A Song of Ice and Fire: miniatures preview from Gen Con

A couple of interesting pictures of unannounced miniatures from the Song of Ice and Fire miniature game were shared on the dedicated FB group A Song of Ice and Fire : Miniature Wargamers.

These are all previews from the CMON booth at Gen Con 2017.

Mantic Open Day November 2015

I just came back from the November 2015 Mantic Games open day and I'm writing down some notes before I'll completely forget what happened...

So in case you couldn't attend (and you didn't follow my twitter coverage @fistyglueman) here you can find some details about what happened:

Deadzone Infestation aka Deadzone 2nd edition

• The biggest surprise from the open day, it turns out that Deadzone Infestation (that was meant to be DZ 1.5) is actually going to be a 2nd edition of the rules.
• Ronnie is going to post on the mantic blog soon about this.
• I'm not sure about how much Jake T. is involved in the project, he didn't attend the open day and I haven't ask Ronnie about it.
• Everything below can still change, they are going to release a beta to the backers soon (in a couple of weeks) so take everything below with a pinch of salt.
• The final version of the new rules will be sent free (as .pdf) to the backers of the first DZ.
• Cards are officially gone, stats, missions etc are now in the book. Ronnie said that they felt the cards were not working as they thought, so they scrapped them from the new release.
• The action cards that were used to give extra actions to the units are now replaced by command dices, D6 with special symbols on each face, each symbol gives you a specific additional action. One of these symbols will give a different bonus depending on the army/commander you are using (similar to a feat in warmachine).
• Lots of changes but the core of the rule will still be easy to understand for existing DZ players. And hopefully it will be easier to learn for new players.
• LOS is changed, now there is just the +2 dices if you see the model completely. (Other stuff about different height, cover in the same cube etc. is gone.
• Blaze Away is gone, a similar rule is available for some weapons though.
• The size of the board will change from 2 feet x 2 feet to 3x3, this is intended to use better the weapons' range (that now is a little underused)
• Existing Minis and terrains will still be compatible with the new rules.
• The intention is to make the rules easier and more streamlined like the ones for KoW.

A new Kickstarter

• They are thinking about doing a simple KS about fantasy/sci-fi furniture terrains (like proper furniture, crates, obstacles...), this is mostly aimed to RPG players and the idea came up after they did the fantasy furniture for Dungeon Saga. (Which it would seem it's loved by the RPG players)
• They are not considering at the moment about making fantasy terrains, it's in their TODO list but not in the immediate future. It seems that the sci-fi terrain for DZ didn't sell so well so they are holding back on this.

About Dungeon Saga

• It sold very well, after the kickstarter and the pre-orders they are now out of stock until Jan 2016.
• They sent about 9K parcels for DS alone!
• They will release a "game night kit" to the retailers where players will face waves on enemies and try to survive as long as they can, there will be some sort of ranking system.

Other interesting things

• They are thinking about a new version of Project Pandora, it will be what Dungeon Saga is related to the old Dwarf King's Hold.
• The problem with the KoW KS shipments affected about 200 backers, it seems that depending on what the user added in the pledge managers the software "deselected" the basic pledge. And that's why some people received just he add-ons.
• The team had different ideas about what to use to hold the dungeon saga game contents. Ronnie summarized his views with something like: "my little pony treasure chests are sh#t, book tomes are good"

And finally pictures!

Some 3D print of the new vehicles for warpath

And the new sample sprues for the Salamanders (KoW)

The remaining images are available here

Modular Trench system for wh40K

Another rumor is confirmed, the modular trench system for warhammer 40K is coming soon, check this image I found on http://www.thefieldsofblood.com/

WHFB Warrior of Chaos coming in November

It seems that the rumors about the Warrior of Chaos coming in November were true! Check some images I found on http://www.thefieldsofblood.com
The scans came from White Dwarf so you will probably hear some official news by the end of this week. 

Chaos Space Marines upcoming releases 2012

As usual the first images of upcoming models surfaced before the announcement on white dwarf (wd is coming out this saturday), this month is all about chaos space marines!. 
They will be some crazy stuff this time, be ready for the Hell Drake and other techno-monsters. More details in the warseer thread.

wh40K Dark Vengeance pictures leaked

Some pictures of the upcoming starter set for warhammer 40K have surfaced on warseer forums.

The  boxed set will come in 2 editions, limited and not an the limited edition will have an extra miniature (check the first image). I have to say that the quality of the models is still great! The boxed set will be available from september so hold tight!

 I'm a little bit surprised on the design of the caos cultists, I was hoping for something similar to the excellent range by forgeworld but for some reason they went down a different way. 

Images below are taken from next white dwarf available from friday 25th.

Upcoming Chaos Deamons releases leaked!

First images of upcoming Chaos Deamons miniatures for warhammer leaked in youtube, check the video below!

the releases will be officialy announced by GW this friday and available next month

Flyers coming to Warhammer 40K new edition

Rumors about Flyers introduced in upcoming edition of Warhammer 40K are almost confirmed, first pictures of the new models are surfacing (curtesy of Bols forum). 

Upcoming releases will include:

• Space Marine Storm Talon
• Necron Doom Scythe and Night Scythe
• Ork Bommer and Dakkajet

Pictures reposted below (click on them for bigger pictures):

warhammer empire miniatures sneek peak

First images of the new warhammer empire miniatures (2012) are surfacing on the internet, check out warseer forums for more details about content and rumored pricing.

painted Corporation miniatures

Mantic Games finally revealed some pictures of the actual miniatures for their brand new Warpath faction: The Corporation

Form more information check the official Mantic Games website

Vampire Counts new miniatures unveiled!

Finally the first images of the brand new Vampire Counts coming in January surfaced!
Check the original post on warseer forums, I'm reposting the images below:

• Krell and Isabella Von Carstein are getting a new sculpt in finecast
• Wight King will be plastic (just like the heroes released recently)
• Vargheists/Crypt Horrors are the rumored monstrous infantry, both options are available from the same boxes set (so no flesh golem so far)
• Black Knights/Hexwraiths are the new cavalry, again both options from the same kit
• Coven Throne/Mortis Engine are the new big ass monster thing

I have to admint that I'm pretty stunned by the quality of the new models (well, maybe just a little bit disappointed by Crypt Horrors), they look just amazing! People that was expecting brand new Blood Knight will be disappointed, no new sculpts for them just a remake with Finecast.

big monsters for the Beastmen coming in December!

I just found out on Bols then on December there will be some new releases for the Beastmen! Brace yourself, the Jabberslythe and the Cygor will be available soon and the first pictures already leaked!
There will be also a mysterious campagn book called Blood in the Badlands
More info here and here.