Fantasy 28mm Coatl Winged Serpent released!

The classic 28mm high fantasy range by industry legend sculptors is now almost entirely re-molded and re-released.  Today we bring to you a monster from the Various Nasty Things (VNT) series sculpted in 1991 by Steve Trickett.  The Coatl Winged Serpent is great for many systems and settings.  Go HERE or read on for more now that it is back in the world.

“In the mists of the mountains and above the steaming jungles of the mighty mystery spun continent soars the winged serpent.  Revered as a god by the tribes below the serpent, known as a Coatl, is a majestic monster which dominates its domain.  Its intellect is greater than that of a wise mage and it is rumoured to have magical abilities as well as eyes which can captivate its chosen prey.  Feathered wings and a scaled body with a bright plumage the Coatl is a serpentine menace to any stepped ziggurat dwelling folk who might be unlucky enough to be visited by their god.” 

VNT27 Coatl Winged Serpent

This code contains one kit form 28mm scale white metal monster composed of four pieces which are easy to assemble.  This miniature is not supplied with a base and is supplied unpainted. Select your choice from the drop down product menu.  Choose from a pack or three packs with a 10% saving applied.  Assembly is required with some white metal miniatures. Go HERE. Poses in this code are as follows:

VNT27-01: The Coatl. One four part winged monster which is approx 90mm tall when assembled.

We have a huge range of excellent 28mm high fantasy miniatures.  Not to mention the Crystal Elves but also the Dwarves, the Orcs and Goblins the Adventurers and the Undead Legions as well as our other Monsters and Creatures such as the Tree Demon shown here.  Have a browse and remember to check out our Weekly Deals page where a 28mm fantasy code is discounted by 20% for a week.

We will be continuing the releases with another classic range later this season and also with new packs which will see Alternative Armies adding to the fantasy ranges with new awesome 28mm monsters and miniatures.  But more on that later....

Thanks for reading,

GBS

Visthowla Legion incoming for Flintloque!

Alternative Armies will be releasing the fantastic brand new white metal codes for the mighty Visthowla Legion on the 14th of July 2017.  Big Werewolves in the service of the Ferach Empire. Sculpted by Sam Croes. Until then we are offering you the chance to pre-order them for your games of Flintloque and Slaughterloo at 15% off release price on all options and packs (including pro-painted) on our website.  Go HERE for the skirmish pack and the unit box or read on for more.

Often the mere mention of the name of the Visthowla Legion makes enemies flee from battle, these are the crack Infantry of the Werewolves. Visthowla towering over their comrades armed with the best weapons and led by the best Officers. There are several legions each serving where most needed, some with the Grande Armee du Norde with almost all of their original numbers still intact.  The structure of a Visthowla Regular legion is as follows. Three Battalions make up a Legion. Each battalion contains eight hundred troops at full muster and have ten companies one of which is Grenadier. Each company has eighty Big Werewolves which are separated into two Platoons and a headquarters element. A Section normally has six to twelve Werewolves including an Officer, a couple of Sergeants, a musician and standard bearer, the rest being Legionaries. They are armed with a Coltzen Musket, Officers a Sword. Uniform consists of blue tunic and grey trousers a red shako with gold eagle, silver fittings and black shoes. Facing colours vary but violet is the norm. Equipment and straps are white.  Find them in 5030 Slaughterloo and 5026 Death in the Snow!

We are doing something a little different in the codes for this new release of big miniatures.  We have a Skirmish Pack and a Unit Box listed separately. In the 57801 skirmish pack you can get a set of all six poses or select your choice of each of the six poses as singles.  In the unit box under 57801U  you select a full sixteen werewolf kits for a full Slaughterloo unit with an additional saving versus the skirmish pack.  We do this due to the mighty nature of these ferocious soldiers. 

