JamesY wrote:
@BrookM very nice! That helmet does look better than the frog mouth one mine got. That one is my lieutenant. I'd like to be able to tell you that it was a powerful combo, but (to quote Macbeth) nothing in his life became like the leaving it. Charging a Praetor probably wasn't the best idea, but he did knock him down before dying.

I'll try and take a picture of my 'band later. Didn't get them finished but good enough for a casual Saturday game.

Project Update #68: Trench Crusade by Factory Fortress INC wrote:February shipping update

Hi Crusaders, we have a new shipping update for you!

EU, UK and RoW
Green Logistics have now sent us a full report on book shipment progress, and apologized for the time it took them to get back to us.

99% of books destined for the EU, the UK and RoW have now all been shipped. Those who were affected by the FedEx shipping error (where packages were returned to sender) now have new tracking numbers and packages have been resent.

We now have access to all tracking numbers, so if you are a backer in the EU, the UK or a RoW destination and have still not received a tracking number or your package, please reach out to us at customer.support@trenchcrusade.com and we will look into it for you.

Replacements
Now that the vast majority of packages have been sent, Green Logistics are moving on to replacements and have started packing them up for delivery. If you contacted us asking for a book replacement, it should be shipping out very soon! As a reminder, if your book arrived damaged, you can reach out to us at customer.support@trenchcrusade.com with photos and we will do our very best to help.

USA and Canada
Baron of Dice have been doing an absolutely heroic job of getting books delivered: one third of the 15,000 pledges have already been sent!

It is a truly massive undertaking, and Baron of Dice have informed us that they are receiving hundreds of emails every day from backers asking where their books are. We know that the wait is frustrating, but please only reach out to Baron of Dice if you absolutely have to! Having to handle so many emails is slowing their team down, and will only make the wait even longer.

They have assured us that address change requests will be honored, even if you did not get a reply from them. Of course, if you have an urgent request you need help with, you can of course reach out.

You can expect your tracking email to be sent from tracking@shipstation.com , so keep an eye on your Spam folders!

Replacements
We asked Baron of Dice to take extra care when packing up your books, but if your book arrives damaged, please reach out to us at customer.support@trenchcrusade.com with photos and we will do our very best to help.

We hope to be back soon with a new update for you.

 warboss wrote:
Super easy... barely an inconvienence. Just bust out the Elmer's and scissors and you're golden! :(

 cygnnus wrote:

 warboss wrote:
Super easy... barely an inconvienence. Just bust out the Elmer's and scissors and you're golden! :(

Oh, really?!?

Valete,

JohnS

Project Update #69: Trench Crusade by Factory Fortress INC wrote:All books have been shipped!

Greetings Crusaders,

We have a new shipping update for you!

USA and Canada
Baron of Dice informed us this morning that all packages to the USA and Canada have now been shipped.

However, about 1000 books have only just been sent out, so if you still haven’t received yours, you don’t need to worry: books in transit can take around 10 days to arrive, especially to Canadian addresses.

As a result, most of you who still do not have your books should receive them this week!

If you still have not received your book by Monday March 2nd, please reach out to Baron of Dice at support@baronofdice.com and they will help track down your order. We know that a certain number of backers have received their packages without ever having received their tracking information. Baron of Dice has apologized for the issues with emails getting blocked or bounced, but rest assured that even if you did not receive a tracking email, they will get your delivery to you.

EU, RoW and the UK
All shipments to the EU, RoW and the UK are now complete, with some replacement books still scheduled to go out.

However, we are still working with Green Logistics to track down the final packages that were mishandled by FedEx and whose tracking information seems to be stuck in limbo. This is taking far more time than it should, as FedEx has been extremely slow to get back to us.

At this point, we have asked Green Logistics to simply ship the missing books again. If FedEx do eventually deliver the first package and you end up with two books, consider it a gift from us as an apology for the long wait!

If you are still waiting on your book and have not reached out to us already, please send us an email at customer.support@trenchcrusade.com

Blood & Iron - Stretch Goal
Now that we’ve delivered the minis and books, we’ll be moving our focus to fulfilling the remaining stretch goals from the campaign!

