Monthly Archives: August 2013

Spinning tonight!

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Phil

Tony quite often gets excited when a new mould arrives at the workshop, bless him. I think though that he will be particularly happy with the new one that we’ll be trying tonight. All going well then you can expect … Continue reading →

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Garage preview

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Phil

Surprisingly one of the more popular models in our 6mm Sci-fi building range is the humble garage, but up to now its not been available in 15mm. I’ve just finished the mould and made a couple of test castings so … Continue reading →

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Back again !

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Tony

I’m back from sunnier climes, after a 10-hour race across France to make our scheduled train crossing ! Full of ideas for new models, there are some lovely buildings in the region which are crying out to be part of … Continue reading →

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Painting Belgians part one – the infantry

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Phil

I’ve been meaning to produce a painting guide for our Great War Belgian figures for a rather long time. Since I’m currently working on a project that involves painting a large number of them now seemed a good time to … Continue reading →

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New Mediterranean Releases

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Tony

We have a couple of bigger buildings in the 2mm range today. The Large Mediterranean Church is based on the one in Lourmarin, Provence – compare it with a photo of the real thing below. I’ll stump up a small … Continue reading →

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Holiday Time Again

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Tony

It’s time for me to head off to sunnier climes again (in fact that’s a bit unfair on the British summer as we’ve had a pretty good one this year). I’m off to France’s west coast, near the fortified ports … Continue reading →

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Coastal Defences

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Tony

This week we’re releasing some small coastal forts in our 2mm buildings range – two variants of the famous Martello Tower, and the tiny Fort Vauville from Normandy’s west coast which dates from the Seven Years’ War. VLI-8025a – Martello … Continue reading →

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