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issue 5 nov / dec 2010

P H O T O G R A P H Y T U T O R IA L

T O P 1 0 C H R IS T M A S W I S H L I S T

L O A D S O F N E W R E L E A S E S

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News

Random Geek Speak

WAMPED

Minipainting Wiki

Review

Well, the years drawing to a close and we all begin to wonder where the last 12 months went as time seems to move

faster each year. Its also when we look back and evaluate the year gone by and I have been doing so with Wamp.

Threadomancy

Its been a heck of a year really, the New Year arrived with us in the midst of the Little Angels contest which saw us

raise over £2,200 for Tommy’s baby charity and folks really made me proud of Wamp and what it could achieve.

We’ve also had a whole host of sponsored contests from the likes of Avatars of War, Pulp City and Warlord and

the support for these has been great and the quality of entries truly superb. One of the nicest things though is the

emergence of so many Wamper’ s starting their own companies up and making them successful. Kingdom Death,

Joek miniatures, Morland Studios, and BNS miniatures are just some of the new endeavors’ our members have

started and all produce top quality products. hat’s not forgetting other Wamper’ s that already have their own

companies that have grown during the last year, companies like Redbox Games and Eolith, its nice to see these

people frequenting the site and I wish them all the best with these projects in the coming year.

his year saw us attend our irst show in an oicial capacity which was well received. he site had a major overhaul

as long planned features were added and its inally getting towards its inished state!!

WAMP Awards 2010

Top 10 Christmas Wish List

Meet The WAMPER

Advent Competition

Tutorial

Two of the biggest additions though are ones that will hopefully with time come to eclipse many of the other

achievements. One is Minipaintingwiki.com launched only last month but already starting to ill up with helpful

information. As more people come on board and help create content it will become even better. Its a community

project that anyone is free to add to and create something really useful so if you haven’t had a go why not try - its

pretty easy (and rather fun when you get going!!)

he other bi project we had is the one your reading right now, Portal Magazine. It’s really taken us by surprise at

how well its been received. When you have world class painters and sculptors and writers telling you its top class

and fantastic it makes it worth while, though; I happily acknowledge that the idea for Portal wasn’t my own it was

Shane’s. He came up with the concept and it’s he that does most of the legwork to bring you this publication each

month, so a big thank you from me to you Shane for that!

Review

Latest Release

Army Challenge

Review

So what about next year then? Well, 2010 was about putting a lot of features in place whereas 2011 is more about

consolidating those features and making things even better. he Wamp Specials will return with returning sponsors

such as Redbox, Kingdom Death and Avatars of War as well as welcoming new sponsors such as Morland Studios

and Joek Miniatures. here is of course Wamped! going on right now and that will build towards the deadline in

February. Wamp will also be building its show presence as we look to attend more events and spread the love! 2011

will see the irst Wamp mini released as well as an exclusive tie in with Kingdom Death to produce a special mini

just for Wamp members but usable in the Kingdom Death game!!

Show Report

Gallery

Tradepost

CREDITS

2011 will also see Wamp host its own event (including a painting contest) which is pretty exciting and details on

that will follow shortly.

And of course with a little luck Portal and Wamp as a whole will continue to grow and become home for even more

of you!!

WAMP Founder and OGL

Brett Johnson

So that’s the year that was and I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you that are reading this for taking the

time to look at Portal and for visiting Wamp and making it such a great community. Its all down to the people that

use it that have made it earn its great reputation.

So thank you folks and I wish you all the best for Christmas and the New Year. Hope Santa brings you lots of

miniature goodies and here’s to another great year to come!

Layout & Portal Editor

Shane Rozzell

Cover Image

End of Days, KD winner

Orki

Proof Reader

Cheers

Brett

Martyn Dorey

Material herein does not necessarily relect the opinions of Portal Magazine staff who

are not liable for said opinions. All textual copy has been taken from the Wargames

and Miniatures Forum website. Artwork has also been either taken from Wargames and

miniatures Forum or from company websites pertaining to the image and may not be

reproduced (except for personal use) without prior written permission from the said

author / artist. Most product names are trademarks owned by the companies that publish

those products.

Contributors

WAMPERS of the World

united:)

Contact Portal at

portal@wamp-forum.com

www.wamp-forum.com

News

Welcome to issue ive of ’s own magazine -  I

don’t know if it’s me or not but I feel the whole hobby has that

“ last week at school before the Christmas holidays ” feeling,

you know the days where you could pay 50p to wear your

own clothes and take in games and stuff. To this end we have

concentrated this issue of to illing those Christmas

stocking with lots of nice shiny miniatures awaiting a slap

of paint. We have gone review crazy and dug deep to ind

everyone something they’d like on Christmas day. Also OGL

has returned from wherever he resides and brought us a

list of the top 10 things that every painter should have on

their list this year. Also, we all know her as lizcam and she’s

been here since it all began, maybe even longer?? But this

months focus of Meet The Wamper is Liz Campbell.

To those that have something to show or something to say

and want to see it here in Magazine there is only one

way to do it. Log onto www.wamp-forum.com, sign up to

become a member and get posting 

I’m pleased to announce that Morland Studios have joined

Tradepost and you can now buy their products directly

from them through Wamp.

