Free expansion to The Khanate Return book with additional general and client race rules

“The Shia Khan Empire favours energy based weapons over those using projectiles as ammunition for the majority of its Legions.  While other instructional vids will be dealing with the Maia and Juno classes of weapons, our subject here is the designated Jupiter series of plasmatic weapons, primarily the Jupiter 46mm Plasma Rifle.  The Jupiter Plasma Rifle is a heavy infantry weapon in the weight brand of some sixteen kilograms for the gun itself and another twenty kilograms for the linked power supply.  It has been observed in use by two alien soldiers with one manning the weapon and the other handling the power supply and ensuring function.  As such it is not the most mobile of infantry carried weapons.  However using dedicated power supplies within their Segmentum pattern armour along with enhanced strength, Nox troopers can make use of the Jupiter on their own, both wielding and charging it themselves.  Khanate plasmastic weapons use a similar technology to our own which we estimate is some century and a half more advanced with a superior discharge and kill potential in infantry sized deployments.  A chamber within the Jupiter Rifle with a spherical size of 46mm across is superheated and injected with a tiny amount of material which is then accelerated from the barrel using an array of linear magnets.  The resultant projected blast of plasma can be accurately aimed at moderate to long ranges superior to our Hermit class.  We have only estimates of usage duration that a typical power supply linked will allow for twenty shots before significant charging is required or supply switched.  Battlefield reports and vid feed show Jupiter shots penetrating Alwite Powered Armour with relative ease and survival rates from injury by Jupiter Plasma Rifles are very low.  Commanders in the field recommend the destruction of captured Khanate weapons and power packs as instances of booby trapping and remote overcharge and detonation are common.”

Academy Auto-Trainer Series 16, New Glastonbury, 4333 1C

It is my great pleasure to present for free download a brand new six page article written by Aris Kolehmainen and myself and representing Aris biggest work in The Ion Age thus far; an expansion to the Shia Khan Empire.  This additional game content slots right into IAB03 The Khanate Return book which you can have in print or as a paid digital download putting the legions into your games of Patrol Angis.  To see all the free files go HERE or for the Khanate army see HERE for troops and HERE for vehicles.  Read on for more!

Client Races and Skills for the Khanate Empire

A six page free article which gives you additional rules for use in Patrol Angis for both the client races (Maligs, Nox, Beotan and others) as well as a list of general skills, gear and traits which can be used by all troop types.  A great resource written by  Aris Kolehmainen which adds right into (from page 29 onwards) IAB03 The Khanate Return.  To download it from our website CLICK HERE.

The Khanate Army is composed of endless troops who pour from the Matter Gateway in the Camarthen star system.  The main military structure of the Khanate is the Legion.  Each legion has thousands of troops who are in the main Legionaries in their distinctive reflective glimmer suits and breather helms, with Pioneers with extra armour but there are also the Nox, power armoured elite legionaries, Warlords who are huge brutes with massive firepower and Psycoborgs robotic weapons of terror.  There are also the verminous Maligs who swarm to the command of the Legion and are used as cannon fodder and to tie down human troops The Betrayers who are humans coerced or mind wiped into fighting for the Khanate.  Then the Beotans who are savage lycanthrope warriors used for cold climes and city fighting. Legion uniforms are typically single colour suits such as the red of the Styx Legion or the green of the Medusa Legion with a black or white helmet.  Officers sometimes have elaborate golden weave and cloaks. 

There is a great variety of miniatures in this army which can be had by the pack or single poses within packs.  See them all HERE.  We also have a range of vehicles for the this army which are exotic and centred around rolling tanks; see them HERE.

Now on and until 9am GMT Tuesday 27th November there is a Black Friday Season event here at The Ion Age.  Done in conjunction with our sister site Alternative Armies we have automatic Free Worldwide Shipping on all orders over 15GBP of product placed in the cart (you need do nothing but add to cart but please note tracked shipping remains a flat 10GBP charge to select) and we have brand new releases in the form of the mighty Magogs; three huge mecha in 15mm scale.  

