Bumper Update Fun

We have a huge amount of releases for Darklands, BaneLegions and Templar's Forge this month, thirty in fact, and that's not including individual miniatures from units, either! A veritable bumper fun spring special of an update!

The BaneLegions gain four amazing new miniatures, two more Giants (Borruk, an Orc Giant, and the more generic Old Bill of Bell End) and two more Demon Princes (N'nhohbr'hurt'hs, a Demon Prince of Plague, and Khan-Fury, a Demon Prince of War). There's four for Templar's Forge, too, including the all-new Exult and Dismay Tokens Set and Continuous Effect Tokens Set, along with the new Fomoraic (Conand) Order Tokens Set and the long-awaited Darklands Positioning Laser. Darklands, of course, gets the bulk: for the Albainn, the doughty Spears of Dun Durn, Gairlom Unit; for the Anglecynn, the mighty Mihtlāf, Morthorbera; for the Brythoniaid, two units - the Urien's Guard, Teulu Unit and Warriors of Dyngonwy, Rhyfelwr Unit; for the Byzantii, the new version of Erebius and the all-new Nervor the Demioption, Con I Modius the Legionarius Unit and Sia the Leónis of Kyrene; for the Érainn, Cormac of the Red Hand and the Men of Clochar, Tuanagh Unit; for the Fomoraic, the Gul-Gabrax Tain Chaaruch, the Walvax Tain Gaanh and The Eye Ascendant, Warriors of Baalor Unit; for the Jutes, Mildryth the Cant Thain and Gol Gul the Barrow Spider; and for the Khthones, Ischys the Stóskoulon and Srók the Krokodarch. Phew!

Just like the previous releases, thanks to us being busier than busy bees we've just not had the time to get the release art and descriptions done; but you can still see some good images of each miniature on the website of course.

Maatmäg, Gigantic Mammox



Dan Cockersell - as you probably know already - is an absolute master sculptor. He's responsible for some of our finest miniatures, including The Terror of Fortriu and Krull, but he's outdone himself this time with the utterly incredible Maatmäg, a humungous Mammox that is even bigger than Krull himself. Sculpting from the artwork by Christophe Madura, Dan has produced a miniature that is almost impossible to describe in terms of its quality: it is, quite frankly, the finest miniature we have produced to date. Don't take our word for it, though - just have a look at him! Painted here by our very own Tim Fisher.



Gaalgar's Herd, Gul-Gabrax Unit



The Gul-Gabrax - bigger, more powerful goat-men of the Fomoraic - are utterly superb miniatures sculpted by Michael Anderson from the artwork by Christophe Madura. There's four different units to purchase - five warriors with command, ten warriors with command, five warriors and ten warriors - all comprised of the seven individual Gul-Gabrax, which have been painted by Sébastien Picque. There's Gaalgar, the unit's champion and from which the unit gains its name; Raagar, the unit's banner-bearer; Sraangar, the unit's herald; and four warriors, Culgaar, Gongaar, Aalgar and Sraagar.

The Dead of Black Barrow, Wihtgār Unit



Finally, finally, we have the unit of infantry that everybody's been waiting for: the first undead release for Darklands and the first unit of the Jutes. The Dead of Black Barrow is a Wihtgār Unit that can be purchased in four flavours - a unit of five warriors with command, a unit of ten warriors with command, a unit of five warriors and a unit of ten warriors. The individual miniatures, all sculpted by Edgar Skomorowski from the artwork by Danny Cruz, have been painted by Zlatko Burmazovic. They are Sigheard, the champion; Ricbert, the fain bearer; Ælgar, the hornblower (he may have no breath, but the dead can still hear it); and Cynemund, Oswine, Bertræd and Ælfric, all warriors.

Spears of Dun Durn, Gairlom Unit



The Albainn gain their first infantry unit this month in the rather hairy and gobby shape of the Gairlom, spear-warriors with the classic H-shaped shields. Sculpted by Valentin Zak from the artwork by Sam Lamont, these guys really do look mean and moody! There's four different units to purchase - five warriors with command, ten warriors with command, five warriors and ten warriors - all comprised of the seven individual Gairlom. There's Brusta, the unit's champion; Nectan, the unit's banner-bearer; Fidaich, the unit's herald; and four warriors, Oinuist, Smertae, Nectaich and Fidain.


