Formula P3

Check out the all-new Formula P3 page for information on Privateer Press’ high-quality paint and hobby supplies. Developed and used by leading professionals in the hobby miniatures industry, Formula P3 products bring your miniatures to life.

Also, view clips from the Formula P3 Hobby Series DVD Core Techniques featuring Privateer Press studio director Ron Kruzie. See for yourself how this critically acclaimed instructional DVD can help take your painting skills to the next level as Ron demonstrates how to paint metals, work with inks, and use Formula P3 modeling putty.

FULL METAL COMBAT, MK II

PRIVATEER PRESS ANNOUNCES NEW EDITIONS OF WARMACHINE AND HORDES

Seattle WA. February 9, 2009—Privateer Press, Inc. is proud to announce the new Mk II edition rules for its WARMACHINE and HORDES tabletop games. “In the past six years of WARMACHINE, the game has grown rapidly, and we feel the time has come to reevaluate and retool in preparation for the upcoming years of full metal combat. We have chosen to tighten the bolts on both the general game rules and the individual model rules to make every model as compelling as possible and to perfect the WARMACHINE experience,” stated Jason Soles, Privateer Press lead developer. The public will get their first look at the WARMACHINE Mk II rules in April through an open field test, allowing players to become familiar with the changes while providing feedback that will assist Privateer Press in making final adjustments to WARMACHINE Mk II before going to press. The WARMACHINE: Prime Mk II rulebook will be released to the public in early 2010. The new edition of HORDES will follow later in the year. All tournaments, leagues, and release events that make up Privateer Press organized play will adopt the new edition on its release. More information regarding the WARMACHINE Mk II rules will be announced as it becomes available. This and other news items can be found at www.privateerpress.com and in the pages of No Quarter Magazine. WARMACHINE Mk II FAQ. ------------------ About WARMACHINE and HORDES WARMACHINE and HORDES are the critically acclaimed tabletop games of miniatures combat designed by game industry veteran Matt Wilson and placed in the award-winning setting of the Iron Kingdoms. WARMACHINE was first released in 2003 and has won several awards, including Gamers’ Choice Best Miniatures of the Year and Game of the Year at the 2006 Origins Awards. HORDES, first released in 2006, was named Miniatures Game of the Year at the 2007 Origins Awards and is one of the fastest-growing miniatures games on the market. About Privateer Press, Inc. Privateer Press, Inc. is a privately held producer of entertainment and hobby brands based in the Seattle area. Its products include the newly released Monsterpocalypse collectible miniatures game, the award-winning WARMACHINE and HORDES hobby miniatures games, the award-winning Iron Kingdoms property, Bodger Games, the full-color No Quarter Magazine, and the Formula P3 hobby line. To learn more about Privateer Press, visit www.privateerpress.com or contact the president, Sherry Yeary, at (425) 643-5900 or sherry@privateerpress.com.

HORDES: Metamorphosis Releases February 25, 2009!

Change of an epic scale is sweeping the land. Makeda leads the Army of the Western Reaches to the Abyssal Fortress. Thagrosh undergoes a terrifying transformation as the power of Everblight increases. Krueger pursues a path of glory and stirs an ancient enmity. Madrak struggles with the curse of Rathrok even as he relies on the axe's strength to defend his people. And above all, the dragon threat grows ever stronger.

HORDES: Metamorphosis is the second expansion for the award-winning miniatures battle game set in the untamed lands of the Iron Kingdoms. Evolve your Monstrous Miniatures Combat with:

• Three commanding new warlocks for each faction, including new EPIC characters.
• Powerful new warbeasts for each faction, ready to rile.
• Dragoon rules introduced into HORDES for the first time.
• New painting and modeling guides for each faction.

Limited edition hardcover available while supplies last.

Adapt and Annihilate! Be sure to reserve your copy today wherever Privateer Press products are sold!

FIRST TWO MONSTERPOCALYPSE SUPPORT KITS SELL OUT

Limited-edition figures spur interest. Click here to read.

The shadowhorn breed of satyr has entered the fray with enthusiasm. They are of a more slender build than the stockier gnarlhorn, but their energetic personalities are even more aggressive, and they often display savage glee when closing with the enemy. Their nimble athleticism makes them capable of impressive feats, such as using the momentum of an attacker against it.

PRIVATEER PRESS ANNOUNCES FIRST MONSTERPOCALYPSE EXPANSION

I Chomp NY Brings the Game to the Heart of New York. Click to read.