The first of these is Blood & Iron, a short story by the legendary Graham McNeill! The story is included in the Trench Crusade rulebook, but we promised it in digital format too, so here it is! You can download it as an epub or a PDF using the links given here.

We’ll be back soon with more information on the remaining Stretch Goals!

The new Trench Crusade boxes are here! New Antioch is sending in reinforcements, in the form of both the legendary Prussian Stosstruppen and elite Sniper Priests. These 2 new boxes are now available for pre-order!

Sniper Priests
The Sniper Priests of New Antioch are the undisputed masters of long range warfare. Ritually blinding themselves to avoid any chance of doubt, a Sniper Priest aims through faith in the Lord alone, enabling unparalleled accuracy whether they be firing a sniper rifle, heavy automatic weapon, or even a grenade launcher.

The Sniper Priest box is our very first Elite Box for the New Antioch faction!

It contains 2 Sniper Priest miniatures. As is the case with all of our multipart kits, these sprues have been thought out with adaptability in mind: there are 2 different bodies, 5 different heads and 4 different weapon sets, giving you a lot of different combinations to play around with.

The Sniper Priests’ design has been kept fairly neutral, allowing them to be adapted to any New Antioch sub-faction, including the Prussians. As shown by the examples above, the colour scheme and accessories you choose can make all the difference!


Prussian Stosstruppen
Chosen for their controlled aggression and incredible athleticism, the Stosstruppen of Prussia can pull off incredible feats of battlefield teamwork, hurling grenades far across the trenches in perfect rhythm with their lightning-fast close quarter assaults. Though they may come across as belligerent, one would be hard pressed to find a more coordinated fighting force.

The Prussian Stosstruppen box is our first ever Troop box! The Stosstruppen are the core units of the Prussian sub-faction, and you can have a maximum of 8 in your warband. That means if you already have the Prussian Warband box (which contains 3), then the additional 5 contained in this box means you’ll have everything you need.

This multipart kit contains a vast variety of weapons including plenty of grenades, melee weapons such as tank-splitter swords, ranged options like submachine guns, and other equipment that any self-respecting Stosstruppen might bring into the trenches. It also has a variety of different heads and accessories to help you give your models a unique look.

As with our Prussian Warband box, these are both hard plastic kits on sprues. Each one also includes moulded plastic bases with a well for 2x5mm magnets. The assembly guide will be available on our website, as well as via a QR code on the box itself.

Availability
The Sniper Priest box and the Prussian Stosstruppen box are available for pre-order now, and will start delivering March 25 2026. Both boxes will arrive in stores on April 07 2026.

We will also have a very limited quantity available on our booth at Adepticon!

Please note that if you are outside of the EU, your order will be subject to import duties and fees imposed by local authorities. We are currently organizing hubs in the UK and USA as well as distribution partnerships, but until then, we strongly recommend ordering through your local game store. Simply ask them to contact our production partners Archon Studio using the information in the “Retail Stores” section below.

Retail Stores
We remain as committed as ever to supporting local game stores. If you are a store owner and are interested in stocking Trench Crusade, you can contact Archon to order copies through them or one of their partners.

What’s next?
It has been a busy start to the year for us at Factory Fortress, and these boxes are arriving a bit later than we would have liked! But after the massive success of the first warband box, we had to make sure that the following minis were just as good, if not better.

A lot of time was spent finding the right template and workflow for these two sprues, as well as all the Elite and Troop boxes that are to come in the future. For our Elite models, we wanted to find the ideal way of giving them an iconic look, while still allowing for a nice degree of customization. For the Troop boxes, we focused on designing a true multipart kit that includes everything you could practically use on a unit, without it becoming overwhelming. We think we’ve hit the target for both of these and we’re super excited to see what you all do with them.

We’ve also been growing our miniature design team, and are hoping to build up to a nice rhythm of releases very soon. So thank you all for your patience as we start to find our footing in the world of plastic miniatures.

As to what comes next, some of you will have noticed the lack of a Prussian Yeomen box in this announcement. Sadly these stoic troops were left in reserve so that we could get the two kits being announced today to where we wanted them to be. Rest assured though, they are still on their way!

We expect to have the Prussian Yeomen box available by the end of May, alongside the next epic step in the Trench Crusade adventure…