Fantastic Horizons - Battle Valor Games

It is not often that I get to report a completely new, never been released before line of 15mm fantasy miniatures but today i get to do just that. Battle Valor Games just sort of popped up out of nowhere for me and when I went to their site, I expected to find a few offerings. Was I ever wrong.

Frigian War Mammoth and Crew

Battle Valor Games is a fantasy miniatures company that appears to have hit the ground, not just running but bounding. With a rules system in the works, they have several ranges of fantasy goodness well along and are adding new ranges and new packs to their existing ranges. 

Orcians Axemen with shields (35) - $23.00

Moving on past their admittedly derivative faction names, I found a range of fantasy figures that strives to present a number of options familiar and new in a style that seems cohesive and well planned. They have orcs, dwarves, elves and all the usual suspects along with plans for many others that do not quite sit in the tidy check boxes we have seen before. There seem to be a number of races of men in their plans and the Frigians (picture below) are a good example, sitting somewhere in between historical vikings and fantasy barbarians.

Frigian Swordmen with shields (35) - $23.00

Whether or not you have any interest in a new set of rules, this line of miniatures promises to have a huge variety of new figures to add to any army or to start new ones. I look forward to watching the growth of this line and to see their world expand.

To check out more pictures of released miniatures, soon to be released and upcoming faction descriptions go - HERE

Five New Fantasy Packs From Splintered Light Miniatures

David McBride at Splintered Light Miniatures is one of the powerhouses of 15mm fantasy miniatures with extensive ranges of several factions as well as adventuring miniatures. This month, he releases five new packs of Fantasy. Like a lot of fantasy miniatures, many of these are suitable for use as science fiction miniatures as well.

For more information you can visit their site at  http://splinteredlightminis.com/

Catching up With 15mm.co.uk Fantasy

I have been quite busy keeping up on all the releases for 15mm science fiction that I have been a bt behind in reporting all the great stuff coming out for 15mm fantasy. I'll start today with a bunch of the releases that have been coming out from 15mm.co.uk.

15mm.co.uk holds the molds to many classic ranges and has continued to remaster and release these models. In addition, they have been expanding on some and releasing brand new sculpts as well, such as what they did with the Trolls and Ogres. I am sure this post won't cover all of the releases that have come out so if you want to read more, visit the 15mm.co,uk blog - HERE

PH11 Old English Dragon

535 Arch Demon

HOT101 and HOT102 Leonardo Da Vinci and his Tank

551 The Ent

HOT Ogres

HOT32 The Sphynx

Fantastic Horizons - Fund Raiser

Help David McBride of Splintered Light Miniatures

David has reached out to the gaming community to ask for our help in fulfilling his family's dream of adopting a son. So far the response from the gaming community has been very positive and he reached out to use here at Dropship Horizon to help spread the word.

So, to explain what is up, here are David's own words...

As you may know, Lucy and I began the process of adopting a little boy from China almost a year ago. We have approval to adopt and are months away from being able to go get our boy. We are naming him Caleb Robson McBride, and he is 2 years old. 

The cost of this adoption is roughly 35k, including the cost of traveling over to China to get him. We have several plans to raise money, including a garage sale, a t-shirt sale, and a special pack of miniatures from my side business, Splintered Light Miniatures. 

One of the exciting things we have seen in this process is how the whole community of our family and friends has been involved in helping us. I would like to ask you to consider contributing to our adoption in two main ways.

1. BUY a T-SHIRT! I've attached the design for our t-shirt fundraiser. Each shirt is $20. Sizes are youth xs-xl and adult s-xl, (2xl and 3xl are two dollars extra) Cash and check or EASIEST....go to paypal.com and choose send $ to friends and family and send to Lucy’s email lucyjmcbride@gmail.com Indicate which sizes you want in the comment section. We are closing out this on June 1st, so just a few more days left! Photo attached!

2. Buy a pack of special unpainted miniatures for $25 or get a set painted and on a wooden base for $50. These figures were done by 3 of my sculptors—2 of whom donated their time and expertise to get them done. The link to get these figures painted or unpainted is http://www.splinteredlightminis.com/chco.html

After we have paid for the adoption, $22 of every set sold will go to House of Grace, the foster home in China that has taken such great care of our boy thus far and is a home to 15 precious children at a time. They live by faith for resources to come and do a great job with what they are given. It is our hope and prayer that we will be able to support them and their work long after Caleb is home with us.

