Mierce Miniatures Darklands Ongoing News and Rumors Thread! Darklands Rulebook ships on April 18!

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**RiTides**

Denilsta wrote:
plastictrees wrote:
That's just sculpted over Hrudinn right? So probably not an actual release? Especially as we haven't seen an Egyptian/Assyrian faction yet.

It's a Beast lord release not a Darklands one.

What does that mean...?

**Azreal13**

They sometimes put out stuff that isn't part of the Darklands game, which is released under the Banebeasts banner.

**plastictrees**

It's where they peeled off the dwarf, dark elf, undead, medieval knight guy etc. they had originally produced when they started Darklands.

**highlord tamburlaine**

That's a pretty impressive birdy.

I don't think I own any feathered models either...

**Makaleth**

I already have Hruddin for a lord of Tzeentch,... they just one upped it!! DARN THEM!!

I must have this model.

**yxalitis**

I didn't get Hrudinn because he was to umm...birdy...
This completely changes that, and is a must buy!

Mierce, when is this going to be released?

**Looky Likey**

How tall do we think he is?

Got my Wave 0 models on Friday, Krull & Maleficent. Pleased with the crispness and no warping but I did have a lot of flash and a couple of mold lines. Nothing I could fix very quickly.

Picture is of them assembled but prior tidy up with greenstuff. FW Bloodthirster for scale, Krull will be counts as Angron, Maleficent will be a normal Bloodthirster.

**Denilsta**

Looky Likey wrote:
How tall do we think he is?.

He is based on this model, who is standing on a 120mm base! He's not far off of Krull.

**Bolognesus**

Waitwhut, that thing is on a 120mm?!? whoa.

**Fenriswulf**

Yeah, Mierce Miniatures aren't small

As I won't be playing Warhammer in the future I can skip the redone Hrudinn, but I do love the way he looks!

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Unless Mierce wants to sell an upgrade pack for the standard Hrudinn that is

**Bolognesus**

I've got enough of their stuff to know that, but I somehow figured that thing was on a 60mm base...

**Alpharius**

Fenriswulf wrote:
Yeah, Mierce Miniatures aren't small

As I won't be playing Warhammer in the future I can skip the redone Hrudinn, but I do love the way he looks!

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Unless Mierce wants to sell an upgrade pack for the standard Hrudinn that is

Mierce does do 'bits' sales on their site, I think?

I can also see them selling an 'upgrade' pack too - if they get enough requests for it.

Which I think they will!

You should be covered, one way or the other...

**Bolognesus**

Would completely miss the point though, I suspect; there's not going to be a single bit (okay, maybe a few small ones) aside from the wings which would be identical.
Between bits (naturally) adding up to a fair bit more than the price of buying the entire kit, and the resale value of a still unbuilt Hrudinn, I don't think that's even a remotely viable option.

**Looky Likey**

Denilsta wrote:
Looky Likey wrote:
How tall do we think he is?.

He is based on this model, who is standing on a 120mm base! He's not far off of Krull.

Ta! FW LoC he is then. Any Mierce ones that could stand in for a Slaanesh FW sized daemon? Otherwise I'll pick up the creature creator one.

**Denilsta**

Looky Likey wrote:
Denilsta wrote:
Looky Likey wrote:
How tall do we think he is?.

He is based on this model, who is standing on a 120mm base! He's not far off of Krull.

Ta! FW LoC he is then. Any Mierce ones that could stand in for a Slaanesh FW sized daemon? Otherwise I'll pick up the creature creator one.

Yes there is a Slaanesh type one, look on the Mierce website under Ysain and look at their Queen. ..I cannot put a picture up due to the nudity!

**skarsol**

Looky Likey wrote:
Denilsta wrote:
Looky Likey wrote:
How tall do we think he is?.

He is based on this model, who is standing on a 120mm base! He's not far off of Krull.

Ta! FW LoC he is then. Any Mierce ones that could stand in for a Slaanesh FW sized daemon? Otherwise I'll pick up the creature creator one.

http://www.mierce-miniatures.com/index.php?act=pro&pre=mrm_dkl_ysn_kys_wld_001_000

**Alpharius**

Denilsta wrote:
Looky Likey wrote:
Denilsta wrote:
Looky Likey wrote:
How tall do we think he is?.

He is based on this model, who is standing on a 120mm base! He's not far off of Krull.

Ta! FW LoC he is then. Any Mierce ones that could stand in for a Slaanesh FW sized daemon? Otherwise I'll pick up the creature creator one.

Yes there is a Slaanesh type one, look on the Mierce website under Ysain and look at their Queen. ..I cannot put a picture up due to the nudity!

Sure you can - inside the protective bounds of the NSFW Spolier Tags!

Spoiler:

**Denilsta**

ahem...yes...well it/she is on a 60 mm base so again a decent size miniature.

**Azreal13**

Just to comment Re Krull vs Hrudinn, as someone who has both, and a FW LoC, Hrudinn has nowhere near the bulk of either Krull or the LoC, but is more than adequately large to stand in as such against any but the most anal of opposition.

**yxalitis**

azreal13 wrote:
Just to comment Re Krull vs Hrudinn, as someone who has both, and a FW LoC, Hrudinn has nowhere near the bulk of either Krull or the LoC, but is more than adequately large to stand in as such against any but the most anal of opposition.

What's "anal opposition"?

