Norman Quilted Infantry 28mm scale plus Weapons restored

Sculpted alongside the venerable Fantasy Warlord range in 1990-1991 we are proud to announce the restoration of 28mm scale historical codes. Norman Infantry (open handed) as well as a Norman Officer and a sprue of spears, two different shields and a saver full unit too.  11th Century and the time of the Conquest.

The infantry are supplied without bases and without weapons or shields just as with Fantasy Warlord. We are not sure who sculpted these miniatures and would welcome input in that regard.  Restored by wargamer request and now in new molds as well.  Fresh and clean.

NO1 Norman Officer

NO2 Norman Infantry

NO3 Spear Sprue

NO4 Kite Shields

NO5 Round Shields

We have created a new page just as we did with our 28mm Jacobite Scottish Range.  We will not be expanding these classics we have simply restored them as we have with Laserburn for wargamers to enjoy on the table or to complete their collections. Each of the five infantry poses are slightly different and can be had as five with a saving or choose singles. The officer is on his own with sword and shield included and the Spears, Kite Shield and Round Shield are in packs of five.

There is a full unit code NOU01 Norman Quilted Infantry Unit (20) which has a baked in saving and also comes with spears and kite shields; that is an officer with nineteen mixed of five poses of infantry.

This is our last news before the end of the current free code period on the 6th February so this is your last chance to get VNT62 Three Wise Skeletons automatically in your package free with any shipped order. See them along with all the Former Free Collected Codes on our website.  These go great with our Undead Legions with the new Skeleton Crossbows and Warriors.

It is also your last chance on January Joy with 50% off three codes and dozens of other Deals and Offers.

What will the next new free code be...not long to wait...we have just planted a seed in your mind...

Thanks for your time.

Moskova Volunteers 20 new Undead Flintloque miniatures and more...

Often effective when used en-masse the Skeletons of the Moskova Volunteers are poor troops but they are effective against lesser mortal enemies such as enemy Militia or Landwehr. They operate in sections of about twenty armed with Standard Carbines or Dwarf MkI Muskets officers are typically Ghouls with sword. Their uniform consists of various civilian clothing along with some odd bits of military equipment, browns and blue are common.  They are legion and also have supporting artillery and other arms.

A huge end to the year for Flintloque and Slaughterloo plus the last regular releases of 2024 and the Winter Mega Event too. Added to the Army of the Witchlands are twenty new poses as packs (with single choices within them) and a twenty eight pose Slaughterloo unit with saving of all poses. In 28mm scale and metal with included resin free bases we present the Skeletons of the damned, the fleshless and the worn out...the ‘volunteers’.

55028 Moskova Volunteer Muskets: This pack contains the more ‘fortunate’ Skeletons of the Militia armed with captured Ferach Muskets.  Single poses are A to D as shown on the page.

55029 Moskova Volunteer Melee:  The former villagers and townfolk of the Witchlands are in this pack armed with hand weapons.  Single poses are A with Axe, B with pitchfork, C with bladed staff and D with wooden mallet as found on the page.

55030 Moskova Volunteer Command:  It is the lowest of roles in the Army of the Dark Czar to command the militia but still it must be done.  This pack contains four poses which are Ghoul Officer (A), low ranking KGB Liche (B) and two Skeletons armed with muskets and wooden mallets (C and D).  The office and liche can be used with other formations such as Zombie Line (55508).

55031 Moskova Volunteer Colour Party:  As the battalions of the skeletal volunteers advance it is to the sound of rattling drums and the vision of ragged flags.  This pack contains a standard bearer (A), a drummer (B), a Sergeant (C) and lastly with pose D a hopping mad private missing a leg using its musket as a crutch.

55032 Moskova Volunteer Pikes:  This pack contains skeletons who are better armed than the worst but not possessing firelocks.  Two poses with pikes (A and B) and two poses with axe bladed polearms (C and D).  Typically Militia formations will have many more pikes, blades and melee weapons rather than muskets.

55523 Moskova Militia Skeletons:  This full Slaughterloo Unit contains twenty eight miniatures along with their bases included free. There is a saving off packs and singles in the unit.  Led by a Ghoul Officer with KBG Liche and full colour party as well as skeletons with muskets, pikes, axes and more.  A total of twenty different poses with eight further troopers added for the total unit.  See 5030 Slaughterloo for game rules. Codes contained are: 55030,55031,55028, 55029, 55032.

Here are some side by side pictures of other codes in the Witchlands next to the new Skeletons.  General Bardaghul as well as Stalinov and the Zombie Colour Party Sergeant.

