Hi Ho Silver,
Mierceday updates ahoy! (I'll edit in the images)
Update #70 Jun 6 2014
...and we're back!
After a week's break, Mierceday is here once more - and what a Mierceday we have for you...
This week we have:
•sculpt work in progress updates from Olivier Bouchet, Stéphane Camosseto, Allan Carrasco, Roberto Chaudon, Benoît Cosse, Thomas David, Christian Hardy, Yannick Hennebo, Patrick Masson, Juan Navarro Pérez and Stéphane Simon;
• what miniatures we believe will be sent in Wave 1;
•updated lists of sculptors and sculpts;
• curent QuickStarter Rules, Muster Rules and Kindred Musters;
• what you can expect from us over the next few months.
Let's begin...
Eadric, Forthegn of Mierce
To say that we are happy with Stéphane Camosseto is an understatement. Let's put it this way: Eadric has far, far exceeded our expectations, and we will be keeping Stéphane busy for some time to come, now...
Eadric should now be a Wave 1 shipment...
Timoth, Smith of Langwith
After much waitage, Thomas David has come up trumps with the lovely (if slightly balding) Timoth, sculpted from the artwork by
Des Hanley!
It's still early days with Timoth, and so we don't think he'll be finished in time for Wave 1. It's likely he'll be a Wave 2 shipment.
Aldhelm, Sceop of Mierce
Aldhelm is now complete... and what a lovely fella he's turned out to be! Don't be fooled though: he's not actually in outer space.
Aldhelm should be shipped in Wave 1.
Ffion Ferddig, Bard of Gwynedd
Ffion Ferddig's Finished!
Ffion is definitely a Wave 1 shipment, as we now have her in our big fingers, and whilst Juan will begin work on Caedoc next week he'll definitely be Wave 2.
Mag
ap Mag, Prifdynwocor of Powys
Roberto's finished Mag
ap Mag, too... and he's bloomin' brilliant!
It looks very much like Mag
ap Mag will be a Wave 1 shipment now!
Agathae, Signifer
Yannick Hennebo has taken Agathae on for us and she's turning out nicely already. He's quick, is Yannick!
Agathae will be a Wave 2 shipment.
Velchior, Magus Infernum
With Aldhelm finished, Christian Hardy has turned his attention to his remaining sculpt, Velchior!
It's early days for Velchior so we think he'll be a Wave 2 shipment.
Finnan, Exile of the Uí Néill
Whoohoo! Fresh from a holiday, Benoît Cosse has finished our first Érainn miniature, Finnan - and what a cracking job he's done. We love him, very characterful indeed...
Yes - that head fits perfectly on a 30mm base...
Finnan will of course be a Wave 1 shipment now...
Gaarwäg, Mammax Tain
The frankly awesome Gaarwäg, sculpted by the equally awesome Patrick Masson, is now in our hands - and we can honestly say he's one of the best miniatures we've ever produced. Just look at him...
...and look at the size of him, too! He'll definitely need that 80mm base...
Gaarwäg will make it into Wave 1, which we're very happy about...!
Xontór, Gorgon of Khthon
Xontór is getting there and is looking meaner and moodier than ever. Stéphane Simon, we salute you!
It looks very much like Xontór won't make it into Wave 1, unfortunately; there's still plenty to do. Even so, he'll definitely be a Wave 2 beggar!
Thelliatiss, Gorgórix
Olivier Bouchet has done a fantastic job on turning Beth Hughes' artwork to life - Thelliatiss is looking brilliant!
This does of course mean that Thelliatiss will be a Wave 1 shipment!
Knútr of Víkin, Skipari of Hrafnen on Horse
As always with Allan, words simply fail us. So here's some images instead...
Knútr on Horse will now definitely make it into Wave 1!
Darklands: First Edition Fulfilment
There's plenty going on at the moment as we gear up for sending Wave 1. We now have a good idea of what will and what won't make it into your Wave 1 shipments, and whilst we have planned for delays, there are always some circumstances that ensure delays are unavoidable.
However, this update is THE definitive update on what will make it into Wave 1 - so pay attention everyone!
As we've said before, we're going to start shipping Wave 1 in the last week of June. Bear in mind, then, that shipments will continue into July and probably August, and as always we will prioritise orders in date order - i.e., if you ordered early, you'll get your stuff sent early!
What Ships When?
Here's an up to date list of what we think will be shipped when. Note that this list (Wave 2 onwards, anyway) could change, but we'll keep it updated every Friday.
Items in bold will DEFINITELY be sent in that wave as we have the sculpt; items in italics should make it into that wave, but we don't yet have the sculpt.
• SHIPMENT WAVE 0: complete for this project.
