Mega Minis have sent along news of a change in their website as well as information about new catalogues and order pages.

From their announcement:

As of August 30th we are now forwarding all customers at either DiscountHobby.com or MegaMinis.com into our ebay store. There you will find 658 products both packs and single figure parts for the Mega Minatures range.

Our latest free downloadable PDF catalog for Animals is newly posted containing 68 Animal and Swarm singles with images of everything. All packs previously priced at $9.99 are now $7.50 through our ebay store only. You will also find a couple animals both Ram and Mutt that are not sold in packs. More exclusive animals and new products to be added to the store in the fall/winter.

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ZUZZY Miniatures have announced two new sizes of gaming mats as well as a sneak peek of a new style of mat.

From their announcement:

We have posted a sneak peek of their upcoming Highlands Terra-Flex gaming mat. It is expected to be ready for release by the end of the year.

Also, our current stock of Scourged Forest and Sulfur Fields Terra-Flex mats are now available in 2′ x 4′ (61cm x 122cm) and 3′ x 3′ (92cm x 92cm) sizes. ZUZZY Terra-Flex mats are paintable and flexible latex rubber gaming mats with an ultra-realistic sculpted surface. Terra-Flex gaming mats are available now through the ZUZZY Miniatures website at www.zuzzy.com.

Thomarillion have released a new 28mm scale fantasy terrain piece, the Dwarf-Statue (with shield). The piece is approximately 9cm in height is cast from ceramic and is available for € 9,95.

C in C has posted three new specials for September on their 6mm scale miniatures.

Axis & Allies Tank Set
5 groups of ten (10) tanks each for the 5 countries represented in the Axis & Allies game.
Original Price: $70.17
Sale Price: $35.00

SS-1 - Ten T-72 in a box
Ten (10) T-72 tanks in a single box
Original Price: $16.67
Sale Price: $10.00

SS-2 Ten T-62A Tanks
Ten (10) T-62A tanks in a box
Original Price: $16.67
Sale Price: $10.00

Games Workshop UK has, it appears, the entire set of Apocalypse releases now available on their Advance Orders page.

• Apocalypse Gamers Edition
• Apocalypse Templates Set
• Apocalypse Vortex Grenade Template
• Big Gun Dice
• Moonscape Scenery
• Warhammer 40,000 Basing Kit
• Imperial City
• Eldar Aspect Warrior Assault Wave
• Eldar Windrider Host
• Eldar Spirit Host
• Eldar Cloudstrike Force
• Dark Eldar Splinter Raid Force

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Privateer Press have posted a preview of the Trollkin Thumper Crew that is part of the Hordes: Evolution expansion. There is a larger image available in the Hordes gallery.

The boxed set will retail for $29.99 US.

As a teaser for the release of the Secrets of the Third Reich alpha rules this weekend, the SotR development team have posted a PDF version of the Sniper scenario for your reading and gaming pleasure.

Darkson Designs have posted their September AE-WWII releases on their website. All of these are now available from their online store.

• American “Buffalo” Power Armor
• American Robot Troopers
• German Emaciated Troopers

Crocodile Games have posted the results of their Gen Con Indy painting contest. They have a small gallery of the winning entries for your viewing pleasure.

Darkson Designs have posted a PDF of the campaign game that they ran at Gen Con Indy 2007 to their Downloads page. They have also updated their Release Schedule with some new goodies for October.

Alley Cat Games in Dublin Ohio is now officially open for business.

From their announcement:

Alley Cat Games & Comics is a family-friendly retail shop specializing in miniatures, role-playing, card, and boardgames as well as comic books, graphic novels and more.

DC Comics-exclusive writer, and central Ohio resident, Sean McKeever will make a personal appearance on opening day from noon until 2pm, as well as several other local artists. There will also be musical performances by Stratos.

Alley Cat was created out of need in the northwest part of town for a local gaming store for the rapidly growing Dublin and Powell. Alley Cat seeks to be a community hub, where friends can gather and game, or talk about their favorite comic books; a place where parents feel safe allowing their children to come and play games.

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There is a new company, Kingmaker Miniatures, that have recently opened up a new website to showcase their range of 28mm scale figures from the Hussite Wars.

From their website:

Kingmaker Miniatures are a new figure company established by Stephan Hales (LittleBigManStudios) and Julian Blakeney-Edwards (Chiltern Miniatures and Valiant Miniatures).

Their first offering is a comprehensive range of 28mm figures covering the Hussite Wars. This fascinating period witnessed a revolution in Medieval battlefield tactics with the introduction of the war wagon and a huge increase in firearms. It pitted the predominantly peasant Hussite armies against Catholic Church forces consisting knights and men at arms.

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Rackham have updated their Confrontation: Age of the Ragnarok army profiles page with two new armies:

• Army of the Minotaur (Kelt Sessairs)
• Army of the Hydra (Dwarves of Mid-Nor)

The next two armies (Daïkinee elves and Devourers) should be added on the 12th of September.

Just because you couldn’t make it to Gen Con isn’t any reason why you can’t get some swag from the event. We went through the contents of the goodie bag we brought back from Gen Con Indy 2007 and have assembled two packages of loot that can be yours if you know the answer to our skill-testing question.

The contest runs until August 31st, 2007. One entry per person please.

Today is the last day to enter.

Update: The contest is now over. Thanks to everyone who entered. I’ll be drawing a winner tomorrow after to football game and posting the winners here on TGN.

Artizan Designs have announced the release of five new packs of German miniatures.

