Round Up of 2014 for The Ion Age

Hello IonFans!

Before we begin in earnest with the awesome I want to tell you all about this festive season for us. As you might know The Ion Age is one part of a bigger family that also includes the mighty www.alternative-armies.com and the hugely popular www.15mm.co.uk. Its been a busy year for us; increasingly so.  In fact we have all been working six or even six and a half days a week since the late summer and now we have taken on more staff too.  We have experienced a surge in demand for everything that we make from miniatures in 15mm scale to miniatures in 28mm scale as well as resin vehicles and terrain, pro-painted miniatures and armies and also books.  As a result we had been a little behind on shipping out orders (normally we ship our four or five days week).  We are taking a break for a few days for Christmas and the seasonal closure of the freight companies and the post office but deliveries will commence once more as soon as things return to normal.  Let me take this chance to thank you all for your support this year and always.  2015 is going to be an epic year and for us at The Ion Age we want to commence with rounding up this annum and a pat on the back...read on.

Everything we have in 15mm scale with no duplicates!

What a Year 2014 Has Been....

We took a few hours off from the constant work that has been our duty for this month and decided to take a series of photographs of our display scenery set up with virtually every code in our 15mm scale range.  Why?  Well We wanted to show you compared to this time last year, here is the link to the Round Up 2013 posting on our blog, how much we had grown and in how many directions.  To that end each of these photos has a caption telling you what it is showing.  The display itself is some three and a half feet wide and we filled it!  

The Left Side of the 2014 Round Up

The Centre of the 2014 Round Up

The Right Side of the 2014 Round Up

A length wise view of the 2014 Round Up

In 2014 we have released another twelve monthly free miniatures in the IMP series, we have expanded from some ninety miniatures to over one hundred and fifty.  From a few Battlesuits and Bikes we now have over a dozen vehicles from the small to the medium including the Adder series and the Mullo as well as the Skylark.  We had our Hab Dome but now we have some twenty different pieces of terrain which are able to create a whole Hab Complex.  We have met our expansion goal for 2014 for the Prydian Army.

Corbal Tower under attack by Legionaries and Warlords

Space Goblin Maligs advance against Duxis Battlesuits, Portable Weapons and Retained Knights

A smashed Adder Combat Lifter among advancing Khanate Pioneers and Nox Troopers

A Skylark Patrol Flyer on its landing pad readying for take off

Adder Combat Cars come to the aid of the Prydian Outpost!

Boom, Boom!  Angis 25mm AP Cannons on this Mullo AFV tear into the foe!

Adder Combat Lifters with Muster support prepare to meet the Khanate

The next year will bring lots more and in several directions of releases too.  It is our plan to finish the creation of all of the original 28mm Ion Age miniatures into 15mm scale with the Planetary Militia.  This will be a force with its own infantry, its own battlesuits and vehicles suitable not only for our own space opera setting but also near future as it represents the defence forces of a planet rather than galaxy fairing knights.  With that achieved we will enter my own goal for the next year which is to take The Ion Age in new directions with miniatures with two new factions entering the fray that are totally new.  Each will have its own infantry, vehicles and so on.  I can confirm here that the first faction will be far future Chinese style Zin who are traders and explorers.  Concept art exists now for this range and its looking really fine with unique ideas and style.  Jade Ape Battlesuits anyone?  The second faction is not yet finalised but it will not be Human and will be a foil for not only the Prydian Army but also the Khanate Empire too.  The first look and news at the Planetary Militia is in early January.

The awesome nature of the miniatures is down to our team of designers led by Sam Croes but my own commitment to The Ion Age has been in the realms of fiction and communication and in one aspect of this...I failed.  Why you ask?  Well the answer is Patrol Angis.  I had hoped to get the first book out already but that has not happened so I estimate first quarter 2015 for it. Patrol Angis is a skirmish focused rules set for one platoon or so a side so it can be played in less than an hour.  It can go bigger though and the play testing was carried out by more than twenty hard core 15mm science fiction wargamers over six weeks.  Its a 15mm scale game and its initial book release will focus on infantry actions with Battlesuit and Portable Weapon support during the Prydian Civil War.  That is the Prydian Army against Marcher Barons so you can use all of the core Prydian Army miniatures with it.  About twenty miniatures a side and we will be selling complete platoon or lance packs each with a unique miniature in it.  Its focus is what happens when one recon force encounters another in open ground.  Its a starting place and it mattered to me that my own sons could play it with not much study.  Its low intensity and easy to get into.  I want a game system that has not only great and fun rules (which they are, they work really well) but also a damn good read too with a compelling back story and that takes time to do.  We have just been too busy.

We had such an epic response to the Habitation Colony range back in November that it out shone the original Hab Dome that kicked it off.  Its our plan to move into buildings and such that would be 'small town' as well as our existing outpost or moon base type items.  All of this year we have been training up and ramping up our resin production plant and we plan to create more medium and perhaps even heavy vehicles in 2015.  Perhaps even things on legs not tracks; you will have to wait and see.  If anyone wants to keep up with what we are doing on a week by week basis with The Ion Age I recommend sticking with this blog as it is where the gossip and news is.

