Thursday, 19 February 2015

Planetary Militia Vehicles released!

The running fight through Pelcan City on Camarthan Prime during the Khanate break out from the Belkan expanse was a superb example of the heroism of Planetary Defence Forces when put under extreme pressure by an alien foe. Audio and visual records of the event tell us that few of the defenders had any hope of victory. After all the professional soldiers and indeed Retained Knights present during the activation had already given their lives trying to contain the Shia Khan. As a mass of many thousands of Maligs entered the suburbs of the city they were followed by Legionaries of the Styx and the Medusa Legions. Though the aliens were still far from at full strength they already outnumbered the defenders. Using their patrol cars and carriers the defence forces were able to meet each advance and check it at least for a while. Towed portable weapons gave additional support to the hail of Moth and Bodkin fire that met the verminous Maligs head on. As the outer suburbs of the city were lost to the sheer weight of the attackers Colabretas were vital in pulling back from lost positions before being over run. In the trade district of the city proper the rubbacrete barricades held amid the towering buildings for nearly ten hours until the arrival of the Nox and Warlords forced their fall. The progress of the Khanate was remorseless and in strict hierarchical order from the lowest to the mighiest. Eventually the whole city was taken and while it burned the exodus of the civilian population continued unabated. Nearly a million people streaming away from Pelcan City whose lives were owed in great part to the men and women who now lay dead in lost streets and parks.  
Academy Auto-Trainer Series 59, New Glastonbury, 4334IC 


Now is the time people! I know, I know. The wait is over and now The Ion Age has released three vehicles to go with last week's Planetary Militia squads and command and of course the platoon pack with the unique miniature. If you missed this then you can see it on our BLOG and see pictures of all of the miniatures which was a total of twenty six new poses. So what do the troopers of the PM drive into battle? Read on for details of the excellent new Hazelwurm Patrol Car, the Colobreta Patrol Carrier and the Colobreta Patrol Command Carrier. These are our last releases of the month and the last before the build up to Patrol Angis and the awesome month that will be March 2015! 


IAF054 Hazelwurm MkII Patrol Car – Planetary Militia 
The defence forces of the worlds in the Prydian Precinct do a lot of their work not only in rural areas but also in built up cities and as a result they need a small vehicle that can respond quickly to incidents. The Patrol Car is that vehicle. Moving at high speed it can carry four in its lightly armoured cabin. This code comprises a highly detailed 15mm scale resin vehicle supplied in one piece (note the tow hook shown in pictures is not supplied with this code) with no assembly required. Measurements are 50mm in length, 30mm in width and 25mm in height. Suitable for use in many different settings the Hazelwurm is an excellent patrol level vehicle. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Go HERE. Price 4.00GBP. 


IAF061A Colabreta Patrol Carrier MkI – Planetary Militia 
The 'battle bus' used by the defence forces of Precinct worlds is a hardy beast indeed. The Colabreta can carry five to ten troopers depending on their gear and can be relied upon to deliver not only those troopers but also to aid them in combat by virtue of its twin turret mounted 12.5mm AP guns. This code comprises a highly detailed 15mm scale resin vehicle supplied in two pieces those being the hull with wheels and then the turret. Small amount of assembly required. Measurements are 60mm in length, 35mm in width and 35mm in height. Suitable for use in many different settings. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Go HERE. Price 6.00GBP. 


IAF061B Colabreta Command Carrier MkIII – Planetary Militia 
Defence forces always need to co-ordinate their patrols and battles so as a result the MkIII Colabreta was designated command and control roles. It carries a staff of four or five with the rest of the space in the vehicle given over to a suite of screens and computers linked into a top mounted dish. This code comprises a highly detailed 15mm scale resin vehicle supplied in two pieces those being the hull with wheels and then a white metal dish. Small amount of assembly required. Measurements are 60mm in length, 35mm in width and 35mm in height. Suitable for use in many different settings. As always this code can be bought as a pack or select the three packs and save 10% option on the page. Go HERE. Price 6.00GBP. 

