alternative Armies is delighted to make all of this months releases for Flintloque and Slaughterloo with a unit and packs of 28mm scale white metal Tuscani Wild Elves. Troopers, Command, Character Officer and Casualty.  Expanding upon the original classic pack from the range.  Go HERE or read on for more information, images and a free three page download with game statistics and background.

“Wild Elves are stronger and more agile than their noble brothers elsewhere in Armorica. Though not as graceful or elegant they are capable of feats that would test most Orcs in strength and they are more nimble on their feet too. Tuscani have sharp protruding teeth that look like fangs and do not tend to their hair which often hangs unkempt about their broad shoulders. They are expert hunters and make good soldiers.” - taken from Uniformation the Tuscani Wild Elves.

We began by re-mastering the original 51031 pack of three Tuscani troopers with muskets and then bringing them up to a full line infantry unit with four poses of command miniatures before adding a named character to lead them and a fallen trooper for your battlefield.  New miniatures sculpted by Elton Waters and our thanks to the fantastic painter Mark Taylor for his brushwork on the miniatures in the pictures.  Tuscani fight in the ranks of the Ferach Empire and they are stronger and more nimble than Armorican Elves.  Get your Flintloque section or your Slaughterloo unit for Catalucian campaigning.

51031 1o Tuscani Condottierie

This pack contains three re-mastered white metal 28mm scale Wild Elves allies of the Ferach Empire. Troopers of the Condottierie wearing bicornes and carrying muskets.  Ideal for skirmish gaming or for adding to in creating a full unit. Wild Elves are larger than typical Elves and these miniatures stand 30mm tall.  This pack is supplied unpainted and with our cartouche resin bases.  Go HERE.  8.00GBP

51051 1o Tuscani Condottierie Command

This pack contains four white metal 28mm scale Wild Elves allies of the Ferach Empire. A command set for the troopers of the Condottierie which are an officer with sword raised, standard bearer in greatcoat, musician with horn and sergeant with spear.  Ideal for skirmish gaming or for adding to in creating a full unit.  Wild Elves are larger than typical Elves and these miniatures stand 30mm tall. This pack is supplied unpainted and with our cartouche resin bases.  Go HERE.  10.00GBP

51052 Lucius Malsovin and Tuscani Casualty

In the courts of Lyonesse there is a figure who cuts a dashing strut along the bejewel Elvish ladies. It is Colonel Lucius Malsovin commanding officer of the 1o Condottierie. An expert duellist and womaniser he is thought to have killed a hundred foes a a dozen fellow officers. Fond of gold lace and powered wigs he leads from the front when taking on the Orcs in Catalucia.  

This pack contains two white metal 28mm scale Wild Elves allies of the Ferach Empire. A character officer Lucius Malsovin (A) and also a Tuscani Condottierie Casualty (B). You can choose a pack or poses from the pack if you wish to get several of either pose.  Profile of the character is in the free uniformation article.  This pack is supplied unpainted and with our cartouche resin bases.  Go HERE.  4.00GBP

51534 1o Tuscani Condottierie Line

Among the ‘Condottierie’ as the Tuscani hail themselves no clutch of battalions is more infamous that the butchers of the 1o Regiment. Having fought at the Battle of Maulandgo and also at Osterlich the Ostarian Dogs worst defeat, along with countless other actions, the Condottierie are seasoned warriors. They have not however faced the Undead...as yet.  This Slaughterloo sized code contains all the poses from 50131 and 51051 for a skirmish pack of ten and a unit pack of twenty or a single trooper choice with a discount for larger choices.  Supplied unpainted and with our cartouche resin bases.  Go HERE.  18.00GBP

Along with these great new miniatures for July 2018 we have a free download hosted on our website created for use with the Wild Elves.

Uniformation – Tuscani Wild Elves

A three page article expanding from the books 5025 War in Catalucia and 5030 Slaughterloo this free resource gives you a history, character profile, game statistics and tables for Flintloque and Slaughterloo plus uniform and accounts of line and light infantry.  Click HERE to download.  Enjoy!

In August we will be publishing a free Flintloque scenario for these miniatures.  An introduction to it is in the last page of the Uniformation article.

Escape from the Dark Czar with our Begin in Flintloque boxed set and if you prefer the idea of warring in the warmer climes of Catalucia then check out our Shilling Starter Pack for War in Catalucia which contains the full game book as well as miniatures, bases, dice and scenario sheets.

We also have Digital Downloads of all of our game book titles.

Lastly and thanks for hanging until the end of this packed new releases article we have a free gift for you. Until 31st July 2018 we will put a Tuscani Elf Casualty (worth 1.75GBP) free automatically into any Flintloque order placed. This means any order for any code used for Flintloque, Slaughterloo or any other Valon game including terrain and books. You don't have to do anything except order. We will put the miniature in your package automatically.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS