Hasslefree Miniatures Newsletter

Some new releases from Hasslefree Miniatures...

TABLE OF CONTENTS • Super Special Summer Other S-word Thingy! • For our Foreign Customers... • For our British Customers • For Everyone • For Red Box Fans • Want More Stuff? • Resin Master - Larran Jax • Resin Master - Seren a Delyth • Resin Master - Colt Cartwright • Resin Master - Smith Cartwright • Resin Master - Cambion Brute • Resin Master - Luvon Skyclad • Resin Master - Dynamic Shimmer • Resin Master - Dominatrix Libby • Resin Master - Falcon • Resin Master - Sgt. Quirion • Resin Master - Zombie Gareth • Leonard • Elite Penn State Five • The Nola Five • Etched Brass Restock • New Gourmet Gaming Snack! • Kickstarter Tease! • Share the Love - Barbaric Splendor • And Finally... Super Special Summer Other S-word Thingy! Well it's kinda warm at least? :) Just to get the bad news out of the way, which always pleases Jenn when I stick it up here at the top. I'm having some ongoing medical issues, nothing life threatening but it plays havoc with my sleep pattern and concentration so we're not exactly operating at 100% but we have it under control so far :) (Which is why the newsletter only has the single shots, the individual pages will be updated this week as most of my time has been earmarked for image work)  I'm sure the imaginary £350 million spent on the NHS will sort me right out though! (Alright, that's the only dig in the newsletter so calm down ;)). We have to have it under control because we're about to be busier than ever as we're now heading into the delayed Kickstarter time (We didn't feel like competing with the Massive Darkness juggernaut, especially with my illness slowing us down). and we have our backed up release schedule now catching up. That combo is going to make things a little hectic around here for a while :) Ok, on with the minis, but a quick notice about the whole Brexit thing, digs aside, first... For our Foreign Customers... With the current crash of the British Pound, our exports are currently cheaper than they have been in quite some time (pretty much ever). No idea how long it'll last, could be months or years or could start going back up tomorrow. (At time of writing the above info is wrong, as the pound has fallen further, making our basic price point around $5.50 in the US, plus 10-20c for card/paypal messing about. Bonkers prices! And remember the exchange rate works on postage too!)  Either way, enjoy! :) For our British Customers So what are we gonna do for you guys eh? :) Well, for the next week, every order from a UK based customer that isover £50*, will include a random free mini. *That's £50 after VAT but before postage. We'll see how things are going next week, we can't do it forever but something to ease the pain a little at least :) For Everyone If you've recently made an order that hasn't shipped yet then don't worry, we'll take care of you. If you made a big order the night before Brexit or if you made a UK order over £50 before this newsletter then we got your back ;)   For Red Box Fans Unfortunately, in a reverse of the above, unless a miracle happens and the pound hits some kind of hidden trampoline, then the next restock from the US-based Red Box Games will have to come with a price rise, and probably a significant one. We are now working on a way around this for further down the line but that's the truth of it for the moment. However we thought we'd give you fair warning and we won't be raising the prices 'until' we arrange that restock so if you were interested in anything we still have in stock (Some people already worked this out for themselves so we're out of a few things) then now would be the time to grab it! (To a lesser extent it may happen with Gamezon too but as we're still behind on the images of those we aren't making any decisions until we've filled those empty pic spots) Want More Stuff? If you've already taken advantage of the crash, or just randomly ordered in the past few days and want to order something below then we also got 'your' back! If you place a second order before the first one is shipped (so get in there quick) then write in the comments box whether you'd like aFREEBIE or a REFUND and we will either drop in a free mini to cover the double postage or simply refund it. Right, 'now' on with some minis! Resin Master - Larran Jax A former rebel in the war with the Akulian Empire, Larran Jax now operates as a .. trader. Seen here with a modified Shard. Many rebels ended up with such weapons following the war and held on to them, making the black market for shard ammo fairly lucrative. Resin Master - Seren a Delyth Seren is a comely Celtic archer and adventurer. Seen here dressed lightly and with her trusty bow. Resin Master - Colt Cartwright One of the infamous Cartwright brothers, six sons of a survivalist who named them all after his favourite weapons manufacturers. Colt is the 3rd of the brothers and tends to spend most of his time travelling the country with his younger brother Smith. Resin Master - Smith Cartwright Another of the infamous Cartwright brothers, six sons of a survivalist who named them all after his favourite weapons manufacturers. Smith is the youngest of the brothers and tends to spend most of his time travelling the country with his older brother Colt. Resin Master - Cambion Brute The Cambions are the hybrid offspring of Incubi and non-demonic females. A Brute like this is likely the result of inbreeding with either an Orc or a very large human indeed. Resin Master - Luvon Skyclad Luvon is an elven fighter, seen here as nature intended and armed with a broadsword. Could also be used as a vampire and as practise for budding sculptors. Resin Master - Dynamic Shimmer Shimmer is an elven adventurer of unknown bloodline. Seen here with her favourite weapon, a curved sword and showing off her acrobatic nature. Another mini who needed remoulding so Kev has remastered her all fresh and new! :) Resin Master - Dominatrix Libby A miniature whose mould died a while ago and has been enquired about a number of times. Kev has remastered her so we can get to remoulding, but it also has the side effect of being able to offer her for sale as a master. Dominatrix Libby runs a rather exclusive travelling club that moves between the Southern cities. Not a woman to be crossed in any way. Resin Master - Falcon McKenzie 'Falcon' Harris is a member of Kestrel's scout squad. Armed here with a G36c, Resin Master - Sgt. Quirion As Kev only has one pair of hands we have commissioned a new sculptor to help expand our Sci-Fi and Zombie/Mutant lines. This and the one below are the first of those commissions, we think they hold up to Kev's work very favourably and will be going ahead with the expansion :) First up is Sgt. Quirion, a squad commander of the One-oh-Nine. This is more of a test piece to check for size and compatibility. Future minis will be more action-oriented and will also include some females and special weapons. (We've been told off on Facebook for making it look odd by using the angle of photography. We'll replace it on the website with a new photo soon) Resin Master - Zombie Gareth Next up is the zombified version of our hapless mall employeeGareth. We are trying to go with a theme of having their own weapons used against them so poor Gareth here has had a run in with both his shotgun and his axe. (Axe is a separate piece). Leonard Leonard is a man with plans to match his frame, big. Starting as a lowly bouncer at a mob-owned club, moving up to enforcer he still has his sights set on larger goals.  Seen here in the best suit he can currently afford and armed with.. himself. It's enough, trust us. Elite Penn State Five These are the core members of a small group of hardened Zombocalypse survivors whose base of operations is in the Quaker state. Available as a discount group or individually, these are the upgraded versions with heavier armament than their previous versions. From left to right they are... Earl was your average guy pre-Apocalypse. A bank manager at Wells Fargo, single, worked out semi-regularly, enjoyed sushi at the weekends with his friends. Earl killed 57 infected and 13 people in the first week of the outbreak, including his entire sushi gang. You'd be surprised what the average guy has inside him when the chips are down. Seen here with a modified SG553 assault rifle upgrade/ Vince is an ex-biker gang member from Philly. After having to put down a number of his brothers during the outbreak he has since hooked up with a small, hardened group of survivors. Seen here with upgraded armament, in this case a pump-action shotgun. Taylor is part of a small group of Zombocalypse survivors thrown together by circumstance. Separated from her family during the outbreak, she is unaware of how her parents or little sister Beth fared. Seen here with upgraded armament, in this case a scoped hunting rifle. Levon was an FDNY Firefighter before the Zombocalypse and he's stuck to what he knows since then. Seen here with upgraded armament, in his case an M249 Light Machine Gun. After a tour of Vietnam as basically a child, Jim returned to the Steel City a broken man. Haunted by the events of his service Jim lived a pretty solitary life until the day of the outbreak.He fairly quickly chose between  'snap out of it' or 'die' and has, so far, managed to overcome his inner demons and is using his almost-forgotten Special Forces skills to be a welcome member of the Penn State survivor group. Seen here with an M16 assault rifle upgrade. The Nola Five The Nola Five, another group of survivors, this time operating out of New Orleans. Available both as a group and individually, from left to right they are... Monique, a schoolteacher out of Little Woods. Billy Ray, a mechanic from Metairie. Rihanna, a Bayou tour operator originally from central La. Charles, a French Quarter chef. Jean-Baptiste, an .. entrepreneur hailing from Treme. Etched Brass Restock Everything in the Etched Brass foliage section is now back in stock! New Gourmet Gaming Snack! We've had a number of other flavours in for our Gourmet Gaming Snack line. Oh, and we've been asked whether these really are the exotic meats on the title. Yes! Of course they are :) I'm pretty certain it's ilegal to fake what's in there :D New Beef jerkies include... Theakstons Old Peculiar Mildly Spicy New Exotic jerkies include... Mutton Cider & Mustard  (I know sheep aren't that exotic, I'm Welsh) Venison Buccaneer Venison Chilli Smoked Chilli Roo BBQ Roo Red Hot Philly Pepper Dark Horse And new Fruit Leathers include... Mango, Apple & Coconut Spiced Pear, Grape & Apple Fruit Cocktail Kickstarter Tease! Well we're coming up to our first toedip into the waters of the giant mysterious Kickstarter waters. But don't worry, we don't have huge juggernaut plans to take over the world. Just a small, themed, Kickstarter that we'd like to know interest in before it taking over Kev's sculpting time for months. The images above each represent a few small sets of miniatures, themed around a particular clothing type (or lack thereof) and based on the work of a particular artist. That's all ya get for now, follow our FB page for more updates and make sure to catch next week's newsletter!. Share the Love - Barbaric Splendor Talking of Kickstarters, why not check out one from a long time fan of ours. It's into it's final 48hr stretch and has already funded and has a number of Stretch Goals under it's belt. Take a look and see if you fancy anything? And Finally... Not much, I really want to go back to bed :) Oh yeah, there's a secret mini that's released on the site that isn't above. You'll be able to find her pretty easily as she'll be represented by the giant yellow 'NO PHOTO YET' pics :) I messed up her images so she'll be officially in next week's newsletter but is available to purchase, picless, for anyone who notices (or who reads this!). 'til next time, Arty.