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Thursday, 27 March 2025

Spring Mega Event 2025

Until Tuesday 6th May 2025 it's our Spring Mega Event! Automatically 20% off every order at checkout, a mighty array of new releases, a free model in every package and more. All news and releases until the 6th May 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 thousands of offerings.  Here are the details.

20% Off Every Order: Put everything into your cart then proceed to checkout. Once there our website automatically deducts twenty percent from the cart total before shipping and then payment. 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 then this discount is on top! You cannot use any manually entered discount code during the event.

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.  We are fully GPSR compliant. 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 with shipping by UPS Courier and we will inform you of this by email.

Free In Your Package: We give our customers a bit more and this applies also during events. During this event, until 24th April 2025, it is the new any scale use AS031 War Bot III.  You need do nothing but order as the free model is included in packages automatically. There is no limit on the number of orders as the free will always be included.  You may also order this code and a free one will still be included!  From 24th April onwards a different new code will be free...news on that then!

Deals, Bundles and OffersWe keep all of our biggest savings in one place. From 5% to 50% off plus offers of added miniatures free. 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.

Wargame Books: 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. Patrol Angis, Flintloque, Slaughterloo, DarkeStorme plus Sengoku Monster Hunter, Furioso, En Garde, USEME Series and Doom Squad (solo play special forces) and many more.


Formerly Free: We have placed here every code which was at one time presented as our ‘free in orders’ code. Including Alternia our mascots plus monsters, robots, evil plants and a lot more such as Holt the Treeman above. These were produced in great numbers meaning we can offer a discount on them. 

We accept many forms of payment through our website such as Paypal, Credit Cards, Klarna 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, Facebook Page or MeWe page


New Releases: Over fifty new miniatures in 28mm, 15mm and 6mm scales across the ranges. They are all on the website now to purchase (images added as each gets its very own announcement news during the event) now. Each gets its place in the sun as it were but we are fair meaning we are putting here everything new in the Spring Mega Event. Each of them isx below in the approximate order they will be announced; pictures added as they come.


Classic Restored Miniatures by Asgard and Alternative Armies



VI01 Viking Warrior


                                 FM94 Demigod Sorcerer

FM96 Vampire Bat


Halcyon Miniatures – Wave Five of Releases – 28mm Warlouses and Riders

HAL032 Lord Kinard with long halfted battleaxe 

HAL033 Knight with Lance 

HAL034 Knight with Lance 

HAL035 Knight with Sword 

HAL036 Falconer with Sword

HAL037 Squire with Sword 

HAL038 Man at Arms with Telescope

HAL039 Marksman on Warlouse

HAL040 Female Adventurer on Warlouse

HAL041 Giant Warlouse Set (3) or Choose Single

HALP05 Halcyon Miniatures Set 5  (10% saving)  


Halcyon Miniature's Easter Surprise!

HAL042 Gnawbuck Mutagen (Giant Creature)

(Halcyon Mutant Rabbit kit – Two Options for Build) 


HOT 15mm Fantasy Range

HOT152 Savage Lizardmen War Altar 

(High Lord sitting on war altar carried by four bearers; completing our Savage Lizardman army) 



The Ion Age 28mm Range


We have new Grima Robots and Malig Goblins plus our first 28mm scale vehicle!

IB87 Retained Burgeon Bike (Ventus Model 407 Wheeled Steed) (bike and rider)

IA246 Burgeon Bike

IA247 Retained Knight Rider

IB97 Bike Base (4)


IB98 Grima Gun Control Team 

   IA283 Planetary Militia Controller kneeling with Ammo Box

           IA284 Grima Robot kneeling with Monitor Cuff and Tumbler Mpi


IB91 Malig Gun Team 

IA285 Malig Gunner with Viewer Unit

IA286 Malig Gunner kneeling with Control Box


The Ion Age 15mm Range


Following up on the Gremlin medium vehicles which are Tracked and Hover....its tire time!

IAF187A Gremlin AFV Wheeled with Bodkin AP Cannon (and Valerin) and hull turret

IAF187B Gremlin MSV Wheeled with Anda Missile Pods Turret and hull turret

IAF187C Gremlin APC Wheeled Personnel Carrier with hull turret

IAF187D Gremlin ACV Armoured Command Vehicle with command turret and hull turret


Undead Legions 28mm Fantasy

Brand New Skeletons

Following up on our open hand Skeletons, Undead Weapon and Shield Sets, Skeleton Crossbows...

VNT60 Skeleton Knights (5 Miniatures)

VNT60-01 Skeleton Knight armoured with Poleaxe

VNT60-02 Skeleton Knight armoured with Mace and Shield

VNT60-03 Skeleton Knight armoured with Sword and Shield

VNT60-04 Skeleton Knight armoured with two handed Sword

VNT60-05 Skeleton Knight armoured with twin Axes

 

VNT61 The Rising Dead (5 Miniatures)

VNT61-01 A Hand Emerges

VNT61-02 Pushing from the Soil

VNT61-03 Rising from the Grave

VNT61-04 Risen Skeleton with Gravestone

VNT61-05 Skeleton carrying Gravestone


VNT65 Throne of the Dead (3 Miniatures)

VNT65-01 Skeletal Lord on Throne

VNT65-02 Skeleton Throne Guard

VNT65-03 Skeleton Throne Guard II


VTM04 Skeleton Host Multitude – A mass of miniatures!

(VNT40,50,51,57-65 with 10% off the bundle)



Bradley Miniatures 15mm Range

Three new codes upscaled from the 6mm range now added by Bradley.

BR1509A Carver Scout Car 

BR1509B Carver Scout Stug

BR1510 Gotha Heavy Hovercraft


Bradley Miniatures 6mm Range

As the range approaches fifty codes the Gotha gives you a blower of mighty aspect.

BR044 Gotha Heavy Hovercraft (2)



Furioso 16th Century Renaissance 15mm Range


There are more Furioso releases coming in 2025 but we begin here with men of faith.  Monks on foot for your table.

MR174 Franciscan Monk Standing

MR175 Franciscan Monk Walking

MR176 Franciscan Monk Praying

MR177 Franciscan Monk Cross

MR178 Franciscan Monk kneeling

MR179 Franciscan Monk Marching 



World of Valon – Undead of the Dark Czar

The Elves in the Witchlands fear the Undead...now that fear grows...

Skeleton Riders upon Skeletal Horses for Flintloque and Slaughterloo

55524 Skeletov Cossacks (5)

55524U Skeletov Cossacks (10)

Available in our Battlefield Bits Range this new two part metal bone horse will fit most riders.

55524H Skeletal Horse (1)



Erin Celtic Mythology

New Fomorian Warriors have come to Erin the first since 1993!

CM33-01 Fomorian Warrior axe raised

CM33-02 Fomorian Warrior axe and shield

CM33-03 Fomorian Warrior two handed axe


There you go...so much new and awesome. 

Thank you for your continued valued custom and enjoy one of the biggest events of the year!

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