Wizards has posted a new warband construction article, Against the Giants Champion’s Notebook, tasking four players to come up with warband based on the Against the Giants D&D Miniatures expansion.

From their website:

This installment of Champion’s Notebook is an Against the Giants test. Our four warriors each selected a different faction and built a 200-point warband around it. The sweet part — at least 100 points must be from the nearly-released Against the Giants expansion. Read on and be illuminated.

Troll Forged Miniatures have updated their workbench page with photos of a new Cthulhu type monster as well as two other fantasy miniature projects.

Two Hour Wargames have announced the release of their Warrior Heroes hybrid skirmish/RPG rules.

From their website:
Warrior Heroes is a hybrid, not a miniatures wargame or a role-playing game (RPG) but both. Warrior Heroes combines the best of wargaming miniatures with the personal touch of role-playing. The combat system is best described as intense yet simple in mechanics. Combat takes center stage, as when you enter combat there’s no guarantee that you’ll survive. That’s what makes it intense.

Added to this is a simple-to-use campaign and battle-generator system that can give you the who, what, and why of your adventures. Within minutes the mechanics can generate a complete adventure, down to the motivation and actions of the enemy forces. All without a game master, because in Warrior Heroes everyone plays, not just watches.

The Hell Dorado website has been updated with photos of a studio painted example of the La Pleureuse miniature as well as the stat card for the figure.

Wizards has posted the final versions of the updated Unhallowed stat cards for the D&D Miniatures game. These cards are now legal for tournament play.

Reaper Miniatures have updated their Previews page with photos of new upcoming figures including Toolbots, Dhaval Icefist and a Sasquatch.

Wizards has posted a gallery of photos of miniatures from the Against the Giants expansion for the D&D Miniatures game as well as previewing the Death Titan and Cockatrice, with stat cards, in their July and beyond preview article.

Upper Deck have posted a new World of Warcraft miniatures preview; Azarak Wolfsblood.

From their website:

Stay down and keep a low profile. The Survival Hunter is one of the most feared beasts in all of Azeroth, stalking its prey with skills adapted to holding their own in a one-on-one fight. The Horde’s Azarak Wolfsblood is tip-toeing around the enemy minis, picking them off in the way only a Hunter can. Azarak is well known in the World of Warcraft TCG for surviving by the skin of his teeth to fight time and again, and his miniature is no different.

Black Orc Games have released two new Mini Sculpt figures.

From their announcement:

We are happy to announce that Mini-Sculpt continues to grow. The response to this program has been amazing. Today we are pleased to announce the release of 1 more fig of the Zombie line from Darren Greenaway and Xothua the Vampire princess from Xennos.

We have now 12 figs available from the MiniSculpt line, release over the last 3 months and the next 3 months look very promissing.

Troll Forged Miniatures have added a new Spiked Devil to their online store as part of their Demons and Devils range.

The profile cards for the third wave of Alkemy releases are now available to download in PDF format.

Sally White from Hasslefree Miniatures writes:

Its that time again folks. Long-standing regular HF customers will know that HF run two ‘bonus’ times each year. One in July to celebrate mine and Megs birthdays and one at the beginning of December.

Usually our summer sale runs mid-July until the end of July but this year we have brought it forward for two reasons:

1: So that it doesn’t clash with the children’s summer holidays.
2: The production schedule is all over the place due to my illness and this will give me a bit of breathing space to try and get it back on schedule.

This means this year it will run from Tuesday 1st July until Monday 21st July.

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Fantization have posted two new greens of figures from their upcoming Rusted Heroes fantasy skirmish game.

From their announcement:

Rusted Heroes has two new greens now up. A new Knight of the Rose and a Dragon Knight, both by Tom Mason. We will have a total of eight new greens including these two, which are going off to the mould maker/ casters in the next week. Look for the pre-launch of the Rusted Heroes Miniature line and beta starter rules to go on pre-order exclusively through Fantization Miniatures sometime in July once the final sculpts are completed.

RHM1003 - “Sir Treskielion” - Knight of the Rose w/ 1H Flail and Shield
RHM2004 - “Sir Lessen” - Dragon Knight w/ 2H Great Dragon Axe

Upper Deck have posted a new World of Warcraft CMG gameplay preview looking at the character cards that ship with each miniature in the game.

Rackham have posted several new previews of upcoming miniatures for Confrontation.

The Red Lioness

Swordsmen
Swordsmen are the blade that the Barhans thrust into their enemy´s side…Or against which enemy troops break like waves. Their two handed sword gives them rare striking power. But still it is nothing compared to their master strike.

Supported by a bard whose spell guarantees they will not fail a roll, they also have access to a war staff. The musician makes them harder to touch and the standard bearer reinforces their determination in combat. If there ought to be only one kind of elite soldiers, it ought to be the swordsmen.

Reapers of Alahan
The reapers of Alahan are young nobles who have developed a combat style on the margin of traditional techniques. Without armor or steed, they have enriched the fencing of swordsmen with the art of gun fighting, integrating pistols into their own way of fighting a war. Dauntless and impertinent, the reapers of Alahan will disobey orders and rush through enemy lines in search of some feat of arms to accomplish. Their survival is as much to do with courage as with stealth and boldness: it isn´t uncommon to see reapers serenely strolling through an enemy encampment, relying on their opponent´s stupefaction and the cheek of their move to avoid combat.