Molik Karn has borne the paingivers’ lash and learned to obey, but his will has never been broken. His service to Makeda extends beyond mere slavery; he has some deeper loyalty to her and brings the full force of his deadly strength and barbaric nature to fight at her side. He truly is a cyclops lord—a giant of his species, cunning despite his brutishness.

This truly monstrous creature bears little resemblance to any beast arisen in nature. It is the organic consequence of a malevolent intelligence bent on creating weapons spawned of its own blood, flesh, and bone. All three of its heads move of their own accord, seeking victims to rip apart with their powerful jaws or breathing out concentrated streams of superheated ash.

Appy "Militant Optimism Award"

Appy Entertainment, a developer of original games for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, is pleased to present their first "Militant Optimism Award" to Matt Wilson and Privateer Press. This award recognizes the spirit of positive thinking that motivates business leaders in creative fields. Please join us at our Appy Place blog for an interview with Matt, featuring the exclusive debut of all-new visuals from the forthcoming Monsterpocalypse "I Chomp New York" expansion!

As reputedly the most ancient and ferocious dire troll ever to walk Caen, Mulg has become increasingly dangerous and tenacious over the centuries. Envious of trollkin sigils of power, he ordered runes carved into the stony flesh of his back depicting his many great deeds and ancient history. Mulg can focus his inhuman rage into these runes to stifle the power of enemy beasts.

Thagrosh is no longer ogrun. He has become Everblight’s true avatar. It is as though the dragon lurks just behind the top layer of his thoughts, a vast alien presence looking through his eyes and speaking with his tongue. Similarly, the draconic temper increasingly dominates Thagrosh’s mood. This fury is a brand of searing iron that ignites the pure dragon blood pumping through his veins, pushing him to crush and humiliate each foe he faces.

Krueger knows that greatness comes not as a reward for humility or silent dedication. He will rattle the Circle Orboros like a creaky house caught in a storm. He promises to return the Circle to its primordial roots, where the weak make way for the strong and druids are free to drink deeply of nature’s unchecked power. He brings lightning and storm, blood and battle, the crashing power of the earth, and the chance to make Caen tremble beneath their tread.

Hoarluk Doomshaper has remained focused on the fundamental connection between all trolls. He has merged his mind with the most violent and powerful of these creatures and thereby tapped into reserves no shaman has ever known. Not only has he unlocked unimagined regenerative powers, he has gained insight into the primal nature that binds warbeast to warlock and can employ this lore against his enemies.

Makeda has risen in the skorne people’s hour of need as a peerless leader whose vision of their mutual destiny has inspired her soldiers to ever greater efforts. Makeda has vowed to impose order and forge the seeds of a new nation. Solidarity will be the key to rising from the ashes and leading an empire which spans the continent. Any who defy her conviction will fall to the wayside or feel her boots trampling them underfoot.

The murderous Bloodgorgers hail from a kriel of black-hearted savages brought to violent frenzy by the taste and smell of blood. They are thrown away by their masters as fodder for the carnage of war. By feasting on the butchered, Bloodgorgers become nearly invincible as they move fiendishly from one victim to the next.

Bloodgorgers come in a box (PIP 34061). A player may add up to two Bloodgorger blisters(PIP 34062) for a total of ten models and may field two Bloodgorger units for each warcaster in his Cryx army.

Void Spirit

Void spirits are the disembodied specters of departed skorne which, through unnatural compulsion, come back to plague the living. They are never entirely at ease on Caen and thus flicker from one place to another as they fight, making them difficult to corner. Void spirits jealously clutch at the souls of those killed around them, seeking to subject others to the pain they have endured in the terrible Void.

Void Spirit comes in a blister (74044). A player may field up to two Void Spirits for each warlock in his Skorne horde.

Kilt Lifter Trollkin Exclusive Model

Gen Con Indy will be your first chance to get the new Kilt Lifter Trollkin model, exclusively from Privateer Press.

Previously a specialty brew and collectible t-shirt at The RAM, this is your first chance to own the limited edition collector's sculpt. (This model is for collectors only, no rules exist for the Kilt Lifter Trollkin). Stop by booth 1201 to grab your Kilt Lifter Trollkin model for only $15, while supplies last.

Can't make it to Gen Con? The Kilt Lifter Trollkin model will also be available in our online store beginning August 18, 2008. Go to http://store.privateerpress.com to purchase your exclusive Kilt Lifter Trollkin model.

