Draw made for Field of Waterloo book winner announced

Our promotions across Alternative Armies and 15mm.co.uk to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Waterloo are now over. I would like to thank all of you who placed orders for Flintloque and Slaughterloo codes and Brickdust codes as well. We wore out three sets of molds of the 59010 Slaughterloo Monument and we made many thousands of 15mm Napoleonic miniatures too. Packages are winging round the world and the last of the orders from the promotional period will be coming out next week at this time due to the order volume. In the meantime...do you remember that for extra fun I was going to hold a random draw to win one of my own books? 

Well the draw has now occurred! Here to remind you was what I said back a few weeks ago: 

I have a copy of 'The Field of Waterloo' by Paul Davies published by Pan in 1970 to go along with the Waterloo movie starring Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer; one of my favourite films of all time. Its worth about 10.00GBP and its in good condition and while it contains nothing unique it is rather rare as it was a promotional paperback. I am going to randomly draw an order number from all qualifying orders placed between 15th and 29th June on Alternative Armies and 15mm.co.uk and then mail the book to the winner! A qualifying order means products from Flintloque, Slaughterloo on Alternative Armies and the Brickdust 15mm Napoleonic range on 15mm.co.uk of any value. The draw will be blind from a hat and the winner announced. I wanted to mark this anniversary in my own way and to make it a bit more fun. 

A winner has been drawn! The winner will get the book in the mail most likely by the end of the week along with a short note. I have also emailed the winner to let them know their luck. 

Our winner is a fine lady in the UK named Katie Lucas! Well done Katie! 

Bring on July! 

Thanks for Reading. 

GBS

Spirit of Slaughterloo Scenario and Last Days for Free Monument

There are only a few days left to get yourself a free 59010 Slaughterloo Monument terrain piece in any order over 20.00GBP and to take advantage of our offers of 15% off the prices of a list of our most popular Elf, Orc and Dwarf codes. Visit our Deals and Offers Page HERE or to read the full details of the offers and the monument on the blog go HERE. Offers and free end on 29th June 2015. 

Inspired by the release of the Slaughterloo Monument sculptor and all round top guy Christian Cello has penned a short tale and Flintloque scenario called 'The Spirit of Slaughterloo. It concerns former combatants in the Mordredian Wars being brought once more into the fray long after the wars have officially ended for one last crack at the Ferach Elves. 

We have created a PDF which features artwork as yet never seen by Valonian artist Edward Jackson. 

You can download the full two page with artwork PDF from our dropbox account for free using this link. Click HERE. 

Thanks for Reading. 

GBS

Luthia a Valon Tale by Ken Baggaley

 

The World of Valon is an inspiring place indeed. As well as being the fictional setting for the Mordredian Wars and wargames such as Flintloque and Slaughterloo it is also a place of many tall tales and a great amount of stories. Many of these are created by Alternative Armies but a good deal are written by fans of Valon and this is the case for Luthia. Written by Ken Baggaley the land of Luthia is a place of adventure and 'fun' for the downtrodden Dwarves who go there. A great read its a must for fans of Valon.

 

We have created a PDF of the tale which features artwork as yet never seen by Valonian artist Edward Jackson.

 

You can download the full four page with artwork PDF of the Luthia tale from our dropbox account for free using this link. Click HERE.

Well done Ken!

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

Slaughterloo 200th Free Monument and Special offers until 29th June

Alternative Armies marks the two hundredth anniversary of the real world historical battle that gave our Napleonique Fantasy Mass Battle Game its name with offers and a new scenic piece which will be given away free with all qualifying orders; plus a surprise. Go HERE. These offers run from now until Monday 29^th June 2015:

59010 Slaughterloo Monument

This brand new 28mm scale resin scenic piece is our tribute to the real world events of 18^th June 1815 and depicts a bullet scarred monument of stone blocks topped with a draped Greate Britorcn flag and broken Ferach Eagle standard. Based on the Waterloo Monument and telling the tale of an Empire broken and an Alliance triumphant on its top its a great piece for World of Valon and historical wargaming too. Place it on your battlefield! It is one piece and measures 60mm wide, 40mm deep and 45mm tall. Go HERE. Price 5.00GBP.