You might have seen the the Magogs on our BLOG already but these mighty war machines have offers on them during the event. Go HERE for the website.

This is our last news for the month.  We will be presenting a free article in December giving you more information and images of the Magogs in the field along with Patrol Angis rules.  We will also have our last release of 2018 too and it will be full of pomp for sure!

Thank you for reading,

GBS

Khanate 15mm Attack Orbs and 5th Tesseran four packs released

Legate Vanya of the Styx Legion stood on the barren blackened soil of a new world.  The Styx Legion had been transitioning into Human space for weeks now and had escaped from the pit that the thrice damned dull eyes had detonated over the Matter Gateway.  His command now composed more than eighteen thousand servants of the Great Khan of Oron Zai, his Legionaries of Ulger and the slaves of the Ezemshdeg vast stellar systems.  More were coming from the Gazraa Orkhikh with its red sky and lava flows every cycle and now the vehicles of the Legion were being brought up from deep below.  Expending the green skinned Buzar Yum without regard for their blood loss had pushed the Humans away from the breached pit but now mobility was required to begin the chase proper.  Called forth by his four lobotomised bonded serviles Vanya ordered the hundred attack orbs at his command to the fore. Once they were arrayed in the forward deployment zone the pilots gathered for the honour of being addressed in person by their Legate.  The speech was short and to the point.  The enemy were retreating and what information the scouts could gather pointed to a fortified position where they would make a forceful stand.  It was the task of the attack orbs to race to this fortified place ahead of the heavier Gulsmal vehicles which would bring artillery and troops to make the actual assault.  They may well die but such was the Legionary vow of Ild Khereglekh to the Great Khan of Oron Zai.

Vanya watched as each pilot carefully put on their helmets and sealed their suits before opening the main hatch in their orb and entering.  The stabilisers kept the single wheel of the orb upright until the drive was engaged.  Pilots tested the rotation and targeting of their twin gun or missile mounts.  With a wave of his gloved hand the Legate enacted the order to set out.  The soil of this new world shook as the orbs roared away in the direction of the trail of corpses the Humans left behind.

Belkus Depression, Camarthan Prime 4330 IC

Grab your 15mm sci-fi gaming by the Orbs!  Now online and on early supporter offer until Monday 29th January are our new releases.  All early orders save 15% off release price on these new codes and there are bundle options too with even greater savings.  All orders gain you Reward Points and you can use your existing Reward Points (as many of you do) to get discounts on these offers.  All orders containing the new codes will ship when the early supporter offer ends.  

Thank you for your support and GO HERE for the new codes and bundles. Read on for details, pictures and scale shots too.  We present the three different Shia Khan Empire Attack Orbs and a new pack of Legionaries too!

IAF152 Sphera Attack Orb

The Orbs are the primary light attack vehicle for the Khanate Legions and is used in great numbers on campaign.  Armed with two twin mounted Juno 2.0Kw Laser Rifles the Sphera is high manoeuvrable and goes excellently with Pugnus, Canno and Manus heavier wheeled vehicles in your forces. This pack contains one 15mm scale small resin and white metal alien vehicle.  Made up of three parts and easy to assemble the Orb is 30mm tall when put together.  Supplied unassembled and without a base (show on a 30mm round base).  Go HERE.  Price 3.00GBP or purchase three and save 10%.

IAF153 Jacto Missile Orb

The Orbs are the primary light attack vehicle for the Khanate Legions and is used in great numbers on campaign.  Armed twin mounted 55mm Luna missile pods the Jacto is used for supporting advances and bombardment alongside Cannon wheeled vehicles. This pack contains one 15mm scale small resin and white metal alien vehicle.  Made up of three parts and easy to assemble the Orb is 30mm tall when put together.  Supplied unassembled and without a base (show on a 30mm round base).  Go HERE.  Price 3.00GBP or purchase three and save 10%.

