Winter Mega Event 2020 at Alternative Armies is on!

Alternative Armies MEGA EVENT! The Winter Mega Event 2020. There is a lot to this offer which runs until 9am GMT Wednesday 1st December 2020 and it is all here.  Go to the WEBSITE and have a browse down to the left hand menu and within them sub-menu’s to see what interests you among our thousands of miniatures, bases, books and more.

15% Off Every Order At Checkout:  Once you have put everything into your cart proceed to checkout. Once there our website automatically deducts fifteen percent from the cart total on screen before payment is made.  This discount is automatic and applies to everything on the site AND if the product is already discounted (such as a value pack or divisional army pack) then this discount will apply on top!  So for example all digital titles are 20% less than print and you will get a further 15% off them during the event. Note you may not use any other manually entered discount code during the event.

Free Brand New 28mm Miniature:  The Ice Queen is a fantastic character for any game system and it comes automatically free in every package sent out by us during November 2020.  You need do nothing other than order a physical product (digital only orders do not count sorry) and you can order the miniature itself as well if you wish and you will still get a free one too!  Worth 3.00GBP.  See the miniature HERE.

Free Shipping Levels:  You can see all our prices for shipping on our WEBSITE including courier shipping.  Free standard shipping comes in at more than 50.00GBP for the UK, 75.00GBP for Europe and North America, Rest of the World 80.00GBP.  Note you must reach this amount AFTER your discount is applied for the free shipping to come into force. The largest orders will be sent out for free shipping by UPS Courier and we will inform you of this by email.

Sixteen New Releases:  There are actually more than this number of new releases during this month long event but we counted all the 15mm Landsknechts as one for simplicity.  All these new codes are now on our website. Here is a list and all are in NEW RELEASES except the Landsknechts which you can find in the RENAISSANCE AND FURIOSO range.

28mm Scale

FL24-04 Ice Queen

SN09 Snowmen, SN10 Science Fiction Snowmen, SN2020 Snowmen Super Set

56597 Pudigroan Dogman Grenadiers

56118 Dogman Field Marshal Mounted

58017 Kitoka Ashigaru Bows

VNT46 Skeleton Adventurers

15mm Scale

HOT129 Mummies  

SGFP44 Wild Kitsune 

HOF153 Grey Alien Portable Weapon Platform 

HOF154 Grey Alien Grav Skimmer

HOF155 Dominator Spheres 

BR1505 Devil Frog Artillery

Landsknechts 15mm Renaissance  (18 new poses): MR100 LK Loading Arquebus, MR101 LK Shoulder Mar Arquebus, MR102 LK Advancing Arqubus, MR103 LK 2H Sword Standing, MR104 LK 2H Sword Raised, MR105 LK 2H Sword Advancing, MR106 LK Halberd Shouldered, MR107 LK Halberd Standing, MR108 LK Halberd Guard, MR109 LK Halberd Advancing, MR110 LK Armoured Halberd Shouldered, MR111 LK Armoured Halberd Standing, MR112 LK Armoured Halberd Guard, MR113 LK Armoured Halberd Advancing, MR114 LK Crossbow Shouldered, MR115 LK Crossbow Loading, MR116 LK Crossbow Firing and MR117 LK Crossbow Advancing.

6mm Scale

BR035 Devil Frog Artillery

Deals, Bundles and Offers: We keep all of our biggest savings in one place across all our ranges. See them HERE. Save up to half price on these. Those keen on our Slaughterloo game system should visit it’s page HERE where divisional army packs already with a saving are all listed. Well worth checking out.  Including the 55030 Ghostly Bride and VNT5 Tree Demon which are 50% off this month.

Rule Systems and Digital Downloads: At Alternative Armies we have a selection of gaming titles in PRINT and as PAID DIGITAL DOWNLOADS all of which are in this Event. Note also that our download version are 20% cheaper than print and that is before adding them to the cart. Flintloque, Slaughterloo, DarkeStorme plus Sengoku Monster Hunter, Furioso, USEME and Doom Squad plus many more.

We accept many forms of payment through our website such as Paypal and Credit Cards plus Google Pay and Apple Pay.  If you would like to speak to us about an order or you have a question please make contact on sales@alternative-armies.com or go to our Facebook Group or MeWe page or our Forum.

Thank you for reading and enjoy one of the biggest events of the year!

GBS 

October 2020 Month Round Up

Now that all our releases are made and all free reading and articles are published we would like to remind you of everything we have presented this action packed month before we enter November.  Follow through to anything you like the look of and keep in mind some offers are time sensitive such as the month long free item in orders.

