Monthly Archives: August 2015

Well that wasn’t supposed to happen!

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Phil

Whilst casting some 15mm building stock a few days ago something rather bizarre happened. What was supposed to be a large advanced building turned into a bit of a blob. The resin comes in two parts (resin and hardener) which is … Continue reading →

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Shapeways Free Shipping

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Tony

It rained today … boy, did it rain !? The Brigade workshop was in danger of turning into the Brigade Ark at one point, as I started leading 15mm tanks in two-by-two 🙂 However, despite the hammering on the roof … Continue reading →

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Celtos Skeletons

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Tony

Recently, Australian gamer Azazel send us some photos of some beautifully painted Celtos skeletons which he’d featured on his blog. They’re well worth showing again here, and we’re grateful to him for sharing them with us – visit his page … Continue reading →

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Medieval in Miniature

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Tony

We have a new addition to the 2mm scenery line today. This is a medieval set consisting of 20 buildings from a large village or small town. The set includes large and small houses, shops, inns, a Guildhall and buttermarket … Continue reading →

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New Desert Domes

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Tony

The 6mm Desert Dome buildings released at Salute seem to have struck a chord with many gamers, so it was inevitable that we’d want to follow up with some more. I did a little bit of tinkering with my 3D … Continue reading →

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Painting the Stewart Regiment

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Tony

John Treadaway made an excellent job of painting his Stewart forces when he added them to the Hammer’s Slammers website last year. I was lucky enough to see them close-up earlier this year in a game at Maidstone (albeit from … Continue reading →

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Scotland the Brave!

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Tony

In 329TW, the planetary governments of Hiroseke and Stewart, re-ignited their feud on Kalan, an iridium- mining colony they had founded together decades before hand, and over which they had already fought one bitter struggle. Japanese and Scots were again … Continue reading →

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Советская статистика

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Tony

I am confidently assured (by Microsoft’s Bing Translator, no less…) that the above title translates to ‘Soviet Statistics’. So apologies if it really means ‘three-legged donkey’ or worse … What it signifies is that in a rare fit of efficiency, … Continue reading →

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Back Online

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Tony

After wasting far too much time trying to fix the PC, a box of replacement parts arrived this week. I had a bit of a false start when I didn’t configure the RAID array correctly, but it’s all now up … Continue reading →

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