Slitherine Strategies and Miniature Worldmaker have announced an agreement to produce Field of Glory terrain pieces.

From their announcement:

Field of Glory, the new ancient and medieval wargaming rules from Slitherine Strategies, published by Osprey will now be supported by a full range of official terrain to enhance your table top battlefields. Miniature World Maker is cooperating with Slitherine to launch an extensive new range of terrain pieces specifically designed for the Field of Glory,

Miniature World Maker CEO Jim Mason said: “Miniature World Maker is delighted to have the opportunity to work with Slitherine to create an exciting new range of terrain designed specifically for Field of Glory rules. Manufactured from the same high quality materials we now use, and finished to the same exacting standards, the range will include terrain for 15mm–28mm scales and for universal layouts. Landscape features will range from hills to plantations, woodland to villages, and soft sand to developed lands.” Field of Glory rules have taken the wargame market by storm, both here in Australia and around the globe. They are easy to use, and give an authentic, accurate result. Complemented by our diverse range of realistic, durable and affordable terrain, they will add a whole new dimension to wargaming.

Artizan Designs have added 10 new 28mm Thrilling Tales pulp releases as well as the first three releases in their new 28mm Ancient World range.

From their website:

We’ve got ten new Thrilling Tales figures available. They include Sturm Battalion Zorn, French Resistance, Pilots & others. They are :

• PLP117 Sturm Battalion Zorn Rifleman IV
• PLP118 Sturm Battalion Zorn LMG
• PLP119 Sturm Battalion Captain Rohr
• PLP120 Remy
• PLP121 Phillipe
• PLP122 Christa
• PLP123 Eric Blair
• PLP124 Flight Lieutenant Carter
• PLP125 Pilot Officer Reynolds
• PLP126 Ekrem

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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.

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.

Warlord Games have posted previews of some upcoming 28mm metal Celt Fanatics and Warhound teams.

Warlord Games have agreed to terms to allow them to produce miniatures based on the Simon Scarrow Eagle novels.

From their announcement:

For some time now we’ve been in discussions with the publishers of Simon Scarrow marvellous ‘Eagle’ series of historical novels. Simon’s novels follow the adventures of Centurion Macro and his Optio, Cato during the Roman invasion of Britain (mostly.).

We’re delighted to announce that we have now secured a licence to produce miniatures based on the leading characters in Simon’s books. We’ll be bringing you more details just as soon as we have them.

Battlefront have announced that they will be distributing Warlord Games range of 28mm plastic and metal Celt and Roman miniatures.

From their website:

Battlefront Miniatures Ltd of Auckland, New Zealand and Warlord Games Ltd of Nottingham, England are proud to announce that they are partnering up to bring Warlord Games’ new range of 28mm historical Romans & Celts to the global market. Battlefront Miniatures will be distributing the plastic Warlord range to independent retailers across the globe.

“Given our shared love of all things historical and a long working relationship with the senior team at Battlefront we realised very quickly that a partnership to bring our new range to the retailers around the world would make sense for all concerned. Using their network of offices around the world Battlefront will be able to offer our plastic range to retailers directly, ensuring gamers everywhere can get their hands on the our new hard plastic Romans & Celts,” says John Stallard, co-founder of Warlord Games.

Gripping Beast have added a new unit deal to their Shieldwall Unit Deals section of their online store.

From their website:

Added a new Viking Pirates Unit Deal to the Dogs Of War section of the Shieldwall Unit Deals, made up from the recently released Viking Raiders codes.

Artizan Designs have posed previews of some upcoming Thrilling Tales miniatures releases as well as painted samples of some of the Steve Saleh sculpted Ancient characters.

From their announcement:

The first contains (left to right) French Waiter, Eric Blair, 2 more Zorn Battalion & the first of the Magnificent Seven. The next one contains a couple of pilots & 2 of the gallant French Resistance.

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Warlord Games will be attending Historicon.

From their announcement:

The title says it all - Warlord Games will be boarding our Galleys and setting sail for foreign shores for the first time. The destination is one of America’s premier gaming events - Historicon. Held on July 24th to 27th at Lancaster Host Resort, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA this is an event not to be missed.

There will be loads of Warlord Games product on sale at the show as well as plenty of sneak peeks to be had of upcoming releases. Pop by and say hello - you can sign up for our newsletter on the day and get a free plastic Roman for your trouble.

Crusader Miniatures have added a 28mm Greek Thureophoroi Regiment Deal to their online store. For £18.45 you can get a 20 man unit including command figures.

