Author Archives: Tony
Local Venue
After the hype and excitement of a massive event like Salute, it’s quite nice to return to normality at a smaller show. Broadside is our local show, and about as local as it can get – I live a ten … Continue reading
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Veldt Warriors
Joining our South African 15mm army this week are these infantry in bush hats – perfect for operations on the plains of southern Africa. The 10-man squad consists of two five-man fireteams each consisting of a squad leader, three riflemen … Continue reading
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Our Triumph in the Cosmos !
Our triumph in the cosmos–the anthem of the Soviet country! is the translated caption (thanks, Bing!) of this wonderful space-race era propaganda poster. I also thought it would make a great opener for the release of our Soviet spaceship fleet. … Continue reading
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Alien Infantry
As mankind expanded beyond the solar system, if other civilisations were out there then one day we were going to make contact. Inevitably, given the vastness of the galaxy, it turned out that we weren’t alone after all. One of … Continue reading
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Penal Servitude
In the Gulags of Eastern Russia and the Laogai of central China, one option for lifers is to serve in a Penal battalion with the promise of early release, rather than rot in jail. Survive 3 months of suicidal combat … Continue reading
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Not a Drop to Drink
One of the defining things about desert worlds is that they’re dry – very dry. Any moisture is precious and is collected by any means possible, from underground wells, lakes and also from the atmosphere. Hygroscopic moisture collectors coax water … Continue reading
Bring in the Infantry !
Last week I finished painting up my first batch of our 15mm Infantry figures that we brought out at Salute (not helped by a rogue pigeon that divebombed my photo-shoot at one point !). Originally they were going to be … Continue reading
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Gentlemen, Mount Your Bikes!
We’ve had dismounted cyclists available for our 28mm Great War Belgians for a while, but today we’re finally telling them to do a Norman Tebbit and ‘get on your bikes’! We have two options for a Carabinier cyclist officer with … Continue reading
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When in Rome…
Although we’re still steadily adding our Salute collection to the website, we’re already looking forward to releases after that. The Small Scale Scenery range is still proving to be very popular, and our next releases will be somewhat older than … Continue reading
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Guarding the Solent
Portsmouth has always been one of the Royal Navy’s main bases, going back to the Tudors and Henry VIII. Henry built fortifications to guard the entrances to the Solent as part of his Device Forts programme, one of which was … Continue reading
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