57801 Visthowla Legion

This 28mm scale white metal miniatures skirmish code gives you the big werewolf soldiers of the Visthowla Legion who fight in the service of the Emperor Mordred of the Ferach Empire against the Undead of the Witchlands. These are partially modular and posable miniatures which once assembled stand around 45mm to 50mm tall and are supplied with 30mm square cartouche bases.  Every pose is supplied with one of two different bodies and one of different three heads.  There is an officer with sword and pistol (1), a musician with drum and drum stick (2), standard bearer with pole and Coltzen Musket (3), sergeant pointing with Coltzen Musket, trooper marching with Coltzen Musket (5) and trooper cradling Coltzen Musket (6).  Our image shows the poses with the same head and body option.  Note that if you order multiples of a pose we will ensure a variety of body and heads within that.   Choose from a skirmish set of all six poses and from the numbered single poses of the six.  Supplied with Bases.  You can also select pro-painted and based.  Go HERE.

57801U Visthowla Legion

This 28mm scale white metal unit code gives you a full sixteen strong big werewolves of the Visthowla Legion for Slaughterloo unit.  As with the skirmish set this contains all six partially modular and posable miniatures (Officer, Musician, Standard, Sergeant, Trooper, Trooper) and then an equal mix of the pieces needed for ten more troopers armed with a Coltzen Musket. Supplied with resin cartouche bases.  You can also select pro-painted and based.  The unit gives you an additional saving off single and skirmish set options.  Go HERE.

Here are some scale pictures of our 57801 Visthowla Trooper cradling musket (6) with some of the characters from the 5024 Escape from the Dark Czar starter set for Flintloque.  As you can see it stands taller than an Ogre and a lot larger than an Elf or Zombie at 50mm from clawed feet to shako.

We hope you like this cracking new full set for Flintloque and Slaughterloo.  A much requested formation which replaces the original single trooper sculpted by Steve Young.  

Upon general release on the 14th of July 2017 all orders will ship worldwide and we will present more information and images along with a Uniformation article to download with statistics and more.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

59526 Elf Corpse Pile released for Flintloque and Slaughterloo

A new terrain piece for Flintloque and Slaughterloo the 28mm tabletop wargames.  Cast in one piece high quality grey tone resin the Elf Corpse Pile tells a tale of lament and loss in battle.  Two dozen dead Ferach Elf soldiers some Line some Light and some Grenadier or dismounted Cavalry heaped in their uniforms and still with their weapons perhaps in Catalucia or the frozen hell of the Witchlands. This scenic piece joins our Campaign Table, our Abandoned Beer Wagon and Provision Wagon as well as camp fire, festoons and more in our Terrain Range which you can see HERE or read on for more information.  

This is our World of Valon release for July 2017 with new miniatures to come later this month. Here are the terrain range details and we hope you like these pieces which will add interest to your gaming table for you and those players you invite to do battle with you.

59526 Elf Corpse Pile

In the baking heat of the Aegptian desert or the arid plains of Catalucia and the tundra of the Witchlands the Elves of the Ferach Empire march and make war.  They do not always win and their losses are not always dealt with in kindness.  This 28mm scale resin terrain object is a great piece for World of Valon wargaming.  Put it on your table as an objective or cover or just for interest.  It is one piece and measures about 70mm long, 35mm wide and 20mm tall.  You can purchase one or get three with a saving or get it pro-painted and ready to use.

59525 Campaign Table

It takes planning to win a campaign and while planning you must eat and drink with your fellow officers.  This 28mm scale resin terrain object is a great piece for World of Valon and historical wargaming too.  Put it on your battlefield or inside buildings or even dungeons.

59524 Abandoned Provisions Wagon

Sometimes battles go wrong and you have to leave things behind while your army flees for its collective lives.  Wagons left in fields filled with a diverse load of food, furniture, books and baskets. Looted and broken down the wagon sits ready for others to take from it what they will.

59523 Abandoned Beer Wagon

Sometimes battles go wrong and you have to leave things behind while your army flees for its collective lives.  Wagons by the roadside and in this case filled with casks of ale or fine wine or just plain gut rot.  Looted and broken down the wagon sits ready for others to take from it what they will. 

5003A Stone Walls and Campfire

The set contains a campfire with roaring logs (x1), a piece of wall with an open centre gateway (x2) and two different wall parts (x 2 of each).   

5003B Festoons and Boxes

The set contains a Wicker Basket Filled with Stones a Festoon (x4) and a small wooden box with attacked keg (x4) .

Go HERE.

