Adder Cars and Lifters Offer and Control Variants released!

A detailed account of the origins and design of the Adder series of Combat Cars and Lifters can be found elsewhere in the database.  However not all the Adders taken from the ancient military designs were of a wheeled variety there were others too.  In some campaigns the Muster required light vehicles that could traverse ground that wheeled and tracked designs could not.  While repulsar technology was available its relative expense compared to more primitive lifter technology for hover propulsion made the production of a huge number of Adder Combat Lifters the feasible choice for equipping the Prydian Army.  Worlds with a lot of water and swamps and also urban zones with broken ground were ideal for these vehicles.   They could carry a four man fire-team or they could act in a support role with mounted weapons in the same range as those used by crewed weapons or battlesuits.  A modular hull meant that often only the turret and some internal systems had to be changed over to create a new model in the series.  

Adder Combat Lifters and Cars come in many types within the series.  With an average weight of just over seven tons and roughly seventeen feet in length that Adder is not as resilient a vehicle as the Mullo used by the Retained but its easier to maintain.  A colour coding system is in use to make Adders easy to assign to Regiments (and indeed the Marcher Barons use the same system) and to allow Muster who can sometimes not be as used to war as a Retained Knight a simple recognition method.  The Red Adder is the standard Combat Lifter with space for four and mounting a turret with a Moth 88 Rotary Cannon.  The Yellow Adder is  the fire support lifter and has two crew along with a turret with a twin Anda 60mm Missile Pod.  The Black Adder acts as an armoured punch giving the Muster the ability to knock out battlesuits and other smaller tough targets with two crew and a turret mounted Fretan Rail Gun.  Less common is the Orange Adder which is infantry support mounting a specialised turret with a Moth 30 automatic 50mm Grenade Launcher which is a recent introduction to the series.  Others in the Adder lifter series include the Green Adder which is a command and control at the platoon and company level and the White Adder for medical teams and battlefield triage.  The 'Battle Taxi' type Grey Adder is heavily modified and can carry two fire-teams or a whole squad at a real squeeze.  There are also some very specialised Adders too for purposes such as Blue Adder, the Brown Adder and the Purple Adder.  Every Muster Regiment is in possession of hundreds of Adders across the spectrum for all its roles and since they are so easy to fabricate and to maintain they are making a real impact in the ongoing Civil War and in the Camarthen Star System too.

Academy Auto-Trainer Series 08, New Glastonbury, 4319IC

Welcome to our final releases and offers for January 2015 and its a cracker!  We have two new releases into our 15mm vehicle range and an offer on the whole Adder range of light vehicles as well. The new releases are a Control Combat Car and a Control Combat Lifter both are meant for command and control of your forces while the offer is 10% off the already excellent price of 4.00GBP per vehicle in the Adder series.  There are now twelve different Adders to choose from with a Control, Smashed and four weapon variants in the Car and Lifter types of Adder.  

Read on for more and click through when ready or just click HERE to go straight to the Prydian Army 15mm Vehicles page of our website.

Two New Releases!

IAF035E Green Adder Control Car

This pack contains one white metal and resin vehicle. A four wheeled light vehicle in the 'Green Adder' combat car variant for command and control on the battlefield and mounting extra armour and comms gear. An Adder kit once assembled is approx 45mm long, 35mm wide and about 25mm tall. All Adders are supplied with a one piece hull including wheels and with a separate top mount in resin and white metal. Typically only two or three pieces which are very easy to assemble. Great Value! The Adder is the standard light ground vehicle for the Muster.  Used for a variety of purposes and in many variants it typically has a crew of two and is capable of dealing with low level threats.  There are many IAF035 variants and also the IAF037 Smashed Adder which depicts your wheeled Adder on a bad day an excellent piece with a variety of uses.  Price 4.00GBP each or see the option to But Three and Save 10%.  Go HERE.

IAF036E Green Adder Control Lifter

This pack contains one white metal and resin vehicle. A hover light vehicle in the 'Green Adder' combat lifter variant with communication gear and armour for a Command and Control role on the battlefield.  Once assembled it is approx 60mm long, 30mm wide and about 25mm tall. All Adders are supplied with a one piece hull and with a separate top mount in resin and white metal. Typically only two parts and very easy to assemble. Great Value! The Adder is the standard light ground vehicle for the Muster.  Used for a variety of purposes and in many variants it typically has a crew of two and is capable of dealing with low level threats.  There are many IAF036 variants and also the IAF038 Smashed Adder which depicts your hover Adder on a bad day an excellent piece with a variety of uses.  Price 4.00GBP each or see the option to But Three and Save 10%.  Go HERE.

The Adder Offer!

There are now twelve different Adders in our series of light wheeled and hover variant vehicles in 15mm scale.  Great for use in any present day, near future or space opera setting for low intensity warfare.  We have taken 10% off the already great price of 4.00GBP each of these vehicles on our website.  Go to the Prydian Army Vehicles page and look for the 'offer' sticker.  No other codes or such is needed just add the chosen Adders to your cart and remember you earn Reward Points on all orders!  Go HERE.  Below is a list of all of the Adders.

