All of Jes Goodwins 1980’s Orcs for Asgard are now restored!

Ka Boom!  It has taken a year and happened in three parts but this day sees the completion of the project of restoration of the entirety Jes Goodwin’s classic Orcs made for Asgard in the early 1980’s.  A total of forty infantry Orcs, four Wolf Rider Orcs and now finally a cannon and its two crew.  Every miniature is a single and all painted by the talented Studio Maxi (who even did free hand designs on shields!).  

As well as being single poses there are saver packs and now the massive Orc War Tribe which has every single model in the range within it.  Here are the details of the last releases in this project.

Winter Mega Event 2024 is on!  Until 5th December automatically 20% off at checkout plus 115 new releases and free code in every order shipped.  See the ARTICLE for details.

ORG1 Orc Cannon Kit (Body, Wheels, Hoops, Barrel and Cannon Ball)

ORG2 Orc Gunner with Match

ORG3 Orc Gunner with Rammer

ORP03 Orc War Tribe:  Get the ultimate skirmish force of forty seven metal 28mm scale Orcs with four cavalry rider Orcs on Wolves and a Cannon Kit.  The entire Jes Goodwin range of Orcs from Asgard.  It has a ten percent built in saving.

All the images of the Orcs are from the talented brush hand of Studio Maxi who has really brought them to life including hand painted shield motifs and more.  You can see how they scale next to our own Crystal Empire Elves (1993) as well as Human Militia from the Fantasy Warlord Range (1990) and Jes’s excellent Dwarfs (1985).  The Orcs vary in size from the Great Orcs (OR1-4), Orc Trackers (OR5-8), Orc Soldiers (OR18-21) and Cave Orcs (OR9-12) for example; fitted to their roles.

By request we have added the option to all of the Orc Wolf Riders (OR25-28) to get the rider and wolf or just the wolf on its own.  The wolf is among the nicest examples of its type of the era..a real fierce beast of teeth and fur.

Alternative Armies is committed to restoring all that we can of the Asgard ranges and Tabletop Miniature ranges as well.  Thus far we have restored most of the 15mm Historical Ranges as well as Laserburn and Asgard Sci-fi in that same scale.  We have brought back the Dragon Lizards as well as Space Marines by Nick Bibby and his massive Dragon too.  Almost the entire FM Fantasy Range is back in the world.  The process continues in 2025!

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Barbarians by Jez Goodwin restored 1980’s new pictures

We were asked and it has been done!  Sculpted by Jes Goodwin in the early 1980’s and to some among the finest 28mm Barbarians to exist in metal these codes were among the first Alternative Armies restored in Project Asgard.  

Project Asgard was in its early days and hence the pictures were not among the best (ten years ago eh!) so they have been updated.  We have just restored the three Barbarian Centaurs as well so it seemed a good time and on top of that two set saver packs.  One with a saving off the full dozen and the other with a free Midsummer Druidess included.

Every miniature has a new picture of front and rear and these painted ones are from the personal collection of Sam Croes.  Above is our second favourite of them BP2 Fire Daughter.

These work in any game system as characters or rank and file in your warband.  The meanest of the bunch is of course BP12 Hax Ragged above; our favourite.

Enjoy the new pictures and we have an article coming later this year from Olihot27 who has a fantastic collection of Mr Goodwin’s restored miniatures from these Barbarians as well as his Dwarfs and from the Fantasy Monsters range. 

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Holt the Treeman new and free in all orders until 3rd December 2024

“The very woods themselves came to life and took their vengeance upon the Men who had felled their trunks. Our blood mingled with the loam laden soil that day.”

Wood’ent it be nice to have a brand new metal Treeman useful in any scale of gaming for free in your package?  Well it would be and it is!  Totally free automatically put in packages leaving Alternative Armies, at the rate of one per package, until 3rd December 2024.  Holt the Treeman will be added to your order as long as it is shipped order is shipped (no Digital Download orders only sorry) and as many orders as you wish and anywhere in the world.  When we say free we mean it; no catch. 

HOT159 Holt the Treeman:  This one piece metal miniature is 45mm total height and can be used in any scale of tabletop gaming for a fantasy setting.  An Ent in 28mm or a Treeman in 15mm or a titanic Treeman in 6mm.  Covered in tough bark with gnarled joints and growths of moss and fungi Holt is intent on joining the forces of the Elves or other good aligned armies.  A suitable Behemoth in HOTT 2nd Edition.  Joins the other monsters, creatures and dragons in the HOT 15mm Fantasy Range.