IAF154 Milum Assault Orb

The Orbs are the primary light attack vehicle for the Khanate Legions and is used in great numbers on campaign.  Two twin mounted Maia 9.6mm Mpi's gives the Milum a close range punch which sees it support Pioneers and Maligs in built up areas and Pugnus light tanks on open ground. This pack contains one 15mm scale small resin and white metal alien vehicle.  Made up of three parts and easy to assemble the Orb is 30mm tall when put together.  Supplied unassembled and without a base (show on a 30mm round base).  Go HERE.  Price 3.00GBP or purchase three and save 10%.

IAF141 Legionary 5th Tesseran

The close assault element of any Khanate Legionary force this pack contains eight white metal 15mm scale Legionary Infantry miniatures.  An officer in cloak with seven Discens (privates) all armed with Hydra Laser Shotguns. Legion are dressed in reactive glimmer suits and self contained breather systems with limited 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.

Here are some more images of the new Attack Orbs giving their scale compared to other 15mm Ion Age codes such as a Legionary (16mm), Canthus Monocycle (20mm), Steornede Battlesuit (30mm), Adder Comms Lifter and a Pugnus Light Tank.  Also comparisons next to each other as well.

If you want to get into our game system Patrol Angis then you can with the core book in print or digital download or a game pack for immediate play. Go HERE. For those who already are players you can find these aliens in IAB03 The Khanate Return and here are game statistics for the Attack Orbs which fit right into page 45 of that book. Save this table to your device.

There is a great selection of Khanate troops and vehicles in our 15mm range which go with these new packs.  

We have Ordos (platoon packs) each with a unique extra miniature free for Legionaries, Pioneers, Maligs and Nox as well as their constitute packs plus Psycoborgs, Warlords, Beotans, Betrayers, Skrak Terror Birds and Portable Weapon Platforms, Gunners and Personalities.  In terms of vehicles the Canthus Monocycle, Infernus Ball Tank, Pugnus Tank, Canno AFV's and Mallus Armoured Personnel Carrier.  It is a mighty army now with over one hundred and thirty different miniatures (each of which can be ordered on its own) and near a dozen vehicles.  See the Legions HERE and their vehicles HERE.

Thanks for your time and if you have any questions about The Ion Age or just want to chat wargaming then email me on info@theionage.com or join the Alternative Armies Tabletop Gaming group on Facebook where I moderate and talk gaming.

GBS

January 2018 at The Ion Age

Welcome to the new year!  January is going to be a packed month as The Ion Age motors on after a full week off over the festive period (who needs sleep when there is space opera awesome to create) with a total of five new releases including an Early Supporter Offer.  January is all about the Shia Khan Empire with these codes coming out and today a wee preview look at our first fan requested created code.

IAF150 Beotan 3rd Tesseran (Support) (8)

IAF141 Legionary 5th Tesseran (Hydra Laser Shotgun) (8)

IAF152 Sphera Attack Orb (1)

IAF153 Jacto Missile Orb (1)

IAF154 Milum Assault Orb (1)

“Hydra 6.8kw Laser Shotgun. Alongside the Juno Laser Rifle, the Maia Mpi and the Flora Grenade Gun, the Hydra Laser Shotgun makes up the last of the four primary infantry weapons of the encountered Legions on Camarthen Prime. The Hydra is a weighty weapon at twice the mass of the Maia Mpi and it has a large under grip as it requires two hands to use correctly. The power cell is located in this long grip and provides the energy for a hundred pulls of the trigger. A pulse beam of 6.8 kilowatts is somehow split into seven micro beams which saturate a close area. This area is a kill zone in which any foe who is not in powered armour has little chance of survival.”