Infantry to go with your Planetary Militia Vehicles...we got that covered! 


IAFP07 Planetary Militia Platoon 
This pack gives you a full platoon of Planetary Militia as well as a unique miniature only found in this code. If you want to field a full force suitable for skirmishing then this is the code for you. Twenty five different miniatures which are IAF067 Planetary Militia 1st Squad, IAF068 Planetary Militia 2nd Squad and IAF069 Planetary Militia 1st Platoon Command. On top of this you get the unique miniature which is a PM Sniper with a modified Moth Type 6 Rifle in cloak which is found only in this pack and what's more its free within the pack. Excellent! 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 12.50GBP per pack. 


Information Burst 
February is rapidly going towards the past with only a week plus left before we reach March. March is going to be a lot of fun here at The Ion Age but that is for the next update. For now I want to tell you that this is our last set of releases until next month so now is the time to place your order if you are keen not only on Planetary Militia vehicles but also infantry too. You also have until the end of the month to get the free miniature which is currently IMP18 Female Youxia and if you like the idea of science fiction 15mm Chinese then you will want to have this miniature when we arrive at the release of the first Xin Trade Fleet codes later this spring. Thanks for your custom and for the kind words about our products we do appreciate it. We work hard and we want you all to have fun with your wargaming in our space opera setting. 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 and the free monthly miniature too. These points can be used any time to get free products and discounts on orders. 

Thanks for Reading. 

GBS

Thursday, 12 February 2015

Planetary Militia packs and Platoon released!

The activation of the long buried Matter Gateway on Camarthan Prime saw the return of the Shia Khan Empire to the Precinct and initially the Prydian Army was caught off guard.  This was to be expected and despite the heroic efforts of the small garrison of the planet the Khanate forces soon overran them and spread out across the continent.  Fortune was on our side though as the aliens lacked air transport and mercifully space transport as well though they did seize several shuttles and cargo haulers which they boosted off world.  To this end the government of Camarthen Prime put in to effect a mass levy of its adult population and in the weeks before it was neutralised by enemy action and the situation became beyond tenable one of the rapidly formed planetary defence forces in recent times was assembled.  The quick fabrication of Aketon MkIII armour along with Moth Type 6 and Bodkin AP Rifles allowed for deployments though the lack of training, sometimes no more than a day or two, did mean appalling rates of casualty.  The PM Troopers were able to hold their own again rampaging Maligs and at a ratio of two or three to one a line could be held again Legionaries though against Nox and Psychoborgs resistance was futile.  As the Khanate brought more and more troops through the Matter Gateway and eventually whole Legions the situation became hopeless and only the intervention of a fleet dispatched from New Glastonbury kept the aliens contained to the Camarthan system.
Academy Auto-Trainer Series 59, New Glastonbury, 4334IC


Was it only last week that we gave you all the Planetary Militia Sneak Peek posting where we explained what this new part of The Ion Age would look like and what its ethos was and what to expect?  Well it was and the last seven days have just flown by.  So now its time and we are proud to release three new pack codes and a platoon pack with a unique miniature in it all sculpted by Sam Croes the lead designer for The Ion Age.  Read on for details and if you have not already read the sneak peek post then its well worth a few minutes of your time.


IAF067 Planetary Militia 1st Squad
Our first code of brand new 15mm defence force miniatures!  Code IAF067 is a Rifle Squad, its the core pack for your PM forces.  This pack contains ten different 15mm scale white metal miniatures including seven varied poses armed with a Moth Type 6 Rifle, a lesser officer with a Moth Type 8 Pistol as well as a trooper with a Ron 32mm Hi-Ex Launcher and a Moth Type 12 Multi-Launcher.  These are 15mm versions of our 28mm range which have been requested right since our start and here they are!  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.


