Creator Mierce Miniatures about 1 hour ago

So, who wants a free monster?

Creator Mierce Miniatures about 1 hour ago

That will happen later on today... you'll have a way to get a free monster.

Creator Mierce Miniatures about 1 hour ago

...but it all depends on the amount you've backed...

Creator Mierce Miniatures about 1 hour ago

Valentin Zak confirmed as sculptor of the Maiobhanagh and Fir Bholg

 RiTides wrote:
Quick random question - were Peat Beasts unlocked in the prior campaign, or was it just some art that was shown?

 kendoka wrote:
Any reason (other than the illustrator having no clue) why the right hand of these minis are turned 180 degrees wrong?

Spoiler:

When lifting the bow to a normal firing position they would either:
1. end up with the back of their right hand against the cheek (which could work if they had the arrow on the other side of the bow, asian style)
or
2. twist the bowstring one full turn (which obviously is impossible even in a fantasy setting).
Or are they supposed to be shooting the bow horisontally to the ground, gangsta style - but making it even more difficult to hit anything by releasing the arrow downwards despite having the arrow on the (in such a case) wrong side?

Confusing.

 zedmeister wrote:
Three have been shown so far, but the unit is 1+/5 so expect 2 more including one champion (not sure if one below is a champion). 50mm bases for all:

Spoiler:

With any luck, we'll get Allan Carrasco sculpting these like he did for Mórannach

Unhelmed Trytheorn

It's been ages since we showed any miniatures here, but it's your lucky day because we have one for you!

This week we have...
•sculpt work in progress images from Juan Navarro Pérez;
•a list of what miniatures are currently being sent in their various waves;
• an updated list of sculptors and sculpts for this project;

...and anything else you can expect from us over the next few months.

Let's begin!



The awesome Juan Navarro Pérez has completed work on his magnum opus, Trytheorn, the ancestor of one of our most excellent backers, Tomas Johansson. Here's the final miniature, Unhelmed Trytheorn!





Unhelmed Trytheorn isn't yet with us so we're going to make him a Wave 10 shipment, just in case.



Last updated - 7th October 2015

The Darklands: First Edition rules are (just about) here!

The rules are in their final stage - correcting errors and proof-reading, mainly - and we just haven't had time to get the last few actions (Dive, Swoop, Drop, Bind and Unbind) and reactions (Engagement and Counter-Engage) sorted yet - but we hope to have those ready for you by the end of next week, and maybe a sneak peek at a couple of pages of the full rulebook.



The rules are also at the stage where we have passed them to our artworker to get them ready for print. This will necessarily take a few weeks, but we are hopeful that by the end of October or early November (when Rob gets back from his holiday) they will be ready to send to the printers.

Please be patient, and thank you for your patience already - we are getting there!

Brontull



The amazing Dan Cockersell continues to amaze us with his amazing work on the fantabulous Brontull...

Brontull has exceeded our expectations, possibly more so even than Erebius on his Behema. He's just an awesome, amazing miniature - and totally complete. Dan Cockersell, we salute you!

















Brontull will be a Wave 10 shipment!

Judas

Here we are with a lovely update for you all on this fine Mierceday!

As stated previously, we are now updating you every other Friday (bi-weekly if you will) to ensure we can spend more time getting the Darklands rules sorted. Although this one is a week late... well, we've been hanging on for some juicy WIPs!

This week we have...
•sculpt work in progress images from Yannick Hennebo;
•a list of what miniatures are currently being sent in their various waves;
• an updated list of sculptors and sculpts for this project;

...and anything else you can expect from us over the next few months.

Let's begin!



The awesome Yannick Hennebo has begun proceedings upon our amazing Demilegionarius unit, In III Judas... starting with Judas himself! The Demilegionarii champion, or Demidecanus, Judas is a mighty warrior in his own right and well on the road to fiend-hood... just the one image so far, but he's looking mightily awesome!









These guys will no doubt be a Wave 10 shipment, but the wait will definitely be worth it!

Mighty Monster
Orcs!

Is been a while since the last one, simply because we've been so busy, and there's been nothing to show... but here we are with some progress!

This week we have:
•sculpt work in progress updates from Tim Prow;
•an idea of what will ship, and when;
•a list of sculptors and sculpts for this project;
•...and anything else you can expect from us over the next few months.

Let's begin!



The lovely Tim Prow has begun work on the Orcs for the Wyvern riders...



