The Alternative Armies Blog

Welcome to the Alternative Armies blog. This blog tells you all about what we are up to and it is where we post our latest tabletop gaming news and articles.
We cover Flintloque and Slaughterloo, High Fantasy, Other Ranges as well as our 15mm scale fantasy, science fiction and historical ranges.
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Monday, 28 April 2025

Malig Gun Team and Grima Controller Team new 28mm Ion Age

“The feral hatred the Maligs have for our combat robots is something to behold.  A Goblinoid must know; must realise, that it is a machine they are facing and so it is incapable or malice or returning their enmity.  Even so I have seen them try to stab, hack and saw at a Grima in hand to hand combat in the way they tackle a man. With venom.  Is it their nature?  Or is it something the Khanate have done to them?” - Major Kal Winter, 873rd Regiment of Prydia.  4346IC.

The last new 28mm and Ion Age releases of the Spring Mega Event 2025 are here!  As asked for by IonFans a Malig Goblin Gun Team and a secondary gun team for the Planetary Militia and Combat Robots.  These follow up on the new 28mm scale Retained Bike and Bike Base from the start of April. Visit the 28mm Ion Age Range or search by code or by ‘filter tag’ among the now near 300 poses.  Above you see the new gun teams servicing Portable Weapon Platforms.

Spring Mega Event until 6th May at Alternative Armies.  Fifty new codes, blanket 20% auto off all orders and the current new free model in every order shipped.  See this ARTICLE for the full details or visit the WEBSITE and browse our thousands of choices in 28mm, 15mm, 6mm through sci-fi to fantasy and historical.

IB91 Malig Gun Team.  Two new poses as a value pack or as singles codes IA285 and IA286.  See all the Maligs on the website.


IB98 Grima Gun Control Team.  Three new miniatures (including an Ammo Box) as a value pack or single codes IA283 and IA284. The controller overseer for IB96 Grima Gun Team and they can be used for other purposes too with the Planetary Militia.  See the Grima Combat Robots on the website.

Our expansion of the 28mm Ion Age Range continues apace and we want to thank you all for your custom and support.  Soon we hope to pass three hundred poses.  Stay tuned!

Thanks for your time.

Saturday, 26 April 2025

Franciscan Monks new 15mm Renaissance releases

Men of faith and of compassion have now made their 15mm scale appearance into our huge 16th Century Renaissance Range.  Six different poses of Franciscan Monks on foot which are ideal to add to the camps of your Italian Wars armies.

The new codes are MR174 through to MR179 and depict robed monks walking, marching, praying, standing, kneeling and with holy cross. They are all single miniatures like the rest of the range for maximum choice.

Sculpted by Sam Croes they join the array of infantry, cavalry, command, gunners, artillery, personalities as well as scenic pieces in the range.

Furioso is a set of wargames rules that covers European warfare in the sixteenth century. The rules allow players to fight large scale land battles with a simple to use and enjoyable gaming system.  Furioso can be played using any scale of miniatures. There are two books the core rules and army lists and the Italian Wars expansion with battle scenarios, Da Vinci’s machines and much more.  Print and Digital Download.  If you wish to get started quickly we have pre-assembled army packs which come with a saving and free element bases included.

Furioso English Civil War is pride of place in our 17th Century 15mm Renaissance Range.  Fight the battle of a British Civil War with ease in any scale and aid either the rise of Parliament or resist them on the side of the Royalists and the King.  We have many miniatures in this range for infantry, injured, casualties, command, cavalry, gunners and artillery as well as ruined brick scenics.

Spring Mega Event until 6th May at Alternative Armies.  Fifty new codes, blanket 20% auto off all orders and the current new free model in every order shipped.  See this ARTICLE for the full details or visit the WEBSITE and browse our thousands of choices in 28mm, 15mm, 6mm through sci-fi to fantasy and historical.

Thanks for your Time.

Thursday, 24 April 2025

Repair Bot new 28mm miniature free auto in all orders until 29th May 2025

“Got a feed jam or a wonky drive motor?  Leave it to me.  I can fix it no problem at all.  Happy to help and at reasonable rates too. Now let me look in my tool kit….”

Until 29th May 2025 the brand new 28mm scale Repair Bot, added to the Alternate Stars Range; is totally free.  Yes free.  A two part metal miniature placed at the rate of one per package into your order.  Any number of orders and any size of order.  As long as the order ships out (no digital only orders sorry) then it will be included by us and you need do nothing but order.  You can also purchase the Repair Bot if you wish and you will still get one free in the package.  We like to reward our loyal customers.