Back in the summer of last year IonFans requested in the most numbers (we listen to customer requests and if you would like to make a suggest send it to info@theionage.com we always reply) the creation of a fifth pack of core troops for the Shia Khan Empire.  A weapon not held by any 15mm scale Legionaries up to this point the Hydra Laser Shotgun which could be used as close assault troops or, as many players of Patrol Angis do, mixed into Ordos (platoons) alongside the other thirty three poses of Legionary.  We show you this new pack here and it will be released on the 12th of January alongside our Early Supporter Offer for the smallest of Khanate Vehicles (as found on page 42 of The Khanate Return) the attack orbs!  More on those at the time (they are bloody awesome) but this new Tesseran plus the Orbs will make you smile and get you some pain down on those Prydians! 

Third Tesseran of our 15mm scale space wolves begins the releases on the 5th of January at popular request to go alongside the two other packs which are already on the website.  The 3rd Tesseran is a support code to back up your command and typical infantry.  We are working on completing the Ordos (Platoon) Pack with its unique miniature and we aim to have that out this spring.  See the other Beotans HERE.   Full news at the time.

2018 is going to be a cracking year and the focus will shift away from aliens back to Humans in the spring.  Get ready for the Early Supporter and grab life by the Orbs when the 12th arrives!

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

IAF134 Psycoborgs of the Shia Khan Empire released!

“The Shia Khan Empire is, despite its ancient age and mighty power, not a sophisticated enemy on most battlefields.  It is surmised that this and their apparent lack of interest in the value of life is down simply to having such endless resources at their disposal.  Able to throw the lives of their soldiers away without care they can just send more to the flesh grinder of war. So the presence of robots in the ranks of the Legions was a surprise to Prydian commanders.  A most unwelcome surprise as it became clear that the purpose of the robots was to inspire terror in and then exterminate Humans.  

Dubbed Psycoborgs due to their appearance, some two to three times the height of a Human and man-like in construction. Their heads being like a skull and one arm mounting a support grade weapon they also could quite literally inspire terror.  An unknown technology radiates from each robot and makes concentration and bravery exceptionally hard for regular troops and challenging even for Retained Knights. Psycoborgs operate either as single hunters in low intensity combat zones also aiding the conversion of Human Betrayers or as small groups typically of three robots within a platoon.  Betrayers never act alongside these robots and Maligs rarely to do so.  Legionaries and others seem unconcerned by their terror inspiring abilities.  They are incapable of command and are given their programme by their commander in the field.  These are the Psycoborg Robots and they are a fearsome foe!”

Taken from – IAB03 The Khanate Return Army Book

The Ion Age makes its last release for the month of May 2017 with the arrival of six variants of the long awaited robotic terror machine of the Shia Khan Empire; the Psycoborg!  You can go straight to the new pack HERE or read on for more information about these robots as well as how they fit into the new Khanate Army Book as well as some lovely pictures including a line of of all Khanate figure types and our monthly deal and free figure for May...all Khanate!

IAF134 Psycoborgs

This pack contains the parts to make up six variants of the terror robots in the service of the Shia Khan Empire the loathed Psycoborgs.  Each white metal kit is composed of a body, a head (which can be posed) plus a fist arm (which can be posed) and a gun arm (which can be posed).  Assembled the 15mm scale robot stands approx 30mm tall putting it into the same region as a Khanate Warlord.  As well as the pack option plus an option for three packs saving ten percent you can also choose to purchase a single random Psycoborg kit (contact us with your order number if you would like a specific weapon arm included).  Supplied unpainted and unassembled and without bases (shown on 30mm round bases as per Patrol Angis rules).  

For further reference refer to the image of all six variants labelled A to F each weapon is featured in IAB03 The Khanate Return as follows:  Juno 18kw Laser Cannon (A), Mars 20mm Chain Cannon (B), Hydra 14Mw Laser Swarm Cannon (C), Helios 80kw Atomic Destabliser (D), Triple Jupiter Plasma 46mm (E) and Maia 12.7mm Scatter Cannon (F).  Go HERE.  Pack Price 21.00GBP. 

Psycoborgs typically act alone or in threes in larger battles.  Behind the lines and in urban areas they stalk the darkness seeking out weakness.  Small strike teams are sent out to find and destroy the robots before they can do more damage.

