Prydian Reinforcements

In addition to the Patrol Angis Game Pack I also received some reinforcements for each of the sides - first up the Prydian stuff!

First up, Lance Command Beta to provide some HQ style models - as well as a casualty that will work as a good objective marker I think:

I also received a Desteria Demi Alpha - these heavily armoured chaps will surely terminate (ahem) their foes!

Bringing some height is a Winnower variant Duxis Battlesuit - I love the shield and spear this mini is armed with:

Finally for the Prydians I received a pack of Retained Pistoleers - these are limited to 500 minis, so are pretty cool to have in the collection.  The male Pistoleer (right) will join the Prydian forces, the female (left) will join the Yordan army:

As with the rest of the Ion Age stuff these all have a lot of character packed into a small package - definitely recommended!

Ion Age Scenery

I received a selection of 15mm scenery pieces to give us something to fight over in the Ion Age - these are all from Alternative Armies of course!

First up a selection of Geo Shelters - a couple of Habitation versions, a laboratory and a storage shelter to provide some variety and create a small camp/settlement on the tabletop:

From the Hordes of the Future range I received a pack of concrete barriers and drums to provide some defensible positions:

Finally back to the Ion Age range for a crashed Skylark Patrol Flyer - which will make a superb objective piece as well as a large obstacle/cover piece:

These will really help bring the table to life for games of Patrol Angis!

Horde of Buildings 15mm 'Human' Buildings

Another Christmas acquisition - the 15mm Horde of Buildings 'Human' building set.  Now, as longer-term readers of the blog will know, my United Nations of Orcs and Related Peoples are not the typical greenskin - they are the ones living in houses, cottages, towns and cities rather than the ramshackle huts of crude forts that most settings lumber the poor Orcs and Goblins with.  So, whilst Alternative Armies markets them (quite sensibly) as Human Buildings, for me they are perfect for UNORP!

I was lucky enough to receive the full set of five buildings - which are available singly or as a pack with a saving attached.

So, before I run through the different buildings, my first impressions: very clean casts, lots of texture on the thatch, tiles, wood and stones and only very minor air holes that required filling (in fact only one of the buildings had these - and that was right at the ground level and easily filled).  The buildings all have a nice substantial feel to them too.  They all have lots of character and charm - these aren't cookie cutter straight line boxes.

So, first up the Small Hovel - a nice thatched timbered cottage:

And a matching Large Hovel - same kind of vibe, just longer sides!

Moving onto the brick buildings now - first the Small House:

Just look at that roof - the tiles, the characterful shape!

Next - the appropriately named Tall House:

You might be able to make out the small area of white at the bottom - that was where a small number of holes needed just a touch of filler (Vallejo Plastic Putty was my choice).

Finally, the Large House:

It's a little difficult to see, but this building isn't a rectangular shape, but rather a corner.  It's really different and is a substantial piece - providing a nice centrepiece style item to the 15mm scenery collection.

I'll quite possibly pick up another Hovel or two - and I'm thinking about a second Small House to turn into a pub (if I can source a suitably sized sign of some sort!).  That should populate a nice small town to provide an objective to defend  (or attack in the case of Na Coiltte Dorcha or those pesky human barbarian tribes!).

I am very impressed with the quality of all of the buildings and can strongly recommend them to anyone looking for some 15mm fantasy scenery (of course, they could also work for some historical settings depending on if you like a slight fantastical/whimsical feel).

Patrol Angis - Game Pack

Mrs ADHS treated me to the Patrol Angis Game Pack (think of it as a starter set) from Alternative Armies.  This pack is awesome - I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in!

By way of background, many moons ago my Grandma bought me some miniatures from a local shop that specialises in scale model kits.  She knew I was into wargames so took a punt - many years later I learnt that they were 28mm Ion Age miniatures!  It's kind of fun to return to this setting properly now I know a bit more about what I'm doing!

Of course, the pack includes the Patrol Angis rulebook to get started:

The pack also includes two forces - yep, full forces ready to duke it out in 15mm!

