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Greetings Dakka.

This will be the thread for Wargames Atlantic New releases, News, and discussion for 2024.

We have plenty of exciting releases upcoming, however we'd like to kick discussion off about the two newest hard plastic sets in our range. Both have begun to ship to retailers and hobbyists all over the world.

Les Grognard Cavalry - https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/all/products/les-grognards-cavalry

Dark Age Shields - https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/all/products/dark-ages-shields

We are also running two painting contests concurrently on the legion forums. There is a contest for plastics products and one for Digital products. If you enter, you have a chance to win a gift card! Check out all the details and enter at the link below:

https://wargamesatlantic.com/community/xenforum/topic/121067/january-painting-competition


@kid_Kyoto thank you for adjusting the 2023 thread.

Dark Age shields are nice, but of you were to make a similar box of heater shields and other period-appropriate shields, I would definitely be all over that.

Looking forward to what you have in store this year!

Werewolves hard plastics? How soon, how many per box/sprue? Any info about them, please

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/mwg--wargames-atlantic/the-damned/updates/43

Artillery for the Damned parts sculpted, not yet certain what will fit on the sprue

Oh, those are real nice.

Gonna make a great allied detachment for HH Iron Warriors or Death Guard

 Shadow Walker wrote:
Werewolves hard plastics? How soon, how many per box/sprue? Any info about them, please

No news on them yet they are being resculpted based on the most recent feedback and to work for plastic. They will most likely be on a 1/2 frame (like the halflings) with several of those in a box but until sculpting is final, checked over by the engineering team, and laid out we won't know the specifics. But they are in the works.

The artillery looks great, I'm glad I included some in my pledge. Hopefully the clean gunshields will be included.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Gonna make a great allied detachment for HH Iron Warriors or Death Guard

That's my plan for my IW. I've already got a couple Wolverine tanks on the painting table to go with them.

 Wargames Atlantic wrote:
But they are in the works.

And this is a good news, thanks! BTW please remember that puddle/integral bases are forbidden

Those cavalry look great, will defo be on the lookout for them

I am eagerly waiting for the Damned, and I have also been squinting really hard at some Aztecs/Conquistadores for a long, long time.

Latest SP

 Shadow Walker wrote:
Latest SP

With luck, a 28mm version of my favourite Airfix 1/32 plastic soldier sets, the British Infantry Support Group in all of its Vicker HMG, mortar and bazooka wielding glory.

@WGA - with GW Crypt Ghouls staying the same ugly sculpts, maybe you could fill that niche with some nice cannibals who like the pleasant atmosphere of the graveyard?

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 Wargames Atlantic wrote:
But they are in the works.

And this is a good news, thanks! BTW please remember that puddle/integral bases are forbidden

Maybe for the werewolves - we'll see. There are some opportunities for Death Fields crossover so maybe. Hmmm....

Please please skip the puddle bases.

Because I enjoy choices and kitbashing.

3d printed Death Fields Highlander kitted out with a plastic Bulldogs noggin and GW Cadian current weapons and old version webbing.



I'm looking forward to the upcoming digital Death Fields Zulus and Finns (hopefully imagined as future tech cold weather sharpshooters).?

What's next? Potentially, some of the stl Royal Navy Brigade printed out and tooled up with Cannon Fodder lasrifle arms for starship crew. I'll investigate printing those out at 105% or 110% to make them more 'heroic' 28mm.

 Wargames Atlantic wrote:
Dark Age Shields - https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/all/products/dark-ages-shields

Great shields! Would love to see more plastic shields, heater shields, pavise, generic fantasy shields etc.

 Dolnikan wrote:
Dark Age shields are nice, but of you were to make a similar box of heater shields and other period-appropriate shields, I would definitely be all over that.

It is surprisingly difficult to find plastic shields sold separately. I often struggle to find any and resort to buying whole boxes of minis simply to get the shields.

 Wargames Atlantic wrote:
Dark Age Shields - https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/all/products/dark-ages-shields

I remain baffled by the decision to produce 21 apparently identical shields on a sprue, rather than 21 slightly different designs. Although most (possibly all) European shields of the era were round with central handle protected by a boss, there was a lot of variety in size (from just over a foot to over three feet across), boss shape (although the round dome was most common, some were more or less pointed, and many had a 'button' at the apex, while some from the early migration period are actually spiked), rim (most were unrimmed, but many had a metal or leather rim, or metal binding clips holding the leather facing in place), facing (usually linen or leather, but some may have had uncovered wood), backing (bare wood with a single metal strip holding the wooden planks in place may have been common, but some shields seem to have been made of plywood with no strips, while others had wooden 'ledges' holding them together), and flatness (most were totally flat, but many were convex). Many shields were decorated with metal studs, discs, bands, strips, and 'lozenges' on the face, and some seem to have had large leather decorations, including spirals, crosses, and possibly figurative designs.

9 of those cavalry is kind of an inconvenient number for 40k but they do look good

BTW what happened to Trolls? Are they coming this year?

New from us - shipping out January 24th:

https://wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/the-undead-host-rides-and-wheels-forth




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 Shadow Walker wrote:
BTW what happened to Trolls? Are they coming this year?

Trolls are on the list and can be moved up the queue through Vox Populi:
https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/vox-populi

We can have classical skeletons with chariots, but no historical Persian Chariots for your Persian range. <sigh>

Maybe a Digital file for a Persian chariot? Use your digital horse file, your digital Persian file for crew, and these digital chariot files? Throw them together and now we have a digital Persian chariot?