Once Kaya relied solely on her instincts. Now she has been initiated into ancient rites that reveal the power the moon exert on the blood of all predators. Her command of these mysteries has brought her a new companion in the form of a ghostly white wolf. This inseparable pair stalks the battlefields of Immoren with spell, spear, and fang to bring low the foes of the Circle Orboros.

Epic Warlock Kaya the Moonhunter & Laris come in a blister (PIP 72032). A player may field one Epic Kaya & Laris in his Circle Orboros horde.

See her in action in a battle report in the next issue of No Quarter releasing July 2nd!

Also new to the galleries this week: Stannis Brocker and Anastasia di Bray

Privateer Press Announces Price Increase

Consumers of metal miniatures have noticed that the price of non-ferrous metals has experienced a sharp upward trend over the last few years. At Privateer Press, we diligently monitor the cost of the metal and price our new products appropriately based on current rates.  Unfortunately, the cost of metal has skyrocketed over the past couple years. As well, rising gas prices have dramatically increased shipping costs, the repercussions of which can be seen everywhere with the general inflation that affects all of us.  As a result, we are in a position where we must increase the prices of older models in order to keep them profitable. We continue to do everything we can to combat raising prices, from purchasing more efficient equipment, buying metal in bulk, and training our staff in an effort to create a more efficient production process. You’ll be seeing some amazing and innovative ways that we’re engineering the models in the future to decrease metal usage. While these measures have mitigated the increased price of metal and have allowed us to stave off adjusting prices for a while, these efforts are unable to completely neutralize rising costs. In order to continue the production of certain items, we must adjust their MSRP to reflect the material’s current price, which constitutes the largest portion of their manufacturing cost. The graph below comes from the London Metal Exchange, displaying the rise in tin prices since January of 2003 when we first started manufacturing. (http://www.lme.co.uk/) At the time of our last price adjustment on January 1, 2007, the price of tin was about  $7.00 per pound. The current cost is approximately $11.00 per pound, an almost 50% increase in under 18 months.

We are as loathe to adjusting these prices just as you, the consumer, are to see it happen. We are currently exploring a variety of other manufacturing methods that we hope will lead towards a savings on the cost of manufacturing and the ability to stabilize prices. This includes alternative metals as well as plastic components for the model kits. In any event, commitment to quality remains our primary consideration so that no matter what material we use to manufacture, Privateer Press will continue to deliver the highest quality miniatures to you.

Privateer Press looks forward to a strong and exciting future for our hobby, and to the continued support of the many players, retailers, and distributors who have helped WARMACHINE and HORDES grow over the past five years. Thank you for your continued support. Please direct questions to:frontdesk@privateerpress.com

All Berserkers have the roughened look of decades of service, but Drago stands out even among such company. While it has a cortex as old and unstable as any Berserker's, the passing of long years has removed many of the limited restraints that once held the machine back in battle. Mechaniks keep it chained up like a wild beast when not fighting, for Drago unleashes unmitigated violence at the slightest provocation.

Drago comes in a box (PIP 33056). A player may field one Drago in his Khador army.

Drago is featured in WARMACHINE: Legends, the next expansion to WARMACHINE, which releases this summer. Drago arrives this September.

Cankerworm attacks with a breed of cunning and sense of self-preservation that makes mockery of life. The 'jack's unprecedented ability to manipulate even the most sophisticated and complex mechanikal devices makes Cankerworm a versatile and vicious tool. It waits for the mightiest of warjacks to suffer crippling damage and springs to attack the vulnerable machine. After the final strike, Cankerworm harvests weapons and other useful machinery from the fallen construct and turns them against their former masters.

Cankerworm comes in a blister (PIP 34057). A player may field one Cankerworm in his Cryx army.

Cankerworm is featured in WARMACHINE: Legends, the next expansion to WARMACHINE, which releases this summer. Cankerworm arrives this September.

Ol' Rowdy has five decades of service under its chassis. It hails from the first generation of Ironclads hammered together at the Cygnaran Armory from parts manufactured at Engines East. Not until after several years fighting with distinction during the Scharde Invasions did the ornery temper that would characterize Ol' Rowdy actually come to the fore.

Ol' Rowdy comes in a box (PIP 31053). A player may field one Ol' Rowdy in his Cygnar army.

Ol' Rowdy is featured in WARMACHINE: Legends, the next expansion to WARMACHINE, which releases this summer. Ol' Rowdy arrives this September.