Steam & Aether from Meridian Miniatures, Steampunk Armies!

Meridian Miniatures creator and sculptor Andrew May has been working on his own Steampunk army miniature range.  His KickStarter goals were met and miniatures should be out in the near future.

The 28mm miniatures can be used as either two distinct armies or with a bit of imagination, can fit into many different settings.

Maybe a new force from the dark reaches of Prussia to overtake those Scotland Yard chaps "In Her Majesty's Name". .

Meridian miniatures have all been sculpted with optional heads making them extremely flexible in their application to many game settings.


Just look at all the heads!!!










Keep looking there's more!!

Andrew has primarily designed the miniatures to fit with the world setting of "Steam & Aether" that he is currently creating. A back story written with Mark Latham, formerly the editor of White Dwarf magazine and head of Warhammer 40,000 for Games Workshop, is now being posted on the Steam & Aether Blog.

For his game development and world building updates you can follow his blog at http://steamandaether.blogspot.co.uk/

The rules will be free PDFs, that's right, FREE! Also they'll be updated with each release and both the rules and miniatures range will expand to more factions and machines over the coming months.

Hope you have a great battle!
The Old Crow

In Her Majesty's Name Steampunk Skirmish Game by Osprey

New steampunk skirmish game coming from Osprey Publishing! Osprey is very well known for their multitude of beautiful and finely detailed warfare books. From what we hear, this one will be no exception.

It is 1895 and the world is in turmoil. The Great Powers compete for resources and the latest technology, and an undeclared and secret war rages between them all. This is the battleground of the Adventuring Companies. These clandestine agents of the Great Powers operate in the shadows, matching skills and wits in pursuit of the newest scientific formula or powerful artifacts.

In Her Majesty’s Name sets these adventuring companies against each other in one-off encounters and in longer narrative campaigns. Companies are usually comprised of just 4–15 figures and two players could easily play three games in an evening, making an on-going campaign a highly viable option.

In Her Majesty’s Name has been designed to allow maximum versatility for the player – if you can imagine it, the system will help you build it.

There is, however, a wealth of material provided in the book, covering weird science, mystical powers, and a range of pre-generated adventuring companies, including the British Explorers’ Club,

the Prussian Society of Thule, the US Marine Corps, the Légion Étrangère, the revolutionaries of the Brick Lane Commune, ancient Egyptian cults,

and the mysterious Black Dragon Tong.

The book is a 64 page paperback and the contents will have an Introduction, Overview, how to Create an Adventuring Company, the Rules of Play, a section on Vehicles & Mounts, Campaign Rules and several Pre-generated Force Lists as mentioned above.

North Star Military Figures will be releasing miniatures (as seen above) to go along with the release this month. If you have an insatiable appetite for these things, check out Empire of the Dead from West Wind Productions. Here is their box set of the "Gentlemen's Club"

Other Steampunk genre games like Smog 1888 The Thirteenth Hour and Mauser Earth from Smart Max have some fantastical figures like Major Dreadful and . . . .

Haupsturmfuhrer Von Kardsten but these are 1/35th scale miniatures so it'll be tough to mix and match these figures with other games.

We'll be whipping up something to throw at you in the near future but til then,

Have a Great Battle
The Old Crow

Napoleonic Historical Miniatures

Historical miniatures are a large part of table top gaming. Sure elves and orcs are great fun but setting up the British and Prussians forces to go against Napoleon in a recreation of the Battle of Waterloo can't be beat. The rich historical background adds to the feel of the game and a chance to see if the French can win this time! 

 









If you want to bolster your forces Perry Miniatures has some new releases this month. In my humble opinion, Alan and Michael Perry create some of the finest miniatures you'll find anywhere. 

 This month you can add the British six horse team with three drivers and the New Pattern four wheeled ammunition wagon. The detail is fantastic, check out the under carriage on the wagon.

For their Prussian allies, go for the Prussian Four horse Train team and the Four wheeled Powder wagon. With the 4 horse team it could be used as a provision wagon.







Any way you look at it, these are beautiful miniatures for your historical collection.

Have a Great Battle!

The Old Crow