Author Archives: Tony

The Cities of Mars

More extracts from the report by Lt Algernon Carmichael-Jefferies (22nd West Kent Lancers) on his Mars expedition. Mars is sparsely populated compared to Earth, so we were able to infiltrate ourselves by patrol cutter relatively easily and set up a … Continue reading

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Chinese Starlight

For this week’s release we have a new Chinese merchant spaceship, the Xingguang (星光) – this translates to ‘starlight’ or ‘starshine’. It’s a solid, chunky freighter built for carrying bulk cargo. The model has a one-piece resin hull with metal … Continue reading

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Doing our (EU) Duty

It’s “fun” being a small manufacturer trying to negotiate international rules and regulations nowadays. The latest thing thrown at us is a new regime of customs duties being levied by the EU on all packages originating outside of the Union. … Continue reading

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Who Dares Wins (in 6mm)

This is the point at which Brigade HQ was abandoned today – it probably got even warmer during the afternoon, but 35°C is more than enough to make casting problematic. Fortunately temperatures are due to drop in the next few … Continue reading

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Last Chance for Sheffield

Don’t forget that we’ll be at the Joy of Six show at Sheffield Hallam University in the heart of the city this coming Sunday. For those sweltering in the heatwave that’s covering much of the UK this week, the good … Continue reading

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World of Mortars

We have something new in the 28mm Great War range this week – actually three somethings. We have a trio of heavy mortars, one each for the British, German and French armies. The French get the Mortier de 58 mm … Continue reading

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Men of Harlech

Phil is rather proud of his Welsh heritage, which is why we have a small Welsh fleet in our spaceships range. Recently he’s turned his hand to modelling some famous Welsh castles, the first of which are up for release … Continue reading

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Canal Diaries

This week’s release arose from a conversation at Joy of Six last year; someone suggested that what the Small Scale Scenery range needed was some canal pieces (take a bow, Des). His interest was in Cold War games and he … Continue reading

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Krasnoarmeyets

‘Krasnoarmeyets’ means ‘Red Army Man’ – which is what we have today. Two new packs of figures in our 6mm sci-fi range, both Neo-Soviet infantry and heavy weapons. The infantry pack has 27 figures in six poses – squad leader, … Continue reading

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June Shows

May has flown by, so we’re approaching June and our next two shows. First up is Broadside in Gillingham, our local show, run by Milton Hundred Wargames Club. We’ll have the usual range of stock, with a full range of … Continue reading

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