We have a trio of Weekly Deals which run Monday to Sunday each week.  Each week three different offers all at 20% off normal price for a code in that range on all of its options including painted and ready for play as well as whole units if applicable.  We have a Flintloque code deal, a High Fantasy code deal and a 15mm scale code deal.  Get something for your wargaming and check them out every Monday when they change.  HERE.  We also have a Latest Releases page where all of our codes from about the last six to ten weeks of releases are sited as well as in their own pages.  If you want to see what Alternative Armies has been doing it is a great place to start.  All of our ranges, all our game systems, 28mm and 15mm.  All HERE.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Furioso Renaissance rules QRS free download

Steve Danes the author of Furioso the multiple scale renaissance period wargame has created a Quick Reference Sheet (QRS) for the game and it is our pleasure to present it here for free download.

To get the QRS and other materials for the game go to its page HERE and also our free downloads page HERE (scroll down until you see Furioso) which is hosted on our website.

If you have not heard about Furioso it serves scales from 6mm to 15mm to 28mm for any of your period miniatures.  Focused on Renaissance Warfare in the Sixteenth Century it is a simple to learn but tactically challenging set of rules. The rules allow players to fight large scale land battles with a simple to use and enjoyable gaming system.  Players will find themselves commanding or at least trying to command the armies of the period. Players will quickly realise that some of their forces have minds of their own.  The rules themselves have a very simple system at their heart. If you want to do anything you need to roll a d6, a score of five or more will achieve success, a score of four or lower means failure. Modifiers are applied but this is to the number of dice rolled to achieve success and not the score required. Success will therefore be measured by the number of successful scores achieved. At the start of a turn, players will roll one Initiative die for each unit, better quality and motivated units will receive a bonus to this score, poor quality unit’s a deduction. Units will be activated in sequence with the highest scoring unit going first followed buy lower scoring units - and units that score zero or less won’t be doing anything! This means that play will pass from unit to unit rather than one side activating all of their units and then the opposing side activating all of theirs.  Also included in the rules is a series of random events of Hazards that cover such situations as Swiss troops striking over pay, raiding cavalry stealing an armies baggage and a whole host of other misfortunes that commonly befell armies of the period. To the rear of the rules are a number of army lists for all of the major armies of the period. Also included are unit cards for all of these units which you can copy for use. 

Go HERE to our Altuos 15mm Renaissance range where the Furioso book can be had in print and as a digital download.

The Altuos 15mm Renaissance Range has over a hundred codes including Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Command from Europe and also Ottoman Turkish  from 15th to 17th century.  Excellent value and single figure purchase for any 15mm system.  Go HERE.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Classic Crypt Scorpion and new propainted now online

Now re-molded and back in production is the classic Tabletop Miniatures fantasy code 576 Crypt Scorpion on Flagstone.  Good for 15mm and 28mm scale wargame and dungeon crawl games too. You can get it in a pack of six or as a single creature on its page.  On top of that we have taken 10% off its price!  Our classic 15mm news for the month.

576 Crypt Scorpion on Flagstone

15mm Scale Miniatures.  Useful in 15mm or 28mm scale. This pack contains six identical Scorpions on integral Flag Stone bases. The miniature is white metal and is 16mm across the base. You can choose from a pack of six or a single miniature from the pack.  Ideal for 15mm or 28mm dungeon crawl, skirmishing or swarms. All miniatures are supplied unpainted and without bases.  Some Assembly may be required with miniatures.  Go HERE.

The image showing 28mm Elf and Halfling is for scale only and these are not included.  They can be found in FL13 and FL14 Adventurers packs.  Go HERE.

Alternative Armies supplies hundreds of wargamers all over the world with many thousands of pro-painted and based miniatures every year.  We now have new pro-painted items in stock on our website as well in their own pages.  We have now added 15mm scale ready for use codes to the website including HOTT Armies and single based Monsters and Creatures for fantasy wargaming. See them all HERE. We also have new added 28mm Fantasy and Ganesha Games miniatures on our pro-painted page of the website HERE.  Players of Flintloque and Slaughterloo can find now new in stock pro-painted and based for immediate play codes for those games on the Valon page HERE. Please note stock is limited due to hand painted nature and what you see in the images is the product you are purchasing. Painted and finished to a high tabletop standard here in Scotland.   Excellent value with the price including the miniature itself.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Entire Crystal Elf Empire 28mm fantasy range released!