AS030 Repair Bot: Use this robot miniature in any game system of your choosing. Comes in two pieces one of which is the bot and arm with tool box the other is its arm with claw and welding torch.  It is the role of the Repair Bot to tend to broken and damaged machines, other bots, military grade vehicles and much else.  Seen singly or in groups anywhere mankind places its cities. Total height of 25mm.



He is a useful fellow indeed!  Sculpted by Sam Croes.  You can also place it in the 28mm Ion Age Range as a service unit for Grima Combat Robots or the Planetary Militia.


The Spring Mega Event 2025 is on until 6th May 2025 with 20% auto off all orders at checkout and over 50 new codes.  



We say goodbye to AS031 Warbot III (perhaps after a little fixing work post battle above) as it joins all the other Formerly Free Codes with a hearty saving (due to their large production runs) alongside previous free in packages such as the 28mm Courier Bot and Info Bot.

Thanks for your Time.

Monday, 21 April 2025

New 6mm Heavy Hovercraft and last chance for free Warbot III

“The Gotha is often used as a command vehicle in hover formations.  It features an impressive electronic suite as well as greater armour and the ability to carry a full squad of assault troops.  One of the largest hovercraft ever constructed.”


A brand new release in the Bradley Miniatures expansive 6mm Science Fiction Range. The forty forth code joins an array of infantry, power armoured infantry, bikes, walkers, light and heavy vehicles, drop pod and drop ship as well as mecha and towed artillery.

BR044 Gotha Heavy Hovercraft: This code gives the choice of a single vehicle with two different turrets (projectile and energy) or a pack of four kits with turrets.  Separate fins.  Assembly required.  Assembled this large vehicle is 30mm long and 20mm across at widest point.



Last Chance for a free machine of battle!

AS031 Warbot III an any scale use miniature kit is automatically placed free into every shipped order until 24th April 2025 and will then be replaced with a new free code.  It will then join the Formerly Free pages of the website.  If you want it for your 6mm, 15mm or 28mm collection for free then now is the time.  

In 6mm scale the Warbot is a full size mecha, in 15mm scale it is a battlesuit or walker with a pilot and in 28mm it is a sentry robot or mobile enforcer.  Take a look and see...

Aiding the Planetary Militia in a running gun battle with Human Betrayers deep in the lower levels of a domed city.  The 28mm Ion Age Range.

Advancing over scrub ground as a walker alongside the Star Mercs of the HOF 15mm Science Fiction Range.

Rebel forces mount an evening attack on a gas refinery in 6mm scale with models from the Bradley Miniatures Range.



Spring Mega Event until 6th May at Alternative Armies.  Fifty new codes, blanket 20% auto off all orders and the current new free model in every order shipped.  See this ARTICLE for the full details or visit the WEBSITE and browse our thousands of choices in 28mm, 15mm, 6mm through sci-fi to fantasy and historical.

Thanks for your Time.

Friday, 18 April 2025

Easter ‘Bunny’...Halcyon Miniatures presents the mighty Gnawbuck Mutagen!

 

Created in the bio labs of Xarka Corp and then force grown with mutagenic injections the Gnawbuck is now marketed as a military grade expendable urban 'pacification' asset. Early trials have gone...well... 

It's Easter and for its weekend we present a mighty new code from Halycon Miniatures which is cute in a ‘really terrifying’ sort of a way. The Gnawbuck Mutagen is here!  Added to the recently Warlouse Cavalry as well as the sci-fi infantry and others in this 28mm range.

Spring Mega Event until 6th May at Alternative Armies.  Fifty new codes, blanket 20% auto off all orders and the current new free model in every order shipped.  See this ARTICLE for the full details or visit the WEBSITE and browse our thousands of choices in 28mm, 15mm, 6mm through sci-fi to fantasy and historical.


HAL042 Gnawbuck Mutagen:  One metal and resin kit.  You can assemble the supplied ten pieces into a 'rabbit' variant or a 'rat' variant of a heavily muscled behemoth. It is 50mm tall, 65mm wide and 50mm deep.  Shown on a 75mm round base (not included).  We show BOTH variants built and painted but ONE kit with all pieces is supplied; you will have parts for your bits box left over.

Will you make a Rabbit or a Rat?  Perhaps something else by assembling the parts differently...


Works in two scales shown with HAL015 Priest of Truth in 28mm by Halcyon and HOF132 SFA Scout Team (officer) from the HOF Range in 15mm scale.