Morland Studios is a new venture by Maya Morland better

known on Wamp as Valloa.

R uination is upon you !

Ruination the fantasy game

is inally here! Follow the link

to the Terragnosis website to

download the rules. Whilst

you’re there, check out our

small (but growing) range

of fantasy igures, ideal for

creating your irst Ruination

force. Also on the website are

details of the irst two factions.

These powerful groups, often

foes, sometimes allies, bring

very powerful but very different

weaponry to the battleield.

You can download these irst

two faction supplements from the Terragnosis website -

absolutely free!

Their irst releases are already out and both have been

reviewed by Wamp. Aria and the seals review has already

featured in Portal Issue 4 and scored an impressive 8.5/10

and the swan maiden review will be released shortly. The

sculpts are well done and the casting is top quality, well

worth grabbing one or two!

The Morland Studios Tradepost store can be found here:

Morland Studios

If you like a bleak and brooding setting for your fantasy games,

with punishing and brutal game-play, Ruination could be the

game for you. And remember - keep checking the Terragnosis

website for new scenarios, new factions, new creatures and

new characters.

www.terragnosis.co.uk

New faction for the game !

The month of December, our skirmish game EDEN will get a

brand new faction !

The Convoy is a group of post-apoc survivors escorting huge

water tanks in the wasteland. Their tribe grown in the former

German territory and split up into 8 smaller columns, each

one led by some “Conveyors. Many convoy members have a

speciality, among them you will ind “trackers” and “guardians”

This army gameplay will change depending on the proportion

of specialities you have in your war band....granting such or

such advantages to the player.

The miniatures design inspired by the standards of the post-

apocalyptic movies, comics and books... a great way to

discover our universe and gaming system.

Note that the irst 250 starter boxes are packed as a limited

edition with an additional Xmas character inside.... Pre-orders

open.

We’re sorry to hear that Elite Miniatures

is closing for business on 31st December

2010.

The message has been left on their

website,

IMPORTANT NOTICE: We inform all our

friends and clients that Elite Miniatures

should close in an official way next

12/31/2010. Thanks to all for your support

during all these years. An embrace for all

and Merry Christmas.

www.wamp-forum.com

News

Sheffield Irregulars are running a

painting challenge through December

with the theme: Wounded.

The deadline is Sunday 9th January

which means there’s plenty of time to it

your entry in over the festive period.

You can enter any igure, vehicle,

diorama or unit as long as you paint it

during December/Jan, if you built it in

advance, that’s ok. Any scale, and any

manufacturer are allowed.

My 54mm Dracula has been off sale for a while

as many have noticed. The reason for this was

my not being entirely happy with the sculpt. Well,

I have been hard at work making changes to the

sculpt (smaller head, hand, feet, new details,

new base etc...) and he’s now up on pre-order

and expected in stock soon. I give you 54mm

Dracula Redux. I’m sure you’ll agree a big

improvement.

Also, Lady Grigoryan and Rose have been out of stock for a little while now and will

be back in stock alongside Dracula Redux. I’ve put them back on the cart as pre

order items so you can order alongside Drac should you wish.

Close to the deadline a post will appear

on the Sheffield Irregulars website,

which will ask you to post a link to a photo

of your entry in the post comments.

More of a personal challenge than a

painting competition, this is a chance

to try something new, or push yourself

a little more than usual. Each entry

will be scored out of 10 for theme, and

out of another 10 for style by group

members, and if you enter we ask that

you do score all the entries. SI runs a

‘no meanness’ policy, so the scores

and comments should be friendly and

helpful. The entry with the highest score

will receive a Merit Award trophy for you

to display with pride.

Visit the Sheffield Irregulars website for

more information:

Oh, and fair warning, the upcoming VAT increase (along with every other thing

going up) means there will be a slight price hike in January. I’d love to call this a

price adjustment but I’m pretty sure nothing will actually go down so I’d feel guilty

for doing so...

www.eolithminiatures.com

http://sheffieldirregulars.co.uk

W elcome ouR neWest

Wyrd Miniatures LLC, is proud to

announce the upcoming release

of the Malifaux Rules Manual. This

comprehensive play aid will include all

the rules, updated with current errata,

diagrams and detailed examples of

frequently asked questions, as well as

all of the encounters for the popular

Malifaux skirmish game in an easily

referenced compact form (5.5”x 8.5”).

have the key points in one compact

manual for quick reference.

This guide will be available in early

2011 as both a full color printed book

which will retail for $15USD, as well as

a free PDF, which will have much less

content, but will make the core rules

accessible to anyone that would like to

try out the rules before diving into the

rich background of Malifaux.

Having been very helpful and providing

posts of insight and news, we welcome

our newest Disciple of WAMP:

This addition to our product line is

great for players to keep alongside their

rulebooks. The existing rulebooks are

still essential to Malifaux as they contain

the miniature statistics and story arcs,

but the portable size of the new Rules

Manual makes it easy for everyone to

V eRn !

Wyrd Miniatures

Congratulations on achieving a pinnacle

of reputation!

www.wyrd-games.net

www.wamp-forum.com

Wamp D isciple !

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