Wargames Atlantic New Releases and News 2025

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**Wargames Atlantic**

The Dwarven Host marches to war!

https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/classic-fantasy-battles/products/dwarven-host

**Kid_Kyoto**

Pricing news, expect an 8% rise.

https://wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/the-rising-tide-of-costs-advances-and-the-center-cannot-hold

**Talking Banana**

Yet another reference to the center not holding. This is truly the year for quoting apocalyptic metaphors.

Anyhow, good read. I like that the owner lays out the situation plainly. And I'm very, very glad I pledged for The Damned when I did!

**scarletsquig**

The design of the dwarves is really good, but the tooling on the rightmost dwarven shields is really off, they have cylinders instead of arms.

Not a dealbreaker for the kit, but they look like they'd need some carving work there on a few of them to fix them up a little, or just leaving those particular minis off.

Skeletons are perfect, however, I'm definitely getting those since I already have a 3d printed 10mm vampire counts army, but it mainly had zombies and ghouls rather than skellies, and the kit is nicely designed to be really easy to paint (white undercoat, pick out metals, brown wash, pick out wood in whatever colours you like and done).

10mm KoW is very popular locally, so these are very welcome kits.

**Prometheum5**

The Dwarves are really spoiled by the shields. I'm still curious about the full game boxed set, but the state of the Dwarves is a big turnoff for me, there had to be a better way to design those with the molding in mind!

**Wargames Atlantic**

Ironically the Dwarves shields are the same thickness as the Orc ones. I think too many people are looking at a photo that's been blown up WAY too much. ANY wargame figure is going to look terrible when it's shown at more than actual size. Just the nature of the beast with needing to sculpt in proportions that look right from 3 feet away.

In other news - go get some wicked cool Civilians/Survivors!

https://wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/pre-order-civilians-survivors-men

**scarletsquig**

Those are fantastic, so many potential uses in all sorts of games, I like how one of the minis is sculpted, assembled and painted to match for the concept art.

55 heads for 6 bodies is such a good call, a headswap can completely change the style of the mini from gangster to protestor to office worker, it makes the kit really flexible on its own, and the cardboard cut out signs on the back of the box is genius, a lot of people are going to have fun with mini signmaking and it gives me a bit of nostalgia for the time when back banners were all DIY painted or printouts as an extra hobby step to personalize the minis.

Does "(1): Men" meant a female set is on the way?

**Kid_Kyoto**

Civilians, Operators (modern troops) and Agents coming, that's three long standing wish list items.

https://wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/preview-x-2-operators-and-agents

Now I need cops. Come on! So darn useful!

**lord_blackfang**

Time to come up with the name of my government agency

Perhaps FLOE - federal lynchers of other ethnicities

**Rosebuddy**

An agents set seems pretty neat, useful for all sorts of pulp, cyberpunk and mafia stuff.

**Ancient Otter**

scarletsquig wrote:
Does "(1): Men" meant a female set is on the way?

There is a photo at the end of this week's newsletter from WA that appears to show painted women survivors so I guess so.

**Hatemonger**

Wargames Atlantic wrote:
In other news - go get some wicked cool Civilians/Survivors!

https://wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/pre-order-civilians-survivors-men

Will the plastic male and female survivors be compatible with parts from the Atlantic Digital Fleeing Survivors set?

- H8

**Easy E**

Very good additions to the range with the Agents and Survivors bits.

**modelhunter**

I am so looking forward to the Operators and Agents to play scenarios with their planned civilians and current Zombies.
I can also see a scenario coming to play around the world invasion of Harvesters (or at least down here in Oz).
Well done WGA!

**Perfect Organism**

'Pulp Adventure!' seems like an extremely weird brand for modern-day miniatures. The 'pulp' age is generally considered to be the 1920s to maybe 1940 or so, 1960s at most. Meanwhile, the miniatures look 1980s at the earliest.

**Monkeysloth**

I hate to break it to you but 80's is 100% in pulp now in the wider culture thanks to stranger things and other nolstalga shows. It's been 40 years since that decade and pulp has just expanded in what is classified in it I would argue.

On the tabeltop side you have Don't look back which I'd classify as a pulp horror game set in the 80s.

**Kid_Kyoto**

The 80s is as far from today as World War II is from the 80s.