It's early days for the Orc Warlord on Wyvern, but Tim Prow assures us that the rider will be completed next week!



This means that, hopefully, the Orc Warlord on Wyvern will be a Wave 10 shipment; as we do have to cast the rider and send it back to Tim Prow to get the foot version done.



Tim's also started work on the Orc Shaman on Wyvern - and again, it should be done next week, apparently!



This means that, hopefully, the Orc Shaman on Wyvern will be a Wave 10 shipment; as we do have to cast the rider and send it back to Tim Prow to get the foot version done.



Wave 6, 7 and 8 shipments are ongoing

Thanks to Tim (our master moulder)'s operation, the recovery from which has not always been smooth, our moulding schedule has been put back by at least two months - which means Wave 6 and 7 shipments are ongoing and will be for some time, and we've also just started shipping the first Wave 8 items. You should be receiving the Plague Demon and Dark Elf Lord very soon!

We will try to get everything out as soon as we can, but there's a lot to ship - and as always we prioritise orders in date sequence; i.e., if you ordered early, you'll get your stuff sent early.

What we're saying, basically, is - please be patient! We are doing everything as fast as we can without compromising on quality.

The Dark Elf Rider with Sword

Unfortunately, Gary Morely cannot sculpt the Dark Elf Rider with Sword due to circumstances beyond his control.

Now, we have taken the decision to ship the Dark Elf Lord on Dragon instead of the Dark Elf Rider with Sword, and so anybody who has ordered the latter will get the original miniature. We have done this simply because we want to get your miniatures to you as soon as we can.



We'll keep this list updated every, er, update.
• SHIPMENT WAVE 0: (complete): Existing miniatures.
• SHIPMENT WAVE 7 (beginning June 2015): Orc Warlord on Foot with Two Axes - Warlock, Wizard - Plague Priest - Master Converter Kemp-Kemp - War Demon - War Demon with Two Axes - Rat Beast - Rat Beast with Two Tails and Spine Shards - Rat Fiend - Rat Fiend with Mole-Rat Head - Ogre Drake - Unhelmed Ogre Drake with Axe - Ox-Gore - Ox-Gore with Club and Morning Star - Pleasure Demon - Pleasure Demon with Swords
• SHIPMENT WAVE 8 (August 2015): Plague Demon - Plague Demon with Eye and Cleaver - Dark Elf Lord on Dragon
• SHIPMENT WAVE 10 (January 2016): Orc Warlord on Wyvern - Orc Warlord on Foot - Orc Warlord with Great Weapon and Heavy Armour rider - Orc Warlord with Great Weapon and Heavy Armour on Foot - Orc Shaman rider - Orc Shaman on Foot - Orc Feral Shaman rider - Orc Feral Shaman on Foot

Items in bold will DEFINITELY be sent in that wave as we have the sculpt; items in italics are in progress and should make it into that wave, but we don't yet have the sculpt.



As there's still plenty you can purchase from BaneBeasts: Mighty Monsters, not least of which are the various hosts, we though it would be a good idea to outline exactly how long you've got to purchase everything.
• Wave 10: items from Wave 10 will be removed from the website at the end of December.
• Individual Miniatures: until they ship!

Keep watching this list as it may well change - and if you have any issues with the above timings, please let us know and we may well be able to push the deadline back a little for you.



Here's the big list of who's sculpting what and when for BaneBeasts: Mighty Monsters! Please bear in mind that this list may change over time, so don't take it as set in stone until the first work in progress shots appear.
• TIM PROW: Due to Gary's unavailability, we've had to give Tim the Orc riders for the Wyvern, as well as the foot versions.

There's a fair few to do but the boys have already eaten into them!



We thought this would be a good idea, as things are cracking on - a list of completed sculpts, in kindred order!

Completed sculpts are in bold; in progress sculpts are in italics.
• BEASTS: Ox-Gore - Ox-Gore with Club and Morning Star
• CHAOS: Warlock - Plague Priest - Ogre Drake - Unhelmed Ogre Drake with Axe - Pleasure Demon - Pleasure Demon with Swords - War Demon - War Demon with Two Axes - Plague Demon - Plague Demon with Eye and Cleaver
•DARK ELVES: Dark Elf Lord on Dragon
• HUMANS: Wizard
•ORCS & GOBLINS: Orc Warlord on Foot with Two Axes - Orc Warlord on Wyvern - Orc Warlord on Foot - Orc Warlord with Great Weapon and Heavy Armour rider - Orc Warlord with Great Weapon and Heavy Armour on Foot - Orc Shaman on Wyvern - Orc Shaman on Foot, Orc Feral Shaman on Wyvern rider - Orc Feral Shaman on Foot
• RATS: Master Converter Kemp-Kemp - Rat Beast - Rat Beast with Two Tails and Spine Shards - Rat Fiend - Rat Fiend with Mole-Rat Head

Let us know if we've missed anything, of course.