It is with great pride and delight that Alternative Armies re-releases the entire re-mastered CE range of High Elf codes.  The Crystal Elf Empire ruled over by the Empress Morgana.  The fore runner of the Ferach Empire of the Emperor Mordred who is with this range still only a Crown Prince. Fantastic for any 28mm fantasy system and comprising more than sixty poses of infantry, cavalry, characters and sets to choose from as packs or single figures as well as two excellent saver multitudes giving you one of everything.  

See all the CE codes on their new page of our website and select your choices from within them.  Go HERE or read on for more!

To celebrate the mighty task undertaken to get the Crystal Elf Empire back into the world we have a fantastic offer open to wargamers.  Until 30th of June 2017 we will automatically put a free CE20 Crystal Elf Knight with Lance on a barded horse, worth 4.00GBP, into any and every order placed with us which contains a CE code.  Any CE code from a single miniature to a pack to more will get the free lancer included.  No limit upon the number of orders you can place to do this.  Go HERE.

The Crystal Elf Empire

“Though outnumbered by almost every other lesser race on Valon the foot soldiers of the Crystal Empire are among the finest warriors to grace any battlefield.  In shining plate and swirling cloaks and sashes of verdant colour they are veterans of centuries of conflict.  Their smaller numbers are made up for by close ranks and cruel expressions on their noble faces.  As enemies push upon the Peacock Throne from all sides the Elves are ever more reliant upon magickes and fortifications as well as their bows, spears and swords to keep in their possession the lands of their ancestors.”

“Bedecked in finery of gold and rich purples the cavalry of the Crystal Empire is a sight to behold.  Though loath to dapple the trappings of their horses with the  mud or dust that come with campaigning the knights and lancers of the Peacock Throne will charge down without mercy upon the Undead and the despised Dracci to lethal effect.  Battle Magickes crack and boom over the heads of the riders and lessen the great odds against them.  Often led from the front by nobles and one of the Crown Princes of the Empire the cavalry of the Elves is a wondrous sight indeed.”

“The Empress Morgana has sat upon the Peacock Throne in Lyonesse for longer than the span of any mortal creatures thread of life.  Despite her great age she is a lady of beguiling beauty and fierce mind.  Heralded by tribunes as she rides the Empress wields the Power Ring, an artefact of tremendous magicke, able to rain down destruction or to re-weave the fabric of reality with just a thought.  This might is granted by degree to Elvish Sorcerers and Sorceresses for battle magicke in times of war or in court.  Armies of the Crystal Empire are led by nobles or by one of the two Crown Prince brothers the younger Mordred or the elder Marlass who are both formidable generals.”

This set of CE22 painted by Jimboba 'Warchest'.  See his BLOG.

Here is a list of the codes in the current CE Crystal Elf 28mm range.  They are grouped by type as they are on the website.  Each foot miniature is priced at 2.00GBP and most mounted at 4.00GBP with the choice of single miniature purchase or packs plus saving options for greater purchases plus two multitudes which offer 10% off and give you one of everything which is superb for skimishing or collecting.  We have pictures of all the miniatures both front and back and enlarged.  Go HERE.

CE2 Crystal Tribune and Sorceress

CE3 Crystal Empress Lancer

CE14 Throne of the Empress

CE21 Crown Prince Mordred with Aide

CE4 Garde Dragoon Cavalry

CE5 Garde Dragoon Command

CE6 Garde Lancer Command

CE7 Garde Lancers

CE8 Garde Cuirassier Command

CE9 Garde Cuirassiers

CE10 Garde Infantry Command

CE11 Garde Infantry

CE15 Dismounted Crystal Dragoons

CE12 Crystal Elf Foot Knights

CE13 Empress Elite Cavalry

CE16 Crystal Empress Archers

CE17 Crystal Elf Militia

CE18 Crystal Elf Warriors

CE19 Crystal Elf Archers

CE20 Crystal Elf Knights

CE22 Elf Assassins

CE24 Crystal Elf Infantry

CE23 Wood Elf Infantry

CE1 Wood Elves 

CEM01 Crystal Elf Infantry Multitude Boxed Set – Save 10%  (54 Infantry)

CEM02 Crystal Elf Cavalry Multitude Boxed Set – Save 10%  (18 Cavalry and 2 Infantry)

Go HERE.