Slaughterloo Monument Free in Orders!

Now released but during the offer period automatically placed FREE in all qualifying orders. A qualifying order is one of 20.00GBP or more product value placed until 29^th of June 2015 on our website or by telephone or email. We would expect you to be ordering Flintloque and Slaughterloo codes but the offer applies to all orders so if you want High Fantasy or Erin or Typhon or anything else then you will get the monument as well. Lastly if your order is pro-painted and of 20.00GBP or more then we will supply the monument painted to you!

To mark the anniversary we have taken 15% off the prices both unpainted and painted and based of the following codes and this applies to single troopers, skirmish sets and unit boxes too. During the offer period these will all be on our DEALS AND OFFERS page at the reduced prices. Its the perfect time to stock up for the summer campaign and to get something cool free!

5101 2eme Garde Artillerie Cheval box set

5103 1er Velite Grenadiers de la Garde Mordred box set

51501 L'Esprit Du Garde Cavalry

51503 Elf Field Hospital

51504 Elf Line Infantry

51518 Elf Chasseur Light Infantry

5100 1st Royal Albion Horse Artillery box set

5104 105th Foote 'The Rifles' box set

54502 Orc Camp Followers

54503 Orc Line Infantry

54505 Orc Dragoons

54512 Orc Light Infantry

52501 Krautian Uhlan Cavalry

52508 Krautian Dwarf Kartoffelburg Line

52509 Krautian Jager Light Infantry

52510 Krautian Artillery Crew

The Battle of Slaughterloo involved troops from a great many nations but ultimately it was a struggle between the Elves of Armorica under the Emperor Mordred and the combined armies of Greate Britorcn and Krautia under the command of the Duke of Wheeling-Turn.

One last thing!

I have a copy of 'The Field of Waterloo' by Paul Davies published by Pan in 1970 to go along with the Waterloo movie starring Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer; one of my favourite films of all time. Its worth about 10.00GBP and its in good condition and while it contains nothing unique it is rather rare as it was a promotional paperback. I am going to randomly draw an order number from all qualifying orders placed between 15^th and 29^th June on Alternative Armies and 15mm.co.uk and then mail the book to the winner! A qualifying order means products from Flintloque, Slaughterloo on Alternative Armies and the Brickdust 15mm Napoleonic range on 15mm.co.uk of any value. The draw will be blind from a hat and the winner announced. I wanted to mark this anniversary in my own way and to make it a bit more fun.

Good fortune everyone!

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

Asgard Space Pirates Re-Released!

In among all the re-molding of the classic Alternative Armies high fantasy range we have found the time to bring you three of the original Asgard era early 1980's Space Pirate miniatures! These three have been added to the Asgard Space Marines and Adventurers section of our website. They are a bit smaller than a modern standard (standing 25mm tall) but they fit in well with any vintage or new collection and they have some really nice styling too. Space Pirates are a staple of space opera adventures. Produced in white metal here are their details. Go HERE.

HA2 Space Pirate with Assault Rifle 2.00GBP

This white metal miniature is a single piece casting. Miniature stands approx 25mm tall.

Supplied unpainted and without a Base.

HA3 Space Pirate with Laser Pistol 2.00GBP

This white metal miniature is a single piece casting. Miniature stands approx 25mm tall.

Supplied unpainted and without a Base.

HA4 Space Pirate with Force Blade 2.00GBP

This white metal miniature is a single piece casting. Miniature stands approx 25mm tall.

Supplied unpainted and without a Base.

You can see these and the rest of this brought back to life science fiction range HERE.

We are preparing to release a value pack similar to the BP13 Barbarians Warband one for the Space Marines and expect to have this online in two weeks time.

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

Thoas the Giant for Typhon PDF rules by Chris Walkey

Its no secret that Chris Walkley is now a fan of Typhon the game of Greek Myth from Alternative Armies. His review of the game which can be found on our blog and his own led him to co-operate with me in creating statistics for a monster in the Typhon range. HE10 Thoas the Giant was once kin to the Titans was cast out into the mortal world where he makes havoc and kills many Heroes who dare to end his reign of terror. A fantastic two piece white metal miniature that stands 65mm tall (not including the Axe and arms).