I am confident that when we look back to this posting in a year the change will be even greater than in the last twelve months.  Thank you all for your support, for your faith in us and for wanting a wargaming style and setting that is more than the usual thing.  We will not let you down!

Festive Season Offers during December 2014

We are taking a few weeks off making new releases (one per week for a year is very impressive I am sure you will agree) but we have a few offers for you too that will last until the end of the month while IMP16 Chrimbot is the free miniature in every order automatically.  Here are the details, prices already changed on the website no code needed, and remember there are no more releases until January:

IAF041 Corbal Deployable Hardpoint (all codes) 10% Off! 

IAF023 Fallen Havelock 10% Off!

IAF032 Fallen Duxis 10% Off!

IAF037 Smashed Adder Combat Car 10% Off!

IAF013 Murdo and Galaine 10% Off!

IAF031 Duxis Drone and Pilot 10% Off!

IAF018 Legionary 3rd Tesseran Maia Mpi 10% Off!

IAF019 Legion 2nd Pioneers Flora 10% Off!

All of these offers are on our Early Supporter Page.  Treat yourself during your December order with us until months end.

Information Burst

Beep Beep!  I am a robot.  Well not really but it seems you all dig our festive fellow the current monthly free miniature IMP16 Crimbo Bot sculpted by Sam Croes.  Lovely is it not.  Makes you want to destroy all Humans. You can also buy it on its own too during this month.  Removed on 1st January 2015 there is one free automatically in every order placed with us.  There is no other news just now apart from the work we are doing on the upcoming Planetary Militia range.  This is the last part of our Prydian Army structure before we bring in the new factions in 2015 and its nearly ready.  There will be a detailed post about this on our blog in the new year but as a wee reward for reading this far I will tell you that there will be several new vehicles and a battlesuit the primary vehicle being a six wheeled APC called the Colobreta.  Its near future but its got a hint of off world and colony to it as well; perhaps even the most mega of cities as well. Here is a wee picture to enjoy for the moment.

Finally remember that 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 the monthly free miniature).  These points can be used any time to get free products and discounts on orders. 

So as we say here in Scotland “Hae yersel a merry Christmas an a guid new Year”!!!
See you all 2015!

GBS

IAF057 Knight Errants of Prydia released!

“While part of the military ranks of the Prydian Army the honoured role of a Knight Errant is often aloof from the mainstay of its ranks.  There have been many text written on the reasons for taking up the sword and armour of the Knight Errant discussing why a man or a woman who has served many campaigns in the Retained feels the urge to leave their fellows and begin the Quest.  The quest is among the most daring exploit that a Knight can undertake an it takes many forms.  Reasons given are personal valour, personal loyalty, personal betrayal as well as love and adventure.  This can cause Regiments a staffing problem but it is generally looked upon favourably by commanders who will, once the quest is proven, aid the Knight in its starting stages of undertaking.  While many Knight Errants will leave the front lines and travel alone or in small groups some remain and continue to lead Lances and Banners in battle while the goal of their quest is in conjunction with the goal of the Regiment.  Knight Errants have typical combat gear and armour but often are more experienced in the arts of war and are certainly more driven by their desire to complete their quest.  It is not unknown for Knight Errants to be found on remote worlds and colonies aiding local Planetary Militia troops with their own conflicts while upon the quest.  A few Knight Errants of exceptional bravery and fame will be invited to join the ranks of the Starvaulters and to take part in their Great Quests.  The auto-trainer series has many thousands of recorded quests which the student can access upon request. “ 

Academy Auto-Trainer Series 05, New Glastonbury, 4322IC

IAF057 Knight Errants of Prydia 

Our first code of noble knights for commanding your forces!  While they are of Prydia with a different uniform they could be any of the numerous Marcher Barons too.  Code IAF057 contains three unique miniatures dressed in Alwite powered armour.  The female Noblesse who is bare headed and armed with a Carnwennan Pistol (there are some four hundred of her already out in the word due to the IAF015 Hab Dome offer last year!) a noble Knight Errant with cowl and Octa powered sword and lastly a noble with twin Carnwennan Pistols.  These are 15mm scale versions of 28mm code IB32 Knight Errants which were requested right from the off for us.  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 3.00GBP per pack.

IAF008 Retained Post Charlie

The third post of Retained Knights ready to see off enemies as diverse as the Marcher Barons and the Khanate Empire.  Often overseen by Knight Errants and go great with the new release code IAF057. Code IAF008 contains ten different poses all wearing Alwite powered armour and carrying a variety of weapons including Tumbler Mpi, Angis Rifles, Anvil Launchers and Moth Type 12's.   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 5.00GBP per pack.

IAF013 Murdo and Galaine

Festive Season Offers during December 2014

This week at the start of December we have made our only new release for the entire month and that means its the last release of the year too.  We are taking a few weeks off making new releases (one per week for a year is very impressive I am sure you will agree) but we have a few offers for you too that will last until the end of the month while IMP16 Chrimbot is the free miniature.  Here are the details, prices already changed on the website no code needed, and remember while we will continue on the blog and talking there are no more releases until the new year dawns:

IAF041 Corbal Deployable Hardpoint (all codes) 10% Off! 

IAF023 Fallen Havelock 10% Off!

IAF032 Fallen Duxis 10% Off!

IAF037 Smashed Adder Combat Car 10% Off!

IAF013 Murdo and Galaine 10% Off!

IAF031 Duxis Drone and Pilot 10% Off!

IAF018 Legionary 3rd Tesseran Maia Mpi 10% Off!

IAF019 Legion 2nd Pioneers Flora 10% Off!

All of these offers are on our Early Supporter Page.  Treat yourself during your December order with us.

Information Burst

Its the festive season!  Well its early December 2014 and that means a new monthly free miniature IMP16 Crimbo Bot sculpted by Sam Croes.  Lovely is it not.  Makes you want to destroy all Humans. You can also buy it on its own too during this month and it is well deserving of a place next to . We bid goodbye to the Witch Knight and we will see her again next year in the next collection of IMP miniatures when its released in the summer. She was quite popular and some nice messages from those who put her with the Knight of the Dead it seems they make a good couple!  Its last release for the year this week and this pack of Knight Errants is the first of our character packs in 15mm which are not made from parts but rather are total sculpts by Sam Croes making them totally unique.  Packed with personality and space opera purpose they will lead your Retained forces with pride.  As a bonus offer we have codes at 10% off normal prices for the month to make Christmas a littler sweeter.  Lastly a thanks to all who took up the 15mm terrain offers in November it means a lot to us.  Finally remember that 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 the monthly free miniature).  These points can be used any time to get free products and discounts on orders. 

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

Khanate Legionaries at The Lead Mountain Blog

I like to pick up anything I see online from bloggers who enjoy our miniatures and one of the blogs I actively follow is from the talented Nick at The Lead Mountain and this week he has been showing off his 15mm Shia Khan Legionaries.  The original post is HERE.

Nick is a customer of ours and he really likes our miniatures and terrain.  He has used the normal uniform of the Khanate Legion like we do on our own photographs and I think his use of red is outstanding.  Really vivid and bright!

If you are keen on seeing more of the Khanate you can find them on our website HERE.  The codes in the pictures are IAF018 Legionary 3rd Tesseran (Maia Mpi) and IAF006 Legionary 1st Tesseran (Juno Rifles).  Both packs come with poses as pictured.  Eight different miniatures.

My own favourite legion code is actually Legionaries with Maia Mpi.  Sam Croes did an excellent job on these ones and they almost look like they could actually move on their own..or perhaps its the lack of sleep on my part.  In either event well done to Nick!  Keep up the good work.

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

IMP16 Chrimbot free miniature for December 2014!

“Its the ending month of the year once again and its time to give Santa Desteria a companion.  What would a two metre tall armoured knight delivering presents want in a companion?  Well something like him but not like him. Something that can also deliver presents to those who have been nice and give some pain to those who have been naughty.  So for all those new to The Ion Age in the last year and to those who have been with us from the start we present the Chrimbot.  Its a blast of a miniature too that is in the fine tradition of zany Christmas themed miniatures.  We do hope that wargamers love this miniature and its place sixteenth in months since our start.  Merry Christmas everyone!”

The IMP16 Chrimbot is December 2014's free miniature which is automatically put into every order at the rate of one per order of any value.  It can also be bought in any amount too on the monthly IMP page of the website.   On two sets of clanking treads this bot is armed with a Tumber Mpi and an arm holding a bag of presents all topped off with a cheery cap.  Heavy armour plate and a festive mood and a perfect companion for Santa Desteria.  It stands 15mm tall in one piece.   A real robot rouser!  This miniature is a fine addition to any 15mm science fiction collection for any game system.

Here are some views of the miniature from different angles:

Of course you earn reward points on all orders too through your account.  We realise that some of you may wish to purchase the currently free miniature to get multiples of it without placing a lot of orders so you can do just that.  Visit this page on the website for the miniature at a fair price for a special miniature.  There is a growing page on the Ion Age website where the current and all former IMP series free miniatures are shown so that you can see what came before.  Enjoy and go HERE. 

As it is our second year we look back at this time last year and see what the free miniature was at that time.  In December 2013 the free miniature was IMP04 Santa Desteria. It was our fourth miniature to be given out free.  You can find this miniature in the Year One Collection if you are lacking it.

We want to make the point that we will have only one new release in this month and that will be on Thursday 4th December and no early supporter offer.  But that is not to say that we will not be making use of the offers page on the website this year ending month oh no!  We will be putting up some offers from our range that will last until the end of the month there which you can pick up if you fancy a treat at 10% off.

Thanks for reading!

