Forge World Bulletin #14

Some Misc. news and some sneak previews of upcoming products...the combi-weapons are quite nice...

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Mantic Games Newsletter - Be One of the First...

Some more news about the Mantic Open Day...amongst other things...

Just before we get started, a couple of weeks ago we mentioned that we’d giving the Spanish guys at Ghost Train Games a shout-out to support their Alternate Civil War game that went live on Kickstarter on Saturday if you fancy taking a look!   If it catches your eye, we recommend going in with a mate at the Early Sergeant level (£55 or $92), where you’ll get a starter set each with cards, digital art book, two token and dice sets, digital copy of the ruleset and free Worldwide shipping. Crazy amount of stuff! You can find out more on their Kickstarter page here. Mantic Open Day The main reason for this newsletter is that we’ve posted up more details surrounding our Mantic Open Day as we are now just over 3 weeks away from the event. And it’s shaping up to be a real corker with new Organised Play and Events manager Chris Nicholls taking up the helm.     Last year's Mantic Open Day gets the thumbs up of approval +2 Here’s just a sample of the things we’ve got in store for attendees: EXCLUSIVE PREVIEWS - Come and be amongst the first in the world to play Mars Attacks and DreadBall Xtreme. With the Games Designer on hand, you'll be able to ask all of your burning questions to the man who wrote the rules. PLAY SOME GAMES, HAVE SOME FUN! - Between the DreadBall Azure Forest Tournament, Deadzone Campaign Day (campaign pack now available!!) and the LOKA Tournament (why not warm-up with the LOKA: March of the Guinea Pigs event?), you'll be able to put your gaming chops through their paces, and meet some great people along the way. Tickets are highly limited. LEARN TO PLAY! Our team of legendary Pathfinders will be on hand to show you the ropes with Deadzone, DreadBall and more, whilst Dave will be running sessions teaching you how to build your Battlezones scenery.   Plus: Studio tours, seminars, and some cracking deals including Project Pandora available for just £10 on the day, and a show special Crazy Box! You’ll also get a £5-off voucher with any Mantic Open Day ticket AND kids get in free with their parents. Check out the blog for more details on what is happening and please remember that the Open Day venue has changed to 193 Hempshill Lane. Get your Open Day ticket here. Warehouse Closing This Week Just a reminder that the warehouse is closed from the 30th April to the 12th May and we will not be shipping orders until after this date due to us moving premises. That doesn’t mean that you can’t take a look at our latest pre-orders however, including theBattlezones scenery sets that have lovely shiny new images...   Enforcers defend the Fortified District against the marauding hordes

Unboxing Malifaux - Flesh Construct 2

Sometimes you need help with the heavy lifting...

The Flesh Construct box contains enough parts for one miniature...namely a Flesh Construct. It also contains stat cards for him though there are no upgrade cards.

The box has one sprue in it as well as the aforementioned cards...

Should there be any assembly issues with the model then they will be listed in the appropriate section and you can view larger versions of the smaller pictures by clicking on them. Wyrd Miniatures also seem to have stopped putting instructions in things and instead give you a leaflet with a web address on it that leads to a number of links.

I've put it here so you don't need to. Just click on it for a larger version...

Stat Card.

Assembled.

This one is simple to assemble and all the contact points are substantial...no tiny chains or cables either...

Here's some close-ups...

The Flesh Construct.

Other than the hand position (and the victim of course) this Flesh Construct is identical to the one that comes in the McMourning 'Body of Evidence' Starter Set and is as simple to assemble.

The Victim.

Other than a slight issue of scale (the victim seems to be as tall as the Flesh Construct) there are no problems with this part of the model from an assembly process point of view.

For Comparison purposes here's a picture of both the plastic versions of the Flesh Construct...

This now means that there are four different versions of the Flesh Construct. From left to right that's Flesh Construct 2 (the separately purchasable version), The version from the starter set, The alternate metal version and the original metal version...

Thoughts and comments are (as usual) most welcome.

Hasslefree Miniatures Newsletter - All Caught Up

Some new releases...