You can download a two page PDF for free using this LINK from our dropbox account. It contains some background along with game rules and also a short guide to Shades and terrain ideas for them too. A good document for all fans of Typhon.

You can currently get the Typhon book for 10% off its normal price on our website.

Thanks for reading.

GBS

Slaughterloo 200th Anniversary Special Coming 15th June 2015

Alternative Armies is marking the two hundredth anniversary of the real world historical battle that gave our Napoleonique Fantasy Mass Battle Game its name with offers and a new scenic piece which will be given away free with all qualifying orders; plus a surprise.  The offers run from Monday 15th June 2015 until Monday 29th June 2015 and will be as follows:

59010 Slaughterloo Monument 

This brand new 28mm scale resin scenic piece is our tribute to the real world events of 18th June 1815 and depicts a bullet scarred monument of stone blocks topped with a draped flag and broken Eagle standard.  Based on the Waterloo Monument and telling the tale of an Empire broken and an Alliance triumphant on its top its a great piece for World of Valon and historical wargaming too.  Place it on your battlefield!  It is one piece and measures 60mm wide, 40mm deep and 45mm tall.  Price 5.00GBP.

Slaughterloo Monument Free in Orders!

It will be released at the start of July by Alternative Armies but during the offer period it will be automatically placed FREE in all qualifying orders.  A qualifying order is one of 20.00GBP or more product value placed between the 15th and 29th of June 2015 on our website or by telephone or email.  We would expect you to be ordering Flintloque and Slaughterloo codes but the offer applies to all orders so if you want High Fantasy or Erin or Typhon or anything else then you will get the monument as well.  Lastly if your order is pro-painted and of 20.00GBP or more then we will supply the monument painted to you!

A scale shot with a 28mm tall Elf

To mark the anniversary we will take 15% off the prices both unpainted and painted and based of the following codes and this applies to single troopers, skirmish sets and unit boxes too.  During the offer period these will all be on our DEALS AND OFFERS page at the reduced prices.  Its the perfect time to stock up for the summer campaign and to get something cool free!

5101 2eme Garde Artillerie Cheval box set

5103 1er Velite Grenadiers de la Garde Mordred box set

51501 L'Esprit Du Garde Cavalry

51503 Elf Field Hospital

51504 Elf Line Infantry

51518 Elf Chasseur Light Infantry

5100 1st Royal Albion Horse Artillery box set

5104 105th Foote 'The Rifles' box set

54502 Orc Camp Followers

54503 Orc Line Infantry

54505 Orc Dragoons

54512 Orc Light Infantry

52501 Krautian Uhlan Cavalry

52508 Krautian Dwarf Kartoffelburg Line 

52509 Krautian Jager Light Infantry

52510 Krautian Artillery Crew

The Battle of Slaughterloo involved troops from a great many nations but ultimately it was a struggle between the Elves of Armorica under the Emperor Mordred and the combined armies of Greate Britorcn and Krautia under the command of the Duke of Wheeling-Turn.

One last thing!

I have a copy of 'The Field of Waterloo' by Paul Davies published by Pan in 1970 to go along with the Waterloo movie starring Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer; one of my favourite films of all time.  Its worth about 10.00GBP and its in good condition and while it contains nothing unique it is rather rare as it was a promotional paperback.  I am going to randomly draw an order number from all qualifying orders placed between 15th and 29th June on Alternative Armies and 15mm.co.uk and then mail the book to the winner!  A qualifying order means products from Flintloque, Slaughterloo on Alternative Armies and the Brickdust 15mm Napoleonic range on 15mm.co.uk of any value.  The draw will be blind from a hat and the winner announced.  I wanted to mark this anniversary in my own way and to make it a bit more fun in my own way.

Not long to wait now.  Roll on the 15th!