GBS

Corbal Deployable Hardpoint Mobile by Allison M

Back in September 2014 I saw something online that make me laugh out loud and that was blogger and hobbyist Allison M's take on the IAF041 Corbal Deployable Hardpoint and making it mobile. Have a look at the previous posting before reading on here. Well Allison M has finished his conversion and painted it up and it looks awesome!  Here is the text and images from his blog post and a link to it.  Enjoy!

Well, it's done!  This is definitely the biggest project I've done in ages, and although it proceeded painfully slowly at times I have to say I'm really happy with how it turned out.  I went with a white/colour accent scheme because I rather liked the white/red studio paint job on the Ion Age website, and frankly, because it's not too hard to paint a lot of white this way.  Also, I think camouflaging something like a four-storey-tall walking gun tower would be kind of pointless, especially if you want to use it as a "terror weapon".

(Now that I look at it all finished up it does have more than a passing resemblance to a giant walking Dalek... but that's not really a bad thing.)

The two pictures above show 15mm miniatures for scale against this monster and the Duxis Drone from our range giving morale support including pointing out that it has some sticky Human's stuck to its foot!

Here is the LINK to the original blog post.

Well done Allison M.  You did it as you said you would.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

IAF044, IAF043, IAF070 Habitation Complex codes released!

"Early on in the initial expansion of Humanity back to the stars within the Prydian Precinct it was noted that although large cities could be built given time in the short term a need was logged for structures which could cope with variable terrain and planetary conditions. Designing such structures was beyond the abilities of all but the core systems who turned to the pioneers who created the ubiquitous Rubbacrete and Golglass. These pioneers created materials which revolutionised construction and brought about massive improvement in lives all across the Precinct; The Seorc Compono Guild. 

Seorc Compono Guild (SCG) brought their finest minds to focus on the challenge and created one of the miracles of the century the Habitation Dome Riser System (HDRS). The HDRS would be standardised and shipped aboard vessels heading off world anywhere in the Precinct where they could quickly accommodate a sizeable population. It would be more than housing though as the HDRS featured additional modules which could expand the living area and turret or assembly mounts for specialised purposes. These purposes varied but typically they included self defence, fortification, repulsar platform landing pads, spire communications, hurwent shielding and power generation. Added to this was a capacity for landing aircraft such as the Skylark and hardpoints that would act as fortifications. These allowed corrals to be planned for protecting ground vehicles such as the Adder and Mullo series. A larger and stronger built command dome was fabricated to act as a centre point in the larger HDRS settlements from where all activities could be directed. Alongside this were a series of separate spires each with a purpose such as fabrication or power generation that could be dropped easily alongside HDRS modules. 

The HRDS can be found on more than fifty planets and countless vacuum environments (it is a pressurised structure system) and is utilised by everyone from the Prydian Army to the lowest of the Marcher Barons and civilian authorities too. Single Hab Domes to small groups and hard points right up a city of a hundred thousand people all in HRDS towers. These larger settlements make great use of connecting corridors which can allow easy access to each point in the settlement without having to venture outside. In some locales they never got around to replacing them before the Civil War began. Camarthan Prime was one of those places." 

Quincy Portent, SGC New Glastonbury, 4330IC 

The Early Supporter Offer is now finished on the Terrain releases which are now released!  Thank you to all who placed an order. We were most pleased with the attention and kind words about these new codes.  All orders will be shipping out as promised end of the month worldwide.  Its going to be a busy weekend for all of us here!  

If you have not heard of the terrain yet please read on for information about it taken from the last two weeks here on the blog.  Or go to our TERRAIN PAGE.

The Ion Age has gone big with our excellent 15mm terrain system. From our modest beginnings a year ago with the excellent single code IAF015 Hab Dome and then through the last year with IAF015 expansions including five different top mounts, a tower module, a landing pad, a smashed and a cratered Hab Dome then the IAF040 Block House and then a group of IAF064 Geo-Shelters too we have expanded the space opera possible of your battlefield. We have a whole string of releases for the terrain system. These are all works of miniature art made by the talented hands of Sam Croes our lead designer. Curved, detailed and with a real feeling of being literally built to withstand all that an uncaring galaxy can throw at them!

All of the new release codes can be seen on our TERRAIN PAGE.  They are well worth a look and we have many images on our website for them. Here are the codes: 

IAF070 Command Dome 

IAF043 Power Spire

IAF044A Straight Connectors (4 Pack) 

IAF044B Double Length Straight Connectors (2 Pack) 

IAF044C Corner Connectors (2 Pack) 

IAF044D Three Way Connectors (2 Pack) 

IAF044E Four Way Crossroad Connector 

IAF044F T Junction Connectors (2 Pack) 

IAF044G Pressure Door End Connectors (4 Pack) 

IAF044H Turret Connectors (2 Pack) 

IAF044I Hab Wall Connector Adaptors (6 Pack) 

We are also making the Habitation Complex Bundles with their 20% saving off list prices (or 30% if you buy three on page) permanent fixtures of our terrain range page. Complete starter sets of terrain to build from. Here are the details of those:

IAF044BU01 Habitation Outpost Bundle 30.00GBP (contains 37.00GBP of product!) 