In recent years Pulp has come to mean over the top action not to be taken seriously, I hear GW novels described as Pulp and I can't argue.

I agree I still think of Doc Savage and Indy Jones (from the 80s as it happens) when I hear Pulp but I think 'moderns' creates an expectation of realism and not say, zombies.

**Hatemonger**

Perfect Organism wrote:'Pulp Adventure!' seems like an extremely weird brand for modern-day miniatures. The 'pulp' age is generally considered to be the 1920s to maybe 1940 or so, 1960s at most. Meanwhile, the miniatures look 1980s at the earliest.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:In recent years Pulp has come to mean over the top action not to be taken seriously, I hear GW novels described as Pulp and I can't argue.

I agree with both of these definitions, because one is referring to Pulp as a period, the other as a genre. I have seen both before, and I consider them equally valid, albeit confusing if you don't know which is being used. So, if you told me that ABC manufacturer was releasing a line of Pulp figures, I wouldn't really be certain what to expect without further context.

The problem is that there isn't a universally agreed name for this style of story/game. As Perfect Organism said, Pulp has ties to a specific period. Fantasy implies wizards and dragons, and Sci-Fi is in space. "Modern", at least among miniatures games, has a connotation of accuracy and realism. If I say "Fantasy Pirates", a lot of people are going to expect orcs and elves among the crew, so what do you call Pirates of the Caribbean? What about Scooby Doo or GI Joe? What about King Kong - does it matter if the big gorilla is in 1920 or 2020? These are all fantasical tales, but they aren't Fantasy as most people understand the term.

- H8

**Kalamadea**

Pulp Sci-fi has been around for a while for Flash Gordon and Star Wars, so having pulp also apply to 80s action movies/TV shows makes a lot of sense. I'd never thought of it, but pulp pretty much perfectly describes A-Team and McGuyver and GI Joe.

**lord_blackfang**

Functionally, "pulp" was the first mass market entertainment, cheap magazines. So today's pulp is probably AI generated ragebait on youtube.

**Wargames Atlantic**

A big old update from us:
https://wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/production-fulfillment-and-other-boring-updates

Also teeny tiny little skellibobs!
https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/classic-fantasy-battles/products/boneblades

