CADWALLON, City of Thieves: The King of Ashes

Posted on 2012/09/16 | Comments Off on CADWALLON, City of Thieves: The King of Ashes

Fantasy Flight Games recently published an updated preview for the forthcoming expansion to Cadwallon: City of Thieves:

The King of Ashes expansion for Cadwallon: City of Thieves brings some exciting changes to the standard rules, and adds in a whole host of new mechanics to liven up your thieving experience as your gang skulks the streets of Cadwallon. When we announced the expansion, we only hinted at the wealth of new content for the denizens of the City of Thieves. In this preview, we’ll take a closer look at the both the brand new and the revised mechanics that will add to your experiences in the Cadwallon: City of Thieves universe!

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TWILIGHT, Eragu Warrior

Posted on 2012/09/09 | Comments Off on TWILIGHT, Eragu Warrior

Twilight recently offered this preview of their Eragu warrior and news of releases on the horizon.  From their announcement:

It’s been quiet over the summer, but I’ve got a bit of a backlog of new Twilight releases that I’m going to be showing off over the next few weeks.

The first is from a new little line of miniatures we are doing looking at random races from across Anyaral (the world in which Twilight is set). He is an Eragu warrior, from a race of Fubarnii who live on the frozen coasts to the North West of the Empire. They are occasionally seen as mercenaries in militias across the Empire, towering over their southern cousins. This sculpt showcases the talents of two new World of Twilight artists, with Andrew May providing the sculpting talents and Joe Karame showing off his skills with a brush.

He’s going to be released as a resin cast initially, but will eventually make his way into the main range.

I’ve always been a fan of Twilight.  I bought their largest starter set a while ago, but haven’t gotten around to it quite yet.  (Fatherhood and a busy day job will do that.)  I remain, however, an ardent fan and follower of the project.  It’s been a treat watching their range grow over the years, and I hope the future brings them nothing but more exposure and greater success.

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MANNIKIN STUDIOS, The Old Squaw, Puss in Boots, and the Ogre

Posted on 2012/09/04 | 4 comments

Mannikin Studios has just released two new model sets for their range of Arthur Rackham characters.  From the announcement on their website:

The Old Squaw is based on artwork from Rackham’s illustrated edition of Rip Van Winkle, and is our third release for this series. It is a four-part resin model and measures 31mm to the highest point. The Old Squaw comes with a 30mm round base, a cauldron, and one familiar.

Puss in Boots and the Ogre are based on Rackham’s illustration of the two characters in Charles Perrault’s tale “Puss in Boots” (Le Maître Chat, ou Le Chat Botté). Puss is a single part model measuring 13mm to the tip of his nose, and matches the size and build of our Grimm’s Cat. The Ogre is a three-part model and measures 41mm to the top of his head. Both models are cast in resin and come with a 30mm base.

The Old Squaw, Puss in Boots, and the Ogre were sculpted by Jody SIEGEL of Imbrian Arts and cast in resin of the highest quality. These models are comprised of small, delicate parts, and as such are intended for advanced modelers.

Both sets are available now from our store for just $16.50 USD each + $3.00 worldwide shipping.

There is a limited number of casts currently available for this release, but we may produce more based on demand.

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ALCHEMISTS OF DIRZ, Atropos, the Aberration 4-12

Posted on 2012/08/31 | 1 comment

Stéphane N’Guyen (a.k.a. XUR), recently shared his completed entry for the July/August 2012 DragonPainting challenge.  The theme of this challenge was “large humanoid” or anything that would fit on a 40-60mm base.  I have a feeling he’s going to win this “contest” hands down, assuming it is indeed a contest.

Be sure to check out the rest of the thread to see this beast come together via a series of great WIP photos.

Who is Stéphane N’Guyen?  I offer up this as a reminder, for those of you still scratching your head.

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CONFRONTATION, New Card Sets Coming

Posted on 2012/08/30 | Comments Off on CONFRONTATION, New Card Sets Coming

UPDATE: Unfortunately, something came up the day after I posted this, and I won’t have a chance to work on the new card downloads until the weekend of 15 September.  Details to follow.

A reader recently wrote to me about a couple missing cards and images in the Aarklash Archive (see right cuff), which is being phased out and replaced by the more robust and scalable Miniatures Archive.  He was kind enough to provide some of this missing content, including the cards featured here.  I was in the process of adding them to the zip file that is currently available for the Dwarves of Tir-Nâ-Bor when I discovered that I have more cards than I thought.

I’m going to prioritize creating these new card packs this weekend, and make them available for download from the Miniatures Archive after the holiday.  They may not be complete, but they’ll be closer than what is currently online here.

In the meantime, here are the cards for the Meteors of the Aegis, courtesy of a generous reader.

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MAGAZINES, Kinetic7, Issue 1

Posted on 2012/08/29 | Comments Off on MAGAZINES, Kinetic7, Issue 1

Kinetic7 has announced the publication of the first issue of their digital magazine and the public launch of their website.  Kinetic7 is devoted to skirmish games, painting, modeling, and introducing a number of important individuals in the miniatures world through articles and interviews.