IAF044BU02 Habitation Base Bundle 60.00GBP (contains 75.00GBP of product!) 

IAF044BU03 Habitation Colony Bundle 100.00GBP (contains125.00GBP of product!) 

You have only got until the end of the weekend to get IMP15 Witch Knight free in any order before it is retired from free and replaced with the next monthly miniatures.  In reply to emails to us all of this year's free IMP series of miniatures until next summer will be placed into a Year Two Collection like the popular Year One Collection that exists now.

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

Canlasterian Knights attack Prydian Complex

Canlasterian Attack!

The League of Canlaster has sent a strike force of Retained Knights with light vehicle and air support to destroy the Habitation Complex being used by the Prydian Army as a forward operating base inside Canlastrian territory. With the Hurwent generators destroyed the energy shield protecting the complex is down and several structures have already been smashed. While re-enforcements are on their way the only troops which can defend the complex right now is a platoon of Muster Patrol and a pair of Adder Combat Lifters along with the sentry gun and missile pod of the complex itself. There is also a trio of Prydian Nobles who were carrying out an inspection of the complex and are now going to match their Octo Powered Swords and Carnwennan Pistols against the Angis Rifles of the Canlastrian Retained. So in other words its a pretty normal day during the Prydian Civil War.

Advancing to the Complex Canlasterian Retained and Adder Support

Muster Patrol hurry back to assist the Complex

Aside from the lovely scenic shots which we adore taking...frankly we need more space since the range has grown past the six foot we allocated, I wanted to remind you all that the current early supporter offers and bundles are nearly finished. You have until Friday 28th November at noon GMT to place your order for worldwide shipping saving 10% off the eleven new 15mm Terrain pieces and 20% (or more) off three bundled complete settlements. 

While you can look at previous blog posts HERE and HERE you are best to head straight to the TERRAIN PAGE and the EARLY SUPPORTER PAGE to see the products on our website. Follow the links choose your items, get IMP15 Witch Knight free in every order. Finally remember that when you place or have placed an order with us you have a customer account and all orders earn you Reward Points which can be used in future orders for free items and or discounts! Now that is a whole load of awesome! 

As an update we have had a good number of orders taking the bundles and new faces too. One order simply staggered us by its size and I am thinking of doing a special blog post on it in the near future. The most popular new item is actually the Command Dome which surprised me since I had thought it would be the straight or double length straight connector corridors. We have also had to replace the six shooter Hab Dome mold as well...again. IMP15 Witch Knight is seeing on average an additional one to the free one included being ordered. By the time we work up to the Year Two Collection we might be well known as super generous. 

Thanks for Reading. 

GBS

Terrain Expansion and Bundles Pre-Order Offers now live!

Go to our Early Support Offers page now the offers are now live!

The Ion Age has gone big with our excellent 15mm terrain system.  From our modest beginnings a year ago with the excellent single code IAF015 Hab Dome and then through the last year with IAF015 expansions including five different top mounts, a tower module, a landing pad, a smashed and a cratered Hab Dome then the IAF040 Block House and then a group of IAF064 Geo-Shelters too we have expanded the space opera possible of your battlefield.   We have a whole string of pre-order releases  for the terrain system.  These are all works of miniature art made by the talented hands of Sam Croes our lead designer.  Curved, detailed and with a real feeling of being literally built to withstand all that an uncaring galaxy can throw at them.

Go to our Early Support Offers page.  Here is a list of the  11 new codes and 3 bundles in the offer.

IAF061 Command Dome

IAF043 Power Spire

IAF044A Straight Connectors (4 Pack)

IAF044B Double Length Straight Connectors (2 Pack)

IAF044C Corner Connectors (2 Pack)

IAF044D Three Way Connectors (2 Pack)

IAF044E Four Way Crossroad Connector

IAF044F T Junction Connectors (2 Pack)

IAF044G Pressure Door End Connectors (4 Pack)

IAF044H Turret Connectors (2 Pack)

IAF044I Hab Wall Connector Adaptors (6 Pack)

IAF044BU01 Habitation Outpost Bundle 30.00GBP (contains 37.00GBP of product!)

IAF044BU02 Habitation Base Bundle 60.00GBP (contains 75.00GBP of product!)

IAF044BU03 Habitation Colony Bundle 100.00GBP (contains125.00GBP of product!)

Additionally we have placed all of the existing terrain codes at the bottom of the ESO page so you can see and add them to your order if you wish.

From now the pre-order is in effect until Friday 28th November 2014.  Follow the links choose your items, get IMP15 Witch Knight free in every order, and save 10% on screen on every one of the new codes off release prices.  All orders containing one or more of these new codes will ship out end of the month world wide.  

On top of that there three awesome Hab Colony bundles which give you three sizes of ready made settlements with a fantastic 20% saving off release prices!  Finally remember that when you place or have placed an order with us you have a customer account and all orders earn you Reward Points which can be used in future orders for free items and or discounts! Now that is a whole load of awesome!