Mihtlāf, Morthorbera



This guy is brutal in the most brutish sense of the word. Converted by Martin Lavat from Dan Warren's artwork and Benoît Cosse's original Maallolvór miniature, Mihtlāf (pronounced "MYT-larf") is a massive Morthorbera (murder-bear) from the wilds of Northumbraland, a powerful ally in the pagan Angelcynn's fight to survive.


Urien's Guard, Teulu Unit



They've been a long time in coming but the Brythoniaid finally have a unit of infantry to speak of, and that's the Teulu! Sculpted digitally by Olivier Nkweti from the artwork by Dan Warren, the Teulu (pronounced "TAY-li") are the personal bodyguard of Urien himself and lesser nobles themselves. The Teulu can be purchased in four different ways - a unit of five warriors with command, a unit of ten warriors with command, a unit of five warriors and a unit of ten warriors. The individual miniatures are Cynog of Gaer yn Arfon, the Penteulu or champion; Lleu Gryf, the bannerman; Gerallt ap Iorwerth, the herald; and Dafydd, Emyr, Iorwerth and Gryf, all warriors.


Warriors of Dyngonwy, Rhyfelwr Unit



You wait years for one infantry unit, and two come along at once! Typical. Anyway, the Rhyfelwyr (pronounced "hru-VEL-wer"), meaning simply "warriors", are the backbone of the Brythoniaid's human strength and each Rhyfelwr is as able with sword and shield as he is with a bow. Sculpted by Yannick Hennebo from the artwork by Dan Warren, the Rhyfelwyr can be purchased in four different ways - a unit of five warriors with command, a unit of ten warriors with command, a unit of five warriors and a unit of ten warriors. The individual Rhyfelwyr are Alun, the Penrhyfelwr or champion; Aeron, the bannerman; Cefin, the herald; and Gafan, Iestyn, Aestoc and Efan, all warriors. For the pedants, note the difference between singular (Rhyfelwr) and plural (Rhyfelwyr)!



Erebius, Demiurion



We decided to take advantage of Dan Cockersell's work on Erebius on his Behema to turn the mounted Erebius into a foot version, too - so we strong-armed Yannick Hennebo and the rest, as they say, is history...

Nervor, Demioption



With Yannick Hennebo sculpted the Demilegionarius Unit, it seemed only fair to give him a crack at Nervor, the Demioption (meaning, half-option), a lieutenant in the Byzantii / Infernii legions. This guy is half-demon, half-man and a nasty fellow to boot! Drawn by Danny Cruz, originally.

Con I Modius, Legionarius Contubernium



The Legionarii (painted here by Paul Whittaker) have been a while in coming, too; sculpted by Hector Moran and Luc Pinganaud from the artwork by Steve Pierce, these guys are the mainstay of the Byzantii and are armed with spatha (sword), scutum (shield) and pila (javelin). There's only one unit size available - eight - but you can purchase individual Legionarii should you wish: Modius, the Decanus or champion and seven Legionarii, Gellius, Tiberius, Livia, Severa, Tiberia, Serena and Geraldus.

Sia, Leónis of Kyrene



Ahhh, Sia. What a lovely creature you are! Effectively a giant Lion, and converted by Martin Lavat from Mohamed Aït-Mehdi's original Maaru, Sia is a Leónis of the Byzantii and an excellent addition to the ranks of the Auxilia Bestiarius.

Cormac of the Red Hand, Curadh of the Uí Néill



The Érainn gain an excellent Warchief in the shape of Cormac of the Red Hand, a mighty Curadh well able to take on the enemies of the Irish. Sculpted superbly by Valentin Zak from the artwork by Sam Lamont!

Men of Clochar, Tuanagh Unit



It's time for an infantry unit for the Érainn, in the slightly mad shape of the Tuanaghta (pronounced "too-an-AH-ta"), axe-wielding nutters who probably drink far too much on a Friday evening. These guys are sculpted by Valentin Zak from the artwork by Sam Lamont, and they can be purchased in four different ways - a unit of five warriors with command, a unit of ten warriors with command, a unit of five warriors and a unit of ten warriors. The individual Tuanaghta are Pádraig, the Ceann or champion; Dara, the Bratachagh or banner bearer; Ronan, the Aralt or herald; and Brian, Colm, Tadhg and Ruairí, all warriors. The plural is Tuanaghta, the singular Tuanagh.