From their website:

There’s 5 new packs of Germans now available. We’ve got 4 packs of German Infantry:

• German Infantry Riflemen I.(4)
• German Infantry with PPSh41 (4)
• German Infantry with SMG. (4)
• German Infantry with MG42. (4)

and a pack of Feldpolizei.

Philippe De Braekeleer’s unofficial Anima Tactics blog has concept art and a work in progress shot of the upcoming Kairos miniature.

Timecast Models have announced the last day in which they will be able to ship prepainted terrain orders in time for Christmas.

From their website:

Our order book is pretty full at the moment and our work schedule for painted and based orders is fully booked up until mid-November. The last date we can accept any orders for painted or based models, with delivery in time for Christmas 2007, is 15th September 2007. We will be unable to accept orders for painted models, for delivery by Christmas, after this date.

Orders for unpainted models will despatched as usual.

Forge World have announced that they will be selling copies of Tactica Aeronautica, the Aeronautica Imperialis expansion, will be on sale at Games Day UK on September 23rd at the Birmingham NEC. You can see a photo of the cover on their website.

From their announcement:

The first thing we can announce is that we should have a new Aeronautica Imperialis book available for sale at Games Day 07. Entitled Tactica Aeronautica it is a 128 page colour hardback that expands the game and features extra aircraft, scenarios, rules and lots of hobby material as well as a brand new campaign narrative to enjoy and a variant campaign system for you to play. You can find your first sneak preview of the cover here, and more detail on the book will be coming soon.

Ioannis Mavromichalis from Wargames-etc. has sent along a link to an after action report of a Seven Years War demo game they held.

From their announcement:

An after-game battle report from a recent SYW demo game held in Madrid, Spain, using the “Standing Like a War”, Version 2 rules developed by the same group. It includes 20 photos and a brief narrative.

The flow of new hell Dorado concept art continues with a gallery of art for the Large Daemon of Anger. The name has been badly translated by your helpful editor so don’t blame Asmodee if it sounds weird. :-) This miniature is also expected to ship to stores on September 28th.

ICv2 have posted three interviews with Steve Morgan, Vice President of Trade and Direct Sales of Games Workshop U.S.

Interview with Steve Morgan, Part 1
Games Workshop’s New Direction with Independent Retailers
In Part 1 of this three part interview, we talk about that new direction and how Games Workshop is serving retailers now.

Interview with Steve Morgan, Part 2
GW’s Retail Chain and the Trade
In Part 2, we talk about how Games Workshop handles the conflicts between being a chain and e-commerce retailer of its own products and selling them through independent retailers as well.

Interview with Steve Morgan, Part 3
Distributors, Core Stock, and New Products
In Part 3, we discuss the role of distributors, some final thoughts on retailer relations, and a brief discussion of the Games Workshop product line for the next few months.

Mongrel Miniatures have released two new packs of Syrian Commandos in their Lebanon 1982 range. Each pack has eight figures and sells for £8.

Osprey Publishing have released a new WWII title, Operation Barbarossa 1941 (3).

From their website:

The final volume in the Barbarossa trilogy, this title complete the account of the strategic intricacies of the German campaign against Russia.

Rackham have posted new preview photos of some of the miniatures for the upcoming Karman range for AT-43.

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From their announcement:

In about two months, the AT-43 range will welcome the last army announced in the Rulebook: the Karmans. While we are all awaiting the first miniatures and the Army book, Cry Havoc Online offers, as a preview, an extract from the history of this species.

“At the origin of everything, before which the Karmans believe nothing can be envisaged, is the creation of their species: the Elevation, the time their creators granted them a state of consciousness. The Karmans know they are born from the will of another species, the Therians. Before that nothing else existed other than the Karmic causes that led to their creation. The Elevation took place in BT-100 056. The forerunner species of the Karmans, the gorilla beringei beringei of Sol III, had disappeared many thousands of years before, but its genetic code had been saved in the EMI grid.”

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Amarillo Design Bureau have announced several new upcoming miniatures releases that will ship on September 4th, 2007. All prices are in US$.

• WYN Warships (CW, DW, FF) SKU 1223, $19.95
• Neo-Tholian Destroyer and Frigate, SKU 0771, $12.95
• Base Station, SKU 0103, $9.95
• Hydran Mohawk New Heavy Cruiser (NCA) SKU 0961, $7.95
• Orion War Destroyer, DW, SKU 0818, $7.95
• Federation Operational Carrier (CVO) SKU 0299, $12.95

Wizards have posted the results of the battles from Turn 5 of the Pacific Theater of Operations of their world-wide Axis and Allies campaign.

The Hell Dorado website has two new articles. The first details an art contest being run with the Doors to Hell fansite. The contest ends September 15th. As well there is an article detailing changes in the Attraction special ability.

Warmodelling.com has added a new pack of 20mm scale WWII German snipers. The pack of two miniatures is available for £1.07.

Wizards has posted a report from Eddie Wehrenberg, Jr., the winner of the Gen Con Indy D&D Miniatures Championship, about his games at the Championships.

Rackham have sent out the first anniversary edition of their online newsletter.

Included is an illustration of an Akkyshan Elf and a concept sketch of a Scorpion laboratory.

For AT-43 fans there are photographs of studio painted Karmans (images 1, 2, 3 and 4).

The Rackham online store has been updated with more studio painted miniatures that are provided with a certificate of authenticity.

Finally, the results are in for the summer joust competition. The Confrontation illustration category was won by Guillaume Doremus, painting by David Ayral (Etienne Albin in second place) and conversion by Igor Kieryluk. The AT-43 painting category was won by Emmanuel Pontie and conversion by David Tauzia with Marc Lorieux and Maxime Ducros tied for second.