We thought it would be nice to show you a scaling line up of all the 15mm troop types currently in the Khanate army.  From left to right they are:  Malig, Legionary, Pioneer, Nox, Warlord and Psycoborg.

We have a month long special offer...to go with your super heavy lads for the Shia Khan we have 25% off IAF039 Khanate Warlords both the pack and the single miniatures from it.  The discount is online and all you need do is add to cart, reward points are as normal and can be used on this offer too.  Offer ends 1st June.  

You can assemble a whole Legion's worth of infantry for the Shia Khan Empire using the 15mm range now from Legionaries to Pioneers as well as Nox and Maligs as well as portable weapons and Warlords; now Psycoborgs.  While almost all Legionaries have their helmets on there are both male and female aliens in the Legion so this month we give you a useful miniature to add to any Tesseran or Ordos.  IMP45 Female Khanate Legionary.   Free in every order every time all month before being retired. This miniature is automatically put into every order at the rate of one per order regardless of order value. It can also be bought in any amount on the monthly IMP page of the website for this month only too before being withdrawn on the first of next month. Standing 17mm to the eye line our female Legionary is tall like all elvish Legionaries.  Bare headed, helmet under her arm and sporting a Maia Mpi she is useful in any Khanate force. This miniature is worth 0.60GBP.

Thanks for Reading!

GBS

Six Different 15mm Khanate Weapon Platforms, Gun Crew and Anti-Gravity lifter released!

The Ion Age makes all of its releases for the month of March today with a lot of new 15mm Shia Khan Empire codes all focused around portable weapon systems.  Check out the Shia Khan Empire on our website HERE or read on for more information about these new codes.  All of these releases and next months too are working towards the release of the next Patrol Angis book which is scheduled for April 2017.  Giving you a full infantry force for the client races of the alien Khanate.

There is a lot to show you and these releases add portable weapon platforms of two types and six variants as well as legionary gunners and an anti-gravity motive unit for use with the platforms.  Now you have firepower to take on the Espaten Portable Weapon Platforms and the Havelocks of the Muster and Retained.  Here are the details of each new pack:

The first encounters with infantry support grade weapon platforms came with the initial break out from the Belkus Depression by those Shia Khan forces which had followed the digging machines.  Though a watch was kept on the edges of the crater, which has once been the famed passages of the labyrinth, by planetary defence platoons they were rapidly overwhelmed by the aliens which poured out into the sunlight.  The digging machines had no more than cleared their drive sections of the soft dirt and Legionaries as well as accursed Maligs followed them.  Being some distance off due to the background radiation left over by the detonation of the fusion core the defence troopers had time to made transmissions back to Pelacan city to inform and then call for reinforcements.  What was not expected from vids and audio from the gateway chamber was the immediate reach the enemy had.  It was the first encounter with code name Selene and code name Hypnus portable weapon platforms.

Floating forwards at a steady pace with two alien operators running alongside each of them the Selene platforms opened fire first upon elements of the 3rd Pelacan Regiment at a range beyond their ability to strike back.  A barrage of 20mm cannon shells and laser beams were followed by the shrieking rage of 12.7mm rounds by the thousand and it killed many of the troopers who were unable to find thick enough cover.  It was however once the aliens drew closer and the troopers loosed off anvil rounds and bursts of grenades from their Moth type 12's that the other Khanate platforms entered the fray.  The Hypnus have a single operator who seems to be bonded to the weapon platform by a chair behind a thick gun shield.  The weapons carried by the Hypnus are dangerous in their own right giving off in many cases a degree of radiation or gene potential damage.  Atomic Destabilisers and Triple Plasma mounts tore through Aketon armour and the hulls of a half dozen Steornede Battlesuits at close range with ease.  This led to the loss of the craters edge and marked the start of the remorseless advance of the aliens.  Portable weapon platforms have proven tough to deal with without armoured support and the Khanate makes great use of them especially in urban areas to hold taken junctions and structures.