There is a lot of detail involved in this offer and these codes.  You can read and see all of it in two previous sneak peek posts on our blog.  Click the links to go to them.

Habitation Complex Codes

Habitation Complex Bundles

Remember that all the existing terrain pieces are also on our website on the TERRAIN page and everyone of them can be purchased now and will ship with your pre-order codes and all of them offer the standard 'buy three save 10%' too.

So go on.  Treat yourself this season and then spend a lovely festive period painting up and assembling your Ion Age terrain to your hearts content.

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

Ion Age Habitation Complex Bundles sneak peek!

Yesterday we gave you the huge and awesome preview of the brand new codes coming out on pre-order this week for The Ion Age.  Now we want to show you the three bundle deals that will be coming out for pre-order at the same time on Tuesday 18th November 2014.  For more information on the pieces please look at the Ion Age Habitation Complex releases sneak peek posting.  When you are playing 15mm science fiction wargames of any type its great to have your terrain right there on the table to go with your miniatures and vehicles.  We offer you the chance to get a settlement with all its needed parts that you don't have to plan out and can put right to use. Read on for the bundles!

IAF044BU01 Habitation Outpost Bundle

Somewhere in the Prydian Precinct an outpost has been built.  This outpost is a picket in an otherwise desolate landscape and now the enemy wants it!  Well they ain't getting it without a fight.  A whole set which assembles as per the pictures shown saving you 20% off normal prices.  This set is made up of many 15mm scale high quality grey tone resin parts as follows. Two IAF015 Hab Domes, two IAF044H Turret Connectors with two Missile Pods, one IAF044E Four Ways Crossroads connector, one IAF044D Three Way Connector, one IAF044A Straight Connector, one IAF044G Pressure End Door Connector and an IAF043 Power Spire.  A complete and a great place to expand from as well. Suitable for use in any 15mm scale science fiction wargaming setting. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 30.00GBP

IAF044BU02 Habitation Base Bundle

Somewhere in the Prydian Precinct a Base has been built.  This base is a forward operator for your whole colony and its possession is important to your goals.  A whole set which assembles as per the pictures shown saving you 20% off normal prices.  This set is made up of many 15mm scale high quality grey tone resin parts as follows. Two IAF015 Hab Domes, two IAF015 Tower Modules with Base Plates, one IAF040 Block House, one IAF015 Landing Pad with Missile Pod,  two IAF044H Turret Connectors with two Missile Pods, two IAF044D Three Ways Connectors, two IAF044C Corner Connectors, two IAF044A Straight Connectors, two IAF044B Double Length Straight Connectors one IAF015 Comms Spire top mount and an IAF043 Power Spire.  A complete and a great place to expand from as well. Suitable for use in any 15mm scale science fiction wargaming setting. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 60.00GBP

IAF044BU03 Habitation Colony Bundle 

Somewhere in the Prydian Precinct your Colony is thriving.  From here you can stabilise a whole region and make sure the enemy is kept in their place.  A whole set which assembles as per the pictures shown saving you 20% off normal prices.  This set is made up of many 15mm scale high quality grey tone resin parts as follows. One IAF061 Command Dome, five IAF015 Hab Domes, two IAF015 Tower Modules with Base Plates, two IAF040 Block Houses, one IAF015 Landing Pad with Missile Pod,  two IAF044H Turret Connectors with two Missile Pods, one IAF044E Four Ways Crossroads connector, two IAF044F T Junction Three Connectors, one IAF044C Corner Connector, two IAF044A Straight Connectors, one IAF044B Double Length Straight Connector one IAF015 Comms Spire top mount and an IAF043 Power Spire.  A complete and a great place to expand from as well. Suitable for use in any 15mm scale science fiction wargaming setting. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 100.00GBP

Each bundle contains a full settlement and there are three different sizes of settlement to choose from. Each bundle offers 20% off release prices and if you choose the option on page to BUY THREE AND SAVE 10% you get an additional 10% off that price!  On top of that every order gets this months free miniature IMP15 Witch Knight automatically (worth 0.60GBP) and will be sent out world wide at the end of November. Finally remember that when you place or have placed an order with us you have a customer account and all orders earn you Reward Points which can be used in future orders for free items and or discounts! 

So come back here on Tuesday 18th November 2014 to pre-order, save 10% or 20% or more, get the monthly free miniature automatically and get the bundles too.  Thank you for making our unique space opera 15mm wargaming dreams continue to come true.

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

Ion Age Habitation Complex releases sneak peek!

Early on in the initial expansion of Humanity back to the stars within the Prydian Precinct it was noted that although large cities could be built given time in the short term a need was logged for structures which could cope with variable terrain and planetary conditions.  Designing such structures was beyond the abilities of all but the core systems who turned to the pioneers who created the ubiquitous Rubbacrete and Golglass.  These pioneers created materials which revolutionised construction and brought about massive improvement in lives all across the Precinct; The Seorc Compono Guild.