TABLE OF CONTENTS • All Caught Up! • Woldur of Bolverk • Laerys Kevandil, Dragonkin • Ryjka MacHroth, Blackrock Dwarf • Thorri Jarlsson • Norse Dwarf Multipack • And FInally All Caught Up! *whew* We're finally all caught up after Salute, all orders dealt with, many 'many' freebies sent out, office back in place and so on. For anyone wondering if we exaggerate, trust me, we really do not :) Ask any retailer who attends the show, you'll find the larger their stand the more grey hairs and this year we had 48ft to manage. I'm starting to look like Reed Richards. As such, just a quickie again this week. We're back to work proper through the week, starting tomorrow, so there'll start to be new and interesting things happening again that isn't just unpacking and catching up on orders. This week though are the first 4 of the Salute pre-releases, so let's get on with that! Woldur of Bolverk Woldur hails from the same Northern Township as Jholkar, Bolverk. Dressed in their traditional style of heavy trousers, skirt and belt but bare-skinned on the torso, Woldur carries a double-bladed battle axe, hunting knife and drinking horn. Painted version by Duff Laerys Kevandil, Dragonkin Laerys of the House of Kevandil, third family of the Northern Woods. This elven sorcerer is a fearsome magic-user in his own right but his true skill lies in his ability to communicate with any dragon, wyrm, drake or wyvern. Armed with a crystal staff, scrying sphere and carrying a number of potions and other doodads :) Oh yeah, and he has a baby dragon. Painted version by Angel Giraldez Ryjka MacHroth, Blackrock Dwarf Ryjka hails from the cold, stark, mountains of the Blackrock Isles. Seen here at ease, enjoying a pipe and drinking horn, with his trusty axe swung over his mighty shoulders. Painted versions by Ritual and Dargrin Thorri Jarlsson Thorri is the younger sibling of Falgrim and third son of Jarl the Giantslayer. Unlike other younger sons Thorri takes his responsibilities very seriously and rarely leaves the clan. Armed and armoured in the same fashion as his older bother he comes with axe, shield and outfitted in thick leathers and furs. Norse Dwarf Multipack The first of a number of new multi-packs planned for the coming weeks, the Norse Dwarves. All seven Norse Dwarves, sculpted by Tre Manor. They go incredibly well together and the multi-pack represents a 15% saving over buying individually! (Ryjka is a Blackrock Dwarf so is not included, hopefully we can persuade Tre to make some more Blackrock Dwarves for us ;) ) And FInally Next week we'll have some more multi-pack deals, and news of restocks and the like that we'll be working on through the week. We'll also see the return of the Whites so we'll have a lil bribery for Kev to get to work on some figures to round out some ranges during May :) Told ya it was another quickie! 'Til next time, Arty.

Crew a Week Project - Nicodem's 'Open Graves' - Part 2

Part 1 where I waffle about what models I'm going to paint and make some vague pre-emptive excuses for failure can be found here. It also includes some info on why my Mindless Zombies aren't actually the 'official' Mindless Zombie models...

Nicodem.

Alternate Nicodem.
As I had the model this seemed as good a time to paint it as any...

Purely as a comparison here's a shot of all three of my painted versions. They're all in the same style so I can swap them as I please...

Mortimer.
Apparently he took the order "I need a hand" quite literally...

As with Nicodem here's a picture of both my versions for comparison purposes...

It was only after I took the picture that I realised it looks like original Mortimer is about to smack M2E Mortimer around the back of the head with his shovel...

Punk Zombies.

Here's a comparison shot between old and new. I've matched the colour scheme across all the models so I can swap them as I wish or so they match if I take more than three of them...

...and last but not least here's Nicodems 'Vulture' totem.

I also painted the original metal versions. I have two because Nicodem could take two of them in his 1.5 incarnation. They're the same model but I reposed the head and neck on one in order to distinguish them.

Of course this means I now have three of the buggers...

Here's a group shot of everything together including my 'counts-as' Mindless Zombies. Obviously they can't all be fielded at the same time...mores the pity...

Thoughts and comments are (as usual) most welcome.