Chaaruch the Despoiler, Gul-Gabrax Tain



Sculpted by Michael Anderson from the artwork by Dan Warren, Chaaruch the Despoiler is a very nasty-looking Gul-Gabrax and a war-leader of ill repute, especially as he can bring loads of Gul-Gabrax to battle with him! Painted here by Sébastien Picque.


Gaanh, Walvax Tain



Another superb beast-man for the Fomoraic, Gaanh is a Walrus-man or Walvax, sculpted by Yannick Fusier from the artwork by Danny Cruz. Gaanh really is a superb miniature, one of our finest we believe, one that you can easily imagine throwing his harpoon to pierce your torso and drag you to your doom... ahem.

The Eye Ascendant, Warrior of Baalor Unit



Another unit! Will this pleasure never end? Maybe, because the Warriors of Baalor - cruel, vain humans turned by Baalor for his own ends - would certainly look down upon such things! Sculpted by Olivier Nkweti from the artwork by Steve Pierce, and painted here by Sébastien Picque, the Warriors of Baalor come in four flavours: a unit of five warriors with command, a unit of ten warriors with command, a unit of five warriors and a unit of ten warriors. The individual Warriors of Baalor are Aanan, the Gultain or champion; Ulaan, the Tusk-bearer or banner bearer; Lungaarn, the hornblower or herald; and Coraat, Paara, Lalaan and Gaarnul, all warriors.

Mildryth, Cant Thain



Ahh, Mildryth! Sculpted beautifully by Yannick Hennebo from the artwork by Danny Cruz, Mildryth is the first Jute Warchief to be released and is a really amazing one at that. She's human, of course, but she's still able to command the undead!

Gol Gul, Barrow Spider



When we see Gol Gul, we shudder. He's a gigantic spider, of course, standing upon a 120mm base, and he really does make you recoil with disgust! Sculpted by Aragorn Marks from the artwork by Danny Cruz, we dare you to assemble him without feeling a bit sick.

Ischys, Stóskoulon of Khthon



Another monster from the conversion-fest that was Darklands: Metal Age, Ischys (converted by Martin Lavat from the artwork by Dan Warren) uses part of Chysperis' body to form a burrowing snake-monster on an 80mm base. Be warned: he swallows!

Srók, Krokodarch



We've waited a long time for a Krokodar commander, but Srók is finally here and he can bring his brutal mates with him thanks to his Compel (Krokodar) ability! Sculpted by Roberto Chaudon from the artwork by Christophe Madura.

Borruk, Orc Giant



Another of the fantastic monsters funded by the BaneBeasts: Mighty Monsters Part Deux Kickstarter project, Borruk is an Orc Giant, a real nasty piece of work converted by Andrew May from the original giant of the Albainn, Gomagg, and the artwork by Dan Warren. You don't have to paint him green, but it helps!

Old Bill of Bell End, Giant



If there is such a thing as a "regular" Giant, Old Bill is that giant: he's a bog-standard, vanilla Giant funded by the BaneBeasts: Mighty Monsters Part Deux Kickstarter project. Converted by Andrew May from the original giant of the Albainn, Gomagg, and the artwork by Dan Warren.

N'nhohbr'hurt'hs, Demon Prince of Plague



Yet another monster funded by the BaneBeasts: Mighty Monsters Part Deux Kickstarter project, N'nhohbr'hurt'hs (Pronunciation? Well, the last bit is pronounced "urts") is a fantastic conversion of Malacant, a demon of the Infernii. Converted by Tim Prow from the artwork by Neil Hodgson!

Khan-Fury, Demon Prince of War



The preantepenultimate (look it up) monster funded by the BaneBeasts: Mighty Monsters Part Deux Kickstarter project to be released, Khan-Fury is a fantastic conversion of Malacant, a demon of the Infernii. Converted by Tim Prow from the artwork by Neil Hodgson!

