The Alternative Armies Blog
Thursday 25 April 2024
Asgard Orcs by Jes Goodwin restored part one OR1 to OR24
Wednesday 24 April 2024
BR042 Erzherzog 6mm Heavy Tank new by Bradley Miniatures
The forty second pack in the great Bradley Miniatures 6mm Range is now on the website. Remember to check out the Bradley Miniatures 15mm Range for larger versions of some of their vehicles. Say hello to the thick armoured beast that is the Erzherzog!
The Erzherzog (meaning 'archduke' in German), is a large, heavily armed and armored vehicle commonly found in the armored retinues of the Houses Karl. It is used as a breakthrough tank to smash enemy lines. To achieve the high performance required by its mission profile, the Erzherzog is powered by a powerful archite reactor, allowing it to press an attack for days without refuelling, so long as its ammunition supplies last. The downside is that, while the vehicle itself is not prohibitively expensive to produce, refined archite crystal is a rare and prized resource. Most commanders carefully conserve their precious supplies of archite fuel for these pivotal assaults, and it is rare to see Erzherzogs fighting on the frontlines with more common troops.
BR042 Erzherog Heavy Tank: This 6mm scale metal vehicle comes in a pack of three with three different hulls or choice of singles on the website where you can select which turret you want from the three. Each vehicle is 27mm long, 16mm wide and 13mm tall (with turret). Supplied unpainted and requires assembly.
The range contains a wide array of choices of infantry, power armoured infantry, bikes, light vehicles, medium and heavy vehicles as well as skimmers a mighty Dropship plus Mecha and walkers such as BR006 Tiger Combat Walker above and the BR026 Lynx Scout Walker below.
Good for any game system.
Check out UM016 USEME 6mm Science Fiction written by Vic Dobson which gives fast play and easy to learn rules including solo play to use with any range of miniatures including Bradley’s. In pocket sized Print and as a Digital Download too.
Our 6mm Terrain Range gives you twenty eight different desert buildings as well as bundles and saver sets too.
Spring Mega Event 2024 is on until 6th May. See the ARTICLE for full details but in short automatically 20% off all orders at checkout, 80 new codes and free War Bot II in your package. Super stuff and applies to everything on the site and any deals discounted on screen the 20% is on top of that.
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Tuesday 23 April 2024
New 15mm Japanese fantasy Sengoku full set XI plus Teppo and Sambito
The largest ever array of miniatures featuring Japanese monsters, creatures, spirits, animals as well as warriors, cavalry, buildings, townsfolk and much more in 15mm scale has just increased again!
Sculpted by John Bell the Sengoku 15mm Range is now at 230 poses. The awaited 11th Sengoku Set (the easiest way to get into Sengoku with a saving) is here as well as Teppo, Sambito and two new lower half options too. Here are the new codes in the range.
SGFP65 Sengoku Set XI (SGF205 to SGF230) with saving
(Twenty Seven Different Miniatures)
The Samebito (shark man) is a creature that appears in "The Gratitude of the Samebito", a short story by Lafcadio Hearn. It is described as a shark-like humanoid with inky black skin, emerald green eyes, a face like a demon's and a beard like a dragon's.
SGFP63 Sambito Warriors (12 Pack with Saving)
From the pack as singles too:
SGF221 Samebito with Katana
SGF222 Samebito with Daisho
SGF223 Samebito with Yari
SGF224 Samebito with Yumi
The Teppo or ‘long musket’ was the most popular matchlock in feudal Japan carried by warriors and wealthier farmers and villagers. Hunt Yokai!
SGFP64 Teppo Warriors (12 Pack with Saving)
From the pack as singles too:
SGF225 Warrior with Teppo
SGF226 Warrior with Teppo II
SGF227 Warrior with Teppo III
SGF228 Lady with Teppo
Almost all Sengoku Humans and Humanoid creatures are ‘two part’ meaning you can choose the ‘legs’ to go with them. Two new options for wading and for the Sambito.
SGF229 Fish Tail lower body
SGF230 Human Water Wading lower body
Monster Hunter! Written by Steve Danes you take the part of a professional hunter of creatures in mythical Japan and set out to make your reputation. Play solo or with others. A game which is different every time you play and the enemies get tougher each time. Also see Rampage the expansion title which gives you more for the tabletop.
There are now eleven Sengoku Sets from the venerable first one with Oni, Goblins, Kappa and Tengu shown here to the latest A fine way to collect and save and if you had all of these you have every miniature made in the range.
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Monday 22 April 2024
Six new 15mm ECW senior mounted commanders released
Friday 19 April 2024
VLE16 Nikita Hedloski very limited edition released for Flintloque
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Halcyon Miniatures releases set two as singles and value set
Monday 15 April 2024
New scatter scenics for Erin Celtic Myth 28mm Range
“The landscape of Ireland is vital to its mythology from the smallest streams to the largest forest and hill. The land is Erin and Erin is the land. Over millennia the Peoples and Gods who have walked, breathed and died upon this land which is Erin have left something of themselves behind. Thus is the land covered in markers of conflict and of the past and the dead all lending themselves to the magic that is Erin. Such monuments, markers, stones and more can all influence the journey of a great Hero of Ireland.” - From Erin the game of Celtic Myth (2005)
Three new scatter terrain models are now in the Erin Celtic Myth range for your collecting. The first of what will become many these items populate your table or your dioramas or even the bases of such monsters as Morc of Chicol or Culach the Lord of the Fomorians. They have, as with EVERY other code in the range, been added to the All of Erin Bundle which gives you everything in the range with a 5% saving built in.