• SHIPMENT WAVE 1 (beginning end of June): Dúngal on foot - Dúngal on pony - Ciniod - Itaina - Domnech - Bagseg - Eadric on foot - Aldhelm - Leofwen on foot - Broga - Urien on foot - Ffion Ferddig - Angedern - Mag
ap Mag - Ieuan Longshore and Taranau - Erebius - Mananaan on foot - Idruaada - Daarkan - Naraa - Gaarwäg- Scecchus - Thelliatiss- Ágriosávra- Eikovra - Myrkranio - Knútr on foot - Knútr on horse - Birna - Víthar - Rollo Iron Head - Jörmungand - Crom on foot - Annik - Zethag - Gondard (Gondard - Ekk) - Brugg - Uhtred Uhtredson - Finnan - Danilo Cruz
• SHIPMENT WAVE 2 (beginning August): Eadric on horse - Timoth - Hrōr - Urien on horse - Carys - Caedoc - Equitus Durio on foot - Equitus Durio on horse - Agathae - Velchior - Djiuzu - Con I Modius - Mananaan on horse - Baagath's Herd - Praach - Xontór - Thoth - Hanokh - Dawn of Khthon (Myrinna - Syntyss - Thillia - Phyllidii - Elthissi) - Hrafnen Crew - Mälmord - Crom on horse - Seza
• SHIPMENT WAVE 3 (beginning October): Cnebba - Gesith Unit - Trytheorn - Rick Boer's Frisian Warrior - Max Schüte's German Berserker
A quick update regarding Thoth, Hanokh and the Dawn of Khthon. We've yet to get them printed (they're with the printers now) and so we cannot guarantee they will be here in time to be moulded and then cast; so it's better that we push them back to Wave 2.
Have I ordered the right Waves?
Fairly obviously (and to remind you all that we won't split orders unless you've purchased more than one shipment wave) if you've only purchased one Shipment Wave item, your items will only be sent in one shipment when everything is ready. In a nutshell:
•If you have purchased Waves 1, 2 and 3, whatever is available will be shipped in each wave, with wave 3 waiting until everything's finally ready.
•If you have purchased Waves 1 and 2, whatever is available in Wave 1 will be shipped in June, with everything else waiting until everything's finally ready.
•If you've only purchased Wave 1, your orders will be shipped when everything's finally ready.
There's still time for you to change this by ordering more shipment waves of course - feel free to do so, but as soon as Wave 1 is complete, that shipment item will be removed from the webstore. so you'd best be quick!
Please be patient!
We would ask you all to be patient with both ourselves and our artists; sculptors live in the real world and real world problems often impinge upon their time, so please bear in mind that they are working as fast as they possibly can on our miniatures and giving us their full attention. We do not want to rush sculptors for the simple reason that rushed work is often poor work!
Sculpts and Sculptors
Here's the big list of who's sculpting what and when for Darklands: First Edition! 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.
• Olivier Bouchet: Olivier Bouchet has completed Thelliatiss, and that concludes his work for us on this project!
• Stéphane Camosseto: Stéphane has finished Eadric on foot and he will sculpt Eadric on horse after that. He has also now taken on Hrōr, so that he matches the Werwulfas unlocked as part of Darklands: First Edition II.
• Allan Carrasco: Knútr on Horse is complete, and then it's Cnebba later on in the year.
• Roberto Chaudon: Mag
ap Mag is finished and he's on with Mälmord and finally Djiuzu, in that order.
• Benoît Cosse: Finnan is complete, and Baagath's Herd is next followed by Praach.
• Thomas David: work on Timoth has begun!
• Jacques-Alexandre Gillois:Equitus Durio on foot and Equitus Durio on horse will be sculpted over the summer.
• Christian Hardy: Christian has completed Aldhelm and Velchior is underway.
• Yannick Hennebo: Agathae is underway, and Yannick has also agreed to sculpt Mananaan on horse for us as Pedro cannot sculpt this now.
• Patrick Masson:Gaarwäg is now complete, and that concludes Patrick's work for us on this project!
• Hector Moran: he has begun digitally sculpting Con I Modius, Legionary Contubernium with Gellius being the first example.
• Stéphane NGuyen: Stéphane has begun work on Seza and we should have images soon.
• Juan Navarro Pérez: Ffion Ferddig is complete and she will be followed by Caedoc, Urien on horse and Carys. Juan has also agreed to sculpt Tomas Johansson's Geat Warrior, Trytheorn, although he's not sure when that will occur.
• Stéphane Simon: Xontór is half-way through and after him he'll have Crom on horse, the Holumenn Unit and the Gesíth Unit to do. He's getting there!
• Unknown: the remaining two descendants, which are Rick Boer's Frisian Warrior (due to be drawn by Stefan Kopinski) and Maximilian Schüte's Germanic Berserker (due to be drawn by Danny Cruz). Briefs have been passed to both artists so we should have artwork soon.
Sculpts are certainly progressing now!
Completed Sculpts
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.