Papworth the Pillager, Chaos Giant



One of the fantastic monsters that were funded by the BaneBeasts: Mighty Monsters Part Deux Kickstarter project, Papworth the Pillager is a mighty Chaos Giant, a basher and a stomper converted by Andrew May from the original giant of the Albainn, Gomagg, and the artwork by Dan Warren.

Tetseenx, Phoenix Demon Prince



Another monster funded by the BaneBeasts: Mighty Monsters Part Deux Kickstarter project, Tetseenx is a fantastic conversion of Malacant, a demon of the Infernii. Converted by Tim Prow from the artwork by Neil Hodgson!

Darklands Exult and Dismay Tokens Set
We now have the Darklands Exult and Dismay Tokens Set to ensure Darklands gamers can properly track the status of your units! The set gives you seventy exult and dismay tokens that are attached to a unit when necessary, ensuring each player instantly knows that unit's status.

Darklands Continuous Effect Tokens Set
We have another tokens set for you this month, too - this time the Darklands Continuous Effect Tokens Set, which gives you fifty continuous effect tokens that are attached to a unit when necessary, ensuring each player instantly knows what continuous effects the unit is suffering.

Darklands Positioning Laser
It's a hobby-fest this month with Templar's Forge - here's the long-awaited Positioning Laser, a Class 1 laser and so perfectly safe to use, which is used to measure accurately the line of sight of warriors on the battlefield at any time. Other methods of determining sight lines are usually inaccurate and almost always open to interpretation; a Darklands positioning laser immediately ends any line of sight argument!

All of the releases above will be officially released on the 4th of March 2017, but you can order them right now!

Watch out for the April releases, which should be unveiled soon!

 Undead_Love-Machine wrote:
Do Mierce outsource their metal casting?

 Alpharius wrote:
Yes, they do outsource metal production.

But...I'm not sure why they wouldn't just hang on to them, and sell them later, possibly as part of starter sets and/or Kickstarter deals?

Though I'm sure there are some esoteric business reasons involving inventory turns, bottom line/top line sales, etc, etc, etc !

Thanks to the runaway success of our Monster Madness promotion, and the requests from you guys of course, we've decided to run something similar in May - this time for our monstrous infantry units! You see, we know that whilst our monstrous infantry units are unique works of art totally unmatched in this universe or indeed any other, they are fairly expensive, especially the bigger ones such as the Roaring Srónax or the Fireborn of Gwaelod (shown below) or the Slaughterers!

That's why we're giving a monstrous infantry unit away for FREE if you purchase any monstrous infantry unit from our webstore until midnight (GMT) on Monday the 15th of May 2017!

How do I choose the free monstrous infantry unit?

All you need to do is purchase a monstrous infantry unit, and when you go through the basket simply input which free monstrous infantry unit you'd like in the "special instructions" box. The only qualification is that this monstrous infantry unit must be one from the list below, and it must be either cheaper than or equal in price to the monstrous infantry unit you are purchasing! As well as that, you can purchase as many monstrous infantry units as you'd like and you'll still get a free monstrous infantry unit for each one!

PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY VOUCHER CODES. Any orders using voucher codes will be rejected and refunded to your Moneyback. Tiered discounts do apply - the more you purchase, the cheaper your monstrous infantry units will be!

What's on offer?

Pretty much any monstrous infantry unit in resin (i.e., not metal) is covered by this offer, with only Kickstarter monstrous infantry units not a part of it. Even so, there's so many monstrous infantry units in our range that you're spoilt for choice!

You can even use this offer to purchase individual monstrous infantry warriors from within those units, or indeed, any monstrous infantry characters.

Your "Buy one monstrous infantry unit, get one monstrous infantry unit free" offer ends on Monday the 15th of May 2017 at midnight (GMT), and you really do have some superb monstrous infantry units to spend your hard-earned cash on!

Not only can you get your hands on some of our quite amazing back catalogue, such as the Roaring Srónax or the Fireborn of Gwaelod (shown above) or tons of others, there's also Qaano, Ophios or the utterly stunning Gaarwäg (shown above) or Bagseg!