New codes:
CM32-01 Celtic Stone with Skulls
CM32-02 Celtic Stone with Weapons
CM32-03 Trio of Celtic Stones
These will work excellently with the warbands of Erin be they Fomorian, Sidhe, Firbolg or Milesian; pre-made with a saving built in. All on the Erin Range page.
The Skull Heap is a gruesome piece for your table and features in our Undead Legions Fantasy Range too.
If you wish to get all there is for this range you can with the All of Erin Bundle which has 5% off and during the Spring Mega Event another 20% off at checkout too. Such value!
We have the 2005 Erin game book as a digital paid download. We are working on a new edition but it is a long, long way off being ready as all the new miniature releases are working towards it. Do not fret though as this 108 page download title will still be valid for your miniatures when it arrives. Alternative Armies never outlaws previous versions of titles.
Spring Mega Event 2024 is on! See the ARTICLE for full details but in short automatically 20% off all orders at checkout, 80 new codes and free War Bot II in your package. Super stuff and applies to everything on the site and any deals discounted on screen the 20% is on top of that.
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Sunday 14 April 2024
Todoroni Giovanile Aide released and free Flintloque rules for Todoroni too
“Who you callin Boy!” The Todoroni of Nepolise gain another character miniature in their range. Following the Surgeon, Exploring Officer, Glutton, Opera Singer, Servants and others this time Nikki Chatwin has sculpted a youth for your sections and units.
Allied to the Ferach Empire and serving from Catalucia to the Witchlands the Todoroni are figures of fun but also troops of merit too. Along with this new release we have the promised updated and complete free PDF article with game rules for all of these new miniatures.
56139 Todoroni Giovanile Aide: This code contains one single piece metal miniature in 28mm scale with a 34mm total height. This Todoroni youth has been conscripted to act as a runner or messenger for his superiors. With a pistol in one hand and a message in the other he is rather scared! Useful in your Flintloque sections, as a scenario objective or aide. Supplied unpainted with a resin base.
You can choose from a Slaughterloo Divisional Army Pack (saving 15%) down to units of line, militia, grenadiers and others as well as character singles and more in this range. Find rules for Todoroni in 5030 Slaughterloo and in 5025 War in Catalucia plus unique weapons and more in 5027 Grapeshotte.
Todoroni Notables! A free PDF download on our website giving rules for Flintloque and Slaughterloo for all the Todoroni characters. The Opera Singer, the Servant, the Duellist, the Sapper and the Exploring Officer plus later ones such as the Surgeon. See our Free Downloads Page for this and a lot more.
To make a start in Flintloque then look no further than 5024 Escape the Dark Czar the beginners set. Miniatures, Bases, Core Rules and Scenario Booklet all in one with three scenarios. See the Beginning in Flintloque page for this plus many free articles.
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Friday 12 April 2024
Warlords of the Shia Khan new big 28mm Ion Age releases and more
“It was the appearance of Warlords among the ranks of the Khanate that led to the development of the Duxis and other marks of Battlesuits. Battlesuits are fashioned to be giant humanoids to wage war against actual giant humanoids. A nightmare of giants who could lift a man from the ground and smash him to pieces with ease. The Warlords are flesh and blood but hulking creatures much like a Human in form though standing twice or more the height of a man. They are commonly referred to as ‘Ogres’ and are another Khanate slave race. Warlords are often under the command of Legionaries and are used as the infantry hammer to smash into tough areas for the Khanate. They carry the largest of infantry and support type weapons such as the Maia 12.7mm Chain Cannon which is also found used in Legionary Portable Weapon Platforms. Not possessed of a great deal of intelligence they are, despite this, the most dangerous soldier yet encountered by the Prydian Army. Warlords operate in small groups of two to four or five within Legionary platoons and are never given command of even a force of that level.” - from The Khanate Return.
Big and Brutal it is our pleasure to present news and release for the Warlords of the Shia Khan in the 28mm Ion Age Range. Now on the website are THREE different 45mm tall miniatures in both metal and now in resin versions too. Metal for the purist and collector resin for everyone else. While two of these three are the original 1990’s sculpts in new molds the third one, new IA239, was created by Matt Beauchamp (who has sculpted many miniatures for Flintloque including the Trolka) and fits right in!
Here are the codes which slide right into the more than two hundred and fifty poses of miniatures in the range. Above you can see a Malig Space Goblin for scale against the Warlords. You can see them all collected on the MALIG tag within the range. The cannon fodder of the Khanate.
See everything SHIA KHAN in the range and all WARLORDS on these tags. It is a big range!
IB36 Khanate Warlords (Three Metal Miniatures with Saving) (IA136, IA137, IA239)
IB36R Khanate Warlords (Three Resin Miniatures with Big Saving) (IA136R, IA137R, IA239R)
IA136 Warlord with Mars 20mm Cannon
IA136R Warlord with Mars 20mm Cannon (Resin)
IA137 Warlord with Juno Laser Cannon
IA137R Warlord with Juno Laser Cannon (Resin)
IA239 Warlord with Atomic Disintegrator
IA239R Warlord with Atomic Disintegrator (Resin)
These are our sole 28mm Ion Age releases during the Spring Mega Event 2024 but have you seen how much the range has grown in the last year? The Grima Combat Robots as singles, packs and platoon as well as Planetary Militia Support and Scout squads have all been added. The fearsome Perimeter Borg has also been restored after near 30 years out of the range. Great for any game system.
Spring Mega Event 2024 is on! See the ARTICLE for full details but in short automatically 20% off all orders at checkout, 80 new codes and free War Bot II in your package. Super stuff and applies to everything on the site and any deals discounted on screen the 20% is on top of that.
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