Academy Auto-Trainer Series 66, New Glastonbury, 4337 IC

IAF131 Selene Portable Weapon Platform – Three Variants

The Selene is a portable weapon platform which acts as support for Khanate infantry. The pieces are the four legged stand and a chosen top mounted weapon. These parts make one complete platform. The options for the Selene are the Mars 20mm Chain Cannon (A), Maia 12.7mm Scatter Cannon (B) and the Juno 18kw Laser Cannon (C). These go with IAF133 Legion Gun Platform Crew.  You can get an idea of the size of the finished portable weapon by noting that each of them is standing on a 30mm round base (their basing size for Patrol Angis) and again they are labelled with the letter corresponding to their variant weapon. Each pack contains ONE kit. You have the option of purchasing a pack or three packs with a saving.   Price 2.00GBP per pack.  Go HERE.

Kalidaral reclined in the last chair in which he would ever sit.  When first he had lowered himself into the chair it had been comfortable; its padding molding itself to his contours.  Later it had become uncomfortable and then painful to him and then even the pain had dimmed away to nothing.  Now he felt nothing from his body and time was hard to grasp for him too.  Had it been hours? Days?  Weeks or perhaps months since he had been given the honour of the Hypnus acclamation and been fitted with the collar and the circlet.  Since then he had been carried upon the honoured set and fitted to a frame carrying the mighty atomic destabiliser cannon.  Then taken through the sparkling curtain of the gateway and brought to this strange new world. Now his vision was of red and of death; his nerve impulses not his own any more.  Aliens came within his view and thoughtless he would bring death to them with a blast of screaming energy.  So it had been, so it would be evermore.  So far from Jalania and her loving embrace....

IAF132 Hypnus  Portable Weapon Platform – Three Variants

The Hypnus is a slaved portable weapon platform which acts as support for Khanate infantry. The pieces are the four legged stand, legionary crew piece, gun shield and a chosen top mounted weapon. These parts make one complete platform. The options for the Hypnus are the Hydra 14Mw Laser Swarm Cannon (A), Helios 80kw Atomic Destabliser (B) and the Triple Jupiter Plasma 46mm Mount (C). You can get an idea of the size of the finished portable weapon by noting that each of them is standing on a 30mm round base (their basing size for Patrol Angis) and again they are labelled with the letter corresponding to their variant weapon. Each pack contains ONE kit. You have the option of purchasing a pack or three packs with a saving.   Price 2.00GBP per pack.  Go HERE.

IAF130 Khanate Anti-Gravity Propulsion Unit 

While it is perfectly fitting to have your Selene or Hypnos Portable Weapons static on the battlefield giving fire support or acting in a defensive and dug in formation you might want some pace to them and a way to get them around during the heat of battle. To that end we have a motive system suitable for them. For use by the Legionaries of the Khanate. This pack contains four identical 15mm scale white metal miniatures.  These fit with the IAF131 Selene and IAF132 Hypnus platforms.  Price 4.00GBP per pack.  Go HERE.

IAF133 Legion Gun Platform Crew

This pack contains two 15mm scale white metal miniatures in different poses. Two Legionaries in glimmer suits with the first holding the remote control interface for a portable weapon and the second with interface range finder. Combine these portable weapon crew miniatures with  IAF131 Selene Portable Weapon Platforms or use them for other purposes in your forces. Choose from a pack, three packs with saving or single poses. Price 1.00GBP per pack.  Go HERE.

Information Burst

With all of our releases made for the month of March 2017 we want to remind you that you get IMP43 Female Muster Banner Bearer who fits right in with your Muster or Patrol or even Planetary Militia platoons in play free in every order.  Until the end of February she is included at one per order (you can order more of her this month by going to the Year Collection page) and you get your Reward Points on your account too.  

We have two more things to show you later this month.  An example page from the coming Khanate Return book the third in the Patrol Angis series and an article about an Afara Strider in the service of the League of Canlaster taken from our own gaming collection.  The Afara is generic enough for many settings and it is designed for tabletop gaming being easy to assemble from few parts and durable to use in play too.  I am also told it can be easily converted and altered with parts from our other codes such as IAF065 Vehicle Conversion Kit.  Lastly we have a new month long special offer...it is a bloody good one....25% off all three variants of the IAF128 Afara Strider our resin light mecha which is 55mm tall.  Click on the links.

