Empress Miniatures have posted details of some new miniatures and articles soon to be available.

From their website:

Our Zulus with cowtail adornments have arrived back form the casters so you can expect those to appear in the shop this week. We will also be putting up the first of our accessories packs - six brand new British soldier heads which can be used to convert your figures for more variety or perhaps could even become the basis for you own creations?

Also in the pipeline is the first in a series of articles detailing the shields and uniforms of the various Zulu regiments. These articles are designed to help you accurately paint your Zulus and in some cases we will be detailing at which engagements they fought.

Musketeer Miniatures have announced that they will have limited stock of the British Infantry for their Irish War of Independence range at the Partizan show this weekend.

Baccus have posted photos of the greens for new 6mm colonial Sudan figures.

From their website:

First up, here’s a couple of pictures of the masters of the Camel Corps from the colonial Sudan range. And for those who like to see these things, here’s a close-up next to a penny so you can judge the actual size of the models and the quality of these sculpts.

The Naval Brigade, the Highlanders and other choice goodies will soon be done and I hope to have these out sometime in September.

There is also word of a new “mix and match” artillery order page and news of a delay in the production of Polemos Napoleonic 2nd edition rules.

Wargames Factory has posted photos of several new examples of their 28mm plastic British Colonial miniatures.

From their announcement:

Wargames Factory have some “freshly painted” hard plastic multi-part Zulu War British figures on their site today. Painted by Sean Deitrick.

This is from the upcoming (September release) 20 figure set for $14.95 SRP.

Wargames Factory have posted photos of painted samples of their 28mm plastic British colonial figures.

RAFM have announced that their 25mm Riel Rebellion range of miniatures are now available at a discount.

North Head Miniatures have two 1:3000 scale Pre-Dreadnoughts available for sale.

From their announcement:

Dave has been tinkering around with his first love, 1/3000th preDreds. We have no idea if we will ever launch a full range or not as we are unsure if there is a market for what we can do out there.

We have two ships available on special offer. The first is an Italian Roma and the other the Russian Potemkin. If you preorder them we will ship on Sept 1. price is $6.00 US a ship and $3.00 US postage.

Empress Miniatures have announced that their 28mm Zulu miniatures are now in stock and ready to order.

From their website:

You can find our new Zulu warriors in the shop now. They include both married and unmarried Zulus with a variety of weapons (asagai, throwing spears and knobkerries etc.). At last someone to pitch against our plucky British infantry.

Empress Miniatures have posted photos of their new 28mm Zulu miniatures on their Workbench page.

From their website:

The first packs will be 8 married and 8 unmarried warriors. The majority are open handed so that they can carry various weapons and shields which will be included in every pack. Shields used were of both the older large size as well as the more modern fighting shields. Firearms were very common due to a pre war policy of trading for muskets. These trade muskets were predominantly of the flintlock and percussion variety. Martini Henry’s were very rare and theories suggesting that the units at Rorke’s Drift carried them after looting the British bodies at Isandlwana are illogical as the units had missed the action. As the war progressed and more defeats were inflicted upon Lord Chelmsford army the Martini Henry became more available.

Castaway Arts have announced the release of two new ranges as well as several new miniatures.

From their announcement:

Our two newest ranges are now added to our site catalogue. These are Italian Colonial troops, including line infantry, Ascari, Bersaglieri, Cacciatori and lancers.

The second new range are Chinese, Imperial Army troops of the Boxer era. These are infantry in traditional uniforms, “Westernised” troops, and “Tenacious Army”. Both new ranges include command figures.

Finally, there are two new command figures in our Indian Army range, a Bengal lancer officer and bugler.

Baccus have updated their website with photos of some of their new 6mm Mahdist miniatures as well as news of their next set of releases.

From their website:

‘But where is the Khartoum relief column?’, I hear you cry. Work is advanced on the British forces sent to help General Gordon. For those of you waiting for the Camel Corps to hove into sight, it’s not too far away.

Moving to other works in progress, the Sassanid Persians are progressing steadily and I’ll post some pictures of the masters in the next update. The layout work on Polemos Napoleonics is also making good progress and I hope to have news on the release date within the next 2-3 weeks.

I’m afraid there is bad news for those of you awaiting the next Baccus Podcast. I’d just finished recording it when my PC caught a nasty bug and lost a lot of data files. Unfortunately only one section had been backed up at this stage which means I have to record it all again. I’ll get it done as soon as I can, but not promises on this yet.