Free Tree Demon in every order shipped in October at Alternative Armies. Yes free; no catch. Normally 6.50GBP great for 28mm, 15mm and 6mm scale fantasy as well as sci-fi settings. Added automatically.  Go HERE or read on our BLOG in full.

New in the Sengoku 15mm range!  Fearsome Oni and conversion options with tails.  Go HERE.

Off with your head!  The Terror!  The last classic 1980's Torture Chamber 28mm code is re-released.  Get parts or the set.  Note adult themes. Go HERE.

HOF Fire Team is now a digital download with its book and game tiles.  Generic 15mm grid warfare in any setting written by Bob Minadeo.  Go HERE for more and for links to free files, online resources and thanks to Orcs in the Webbe all of the original free scenarios and solo rules back online. 

Some free reading for the free Tree Demon this month.  Flintloque players a new micro scenario.  Go to our BLOG to read more and to download it for your files collection. 

Grey Aliens atop mechanical suits!  Eight new poses (40mm tall assembled) adding to the HOF 15mm Science Fiction Range.  The Grey Army continues to grow now with seventeen packs to choose from.  Two packs of spider suits and a single pose selector too. Go to our BLOG or HERE for the miniatures.

A new release Major Giglamps of Afri! A character officer foot and mounted for the army of Greate Britorcn.  A pack plus single choices from it.  A two page free Uniformation article with game rules and fiction as well.  From the mind of Bob Minadeo.  Go to our BLOG for the full article or to the WEBSITE.

Mullo AFV's in production and stock! Tracked, Repulsar and Wheeled each with three different turret load outs included. Also three APC troop carrier variants too.  New pictures on website HERE and game rules are in Callsign Taranis expansion to Patrol Angis HERE. Pictured with 15mm Cold Climes Planetary Militia IAFP11.  Plus deal on the price until months end.

Andy Jefcoate's 23rd Flintloque article is live and this time it is all about Dogmen Engineers in play.  Go to our BLOG to read the article about painting, playing and fielding these figures in the Witchlands against the Undead and a bridge.  The Dogman Engineers are a set which can also be had as parts in any amount containing Mounted Officer, Pack Horse, Engineers and Box of Bombes see that HERE. 

New very limited edition release for Flintloque and Slaughterloo.  Voltiguer General Koda plus his Aide (who has a secret).  Go to our BLOG for more information plus to download the two page free insert with story and game rules.  A great collectors item see the limited range HERE

New 6mm from Bradley Miniatures!  Fuel Tank 01. Sci-fi awesome in this range HERE.

New 15mm Landsknect Pikes. Go HERE. Read in full on our BLOG. More in months to come! 

Thanks for reading and see you in November.

GBS

New 15mm Landsknecht Light Heavy and Armoured Pike

Alternative Armies now expands the Altuos 15mm Renaissance Range with new miniatures added to the 150 poses that already exist.  Sculpted in the same style and to the same fineness as the original range these new Landsknects mean there are now Marching, Middle Rank and Front rank for Light Pike, Heavy Pike and Armoured Pike.  Nine 15mm poses.  Go HERE for the range which covers late 15th century through to the 17th century and look through all the miniatures.

Every miniature in the whole range including 15mm buildings, walls and tents plus horses and artillery as well as cavalry and infantry can be had as a single meaning total control of your army for your chosen game system. We also have the Furioso Renaissance wargame rules with its Italian Wars expansion by Steve Danes.  These books can be had in print or as digital downloads at twenty percent less.

MR118 Landsknect Armoured Pike

MR119 Landsknect Armoured Pike Middle Rank

MR120 Landsknect Armoured Pike Front Rank

MR26 Landsknect Heavy Pike

MR121 Landsknect Heavy Pike Middle Rank

MR122 Landsknect Heavy Pike Front Rank

MR27 Landsknect Light Pike

MR123 Landsknect Light Pike Middle Rank

MR124 Landsknect Light Pike Front Rank

We hope you enjoy these expanded choices for pikes.  Next month in 15mm Renaissance wargaming we will be bringing you further new Renaissance releases in 15mm scale for your Landsknects do not just fight with pikes across Europe.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Fuel Tank 01 6mm new at Bradley Miniatures

Our 6mm scale release this month is from Bradley Miniatures who add another code to their growing range.  This time it is the Fuel Tank which provides objectives and visual interest on your battlefield in any game system.  Go HERE for the range or read on for more about this new code and the range.

This liquid storage tank is a typical sight at any aerospace facility across Terranic space. Use it to represent liquid tritium fuel, unstable hydrazine propellant, or whatever your spaceport needs to keep your aerospace ships in the air.

