As well as the rules and gaming accessories, we have also now released our first two revamped Fantasy ranges, with the Goblins and the Hill Dwarves now available!
These new ranges are huge improvements on the old ones, adding not only new sculpts but also more variety to every pack. So much variety in fact, that a pack of foot now contains 25 individual figures, each one different to the last. From different weapons and headgear, down to added cloaks, beards and pouches, we've gone for maximum variation within every single pack!
The new ranges include:
Goblins - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-c36/Goblins-sc324/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-c36/Goblins-sc324/)
FAN-GOB1 - 25 x Warriors
FAN-GOB2 - 25 x Archers
FAN-GOB3 - 12 x Wolf-Riders
FAN-GOB4 - 5-man Command Group
FAN-GOB5 - 4 x Shamans with runestone
FAN-GOB6 - 4 x Bolt-shooters with crews
FAN-GOB7 - 3 x Giant crossobows with crews
(packs are £4.50 each, command/shamans are £1.50)
Army Pack: Contains 3 packs of Warriors, and 1 pack each of Archers, Wolf-Riders, Command, Shamans and Bolt-shooters, plus 8 x MDF bases. Priced at £27.00
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/FAN-GOB1.JPG)
Hill Dwarves - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-c36/Hill-Dwarves-sc323/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-c36/Hill-Dwarves-sc323/)
FAN-HDW1 - 25 x Warriors
FAN-HDW2 - 25 x Shooters
FAN-HDW3 - 12 x Noble Riders
FAN-HDW4 - 5-man Command Group
FAN-HDW5 - 4 x Wizards with runestone
FAN-HDW6 - 25 x Berserkers
FAN-HDW7 - 4 x Cannons/Bombards with crews
FAN-HDW8 - 3 x Gyrocopters
(packs are £4.50 each, command/shamans are £1.50)
Army Pack: Contains 3 packs of Warriors, and 1 pack each of Shooters, Noble Riders, Command, Wizards and Cannons, plus 8 x MDF bases. Priced at £27.00
We've put some bare metal pics up onto the site for now, but those will be getting replaced with painted pics very soon.
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/FAN-HDW1.JPG)
Very nice indeed
The variety of poses is staggering :-bd
Cracking looking figures, very nice indeed. :-bd
An improvement on the old figures...but, I always thought that the old Goblins looked pretty good anyway.
I notice you haven't shown any 'shooters', I'm going to assume that the Goblin shooters are armed with proper bows and not the short bent sticks of old.
Looking forward to seeing the new Amazons as well once you get around to redoing them.
Now all I've got to do is find the money to pay for these new armies!
Hi Steeleye.
The bows are all re-done...Don't think there are the new ones shown on the Pendraken site yet, though.
Pretty sure Luddite's Blog had pics of the new ones.
Cheers - Phil
Reallyu impressive figures.
Great looking new figures, I especially like the goblins.
Sorry, I went a bit Japanese there.
Having received the Goblin and Hill Dwaves army packs I can say they really do look rather nice. :-bd
Goodie! Proper bows.
Since this morning I'm thinking 'Human Barbarian' army...mixture of 'Barbarians' and Amazons, plus Mammoths!
Oh the expense!
Quote from: Steeleye on 19 February 2015, 06:10:30 AM
I notice you haven't shown any 'shooters', I'm going to assume that the Goblin shooters are armed with proper bows and not the short bent sticks of old.
Here's the pic from the website:
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/FAN-GOB2.JPG)
Quote from: Steeleye on 19 February 2015, 02:09:12 PM
Goodie! Proper bows.
Since this morning I'm thinking 'Human Barbarian' army...mixture of 'Barbarians' and Amazons, plus Mammoths!
Oh the expense!
I already have a Barbarian and Amazon army.... sadly based for Warmaster....boooooo
Quote from: Maenoferren on 19 February 2015, 03:35:25 PM
I already have a Barbarian and Amazon army.... sadly based for Warmaster....boooooo
Use some of the sabot bases 8)
On that subject, LLeon, are you going to produce Warmaster cavalry sabots?
As I said earlier those triangular sabot bases look great
Any chance of a photo Leon?
Quote from: getagrip on 19 February 2015, 03:39:28 PM
Use some of the sabot bases 8)
On that subject, LLeon, are you going to produce Warmaster cavalry sabots?
Were those not 40x30's?
Quote from: Fenton on 19 February 2015, 03:48:10 PM
As I said earlier those triangular sabot bases look great
Any chance of a photo Leon?
Of them in use, or just the lasered product? The bare wood doesn't look much different to the graphic on the website to be honest!
Quote from: Leon on 19 February 2015, 04:08:56 PM
Were those not 40x30's?
No, 40x20's but in the other direction to infantry.
Yeah, some Warmaster units have wierd '20x40' basing don't they? (20mm wide, 40mm deep).