IAF068 Planetary Militia 2nd Squad
This is a Support Squad and it expands your core pack for your PM forces.  This pack contains ten different 15mm scale white metal miniatures several are armed with the Charlatan 22mm Launcher Rifle which is a common defence force weapon and others armed with Moth Type 6 Rifles who can act as loaders during battle.  There is a lesser officer armed with a Tumbler Mpi and two troopers with the shoulder held anti-armour Bodkin AP Rifle for dealing with enemy Battlesuits or Desteria Knights. 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.


IAF069 Planetary Militia 1st Platoon Command
This is the Command Element for your PM forces.  This pack contains five different specialised poses which are as follows.  A platoon level officer armed with a Tumbler SMG, a Medic carrying his helmet under his arm, a Comms Trooper with Moth Type 6 Rifle slung, a Banner Bearer in beret with Moth Type 6 Rifle and finally a Trooper who has had a bad day and is now a face down casualty.  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 2.50GBP per pack.


IAFP07 Planetary Militia Platoon
This pack gives you a full platoon of Planetary Militia as well as a unique miniature only found in this code.  If you want to field a full force suitable for skirmishing then this is the code for you.  Twenty five different miniatures which are IAF067 Planetary Militia 1st Squad, IAF068 Planetary Militia 2nd Squad and IAF069 Planetary Militia 1st Platoon Command. 


On top of this you get the unique miniature which is a PM Sniper with a modified Moth Type 6 Rifle in cloak which is found only in this pack and what's more its free within the pack.  Excellent!  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 12.50GBP per pack.


Information Burst
We are at the middle point of February 2015 and this year is going in fast.  While there will be more excitement which might overload your never endings there will be details of this nearer the time but I will say that you will be seeing not only news on Patrol Angis but also a page from the book and a look at the unique miniature it will be packaged with in the skirmish game set for the rules.


That and more information about the Xin Trade Fleet.  Remember that the free miniature in all orders this month is the IMP18 Female Youxia a lovely and special looking miniature which will get you started with the Xin in fine form. We have two weeks of releases this month and that is today and next week on the 18th February so its your choice when to order.  Next week we are releasing the Hazelwurm MkII Patrol Car, the Colabreta Patrol Carrier MkI and the Colabreta Patrol Command MkIII vehicles which go with the Planetary Militia infantry codes. There is a lot going on. 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 and the free monthly miniature too.  These points can be used any time to get free products and discounts on orders. 

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Mullo Armoured Fighting Vehicle gets Colourful

The Prydian Civil War saw the production of the Type 36 Mullo Armoured Fighting Vehicle increase six fold. Though Retained regiments had made use of them since the Battle of Fenway Prime the design of the Mullo was entirely new unlike those of the Skylark and Adder which dated from before the Ban of Prejudice. Its original fabrication pattern was laid down on New Glastonbury to fill a need for a ground vehicle that could provide fire power in excess of that offered by battlesuits such as the Havelock but not that needed by a battle tank like the Taranis series. Restricted to the ranks of the Retained the Type 36 was made to accommodate powered armour knights with larger hatches and linked controls along with internal space suited to knights. As it stood Adders were cheaper and faster to make and could pack a punch but their size meant they were really the domain of the Muster and some lucky Planetary Militia. The Type 36 was given its name by the Council of Aeddans who with a node to the mighty Taranis took another ancient Terrain deity of celtic origins and knowing it would be a work horse of a vehicle gave it a name thus. All marks of Mullo AFV's have a titanium composite hull making them rugged and durable and can be driven with a minimum of complex training. There has been a call for additional anti-personnel ball mounted micro turrets for Mullo's in action in urban warfare and these upgrades have been rolled out where possible. 
Academy Auto-Trainer Series 18, New Glastonbury, 4329IC 

The Mullo is the medium size of vehicle in our range in 15mm scale which is ideal for Retained Knights and virtually any other space opera force. Bigger than the Adder series of Combat Cars this is the wheeled variant of the model to which others will follow in coming months. A Mullo is an Armoured Fighting Vehicle meaning that it fills a variety of roles from gunnery support to troop transport and strong point defence; tasks it is well suited to. There are three variants currently of the IAF042 Mullo AFV. You can see them HERE

This little blog post is all about showing you three different approaches to the Mullo in your 15mm science fiction collection. While you have all seen our official photos of the vehicle we featured Lasers and Broadswords blog's striking blue versions and now we have just seen and had to tell you all about Beighton's Shipyard's red version too. The pictures here show just how different the Mullo looks depending on how you decide to paint it up for use on the table. 