 Easy E wrote:
We can have classical skeletons with chariots, but no historical Persian Chariots for your Persian range. <sigh>

Maybe a Digital file for a Persian chariot? Use your digital horse file, your digital Persian file for crew, and these digital chariot files? Throw them together and now we have a digital Persian chariot?

Well, You could buy a sprue of the Wargames Atlantic horses, a sprue of Persians and then a sprue of the chariots (when they reach the sprue vendors) and cobble a Persian Chariot... It may not be 100% accurate, but Its now (or soon will be) an option.

Edit: Did the old Wargames factory chariots ever end up with someone else? Or the Numidians? The Numidians would be great to absorb left over Wargames Atlantic bits... as the bodies were fine, just the heads/arms and weapons were bad.

 Smokestack wrote:

 Easy E wrote:
We can have classical skeletons with chariots, but no historical Persian Chariots for your Persian range. <sigh>

Maybe a Digital file for a Persian chariot? Use your digital horse file, your digital Persian file for crew, and these digital chariot files? Throw them together and now we have a digital Persian chariot?

Well, You could buy a sprue of the Wargames Atlantic horses, a sprue of Persians and then a sprue of the chariots (when they reach the sprue vendors) and cobble a Persian Chariot... It may not be 100% accurate, but Its now (or soon will be) an option.

Edit: Did the old Wargames factory chariots ever end up with someone else? Or the Numidians? The Numidians would be great to absorb left over Wargames Atlantic bits... as the bodies were fine, just the heads/arms and weapons were bad.

I try not to post in here for various reasons. However:

1. Sprue vendors have already started adding the sprues a-la-carte for preorder.

2. Presumably warlord has the mold and or usage of the numidian sprue and decided not to bring them back. I agree with you the basic tunic look of the bodies would be useful.

This might be superseded by the Roman civilian sprue that wargames Atlantic did recently for a skirmish game (whenever they come out regularly)

Oh yeah, i forgot about the roman civilians. Will look for those when released. They have males and females. Hopefully you are able to offer those sprues too.

 Perfect Organism wrote:

 Wargames Atlantic wrote:
Dark Age Shields - https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/all/products/dark-ages-shields

I remain baffled by the decision to produce 21 apparently identical shields on a sprue, rather than 21 slightly different designs. Although most (possibly all) European shields of the era were round with central handle protected by a boss, there was a lot of variety in size (from just over a foot to over three feet across), boss shape (although the round dome was most common, some were more or less pointed, and many had a 'button' at the apex, while some from the early migration period are actually spiked), rim (most were unrimmed, but many had a metal or leather rim, or metal binding clips holding the leather facing in place), facing (usually linen or leather, but some may have had uncovered wood), backing (bare wood with a single metal strip holding the wooden planks in place may have been common, but some shields seem to have been made of plywood with no strips, while others had wooden 'ledges' holding them together), and flatness (most were totally flat, but many were convex). Many shields were decorated with metal studs, discs, bands, strips, and 'lozenges' on the face, and some seem to have had large leather decorations, including spirals, crosses, and possibly figurative designs.

I generally agree. I don't see any reason that dark age fighters would all have the exact same shield.

Ideally a set like this would have something like 3 each of 7 different design per sprue. With a mix like that, I'd buy it just to have around.
As is, I just don't see buying it unless I need a ton of identical shields.

 Perfect Organism wrote:

 Wargames Atlantic wrote:
Dark Age Shields - https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/all/products/dark-ages-shields

I remain baffled by the decision to produce 21 apparently identical shields on a sprue, rather than 21 slightly different designs. Although most (possibly all) European shields of the era were round with central handle protected by a boss, there was a lot of variety in size (from just over a foot to over three feet across), boss shape (although the round dome was most common, some were more or less pointed, and many had a 'button' at the apex, while some from the early migration period are actually spiked), rim (most were unrimmed, but many had a metal or leather rim, or metal binding clips holding the leather facing in place), facing (usually linen or leather, but some may have had uncovered wood), backing (bare wood with a single metal strip holding the wooden planks in place may have been common, but some shields seem to have been made of plywood with no strips, while others had wooden 'ledges' holding them together), and flatness (most were totally flat, but many were convex). Many shields were decorated with metal studs, discs, bands, strips, and 'lozenges' on the face, and some seem to have had large leather decorations, including spirals, crosses, and possibly figurative designs.

I had the same feeling, shields are nice, but I don't need a box or even a sprue of identical ones.

The shields being a single design seems in line with the thought that all gas mask heads should be the same design, which is something that was done for several kits like grognards and a significant part of the death fields range.

We know that this is completely intentional given the amount of times people asked about why there is only one gas mask head on the preview and the answer from WGA was that they were all the same design.

Other companies tend to make variants with damage or decoration added, so the base design doesn't get too repetitive, but unfortunately that is not the case here.

The damned seem to bring a few variants in terms of head/helmets with the face covered, but I am guessing we will still see a lot of repetition.

Something like the old 8 shield sprue from the GW marauders would be better in my opinion, the base shield is still all the same design, but each one has different decorations or damage added and while using one of those designs several times might become repetitive after some time, it is still easier to make those 3d bits different with paint rather than paint or place decals on dozens of shields that all look the same.
If they wanted to keep the base shields flat and simple they could have added those decoration bits around the sprue, swapping some shields for those bits.