The one side 'Prydian Army' consists of two Retained Posts (think squads), the characters Balthazar and Jerome and a special Knight Errant with Pistol that is unique to this pack!  I need to sort through and get my head around what's what - but this is the Prydian half:

Of course being 15mm it's not easy to see from a bare metal picture what kind of detail these chaps hold - but please be assured that they have a good amount of detail, and the poses have a nice amount of variety too!  There's a sprinkling of different weapon types alongside the standard rifles.

For the other half of the pack it is the League of Yordan.  Starting off with a Retained Post:

This Post is all-female and look rather bad-ass - just check out the one on the top row with a rocket launcher! 

Also for the Yordan side, a weapon platform with crew:

And finishing off the Yordan force are three Battlesuits - each with a different gun:

I really like the Battlesuits!!

The pack also included enough bases for both forces too, which is a nice touch.

I'm really pleased to have added some 15mm Sci-Fi to the collection and there'll be more from the Ion Age soon...

Tokens/Objectives for Frostgrave

I'd had the Firedragon Games Treasure Token set for ages - but finally got round to finishing it recently!

The pack includes a range of useful Treasure tokens for Frostgrave - but I think they'll also see use in other games such as Mordheim.

They are cast in metal, which I personally prefer for miniatures - and were pretty quick and painless to paint up.  Most are single piece too.

First up, a couple of versatile piles of coins:

Next - a pair of treasure chests.  These had separate lids - one contains coins and the other bones.  For maximum versatility I glued both lids down though:

Finally from this set are three tokens with assorted books, scrolls (and more gold cause adventurers love the shiny stuff!) - these come on flagstone effect bases which is a nice touch:

One of the books is a particularly grim grimoire with a human face leather cover!

A while ago when placing an order with Alternative Armies I received a free Failed Apprentice as that month's offer - well I figured this would make a fun, albeit grisly, objective for Frostgrave (and Mordheim no doubt!):

I added a bit of gore to go with the organs and limbs!  Perhaps the Apprentice had a rare magickal text with him that the rival wizards want to get their hands on?  This is a single metal piece casting with a built in puddle style base, so minimal faff to get ready for painting.

Alternative Armies - 15mm Bastion Walls

I've finished painting up the 15mm Bastion Walls from Alternative Armies' Horde of Buildings range.  As with the wooden stakes, the pack included 12 sections - I painted these all the same this time:

But to mix it up a little, I added tufts to half of them along the base of the wall:

I went for a deliberately simple and quite non-specific colour scheme on these - they'll primary find use in 15mm games of Dragon Rampant, but I think they'll work for Sengoku Monster Hunter too (there's drystone walls in Japan after all!).

Alternative Armies - 15mm Wooden Stakes

You might remember me posting about some scenery purchases from Alternative Armies - well I've painted up the Wooden Stakes set ready for some 15mm wargaming!

As there were 12 pieces I did six each in a couple of different shades of brown to mix it up a little:

As you can see, I added grass tufts to some of each shade to further vary things.  I'm really happy with these - they are great value and provide a versatile set-up for our games of 15mm Dragon Rampant and Sengoku Monster Hunter.  To give you a better idea - I took some pics with a couple of 15mm miniatures I had to hand:

I'm really happy with how these turned out with just a simple paint job.  They are sure to see a lot of use in our gaming at this scale!

Alternative Armies - 15mm Scenery

I've got a big Sengoku Monster Hunter project brewing from Alternative Armies, and when I placed a recent order I spotted their 15mm scenery range.  I opted for a couple of sets of resin walls this time round - and I'm very happy!  These will work especially well for our Dragon Rampant 15mm games, but will also have use in Sengoku Monster Hunter no doubt.

I got the Wooden Stakes set - 12 pieces, for a total of 480mm.  The picture shows both sides of the piece:

I also ordered the Bastion Walls set - again 12 pieces, for a total of 480mm:

I'm really happy with both these sets - they also do a stone wall, wooden palisades and hastily constructed barriers comprised of townsfolks' possessions.  The price point for the amount of table coverage is more than reasonable too.

I've certainly got my eye on some of their Human buildings from the same range to use in our games of Dragon Rampant to represent a UNORP town (what with my Orcs and the like being more civilised than usual!).

I can definitely recommend Alternative Armies - they have a huge number of ranges, with all sorts of uses (either their own rulesets or otherwise) and the service is always top notch!