The offer will work on all the Darklands monstrous infantry units within our webstore, but here's a full list so it's nice and clear:

ALBAINN: Bagseg, Oghurithne Umaer - Dungann, Oghurithne Unund - Gudhlagg, Oghur Uhmaer - Oghu Keepers, Oghurithne Unit - Hunters of Cait, Oghurithne Hunter Unit (pre-order)* - Oghu Guardians, Oghur Unit - Gromi, Oghurigg
ANGLECYNN: Broga, Wereofor Thegn - Cearl, Wælwulf Thegn - Wulfric's Pack, Wælwulf Unit
ATALANTES: Titos, Stratekolossos (pre-order)* - The Burning Ones, Mesokolossos Unit (pre-order)*
BRYTHONIAID: Angedern, Prifdyndraig of Gwaelod - Mag ap Mag, Prifdynowocor of Powys - Fireborn of Gwaelod, Dyndraig Unit - Gungonn's Brood, Dynwocor Unit (pre-order)*
BYZANTII: Djiuzu, Dromedus Secundus - Vul IX Muyya, Dromedus Vulgus (pre-order)*
ÉRAINN: Araigh, Ancient of Síleann Fen - Bholg of Acaill, Fir Bholg Hurler Unit (pre-order)* - Beasts of Síleann Fen, Fen Beast Unit
FOMORAIC: Belech, Scion of Baalor - Ckaarakk, Tarvax Untain - Qaano, Srónax Untain - Aalvór, Mallax Tain - Gaarwäg, Mammax Tain - Gaanh, Walvax Tain - Bellowing Tarvax, Tarvax Unit - Roaring Srónax, Srónax Unit
INFERNII: Scecchus, Servile Fiend of Dis - Craven Fiends of Dis, Fiend Unit
JUTES: Heldred, Drēaguth Thain - The Malign of Alum Tomb, Drēaguth Unit - The Hateful of Mordain Grave, Gāst Unit (pre-order)*
KHTHONES: Ophios, Gorgon of Khthon - Xontór, Gorgon of Khthon - Sthena, Gorgór of Khthon - Ssibyros, Gorgonarchon of Khthon - Thelliatiss, Gorgórix of Khthon - Pétroyos, Lískarchon - Thoth, Anax of Ýdron - Svrill, Wielder of Khthon - Srók, Krokodarch - Hanokh, Kentarch of ÝdronWarriors of Khthon, Gorgonar Unit - Dawn of Khthon, Gorgórar Unit - Slaughterers, Krokodar Unit
NORSE: Thórrir, Troll Konungr - Egil Dead Hand, Hrafnmann Jarl - Jörmungand, Troll Jarl - Gamla Bror, Troll Gothi - Corpse Takers, Hrafnmann Unit - Trolls of Norrheim, Two Axe Troll Unit (pre-order)* - Trolls of Gunnheim, Great Axe Troll Unit (pre-order)*
YSIANS: Brugg, Death-Brute - Seza, Death-Abhorrent - Brutes of Gondard, Brute Unit - Brutes of Hedroc, Great Club Brute Unit (pre-order)*
* These units are not yet released to the general public, although they are being sculpted and cast for Kickstarter backers. You may still purchase these units and the individual warriors within them, but your order will only be shipped after they are sent to the Kickstarter backers that ordered them. Additionally, these units will only be available on the webstore until this promotion ends.

Happy Ordering!

Drunk Lizards

This week we have another beastie - which means that Darklands: Metal Age is even nearer completion, hooray!

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There's just the one miniature to show this week, and that's a beastie from the overworked fingers of Tim Prow...



The penultimate monster from this project, Iskarnos the Szalamakh, has been lovingly converted from Ulmons by Tim Prow and looks super-duper even if we do say so ourselves.




 


 


 

Garric

It's been a while since the last update for Savage Hordes, for which I blame the weather and the ongoing problem of understanding the language of Linear A. Ahem. Anyway,   we have something lovely this week for the Jutes...

Here we go...



There's only one miniature to show this week, but it's a cracker and it nicely finishes off the Jutes from this project. All thanks to Bob Płociennik, who now works for us full time!




No, not Garlic... Garric! He is of course the Jute host banner bearer and a lovely fella to boot. Bob's captured his flowing locks rather well, we think!


 


 


Garric should be a Wave 17 shipment!

 ulgurstasta wrote:
Still no word about the new Savrar units. Does anyone know if they are okay with switching KS pledges for moneyback in the store instead?