World of Valon News for December

Any adventure in the Witchlands starts with the Flintloque beginners set 5024 Escape the Dark Czar which contains ten miniatures, core rules and more giving you General Saindoux and setting off on the Retreat from Moskova.  There are many free scenarios and more as links at the top of the Begin in Flintloque page.  Once you are confident of the game or you wish to go in with the full rules and setting then you will want 5026 Death in the Snow or its SSP02 Shilling Starter Pack.  Adventures are boundless in the barren frozen wastes of the Witchlands.

There are some treats coming during December for the World of Valon. Three articles to read, to play and to enjoy which each involves the Moskova Volunteers.  Each will be announced and given freely.  A free full size Flintloque scenario for two players or solo play which sees General Saindoux and his band of survivors surprised by a numerically superior Undead force. A ‘Uniformation’ expanding the game rules and statistics for the Witchlands Volunteers as well as Undead Cossacks in Slaughterloo as well as Flintloque. Lastly over on Orcs in the Webbe a solo play simple game in which an Elvish Drummer Boy has a bad night trying to evade Skeletons among petrified trees.  Great fun!

Thanks for your Time.

An Alternate Seven Years War using Flintloque Dogmen

With kind permission we share a link to a fantastic ‘Imagi-nations’ blog by a veteran American wargamer of some 45 years of play.  His setting and rules are his own but the miniatures used are all from the World of Valon range.  The blog is called Dog Wars - Alternative Seven Years War and is updated regularly with super pictures and battle reports.  Enjoy

Every article has many images covering the flow of events. The miniatures you see are all from the Pudigrochumberg Dogmen Army with a great many being the favoured 56597 Pudigroan Grenadiers in tall mitres. All Flintloque miniatures come as skirmish sets or units with saving as well as choice of single poses.

The author of the blog welcomes views and input and if you would like to see how the current campaign is progressing then pop on over and say hello.  

There is his previous blog which features Flintloque miniatures as well.  

Thanks for Reading!

New scatter scenics for Erin Celtic Myth 28mm Range

“The landscape of Ireland is vital to its mythology from the smallest streams to the largest forest and hill. The land is Erin and Erin is the land.  Over millennia the Peoples and Gods who have walked, breathed and died upon this land which is Erin have left something of themselves behind.  Thus is the land covered in markers of conflict and of the past and the dead all lending themselves to the magic that is Erin. Such monuments, markers, stones and more can all influence the journey of a great Hero of Ireland.” - From Erin the game of Celtic Myth (2005)

Three new scatter terrain models are now in the Erin Celtic Myth range for your collecting.  The first of what will become many these items populate your table or your dioramas or even the bases of such monsters as Morc of Chicol or Culach the Lord of the Fomorians.  They have, as with EVERY other code in the range, been added to the All of Erin Bundle which gives you everything in the range with a 5% saving built in.

New codes:

CM32-01 Celtic Stone with Skulls

CM32-02 Celtic Stone with Weapons

CM32-03 Trio of Celtic Stones

These will work excellently with the warbands of Erin be they Fomorian, Sidhe, Firbolg or Milesian; pre-made with a saving built in.  All on the Erin Range page.

The Skull Heap is a gruesome piece for your table and features in our Undead Legions Fantasy Range too.

If you wish to get all there is for this range you can with the All of Erin Bundle which has 5% off and during the Spring Mega Event another 20% off at checkout too.  Such value!

We have the 2005 Erin game book as a digital paid download.  We are working on a new edition but it is a long, long way off being ready as all the new miniature releases are working towards it.  Do not fret though as this 108 page download title will still be valid for your miniatures when it arrives.  Alternative Armies never outlaws previous versions of titles.

Thanks!

New 28mm Terrain the Al Garvey Goblin House

A new addition to the our large and growing array of scenics this time with a World of Valon release the Al-Garvey Goblin House.  If you have seen the Cryptmass House in the Christmas Range of 28mm and 15mm miniatures it will be familiar as it is the same building but forgoing the snow and festive items.  A great addition to your table for Flintloque and Slaughterloo.

59546 Al-Garvey Goblin House: Easy to assemble from five pieces of resin this little house is 100mm tall including the chimney and is right at home in Al-Garvey and Catalucia.  You can see Goblins of the 18th Foot defending it from the Ferach hordes!

This new release goes very well with our 59541 Bread Oven and the 59542 Wayside Shrine on your table.

The Cryptmass House is great fun as are the Snowmen and Festive Pucci among other things if you want to expand your miniature fun.  In 28mm and 15mm scales and there is an HOTT 2nd Edition Army too.

We have smaller scenics in among the Abandoned Beer Wagon and Barricades such as the Hand Cart with Load which is very useful.