Included in the pack is a Chinese Dragon, 2 Panda Bears, a Panda Kung Fu Master, a Chinese Princess, 2 Fu Dogs, a Hu Hsien (Fox Spirit), all sculpted by Faron Betchley; as well as a Chinese Warrior, sculpted by Rodrick Campbell; and a Kirin, sculpted by Sandra Garrity. All figure are for 15mm.

Thanks and please let me know if you have any questions about anything,

David

Scaly Beasts Fight On!

New Fantasy Remasters from 15mm.co.uk

Continuing their ongoing process of remastering classic 15mm fantasy figures, 15mm.co.uk has released some really cool monsters. The two releases are F25 Chaos Knight on Flying Reptile and F65 Orcs on Young Dragons. These are awesome examples of the old school monsters in miniature.

F25 Chaos Knight on Flying Reptile 

F65 Orcs on Young Dragons

The miniatures are available now and it's a great time to pick them up while the 15% discount and a free Goody Bag be offered!

For full details of these releases and the special offers, head over - HERE

15mm.co.uk's - Free Shipping, 15% Off Code, and Monster Survey

Closing Out The Year With 15mm.co.uk

Hey All,

There is a lot to update here, so I am going to let Gavin's own words speak for 15mm.co.uk's end of year specials and announcements.

Welcome fan of 15mm.co.uk and customer of one of the greatest collections of 15mm scale miniatures in the world. Its been a good year for us with a scattering of releases and surprises that saw us continue to grow and to do excellent things that make people happy. Top among these were HOF27 Maginot Defence Turret and V106 Law Officer Air Raft for 15mm science fiction, HOT3T Troll Value Pack and the Tabletop Dungeon Adventurers packs for 15mm Fantasy and the Altuos 15mm Renaissance range for 15mm Historicals. In our range of book titles we sold out of a whole print run of Age of Might andSteel. We also saw a really awesome surge in the SHMP20 Prang Bosses pack designed by Eli Arndt. Not seen these? Click the links and have a look.

Classically Fantastic

15mm.co.uk Remasters Asgard Classic Adventurers

Like the headline reads, 15mm.co.uk has continued its project of re-mastering and breathing new life into classic miniatures from the golden age of fantasy miniatures. This time around it is the brilliantly arranged and presented adventurers from the Asgard Miniatures from the 1970s.

Far from the extreme fantasy depicted in many ranges these days, these miniatures hark back to simpler, purer age of elves and warriors, barbarians and sorcerers. The range includes several depictions of what I think of as classic aadventuring types and even includes a trusty pack mule.

These figures are being released with an extra 10% off the packs and singles. You can get them all together in the skirmish pack, packs of several, or as single figures.

As always, for more info, head - HERE

Creak and Rattle

New Undead Released from 15mm.co.uk

New fantasy releases from 15mm.co.uk today. Two new packs of skeletons adding bows and spears to the list expand the list of figures in their HOT 15mm Fantasy range. The range will be expanding further in November. For full info, read - HERE. 

HOT40 Skeleton Missile Troops

HOT41 Skeleton Spears 

What's New in Fantasy

While science fiction still seems to be flooding into the universe, there have been some great new releases and some notable re-releases for 15mm science fiction.

GIANTS

Splintered Light, Khurasan,  and 15mm.co.uk have released some nice giants.

Splintered Light has added two new Frost Giants to its existing range of giants. These are classic fantasy monsters of the sort that would have poured from classic modules G2 Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl or a Frazetta painting. 

Meanwhile, 15mm.co.uk has re-released a good ol' miniature from their Tabletop range. The might Fire Giant shows off old school charm and a host of rich nostalgic detailing. A great classic piece of fantasy encounter. 

ADVENTURERS
15mm.co.uk has also re-released an amazing assortment of adventurers and other characters. Available in several sets or in one large collection assortment you will find male, female, warriors and wizard characters among others.

UNDEAD

Khurasan Miniatures has expanded their undead range by adding lesser skeleton warriors to boost the forces of the walking dead. These skeletons are wonderfully detailed and depict more common warriors clad in armor and weapons.

