Monthly Archives: September 2021

First Show, New Venue, New Protocols

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Tony

So, as mentioned, we’re off to SELWG in just over two weeks in the new Lee Valley venue. It’ll be a new experience, our first show for 18 months and the first under COVID protocols. The venue’s safety guidance is … Continue reading →

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Wide Brazilian Sky

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Tony

Progress is slower than we hoped on the South American Imperial Skies project, but the next of the fleets to get a makeover is the largest of the countries, Brazil. It has a total of 12 different models in the … Continue reading →

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Fort Week – Scilly Season

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Tony

Dammit … this post was scheduled for Thursday but didn’t appear due to a technical glitch (I’m not sure why, and probably never will be). So ignore the bit about penultimate, as it’s appearing out of sequence ! Our penultimate … Continue reading →

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Fort Week – Final Friday

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Tony

We round off Fort Week with the most modern of the new releases, Fort St Benedict in Kraków. Although now part of Poland, the fort was built by the Austro-Hungarians in the mid-19th century as part of the Kraków fortress. … Continue reading →

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Fort Week – I’ll Have Mine on Toast

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Tony

As we reach the mid-point of Fort Week, I’ve run out of alliterative titles so I’m now resorting to puns. This is Fort Paté, a Vauban fortification on an islet in the Gironde estuary in France built at the end … Continue reading →

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Fort Week – Tower Tuesday

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Tony

Our second offering for fort week is this collection of defensive towers from Malta. Known as the Lascaris Towers, they were built in the 17th Century by the Order of St John. Our set consists of two small watchtowers and … Continue reading →

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Fort Week – Matara Monday

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Tony

Phil’s been busy lately, designing a large number of new buildings and fortifications for the Small Scale Scenery range. While I’m away on holiday we thought it would be a good time to have a Fort Week, showcasing one of … Continue reading →

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Holiday Time (again).

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Tony

I’m off on holiday again for a few days – in fact by the time this post is published, we should be on the road. The Brigadieress and I are taking the faithful hound down to the west country, staying … Continue reading →

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Laser Towers

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Tony

Recently we helped out a customer who was trying to assemble some 6mm Laser Towers, using our existing Control Tower model as a base. We thought it would be pretty easy to create a new specific laser tower, using a … Continue reading →

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Return to the Front Line – SELWG 2021

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Tony

Very soon we’ll be returning to the show circuit, after an enforced absence of 18 months (our last show was Cavalier in February 2020 – about four weeks before the first lockdown. Remember that … ?). We have three shows … Continue reading →

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