Seorc Compono Guild (SCG) brought their finest minds to focus on the challenge and created one of the miracles of the century the Habitation Dome Riser System (HDRS).  The HDRS would be standardised and shipped aboard vessels heading off world anywhere in the Precinct where they could quickly accommodate a sizeable population.   It would be more than housing though as the HDRS featured additional modules which could expand the living area and turret or assembly mounts for specialised purposes.  These purposes varied but typically they included self defence, fortification, repulsar platform landing pads, spire communications, hurwent shielding and power generation.  Added to this was a capacity for landing aircraft such as the Skylark and hardpoints that would act as fortifications.  These allowed corrals to be planned for protecting ground vehicles such as the Adder and Mullo series.  A larger and stronger built command dome was fabricated to act as a centre point in the larger HDRS settlements from where all activities could be directed. Alongside this were a series of separate spires each with a purpose such as fabrication or power generation that could be dropped easily alongside HDRS modules.

The HRDS can be found on more than fifty planets and countless vacuum environments (it is a pressurised structure system) and is utilised by everyone from the Prydian Army to the lowest of the Marcher Barons and civilian authorities too.  Single Hab Domes to small groups and hard points right up a city of a hundred thousand people all in HRDS towers.  These larger settlements make great use of connecting corridors which can allow easy access to each point in the settlement without having to venture outside.  In some locales they never got around to replacing them before the Civil War began.  Camarthan Prime was one of those places.

Quincy Portent, SGC New Glastonbury, 4330IC

The Ion Age is going big with its excellent 15mm terrain system.  From our modest beginnings a year ago with the excellent single code IAF015 Hab Dome and then through the last year with IAF015 expansions including five different top mounts, a tower module, a landing pad, a smashed and a cratered Hab Dome then the IAF040 Block House and then a group of IAF064 Geo-Shelters too we have expanded the space opera possible of your battlefield.  You can see all of these on our TERRAIN page just now.  We are now moving on and up with a whole string of releases coming up for the terrain system.  These are all works of miniature art made by the talented hands of Sam Croes our lead designer.  Curved, detailed and with a real feeling of being literally built to withstand all that an uncaring galaxy can throw at them.

We are going to be launching our pre-order offer on the following codes next week on Tuesday 18th November 2014 and from then until the end of the month (28th November) you will be able to place your order, get IMP15 Witch Knight free in every order, and save 10% on screen on every one of the codes too off release prices.  All orders will ship out end of the month world wide.  On top of that there three awesome Hab Colony bundles coming which give you three sizes of ready made settlements with a fantastic up to 25% saving off release prices!  Finally remember that when you place or have placed an order with us you have a customer account and all orders earn you Reward Points which can be used in future orders for free items and or discounts! Read on for details and pictures in the rest of this pre-view sneak peek.

IAF070 Command Dome

The Command Dome is a mighty structure which forms the centre of any Habitation Complex in your collection.  Made to withstand any but the strongest of attacks the command dome highly detailed and has three pressure doors and three blank connector points as well as a standard top mount point on its roof.  It measures 90mm across and is 45mm tall. It is fully integrated with the IAF015 Hab Dome and the IAF040 Block House as well as any other IAF044 codes. High quality one piece grey tone resin. Suitable for use in any 15mm scale science fiction wargaming setting. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 12.00GBP

IAF043 Power Spire

During battle and for settlements and complexes Power Spires are left or dropped into place by military of civilian authorities.  Their task is the generation of energy to run systems around them.  This can be anything from buildings to vehicles to weapons and powered armour.  The possession of these spires in battle is a goal for all forces as they assure the supply of energy.  The Power Spire stands 30mm tall and 25mm wide and has a request console on its front for data input. It is a one piece high quality grey tone resin casting. As always this code can be bought as a pack or as a single or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 2.50GBP

IAF044A Straight Connectors (4 Pack)

The core piece of the connector set for the Habitation Complex this length of connector is highly detailed and made to fit onto the standard blank door connector plate on the IAF015 Hab Dome and the IAF040 Block House as well as any other IAF044 and IAF061 codes. It measures 30mm long and is 25mm tall with four identical pieces in the pack.  High quality grey tone resin.  All interchangeable and with all endless complex assembly opportunities. Suitable for use in any 15mm scale science fiction wargaming setting. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 7.00GBP

IAF044B Double Length Straight Connectors (2 Pack)

An extended length version of the core piece of the connector set for the Habitation Complex this length of connector is highly detailed and made to fit onto the standard blank door connector plate on the IAF015 Hab Dome and the IAF040 Block House as well as any other IAF044 and IAF070 codes. It measures 60mm long and is 25mm tall with two identical pieces in the pack.  High quality grey tone resin.  All interchangeable and with all endless complex assembly opportunities. Suitable for use in any 15mm scale science fiction wargaming setting. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 7.00GBP

IAF044C Corner Connectors (2 Pack)