In Red and White at Beightons Shipyard
Converted IMP02 Retained Driver.  Nice!
Lasers and Broadswords trio in Blue and White!
Our own Brown scheme alongside Retained Knights in the snow
Click on the links to visit the original posts on the other blogs. 

I think they all look great and certainly it proves the Mullo is adaptable to a lot of paint schemes. I have said before that this is one of our planned medium vehicles with the Adder Combat Car and Combat Lifter being small vehicles and this year the release of the larger vehicles to come. Mark, over on the Shipyard blog, begins his posting with 'Whats That Coming over the Hill is it a Monster?'.  Leaving the pop tune aside its interesting as many people have said to me that our Mullo is a big vehicle that might well be classed as heavy. But I disagree and here is why. We worked out the real world dimensions of a vehicle which would carry between four and ten power armoured men and women and the result was the hull of the Mullo. It actually would hold them in scale. With the wheel pods mounted outside of the hull and a low ground clearance this makes the Mullo wider and it also makes it space opera superb! Future variants will have a different means of propulsion. As for the coming large vehicles...just you wait. 

If you want to see other vehicles that are releasing in February 2015 then check out our Sneak Peek at the Planetary Militia. 

Good Job Mark and to you too Alexander!

Thanks for Reading, 

GBS

Thursday, 5 February 2015

Sneak Peek at Planetary Militia for February 2015

Across the entire Prydian Precinct there are Planetary Militias otherwise known as Planetary Defence Forces. Each of these forces its own local designation and name but every one of them is known to the precinct as a whole by their home planet and numerical designation in the case that the star system has more than one inhabited world. Their primary role and in most cases only role is to defend their world against invasion and occupation. This they must sometimes do alone or more often with the bolstering aid of Muster and or Retained Knights from the controlling interest of that world; a Marcher Baron or the Prydian Army. Planetary forces owe their loyalty to the Marcher Baron who controls that world. In terms of numerical size the largest Planetary Militias number in the hundreds of millions on worlds such as Yordan Prime down to the smallest which number only in the dozens on foundling colonies. There is an emphasis among intra atmosphere defence forces on armour and equipment that has the smallest amount of maintenance and requires minimal training. As a result they make up for in numbers what they lack in skill against superior forces. Ease of use wins out over higher effectiveness. Often armaments are purchased or fabricated on mass by the Prydian Army or the local Marcher Baron and are based on the widely used Moth and Anvil families of weapons with additional simpler systems. Mark III Aketon non powered armour (a lower cost version of Muster Aketon MkIV armour) is the typical protection for defence forces with adaptations to local environmental conditions. These range from the closed helm and breather systems of the massive Bosworth ark cities to the bare headed and thin plates of an agri-world for standard Aketon to Cold Climes that are deployed in frozen conditions and Hot Climes in desert conditions. There are also localised space equipped troopers who protect off world outposts and moon bases. See other training series for information on Planetary Militia platoon structure, Steornede Battlesuits, Amber Portable Weapon Platforms, Amber Quad Bikes, Grima Robot Troopers and Magog GNATS. Training series searches for Colabreta and Hazelwurm along with Verticopters will provide vehicle information. All banner command level soldiers and knights must have operation knowledge of local system Planetary Militias.  
Academy Auto-Trainer Series 26, New Glastonbury, 4326IC 