Vulcain have added new 15mm Roman walls to their online store.

Warlord Games have announced the release of more 28mm Celt and Roman figures.

From their announcement:

With our 28mm hard plastic Celtic Warriors and Imperial Roman Legionaries selling like hotcakes we’ve been spending a lot of time reinforcing all you Roman Legates and Celtic Chieftains with fresh troops.

Our acclaimed plastic models now have a lot more metal back-up… There are a horde of releases for both ranges and still more to come over the next few days and weeks.

We’re already well down the road on our next ranges but don’t worry - we still have big plans for the Romans and Celts so keep an eye on our site or even better sign up for our newsletter and be the first to hear about developments.

Artizan Designs have posted a preview of some upcoming character figures sculpted by Steve Saleh.

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From their announcement:

This is a new range of figures consisting of single characters from the ancient world sculpted by me (Steve Saleh). There is never enough time to devote to every project or period in history, but this does not prevent me from making lists and one-off figures. This range is a kind of solution to the urge to sculpt figures that don’t easily fit into an existing range. They will be available individually through mail order. They will, hopefully, augment my (or other sculptors) ranges, adding character, or a special model, to an ancient army. Look out for more releases in the coming months!

First off there are;

• Marcus Calvinius - Centurion with a notable future
• Sycorax The Witch - Celtic shamaness
• Babastus - Celtic Druid

Baccus have posted preview photos of some new 6mm Goth miniatures as well as Napoleonic Wurttemburger Jaegers.

From their website:

Out today in the Ancients range comes the Goths. These are very useful troop types for armies across the period, allowing you to model not only the Goths, but more ‘generic’ troop types across western Europe. I also know that quite a few are already lined up for service in various fantasy armies as well.

They are also available as an army pack Suitable For ‘Massed Ancient Games Such As Warmaster Ancients’ and through our very popular ‘Buy by the Unit’ option for those of you using DBX, FOG or Impetus.

And while we’re in the mood for new things, the Napoleonic Wurttemburgers get their Jaegers who missed the initial release, and we’ve added some Bell Tents to the Equipment range which will be useful in lots of 19th camps.

Empire Models have updated their Previews page with photos of painted and unpainted 28mm elephant models. No word on a release date or pricing for these figures.

Warlord Games have announced the release of their 28mm Celt plastic set.

From their announcement:

We’re delighted to be able to announce the release of our new hard plastic Celtic Warriors boxed set.

This contains 30 hard plastic 28mm multi-part Celt warriors. Armed with spears, longswords, javelins and shields these extremely dynamic models provide an almost unlimited variety of poses. Also included is a sheet of shield transfers with artwork by Stephen Hales (of Little Big Men Studios fame).

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Wargames Foundry are advertising a series of Hittite, Canaan, Syrian, Mitanni collections and army deals.

From their announcement:

Hattusilis the First united the Hattic kingdoms to found the Hittite Empire and successive kings gradually conquered the surrounding regions. Later Muwatalli defended Hittite gains in Syria against the Egyptians, inflicting a defeat on them in a massed chariot battle at Kadesh. This range includes Hittite infantry and the indomitable Hittite chariots as well as their allies and sometime enemies from other parts of the ancient world.

Baccus have posted previews of their upcoming 6mm Goth miniatures as well as news about their Polemos ACW rules.

Crusader Miniatures have added a Persian Sparabara Spearmen Regiment to their online store. The 20 figure regiment deal, includes command figures, is available for £18.45.

Wargames Factory have posted preview photos of painted samples of their 28mm plastic Roman miniatures.

From their website:

Wargames Factory 28mm (to the eyes) late Republic Romans (Caesar’s Legions). Here is a sampling of some of the figures possible from our first box. Represented are a Centurion (with glaudius), a Cornicen, and legionaries throwing their pilum, stabbing, and standing at the ready. Signifer (standard bearer) and Optio not shown

This group of 8 figures represents half of a Field of Glory Late Republican Roman Legionary Battle Group. There are enough figures to field 3 full Battle Groups in our Caesar’s Legion box set — 48 figures in total ($30/£18)!

First Legion have announced the release of new 40mm Ancients miniatures.

From their announcement:

Get your Hot Gates ready because it’s time for Thermopylae! First Legion is now shipping our 40mm Wars of Antiquity Spartan Infantry and Persian Empire Infantry. The figures are sold in packs of four unique figures for $13.95.

