Perry Miniatures Painting Contest Official Limited Edition Figure

Historicon is only 51 days away (as of this post) and preparations are progressing furiously along!  In addition to the many games we will be supporting and lots of new products we will be selling (more on both of those soon) we have the first ever Perry Miniatures National Painting Contest happening at Historicon.

The full rules are summarized below for your convenience. We wanted to let everyone know that the first 50 people who enter the contest will receive one of the fantastic miniatures below free of charge!  This is the exclusive Perry Painting Contest Participant Figure for 2012 and the only way to get one is to enter!  We have only received 50 of these models and they are strictly on a first come basis.

A Rebel Soldier from the Civil War paints on the battle honors for his regiment

Perry Painting Contest Categories:

Best Single Figure (foot)

Best Single Figure (mounted)

Best Regiment

Best Vignette

Rules

1.     All miniatures must be Perry Miniatures (plastic or metal).

2.     All figures must be completely painted and based to enter the competition.

3.     All figures must be painted in a Historically appropriate color scheme fitting the miniature and time period in question.

4.     The following restrictions apply to the categories:

a.      Single Figure (foot) – Any one single model from any of the various Perry Miniature ranges. This can be a lone trooper, a commander, etc.

b.     Single Figure (mounted) – Any single model mounted on a horse from any of the various Perry Miniature ranges.

c.      Best Regiment – This category is for 10 or more models arranged in a cohesive regiment from any of the various Perry Miniature ranges.

d.     Best Vignette – This category covers a small themed scene. This scene must come from one of the Perry Miniature figure packs (a cannon and crew, a horse drawn wagon, or other group of figures) arranged on a base telling a story. The base should be no larger than 6”x6”.

5.     All entries must be entered in person by the person who painted the model. No proxy entries are permitted.

6.     Every participant in the contest agrees to allow their miniature to photographed and displayed on the Architects of War and Perry Miniatures website.

7.     Architects of War and Perry Miniatures are not responsible for any loss or damage of the figures while they are entered in the contest. We will take every precaution possible to safeguard the models, but we cannot assume any liability for breaks, paint chips, or theft.

Prizes

$300 Gift Certificate - Overall Winner

$100 Gift Certificate – Each Category Winner

Trophies for each winner

River Run - A Table Fable

Our sister site Alien Dungeon has another Table Fable game posted.  This game, the River Run, can be seen at the Alien Dungeon blog.

 Hmmm, these look like so much fun, we may have to try a Historical themed Table Fable here on this blog soon!

May 2012 - 17th Century Warfare Month

Warfare in the 17^th Century Showcase Month

 The 17^th Century, like many other centuries, was a time of great conflict and significant changes in culture, religion, politics, and science.

We are pleased to make May 17^th Century Conflict month at Architects of War.

It’s a great period to explore with tabletop miniatures. There is the Thirty Years War, the English Civil War, and even conflict in the Americas as the European colonization begins.

RULES!

A great kick off is the New Pikeand Shotte rulebook from Warlord Games:

As you can see from the fabulous cover, the book covers more than just English Civil War and Thirty Years War. A labor of love, written by Steve Morgan, the book also covers the Italian Wars, Tudor Wars in the British Isles, and War of the Grand Alliance. 

The format of the inner pages will be a familiar one to those who already own our Hail Caesar and Black Powder rulebooks – loads of eye candy to back up the rules! With 208 pages in the book you’ll be kept busy for some time digesting the rules or drooling over the photographs of beautifully painted miniatures. This 208 page hardback book is chock full of exquisitely painted miniatures, army lists, and a battle report.

 Looking for something a little different, but still 17^th Century, how about WITCHFINDER GENERAL:

In the 17th century, in the lead up to the English Civil Wars, courageous Witchfinders battle against many vile abominations that plague a once green and pleasant land. Clandestine Vampire factions secretly strive for dominion over a deceived nation.

The rules, written by Eric Barnes, are designed for two players (or two sides) using bands of 28mm models and are inspired by myth, legend, historical events and classic horror movies in a fast and ferocious wargame!

Pssst- HERE are some great models to go with this one!

FIGURES!

Warlord  Games  produce a large Range for the Thirty Years War and the ECW. 

You can see the ranges HERE and HERE 

We are running some FABULOUS DEALS to build your armies too.

PERRY MINIATURES makes a beautiful range of 17^th Century Figures too:

GRIPPING BEAST makes Early North American Natives in the form of Skraelings, a limited edition set for SAGA- drop us an email to check our stock level. These models plus a box of the Warlord plastic infantry are perfect for early colonial conflict in America such as Jamestown.

 Terrain!

Architects of War makes lots of terrain perfect for your 17^th Century battlefields.

Our General Range  includes wells, donkey mills, siege tools, pigs,chickens, gabions and more:

  For fortifications , THESE are perfect:

And available as SINGLE PIECES too:

For Bundle Deals and Savings

For Plastic Terrain Kits RENEDRA makes a large line of terrain items including the NEW Palisade and NEW Wattle fencing, a wonderful pontoon bridge set and even a grave yard set:

And don’t forget the NEW Perry Miniatures Plastic Medieval House kit, perfect for the 17^thCentury!

  ACCESSORIES!

For all your basing needs, RENEDRA has you covered here:

Well, that is certainly a lot of information to digest!  Once you have your head wrapped around all these great things, head over to the website and place your order so you can start your 17th Century Gaming today!

More Perry AWI Plastics

Wow, We were just over there in the UK looking at all the pretty new things, and while we saw the above, I missed this bit:

These are the first in the AWI plastic series there will be American militia and Continentals too.

This is taken from their website here: http://www.perry-miniatures.com/pages.php?page=plastics-workbench

No do date yet, but how exciting!!!