That always annoyed me. Not as much as the DBx basing debacle but still. I was a GW store manager when Warmaster first hit the shelves* and the 'behind the scenes' view was basically it was a sop to the bigger figures like chariots and monsters. They wouldn't fit on a 40x20 base. so 20x40 it was.
* remember despairing at a new staff member who i'd instructed to pain the store's High Elf army 'in standard colours', only to see him roll up two days before release with an army painted red and gold. Waaagghhh!!! Two nights of frantic painting ensued. The bases were still wet when the store opened.
You need 60x40 hole or just three 40x20 longways if my maths is right. The same for artillery I think
There was an errata in Warmaster ancients for using your pike and heavy cavalry units the normal way
Quote from: Fenton on 19 February 2015, 04:22:34 PM
You need 60x40 hole or just three 40x20 longways if my maths is right. The same for artillery I think
Yes for cavalry, no for artillery.
Cannons etc are based in pairs 40x20 longways; don't really know what you'd do about that. Suppose you'd need a unit and a half and use a cavalry sabot :)
Couldn't you just use a 60x40 hole with blank 40x20 base
It's not too hard to cut them as a custom job and then we can add them to the website if a lot of people are after them. You could also:
- Pop them in this one, with blank bases filling the excess gap:
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/WAR-MVT1.jpg)
- Or this one for the artillery, with a 20x20mm base in each bottom corner. You could put your hit markers on the 20x20mm base as well...
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/WAR-MVT5.jpg)
Quote from: Leon on 19 February 2015, 05:09:29 PM
It's not too hard to cut them as a custom job and then we can add them to the website if a lot of people are after them. You could also:
- Pop them in this one, with blank bases filling the excess gap:
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/WAR-MVT1.jpg)
- Or this one for the artillery, with a 20x20mm base in each bottom corner. You could put your hit markers on the 20x20mm base as well...
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/WAR-MVT5.jpg)
For my money, neither of those would work. The cavalry would have a huge gap either in the middle or to the side of the unit.
Personally, for cavalry and artillery a 40x60 slot would accommodate a whole cavalry unit or 1.5 artillery units.
As you say though, remains to be seen how many Warmaster players are tempted :)
Sorry about the late reply.
Goblin archers...great! Wonderful so nice to see them armed with something more than short, bent sticks! And it gives my proposed Goblin Army some more options HURRAH!
Can you can I'm pleased?
I intend to use the proposed Goblin army as a general 'bad guy' force for my semi-historical/fantasy setting, a sort of Late Medieval/Elizabethan/Stewart period world.
Fun! Fun! Fun!
I'm having a good morning so far, it won't last, I wrote a good chapter of my latest fic (based on the myths and legends of Robin Hood) and even managed to get a 'Weetabix' reference into it!
Now there's a thought...what about a set for Robin Hood and his Merry Men? They'd all fit in a twenty-five figure pack.
...and interestingly, a 25 figure Warband pack is 37p cheaper than the normal fantasy range price AND is pretty much the right number for a Warmaster unit. Add in the sabot base and 3 40x20 bases - sorted for either rule set :D
I wonder if there could be a generic sabot base. Supplied in two parts, the lower part being solid. The upper part perforated on, say, a 5 or 10mm grid, similar to postage stamps, such that the user could remove whatever shape was needed to suit the original basing? Punch/cut out the required hole/holes in the perforated bit and stick the 2 halves together. Any remaining perforations then filled as part of painting/flocking the sabot. You only need to stock one size of sabot, the user doing the required customisation. I'll take 10% of any savings you make, OK ;)
Quote from: andys on 20 February 2015, 06:54:41 PM
...and interestingly, a 25 figure Warband pack is 37p cheaper than the normal fantasy range price AND is pretty much the right number for a Warmaster unit. Add in the sabot base and 3 40x20 bases - sorted for either rule set :D
Yep, and that was a deliberate decision, we wanted to make the new range better in every way possible, so quality, variety and price.
8)
Quote from: andys on 20 February 2015, 06:54:41 PM
I wonder if there could be a generic sabot base. Supplied in two parts, the lower part being solid. The upper part perforated on, say, a 5 or 10mm grid, similar to postage stamps, such that the user could remove whatever shape was needed to suit the original basing? Punch/cut out the required hole/holes in the perforated bit and stick the 2 halves together. Any remaining perforations then filled as part of painting/flocking the sabot. You only need to stock one size of sabot, the user doing the required customisation. I'll take 10% of any savings you make, OK ;)
That's not a bad idea, we might have a look at that. As long as the perforations were strong enough to keep the remaining base in place and still easy enough to clip apart for customising the base. Hmmm... :-\
Don't know if it's possible but Andys' idea is a belter :)
Don't forget with sabot bases you need a good 2mm extra clearance on the top part at least to make sure the bases fit in.