• ALBAINN: Dúngal on foot - Dúngal on horse - Ciniod - Itaina - Domnech - Bagseg
•ANGELCYNN: Eadric on foot - Eadric on horse - Timoth - Aldhelm - Hrōr - Leofwen on foot - Gesith Unit - Cnebba - Broga
•BRYTHONIAID: Urien on foot - Urien on horse - Carys - Caedoc - Ffion Ferddig - Angedern - Mag
ap Mag
•BYZANTII: Equitus Durio on foot - Equitus Durio on horse - Erebius - Agathae - Velchior - Djiuzu - Con I Modius
•FOMORAIC: Mananaan on foot - Mananaan on horse - Idruaada - Daarkan - Naraa - Gaarwäg - Baagath's Herd - Praach
• INFERNII: Scecchus
•KHTHONES: Xontór - Thelliatiss - Dawn of Khthon (Myrinna - Syntyss - Thillia - Phyllidii - Elthissi) - Thoth - Hanokh - Ágriosávra- Eikovra - Myrkranio
•NORSE: Knútr on foot - Knútr on horse - Birna - Víthar - Rollo Iron Head - Jörmungand - Hrafnen Crew - Mälmord
•YSIANS: Crom on foot - Crom on horse - Annik - Zethag - Gondard (Gondard - Ekk) - Brugg - Seza
• SELL-SWORDS: Uhtred Uhtredson - Finnan - Danilo Cruz
•DESCENDANTS: Ieuan Longshore and Taranau - Trytheorn - Rick Boer's Frisian Warrior - Max Schüte's German Berserker
Let us know if we've missed anything!
The Darklands First Edition Rules
Now, before we get onto the next project, a word on the Darklands: First Edition hardback rulebook.
We've decided to put back the printing of the rulebook to November.
There's a number of good reasons for doing this, but the main reason is simply so that we can include extra stuff - and so increase the value of what you're getting!
This extra stuff will include whatever we need for the miniatures produced by Darklands: First Edition II (such as muster summaries, or perhaps new rules to cover the abilities of new creatures where required), more background material, more colour artwork... whatever we can fit in really.
Please note, the printing delay will NOT affect the delivery of:
•miniatures slated for delivery in Wave 1
•miniatures tied to the book itself (such as Uhtred or Finnan)
However, please note that the rules won't be ready for June as a PDF download. We are now looking at the end of July for this.
We'll also ship the rulebook to you when it's available without tying it to a Wave - it's only fair to do so!
Now, we're aware a lot of you guys and gals out there were very keen to get your hands on the book when - let's face it - we said we'd deliver it; but we hope you understand that we simply want to make that book better for you.
The Darklands Concept Art Book
Similarly, we're going to delay the printing of the Darklands Concept Art book.
The main reason for this is very simple - we want to add as much art as we can to it, so we're going to include all the art seen in Darklands: First Edition II. Again, we understand that you guys would want the book in June; but we just want to give you more for the same amount of money!
QuickStarter Rules, Muster Rules and Kindred Musters
There's a few other bits and pieces yet to be done of course, so here's how progress is looking on those fronts...
There's now a new version of the QuickStarter Rules - v10.6 - and this is now the FINAL version before printing. We took the opportunity of the delay to get a few formatting changes (including the addition of page numbers) in as well as tidy up a couple of rules that needed attention.
You can download them here: DARKLANDS QUICKSTARTER RULES v10.6
We would recommend - especially if you are familiar with those previous versions of the QuickStarter Rules - to have a good read through, and also please check out the Mierce Miniatures forum, in particular the "Darklands Rules Discussion" section and the "Observations from a first read" thread...
Printing the QuickStarter Rules
We have excellent news: the QuickStarter Rules are about ready for print and will be shipped off to our printers soon. We hope to have them by the end of April!
The new, updated Muster Rules are now available for download.
You can download them here: DARKLANDS MUSTER RULES v2.3
They include the most recent, updated rules regarding hosts, units and warriors as listed in the QuickStarter Rulebook. The Muster Rules will not be printed, please remember; they will, however, always be available for download and will always be living rules.
At some point I'll get around to putting links up on our website...!
A Kindred Muster, what we call an army list, gives you the blocks to build a host of a particualr kindred for Darklands. It includes all of the different unit types available to you as a general wishing to create an army, in the shape of warrior profiles.
The kindred musters given below include all of the warriors unlocked by our projects so you can check exactly what you're getting for your money in game terms.
Bear in mind, however, that any new profiles are only partially playtested (if at all) - expect changes and feel free to give us feedback on the Mierce forums. Check them out for some awesome new warriors, however!
• ALBAINN MUSTER v1.6
•ANGELCYNN MUSTER v1.11
•BRYTHONIAID MUSTER v1.7
•BYZANTII MUSTER v1.2
•FOMORAIC MUSTER v1.9
•INFERNII MUSTER v1.1
•KHTHONES MUSTER v1.5
•NORSE MUSTER v1.6
•VRAS MUSTER v1.5
•YSIAN MUSTER v1.8
•SELL-SWORD MUSTER v1.4
Muster Links in bold include warriors from this project.
No doubt there'll be a few errors or typos - feel free to tell us about them!
Upon each profile is a handy pronunciation guide (based on the Wikipedia Pronunciation Respelling Key) under the warrior's title and, at the bottom of each profile, a suggestion on which miniature from our range to use as that warrior on the battlefield.
Eldar Corsairs: 4000 pts
Imperial Guard: 4000 pts
Corregidor 700 pts
Acontecimento 400 pts 