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GUILD OF HARMONY, Steampunk Alice and her Clockwork Rabbit Smile

Posted on 2012/08/28 | Comments Off on GUILD OF HARMONY, Steampunk Alice and her Clockwork Rabbit Smile

Guild of Harmony has released a limited edition resin set of the models Sebastian Archer sculpted and painted for his 2012 Crystal Brush entry.   From their website:

Steampunk Alice and her Clockwork Rabbit come as a 32mm limited edition resin set, strictly limited to 400 copies. Each copy comes with a hand-signed certificate of authenticity.

Learn more about this model in the Miniatures Archive entry here.

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MINIATURES ARCHIVE, Familiars Page Finished

Posted on 2012/08/26 | Comments Off on MINIATURES ARCHIVE, Familiars Page Finished

All of the content and metadata for the Rackham familiars have been uploaded to the Miniatures Archive.  There is a main page for the familiars as well as pages devoted to each blister.  I still need to add a link to download the cards, and will likely add more information to these pages.  For now, however, all images, concept art, and metadata are accounted for.

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MINIATURES ARCHIVE, Concord of the Eagle Finished

Posted on 2012/08/21 | Comments Off on MINIATURES ARCHIVE, Concord of the Eagle Finished

Admittedly, the Concord of the Eagle was an easy series to complete for the new wiki, being that Rackham only ever made one model for the faction: Archon of Faathi.  The entry for Archon also includes some product and game information, and may represent the way I pursue other entries going forward.  If so, the Alchemists will need an update, but such are wikis: they’re never done.

I’ve started on Cadwallon, and will chip away at the Elemental, Familiar, and Mercenary pages at the same time to help break things up.  There’s more to come.

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PODCASTS, Game Classy 16: “Gen-Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan”

Posted on 2012/08/20 | Comments Off on PODCASTS, Game Classy 16: “Gen-Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan”


The latest installment of Game Classy is now available for download from Planet Arbitrary.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year as our host record from Gencon. A lot gets covered including Fantasy Flight’s new round of games, Privateer Press’ limited editions, and the release of Shadows of Esteran. The two also talk about the sweet sweet competition in the air.

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PORTAL, Issue 25

Posted on 2012/08/16 | Comments Off on PORTAL, Issue 25


The latest issue of Portal is now available to download free from the WAMP website.

  • We have another episode of Tim Fitch’s View from the Hill.
  • Reviews of Miniatures from studio 38’s Anoe Versus & Alkemy.
  • A True Metal Metallics tutorial from p1per.
  • A new painting Contest revealed.
  • WAMP2012 show report.
  • Latest from the Wamp gallery.
  • Latest News, releases, and much more……

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PODCASTS, Game Classy 15: “Battletech…Why?”

Posted on 2012/08/07 | Comments Off on PODCASTS, Game Classy 15: “Battletech…Why?”

The latest episode of Game Classy is now available on the Planet Arbitrary website.  It’s a good thing, too, as I’ve indulged too much in the syndicated episodes.

Our hosts answer the age old question this week in regards to big robot games. They also debate the merits of “popular” board games. Oh yeah, and they roll off the winner of the big 2 player starter set for Warmachine!

I haven’t listened to this yet, but Steve tells me he answers some of my questions on Hackmaster, although they still haven’t gotten my name right.  Classic.

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MINIATURES ARCHIVE, Alchemists of Dirz Complete

Posted on 2012/08/06 | Comments Off on MINIATURES ARCHIVE, Alchemists of Dirz Complete

I just uploaded the final model profile for the Alchemists of Dirz page in the wiki.  I’m going to do some lower-hanging fruit next before starting the next big faction page, Cadwallon.  In the meantime, enjoy the Dirz profile pages.

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MINIATURES ARCHIVE, Alchemists of Dirz Half Complete

Posted on 2012/07/29 | Comments Off on MINIATURES ARCHIVE, Alchemists of Dirz Half Complete

I just uploaded the page for the Kassalis Vanin & Sidiamie blister in the new wiki archive.  With that the Alchemists of Dirz catalog is half complete.  I’m getting pretty fast at this, so the second half should not take as long.  That being said, this is a very manual process, and the old archive (see column on the right) is still there for now.

For what it’s worth, I’m also making a small dent in the companies entries.

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STONEHAVEN MINIATURES, Kickstarter Update 21

Posted on 2012/07/24 | Comments Off on STONEHAVEN MINIATURES, Kickstarter Update 21

Stonehaven Miniatures have updated their Kickstarter campaign page with a photo featuring all seven greens completed so far.  I must say, I’ve been extremely impressed by the way this campaign has been run and the speed at which the sculpts have been finished.  I thought we’d be lucky to see three sculpts by the end of the campaign, and already we have seven.  Wow.

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