HOT110 Medieval Wyrm 15mm monster last release of 2016!

The last release of the year for us at 15mm.co.uk is into the HOT 15mm Fantasy range but it would be equally at home in any 15mm Renaissance range of imagination too much like our Da Vinci Tank. Designed by Sam Croes and inspired by his love of odd creatures and monsters, taken from the works of the legendary Ulisse Aldrovandi (Aldrovandus) we present HOT110 Medieval Wyrm!  Go HERE or read on.

HOT110 Medieval Wyrm

This pack contains two identical white metal 15mm scale monsters.  About 20mm tall and cast in one piece this creature is inspired by drawings of Dragons made in the sixteenth century by the artist Aldrovandus.  Suitable for use in fantasy settings and for imaginations of Renaissance Europe too. Price 4.00GBP per pack.  Go HERE.

Here are some images of the new Wyrm comparing it to a 15mm tall Human peasant with pitchfork as well as some of our other monsters such as HOT3 Ogre and HOT103 Cockatrice too.  

Also the original half millenium old artwork from which the creature was inspired.  You can learn more about Aldrovandus on this link.

We will have more releases in the HOT range in 2017 and don't forget to get yourself some festive fun with our 15mm Festive Range including Evil Snowmen, Killer Xmas Trees, Snow Monsters and now Psycho Presents too.  Go HERE.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

HOT7 Giant returns and completes our classic resin project!

I want to thank everyone for the fantastically positive response to the re-mastering and re-release of the mighty HOT37 Destroyer of Hope grand dragon this month. We now complete the classic resin project which saw a half dozen 15mm HOT and Tabletop range monsters taken out of white metal production and entered into resin production with the HOT7 Giant of which thousands have seen gaming tables worldwide. It is online now with 15% off until the end of the month. Go HERE or read on. 

One of the earliest codes in the HOT 15mm Fantasy range the Giant serves well in armies of Humans, Dwarves, Orcs and many more. Here are the details. 

HOT7 Giant 

This pack contains one grey tone resin 15mm monster supplied in one piece. This classic giant stands 50mm tall to the top of its head and carries a stone topped club as well as a torn off re-enforced wooden door as a shield. Suitable for use with many different armies it suits many different fantasy races. Supplied unpainted and unassembled and shown on a 40mm by 60mm base which is not included. Choose from one pack or three packs saving 10% off list price. 6.00GBP 

Here are some other pictures of the Giant shown with other miniatures and items from our ranges to give you a sense of its scale and use in 15mm wargaming. Go HERE.

HOT7 Giant with 15mm tall Human

HOT100 Ghoul Dragon with HOT7 Giant

HOT7 Giant with 15mm Human and medium stone house from HOB1

We have many other monsters and creatures in the HOT 15mm Fantasy Range which you can see on a specialised site search by clicking HERE. Thank you for your support in this project and for the kind words sent our way. 

Thanks for Reading, 

GBS

HOT37 Destroyer of Hope 15mm grand dragon returns!

September was a great month for 15mm.co.uk and as we now turn towards the autumn (I think its autumn but no one in Scotland ever sees the sun so who knows!) we are re-releasing the last two codes of our resurrection of 15mm monsters back into the HOT 15mm Fantasy range. This is the HOT7 Giant and the HOT37 Destroyer of Hope grand dragon. Both are online now with 15% off until the end of this month. This time we focus upon the largest monster in the HOT range which has been out of production for over two years and is a superb centre piece for your army. Go HERE or read on. 

The mighty HOT37 Destroyer of Hope Grand Dragon which is by far the largest monster in the range and makes a superb centre piece. It is now a high quality grey tone resin kit and no longer white metal. We have also changed its name slightly it is now known as the 'Destroyer' rather than the 'Swallower' as it used to be known (we have made a few changes so it is, unlike the others, actually a new model). Breath fire and rain down destruction! Go HERE.

HOT37 Destroyer of Hope Grand Dragon 

This pack contains one grey tone resin 15mm big monster kit supplied in seven pieces which are of a low level of complexity to assemble. When assembled the Destroyer of Hope stands rearing up from its rocky outcrop at 120mm from the rocks to the tip of its wings and 60mm to its mouth from the rocks. It is a grand dragon and towers over your enemies. Suitable for use with many different armies it suits many different fantasy races. Supplied unpainted and unassembled and shown on a 40mm by 60mm base which is not included. Choose from one pack or three packs saving 10% off list price. 10.00GBP Here are some other pictures of this grand dragon shown with other miniatures and items from our ranges to give you a sense of its scale and use in 15mm wargaming.  Go HERE.

HOT37 from the rear

HOT37 close view of the head and upper body

HOT37 close view of the feet, tail and rocks

The mighty monsters.  HOT37 next to a 15mm Human with HOT35 Giant Hydra!

Scale photo.  HOT37 with 15mm Human and HOB1 buildings

The HOT 15mm Fantasy Range contains other Dragons of vary size and use and price points and all of them are different. These include HOT23 Sitting Dragon which rests preening itself, HOT26 Flying Dragon which is a two part model in flight and HOT34 Wyvern which is a popular medium size flying monster.  We have the Undead nasty HOT100 Ghoul Dragon too. There is also the classic and truly ferocious P11 Old English Dragon which is among our largest and most complex white metal kits. You can see P11 below. Click on the links to visit the page on our website. 

As I outlined at the head of this article we have two re-releases this month on special offer. We will have a bulletin later this month about HOT7 Giant a perennial favourite in the range but it is online now if you wish to place your order sooner. 

Thanks for Reading, 

GBS

HOT 15mm War Mammoth and War Elephant return!

Following on from our classic monster re-released Rhinosaurs last week for Tabletop we are proud now to give you our last releases for the month. Now back at 15mm.co.uk are two beasts of burden and conflict great for many different armies the War Mammoth and War Elephant. After going out of production the HOT30 War Elephant and HOT31 War Mammoth are now resin and reduced in price and both come as a kit including a small howdah into which a character or general can be put. Excellent and they are 15% off until the end of September. Go HERE or read on. 

Useful for Human and other armies such as Orcs we give you the trunks and tusks! See below for details and remember all prices listed are 15% off until end of the month.  Go HERE.

HOT30 War Elephant with Howdah 

This pack contains one grey tone resin 15mm creature kit supplied in six pieces which are easy to assemble. The war elephant when assembled is 60mm long from the tip of its trunk to the tail and 45mm tall to top of the howdah. The howdah can hold two or so 15mm scale miniatures. Suitable for use with good and evil armies including Humans and Orcs it suits many different races. Supplied unpainted and unassembled and shown on a 40mm by 60mm base which is not included. Choose from one pack or three packs saving 10% off list price. 6.00GBP 

HOT31 War Mammoth with Howdah 

This pack contains one grey tone resin 15mm creature kit supplied in four pieces which are easy to assemble. The war mammoth when assembled is 60mm long from the tip of its trunk to the tail and 40mm tall to top of the howdah. The howdah can hold two or so 15mm scale miniatures. Suitable for use with good and evil armies including Humans and Orcs it suits many different races. Supplied unpainted and unassembled and shown on a 40mm by 60mm base which is not included. Choose from one pack or three packs saving 10% off list price. 6.00GBP 

Here are some other pictures of these creatures shown with other miniatures and items from our ranges to give you a sense of their scale and use. 

War Elephant and War Mammoth with HOB1 Small Hovel

War Elephant and War Mammoth with Human Peasant who is exactly 15mm tall

Thanks for Reading, 

GBS

Tabletop's classic 15mm Rhinosaurs return!

We are delighted to announce the return of two classic 15mm codes from the very dawn of modern wargaming which pre-date Citadel and are from the earliest of the 1980's. The Rhinosaur is a monster in its own right and it is also a war beast for use with Lizardmen or other evil troops. These monsters were white metal and are now high quality grey tone resin and reduced in price too! On top of that until the end of September we have 15% off these new prices. Excellent! Go HERE or read on for more. 

A beast of burden to carry heroes and warriors into battle or a monster in its own right we give you the Rhinosaur. See below for details and remember all the prices listed are 15% off until the end of the month. Go HERE.

566 Rhinosaur with Howdah 

This pack contains one 15mm scale creature in resin supplied into two pieces those being the monster and the howdah. The creature is 70mm long from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail and is wrapped in chains with the howdah mount on its back. The howdah is 20mm wide and 30mm long with space within for several 15mm scale miniatures. When put together this model is 40mm tall to top of howdah. Suitable for use with evil armies including Chaotic and Lizardmen. It was originally intended for use with Tabletop Lizardmen including packs 543 Lizardmen Blades, 544 Lizardmen Warriors and 569 Lizardmen Archers but it suits any miniatures. Supplied unpainted and unassembled and shown on a 40mm by 60mm base which is not included. Choose from one pack or three packs saving 10% off list price. 8.00GBP 

567 Rhinosaur 

This pack contains one 15mm scale creature in resin supplied in one piece. The creature is 70mm long from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail and it is 30mm tall to the top of its head. A monster or behemoth suitable for use with evil armies including Chaotic and Lizardmen. It was originally intended for use with Tabletop Lizardmen including packs 543 Lizardmen Blades, 544 Lizardmen Warriors and 569 Lizardmen Archers but it suits any miniatures. Supplied unpainted and unassembled and shown on a 40mm by 60mm base which is not included. Choose from one pack or three packs saving 10% off list price. 6.00GBP 

Here are some other pictures of these creatures shown with other miniatures and items from our ranges to give you a sense of their scale and use. 

Rhinosaurs with 15mm Human and HOT103 Cockatrice

Rhinosaurs with 15mm Human and HOB1 Human Large Building.

Rhinosaurs with Human Peasant with Pitchfork who is exacrly 15mm tall

We will have another article in a week which will show you the next two monster re-releases into the HOT 15mm Fantasy range which will also be 15% off until the end of September but if you cannot wait then see them in the HOT range on the website right now! 

Thanks for Reading, 

GBS

Classic Tabletop and HOT monsters withdrawn for now

A quick bulletin from the team here at 15mm.co.uk to let all you 15mm fantasy wargaming fans out there know about our plan for September 2016.  We have withdrawn some classic Tabletop Miniatures and HOT Fantasy monsters from our ranges for now with the intention of returning them to the ranges after a change.  The change...they will be in resin!  

Yes.  We have taken the decision to put several monsters into resin and we will be re-releasing them in the middle of September 2016 with a special offer which will last two weeks until the end of the month.  We have make this decision for several reasons including ease of assembly for the larger monster kits and weight too.  It also means we will be able to keep the pricing the same and even reduce the price on several of them.  Cool!  Here is the list of codes removed for this rejuvenation.

Tabletop 15mm Fantasy Range

566 Rhinosaur with Howdah

567 Rhinosaur

Two classic codes from the very dawn of modern wargaming which pre-date Citadel and are from the earliest of the 1980's.  The Rhinosaur is a monster in its own right and it is also a war beast for use with Lizardmen or other evil troops.  These monsters were white metal and will now be resin and reduced in price.

HOT 15mm Fantasy Range

HOT7 Giant

HOT30 War Elephant with Howdah

HOT31 War Mammoth  with Howdah

HOT37 Destroyer of Hope Grand Dragon 

Four codes from the earlier part of the huge HOT 15mm Fantasy Range which now has more than one hundred different packs.  The classic HOT7 Giant which is a perennial favourite in HOTT and other armies all over the place.  After going out of production the HOT30 War Elephant and HOT31 War Mammoth will now be resin and reduced in price and both come as a kit including a small howdah into which a character or general can be put. Lastly a kit which has been out of production and off our website for two entire years!  The mighty HOT37 Destroyer of Hope Grand Dragon which is by far the largest monster in the range and makes a superb centre piece. It will now be in resin rather than metal and will be know as the 'Destroyer' rather than the 'Swallower' as it used to be known (we have made a few changes so it is, unlike the others, a new model).

We will post up the re-release and the special offer in about two weeks time.  We are making the molds now.....

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

Killer Plants and Survivors 15mm packs released!

“When the world ended it came in a way none of us foresaw. All that recycling, all the nature reclamation projects and all the efforts mankind made to save the jungles and forests from our predation; all turned to crap. The media, the damn media, they had us thinking the dead would walk. Pressure groups touting that the atom would poison the earth and fossil fuels would darken the sky. Hug a tree they said. Wrong. I used to be a web marketer...now I am something of a gardener. I wield the shears. How did it happen? I have no idea. All I know is that plants kill. Poison, acid and crushing vines. What is worse than that...they move too.” 

We are delighted to present three new packs released into the SHM 15mm range (Self Help Miniatures) by new designer Craig Armstrong. Killer Plants and Survivors and we think they are Triffic! Craig has one other code in the SHM range and it is SHM88 Bestial Cyclops. While the three packs are being sold as packs you can also select single miniatures from the packs too using a drop down menu on the product pages since every figure is a character. Very useful in a lot of wargame systems. Go HERE or read on for more information. 

SHMP25 Triffic Killer Plants 

This pack contains three different white metal 15mm scale plant creatures. They are a grown plant spitting its acid, a larger plant in motion with limbs flailing and a newly sprouted plant. You can purchase a pack or choose miniatures from the pack with poses running from left to right. Supplied Unpainted and without Bases. Shown mounted on 20mm round bases. Price 2.50GBP Go HERE. 

SHMP26 Blighted Survivors I 

This pack contains seven different white metal 15mm scale humans. From left to right in the image they are a Riot Cop nightstick raised with separate shield, Male Survivor running, Riot Cap nightstick lowered with separate shield, Male Survivor sword raised, Male Paramilitary with knife, Male Survivor in coat with shotgun and Sporting guy with double barrelled shotgun. You can purchase a pack or choose miniatures from the pack with poses running from left to right. Supplied Unpainted and without Bases. Shown mounted on 20mm round bases. Price 2.90GBP Go HERE.

SHMP27 Blighted Survivors II 

This pack contains eight different white metal 15mm scale humans. From left to right in the image they are a Female Survivor comforting a small child, Survivor with automatic rifle, elderly Male Survivor with cricket bat, elderly Male Survivor with pistol and loot sack, Female injured Survivor, teenage Male Survivor, Female veteran long haired Survivor with sack and bat, Paramilitary Man waving to stop holding a sub-machine gun. You can purchase a pack or choose miniatures from the pack with poses running from left to right. Supplied Unpainted and without Bases. Shown mounted on 20mm round bases. Price 3.30GBP Go HERE. 

Above is an image of all the miniatures in this release so that you may see them alongside each other. Enjoy! 

Thanks for Reading, 

GBS

A brillig gift by Matt 15mm Jabberwock and August offers!

A regular customer of 15mm.co.uk recently got in touch with us and showed us the lovely gift he had made for his wife using our HOT94 Jabberwock.  I was so impressed that I wanted to show everyone what this fellow Matt in Australia had done.  He took this excellent 15mm monster and after painting it up placed it on a scenic base atop of tall plinth upon which are the words of Lewis Carroll; the origin of this fabulous creature.

We hope you enjoy these images and a big well done from our team including the designer of our Jabberwock Sam Croes.  An excellent gift.  If you are interested you can see our monster in the HOT 15mm Fantasy range HERE.  Below are three other pictures of Matt's gift showing it from different angles.

If you have not read Lewis Carroll's poem here it is in full:

Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll 

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves 

      Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: 

All mimsy were the borogoves, 

      And the mome raths outgrabe. 

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son! 

      The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! 

Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun 

      The frumious Bandersnatch!” 

He took his vorpal sword in hand; 

      Long time the manxome foe he sought— 

So rested he by the Tumtum tree 

      And stood awhile in thought. 

And, as in uffish thought he stood, 

      The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, 

Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, 

      And burbled as it came! 

One, two! One, two! And through and through 

      The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! 

He left it dead, and with its head 

      He went galumphing back. 

“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? 

      Come to my arms, my beamish boy! 

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” 

      He chortled in his joy. 

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves 

      Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: 

All mimsy were the borogoves, 

      And the mome raths outgrabe.

We have four new offers on our Deals and Offers page for August 2016 and all of them are 25% off the list prices on fantasy, science fiction and historical codes.  Go HERE to see them and they end on the 1st September 2016.  In addition to the HOT94 Jabberwock in celebration of this article we have 25% off HOT33 Chimera monster, 25% off the DR7 Imperial Crab classic droid and lastly 25% off MEG1 Bombard and Crew from our Medus 15mm Medieval range.  Check them out!

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Spotlight on using Monsters for AoMaS

Welcome to the fifth article for Age of Might and Steel by Andy Jefcoate a great fan of 15mm fantasy wargaming. Andy has more articles to come which will feature on our blog while this time he discusses his collection of 15mm Monsters and some house rules for additional use of them in the game.  If you missed his previous articles they are all on our blog and you can see them on this search tag link HERE. We hope you enjoy and all comments or emails are most welcome. Follow the links in the text to visit our website for the rules and miniatures mentioned. GBS

Spotlight on using Monsters for AoMaS 

In the classic Barking Irons magazine Issue 1 Steve Hazuka the creator of AoMaS wrote an article about using Heroes, Monsters and Special Units in AoMaS. In this next article I'd like to expand on the use of Monster stands and provide some 'house' rules that I use in my games of AoMaS which I have played and tested. 15mm.co.uk provide an excellent variety of monsters in their HOT 15mm Fantasy Range and Tabletop classic ranges and one of the big advantages of using 15mm scale figures is that it is relatively cheap to acquire and easy to store a large collection of Monsters to use in your games. They are also great fun to paint as the only limit is your imagination! As most Monsters can be used for several different armies they are very useful but sometimes it's fun to theme them to a certain army. Those of you who have read the article about my human army will know that I mounted human figures on a Griffon and a Pegasus to tie them into the army. Of course you could then use these stands as your general or a hero if you want them to stand out on the battlefield. To see previous articles please click HERE. 

Natural Creatures 

In the AoMaS rulebook natural creatures includes Giants, Eagles, Mammoths, Elephants, Rhinosaurs, Owl Bears, Ogres, Trolls, Golem, Animal packs, Wyvern, Giant Animals (Spiders, Bats, Slugs etc), Dracci Lords and Giant Lizardmen. The basic cost of these is 35 points a stand and they can be put with any army that their alignment allows. They are very useful to simply attach to your units to increase the number of stands. 

Magical Creatures 

In the AoMaS rulebook magical creatures includes Giant Hydra, Chimera, Manticores, Griffons, Cadaver Giants, Were Creatures, Demons, Pegasus, Skeletal Behemoths, Ents, Giant Elementals and Cockatrice (It also includes Dragons but I'll talk about them separately). These can also be put with any army their alignment allows. On page 25 of the AoMaS rulebook it states that these are also 35 points each but in Steve Hazuka's article he said that with the exception of Were Creatures the cost of Magical Creatures should be 50 points. This is because the majority of Magical Creatures have special abilities and are more valuable in game terms. For example when a Pegasus is added to a unit, it increases that units movement by half so can make sure that unit gets to where you want it to go much quicker than your opponent expects. Using this system, any creature can be made magical and given an ability. If your opponent agrees a Giant could be painted as a Frost Giant and given a magical attack (which deducts 1 from their base number when attacking), for the cost of another 15 points. If you do this I would only use abilities that match a spell on page 17 of the rulebook so that they fit in with the game and are comparable to existing magical creatures in the rules. 

Dragons 

These are another Magical Creature and the most powerful Monster in the game which is why they can generally only be added if 2 armies are fielded on each side (The Dracci can field 1 per army). They cost 100 points each but as well as being able to fly they have a permanent Fright spell which removes an attackers charge bonus, and a magical attack which deducts 1 from their Base Number when attacking. They are worth the additional cost. 

Additional 'House' rules for base sizes 

The points system for Monsters in AoMaS is very simple and the fact that each Monster counts as a stand makes them easy to use so it works. Sometimes though I like to change this so that Monsters play a bigger role in my games. According to their size my Monsters are all based on 40 x 30mm, 40 x 40mm or 40 x 60mm stands. Those based on 40 x 30 count as 1 stand, those based on 40 x 40 cost an additional 15 points and count as 2 stands, and those based on 40 x 60 cost an additional 30 points and count as 3 stands. This system is used for Natural and Magical creatures and gives bigger creatures more punch but at a cost. It means that a giant on a 40 x 60 stand is more likely to beat a troll on a 40 x 30 stand in single combat due to the 2:1 outnumbering rule which I like. It also means that a large '3 stand' monster can really boost the number of stands when attached to a unit. Be careful of the 12 stand maximum for units though. As my Dragons are based on 40 x 60 bases this makes them cost 130 points and even more powerful but as they are rare it hasn't made a huge impact on my games. Other monsters on 40 x 60 stands have just as much chance of beating them as they did before. The only down side of this is that the monsters need to have damage recorded but I do this with a small dice sat on their base avoiding any record keeping. A '3 stand' monster that takes a point of damage then effectively becomes a '2 stand' monster to reflect the effect that the injury has on it's fighting ability. 

Using Monsters as Units 

It's sometimes fun to use monsters to represent units in your armies. As an example Ogres could simply be used as allied heavy infantry to represent mercenaries in a human army. I have a unit of 9 Trolls each on a 40 x 30 stand that I use with the stats of heavy cavalry to add punch to my Goblin army, if my opponent is happy to allow it. The Goblin army doesn't allow heavy cavalry in the main rules so this is fun to do as it changes the tactical options of the Goblin army as well as those of the opposing army. Using the alternate rules about base sizes you can also make units from bigger Monsters. I have 3 Eagle figures each based on a 40 x 40 stand (which then equates to 6 stands) and I give them the stats of 6 stands of light cavalry to give an army a different look. They work particularly well with Elves guarding their woodland realm. If you want to be more conventional, you could use the rules for allies which gives a maximum number of 8 stands for the monster unit, plus a character. A unit of centaurs could easily be used as allied cavalry for most armies but why not substitute something different using the same stats! 

Conclusion 

Using monsters and magic is often what attracts us to fantasy games and I hope that this article has got you to think about how you use monsters in your scenarios. I also hope that it's given you a good excuse to paint some extra figures and take advantage of the great offers that 15mm.co.uk do when you purchase multiple packs. You can choose to buy a pack or three packs with a saving or even samples.  Excellent.

Thanks for reading and see you next time! 

Andy