BR034 Fuel Tank 01: A single highly detailed resin model in 6mm scale.  It could be empty or it could contain highly volatile gas or perhaps something even more vital.  The model is 35mm tall and 30mm across.  No assembly required and supplied unpainted.

Here you can see the Fuel Tank flanked by a Tiger Combat Walker and the mighty Sekmet Assault Rig mecha.  Above the Fuel Tank is in play as a Stalker Missile Carrier and Nemian Assault Tank in desert colours make their way past it.

No matter which science fiction or modern game system you play in 6mm you will find something of interest in the Bradley Miniatures range.  Here is the current list of pack codes each of which comes as a single model or in a pack from which you can select a single if you wish to tailor your army to exact numbers.  Go HERE.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

General Koda and Aide very limited edition released!

Our last release into the World of Valon this month is a very limited edition pack of 250 numbered sets. Inspired by a long time fans of Flintloque and Slaughterloo Bob and Lynn McAlister there are two new Dog Soldiers sculpted by Sam Croes.  Go HERE for our range of Limited Editions or read on for more and for a the free one page insert for VLE14.

VLE14 General Koda and Aide:  The fourteenth VLE (Very Limited Edition) pack contains two metal miniatures in 28mm scale (approx 30mm in height). A male Dogman and a female Dogman.  Light infantry officers of the Saxhunde Army useful there or in any Ostarian or Confederation of Finklestein force. Limited to 250 Numbered Packs only and then the molds will be destroyed. A collectors item.  Supplied with resin cartouche bases.

A two page free download insert for VLE14 which has game rules and background for these characters.  CLICK HERE to get it from our website server for your files.

LE022 Rudolfs Raiders painted by Mark Taylor

Alternative Armies has a wide selection of limited editions which are favoured by collectors.  They depict famous leaders, commanders, odd ball characters as well as seasonal specials and promotional figures.  While none are vital to playing the games they do add interest.  Each is supplied in a pack with its unique number written on its insert.  We also have a 'swop drawer' which contains any sold out limited packs which have been traded back to us or returned from store stock or other places.  This changes weekly but if you are looking for a certain code then contact us on sales@alternative-armies.com and ask.  We sell them at face value compared to other in stock limited codes.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Article 23 Dogmen Engineers in the Witchlands

Andy Jefcoate returns with the twenty third article on Flintloque from his growing adventures. If you missed any of the previous articles you can see them all for free on the blog by clicking on this TAG. If you would like to Begin in Flintloque visit our website for Escape the Dark Czar and free content and videos.  Enjoy!  GBS

Dogmen Engineers

I hope that you have enjoyed my articles about Gorgon Lightfoote and his Flintloque section. He will return in future articles as I've really enjoyed creating his force, but for now I wanted to get back to telling you about my Ferach and Witchlands forces as there are so many great units available. For this article I wanted to tell you about a very useful set......56537 Dogmen Engineers. There are some excellent figures in this group and I've found them useful for several scenarios in the Witchlands.

What's in the set?

There are 8 miniatures in the unit pack consisting of a Dogman Officer on a resin horse, a laden pack horse, 4 Dogmen Engineers on foot and a scenic piece of engineering supplies. Individual figures are available but I bought the whole set as it is such a great price and saves off single pieces.

The Officer figure is pointing and clearly ordering his troops around. As well as commanding the Engineers he could easily be used to command any Dogmen section as he is such a great figure. He also has a fantastic moustache, so is worth buying for this alone!

The four Engineers on foot are very characterful. There is a one eyed NCO figure holding a bomb and pistol, an Engineer digging with a shovel, an Engineer carrying a barrel, and an Engineer carrying some planks and a hammer.

The pack horse is a nice  model, loaded up with supplies, as is the scenic piece containing bombs, quick fuse, box and barrel.

 How did I paint them?

As I wanted to use them with my Finklestein Dogmen they have been given dark blue jackets with yellow facings. Trousers for the officer I did in white but for the regular engineers grubbing around in the mud I thought that grey was more practical! Any boots, hats and equipment are black.  They can be put in any uniform such as white for Ostarians if you want.

How I've used them in my games

This has been a very useful set for various scenarios. You may have already seen the pack horse in my 11th article 'A Call of the Wild!' which I used as the objective for the wolves, and to be defended by it's own side. It is good for all sorts of escape scenarios as my Ferach forces attempt to evade the Undead.

As I suggested above, the officer figure has taken command of my Finklestein Dogmen troops which are becoming a fair sized force. He really is a great figure (did I mention his moustache!) and looks like he is issuing orders in the heat of combat. 

