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Gamezone Miniatures have announced several new 28mm fantasy releases for July 2008. The links below lead to YouTube video previews of the miniatures.
Wizards has posted Jedi Counseling 113, their Q&A column for the Star Wars Miniatures game and RPG. This article looks at, among other things, Republic Commando Training Sergeant.
Gripping Beast have posted new greens of several Woodbine Design 28mm WWI ANZAC & Turk figures that they will soon be releasing.
Rackham have posted photos of the Lion Guard Unit and Attachment boxes.
Lion Army : Unit Box Guards
The guards of Alahan are volunteers, commoners without money, poor peasants and penniless craftsmen willing to fight for the ideals of the kingdom. All guards are given a weapon and armor by their lord. They go through a short training period in order to learn the basics of the art of combat. The primary quality of a guard is neither the strength of his arms nor the sharpness of his sword, it is his loyal heart and unfailing bravery that are his sharpest weapons.
Lion Army : Attachment Box Guards
Firmly holding their shield and fitted with solid armor, the guards of Alahan are the backbone of any Barhan offensive. Even fear has little effect on these heralds of Light and Virtue, especially when they are accompanied by a standard bearer. The guards´ attacks are devastating when motivated by the military tunes of a musician. Supported by an agent of the Chimera, fearsome warrior mages capable of locking the power of Light into the weapons of their companions, the guards become formidable enemies and a great escort for Barhan magicians.
Rackham have posted new photos of a Cog heavy weapon trooper (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) as well as a preview of the upcoming Red Blok Dotch Yaga walker (concept 1 and 2 and render).
The Dotch Yaga is a legend… Rumor has it that the construction of just one of these combat striders monopolizes Slavgorod´s production of kolossium for a month; that a single shell of its heavy mortar weighs as much as a kolossus battlesuit; that it has a Gauss cannon capable of firing 500 kilos of steel per second; that it can absorb direct fire from a battlecruiser. All these rumors are true. The Dotch Yaga is a legend because no one has ever survived a fight against the ultimate offspring of the revolutionary weapons industry. Every day, even its pilots are surprised by the endurance and the power of this machine. A new generation of officers has been specifically trained to take command of the Dotch Yagas to fully exploit their capacities; and no doubt others will need to be trained to command companies that include one of these armored fighting vehicles.
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Ganesha Games have announced that a Spanish language version of the Song of Gold and Darkness expansion is now available.
From their announcement:
The Spanish Language PDF edition of Song of Gold and Darkness (the first supplement for Song of Blades and Heroes) is available directly as emailware from Ganesha. Send $8 paypal payment and please make sure you have 5 megabytes of space in your mailbox.
The PDF is also available from Wargaming Online and soon it will be available on Wargame Downloads.
Thomarillion have added a new Wine Cellar terrain/interior accessory piece to their online store. The model is available for €8.95.
Rattlehead Games have updated their online store with new products from several ranges.
From their announcement:
We’re finally more or less caught up and things seem to be returning to normal here. One of the big tasks we had to undertake upon resuming normal operation was to finish a large catalog update we’d started prior to the recent troubles with our computer. At last, that update is in.
One big thing is that we’ve added Dark Realm Miniatures to our catalog. They produce an extensive line of 6mm sci-fi products including packs of figures, vehicles, walkers and even terrain. Have a look at the Dark Realm Miniatures section of the catalog and give them a try. We’ll be taking pre-orders for a few days first, as is our normal practice with new additions to the catalog.
Another addition is the highly-anticipated new ships from Ninja Magic. In this release are two ships, the Jun-ila Oahhano Battleship and the Hyperdyne Astronautics Guardian. In breaking with our normal method, because of the high demand and long wait for these, we have already ordered a limited number of each of these ships and expect them in late this week. These will be first come, first served, of course. But once they sell out we will be ordering more in a few days.
Warlord Games have posted photos of painted versions of their 28mm Roman Auxiliary miniatures.
From their announcement:
The title of this item says it all. Fresh from the brush of talented painter Dr Phil Hendry we have pics of our lovely new metal Auxiliaries.
These are shown with just one of 5 different shield designs by Little Big Men Studios so you can tailor the look of your force to suit your personal tastes. We\’ll have more pics of painted models for you later this week.
The Hell Dorado website has been updated with photographs of the green for Saurav-Geet.
The Infinity website has been updated with previews of the July releases:
Wargames Factory has sent along word that their Win the Field of Glory contest has entered its final stage.
From their announcement:
Before we were so “rudely” interrupted, there were just two weeks remaining in the Win the Field of Glory instant win game so we are back for our final two weeks of play.
There are many prizes still available to be won — including books from Osprey, games from Slitherine, and the Grand Prize — Miniatures for Life. Not to mention thousands of incentive prizes like free shipping and special discounts.
Our “See Yourself in Miniature” prize has already been won and we’ll be announcing the winner and what he chose in a couple days.
So visit http://www.winthefieldofglory.com for your chance to win today. Play daily. Also, there’s quite a bit of news coming this week, so stay tuned.
Wizard Universe have posted an interview with Matt Wilson and Erik Yaple, the Monsterpocalypse developer, about, naturally enough, Monsterpocalypse.
Fantasy Flight Games have posted a report of their Origins Mutant Chronicles demos games.
Fantasy Flight Games have posted a new article by Erik Lind looking at the Griffin Knights of Redemption.