Welcome to our first sneak peek article for 2015! Its an information one on our planned expansion and final piece of the initial ranges for the Humans of the Prydian Precinct the Planetary Militia. As the auto-trainer has informed you already these are the planet bound local defenders who make up the bulk of soldiers in any conflict inside an atmosphere. Not fantastic like Starvaulters, not super armoured and life long fighters like Retained Knights and Desteria Knights and not as well trained as the Muster they are the part time or the local army of a world. This expansion to our 15mm range dove tails into The Ion Age but it can also be used for near future or post apocalypse wargaming as its technology level is nearer to our own and not as space opera as the rest of the Prydian Army. We see the 'Planetary Defence Forces' as they would call themselves as the soldiers that best represent the imagined equivalent of our own modern and near future armies on Earth in the real world. Seldom do they consider events beyond their own world and not often do they venture outside of its atmosphere. Instead they fight insurgents or invaders both Human and not as they made themselves known on that world. They could be in any colours of uniform and have back stories that suit their varied planets. 


Above is an image of one of the original 28mm scale Planetary Militia miniatures from our ranges. It is from this template of style that we have created the new 15mm Planetary Militia miniatures. They stand next to each other separated by scale and by nearly two decades of real world time. A familiar but at the same time rather unique look don't you think? Scaled down to perfection. 

During February we will be releasing the following codes as a phase one of the packs you can expect across this year. So that you can plan your purchase we have given you their contents and prices. These will be released as usual on a Thursday and before the end of the month: 

IAF067 Planetary Militia 1st Squad (10) (Rifle Squad) 5.00GBP 
IAF068 Planetary Militia 2nd Squad (10) (Support Squad) 5.00GBP 
IAF069 Planetary Militia Platoon Command (5) (Special Poses) 2.50GBP 
IAFP02 Planetary Militia Platoon (25+1) 12.00GBP
(Contains IAF067, IAF068, IAF069 as well as a free unique miniature only in this platoon pack)




IAF054 Hazelwurm MkII Patrol Car (1) (Light Vehicle) 4.00GBP 
IAF061A Colabreta Patrol Carrier MkI (1) (APC Light Vehicle) 6.00GBP 
IAF061B Colabreta Patrol Command MkIII (1) (Control Light Vehicle) 6.00GBP 

The next phase follows in March but it means you can get your whole infantry platoon and light vehicles before we bring out the support options. Details on that end of this month but releases begin in one week on the 12th February 2014 right here at The Ion Age

Thanks for Reading. 

GBS

Sunday, 1 February 2015

IMP18 Female Youxia free miniature for February 2015

“Youxia. These are a special kind of Xin warriors. Ever wandering in search of adventure, Youxia serve no specific master, but instead follow a philosophy and code of honour not that different from the Code Galant. Their prime mission wherever they go is to put right what is wrong. Most of these adventurers are highly experienced, and have mastered unique fighting skills. Aside from wearing personalized Xin powered armour they tend to choose the more exotic of energy blades; sabers, spears and hook swords amongst the most commonly seen. They will often offer their skills and services to Xin Trade Fleet expeditions so as to travel along to unknown worlds where more adventure awaits."
Academy Auto-Trainer Series 60, New Glastonbury, 4335IC


The IMP18 Female Youxia is February 2015's free miniature for the month which is automatically put into every order at the rate of one per order regardless of order value until March 1st.  It can also be bought in any amount on the Monthly IMP Page of the website.  A female wandering warrior that travels across the stars with Xin forces putting right the wrongs of both Human and Alien societies.  In a dynamic pose in Xin powered armour and holding twin energy swords she is a great character miniature for any 15mm science fiction setting and a great lead into what we are doing later this season in The Ion Age. It stands 16mm tall and is in one piece white metal. 

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 February 2015 the free miniature was IMP06 Xin Envoy. It was our sixth miniature to be given out free.  You can find this miniature in the Year One Collection if you are lacking it.

This is our second Xin miniature and there will be many more in the future.  But now in February 2015 we are looking to this releases for this month and they will take the form of infantry squads, command set, vehicles and more for the last part of our 28mm into 15mm Ion Age integration.  That's right its now the time for the Planetary Militia to come into the wargaming world!  So look for this beginning with an information blog post soon followed by the first releases this month.

Thanks for reading.

GBS

Thursday, 22 January 2015

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

Thursday, 15 January 2015

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