There are 9 packs of Spartans with Hoplites with both spears and swords, archers, light infantry, slingers, archers, command, and a personality vignette of Leonidas and a goat being sacrificed. The infantry of the Persian Empire is represented with 6 packs of Persian infantry including Immortals, heavy infantry with both spears and hand weapons, archers, light infantry, and command. No Persian army would be complete without cavalry, so by the end of June we’ll have also released 3 packs of two mounted figures each of Persian Cavalry including warriors, archers, and command.

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Blaze Away Miniatures & Models have released new Ancient Celt and WWII Japanese miniatures.

From their announcement:

More new stuff to show you. 28mm ancient Celtic/Gallic figures. Including 2 chaps with captured Roman gear, 2 Gallic youths (beardless and clueless) and 2 fanatics. Nice way to give your hordes some character and variety.

Also, some new 28mm WWII Japanese figures in campaign gear. If you aren’t happy with the current ranges of 6′2″ gorillas in Japanese uniforms, try these. They actually physically resemble the size and height of the combatants. We even have Aussies to fight them.

Once again, beautifully made by Ian Mountain and extremely good value for your money - especially with our skirmish sets. Email us at contact@blazeaway.com.au to order or for more information.

Warlord Games have sent along news of several updates and additions to their website.

From their announcement:

It’s been a little while since we last updated you on our plans and forthcoming releases so to make up for lost time we’ve gone to town with loads of new stuff on our website and via our newsletter.

To summarise:

• Our Multi-part plastic 28mm Celtic Warriors boxed set is released next week. Take advantage of our pre-order offers - they’ll be gone when the release day is upon us!

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As part of a look at their 28mm Roman metal figures, Warlord Games have also posted previews of their upcoming metal Imperial Roman Auxiliaries miniatures. The article also contains pictures of painted samples of their current Roman metal archers and slingers.

Warlord Games have posted previews of the sprues for their upcoming 28mm plastic Celt figures.

From their website:

This, the second Warlord Games plastic boxed set, contains 30 multi-part models and optional extras such as standard variants, severed heads and spare weapons. Also included are full colour shield designs with artwork done by Stephen Hales of Little Big Men Studios.

When we first started to design our Imperial Roman and Celt ranges we wanted to ensure we captured the very essence of each army in it’s own right rather than just treating each as ‘just another army’ to be churned out.

Hotz ArtWorks have announced that their 6mm Roman Seas Fortification Sets will soon be ready to order from their online store. In the meantime they have posted photos of the sets.

New from the editors of Ancient Warfare magazine about their next issue as well as a podcast.

From their announcement:

Issue II-3

We’re putting the last touches to Ancient Warfare II-3 (June/July) as you read this. As befits a theme entitled ‘Age of the Trireme’, it has a strong maritime slant, which - for the landlubbers among you - is offset by articles on the Stratagems of Frontinus, very late Legions and the Hallstatt ‘Celts’. More info will go online this Monday at Ancient-warfare.com.

Podcasts

Our first two podcasts have been download a total of over 4,500 times. That’s plenty of encouragement to make some more, so we’ll be working on episode three in the next few weeks. It should be ready for listening later in June.
To be able to have a few more podcasts than once every other month, we’re also planning to introduce podcasts on reader’s questions and Ancient Warfare debates. For the latter we’ll ask two teams of debaters to prepare arguments for two sides of a problem. Probably not the ‘tunic debates’, but perhaps something a little more fun, such as the question who was the best ancient general. It’s an ever popular question on forums, so why not debate it too?

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WAB forum user Guy has posted photographs of several upcoming releases from Warlord Games that were displayed at the recent Partizan wargames show.

Wargames Factory have posted an update to the release schedule for their 28mm plastic Roman and Celt figures as well as posting preview renders of their Celt cavalry and samples of their Roman decals.

From their website:

In making the transition to an all-digital model (as done by that certain company in Nottingham), we switched over in early January to using Free Form software by Sensable Technology. As a result, our sculpting team, although proficient in digital sculpting, had to learn a completely new software program and workflow. As we went into mold design with the Romans, and started looking at them in comparison to the Celts and the test designs for the future sets, we realized that the sculpting had gotten a LOT better. I made the (very hard!) decision to go back and completely redo the Romans sculpts. Paraphrasing that old wine commercial, “We will serve no Romans before their time.” Shortly we will be showing examples of the completely re-sculpted Romans – painted.

Check out their website for full details and photos.