What can you fight a giant mutated Rabbit with? Why a flock of mutated Chicken of course!  Check out the Grinning Skull Range for the fearsome Cluckkatrix as well as Cluck infantry...among a lot of rather odd feathery things.

Thanks for your time.

Wednesday, 16 April 2025

VNT65 Throne of the Dead released and Skeleton Multitude too

"Once he sat in life and gave justice to the lands while his hand picked guards gave regal assurance. All was well and the people rejoiced. That was an age ago and now at the behest of the Necromancers this lord or perhaps king is nothing but bones and dust."


Spring Mega Event until 6th May at Alternative Armies.  Fifty new codes, blanket 20% auto off all orders and the current new free model in every order shipped.  See this ARTICLE for the full details or visit the WEBSITE and browse our thousands of choices in 28mm, 15mm, 6mm through sci-fi to fantasy and historical.


The last brand new 28mm Undead Legion releases are here and these are also the last High Fantasy releases of the Spring Mega Event and until end of May too. We present the Throne of the Dead and collecting together many month’s worth of releases the new ‘Multitude’ with a big saving and ideal for skirmishing.

VNT65 The Throne of the Dead: Centre your dungeon upon it for Barbarians to discover or your foul minions to kneel in front of.  Three 28mm scale metal and resin miniatures giving you a sitting long dead lord or king on his throne (two parts). Includes two heavily armoured Skeleton guards with spears.  As a value pack and as singles in the range.  Shown on 25mm square bases.



VNM04 Skeleton Host Multitude: A great opportunity to get your hands on a set of brilliant miniatures giving an instant force for skirmish level wargaming or the core of a whole army to expand from. 28mm metal and resin miniatures.  1 Giant Skeleton, 1 Fallen Giant Skeleton, 1 Lord on Throne with two Guards, 10 Open Handed Skeletons, 2 Sets of Weapons, 2 Four of Shields, 23 Skeletons. (VNT40,VNT50,VNT51,VNT57 to VNT65).


Ganesha Games has Undead Dwarfs in 28mm scale in their Fantasy Range.  New molds spinning. Well worth checking out and scale to our Undead as well. They also have regular Dwarfs, Halflings, Hob Goblins and of course the Fighting Fungi!

Thanks for your Time.

Monday, 14 April 2025

VNT61 The Rising Dead new plus A Wizards Progress remolded 28mm scale

 

"Graveyards are haunted and they are filled with perils both above and below.  Now the very dead themselves are rising..."

Spring Mega Event until 6th May at Alternative Armies.  Fifty new codes, blanket 20% auto off all orders and the current new free model in every order shipped.  See this ARTICLE for the full details or visit the WEBSITE and browse our thousands of choices in 28mm, 15mm, 6mm through sci-fi to fantasy and historical.

The second of three brand new 28mm Undead Legions codes during the Spring Mega Event is revealed with the last one and the new Multitude revealed later this week.  In this message we also present to you the newly remolded 1990’s classic CA1 A Wizards Progress in the Adventurers and Wizards Range.

VNT61 The Rising Dead:  Five different skeletons 28mm scale each in the process of emerging from the cold soil.  A fun group for adding to your collection. The value pack contains all five with a saving and the single codes are as follows.

VNT61-01: A Hand Emerges from the barren soil.

VNT61-02: Pushing from the Soil.

VNT61-03: Rising from the Grave.

VNT61-04: Risen Skeleton with Gravestone.

VNT61-05: Skeleton carrying his Gravestone.


"A college of magic is the place for any aspiring Wizard. From the Youngling who is trying a feeble first in spell making to the young Mage who is adept at a few spells and strives for more and then the Magus at the height of his powers and influence who holds all in his thrall. Elderly spell casters who are in the twilight and yet find employment. Then there are those who fail as apprentices through drunkenness or sheer dimwitted act they end up as offal and charred or worse remains upon the ground. A Wizards Progression can be a rewarding one...or one fraught with danger!" 

CA1 A Wizards Progress:  Now in new molds the first code from the CA Range is from the early 1990’s and contains five different miniatures in 28mm scale.  From a youth to a master, an elder and a failure a fun group for dungeon crawl or in your collection. The value pack contains all five with a saving and the single codes are as follows.

CA1-01: The Magical Youth beginning his training. Sitting with Book.

CA1-02: The Young Mage casting a spell.

CA1-03: The Grand Magus expanding his realm.

CA1-04: The Aged Wizard with his staff.

CA1-05: The Failed Apprentice. A pile of remains and boots!

Thanks for your Time.