That's it for this week, Miercenaries!

Men and Trolls

Here we are with a lovely update for you all on this fine Mierceday!

As stated previously, we are now updating you every other Friday (bi-weekly if you will) to ensure we can spend more time getting the Darklands rules sorted. Although this one is a week late... well, we've been hanging on for some juicy WIPs!

This week we have:
•sculpt work in progress updates from Allan Carrasco and Jacques-Alexandre Gillois;
•an updated list of sculptors and sculpts for this project;
•...and anything else you can expect from us over the next few months.

Here we go...



We have some lovely miniatures for you today, for the Jutes (Jacques-Alexandre Gillois) and Norse (Allan Carrasco), to be precise!



It's been a long while since we've seen anything from Jacques-Alexandre Gillois, but the wait has definitely been worth it, because Eormanræd - our superb Jute Forthain - is simply breathaking. If you haven't already purchased him - well, why haven't you?













Eormanræd will be a Wave 10 shipment now.



Similarly, it's been a while since we've seen anything from Allan Carrasco. So let's put that right, and show you something from him!



Torleik is the only warrior from the Trolls of Norrheim to be a completely new sculpt, for the be-two-weaponed Vörtun and Gjöll miniatures will be alternates of the originals (also sorted by Allan).











Torleik will be a Wave 10 shipment, and we hope that Allan will be able to get the two weapon versions of Vörtun and Gjöll sorted for then, too!

Snorting Toracx

Here we are with a lovely update for you all on this fine Mierceday! This is the first "proper" update with some miniature loveliness to show you...
This week we have:
•sculpt work in progress updates from Benoît Cosse;
•an updated list of sculptors and sculpts for this project;
•...and anything else you can expect from us over the next few months.

Here we go...



Our first set of WIPs for this project comes from the awesomeness of Benoît Cosse!



With Benoît's work on other projects complete, we thought we may as well give him the Snorting Toracx - the two new Toracx to join Báintaac to make a unit...!

Remember that these guys were part of the Fomoraic Warriors of Baalor Infantry Host...



You can still purchase that infantry host from the Darklands: Metal Age category, of course!



Taachka is the unit's champion and has an extra pair of tusks to prove it!









This guy looks very mean indeed...



Let's not forget about the existing Toracx, Báintaac...



He's very nice anyway!



The last Toracx to make up the unit of three is Ckamaac!











The Snorting Toracx will definitely be a Wave 10 shipment.



In production!

Thanks to Tim (our master moulder)'s operation, the recovery from which has not always been smooth, our moulding schedule has been put back by at least two months - which means the hosts have taken a little while to put together for the casters.

Tim has to re-mould pretty much everything in a host to get the best copy together to send to the metal casters, and this takes time; but he's sorted the Ax-Drune Infantry Host and has just about done the Duguth Infantry Host. We're still waiting on miniatures to complete the other hosts for the first wave, but Benoît Cosse is working on the alternate Gabrax and Tarvax as we speak, and the other hosts are in progress (Valentin Zak should have something for us regarding the Tuanagh soon, and the Teulu and Norse aren't far behind).

The good thing with production is that we can ship the hosts almost immediately after they are done - so watch for the next update, because we should have the Ax-Drunes very quickly...

 RiTides wrote:
Well dang, I'm really a fan of those two new Toracx. But there's no way to pledge for them in the current campaign, right? Or to buy them individually? I see that 3 could be bought for £41 in the Metal Age campaign, but I think that was in metal rather than resin... is there a resin price?

The problem, as usual, is that I have a project that the models are needed for by the end of the year, and I have no idea when I'd get these if pledging for wave 10, particularly since a lot of folks would have already locked down their pledges for that wave. For now, I snagged several of these oldschool GW metal rhinox models (without the howdah on the back):

... snip ...

Okay, let me know if there is any way to pledge for these guys in resin and if their resin cost is known.