**plastictrees**

yxalitis wrote:
azreal13 wrote:
Just to comment Re Krull vs Hrudinn, as someone who has both, and a FW LoC, Hrudinn has nowhere near the bulk of either Krull or the LoC, but is more than adequately large to stand in as such against any but the most anal of opposition.

What's "anal opposition"?

The main nemesis of that Ysian chick linked above.

**Alpharius**

He's not talking about what you think he is.

He's shorthanding "Anal Retentive Opposition" - the types who might object to cool 'counts as' models for any number or potentially nitpicky reasons.

**Denilsta**

I must admit, I have always wanted to get Euryalia but I am so scared that the whip or tentacles would snap off so easily ruining a decent paint job.

**Azreal13**

Alpharius wrote:
He's not talking about what you think he is.

He's shorthanding "Anal Retentive Opposition" - the types who might object to cool 'counts as' models for any number or potentially nitpicky reasons.

Correct.

**plastictrees**

You guys are no fun.

Is everyone planning to give the game a try at least?
I have to say I'm a little dubious of the battle reports/ videos shown so far. Not sure it's for me.
That's not stopping me from buying 3+ factions though.

**Alpharius**

I'm absolutely going to be giving the game a try!

**Bolognesus**

Definitely going to give it a shot - what I've seen looks quite enticing (if a bit pricey to actually get others to play - budget's a huge consideration in the gaming scene around here).

**yxalitis**

plastictrees wrote:
You guys are no fun.

Yeah, right?

I was waiting for... "Ask my girlfriend"

Come on guys, I put it out there...

plastictrees wrote:

Is everyone planning to give the game a try at least?
I have to say I'm a little dubious of the battle reports/ videos shown so far. Not sure it's for me.
That's not stopping me from buying 3+ factions though.

As for actually playing the game?

I paint small plastic figures of dragons and demons and monsters.
I have an Alien on my PC at work
I have a Macross regult on my home PC

But putting a collection of minis on a table, and throwing dice, marking out distances with string, plonking down templates, arguing over esoteric rules...it's just all too...

NERDY!

**cygnnus**

Alpharius wrote:
Looking through Mierce's comments section...

Proteanc, Fickle Lord of Uroboros:

Wow!

Whoa! Between that and the Creature Caster Vulture Demon, suddenly there are some *very* nice not-Lord of Change options out there. Very nice model, although as a pure "not-LoC", I think the Creature Caster offering looks a bit more "Deamonic"...

Valete,

JohnS

**zedmeister**

And a new round of releases, a veritable Roberto Chaudon tour-de-force, for this month including a new Banebeast (seen above)!

Dark Lands and Bane Beasts

We're scaling back the releases from our Darklands: A World of War Kickstarter project this month - with just the four miniatures unveiled, for the Angelcynn, Fomoraic and Khthones - but to compensate for that, we've got the first BaneBeast for a long while to tickle your fancies!

The Angelcynn gain the remaining Duguth warrior, Cuthwulf; for the Fomoraic we have the mighty Vaak, the Moraine Beast; and the Khthones releases continue with the last Gorgonar from the unit of five, Iimiithi, as well as the awesome Pétroyos, Lískarchon. Lastly, but not leastly, we have the mighty Proteanc, Fickle Lord of Uroboros - a Phoenix Lord based on the equally fantastic Hrudinn!

Back to now: just like the last few months, 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.

Cuthwulf, Duguth Warrior

The fifth (and thus last) miniature of the five-man Duguth with spears unit, Cuthwulf may only be a warrior but he's a cracking miniature for all that. Cuthwulf, like all the Duguth, was sculpted by Juan Navarro Pérez from a concept by Des Hanley, and they are all fantastic miniatures!

Vaak, Moraine Beast

It's been a while since the last Fomoraic miniature was released, but happily Vaak heralds the first of a few miniatures for the Eye in the Ice over the next few months for we have Belech, Qaano, Aalvór and Maallolvór to come. Vaak is a Moraine Beast, a creature of ice and rock moulded by Baalor's warlocks, the better to destroy his enemies whilst throwing great chunks of ice at them. With a concept drawn by Stefan Kopinski and a sculpt by Roberto Chaudon, Vaak may look a bit odd but that's because he's totally unnatural. Watch out for a superb icy paint job by Sébastien Picque very soon!

Pétroyos, Lískarchon

Sculpted by Roberto Chaudon from a concept by Christophe Madura, Pétroyos is a Lískarchon, a leader of the Lískes and thus related to the Vasílísk, Mazikílías. Pétroyos can turn enemies to stone with one gaze, too, just like his mighty cousin... so don't mess with him!

Iimithi, Warrior of Khthon

Iimithi's concept was drawn by Christophe Madura and the miniature itself was sculpted by Stéphane Simon. With Vilthiss, Issithill, Mneriiss and Ufhilloss already released, that's the Gorgonar Unit of five now complete!

Proteanc, Fickle Lord of Uroboros

Speaking of long whiles, it's been almost a year since the last BaneBeast, N'nhohbr'hoth (pronounced 'nob-rot'), so we thought we'd better release something for the BaneLegions range. The addition of Hrudinn to Darklands gave us a bit of an idea, so we gave Roberto Chaudon (the sculptor of Hrudinn of course) to turn a raven-giant into a Phoenix Lord. The results, we think, are simply spectacular...

All of the releases above will be officially released on the 1st of March 2014, but you can pre-order them now from this very website to your heart's content!

Next month will definitely see the release of our incredible dragon, Angrislaug, and the frankly sublime Champion of Dis, Malacant, as well as three other miniatures... watch this space!