**Smokestack**

* THE DAMNED - 11 SETS Injection Complete in US except for Heavy Infantry, Molds waiting on injection slot in UK once more mold bases arrive.
* CLASSIC FANTASY BATTLES DWARVEN HOST - Release Date: August 29
* CIVILIANS & SURVIVORS (1): MEN - Release Date: September 5
* SORCERER'S SPOILS - Tooling complete
* DARK AGES ARMY BUILDER - Available in US, injection in UK
* COFTYRAN CHYWEETHL TRACTOR UK Injection finalizes soon, first US injection once molds out of customs
* CRUSADER AILTHEAN TRACTOR - UK Injection finalizes soon, first US injection once molds out of customs
* GRAND BATTLE SCALE AZINCOURT ENGLISH ARMY - Photography
* GRAND BATTLE SCALE AZINCOURT FRENCH ARMY - Photography
* 25MM TEXTURED BASES (2MM) - Photography/Box Design
* QUAR WESTERN ARNYARAN INFANTRY - Waiting for Creevish
* WAAMR002 GLADIATORS - On Hold for Kickstarter
* CLASSIC FANTASY BATTLES BONEBLADES - Release date: September 12
* MARCHER US INFANTRY/MARCHER VETERANS/SUITS - Suits in file prep.
* HALFLING CAVALRY - Box printing finishes next week, Injection in UK
* 32MM TEXTURED BASES (3MM BEVEL EDGE) - Production complete in UK, photography
* EXPANSE SHIPS FRAME AND CREW FRAME - Waiting for Kickstarter
* LATE ROMAN LEGIONARIES (2): LORICA SQUAMATA/LATE ROMAN SHIELDS - Photography for box design
* QUAR CREEVISH RHYFLERS - On hold for game
* OPERATORS - Box printing finishes next week, tool en route to UK
* WARRING STATES ARMORED WARRIORS - Tooling complete, Box design
* QUAR FIDWOG SPECIALISTS - Box printing
* HIGH HAARKUUN WARRIORS - On hold
* SHADOKESH FERALS/WARRIORS - Layout changes
* AGENTS - Box Design
* QUAR CREEVISH CAVALRY - Tooling
* GENERAL ACCOUTREMENTS BUNKER - Design Changes
* CLASSIC FANTASY BATTLES HORSELORDS 01: STORMRIDERS - Painting
* CIVILIANS & SURVIVORS (2): WOMEN - Tooling
* QUAR FIDWOG COMMAND - Tooling
* SECRET NAPOLEONIC SET 1 - Final box design
* CLASSIC FANTASY ORC WARRIORS - Final Design
* RIFLEMAN HARPER - Design
* HEIHO GAME - Production
* SUPER SECRET (REDACTED) SET - Tooling x 3 frames!
* DEATH FIELDS ARENA TERRAIN SET - Layout
* SECRET BRONZE AGE SET - Redesign
* SECRET BLOOD OATHS SET - Design
* BARONS' WAR SET - Part check
* CLASSIC FANTASY BATTLES ELVEN QUEENSGUARD - Redesign
* CLASSIC FANTASY BATTLES ELVEN CAVALRY - Redesign
* CLASSIC FANTASY BATTLES TREEMEN - Design
* CLASSIC FANTASY BATTLES LANDSKNECHT OGRE GUNNERS - File Prep
* CLASSIC FANTASY BATTLES LANDSKNECHT OGRE MELEE - File adjustments
* CLASSIC FANTASY BATTLES HORSELORDS 2/3 - Tooling
* FANTASY RACE VILLAGERS - Design
* 40MM ROUND TEXTURED BASES - Photography
* 25MM ROUND BASE MOVEMENT TRAY - Final design for 150mm x 50mm, 75mm x 50mm, and 50mm x 50mm
* CLASSIC FANTASY BATTLES MOVEMENT TRAY - Design
* DEATH FIELDS N'GLONHGK - File Prep
* QUAR PARTISANS - Layout
* SECRET WW2 SET - Design
* SECRET WW2 SET #2 - Design
* SECRET DARK AGES SET - Design

So... lots of good stuff. Still looking most forward to the halfling cavalry. But also curious about SORCERER'S SPOILS , and I wonder what the HIGH HAARKUUN WARRIORS are. Lots of Classic Fantasy battles sets (10, plus the movement trays). Not my cup of tea, but guess they sell well if so much of the pipe line involves them.

**lord_blackfang**

13 more Quar sets is also pretty outlandish

**Smokestack**

Hmmm. Yeah. Quar also not my cup of tea, but good news for those looking forward to that.

**lasgunpacker**

That seems like five "new" Quar sets, since the release schedule lists eight already. They may not be everyone's cup of tea, but that is great news for aficionados.

**Ancestral Hamster**

lord_blackfang wrote:
13 more Quar sets is also pretty outlandish

So it seems, but if WGA is being paid to produce them by ZombieSmith Games, then it is the latter company's risk.

That said, even though it does not interest me I hope the Quar do well for both companies.

**KidCthulhu**

I'm waiting impatiently for the Warring States Chinese stuff, personally. Been wanting those since the original teaser renders.

**Gallahad**

Dang, it is a bummer to see only a single 28mm scale fantasy set on that list. Their fantasy sets must not be selling as well as other kits.

The goblins and lizardmen suffer from poor weapon selection, and the werewolves are too small, so some of the tepid reception are from self inflicted wounds so to speak. But the villagers and guards seemed to be very well received. Hopefully they release more thoughtfully designed fantasy sets in the future.

**Smokestack**

Gallahad wrote:
Dang, it is a bummer to see only a single 28mm scale fantasy set on that list. Their fantasy sets must not be selling as well as other kits.

The goblins and lizardmen suffer from poor weapon selection, and the werewolves are too small, so some of the tepid reception are from self inflicted wounds so to speak. But the villagers and guards seemed to be very well received. Hopefully they release more thoughtfully designed fantasy sets in the future.

I wonder what FANTASY RACE VILLAGERS will do that the other villagers set didnt.

**lord_blackfang**

Smokestack wrote:
I wonder what FANTASY RACE VILLAGERS will do that the other villagers set didnt.

Running poses, obviously