Author Archives: Tony

Coastal Guardians

I’ve been painting up some more of our Small Scale Scenery range lately. These are some forts from the French western coast, all around the La Rochelle/ Rochefort region. Forts Boyard (rear), Louvois (left) and Lupin (right) are all in … Continue reading

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Clear is the New Black

We’ve been inundated with spaceship orders in the last day or two, and it’s exhausted our stocks of black flying stands. We ordered several thousand last month but they’re on back order with our suppliers, they’ve been delayed as their … Continue reading

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Fleet Flagship

Despite the trials and tribulations involved in getting the new 15mm vehicles out this week, the wheels of progress have fortunately been running rather more smoothly in the Naval department of Brigade Towers. Quietly, and with little fuss, a major … Continue reading

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Better Late Than Never !

So, after last week’s middle-aged brain-fade, I’ve managed to get my backside into gear, bring home the correct parts and paint and assemble the two new PacFed 15mm vehicles ! And it being a nice day, they’re painted, photographed and … Continue reading

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Painting 15mm Germans

Following on from the post I wrote about painting the 15mm Brits in two-colour camouflage, I’ve been asked to do the same for the Germans in their three-colour ambush-style scheme. Whereas the blutack masked scheme can be achieved with spray … Continue reading

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The Best Laid Plans …

We have a release plan here at Brigade, listing dates for upcoming models and allowing us to work back and plan out when we need production moulds, which then dictates deadlines for tins, prototype moulds, masters etc. I’m also able … Continue reading

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Band on the Run

If you’ve been to one of the shows in the south-east of England this year, you might have caught a glimpse of Phil’s magnificent (and prize-winning) WWI demonstration game ‘Somewhere in Belgium’ (excellent scenery but he needs to work on … Continue reading

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The Linton Lancers

The Linton Lancers are a small mercenary force I created for a game at my club’s recent Open Day. The name came about simply because Linton is the name of village where the club meets, and since I was using … Continue reading

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Big Brother is Watching …

Some new in 6mm this week, as a break from the 15mm fest we’ve had lately. This time we have another tower in the 6mm Desert Buildings range. This has a manned module at the top and can be used … Continue reading

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Coming Soon

More 15mm previews today. This first one is a German command vehicle based on the hull of the Thor tank. It will come equipped with a radar on the rear (as in the inset 3D image). The second model is … Continue reading

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