German Zyklops Landship

The Armchair General has sent me these great pics of his German Zyklops Landship, which is a 15mm(!) scale leviathan being produced by JTFM.  She has nice detail and at CAD$35 looks like a great acquisition. Click for Larger pics

More here:
http://theminiaturespage.com/news/337611/

Austro-Hungarian Land Ironclads revealed!

Those chaps at Brigade Models aren't men, they're production-line machines themselves!

Following hard on the heels of the Belgian and French armies, the Austro-Hungarians expand the wars of Land Ironclads into south-eastern Europe.

http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/Salute%20Releases.html 

Allez Les Bleus!

More Goodies from Brigade Models: they are really on a roll at the moment!

Hot on the heels of the Belgians (aren't they always !?) come the next great nation in our Land Ironclads range, the French. Packed full of Gallic charm, wearing berets, carrying a string of onions* and ready to
do battle with anyone else that comes close ! There are five ironclad models, two contraptions and a host of packs available to order now.

VLI-401 Detendu Ironclad £3.50
VLI-402 Immuablement Ironclad £2.50
VLI-403 Vengeance Ironclad £1.25
VLI-404 Glorieux Ironclad £1.00
VLI-405 Blockhaus Roulant Ironclad £0.75
VLI-420 Char St Maxim £1.75
VLI-421 Char Mazerey £1.75

VLIP-401 French Light Ironclad Battalion £14.00
VLIP-402 French Medium Ironclad Battalion £22.50
VLIP-403 French Heavy Ironclad Battalion £35.00
VLIP-404 French Contraption Battalion £13.50
VLIP-406 French Infantry Regiment £12.25


*We would like to apologise to all our French customers out there, Tony's just come back from a weekend away in Paris and has got rather carried away by the experience ...

http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/LandIronclads/France.html

Belgian LIs: Rolling Hot!

OK, I'm getting my VSF and Hammers Slammers mixed up, but you get the point: the Belgian LI range is now available from Brigade Models!

Positioned between the mighty powers of France and Germany, Belgium often ends up caught in the crossfire. Recreate the fight for survival of the plucky Belgians with our new range of Land Ironclads models. 

There are five models in total - three ironclads, two contraptions, and a pair of battalion packs.
 http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/LandIronclads/Belgium.html

Imperial Steam Walker

Brilliant!

Les Belges Advance...

 

More of Steve's new Belgian army is now available at his blog:

http://bleaseworld.blogspot.com/2010/10/les-belges-advance.html

 

Great stuff old Bean!

WWS Exclusive: Belgians Go To War in Land Ironclads!

With a cry of "Remember Liège!!" the plucky Belgian army enters the fray against the nefarious French!

In these exclusive brand new pantographs we see the latest land ironclads from the Brigade factorium to released to interested buyers at the forthcoming arms show Crisis 2010 in Antwerp. They may not be the biggest, but by jove they'll give the pesky Frogs and rebellious Martians something to think about, eh what?

Marie Henriette class three land ironclad

Louise-Marie class four land ironclad

Charlotte-Ameilie class five land ironclad

By Tas: You can also see the Belgian infantry to accompany these LI at Mssr Blease's blog here:

http://bleaseworld.blogspot.com/2010/10/remember-liege.html

WTNW Core II Game

The ArmChairGeneral (Rob) well be running a demo of the When the Navy Walked: Core II rules at Borderlands Comics and Games on Wednesday October 20 from about 6:00-9:00 immediately following their Jacksonville Garrison meeting. He will be bringing enough for several games at once. He will also be trying out some of the new rules from the Martian supplement!

http://armchairgeneral1.blogspot.com/2010/10/wtnw-core-ii-game.html

When The Navy Walked

When the Navy Walked - Core Rules 2 Note: Thank you for purchasing When the Navy Walked! You have the core book in the ground level of a new venture that I started because I wanted to be able to share my ideas. When the Navy Walked is more than just a game or an idea it is a springboard for imagination. The Victorian Science Fiction genre has always been one that attracted creative individuals. The rules in this book should allow you to have many fun battles using the Great Powers. Look for coming supplements such as scenario and army books that will be designed to expand the alternate universe and add rich elements to the game!

http://www.wargamevault.com/product_reviews_write.php?products_id=81192

Blog dedicated to these splendid new rules and other items of interest:

http://armchairgeneral1.blogspot.com/

New French Land Ironclads from Brigade

What ho chaps! Jolly exciting news and pantograph imagery of the wonderful new model French land ironclads from those clever chaps at Brigade Models in their Maidstone factorium.

Release is imminent so dig out those bank notes and get your butler ready to pop along to the post office to buy a penny black and post an order to the Brigade chappies. At last we'll be able to recreate the damned thrashing we gave the Froggies at Caterham on our sand tables! Huzzah!

The pantographs show the new models alongside some Irregular French infantry and cavalry so you can assess scale and marvel in the wonderfulness of the new models.

Detendu class one land ironclad:

Immuablement class two land ironclad:

Vengeance class three land ironclads:

Glorieux class four land ironclads:

Blockhaus Roulant class five land ironclads:

We've also managed to sneak out some exclusive top hole news which we'll share with you once we have clearance from GHQ so keep your Babbage Engine warmed up and get your man servant to check back regularly you enjoy a good cheese board and fine port.