IAF035A  Red Adder Combat Car (Mini-Gun Turret)

IAF035B Yellow Adder Fire Support Car (Missile Pod Turret) 

IAF035C Black Adder Punch Car (Rail Gun Turret) 

IAF035D Orange Adder Combat Car (Grenade Turret) 

!AF035E Green Adder Control Car (Comms Gear)

IAF037 Smashed Adder Car (Wheeled Destroyed Vehicle) 

IAF036A Red Adder Combat Lifter (Mini-Gun Turret) 

IAF036B Yellow Adder Fire Support Lifter (Missile Pod Turret) 

IAF036C Black Adder Punch Lifter (Rail Gun Turret)

IAF036D Orange Adder Combat Lifter (Hermit Grenade Turret) 

IAF036E Green Adder Control Lifter (Comms Gear)

IAF038 Smashed Adder Lifter (Hover Destroyed Vehicle)

This offer lasts until the 31st of January 2015 so place your orders now!

Information Burst!

Its turned into a snow and wind blasted month here in Scotland but that has not stopped the advance of The Ion Age!  Oh no.  We are as busy as always and following up on last week's five new top mount turrets for our Hab Dome terrain system we have two new variants of Adder Combat Car and Adder Combat Lifter.  This is our last releases and offers for January so if you are planning a purchase and want to get the current free miniature IMP17 Far Trader or indeed you want to use your stored up Reward Points in your Ion Age account  towards a January order you have until the end of the month.  We will be back 1st of February 2015 and we will have more releases and pre-views and more to show you in the second month of the year and then things really start motoring as well as a new free monthly miniature. Exciting!  If you have any questions or comments we always welcome them and are happy to help so say hello.   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.  These points can be used any time to get free products and discounts on orders. 

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

Hab Dome Top Mounts III released!

Selmar Dann flung himself to the ground as thunder passed just feet over his now prone body. That had been damn close. His squad were advancing upon a small outpost. A very small outpost but even though it was only three SEORC Habitation Domes and a Fabricator Spire it had an automated turret which was making their task all the harder. A 25mm Angis Cannon, a big gun meant to punch holes in Havelock Battlesuits or even in Mullo AFV's not to smash foot sloggers like him and his comrades. They had only rifles between them as their Bodkin support had been lost already to a round that had separated his upper body from the lower. The Bodkin would have been most useful and Dann was pleased that the outpost did not have a Hurwent Shield as well as the cannon. There was always the chance the 9mm rattling fire from their Moth Rifles would fit something vital, a cable or hydraulics or a lens making the turret less effective. A shield would have scuppered that chance. Dann was not even sure there were any Prydian Army troops in the outpost as he had seen no one in white and red since their arrival. Perhaps splitting into two fire-teams would be the right choice...going left and right to get the drop on the turret...after all they had the advantage of numbers on their side.... 

Emeritas Selmar Dann, Baroness Malakan's 5th Regiment, Leicester IV, 4327IC 

We have five more top mounts for our IAF015 Hab Dome core of our expansion 15mm scale terrain system. These top mounts fit the universal ring mount that features on our Hab Dome but also on our Tower Module, Block House, Command Dome and with the lower ring left off will also fit our Landing Pad too. This is the third set of top mounts we have released bringing the total choice of mounts to ten including sentry guns, comms spire, hurwent shield generator, anti-air turret, missile pods and different weapon systems too in the terrain system. 

IAF015K Moth 88 Gun Turret 

An over and under rapid fire projectile anti-infantry weapon made of high quality resin and white metal. Supplied in three pieces including a separate turret ring for fitting to the Landing Platform or larger mounts or without for use on our other buildings. You can choose to buy three and save 10%. The Price is 2.50GBP. 

IAF015L Angis Cannon Turret 

A heavy calibre projectile anti-vehicle weapon made of high quality resin and white metal. Supplied in three pieces including a separate turret ring for fitting to the Landing Platform or larger mounts or without for use on our other buildings. You can choose to buy three and save 10%. The Price is 2.50GBP. 

IAF015M Bodkin Howitzer Turret 

A heavy calibre projectile weapon capable of indirect fire made of high quality resin and white metal. Supplied in three pieces including a separate turret ring for fitting to the Landing Platform or larger mounts or without for use on our other buildings. You can choose to buy three and save 10%. The Price is 2.50GBP. 

IAF015N Valerin Laser Cannon Turret 

An energy weapon for anti-vehicle use made of high quality resin and white metal. Supplied in three pieces including a separate turret ring for fitting to the Landing Platform or larger mounts or without for use on our other buildings. You can choose to buy three and save 10%. The Price is 2.50GBP. 

IAF015O Fretan Rail Gun Turret 

A powerful magnetic weapon made of high quality resin and white metal. Supplied in three pieces including a separate turret ring for fitting to the Landing Platform or larger mounts or without for use on our other buildings. You can choose to buy three and save 10%. The Price is 2.50GBP. 

