Monthly Archives: October 2015

Happy Halloween !

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Tony

Happy Halloween from The Brigadier ! To get in the mood, Phil and I have done a suitably spooky Cake Review, our first for a while – Mr Kipling’s Witches Hat Fancies – click here to see what we made … Continue reading →

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Hey, Gagarin !

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Tony

The latest addition to our Neo-Soviet spaceship fleet is the Gagarin-class Dreadnought. Named for hero Pilot-Cosmonauts of the Space Race-era, the Gagarins carry almost twice the firepower of the Voroshilov class battleships. The Gagarin is a resin-hulled model with metal … Continue reading →

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Jutland Aeronef

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Tony

My contribution to the recent Jutland Aeronef refight was a division of German battleships – specifically the 5th Division of the 3rd Battle Squadron, consisting of the SMS Koenig, Grosser Kurfurst, Kronprinz and Markgraf. Since we had pretty much free … Continue reading →

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Street Convenience

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Tony

We have two new releases today, one each in our 6mm and 15mm SF ranges. Dealing with the smaller scale first, we have some new dwellings in our Desert Domes range of 6mm buildings. These are simple structures built as … Continue reading →

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Jutland Refought

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Tony

Over the weekend, a small but intrepid group of gamers gathered again at Stoke Rochford Hall for our latest Aeronef weekender. Joining the usual crowd all the way from Houston, TX was Andy Bouffard, who had managed to combine a … Continue reading →

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New South African Heavies

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Tony

The South African wheeled vehicles are one of the more popular forces in our 15mm SF range, and today they get further firepower options with a pair of new vehicles. The Ratel is a lighter version of the Rhino heavy … Continue reading →

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(Almost) Ready for Action

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Tony

This weekend sees the latest Aeronef weekend at Stoke Rochford Hall in Lincolnshire. The theme this time is a refight of Jutland using Aeronef – we’re hoping to have all of the capital ships that were present at the real … Continue reading →

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Mythical Beast

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Tony

The Kirin (or Qilin) is a mythical creature known in Chinese, Japanese and other far-eastern cultures as an omen of prosperity or serenity. It’s also the name given to our latest new 15mm release, the Kirin Combat Walker. Designed by … Continue reading →

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SELWG Last Chance

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Tony

SELWG is now just four days away, and we’re in the process of topping up our stocks again after Blast-tastic!. This is your absolute last and final chance to get in a pre-order – we need them by the close … Continue reading →

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KBB

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Tony

As mentioned earlier in the week, we have a number of new 15mm SF models that we’ll be taking to Blast-tastic! tomorrow, and some of these are hitting the website today. The Blaireau (Badger) and Belette (Weasel) are French-made 6×6 … Continue reading →

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