If you missed any of the Formerly Free Codes you can see them all on the website in one place.  Every one has a saving.

At the top of this article you can see the new free Treeman with a the bones of fallen giant behind him.  These bones are from the new VNT49 Fallen Giant Skeleton resin set.  This set comes free with VNT50 Giant Skeleton as well.  Fantastic!

Winter Mega Event 2024 is on!  Until 5th December automatically 20% off at checkout on every order plus 115 new releases and free code in every order shipped.  See the ARTICLE for the full details of the biggest event of the year.

Hobby Corner…. Potan's War channel

A great wee video on Youtube (link is to his channel) in which our HOB 15mm Buildings are put to the test against others for use in 17th Century Wargaming.  Have a watch to see who comes out on top.  Check out Furioso the English Civil War if you are keen on this period written by Steve Danes.

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Halcyon Miniatures releases set four 28mm Freebooters Mercs and more!

The boutique miniature range which came to Alternative Armies now makes its fourth round of releases! Halcyon Miniatures are manufactured by us in agreement with its Nottingham based sculptor. This round joins the other three in 28mm scale metal science fiction for a total of thirty one poses.

Got a star vessel?  Need some muscle on commerce jumps?  Ship Captain, first officer, ‘surgeon’ along with Freebooters, Bladesmen and Tech Gladiators. HAL022 to HAL031.  Useful in any game system.

Winter Mega Event 2024 is on!  Until 5th December automatically 20% off at checkout plus 115 new releases and free code in every order shipped.  See the ARTICLE for full details.

All miniatures in this range are ‘tabbed’ meaning they use a slot base. Extra value is given by us in that we supply a resin circular slot base free with every figure purchased from Halcyon. All are on 59034 Wide Slot Base.  Base is included automatically.

The fighters in this release (HAL025 to HAL031) can all make use of HAL016 Assault Infantry Shields an accessories pack of ten mixed shields or choose single ones on the page. These fit on to Assault Infantry and others in the range as well.  We have many other Battlefield Bits and Accessories you can look through too.

Every miniature in the Halcyon Range comes as a single with its free base but there are also four set packs which contain each round of miniatures with a built in saving.

Those who field 28mm Science Fiction miniatures on their tables may find interest in our Alternate Stars Range which has thirty poses of troopers, aliens, robots, mercs, weapons pack and Warbots.  Above is Warbot I and also the Uhul which are big hitters.

About to join our Formally Free Codes end of this week is AS029 Courier Bot which is totally free in packages automatically until 31st October when the next free code comes online.  This bot suits your starport or your vessel for sure and its little package is a separate piece and included.

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Winter Mega Event 2024

Until 5th December 2024 Winter Mega Event! Automatically 20% off every order at checkout, 115 new miniatures  released, a free code in your package and more. All releases until start of January are here. Go to the WEBSITE and have a browse down to the left hand menu and within them sub-menu’s of ranges to see what interests you among our many thousands of offerings.  Here are the full details:

20% Off Every Order: Once you have put everything into your cart proceed to checkout. Once there our website automatically deducts twenty percent from the cart total on screen before moving to checkout screen and shipping and then payment is made.  No code needed. You will see the total reduce on screen. This discount is automatic and applies to everything on the site AND if the product is already discounted on screen (such as a value pack or divisional army pack) then this discount is on top! You cannot use any manually entered discount code during the event.

Local Currency Display: All prices are shown in your local currency on screen and you will make payment in that currency too. Nice and easy plus no fees or such at all.  At our end all happens as normal.

Free Shipping, Shipping Rates and European Small Order Rate: You can see all our prices for shipping including flat rates for door to door courier shipping and Free Shipping. The UK and Europe have a 'small order' reduced shipping rate.  Note you must reach this amount AFTER your discount is applied for the free shipping to apply. The largest orders will be sent out for free with shipping by UPS Courier and we will inform you of this by email.

Free In Your Package: We like to give our customers a bit more for their hard earned money. You need do nothing except order and the current free code is included in packages automatically. There is no limit on the number of orders the free will always be included.  You may order the free code and a free one will still be included!  During the event there will be THREE different free new codes.  Second and currently it is the new HOT159 Holt the Treeman until 3rd December. When this changes we will let everyone know and show you here.

Deals, Bundles and Offers:  We keep all of our biggest savings in one place across all our ranges. Save from 5% to 50% off plus offers of added miniatures free on screen. Those keen on our Slaughterloo game system should visit it’s page where divisional army packs already with a 15% saving are all listed (the blanket discount is ON TOP of discounts shown on screen).  We have an offers too from the 15mm LASERBURN range with Value Packs with built in saving.