This range of terrain works for Flintloque and Slaughterloo as well as any Horse and Musket game system and many fantasy ones too.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS (Gavin Syme)

Pucci Servants and Pucci Warband new in 28mm Erin Celtic Myth range

The smallest of the Fomorian race and most numerous the Pucci are used as servants, fodder and even sport by larger Fomorians.  From the seas and from Tory Island the Fomorians raid the lands to carry off riches, slaves and livestock. See the Erin Celtic Myth Range for Fomorians, Sidhe, Fir Bolg, Milesians as well as creatures, heroes, gods and the Half Dead.  This time five new Pucci and a saver warband of all the twenty new poses of them from this year.

Alternative Armies has been expanding the unique Erin range all during this year and the last new releases for 2023 are happening now. Now at over one hundred and ten poses plus a chariot and monsters mythical Ireland lives on the tabletop.

Five new miniatures as singles with a header code of CM31. Unarmed these Servants are fit to aid or hinder your Heroes and Champions causing all manner of mischief.

CM31-01 Pucci Servant Hands on Knees

CM31-02 Pucci Servant Mocking

CM31-03 Pucci Servant Running

CM31-04 Pucci Servant Crouched

CM31-05 Pucci Servant Cowering

Fomorians grow with age and become stronger and more deadly as they do.  Pucci turn into Warriors who mature into Storm Warriors and Spell Weavers and a few grow to become Champions and even legendary Heroes such as Lord of the Fomorians Culach.

Now on the website is the fifth of our Erin Warbands the CMB5 Fomorian Pucci Horde joins a saver set for Fomorians, Sidhe, Milesians and Fir Bolg giving you a ready made force for the table.  The Pucci Warband has twenty different little sea devils in it making a mass in play.

We have the mighty CMM00 All of Erin Bundle which contains one of EVERY miniature in the Erin range with a 5% saving built in for those who wish to get all there is in one bundle.  Above you can see CM15 the Hero Fionn MacCumhail and his War Hound standing and sitting.  Every pose in the range is a single for maximum choice.

Not all Fomorians raid the coast or carry off maidens...some just wanna give you prezzies.  A fun code our 28mm scale SN11 Festive Pucci do just that in their cute wee hats and mittens.  Add them to your collection.

The Celtic Myth range will continue to expand in 2024 and early rules testing is currently underway on a new edition of the Erin tabletop wargame. You can currently get Erin 2nd edition (2005) as a paid digital download at a great discount though.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS (Gavin Syme)

FL30 Human Hirelings 28mm fantasy new release pack and singles

"To the tavern go and take your coin with you.  While the glory and fame comes to those who seek adventure it does not do to allow your own life to be at risk.  Hirelings is what you want my lord.  Yes those men who will accept payment for going first into the fray.  Use their blades, their shields, their wits and their blood to further your cause.  No one will mind...there are always more Hirelings."

Our last new release for August gives you four 28mm scale metal miniatures ideal for any game system added to our Knights and Footsoldiers collection.  Fl30 Human Hirelings each with separate arms for a degree of posing. In the dungeon above they face out from 54502G Campfire against whatever monster comes their way….

As well as a pack with a saving each of these fine fellows can be had as a single miniature.  Ruben with his greatsword on his shoulder, Recene guard up with sword and shield, Zeno in his helmet advancing and the most handsome Cullen with axe and dagger at the ready.  See them battling against VNT48 Rock Monster which has been terrorising the simple farmers.

Perhaps the Hirelings are in the pay of the Dwarves? In the frozen wastes of the north FM19 Storm Giant (from the Asgard 1980’s Fantasy Range) is laying waste to the golden halls.  DH18 Mountain Dwarf Hero (free in all shipped orders until end of August 2023) has given the four coin and now the five are fit for a test of arms.

FL30 Human Hirelings (Value Pack of Four with Saving)

FL30-01 Ruben the Hireling 

FL30-02 Recene the Hireling 

FL30-03 Zeno the Hireling 

FL30-04 Cullen the Hireling 

A scale comparison between Ruben and the DH18 Mountain Dwarf Hero as you can see they go well together.

Thank you for your attention and see you all in September for a very different themed month...

5107 Londinium Coach 28mm vehicle plus options remastered release

“Be Carried in Style and Finery good sirs!  Stage by Stage our Coach will get you there.”

Returning in remastered new molds with many parts now in resin our 2008 original release 5107 Londinium Coach in 28mm scale for Flintloque or Slaughterloo or Historical Gaming in the age of Horse and Musket. Absent for more than a decade in our ranges. At 260mm long with four horses pulling it is a majestic model kit indeed.  Sculpted by Mark Ricketts we have it as a boxed set of all parts, crew and four horses with two extra horses free (six in total) or the Coach alone or the other primary parts of the set as singles.  See it in our Battlefield Bits range, our 28mm Terrain Range as well as several of the World of Valon pages such as the Army of Greate Britorcn.  Here are all the codes which are now on the site.