Wargames Factory have announced a series of discounts and freebies to customers that pre-ordered their 28mm plastic Roman and Celt boxed sets.

From their website:

Yesterday we updated everyone on the new release dates for our first two boxes (Romans and Celts) along with the brand new set of miniatures (British Line Infantry for the Zulu War) that will launch next month with them.

We promised to follow up to tell you how we hoped to make up for our delays to those who made a pre-order commitment. The email to pre-order customers has just gone out — so now we can post this:

First, everyone who pre-ordered the Romans and Celts will be receiving a free box of the British Zulu War figures!

Second, if you have pre-ordered both the Romans AND the Celts (as most of you have) - the Romans will be shipping first, so we will take care of all additional shipping charges for the Celts.

Third, I had mentioned previously that the first 2500 boxes of Celt Cavalry would be discounted by 20% — and we will be doing that when the box is released in late September.

Check out their website for full details and more specifics on their plans.

Wargames Factory have announced a departure for the company with photos and details of 28mm plastic British Zulu War miniatures. They have also posted a revised release schedule for their Roman and Celt boxed sets.

From their website:

First, I want to start off by apologizing for the lack of updates…we’re about to change that starting today. I’m also committing to spending more time responding to feedback left on the website to stay in touch and keep everyone up to date on all releases going forward.

As you may have noticed, we’ve had some challenges that I’m happy to say are now far, far behind us and we’re moving ahead at a rapid pace.

Given that, a picture says a thousand words so without further ado, introducing the world’s first (?) hard plastic multi-part Colonial era miniatures! British Line Infantry from the Zulu War.

These are photos of several of the test sprues laid out with a close up of the the sprue showing the detail.

Check out their website for more details and more pictures of the sprues.

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.

Obelisk Miniatures have posted photos of 28mm miniatures of Chinese gangsters and civilians from the period between 1895 and 1910.

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From their announcement:

Just a preview of what will go to moldmaking in the next days (Perhaps 3 weeks until they are available then).

Modelled after original fotographs taken between 1895 and 1910 in SF - Tangrenbu as the Chinese call it. And there was a small Tong war there - so here the start of a new subrange of the GangStars. The minis can be used for games up to the 40s even beginning of WWII in Shanghai.

Castaway Arts have announced the release of two new 28mm historical ranges at Historicon.

From their announcement:

Our two newest Colonial ranges will be released at Historicon. These are Italian Colonials and Chinese Imperial troops. The Italian range comprises 24 figures including infantry, bersaglieri, cacciatori, ascari and lancers. The Chinese range includes troops for the Boxer era, in traditional dress, westernised uniforms, as well as the “Tenacious Army”.

We will be out of the office until July 31st, the website shopping cart will continue to accept orders as usual and we will fill these on our return.

Empress Miniatures have updated their Workbench page with photos of the greens for several of their 28mm Zulu figures.

From their website:

As part of our brief to produce historic figures, our first release of Zulu’s may cause surprise to many. They are not covered in regimental or tribal distinctions nor weighed down by ceremonial regalia. Based on recent research we show here the Zulu warrior as he appeared in battle. Stripped of virtually everything and ready for action.

The first packs will be 8 married and 8 unmarried warriors. The majority are open handed so that they can carry various weapons and separate weapons and shields will be included in every pack. Shields used were of both the older large size as well as the more modern fighting shields. Firearms were very common due to a pre war policy of trading for muskets.

Baccus have posted photos and commentary from the MADgamers wargaming group about the preparations for their 6mm Isandhlwana game.

Empress Miniatures have now opened their online store and have begun selling the first miniatures in their range of 28mm Colonial British troops. All packs are £5.00 and contain four figures.

• 4 figure in British firing line poses
• 4 figures in Campaign March poses
• 4 figures in ‘Stand To’ poses
• 4 Figure Command Pack

Askari Miniatures have announced several new 28mm Colonial miniatures

From their announcement:

We’ve been very busy this last month or so. The latest release in the Ethiopian Army is ETH-3, Ethiopian Militia in traditional dress with rifles. In 1935, conscription in Ethiopia found many units with rifles but without modern uniforms. These militia wear traditional Ethiopian white cotton dress and carry rifles. Some time in August we’ll have Ethiopian militia with traditional weapons as well.