Thanks for Reading

GBS

Two 15mm Shia Khan Pioneer packs and platoon pack with free extra miniature released!

“Legion are bad enough. Let me beat on Maligs all year along instead of Legion. But those Pioneers they are way worse. They might not have those rigs the Nox have but those plates can still deflect a burst of Moth Rifle fire with no problems. I remember one time with the 658th a few months back. We were in this place, must have been a zero ball stadium or something, big and oval shaped with stripped out seats. They even had a burned out Happy Burger shack. Shame that, I used to enjoyed that gloop. Anyway there we were all set up nice and ready. No Anvils, Bodkins or Rons with us but command figured we had the Moth Type 12's with those 40mm grenades and our rifle rounds would be plenty. After all we had seen the six Tesserans coming down the bust up Rubbacrete strip towards us and we were just waiting. Fixed on the entry tunnel levelled barrels.

In they came. I saw the green suits, Medusa Legion, just for a moment before the comms signal to fire came. We opened up with everything and I watched the entry tunnel turn to powder and flame. Three seconds and we ceased. I expected green mist and nothing twitching but that ain't what happened, not at all. Turns out those alien scum bags had put in two Tesserans of Pioneers first and they had just sat down wrapped in those damn armour plates when we rained on them. Sure we dropped a couple of them but at that range and without AP it wasn't enough. As we reloaded they stood up and gave us a kiss back with a dozen Flora pattern grenaders. I lost some mates that day.

As I said Legion are bad enough but the Pioneers....screw that...that's a job for those shiny Retained lads!”

Majoris Killian Jones, Camarthen Prime, 4331IC

On our website at the end of last week and now with its actual release news we present all of our releases for February 2017.  Two new 15mm Khanate packs and a new platoon pack with an extra free unique miniature.  All building towards the next Patrol Angis book called The Khanate Return. Check out our blog article HERE to read all about the ideas and concepts going on with this title. Here are the details of the new releases and remember you get IMP42 Commander Gongji free in every order, worth 0.60GBP, automatically as well as your Reward Points on your account with us. Go HERE or read on for more.

IAF124 Legion 3rd Pioneers

This month the Shia Khan Empire expands again with a third code of 15mm Legion Pioneers in their distinctive Segmentum armour plates. This code contains eight new white metal poses composed of an Ordo (officer) in cloak armed with a Cupid 0.5Kw Pistol and Juno 2.0Kw Laser Rifle and seven different Discens (privates) armed with the Juno 2Kw Laser Rifle. Your core rifle squad. The suit worn by Pioneers lacks the reactive glimmer of Legionaries but has the same auto-aid ability and breather function plus the protection of the Segmentum armour plates. 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.

IAF125 Legion 4th Pioneers

This month the command for the Khanate Pioneers is released.  A code of eight 15mm Legion Pioneers in their distinctive Segmentum armour plates. White metal poses composed of senior officers, comms, banner bearer, medic and casualties too. Your command and personalities squad. The suit worn by Pioneers lacks the reactive glimmer of Legionaries but has the same auto-aid ability and breather function plus the protection of the Segmentum armour plates. 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.