News and a rumour of a possible price increase today from Dark Sword Miniatures.

From their announcement:

We have a good deal of new greens to post up in the weeks leading to Gen Con Indy in August. We will get new greens posted up about every week leading to Gen Con Indy.

But to start the 4th of July Festivities off with a bang, I figured it would be best to kick things off with pictures of our 6th Anniversary Miniature (or Miniatures I should say) of: Miss Marike Reimer - Mistress of the Bugs - Sculpted by Mr. Tom Meier.

Yes folks, we decided to immortalize the very talented Miss Marike Reimer in pewter. And to make matters even better, there is a 54mm version and a standard 28mm version of her in different poses. So if you always wanted a Gigantic Marike in your army to stomp on your opponents, now is your chance. Both versions go together in terms of the storyline of her journey to becoming a Goddess of well…Bugs.

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Following up on the concept art posted two days ago, the Hell Dorado website now has photos of the green for the La Pleureuse daemon miniature that will be released in their next wave.

The first issue of a PDF based Word of Hashut Chaos Dwarf fanzine has been posted via the CDO Forums message board. The magazine covers all things Chaos Dwarf as it pertains to the Warhammer world including Warhammer Fantasy and BLood Bowl.

Masquerade Miniatures have released two new figures today: Mikey Lefthand and a Bat Swarm.

Thomarillion have released a new dungeon terrain piece, Monte Cristo.

A long forgotten prisoner made the best out of his situation…

Wizards has posted a new D&D Miniatures spotlight this time taking at look at the lesser know Vrock figure.

The Hell Dorado website has a new entry today detailing the concept art for the La Pleureuse miniature. She is an independent Daemon, (similar to a Mercenary?) and is set to be released with the next wave of releases for Hell Dorado.

Rebel Minis have added the Goblin Weasel Clan army to their range of forces for the Mighty Armies fantasy game.

From their announcement:

We are excited to announce another new Army for the Mighty Armies system. The Moonglade Goblin Weasel Army. This is a 15mm Army sculpted by Bob Olley. It comes with everything you need for a 40-point army, and includes bases and a copy of the basic rules.

The Goblin Weasel Clan Army has an SRP of $29.95 US. The free temp stat reference sheet is available online

These awesome Goblins are part of the Splintered Light Miniatures line, and the guys at SLM worked with us to create this special army. We will also have the Goblin Bat and Wolf Clan Armies available!

About Mighty Armies
Mighty Armies is a 15mm scale game of clashing hordes, hollow defeats and resounding victories! You will have the chance to build and paint a great force, then march against the armies of your opponents to prove who is the greater general. The rules behind Mighty Armies are very simple and you will find you are playing in no time.

The World of Warcraft website has a new miniature preview detailing Alamar Ironhoof from the Horde faction.

The Privateer Press forums have a topic that purports to have information about the upcoming Epic Hordes Warlocks. No idea if these are accurate or not.

Alternative Armies have released several new miniatures for use with their Flintloque and Slaughterloo fantasy Napoleonic systems.

From their website:

Now released for Flintloque and Slaughterloo. General Davie McBaird (large Joccian Rat), Trolka Civilian for Flintloque, The Blacke Watchit in packs and a unit plus the latest Limited Edition number 41 Hom Jones along with female fan and mail sack.

Please Note that all orders placed will get a free copy of Issue 3 of the Notables Newspaper, twenty four pages of resource for our game systems.

• General McBaird £4.00
• Trolka Civilian £6.00
• Hom Jones Mounted Hob Goblin, Female Fan & Mail Sack £5.00
• Blacke Watchit Command (3 Highland Rats) £5.00
• Blacke Watchit Highlanders (3 Highland Rats) £5.00
• Blacke Watchit 20 Highland Rat Infantry £30.00

The Hell Dorado website now has photos of a painted version of their upcoming Gilles De Rais Mercenary officer. As is usual the page also offers a glimpse at the stat card for the figure.

Wizards have updated their D&D Miniatures Master List.

From their website:

This is a simple, sortable list of all D&D miniatures currently available. It includes new sets and final versions of older creatures that have been updated (Dungeons of Dread, Desert of Desolation, and Night Below) but does not include beta versions of cards that are in the process of being updated (Unhallowed).

Wizards has posted the eighth preview of miniatures from the upcoming Against the Giants expansion for the D&D Miniatures game. This week we get a look at the Efreeti Flamestrider and the Fire Bat.

Spartan Games have announced the launch of their Uncharted Seas fantasy naval combat game.

From their announcement:

We are very pleased to be able to announce the launch of the Uncharted Seas. A brand new fantasy naval game which uses 1/600th scale resin and metal ship models along with easy to learn rules and a unique game card system.

The Spartan Games web site has details about the races, rules and game mechanics as well as images, background to the game and how we plan to expand in the coming months. You can also visit the forum, download play aids and order directly from us here at Spartan games. All of our products will be fully supported through the web site so it’s definitely worth a visit.

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