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

Typhon Greek Myth Rules reviewed by Chris Walkley

There is an independent review of my Typhon Greek Myth skirmish level rule system for our Heroic Scale Miniatures over on Chris Walkley's blog.  You can read it HERE.  You can see the whole Typhon range including the book on our website HERE.

As a treat I have taken 10% off the book and starter set prices until further notice.  Its a great set of rules and I wrote it from the heart as a have a deep love of mythology and especially the myths of the ancient Greeks.  The pantheon of gods (ain't many more fun that only one!) warring amongst themselves and using Man as the ultimate playing pieces.  Hercules, Jason and the rest of the heroes with their Sacred Bands travelling and fighting monsters.  

Typhon was Alternative Armies best selling range for one year, overtaking Flintloque, and though it has been quiet for a couple of years we have plans for it in 2016.  If you want a fun game with a well researched background set against the use of really good large miniatures then Typhon is for you! But for now I will leave you to read the review written by Mr Walkley.

Thanks Chris for your honest review!

GBS

Grinning Skull Entire 2nd Set Value Pack released!

Its been a great laugh and a few fun weeks here at Alternative Armies as Will Grundy the talented sculptor behind the Grinning Skull line has given us pack after pack to release. From the Alien Kize and the Oggum Oggra Pig Ogre to the Baahl Goatmen and the Chukk Chickenmen as well as Zargalian Invaders and Ogbots and who could forget the frankly epic Clukkatrix as well. As promised a month ago when we began we are at the end of the second wave of releases and are marking it with a full set of all these miniatures in one pack with a great saving too. Read on for more and links to the fiction and smaller squad packs.

Fifty miniatures and set to grow again later this year.

GRN25 Grinning Skull Set 23 

This special pack gets you one of each of the twenty three different miniatures in the second wave of releases from Grinning Skull. That is codes GRN26 to GRN48 in 28mm scale. White Metal and Resin miniatures of the Kize Aliens, Zargalian Invaders, Oggum Oggra, Oggborgs, Chukk, Baahl and the mighty Clukkatrix too. The pack offers a 10% saving off list prices of single purchase and you can also use the drop down menu on the product page to buy three sets and save a further 10%. Excellent if you are into skirmish and want a variety of foes that are fun to paint and to use in your campaigns. Average miniature height is 20mm but look to the images for scales as well. Go HERE. 

If you are keen on learning more about each of the races and troop types in the set then look here at each of the squad packs where Will Grundy has penned background information on them. Click through to read it. 

GRNP01 Kize Delta Squad (10) 

This value pack gathers together codes GRN26 to GRN30 for a total of ten miniatures randomly but evenly mixed in terms of poses. A whole squad with a 10% saving off single miniature prices. HERE 

GRNP02 Zargalian Invaders (5) 

This value pack gathers together codes GRN31 to GRN33 for a total of five miniatures randomly but evenly mixed in terms of poses. A squad with a 10% saving off single miniature prices. HERE. 

GRN34 Oggum Oggra (Pig Ogre) 

One large miniature (35mm in height) armed with heavy pistol. HERE 

GRNP03 Oggborg Squad (10) 

This value pack gathers together codes GRN35 to GRN39 for a total of ten miniatures randomly but evenly mixed in terms of poses. A whole squad with a 10% saving off single miniature prices. HERE.

GRNP04 Chukk Squad (10) 

This value pack gathers together codes GRN40 to GRN43 for a total of ten miniatures randomly but evenly mixed in terms of poses. A whole squad with a 10% saving off single miniature prices. HERE 

GRNP05 Baahl Auxillary Squad (10) 

This value pack gathers together codes GRN44 to GRN47 for a total of ten miniatures randomly but evenly mixed in terms of poses. A whole squad with a 10% saving off single miniature prices. HERE 

GRN48 The Clukkatrix 

One large miniature (40mm in height) with razor sharp claws and beak. HERE 

There is also the first Grinning Skull Set GRN00 which you can look at HERE. It offers the same savings off the original twenty four miniatures. Grinning Skull will be releasing more miniatures in a third wave later this year so that will give you plenty of time to paint up and use your collection. 

Thanks for Reading. 

GBS