IAFP09 Pioneer Ordos Platoon Pack (with unique miniature) 

This platoon pack contains a full Ordos of miniatures as well as an additional free unique miniature found only in this code.  An Ordos of thirty two Pioneer type Legionaries composed of four Tesserans of eight Segmentum armour clad Legionaries plus one Pioneer melee expert with powered sword.  A full force for your wargaming table.  This platoon pack is composed of the following packs:  IAF012 Pioneers 1st Tesseran (Maia Mpis), IAF019 Pioneers 2nd Tesseran (Flora Grenade Guns), IAF124 Pioneer 3rd Tesseran (Juno Rifles) and IAF125 Pioneer 4th Tesseran (Command and Casualties).  Lastly the melee expert Pioneer. The Legions of the Shia Khan Empire are the main fighting force of the Empire. Legionaries are their core who command themselves and oversee the hordes of Malig Space Goblins and instruct the hulking Warlords too.  Organised into standard Tesserans (8 Troops) and Ordos (32 Troops) they are a flexible and effective fighting force.  Legionaries are respected by the Retained, equals of the Muster and feared by the Planetary Militia. This code comprises thirty three different poses of 15mm scale white metal miniatures.  You have the option of purchasing a pack or three packs with a 10% saving applied on screen. Supplied Unpainted and without Bases.  Go HERE  16.00GBP

Noble Knight Games

Our North American Agent carries all of our products in all scales along with a lot of products from us and Alternative Armies too. This includes our entire 28mm and 15mm lines. So if you already use this great company or you want to since you are in the USA or Canada you can get your Ion Age products there. Browse from the main page link to all of our products on NKG. Go HERE.

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The Xin have their month on our calendar and so we welcome the 42nd free monthly 15mm miniature and month of our little space opera setting.  Commander Gongji is free in every order every time all month before being retired. This miniature is automatically put into every order at the rate of one per order regardless of order value. It can also be bought in any amount on the monthly IMP page of the website for this month only too before being withdrawn on the first of next month. We are into Year Four now and if you missed it you can see the Year Three Collection on the website.  This month's miniature is a superb character by Sam Croes.  Standing 17mm to the eye line it is a heroic officer for your Xin forces at the platoon or squad level.  Armed with a powered sword.  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 looking at what came before.  This miniature is worth 0.60GBP. Go HERE.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

IMP36 Prefecta Aimar of the Styx Legion free for all August 2016!

The Styx Legion is our name, our term, for the Shia Khan formation numbering we estimate in excess of ten thousand battle ready aliens holding key ground on Camarthen Prime.  Their glimmer suits are distinctive and deep red in colour trimmed with black fittings and while the majority of the Styx Legion seems to be composed of Legionaries armed with the Juno and Apollo weapon systems there are other troops in the ranks.  Be aware we do not count the Goblin Maligs in the total for this legion as there seems to be an inexhaustible supply of these foul creatures which are treated as entirely expendable.  Legion Prefecta's lead Pioneers as well as legionaries and have been seen in command of Warlords and other as yet uncategorised aliens and death machines.   It is the standing order to all Prydian troops to attempt to capture a Prefecta alive as up to this time we have been unsuccessful in doing so as they always fight to the death.

Academy Auto-Trainer Series 58, New Glastonbury, 4333 IC 

Did you enjoy July?  We did and if you missed the release of the Afara Strider you can see our first mecha on the link; it fits right into Callsign Taranis.  August is here and it is the anniversary of our third year in this new and improved Ion Age which means celebration.  We begin with the thirty sixth free monthly miniature and this time it is a 15mm Khanate Empire character the power sword armed Ordos (platoon) officer of the Legions.  It is free in every order every time all month before being retired. This miniature is automatically put into every order at the rate of one per order regardless of order value.  It can also be bought in any amount on the monthly IMP page of the website for this month only too before being withdrawn on the first of next month.  It is the final member of the twelve of the now released 'Year Three Collection'.

IMP36 Prefecta Aimar of the Styx Legion is ideal to lead your forces on the table if you play as the Shia Khan Empire and like to collect Legionaries or Pioneers or even to command your Maligs.  This miniature is in one piece and stands approx 16mm tall.  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.  Go HERE.  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 looking at them and go HERE. 

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This is our first article of the month and other events, releases, ideas and wargaming fun will occur across the month and they will all feature on our blog and in our emails.  If you are coming across this article later in the month or further into the future have a look at our blog and see what has been happening since.

This miniature is free in all orders until the early hours of the first of next month!

Thanks for reading.

GBS