LIZARDMEN

Splintered Light has released their lizardmen in both warband and Might Armies army forms. These figures are very classic in their depiction of a staple antagonists of the fantasy genre

Fantastic Horizon: Khurasan Miniatures releases 15mm Lizardman savages

Avaliable Here: http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/15mmfantasy.html

For more information: http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=358572

We are very pleased to release our range of 15mm Lizardman savages. These are the primitive barbarous reptilian tribesmen well known from popular fantasy gaming and literature, physically larger than humans and with crude weapons supplementing their already-fearsome jaws.

We are releasing three packs of these brutes. The first pack is Lizardmen with hand weapons in six poses, all provided with separate shields: 

To support these or mix in with the warband are six poses of Lizardmen with spears, also all provided with separate shields (although most are shown here without so as to demonstrate the poses):

   To lead the tribes to war we have command -- a chieftain, witchdoctor, standardbearer and drummer:  

Sculpted by Mike Broadbent, painted by Andy Taylor.

New 15mm Dungeon Dwellers From Splintered Light

Likely the most prolific company in the realm of new 15mm fantasy is Splintered Light. They have continuously made this genre their focus and have released several army factions over the years. Lately, they have been adding traditional fantasy RPG dungeon dwellers to their mix. This began with adventurers and a pack of Dungeon Encounters and have added two new packs of nasty creature encounters to menace intrepid adventurers. And, if this wasn't enough, they have also added a dragon.

Dungeon Encounters 2

Dungeon Encounters 3

Black Dragon

Who's Who in 15mm Fantasy

Cataloging 15mm Fantasy Miniatures Mnufacturers

When we introduced this new segment to Dropship Horizon, I lead off by introducing some of the companies who have been really moving on the leading edge of 15mm Fantasy. However, there are plenty of long-standing lines covering this very same subject matter. This article will attempt to catalog as many of the manufacturers out there offering products to grow your 15mm fantasy armies. I'll list them alphabetically with links after their names so you can go explore them as you read about them. I have remarked on these ranges based on my knowledge of their content.

15mm.co.uk (http://15mmcouk.blogspot.co.uk/p/fantasy-15mmcouk.html)
Offering several classic ranges of miniatures, including the HOTT and Tabletop ranges.

Copplestone Castings (http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/)
Offering a new range of dwarves, barbarians, and associated troops.

Demonworld (http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/index.php/demonworld)
Extensive range of fantasy armies including several large monsters.

East Riding (http://shop.eastridingminiatures.co.uk/)

Essex (http://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/)

Eureka (http://www.eurekamin.com.au/)
Includes several newer ranges offering some nice sculpts on some popular topics such as elves and orcs as well centaurs and monsters.

Highlander Studios (http://highlanderstudiosinc.com/shop/index.php)
Offering a range of very unique conquistador styled dwarfs.

Irregular (http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/)

Khurasan (http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/)
Offering some new, growing ranges of fantasy miniatures covering such things as orcs lizardmen.

Lone Gunnman Games - Armies of Arcana (http://www.lonegunmangames.com/products.php)

Magister Militum - Chariot Miniatures (http://www.magistermilitum.com/)

Old Glory 15's - Black Raven Foundry (http://www.oldglory15s.com/Black-Raven-Foundry_c6.htm)

Peter Pig (http://www.peterpig.co.uk/)

Rebel Minis - Mighty Armies (http://www.rebelminis.com/mightyarmies.html)

Splintered Light (http://www.splinteredlightminis.com/)
One of the most varied fantasy lines out there offering several races of beastmen, classic fantasy races and some unique groups of humans.

Tin Soldier (http://www.tinsoldieruk.com/)

Vexillia - Classic Grenadier (http://www.vexillia.ltd.uk/mirliton/shop15_fantasy.html)

Sengoku!

A New Range of Japanese Fantasy
By Eli

Last Thursday saw the release of an amazing new addition to the realm of 15mm fantasy miniatures. Sengoku is a range designed by John Bell and now released through 15mm.co.uk. It features a variety of very signature Japanese creatures that can form armies of their own or be added in with existing ranges of 15mm Samurai. I particularly like the whimsical inclusion of the anime style Japanese school girls who always seem to be falling through portals into the mythic past for adventures.

For more information read - HERE.

SGFP02 Tengu

SGFP03 Oni

SGFP04 Japanese Goblins

SGFP05 Kappa

SGFP06 Japanese School Girls