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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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Thursday 1 February 2024

All that January 2024 was news, articles and releases

We have been asked to and now have add a new feature this is the month ‘round up’.  Hopefully you like this once a month message which will give you in short all of our releases, news and articles of the four or so weeks beforehand had to offer.  There is a lot to see below.

Click through on anything you find of interest and you have until 6th February 2024 to get the Barrel of Bottles in our 28mm Terrain Range totally free in all packages before this changes on that very day to something else totally free….we will see you all then and let it slip.

Jes Goodwin’s Dwarfs!  Returned to Asgard 28mm ranges originally from 1985.  Thirteen different metal miniatures as singles and a saver set of all.  Go to the WEBSITE or see the ARTICLE for details.  This is following on the restoration of the Creatures of Chaos range (Bibby and Blanche) and Goodwin’s Barbarians too.

Furioso English Civil War any scale rules released!  Fight battles in the 17th century in print or download plus 15mm range and army packs. Written by Steve Danes a new 80 page book in print and paid download plus saver 15mm starter armies and mega bundle with book free.  Adds to the new range of 15mm ECW miniatures infantry, cavalry, command and more as singles.  Go to the WEBSITE for this.

New 28mm Ion Age!  Planetary Militia Scouts as singles and saver value pack of four.  Near 240 poses in the range now.  Following up on the Grima Combat Robots as the expansion continues in this new year.  See the WEBSITE or read the ARTICLE for details.

Ferret Con v24.1!  Saturday February 3rd 09:30am until 5pm or a wee bit later.  At the Crookes Social Club, Sheffield, UK.  A small event for 15mm Sci-fi gaming with all welcome. A fabulous selection of Nordic Weasel games and fun for most of the family! If you can contribute running a game that'd be fabulous but if not then no worries just rock up and have fun.  Loads of Alternative Armies miniatures on the tables. Cost: 5.00GBP Interested please RSVP: Steellard@gmail.com See you there.  (Alternative Armies is sponsoring a wee bit too).

Playtest rules by request for the Barrel of Bottles in Flintloque and Slaughterloo.  Enjoy and don’t drink too deeply in your play!  The Barrel is free until 6th Feb in all shipped orders from us. See the ARTICLE

Why is 15mm scale the best?  An article with photos from the collection of @golgothaprime by kind permission.  Read the ARTICLE. What do you think?  

Paul Batchelor paints 15mm Laserburn miniatures!  Lovely brush work and updating our pictures too.  It will take a long time to cover all the codes but today it is 100,101,102,103,105,106,108,112,113,114,115,116,117,119,121,123,124 and TH2.  Law Officers, Adventurers and Giant Thulg.  Thanks!  See the WEBSITE or visit Paul’s own WEBSITE.

Back in December the EH08 Flower of Evil II was free in all orders shipped out by Alternative Armies.  Sporehammer kindly sent us his darker take on painting it in his own collection.  Along with several other previous free codes the Flower is in our DEALS AND OFFERS with a saving now.

Thank you for Reading!

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