From their website:
As the Griffin continue to fight on for the Empire of Akkylannie, the Redemption Riders storm onto the contested grounds of Aarklash giving the Griffin the cavalry support it needs. Being the heavy cavalry for the Griffin forces, the Knights of Redemption are fully clad in the best forged steel in all of Akkylannie and don vibrant colors of white and red. These cavalry will become instantly recognizable when galloping across the horizon towards your enemies.
Dream Pod 9 have added a Heavy Gear Datacard Maker to their site’s Downloads page.
From their website:
Just a quick update today with a cool new HG Blitz! Locked & Loaded Datacard Maker software. Special Thanks to Daniel Bond, who put together the Datacard Maker (7.3MB zip file) java software with tons of features. Located in with the Locked & Loaded Datacards of the Goodies Section.
Wizards have posted a new preview of miniatures from the upcoming Knights of the Old Republic expansion for the Star Wars Miniatures game. In this latest article we get a look at Captain Panaka and the Echani Handmaiden.
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Wyrd Miniatures have posted online galleries for their Total Testosterone IV painting contest.
From their announcement:
The time for entry submission is over and now we move forward with the viewing and voting for the Total Testosterone IV Wyrd Painting Contest. Entries have been edited, placed in their proper categories and are now up for you to view and leave comments on.
The galleries will be up a full day before opening the polls so that if there are any mistakes or discrepancies, you can let us know before the voting begins. Hopefully there are none, but if you see something that needs to be rectified or if you have a question upon, please contact a moderator or myself privately.
When 24 hours has passed, we’ll place the voting polls up and you will be able to vote for your favorite three in their respective categories. Keep in mind, in order to vote and/or comment in the galleries, you must have a user account here on Wyrd.
Upper Deck have posted a new gameplay preview, It’s Party Time!, to the World of Warcraft CMG website. This new article looks at building a party to use in the game.
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Issue 2 of the SOTR1949 webzine has been posted. In this issue:
Upper Deck have posted a preview of the upcoming Aleyah Dawnborn miniature for the World of Warcraft CMG.
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Artizan Designs have expanded the WWII Painting & Camo Guides section of their site.
From their website:
Made by Mick Farnworth, we’ve added some colour swatches for British Denison & Para’s and then a whole new section. These are the Colour Guides, which contain information on paint colours for all the different uniforms. Expect some more soon for North Africa, including Afrika Corps, 7th Army, Goumiers, French & Italians.
The Okko contest is now over. Thanks to everyone for their entries and thanks to Asmodée USA for providing the prizes.
The winners are:
The winners will be emailed today.
Update: Details have been sent to Asmodée USA who will be contacting the winners.
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Osprey Publishing have announced several new releases for July 2008.
Paintedfigs.com is going to paint an entire Marine Chapter.
From their announcement:
This July to mark our three year anniversary, we are going to paint an entire space marine chapter for free.
We are calling this the Grand Project since we’ll be doing a grand’s worth of figures. Look to Dakka Dakka for updates and competitions we’ll be hosting with John Regal’s (Yakface) blessings.
Once they’re done they’ll head off to the US to a major convention (GenCon, Adepticon, or Origins, we’re still deciding) for display. What happens to them after that depends on whether or not sponsors emerge for the purchasing costs of the minis - we won’t want them back.
Matt from Hydra Miniatures has posted an update on his blog regarding the status of their War Rocket pulp sci-fi space combat game.
From their website:
We receive weekly e-mail from gamers wondering about the status of War Rocket, so we’ve decided to give you all an update.
We are currently doing extensive playtesting of the rules to insure that gamers will have an exciting, satisfying set of pulp sci-fi space combat rules. The quality of the rules is very important to us so we are taking our time to make sure we “get it right.”
Check out the blog post for photos and more details
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Bell of Lost Souls have posted their Warhammer 40K Macharian Crusade Campaign book.
From their announcement:
Within you will find the history of the Macharian Crusade, rules for each of the Imperial Guard Army Groups and other major combatants, new doctrines, and wargear. A large set of new Named Characters offers something to every player and modeler out there. There are also time lines, and suggestions for using other codices in your games.
We have included a full color hobby section, a full campaign, a dozen Apocalypse formations, and several new units and Army Lists such as the Rogue Traders.
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Empress Miniatures have announced US and German distributors for their 28mm Zulu Wars figures.
From their website:
We are proud to let you know that we now have distributors in the U.S. and Germany. Age of Glory are our American distributor and Miniaturicum will be representing us in Germany.
Age of Glory will have stock available for Historicon and Miniaturicum will be attending Crisis this year.
More details can be found in the contacts section.
The second GW Design Philosophy podcast is ready for download from the GW US website.
From their website:
In this second episode, Studio veteran Jervis Johnson and Warhammer 40,000 rules designers Mat Ward and Jeremy Vetock talk about what they wanted to achive in the backgournd section of the new edition of the warhammer 40,000 rulebook.
Direct link for those who don’t have the US site set as their default.
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Episode 36 of the Meeples & Miniatures podcast is now available for download.
From their announcement:
Show 36 of Meeples & Miniatures – the podcast about Miniature Wargames & Strategy Boardgames – is now available to download.
In this episode, I continue my series about getting started in Miniature Wargaming, by looking at hybrid games – games that use Miniatures but which may not be considered to be fully fledged wargames.
My review this time is of the Skirmish Wargame Patrol: WWII, from Pacific Sky Games. This is a game which allows you to recreate the day-to-day activities of a World War II Infantry squad in a campaign setting. All this, plus the usual discussion of news items, games, rules and miniatures – plus some listener feedback.