The Engineers figures can also be used as Sappers and are needed for scenarios where something needs to be built or destroyed. Rules for both troop types can be found in the Grapeshotte expansion book. My games usually involve something like a bridge over a frozen river which has to be repaired so that the Ferach forces can cross and then destroyed in another scenario to slow down the pursuit! These scenarios usually involve a force trying to defend the Engineers/Sappers while they undertake the specific task. 

For repairs I set a number of repair points on the bridge and each special repair action taken by an Engineer/Sapper each turn removes one of these points. If a figure is shot at by the enemy in a turn they may not use a repair action that turn as they are too busy keeping their head down. Equally they may not try to make repairs while in hand to hand combat! This makes the player have to be aggressive with his defenders, while balancing out whether to activate his Engineers/Sappers as early in the turn as possible.

For destroying the bridge it is given IRP's (Impact Resistance Points) as outlined in the Grapeshotte book, then the Engineers/Sappers place powder kegs against the structure. Kegs are Small, Medium, Large, Very Large or Huge and have to be carried to the structure, primed, have their fuze set and then lit. The size of the keg indicates how easy it is to carry (which is why I have often drafted in the model of 'the Tap Room Ogre' as a Sapper) but then also dictates the amount of damage caused using the rules for a Howitzer shelle plus 25% rounding up. Again rules for this are all in the Grapeshotte book. You can make the job harder according to the distance the kegs have to be carried and I do this by using one of the great new Beer Barrel barricades as it also looks like a pile of powder kegs. Models have to move between this and the bridge with their kegs while being shot at by the enemy. All I'll say is don't have characters carry them too close together as a stray shot can cause a keg to explode!  

Finally, I feel that the NCO has a slightly wild look about him so could easily be used with negative character traits. Either way, Engineers can use grenades so he is perfect for adding these to your games. You can also use the scenic piece in this set to resupply characters that have used the grenades that they are carrying!

The continuing narrative

Some Engineers have joined the Ferach Scouts ahead of the main army to insure that any logistical problems are overcome before the main body of troops get there. There are many frozen streams and rivers, or broken bridges that need to be crossed as the ice cannot hold the weight of horses or cannon, and exposure to the freezing water could be fatal. There is often only a small amount of time to fix the situation without slowing the retreat.

Some Engineers have also joined the rearguard to attempt to slow up the pursuit. While the Undead are immune to the cold they still have horses and cannon which cannot get across frozen rivers and streams without a bridge. It is often the case that a bridge that is built one day is destroyed a day or two later with troops desperately trying to cross before it is destroyed. There have been several heroic last stands to insure the success of this work.

Wherever they are, Engineers can support troops with their grenades which can sometimes tip the odds in their favour.

Conclusion

I hope that you've enjoyed reading about my Dogmen Engineers and if you haven't already, that I have inspired you to try out Engineers and Sappers in your games. While the Dogmen Engineers set is great, there are Engineer sets available for other races too. The Undead Engineers set with a Vampyre Engineer and Zombie Sappers looks particularly amusing........... 

Major Giglamps foot and mounted released for Flintloque with free rules insert

Our first of two releases this month into the World of Valon is a character officer.  A special commission for our great friend Mr Bob Minadeo (author of HOF Fire Team and many other wargaming titles) of his favourite commander.  For Flintloque and Slaughterloo and fitting with the our Orc Heavy Dragoons and Coronet Hervorc this new officer is now in Catalucia.

Read about our ongoing project with Flintloque.  See the FLINTLOQUE tab on our blog to get all these posts in a line up as they proceed over time. 

54057 Major Giglamps: A true hero of Albion this Orc rose through the ranks and has travelled the world including stints in Afri and as an Exploring Officer.  Giglamps is possessed of a mighty intellect and humour as well as a unique sword. A character officer for your collection useful in command of a section. This metal and resin pack contains three 28mm miniatures these being a mounted Orc character with Horse and the same Orc character on foot. Represent your character on and off his mount! Choose from a pack or the mounted or foot miniature on its own. Supplied with resin cartouche bases and unpainted.  Go HERE.

Uniformation – Major Giglamps: This free to download two page article tells you more about this character and also gives you game rules and statistics for Flintloque and for Slaughterloo so that you can put him on the table in your army.  CLICK HERE to download and check out our FREE DOWNLOADS page for links to hundreds of articles for our games.

Excellent for skirmishing or mass battle the 2nd Heavy Dragoons are a full cavalry and dismounted cavalry force.  See them plus our new and re-mastered Orc Officers HERE.  Check out our FREE FILES page on the website for game stats on all of these.

Read on our BLOG in full.  Free Tree Demon automatically included in every order shipped during October 2020.  Great for many scales and settings.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS