Thursday 27 March 2014

IAF039 Khanate Warlords Set Released!

“Make your rounds count.  Auto-Targeters off, I want manual sighting and aim for the upper chest and heads.  We have one chance before they make haste for our demise.”

The ten Retained Knights, all that was left of the 6th Lance, were ready in a single line and the final reminder over comm link into their helms was not necessary.  All had their weapons ready and aimed at the chipped rubbacrete entrance to the abandoned building.  Once it had held children who had gone about their daily learning without knowledge that they would soon die and all that would remain would be faded pictures on grimy walls.  The Retained knew that three Warlords were about to come through the entrance.  Warlords, the toughest of the slave races used by the Khanate each with the might of five men and carrying guns that were the envy of portable weapon teams.  Prydian remote drones had picked up the trio who were evidently not expecting to find enemies in the building.  Even so Warlords were very hard to kill even with 12.5mm AP rounds from an Angis Rifle.

“Here they come.  Take the lead one first.'”

Stooping to get in the first Warlord entered the long dusty room its ten foot tall frame filling the whole entrance and the lowered barrel of its Maia Scatter Cannon noisily scrapping the floor.  As it straightened up the next Warlord came in behind and as it did so the first alien saw the knights and immediately started to raise its weapon.  Without a command the ten Retained opened fire.  The air was filled with over a hundred Angis bullets which tore great holes in the Warlord's lorican armour and then into its body.  The 12.5mm rounds detonated with a bang and then the Warlord's head simply exploded and it pitched forward into the floor with a wet crash.  Behind the fallen foe the next Warlord had its Mars 20mm Chain Cannon almost to the right level to open fire and its multiple barrels were spinning.  A number of the Angis round struck it and giant paused.  The pause was fatal as the two Retained, one either end of the line, each armed with an Anvil 888 launcher let fly their own projectiles.  They had waited until the first enemy had dropped and the two TX9 Hollow Charges essentially just really big 60mm bullets hammered into the second Warlord just as its finger activated the chain cannon.  Its left arm was thrown away and its right leg blown off at the knee which caused the 20mm shells of the chain cannon to rip into the wall and ceiling of the room missing the knights.

“Reload.  Free Fire!'

There was blood as mist in the air and it would take the Retained a number of seconds to eject the spent magazines from their rifles and load more.  They had brought down two of the monsters but now the third was in the room and its Helios 80kw Atomic Destabliser went off with a scream of super heated vapour.  In the blinding flash of loosed energy six of the knights were obliterated, their powered armour no protection at the destabilising of bonds at the atomic level.  The remaining four Retained on the right of the now gone line fell sideways as the red and white peeled and blistered from their armour.  But their hands were slamming magazines in all the same.   It would take the Helios time to charge again and perhaps the Humans would get lucky....perhaps.

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The ground trembles with the step of the latest addition to the ranks of the 15mm scale Ion Age forces for the Shia Khan Empire....The Warlords!  Continuing our ambition of carrying across the entire 28mm Ion Age range into the smaller 15mm scale these Warlords are modular white metal models that allow up to seventy five different assembly options.  Read on to learn more about this brand new set of miniatures that will give your Legionaries some added muscle against the Prydian Precinct.

IAF039 Khanate Warlords
IAF039 Rear View
IAF039 Khanate Warlords Set
Hulking brutes that carry weapons capable of destroying battlesuits and vehicles Warlords are giant Humanoid aliens that give most Khanate formations the back up needed against the Retained Knights of Prydia.  This set contains the following white metal modular pieces in 15mm scale.   Five different Warlord bodies in five poses, five random Warlord heads taken from three different designs and five different weapons.  The weapons are a Jupiter 46mm Plasma Treble Rifle, the Mars 20mm Chain Cannon, the Maia 12.7mm Scatter Cannon, the Helios 80kw Atomic Destabliser and the Juno 18kw Laser Cannon.  These pieces allow seventy five different combinations of assembly for everything from Warlord veterans to legion, pioneer roles and bare headed .  An assembled Warlord stands about 30mm tall on average.  Warlords wear dense unpowered armour called Lorican shell that has an ablative layer and a Chameleon Circuit like those used by the Retained.

The parts of IAF039
Here are some pictures of the Khanate Warlords in action!
Will this Khamel Biker get away in time?
Warlords give Pioneers some fire support!
Muster Patrol up against the big boys!
Duxis Battlesuits aid one of their own fallen in battle.
This set is priced at 15.00GBP and as always this code can be bought as a three packs and save 10% option too.  We are also offering a simple way to boost your Warlords to try them out.  On the page for IAF039 in the drop down menu of purchase options you will find options to purchase one random Warlord composed of a body, a head and a weapon for 3.00GBP.  Go HERE.

IAF018 Legionary 3rd Tesseran
IAF018 Legionary 3rd Tesseran
There are many more Shia Khan Empire troops!  For example the excellent IAF018 Legionary 3rd Tesseran from late last year.  This pack contains eight white metal poses of Legion infantry, one Ordo officer with Cupid Pistol and seven different Discens (privates) armed with Maia 9.6mm Mpi.  Legion are dressed in reactive glimmer suits and self contained breather systems with auto aid ability.   As always this code can be bought as a pack or as single miniatures or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page.  Go HERE.  Price 4.00GBP per pack.

Other Khanate Legion Codes which go excellent with this pack are IAF006 Legionary 1st Tesseran, IAF007 Canthus Monocycle, IAF011 Legionary 2nd Tesseran, IAF012 Legion 1st Pioneers and IAF019 Legion 2nd Pioneers.  Counting the new Warlords as only five poses  there are now forty eight different Khanate 15mm miniatures...with no duplicate poses!  See them all on the website HERE.



Information Burst!
Since we first mentioned the Khanate Warlords in a February sneak peek we have had dozens of emails asking about them and now they are here.  They are our last release before the Salute 2014 wargame show on April 12th 2014.  You can get 15% off all orders and choose to collect your order from us on the day at the trade stand; go HERE for full information and the code to use.  We will have our full 15mm range with us.  Remember the current free miniature in all orders IMP07 Female Muster Patrol Officer is retired at the end of March and will be replaced on April 1st.   So if you want it now is the time, it will be put in free but if you want to buy it as well its here.  We offer some of the best value in the miniature wargaming industry and we have been told so too.  By placing an order with us you will sign up for an account with the website and that means you get Reward Points in all purchases (plus a free miniature and you can use the current salute code).  These points can be used any time to get free products and discounts on orders. 

Thanks for your Time.

GBS

9 comments:

  1. Cool! I can't wait to get some of these. I just got my Skylarks and muster command and really look forward to painting them up.

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    1. Thanks. When you have your 'Larks and others painted up I would like to see them. GBS

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  2. Gavin, whats the cut off point for orders to be picked up at salute?

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    1. Well...every year people order right up to and on the day of the show. :-) Realistically if you want assured it will be there on the day I would say Wednesday 9th of Salute week. GBS

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  3. Just 'stumbled' across your 15mm range and pre-ordered the odd bag or ten for Salute :-) See you guys there - lovely models btw. Can't wait to start painting them up.
    Blaxkleric
    http://fantorical.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. I look forward to seeing you on the day. We have a lot of pre-orders, drop me an email and let me know which one you are please. Thanks for the kind words. GBS

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    2. Gavin, email sent as asked. Hope the days goes really well for you.
      Blaxkleric
      http://fantorical.blogspot.co.uk/

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    3. Sorry. No email from you that I can see. Send again please to info(at)theionage.com. GBS

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    4. Thanks for your email! Ha! So busy this week. I look forward to seeing you on the day Blaxkleric. GBS

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