Army of the Old Age Kickstarter Hits Stretch Goals: Bretonnia is Back!

By Wesley Floyd | June 10th, 2020 | Categories: 3D Printing, Kickstarter, Tabletop Gaming News & Rumors, Warhammer Fantasy

Bretonnia is back as The Army of the Old Age Kickstarter hit new stretch goals and is 100% funded. Check out the latest on square or round bases!

There’s a new Kickstarter on the block that’s perfect for games like Kings of War, 9th Age, and even Warhammer Fantasy. If you have a 3d printer, then you can recreate one of the coolest rank and file armies of old, Bretonnia for less. We’ll be laying the groundwork for this Kickstarter and also going over the latest milestone unlock for all the support it’s already gotten.

At the time of writing this, it’s already received over $18,000 in funding, which is over triple what the starting goal was asking for! There is so much revolving around this Kickstarter. We’ve pulled out the highlights but we recommend you check out all the pledge options and other details yourself.

Bretonnia is Back: 3D Printing Army of the Old Age Kickstarter

So far the Tartessos Miniatures project has unlocked the following staples for the army:

Infantry Commander: 4 new heads for each infantry squad, 4 different banners. 5 one-handed axes, 5 new shields. A new religious pilgrim thematic infantry. It will have customizable arms and heads and will come with its own set of weapons and shields. (And holy relics!) A new Two-handed sword and axe infantry! Equipped with chainmail and gambeson this infantry will be the elite troops of any army!
Knight: 8 new knight´s Great Helms, 6 new shields. 5 special mono-pose thematic torsos for champions. Knight: Horse backpacks with accessories for traveling knights, plus another 5 special mono-pose thematic torsos for a king´s guard. A mounted damsel with its own personal 5 squad monopose female guard!
Beast Master: 3 new multipiece Demigryph mounts. 3 new multipiece hippogriff mounts. A new lady in a new pegasus, ready to encourage the hearts of her people!

3d Printing Benefits

This is my first release of 28 heroic scale miniatures, a huge project that aims to change the way we have been 3D printing for wargames from now on.

Like many, I wondered if 3D printers really served to build an entire army, or only served to print monsters, heroes, or figures with strange positions in which supports were avoided, with the added difficulty of unifying all of them into certain proportions. I often came across extraordinary designs, but too different to build a coherent army.

Customization

The second point was the difficulty of customizing the models, one of my favorite parts of the hobby, with the added problem of gluing many of the resin pieces together. Frequently they had been cut after designing them, without any type of connector that would make the work easier, and depending on the size of the piece, forcing it to be drilled to include wire or other hooks.

I was thinking for a while about how to avoid these problems, and so now I am pleased to present the birth of Tartessos miniatures, with the intention of offering people an entire army, with infantry units, cavalry, and trained creatures to confront and destroy the enemies of Order and Peace. An army designed on the basis of small pieces, of fast printing, which in turn require smaller supports; a highly customizable and expandable army: a system that allows you to prepare archers on horseback, knights on foot, pikemen on griffins… Whatever you want or need!

Different Pledge Options Available: Here’s What You Get

NOTE: There are a bunch of different pledge options and not everything is on horseback from this Kickstarter. But here is a look at a few of the pledge rewards! Be sure to check out the rest on the main Kickstarter page if you’re interested.

Knight Pack $34

Includes all Cavalry-related files.
From the beginning of the Kickstarter, there are three different Cavalry files.
Light cavalry: 6 different horse heads and 4 different horses, with 3 parts each, interchangeable with each other.

Beastmaster model option fully built

Beast Master Pack $34+

Includes all Monster-related files.
Pegasus: 2 different heads, 2 torsos, 4 middle parts, 2 back parts, 3 wings, 3 different flying supports.
Griffin: 5 heads, 2 torsos, 2 legs, 2 tails, 2 wings, 3 different flying supports.
24 human torsos, 11 fantasy knight´s great helms, and more than 20 arms with longswords, heavy lances, and more.

Royal Edition Pack (This is the big one) $69+

Twelve different horses, with eighteen different heads.
two different griffins, with six different heads.
two different pegasuses, with three different wings.
more than sixty different human heads.
more than forty different torsos.
more than twenty-five infantry legs.
more than one hundred different arms with swords, spears, bows, and maces.

UPDATE: Third Stretch Goal Met- What’s Available Now?

At the time of writing this, there have already been two stretch goals met with rewards unlocked. However, they will be available once the Kickstarter ends, which is in two weeks.

First Stretch Goal Reward (5200€ pledged)

Infantry Commander: 4 new heads for each infantry squad, 4 different banners. 5 one-handed axes, 5 new shields.
Knight: 8 new knight´s Great Helms, 6 new shields. 5 special mono-pose thematic torsos for champions.
Beast Master: 3 new multipiece Demigryph mounts.

Second Stretch Goal Reward (6200€ pledged)

Infantry Commander: A new religious pilgrim thematic infantry. It will have customizable arms and heads and will come with its own set of weapons and shields. (And holy relics!)
Knight: Horse backpacks with accessories for traveling knights, plus another 5 special mono-pose thematic torsos for a king´s guard.
Beast Master: 3 new multipiece hippogriff mounts.

Third Stretch Goal Reward (12200€ pledged)

Infantry Commander: A new Two-handed swords and axe infantry! Equipped with chainmail and gambeson this infantry will be the elite troops of any army!
Knight: Knight? Maybe it is time for the Lady! A mounted damsel with its own personal 5 squad monopose female guard!
Beast Master: A new lady in a new pegasus

Whew! That was a lot to cover but hopefully, you’ve gotten a taste at how awesome this Kickstarter is. Even if you aren’t specifically looking for anything on horseback, there are still great fantasy options available that you can get behind. Who doesn’t need a Knight on a giant Gryphon? Start a new army for your favorite tabletop game, with the Bretonnia inspired Army of the Old Age Kickstarter today!