The Battle of the Boyne 54mm Scale Metal Figures

Prince August has released four figures based on the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 A.D this month.

These require a little assembly and are available unpainted on princeaugust.ie or handpainted and assembled on the gift site The Edman Collection.

The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish, and Irish thrones – the Catholic King James and the Protestant King William (who had deposed James in 1688) – across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland.

The battle, won by William, was a turning point in James' unsuccessful attempt to regain the crown and ultimately helped ensure the continuation of Protestant supremacy in Ireland.
Ironically, some contemporary historians have speculated that William's campaign may have been funded, at least in part, by Pope Alexander VIII as part of a shared hostility with William to Louis XIV of France, who at the time was attempting to establish dominance in Europe and to whom James was an ally.
William's forces defeated James' army of mostly raw recruits. The symbolic importance of this battle has made it one of the best-known battles in British–Irish history and it is a key part of the folklore for the Orange Order.
The Williamite side comprised of 36,000 troops made up of 12 nationalities, among then, Dutch, Danes, Germans, French Huguenots, English, Scottish, Irish, Swiss, Italians, Norwegians and Poles. The Jacobites numbered 24,000 men of five nationalities, Irish, English, Scottish, French and German.
Its commemoration today is principally by the Orange Institution.

Video on Mithril LOTR painting competition: Beregond fighting Troll at the Black Gate

Mithril Miniatures released a new vignette called Beregond fighting Troll at the Black Gate in March 2012.
Our collectors often love to paint up their collectables and submit gallery photos, and we encourage this.
So we started a competition to see who could paint up this new vignette the 'best', at least from the viewpoint of our two judges, Lars Edman (Mithril founder) and Chris Tubb (Mithril's sculptor).

The rules were fairly standard, avoid digital painting, text and modifications that would change the appearance of the vignette. It was allowed to make a diorama, and some entries took full advantage of that option but it was in no way a requirement.

We should have a list of the winners next week.
I made a little video of the entries on my YT channel. Check it out and post a comment about the entries. They did great work,  considering they did not have a huge window of opportunity to paint the vignette (max of 2 months).

New Mithril LOTR release: MS578 The Passing of Elessar.

King Elessar was crowned in the momentous year 3019 T.A and ruled the united kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor until year 120 in the Fourth age. His queen, Arwen, although of Elven stock, had chosen the fate of men rather than of Elves and remained always in Middle-earth, never seeking passage to the West.
In this vignette both Arwen and her son Eldarion, stand before the tomb of Elessar, which is flanked by Minas Tirith guardsmen. At the foot of the tomb rests the winged crown of Gondor, which Eldarion will inherit. After this Arwen also bade farewell to her son and departed the city forever and passed out of all knowledge into the fading land of Lorien.

This new vignette will be shipped after June 18th. This is unprimed and not assembled.

Mithril Releases: MS576 Junast & MS577 Huorn metal figures.

Mithril Miniatures has released two new 32mm scale metal miniatures in April 2012. These won September and October 2012 votes in the Mithril Fellowship club.



Huorns are some of the oldest creatures on Middle-earth. According to Treebeard, they are wild and dangerous, but the Ents take care of them. They may have been Ents that became tree-ish or Trees that became Ent-ish. Or both.They can only communicate with Ents, not other creatures. They have the ability to create darkness to cover their movements, which can be quick and quite, despite their size and shape. Here you see a Huorn dismember an Isengard Orc that was fleeing from the broken siege of Helm’s Deep.


Junast is an ICE generated character, who appears in the LotR RPG module FAR HARAD (p.17). He was a simple goatherder who undertook a dangerous quest to destroy the body that Vatra (an avatar of Sauron) was creating for himself in the Land of the Sun. He partially succeeded in his quest and at least delayed the return of Vatra.

New Mithril Vignette: 'Beregond fighting troll at the black gate'.

Mithril Miniatures has finally released one of the most exciting vignettes in years. MS574 contains 4 separate figures plus a large and very detailed base (with 2 dead soldiers on it) and plenty of accessories. It is 32mm scale metal miniature that is NOT primed and does require assembly.

This vignette depicts the opening scene of the battle of the black gate.

The black Trolls of Mordor are unleashed upon the armies of Gondor, and serve as shock troops, cutting swathes through the Gondorian ranks. Armed with war-hammers they strike down all before them. Lying dead on the ground are two Gondorian city spearmen, the Troll’s first victims.

