Batman January Releases! Animated Harley, Court of Owls, Hawkgirl, Cyborg and more!

Yay! The Knight Models January releases are up for the Batman Miniature Game.
First up is Animated Harley Quinn. Like the other animated models, she is low Rep with basic rules. This time she is a 40 Rep, $200 Free Agent for the Joker armed with her own little pop-gun.

The second Court of Owls box is the one I've really been waiting for. Led by a classic white masked Leader, the 3 generations of the O'Malleys from the Talon comic bring a lot of new options to the Court and up them enough to compete in 350Rep games.

I never expected to see Hawkgirl appear in the game but I'm very happy she has. With Legends of Tomorrow starting next week, Kendra Saunders can be added to an Arrow or Batman crew as a 99 Rep Free Agent armed with an Nth Metal Mace!

Another unexpected release is Victor Stone aka Cyborg. A 123 Rep, $500 Sidekick for Batman means you can start a small Justice League or even Teen Titans.

The final model this month is Catman. I don't really know much about this character but hes a nice looking model that cant be taken with any crew except Law, Joker or Lexcorp.

The finish off the month's releases, we have some Watchmen markers and an MDF Construction Set to add a bit more flavour to your boards.

Which are you favourites this month? For me it has to be the Court and Hawkgirl.

- Hendybadger

Hush / Firefly Review, Fire Errata + Giveaway Winners

Hey all!
My latest review is now up on the Wayland Games Blog. A look at Hush from Arkham Knight and Firefly from Arkham Origins.

But that's not all!

Due to the awesome power of Firefly, Knight Models have updated the Fire rule.
In the book, when a model has a Fire marker, it costs 2 Action Counters to remove it.
This has now been changed to 1 Action Counter per Fire Marker.
Still dangerous but easier to survive.

Finally, the winners for the 'Owly' giveaway have been announced. You can find the names in the Hush / Firefly review HERE and Wayland have also sent emails out to all winners.

- Hendybadger

Court of Owls Review and Giveaway

Over on the Wayland Games Blog this week I have  Court of Owls review looking at the starter box and Gotham Butcher.
But, that's not all it is!
By commenting on the article you could also be chosen to win some very nice 'Owly' Batman Mini Game models!

Head over and take a look HERE

- Hendybagder

Wayland Games Cut Batman Mini Prices

Recently I have seen a few comments about Wayland Games costing more than other retailers for Batman Minis.
When I went onto the WG site on Wednesday to check prices for a review, I noticed ALL the Batman minis prices had been cut!
Single figures and two packs around £10.36 and crew boxes for £19.99. Large single figures range in price depending on size but are still as cheap as anywhere else.

Another complaint I have seen is people having to wait for Wayland Games to get stock of an 'available' model. The new site now has live stock levels on so you know if they have it there or have to order it in.

The next complaint was postage costs were too high. They now ship free for orders over £40 and it's about £6 for tracked / enhanced postage if you want it.

After spotting they had the new releases in stock, I wanted to test out what people had been saying and see if there was anything behind these complaints.

On Wednesday night at 9:30pm, I ordered a crew, henchmen and three single packs.
All at the new low prices and all said they had # in stock.
Thursday morning they had all been shipped.
They arrived at 11am Friday morning.

Test 1 results - I can't see what people are moaning about!

So, if you want to grab some new minis, why not check out Wayland Games,

Some of you may know I write for the Wayland blog and will have noticed the Wayland banners on the side of this page. So you don't think this is an ad for them, I wanted to explain what it's all about quickly.
I decided to put this post together after seeing several negative comments when sharing my Wayland articles. People complaining that haven't even dealt with Wayland in the last year or two but appear to be the vocal majority online. I was starting to get sick of them to be honest.
As for the banners, Wayland don't pay for them like a few have suggested. They are part of the Affiliate program that I chose to join and place on here. I do get commission from any sales they generate but this has only been about £45 in almost two years. Not really worth sucking up for.
I hope that clears things up and if you ever fancy helping this page out a little. feel free to click on the banners to shop on the Wayland site.

- Hendybadger

New Knight Models June Releases

Hi all!
Knight Models have posted up their June releases for the Batman Miniature Game.
Available to order now from KM and should be in the shops in a couple of weeks.

First up is something I have been wanting for ages.....

A Court of Owls boxed set!!!!!!!!
This new set comes in around the 220 Rep mark making it one of the largest boxes so far.
Benjamin Orchard is the Leader with the Talons William Cobb, Strix and Xiao Loong as Henchmen.
If you want to look up the characters, Orchard is in the Talon series, Cobb is in Batman, Strix is in Batgirl and Loong is in Red Hood and the Outlaws.
They are limited to only using Court of Owls models though.

The Court also get a Free Agent in the shape of Felix Harmon, the Gotham Butcher.
A big and dangerous Talon from the Talon comic series, the Butcher is 81 Rep and makes the Court up to a full 300 Rep with their initial release.

Hush has also arrived as a Free Agent for Joker, Ivy, Scarecrow and Riddler.
At 73 Rep, Tommy Elliot brings some good firepower and some interesting new rules to these crews.

The final figure for this month is Firefly. a 73Rep Free Agent for all Villain crews.
The first flyer and flamethrower in the game means that a lot of Villain crews will be hiring his services.

The June releases are finished off with some Court of Owls counters and a pair of MDF Bank of Gotham Safes.

You can check out all of the new goodies as well as the full rules cards on the Knight Models Site.

Does anything this month take your fancy?

- Hendybadger

Court of Owls Talon Preview for Batman - The Gotham Butcher

Over on the Facebook group Arkham City Limits they have another preview for the Court of Owls in the Batman Minis Game.

Felix Harmon a.k.a The Gotham Butcher.
One of the most brutal and uncontrollable Talons of all time.

What do you think of this model? Will you be picking it up?

- Hendybadger

Exclusive Batman Court of Owls Preview - The Talon William Cobb

The fantastic team at Knight Models  have just sent this over.
A preview for William Cobb. A Talon for the new Court of Owls crew,

Cobb is THE Talon. Well, the first one that Batman meets anyway. Ancient reanimated assassin and Dick Grayson's great grandfather. Cobb takes out anyone the Court want him to and especially likes killing Waynes.
This model seems to have been pulled straight out of the pages of the comic as it captures the character and details perfectly.

Cobb comes in at 68 Rep and is only a Henchman! This makes it look like the court may be a low powered Leader and some very strong but expensive Henchmen. An elite force that can take on any challenge.

Armed with some Blood giving knives, Cobb uses Combo, Martial Artist and Precise Blow to become a serious threat in close combat.
Getting in to combat won't be a problem for him either. Deploying further with Undercover and then using Elusive to help avoid ranged attacks means Cobb will have no trouble crossing the board.
Don't forget that Henchmen can take Equipment as well. Do Stealth or Climbing Claws sound like good additions?
If he is taken down, "Reanimated Owl" lets him reroll the KO recovery roll and get back into the action much quicker. While he sound all round amazing, he does have a big weakness. The cold!
Mr Freeze can cause some serious extra damage to this Talon if he isn't careful.

What do you think of this Talon?
Are the Court of Owls going to be your next / first crew?

- Hendybadger

The Owls Are Coming!