Game Books: We have a wide choice 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. A wide array of titles.

Formerly Free: Every code which was at one time presented as ‘free in orders’.  Including Alternia our mascots plus monsters, robots, evil plants and a lot more.  These were produced in great numbers meaning we can offer a discount. If you missed it; find it here.

We accept many forms of payment. Paypal, all Credit Cards plus Google Pay and Apple Pay and Klarna. 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 plus X and Instagram. 

New Releases: 115 new and restored miniatures in 28mm, 15mm and 6mm scales across various ranges. They are all on the website now to purchase with images added as each gets its news during the event. Each gets its place in the sun as it were but we are fair meaning we are showing you everything coming until early January 2025. Here they are in the approximate order they will be announced:

Halcyon Miniatures 28mm Range – Freebooters and Mercs. The fourth set of releases as singles and set by this boutique British sculptor of science fiction miniatures.  Every Halcyon miniature comes with free resin slot base.

HALP04 Halcyon Miniatures Set 4 (HAL022-HAL031 + 10 Bases free)  Save 5% 

HAL022 Ship Captain Adair

HAL023 Ship Chief Lycene

HAL024 Chirurgeon

     HAL025 Karn the Freebooter

HAL026 Bladesman Ogra

HAL027 Gamlin the Rogue

     HAL028 Tech Gladiator Sum

HAL029 Bladesman Terk

                              HAL030 Bladesman Ivantis

HAL031 Tech Gladiator Kal

Asgard Classic Miniatures – Jes Goodwin’s Orcs. Part three the last in restoration these 1980’s classics following up on the infantry and wolf riders we have a cannon with crew and the mighty War Tribe which is a value set containing every restored pose with a big saving.

ORG1 Orc Cannon Kit (cannon and cannonball)

ORG2 Orc Gunner with Match

ORG3 Orc Gunner with Rammer

ORP03 Orc War Tribe (OR1 to OR40 plus ORG1-3) Save 10%

The Ion Age 28mm Range – Grima Combat Robots. An entire new platoon of poses following up on the first release of the Grima War Robots by popular demand. Assault and Rifle plus female controllers. As platoon, packs and singles as with the entire range.

IP08 Grima Robot Rifle Platoon (IB92,IB93,IB94,IB95)

IB92 Grima Rifle Squad (IA265,IA266,IA267,IA268)

IA265 Grima running shouldered Moth Rifle

IA266 Grima standing Moth Rifle raised

IA267 Grima kneeling firing Moth Rifle

IA268 Grima standing readying Moth Rifle

IB93 Grima Rifle Squad II (IA269,IA270,IA271,IA272)

IA269 Grima crouched firing Moth Rifle

IA270 Grima advancing Moth Rifle lowered

IA271 Grima standing Moth Rifle on hip

IA272 Grima firing Charlatan IV Launcher

IB94 Grima Close Assault Squad (IA273,IA274,IA275,IA276)

IA273 Grima standing with Urgan Shotgun

IA274 Grima racking Urgan Shotgun

IA275 Grima armed with Urgan Shotgun

IA276 Grima kneeling with Minstrel Taser

IB95 Planetary Miniature Female Grima Control Squad (IA277,IA278,IA279,IA280)

IA277 Female PM Grima Mechanic

IA278 Female PM Grima Controller

IA279 Female PM Grima Control Comms Booster

IA280 Female PM Grima Tactician

Bradley Miniatures 6mm Science Fiction Range. A new pack released which can be had as four or as singles with type choice.  A wide array of vehicles and infantry to be chosen from in this range.

BR043 Carver Scout Car (Wheeled with Turret or with Integral Gun)

Ion Age News!  Publications and Posters. The new print run of Patrol Angis third book The Khanate Return along with the requested printing of our posters such as Prydian Star Map, Uniforms, book cover art and more.

Bases and Bits for your Miniatures. Six new choices of larger round bases in MDF for your miniatures and models added to smaller round and squares.

MDF006 25mm Round – Buy More Save More 

MDF007 30mm Round – Buy More Save More 

MDF008 40mm Round – Buy More Save More 

MDF009 50mm Round – Buy More Save More 

MDF010 75mm Round – Buy More Save More

MDF011 100mm Round – Buy More Save More 

HOT 15mm Fantasy – Savage Lizardmen. Four new packs to support the infantry, riders, behemoth, ogres and flyers already out for the Savage Lizardmen plus an HOTT Army pack.  The army is complete!