5107 The Londinium Coach Boxed Set (Vehicle, Crew plus four horses and Two Extra Horses Free)

5107A Albion Orc Coach Driver

5107B Albion Orc Footman

5107C Coach Horse

5107D Pair of Coach Rear Wheels

5107E Pair of Coach Front Wheels

5107F Coach Kit (If you wish to use your own Animals and Crew)

The assembled coach (minus any horses) is 140mm long and 50mm wide, 55mm tall; add four horses and it is 260mm long.  The coach is made up of twenty one 28mm scale parts in metal and resin not including the Driver and Footman or Horses. For experienced modellers. 

We have a free download for The Londinium Coach.  A sixteen page booklet containing tales of Valon plus rules for Flintloque and Slaughterloo as well as two Flintloque scenarios and paint schemes for your Coach.  There is also a build guide for putting the vehicle together. CLICK HERE to add to your collection.  See our FREE RESOURCES page for everything to download gratis.

This is our only release this month for the World of Valon and we hope you like it!

GBS

Bakewell Winter Warmer DBA Tournament 2023

It was our pleasure to sponsor the lads at Bakewell for their Winter Warmer tournament of DBA. They had a fine turn out and we provided 15mm miniatures as prizes for the winners. Alternative Armies is happy to consider any event for sponsorship and we have resources for several a month if desired. See below for Simon's account of the event and if you are into DBA and its sister systems our historical ranges are well suited to this role. 

 

See the Isarus 15mm Ancient and Dark Age as well as the Medus Medieval Range and the mighty 15mm Renaissance 16th Century range. Over to you Simon! 

 

The theme was “Run for the Hills!”. All armies had to have a home terrain of “Hilly” and the usual terrain placement rules were replaced by a house rule that made sure there were lots of difficult hills to contend with. Players used their own armies on odd rounds and opponent’s on even rounds. There were six rounds in total. 

 

Tournament rankings and armies brought were as follows: 

 

1 Stephen Finn Cilician Armenian IV/2 

2 Mark Skelton Mapuche IV/84a 

3 Pete Duckworth Samurai IV/59a 

4 Richard Pulley South Welsh III/19c 

5 Ken Gordon Guti Revolt I/46 

6 Phil Johnson Lydian I/50 

7 Tom Whitehead Thracian I/48 

8 Colin O’Shea Cilician Armenian IV/2 

9 Andy Wheeldon Celtiberian II/39 

10 Simon Wilson Dacian II/52 

11 Keith Murphy Samurai IV/59a 

12 Mark Johnson Dacian II/52 

13 Paul Murgatroyd Illyrian I/47 

14 Robert Rush Guti Revolt.1/46 

15 Baldie Paionian I/63 

16 Neil Mason Guti Revolt 1/46 

17 John Saunders Early Japanese Yahoi 1/64a 

18 Stevie Andrews Dacians II/52 

 

Stephen was overall winner and took home the prize of several packs of 15mm Renaissance figures kindly donated by Alternative Armies. Details of other DBA Tournaments can be found HERE on Fanaticus.

 

 

Names of players for the team photograph are: 

 

Back row left to right: Stephen Finn (Winner), Stevie Andrews, Pete Duckworth, Ken Gordon, Rob Rush, Richard Pulley, Baldie, Colin O’Shea, Andy Wheeldon, Paul Murgatroyd, 

 

Front row left to right: Phil Johnson, Mark Skelton, Neil Mason, Tom Whitehead, Mark Johnson. Keith Murphy 

 

Thanks for the support!

Alternia Full Set with Saving and extra free miniature released

The new circle around the sun is now underway and we begin the new releases once more.  Returning to full working hours we are shipping five days a week and have for you a long promised culmination code.  The result of a year of 'free in orders' monthly miniatures.  The year of Alternia our mascot in all her guises.  See all this on the website or read on. The year of Altenia ends with this the full set.

Here they all are in one set of a dozen with a saving off single prices AND the original fantasy barbarian Alternia included for FREE making thirteen total 28mm scale female metal miniatures.  The code is ALTS00 Alternia Full Set.

Every order this month gets a free pack of five any scale Space Brains automatically included before being shipped out.  You need do nothing but order something which requires shipping and we will do the rest.  Any number of orders and you can also purchase EH03 Space Brains and you will still get the free pack.

See our BLOG for an article outlining what will be occurring this month of January.

Thank you for Reading.

GBS