Cyclops Land Wheeler

RAFM Miniatures are taking pre-orders for this rather wonderful looking Cyclops Land Wheeler from their forthcoming Ares Rising VSF line. Looks perfect for keeping pesky natives in line on Earth, Mars or Venus...

His Majesty's Secret Weapon

Report from our Special Correspondent now, currently with His Majesty's forces on the Western Front:

"Somewhere near Cambrai, France....

Rumours have been circulating for some time amongst the troops at the front that a startling and powerful new weapon was to be unleashed during the coming offensive. This correspondent has heard many such tales during his time here, and most are nothing but idle gossip amongst the old sweats, however, this morning at 04:00, I saw with my own eyes the incredible truth behind these tall tales.

Crossing unhindered by the torn and scarred surface of No Man's land, a steel leviathan crawled, nay wormed it's way forward, bristling with guns that spat flame in the direction of the Prussian lines. A many-sectioned body of segmented iron casemates, atop a whirling line of metal tracks made up the whole of this incredible new weapon, impervious to enemy fire, and able to cross the deepest trench or obstacle; some wag at the depot had painted a leering face at the front of the beast, and it resembled nothing more than some great, lumbering iron caterpillar as it tore into the enemy positions.

Due to the understandably stringent nature of military censorship here at the battle zone, I am unable to accompany this report with a photograph, however a talented artist amongst the troops hereabouts has drawn a stunningly accurate representation of this wonder, and I include it here for the reader's perusal; the panicked reaction of the enemy, when faced with this awesome contraption, is most faithfully recreated...."

Oh, alright then it's actually a contemporary postcard by the Tuck's company from it's Oilette series, subtitled "some tank!", artist unknown; a comic view of the no doubt mysterious nature of the armoured vehicles then being used to break the deadlock of the First World War.

Certainly gives ideas for a possible scratch-build for use with Land Ironclads....perhaps a whole class of 'organic' weaponry?

Eli's Land Ironclads

Eli (of "I see Lead People" blog fame) brought my attention to his LI army this week.
I like the twin turreted beasts with triangular treads in particular - well done Sir!

http://leadpeople.blogspot.com/2008/10/land-ironclads-force-thus-far.html

More VSF Goodies from Brigade!

New releases have been announced for the LI and Aeronef ranges.

The new stuff includes 2mm infantry (no pics yet) and this Fokker style triplane for Aeronef!

War of the Worlds with LI

A TMP thread discusses the use of :LI to fight out WOTW scenarios:

Fires in the Night Sky or How I learned to stop worrying and love the Madhi

SitRep: The Madhi forces had been pushing hard along the Nile toward a small port of Abba-Dabba Do. An Anglo-Egyptian force has marched to protect this town from the advancing enemy. During the night before the battle, huge fires in the Madhi camp lit the night skys and the frenzied warchants of the fathful could be heard. The defenders of Abba-Dabba Do steeled themselves for the coming assault.

When the dawn broke, the defenders were in for a suprise….

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=166839

More pics here:

http://s194.photobucket.com/albums/z320/Evad77/War%20of%20the%20Worlds/

Great job chaps!

Land Ironclad errata

Brigade have posted the official LI rules errata to their page here:

http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/Frames/Gaming/LandIronclads/Errata.html

Thanks lads!

More Weird WW1

Part 4 has been uploaded now - I love the barrage balloons!

http://steelonsand.blogspot.com/2009/03/weird-wwi-1919-part-4.html

Wotan Review

"JohnCS" has posted a review (and some nice pics) of Brigade's WOTAN class Land Ironclad for the Imperial German Army:

http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=711

Thanks John!

Land Ironclads: Weird WW1

One of the most satisfactory things I am finding about being a co-author for a set of wargaming rules (apart from the obvious enjoyment of them by players, that is) is to see people use them for completely different purpose than when you we them.

The blog "SteelonSandBlog" has developed a 'Weird World War 1" angle for Land Ironclads and done a lovely job.

http://steelonsand.blogspot.com/search/label/Land%20Ironclads

and to go with these models, the following scenario has been contrived. We look forward to more!

Land Dreadnoughts: Weird War 1919

It is 1919.

The Archduke Franz Ferdinand sits stolidly on the throne of Hungary, dismissing the attempt to assassinate him five years previously in Sarajevo as the "backfiring of a horseless carriage".
The war that failed to materialise in 1914 still simmers below the surface, with the Entente Cordiale sinking fast, as world-wide recession and colonial ambition strain the ties of peace between the Great Powers.

The Ottoman Empire is now not the only 'sick man of Europe'; all mankind is struggling to cope with the Influenza Pandemic, which has at least put paid to the recent Martian attempt to invade the Earth.

The likely arrival of other races of Alien origin has triggered a belated and somewhat haphazard arms race; military budgets starved of funds are now receiving greater priority, and technological innovation is driven by the need to gain supremacy over the other competing Powers, as much as to defend the Earth from further intrusions from Outer Space.

This is the Dawn of the Age of the Land Dreadnought:

The fight for global supremacy has begun!

Brigade releases Russian Land Ironclads

Re-enact the northern half of the 1899 Invasion of Britain with our new range of Russian Land Ironclads, from the mighty Alexsandr land dreadnoughts to the diminutive Yelizaveta war tractors.

Awesome! Just look at the lovely articulated Alexsandr class Ironclad.

http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/Frames/SaluteReleases.html