A corner connector piece for the Habitation Complex this ninety degree bend length of connector is highly detailed and made to fit onto the standard blank door connector plate on the IAF015 Hab Dome and the IAF040 Block House as well as any other IAF044 and IAF061 codes. It measures 45mm across and is 25mm tall with two identical pieces in the pack.  High quality grey tone resin.  All interchangeable and with all endless complex assembly opportunities. Suitable for use in any 15mm scale science fiction wargaming setting. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 7.00GBP

IAF044D Three Way Connectors (2 Pack)

A three way connector piece for the Habitation Complex this central axis for connectors is highly detailed and made to fit onto the standard blank door connector plate on the IAF015 Hab Dome and the IAF040 Block House as well as any other IAF044 and IAF061 codes. It measures 60mm across and is 25mm tall with two identical pieces in the pack.  High quality grey tone resin.  All interchangeable and with all endless complex assembly opportunities. Suitable for use in any 15mm scale science fiction wargaming setting. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 7.00GBP

IAF044E Four Way Crossroad Connector

This is a four way crossroads connector piece for the Habitation Complex this junction piece for connectors is highly detailed and made to fit onto the standard blank door connector plate on the IAF015 Hab Dome and the IAF040 Block House as well as any other IAF044 and IAF061 codes. It measures 60mm across, 60mm deep and is 25mm tall with one piece in the pack.  High quality grey tone resin.  All interchangeable and with all endless complex assembly opportunities. Suitable for use in any 15mm scale science fiction wargaming setting. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 7.00GB

IAF044F T Junction Connectors (2 Pack)

An extended length version of the core piece with one branching tunnel of the connector set for the Habitation Complex this length of connector is highly detailed and made to fit onto the standard blank door connector plate on the IAF015 Hab Dome and the IAF040 Block House as well as any other IAF044 and IAF061 codes. It measures 60mm long, 40mm deep and is 25mm tall with two identical pieces in the pack.  High quality grey tone resin.  All interchangeable and with all endless complex assembly opportunities. Suitable for use in any 15mm scale science fiction wargaming setting. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 7.00GBP

IAF044G Pressure Door End Connectors (4 Pack)

When you reach the end of your connector corridors and you want access to the outside world you use a Pressure Door End Connector.  Highly detailed and made to fit onto the standard blank door connector plate on the other IAF044 codes. It measures 30mm wide and is 30mm tall with four identical pieces in the pack.  High quality grey tone resin.  All interchangeable and with all endless complex assembly opportunities.  Can also be used on its own. Suitable for use in any 15mm scale science fiction wargaming setting. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 5.00GBP

IAF044H Turret Connectors (2 Pack)

Give your connector corridors and Habitation Complex sets some firepower.  This end piece of connector has a turret mount which will fit any of our IAF015 weapons such as the sentry gun, the missile pod and the flak cannon.  Supplied with missile pod. These pieces are highly detailed and made to fit onto the standard blank door connector plate on the IAF015 Hab Dome and the IAF040 Block House as well as any other IAF044 and IAF061 codes. It measures 30mm across and is 30mm tall (without weapon added) with two four pieces in the pack (two turret connectors and two missile pods).  High quality grey tone resin.  All interchangeable and with all endless complex assembly opportunities. Suitable for use in any 15mm scale science fiction wargaming setting. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 7.00GB

IAF044I Hab Wall Connector Adaptors (6 Pack)

These great little pieces fill a very specialised roll in your Habitation Complex set ups.  They have one blank side for attaching to the standard door connector plate for all IAF044, IAF015, IAF040 and IAF061 codes while the other shaped side had the indentation of an IAF015 Hab Dome wall meaning you can attach it between the supports of the Hab Dome for more corridor opportunities.  It measures 25mm tall and is 3-5mm thick.  As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Price 5.00GBP

All of these great buildings have at their hearts the IAF015 Hab Dome.  If you are unfamiliar with it then here are its details and its online right now:

IAF015 Hab Dome

The first 15mm resin building from the The Ion Age.  Fabricated by the Seorc Guild Hab Domes have many uses and can be found all across Prydian space.  The Hab Dome is the starting point for a whole series of resin structure system for The Ion Age in 15mm scale. The Hab Dome is the basic unit for stackable and adaptable units.  It can be used on its own or with our other terrain releases.  It is a high quality grey tone resin one piece casting which is 65mm wide and 30mm tall with a high degree of external detailing.  Suitable for use in any science fiction setting as well as The Ion Age.  Decorate your wargame table.  As always this code can be bought as a pack or as a single or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page.  Go HERE.  Price 7.00GBP.

We also have three excellent bundle offers to show too in our next post.  These three bundles each give you a full settlement to use in any 15mm science fiction wargaming setting.  An Outpost, a Base and a Colony.  Each will have its contents detailed with images but for now here are the codes and the prices with 20% off savings from list prices.

So come back here on Tuesday 18th November 2014 to pre-order, save 10%, get the monthly free miniature automatically and see the bundles too.  Thank you for making our unique space opera 15mm wargaming dreams continue to come true.

Thanks for Reading.

GBS