I've recently made a bunch of movement trays / sabot bases - and had to redo the first ones as the original bases would't fit in, either due to slight differences in size, or due to bits of extra basing material slightly over the edges.
Quote from: fred 12df on 21 February 2015, 10:49:47 AM
Don't forget with sabot bases you need a good 2mm extra clearance on the top part at least to make sure the bases fit in.
I've recently made a bunch of movement trays / sabot bases - and had to redo the first ones as the original bases would't fit in, either due to slight differences in size, or due to bits of extra basing material slightly over the edges.
I'll double check them before we send any out. We usually find that the width of the laser beam provides enough gap for the bases to fit in and out smoothly, but you never know whether other companies bases will fit as easily.
Quote from: Leon on 21 February 2015, 02:10:44 PM
the width of the laser beam
As a 70's kid, that phrase is still really,
really cool ;)
Quote from: Leon on 20 February 2015, 07:26:14 PM
Yep, and that was a deliberate decision, we wanted to make the new range better in every way possible, so quality, variety and price.
8)
That's not a bad idea, we might have a look at that. As long as the perforations were strong enough to keep the remaining base in place and still easy enough to clip apart for customising the base. Hmmm... :-\
Well if you were to sell a suitable clipping tool to do the clipping as well, hint, hint...
When will you be sending me the cheque? ;) :D
Quote from: andys on 22 February 2015, 11:09:20 AM
Well if you were to sell a suitable clipping tool to do the clipping as well, hint, hint...
When will you be sending me the cheque? ;) :D
But that would men me having to do something for myself! :o
Quote from: Fenton on 22 February 2015, 11:13:56 AM
But that would men me having to do something for myself! :o
Shush, I'm trying to make my first million here!
Although I don't think this will get me very far towards that goal :(
Wow, what a great release! Well done to everyone involved!!! My rulebook turned up last week (and I bought the pdf too) so am really looking forward to building a dozen mini-dioramas and getting some games in!!!
Now, sorry to sound churlish after that gushing praise, but at some point, you ARE going to release that Dwarf general from page 17 and 18 of the rulebook, aren't you?
This is it i think. http://www.pendraken.co.uk/FD9-p4855/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/FD9-p4855/)
Ach, forgot to check the old range at the same time. Cheers.
Yep, he's currently in the old range, but we'll probably look at bringing him (or something similar) over to the new range in the future.
8)
Any ETA on the new Dark Elves or Undead? ???
Carronade?
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 01 March 2015, 11:38:04 AM
Any ETA on the new Dark Elves or Undead? ???
Carronade?
Yes to either (both) of them! ;)
Dark elves new army for me; undead...well...you can always use more zombies :D
I've a looming feeling that i'm going to be getting 'one of each'...
Where am i going to find the time to paint 12 armies?! ;D
Quote from: Luddite on 01 March 2015, 12:11:05 PM
I've a looming feeling that i'm going to be getting 'one of each'...
Where am i going to find the time to paint 12 armies?! ;D
Who cares, get em anyway :D
Warband armies aren't
that big anyway.
True Gareth
Though I will be cheating and just painting up 3 40x20 for each unit then using the excellent and very reasonably priced sabot bases provided by Pendraken in their friendly easy to use web store :D
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 01 March 2015, 11:38:04 AM
Any ETA on the new Dark Elves or Undead? ???
I'd think that at least one of those would be available by then. They're currently 2nd and 3rd in the 'To Be Done' queue, so if we can manage one per month then we should be hitting them in April and May. It might be a bit close to Carronade to get them moulded up in time though.
Quote from: Leon on 01 March 2015, 03:07:30 PM
I'd think that at least one of those would be available by then. They're currently 2nd and 3rd in the 'To Be Done' queue, so if we can manage one per month then we should be hitting them in April and May. It might be a bit close to Carronade to get them moulded up in time though.
Woo hoo; made my day that has :)
Quote from: Leon on 01 March 2015, 03:07:30 PM
I'd think that at least one of those would be available by then. They're currently 2nd and 3rd in the 'To Be Done' queue, so if we can manage one per month then we should be hitting them in April and May. It might be a bit close to Carronade to get them moulded up in time though.
I am asking as I am considering an order for Carronade, looking forward to catch up with you then. Will PM you order details. Will be bases and an army plus the rules, maybe some brushes and other bits and bobs.
Cheers and see you then
R
ETa on armed and armoured werewolves (and Aztecs)? ;)
And PICTS! ;)
yes - them too
Quote from: Luddite on 01 March 2015, 12:11:05 PM
I've a looming feeling that i'm going to be getting 'one of each'...
Where am i going to find the time to paint 12 armies?! ;D
Hmmm, I'm thinking the same thing. 1 Army a Month over the next 12 Months :-\ probably not a chance but I'll give it a go.