A Dol Amroth infantryman, whose own unit stands with Beregond and his men at this part of the battle front, is kneeling, also wounded by the great Troll. The awful creature itself has just struck at Beregond, shattering his shield.

Beregond, attired in the splendid garb of the Minas Tirith guards staggers back under the impact while a fearful yet determined Pippin, also attired as a Minas Tirith guard, attempts to stand his ground.

This was June 2011's winning Fellowship Club entry. It was released in April 2012.
This has already raised a lot of comments on Mithril's forum. Here are some of them:

"wow!!! what a vignette!!! this is absolutly stunning!"
"ohmygosh! There's no words than can make justice to this."

"Incredible !!!!"

"Brilliant! absolutely brilliant. This is once more Chris Tubb at his very best!!!!!"

"unbelievable .... awesome ..."

"Best vignette since MB279! "

"Like finding the Arkenstone among a pile of other treasures , What a piece of outstanding craftmanship."

"Truly sensational work.....One of the best Mithrils ever.."

St. Patricks Day parade 2012 in Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland.

I took these photos during the parade on Saturday March 17th 2012 in Macroom.
Just thought it might be fun to make a little video about it.

Chronopia Spring Sale: Up to 50% off 4 Factions until March 6th.

Chronopia Spring Sale offers you the opportunity to grab up to a hundred figures at a great discount. There are four of the eight factions included in this sale, all of which are excellent allies or adverseries to your present favourite faction.
The Blackblood ranks are Ogres and Orcs and Goblins, all brutal killing machines that will slice and dice your opponents to bits.
http://www.princeaugust.ie/target_games/index_blackblood.html

The Dwarves are the ultimate defence faction, capable of taking punishment like no other as well as dishing out retribution in spades.
http://www.princeaugust.ie/target_games/index_dwarven.html

The Stygian Horde is downright scary, and possibly the scariest faction next to the Devout itself.
They seem to have no fear of death, and have a single mindedness that can give even their bravest enemies pause for thought.
http://www.princeaugust.ie/target_games/index_stygian.html

Finally the secretic Swamp Goblins, isolationists and private. They rule their lands and have evolved their defences with the local wildlife. Few enter their domain and live to walk out again.
http://www.princeaugust.ie/target_games/index_swamp_goblins.html

New February Mithril Miniatures released.

In February 2012 Mithril Miniatures released 2 more 32mm scale metal miniatures from their Gold Status Fellowship Club. These are pre-primed to allow swift painting.

These concepts were submitted by members of the club in July and August 2011, and won the relevant votes against stiff competition. There is a limited stock available of only 150 each.

'Crebain reporting to Saruman'

Crebain were a large species of crow that inhabited the land of Dunland during the Third Age. They were often used as servants and spies by various evil powers, notably Saruman. During the War of the Ring, a flock of crebain searched for the Ring-bearer.

Saruman was a powerful wizard that became corrupted and allied himself with Sauron. He was killed in the Shire by Grima Wormtongue and was destroyed utterly as he was denied resurrection since he had betrayed his wizardly order, the Istari.

'Mauhur, Orc Commander in Isengard'

Mauhúr was an Uruk-hai captain under the command of Uglúk, who's company was one night surrounded by a group of Rohirrim, led by Éomer. When the Uruk-hai attacked, the Rohirrim rode to meet them in a bloody battle where many orcs were slaughtered.
The orcs' captives, Merry and Pippin, found themselves outside the circle and were able to escape into Fangorn Forest. Mauhúr perished with the other orcs in the ensuing battle.

Fight with Dinosaurs and Dragons with New Warzone Figures releases.

Prince August has released more Warzone Mutant Chronicles miniatures including the following:

Bauhaus Mounted Hussars.
Bauhaus Major Valerie Duval
Bauhaus Major Johan Emigholtz
Bauhaus Kapitan Konrad Von Juntz
Mishima Bushido Dragonrider



These 28mm metal miniatures make excellent additions to your Bauhaus and Mishima armies today, or will challenge your battle tactics if you chose to include them in the opposition.

New Year Sale: Save 40% off selected LOTR figures.

Happy New Year.
Mithril wants to give you the opportunity to fill those annoying gaps in your Mithril Lord of the Rings collection today. We have 'out of production' stock consisting of 75 excellent metal miniatures based on J.R.R Tolkien's famous books now reduced by an incredible forty percent until January 18th (10 a.m. GMT).
So grab those rare Ents, Hobbits, Dwarves, Elves, Orcs, Undead and Humans at their lowest prices in years. Time is running out.
http://www.mithril.ie/