HOT155 Savage Lizardmen Beastmaster

HOT156 Savage Lizardmen Command 

HOT157 Savage Lizardmen Elders

HOT158 Savage Lizardmen Mounted Elders

HOTT1024 Savage Lizardman 24AP Army including free bases (HOTT 2nd Edition)

Asgard FM Fantasy Range – 28mm Monsters. The last restored codes of the year painted by Studio Maxi give you one of the most famous codes and a flying evil creature.

FM65 Flying Reptile with Wraith Rider 

FM27v2 Half Troll Chieftain

The Ion Age 15mm Range. A wheeled bike for Retained Knights.  Joins the BIKES for Muster, Maligs and more.  Patrol Angis game stats included in release article.

IAF184 Burgeon Bike (Ventus Model 407 Steed) (Pack or Singles)

Undead Legions and Fantasy Warlord Ranges. New Skeletons open handed and Undead weapons and shields in the classic manner of Fantasy Warlord.  Summon them to your ranks and kit out as you please!

VNT57 Summoned Skeletons (5)

VNT58 Summoned Armoured Skeletons (5)

VNT51 Undead Weapon Sprues (Pack or Singles)

VNT59 Undead Shields (Pack or Singles)

The Ion Age 28mm Range – Malig Goblins. The first new Space Goblinoids since 1993!  An entire platoon of poses which doubles the total number of Maligs in the range. As platoon, packs and singles as with the entire range.

IP07 Malig Predatis Ordos  (IB88,IB89,IB90)

IB88 Malig Rifles (IA248, IA249, IA250, IA251,IA252)

IA248  Malig Goblin with Juno Rifle firing

IA249  Malig Goblin with Juno Rifle fitting bayonet

IA250  Malig Goblin with Juno Rifle advancing

IA251  Malig Goblin with Juno Rifle loading

IA252  Malig Goblin with Juno Rifle kneeling

IB89 Malig Assaulters (IA253,IA254,IA255,IA256)

IA253  Malig Goblin with Maia Mpi firing

IA254  Malig Goblin with Maia Mpi slug on back and blade in hand

IA255  Malig Goblin with Maia Mpi advancing

IA256  Malig Goblin with Maia Mpi loading

IA257  Malig Goblin with Maia Mpi kneeling

IB90 Malig Support Weapons (IA258,IA259,IA260,IA261)

IA258  Malig Goblin with Jupiter Plasma Rifle aiming

IA259  Malig Goblin with supporting IA238 in firing Jupiter Plasma Rifle

IA260  Malig Goblin with Jupiter Plasma Rifle shouldered

IA261  Malig Goblin with Energy Cells for Jupiter Plasma Rifle (loader)

IA262  Malig Goblin with slung Energy Cells and carrying Hydra Laser Shotgun

The World of Valon – Undead of the Witchlands.  New for Flintloque and Slaughterloo a mighty release giving you the entire infantry of the skeletal Moskova Volunteers.  Five packs totaling twenty poses and a unit code of all with saving.  Game statistics included in release article.

55028 Moskova Volunteer Muskets (4)  

55029 Moskova Volunteer Melee (4)

55030 Moskova Volunteer Command (4)

55031 Moskova Volunteer Colour Party (4)

55032 Moskova Volunteer Pikes (4) 

55523 Moskova Militia Skeletons (28 Miniature Unit) 

Thank you for reading and your continued valued custom. 

Enjoy one of the biggest events of the year!

SN12 Scary Pumpkin Men 28mm new in Festive Range

A new addition to our Seasons of Celebration Range and much requested we present Scary Pumpkin Men!

Out of the patch and grown from their stalks before taking up weapons and hunting the very Humans who seek to use them for decoration.  The carving shall be the other way around this time!  Just look at that evil grin...

SN12 Scary Pumpkin Men:  This value pack contains three different metal 28mm scale miniatures armed with an axe, flail and pitchfork.  You can also find the miniatures as singles on the range page as SN12-01,SN12-02 and SN12-03.  Supplied unpainted and shown on 25mm square bases.

What is better than man sized plants intent on slaughter?  Snowmen armed with ray guns, muskets and bare hands of course!  Packs and a saver set of all twelve poses.

From the shores of Legendary Celtic Erin come some fellows who have gotten into the spirit of things.  Festive Pucci throwing snowballs and carry presents.

This is our last message before the Winter Mega Event 2024 begins. Full details will be presented on the 24th October of all the releases and the deals but for now we simply wish to state that the core which is 20% off all orders automatically (no code needed) is now active.  Free AS029 Courier Bot in every package shipped until month’s end too.