And more Italians

We’ve added Regular Italian infantry the Italian range. There is also a new command pack; there’s also an infantry pack and a regular infantry special

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Baccus have updated the Polemos section of their website with new Franco Prussian War content.

From their website:

Firstly on the Polemos area you’ll find that the Franco Prussian War entry has been expanded and improved. There are now section on the basing conventions used, a scenario, a couple of sample army lists, designers notes and a campaign system.

Linked to that I’ve also added a section to the ‘How To’ part of the site to include FPW uniforms. The initial entries are for the Prussian and Imperial French armies.

Baccus have announced the release of the first miniatures in their 6mm Mahdist range.

From their website:

The good news for all of those who have been emailing me ceaselessly since I started on a Colonial range is that the first releases for the Mahdist range are now available. There are four codes in this batch. The Mahdist and Hadendowah infantry can be seen in the section below, and these are now joined by Mahdist Cavalry and Camelry. These will soon be joined by sundry Emirs, Riflemen and artillerymen to complete the range.

We’ll be adding the British forces for the 1884/85 campaign first, using the existing Zulu Wars British as the basis for this range. This means that you can start collecting both sides immediately. The later campaigns will come be added later this year or early in 2009.

We’ll have lots of these little chappies and their chums at Partizan this weekend and there’s still time to get your pre-orders for the show in to us.

Company B have posted more photos of their 1:56 scale Armored Train Engine, Tender and Gondola to their website. The miniatures are set to be released May 30th, 2008.

Askari Miniatures have announced the release of new 28mm Winter Russian Colonial figures as well as other Russian and Italian colonial miniatures.

From their announcement:

To add to the growing line of Russian Colonial figures, we now have available NCOs leading and standard bearers. RU-5 adds to the Officers and Musicians in the RU-3 pack.

In 1877 Russia went to war with Turkey in the Balkans and in December 1877-January 1878 they crossed the Balkan range and fought a series of battles as they advanced on Adrianople. We bring you Russians wearing their winter overcoats and separate hoods. RU-21 contains infantrymen and RU-22T has a drummer and NCO.

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A new miniature manufacturer, Empress Miniatures, has posted preview photos of some upcoming 28mm British figures from a new Zulu War range. No word on when these will be available for ordering.

Update: the figures are sculpted by Paul Hicks.

Casemate publishing has announced the following new book releases:

• The Battle of Essling - Austria, May 1809
• Life’s too short to cry - The compelling story of a Battle of Britain ace
• Kriegsberichter Franz Roth

Baccus have posted details of the first releases in their 6mm Colonial Sudan range as well as announcing the date for their next Open Day.

Eureka Miniatures have posted details of their 18mm Waterloo British Household Cavalry on their Australian website including photos of painted samples of the miniatures. Eureka US announced these figures last week.

Pete at Baccus has posted photos of the greens from some upcoming 6mm Colonial Sudanese miniatures as well as a few notes about some other upcoming releases.

From his website:

So what of new projects, you ask? On the figures side, the sculpting of the ancient Goths nears completion and work is well underway on the Mahdi’s forces for the Colonial Sudanese range. Here’s a couple of piccies to show you what to expect.

On the rules front, I am putting the finishing touches to the next version of the Command Horizon SF rules which should be available for download sometime next week. Immediately after that, work starts in earnest on the layout of the much-anticipated Polemos ACW rules which I hope to have in print by July. Somewhere in all of this I hope to slip in another podcast and the occasional hour or two of sleep…

Wargames Foundry have added some new miniatures and accessories and also have made note of a short supply of one of their book titles.

From their announcement:

The Small Wars And Skirmishes 1902-18
The Early Twentieth-Century Colonial Campaigns in Africa, Asia, and the Americas
Written by Edwin Herbert, illustrated by Ian Heath. 224 packed pages, over 250 illustrations, 30 maps and many pictures, an encyclopaedic edition. We have less than 25 copies remaining of Small Wars and Skirmishes so get a copy while you can to avoid disappointment

Darkest Africa Shields
Some of our customers have requested to buy our shields separately to customise their models. So we have put together another collection of our most popular shields. Reflecting the individuality of African warriors the shields for them are supplied as an assorted selection… They are all available in unit deals too.

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