Dragon-wizards and Hunters

Wahey! Another update for Darklands: Savage Hordes II, and this week we have something dragon-y and something reiver-y...

Here we go...




We've some lovely miniatures for you this week, with the Brythoniaid getting something and the Fomoraic getting something!




Bob Płociennik is already storming through our sculpts, and after Garric it's Galon Garreg that gets his attention... he's not in pose yet, and he's still pretty early, but you can see what's going on!



 


 


 


He'll hopefully be Wave 17, but we'll see... it's all down to the printing!


Valentin Zak has been working very hard in the background to get these guys done, and they are looking utterly superb... first up, here's the three males - Baart, Alaan and Padraac (Bert, Alan and Paddy to you) in formation...




 


The ladies have had a bit more attention to them: here's Orgaana...




 


 


Just her head and hands to go!




The other lady of the unit, Caat, is also looking excellent so far...


 


 


Hopefully these guys will be Wave 17, but we'll see...


The lovely Helmed Garric has been completed by Bob Płociennik, of course!


 


 


He should be a Wave 17 shipment.

Demons and Trolls

Here's another superb, amazing, splendiferous update for Darklands: Mighty Monsters, with the usual miniatures shots and some other interesting news...

Let's go!




This week we've some demons for the Infernii and some Trolls for the Norse. Don't say we never give you owt!



Ammon is of course Krull sans wings, but as we're not changing the body (just the arms, and adding plugs for where the wings go) you can take this as a Great Axe Krull update, too.

Anyway, check out Tim Prow's work so far. Don't worry, the haft will be much thicker!




He should be a Wave 18 shipment!




Similarly to Ammon, Choloch is Malacant sans wings, and so Bent... I mean, Great Axe Malacant gains a leap forward with this update. Tim Prow again...



He'll be a Wave 18 shipment, hopefully...




Allan Carrasco could probably sculpt Trolls in his sleep, but that doesn't mean they're in any way bad... quite the opposite!


The happy-go-lucky Gando tends to instigate any kind of beer pong at parties, he's such a good laugh.


 


 



 


 


Tables don't last long with him around, I can tell you...




Valdr is quite the opposite of Galdo as he's always found in the kitchen at parties, trying but failing to engage the opposite sex in conversation. Or indeed make eye contact with them. He probably wears a tank top.


 


 


 


 


 


These guys - and thus the Trolls of Gunnheim as a whole - should be a Wave 18 shipment!

Fat Blokes and Tall Bones

On this rather murky Mierceday we have some lovely updates for Darklands: Mighty Monsters Part Deux to brighten up your life!

Here we go...




We've a few miniatures to show you this week, for the Fomoraic and the Jutes!



Yannick Fusier continues to astound with the amazing Aadolf, an Ograx Reiver Tain for the Fomoraic. This guy is one of our favourite miniatures of recent times!






 


 


 


 


Still a couple of bits to finish on Aadolf, but he should be a Wave 18 shipment!



Following on from Aadolf is a unit of Ograx Reivers also sculpted by Yannick Fusier, Konraad's Mob! Yannick just seems to nail anything monstrous infantry...



A hornblower, is Kaarl, and a big fat one at that. He has a lot of breath, and he's going to use it!




 


Hopefully he'll be a Wave 18 shipment... it's early days. He won't always look like a big fat baby!


Bob's work on Bānbreca has been nothing short of astounding so far, but even we weren't prepared for the awesomeness of the original version...


 


 


 


He should be a Wave 18 shipment!


The most impressive version of Bānbreca will probably be the one with the War Tower, and we're greedily awaiting the final version with said tower. For now though, here's just Bānbreca, waiting for his tower to be put on and an axe for his hand...


 


 


 


Again, he should be a Wave 18 shipment.


The last version of Bānbreca is the one with a Captive, who looks suitably terrified. This guy is pretty much done, although you can't purchase it yet!


 


 


 


He should be a Wave 18 shipment... if I allow you lot to buy him at all... ;o)

 ulgurstasta wrote:
Still no word about the new Savrar units. Does anyone know if they are okay with switching KS pledges for moneyback in the store instead?

Mierce Miniatures 15-time creator 1 day ago

Well that's me wrong about KS - it's just been accepted, although I still need to do work on it. So you're looking at late Monday / Tuesday for when it is launched...