Go HERE to see all of the Top Mount III turrets on our website. Select your option from the drop down menu on the page. 

We have a 15mm scale landing pad set which fits onto the top of our Hab Dome, Tower Module and Block House but can also be used flat on the wargame table by leaving off the bottom mount plate. This is a superb resin model. There are three choices for purchase and those are IAF015E Landing Pad kit only, IAF015E1 Landing Pad kit with Flak Cannon and IAF015E2 Landing Pad with Missile Pod. You can also choose on these options to 'buy three save 10%' as normal. Prices range from 7.00GBP to 9.00GBP depending on your choice. Go HERE. 

During battle or just in times of need portable Fabricator Spires are left or dropped into place by military and or civilian authorities. Their task is simple and at the same time magical to some more primitive peoples...they make something from nothing. Those in the know realise that is not really something for nothing, the fabricator gathers energy in its spire and uses that power to convert contained solid blocks of matter into objects. In battle fabricators make ammunition for common weapon types upon request from alloys they hold. The Fabricator Spire stands 42mm tall and has a request console on its front for data input. IAF024 Fabricator Spire. 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. Go HERE. Price 2.50GBP each. 

Information Burst! 

Its the first month of 2015 and this is our first information burst of the year too. This year will see a lot of expansion to The Ion Age with new forces, new vehicles and perhaps even our first non human miniatures as well. But before all of this we deal with the here and now, the cut and thrust, the darkest and longest month of the calendar which is perfect for wargaming indoors and in the warm. We made a lot of new 15mm terrain last year including the whole Hab Complex and the Geo Shelters too and now we are adding five more turrets which will make many IonFans happy. We will have one more release a week from now this month as we have big things coming in February. So if you are planning a purchase and want the current free IMP17 Far Trader miniature and or you want to use your stored up Reward Points on your customer account from last years purchases we suggest you wait one week to see our new vehicles next week at this time. 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. These points can be used any time to get free products and discounts on orders. 

Thanks for Reading. 

GBS

IMP17 Far Trader free miniature for January 2015

“The Prydian Precinct has more than fifty star systems with a Human population of more than a hundred billion. These are the core systems. There are also several hundred more remote, less populated and also in some cases quarantined star systems. Information on most of these systems is limited due to lack of reliable reports and stable outposts. They are beyond the remit of the Prydian Army and while some are the domains of minor Marcher Barons or Condots using them as bases or petty fiefdoms. The quarantined systems such as Gurtan have a no transit ban that is enforced but can in some cases be bypassed with some skill. It is into these remote and often uncivilised places that the Far Traders operate. Far Traders are individuals with a crew or retinue and ownership of a starship with Ancep Drive such as the Oban or Warwick class shuttles and cargo shuttles. Though expensive to run due to the requirements of an Ancep Drive on such a small ship Far Traders are adept at turning a profit. Dealing in rare minerals, goods, data and the transit of paying passengers an experienced Far Trader can live very well. Some times used by Knight Generals as scouts they can be trusted up to an extent and many have loyalty to the Addans and the Throne though this is may be for profits sake rather than any notion of the Code Gallant. Far Traders sometimes act alongside Starvaulters in situations such as Gyre hunts and exploration where their motivations cross paths on the edges of the precinct. There are also records of Far Traders throwing in their lot in with Planetary Militia to defend small colonies in return for future rights to trade. The auto-trainer series has access to more than forty thousand registered Far Traders of note which the student can access upon request.” 

Academy Auto-Trainer Series 03, New Glastonbury, 4312IC 

Welcome to 2015!  We really are living in the sci-fi future now arn't we.  The year of setting for Back to the Future among other things.  Lets crack on!

The IMP17 Far Trader is January 2015'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. A Human trader, merchant, adventurer and fortune seeker who takes his armed cargo ship across the Prydian Precinct. Not a fighter but he can defend himself he avoids the conflict zones and visits out of the way star systems. Standing arms folded in a long coat with cyber implants on his head for rapid calculation and remote controlling he is a great character suitable for any 15mm science fiction setting. It stands 16mm tall and is in one white metal piece. 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 January 2015 the free miniature was IMP05 Winter Musterman. It was our fifth miniature to be given out free. You can find this miniature in the Year One Collection if you are lacking it. 

I would like to take this chance to thank everyone who contacted us and ordered from us in December and during the festive period. We are returning to normal and orders will be shipping out once more beginning in the next few days. 2015 is a brand new year and we are going to be expanding in a big way with new vehicle types, new armies, aliens and more so keep on watching us. 

This starts with the Planetary Militia expansion and we will have information on this shortly. The Planetary Militia will see The Ion Age create the last part of our 28mm range into 15mm scale and give you the forces to enact planetary defence against invaders and domestic threats from the Marcher Barons to the Khanate Empire and more. 

Thanks for reading and Happy New Year!

GBS