New Battle Valor 28mm Sci-Fi Figures... and Vehicles.

 I have a great love for Battle Valor Games, as my pile of unpainted Space Dwarf (aka Gnomish Space Marines) can confirm. 

He's been back producing new figures for 15mm, 28mm, and newer 20mm ranges.  The 28mm Apes are very nice, but what drew my eye were the new one-figure vehicles. 

SCI-FI 900 Vehicle Prototype #1 (1 Vehicle Kit)

SCI-FI 901 Vehicle Prototype #2 (1 Vehicle Kit)

These are good hunks of metal, so I certainly accept the $35 cost.  Multiples do net you a discount!  

Battle Valor's Website is Back Up ... and the Last Days of a Sale!

 Battle Valor Games has had some issues with their website over the past few months, and customers have been forced to rely on their eBay store to ordering.  While the eBay store doesn't appear to be going anywhere, the Battle Valor website is now up and operational.

The website news comes during the last days of their "mini-Kickstarter" pre-order promotion.  While most of the pre-orders involve their rather vast 15mm Fantasy range, there are some additions to the 28mm Sci-Fi and Pulp ranges.

Most notably (for this blog in particular):

SCIFI 125  DWARF MORTAR TEAM (4 FIGURES)    $13.00

SCIFI 126  DWARF CASUALTIES (4 FIGURES)         $13.00

Now it appears that the 50% discount on existing stock is applied at the store, but you do need to use the form linked on the Battle Valor Facebook page to take advantage of the discount for pre-ordering the other items.  

The pre-order and promotion end at midnight, May 7th, so don't delay!

Battle Valor Monks with Guns on Youtube

Battle Valor Games Easter Sale has transitioned to an Inflation Sale, with all 15mm and 28mm codes getting a 25% discount through Midnight, Monday May 2nd.

With that in mind (and the tax return possibly arriving this week), there was a fun little video by Mini WarMutt posted about their  PULP 16 - Monks with Guns $13.75 figures.  

(Painting) Hellian Hell Hound by Battle Valor Games

As I finish up painting for my (Oct-Sep) gaming year, I end the year painting something I would have never predicted a year ago: 15mm Hell Hounds.

Hellian Hell Hounds in 15mm from Battle Valor Games

These guys were freebies tossed into Battle Valor's latest Kickstarter, and even though I pledged simply to get heavy discounts on existing 25mm product, I can't give up the opportunity to experiment with some painting outside my comfort zone. 

I looked into making a lava-esque base, and found this Youtube video from Ministry of Warhammer.  One problem, I don't own a bottle of Citadel Mordant Earth, and don't plan on doing much lava work to invest in one.  Solution?  Following the color layering process, apply the wood glue, slap some black over that, and finally, fiddle around with an X-acto knife to create the cracks.  If I was buying a full set of these, I either (a) would have a lot of practice to master a semi-random pattern for the lava or (b) but the damn Mordant Earth. For now, these figures have a bit of my blood from mishandling the fresh blade. 

I was going to say that completes my 15mm experiment, but there is a lone Rhinocean laying about that I got from a previous order.  Nothing is ever quite finished around here.

Project 350:  September keeps the project of fewer post in the pipeline moving right along.  A drop to 477 (313/164) from 480 (316/164). 

Next: I'm back visiting Indianapolis next week to close out September, so the only pics that should be posting are my annual compilation.  From there,  I have paint on Macrocosm Space Dwarves, for a change, as well as more OGRE minis....