We want to thank all of our customers for their support and their kind words during the process to get all of our classic 28mm range from the Dwarves to the Orcs Goblins and the Undead through the Humans, Monsters and more Knights back into the world culminating with the Elves here.  With the classic range now fully re-molded and re-released we are planning new expansions starting later this summer of further pack and single codes.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

59525 Campaign Table released and a free Flintloque scenario

A new terrain piece good for any 28mm tabletop system such as Flintloque or those set in the horse and wagon or Napoleonic periods too.  Cast in one piece high quality grey tone resin the Campaign Table tells a story.  Papers or a Map spread upon it along with tankards and food as if in the midst of a plan or a meal where those in charge are planning a battle to come.  This scenic piece joins our Abandoned Beer Wagon and Provision Wagon as well as camp fire, festoons and more in our Terrain Range which you can see HERE or read on for more information.  

This is our World of Valon release for June 2017 with more to come next month. Here are the terrain range details and then keep on going to download a free Flintloque scenario which features the Pudigrochumsberg Dogmen taking on the Von Rotte Legion of the Dwarves over some mislaid plans.

59525 Campaign Table

It takes planning to win a campaign and while planning you must eat and drink with your fellow officers.  This 28mm scale resin terrain object is a great piece for World of Valon and historical wargaming too.  Put it on your battlefield or inside buildings or even dungeons.  It is one piece and measures 50mm wide, 30mm deep and 17mm tall. You can purchase one or get three with a saving or get it pro-painted and ready to use. Lots of images including scale and plain casting to see.  

59524 Abandoned Provisions Wagon

Sometimes battles go wrong and you have to leave things behind while your army flees for its collective lives.  Wagons left in fields filled with a diverse load of food, furniture, books and baskets. Looted and broken down the wagon sits ready for others to take from it what they will. This 28mm scale resin terrain object is a great piece for World of Valon and historical wargaming too. Place it on your battlefield! It is one piece and measures 70mm long, 50mm wide and 35mm tall.  You can purchase one or get three with a saving or get it pro-painted and ready to use. Lots of images including scale and plain casting to see.  

59523 Abandoned Beer Wagon

Sometimes battles go wrong and you have to leave things behind while your army flees for its collective lives.  Wagons by the roadside and in this case filled with casks of ale or fine wine or just plain gut rot.  Looted and broken down the wagon sits ready for others to take from it what they will.  This 28mm scale resin terrain object is a great piece for World of Valon and historical wargaming too. Place it on your battlefield! It is one piece and measures 70mm long, 50mm wide and 35mm tall.  You get purchase one or three with a saving or get it pro-painted and ready to use. Lots of images including scale and plain casting to see.  

5003A Stone Walls and Campfire

The set contains a campfire with roaring logs (x1), a piece of wall with an open centre gateway (x2) and two different wall parts (x 2 of each).   You have the choice of purchasing single pieces or a pack or a mega set of walls. 

5003B Festoons and Boxes

The set contains a Wicker Basket Filled with Stones a Festoon (x4) and a small wooden box with attacked keg (x4) . Place these on your battlefield to create action and interest. You have the choice of purchasing single pieces or a pack or a mega set of each.

Go HERE for the Terrain Range.

A Free Flintloque Scenario – All Round the Table!

We have a scenario for you which is a race to recover papers which have been left behind by an unfortunate Pudigrochumsberg General before the cavalry of the Von Rotte Legion capture them and put the whole campaign at risk!  It is a full scenario of two pages with pictures from play testing and is a lot of fun.  You can download it by clicking HERE from our dropbox.

We have a trio of Weekly Deals which run Monday to Sunday each week.  Each week three different offers all at 20% off normal price for a code within the range on all of its options including painted and ready for play as well as whole units if applicable.  We have a Flintloque code deal, a High Fantasy code deal and a 15mm scale code deal.  Get something for your wargaming and check them out every Monday when they change.  HERE.  We also have a Latest Releases page where all of our codes from about the last six to ten weeks of releases are sited as well as in their own pages.  If you want to see what Alternative Armies has been doing it is a great place to start.  All of our ranges, all our game systems, 28mm and 15mm.  All HERE.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS