Author Archives: Tony

Broadside part 2

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Tony

Over on the Maidstone Wargames Society site we’ve updated the Pegasus Bridge page with photos of the game in action at Broadside last weekend.

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ONESS British Armour

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Tony

Sharing time again … from Jim’s Wargames Workbench, a quick’n’easy way to paint your tanks to a decent tabletop standard.

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Fancy these ?

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Tony

More from our occasional cake review series … posh French Fancies from Waitrose (John Lewis). Split opinions from the judges again this time …

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15mm Teaser

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Tony

Just a single work-in-progress photo, we’ll say no more for the moment …

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Fade to Grey

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Tony

Curt Campbell, Canadian gamer, has embarked on a project he’s calling ‘The Great War in Greyscale’ – painting up Great War 28mm figures in shades of grey, rather than colour, the better to reproduce the feel of period photographs. A … Continue reading →

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Review time

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Tony

Johan van Ooij (otherwise known as Gunbird) has posted a review of a couple of our Shapeways items – I thought I’d share (since it’s a nice review !) … 20mm and then some … If Johan’s post inspires you, … Continue reading →

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Broadside 2012

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Tony

In less than two weeks’ time we’ll be attending Broadside 2012 in Sittingbourne, Kent – it’s a very convenient show since I happen to live ten minutes walk away ! Unfortunately the organisers have been badly let down over advertising … Continue reading →

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Going Postal

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Tony

I sat and did the Brigade post this week, as I do every week – weighing packages, printing out labels, writing customs tickets etc. And for the third week in a row, I took a sharp intake of breath at … Continue reading →

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Building Packs

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Tony

We’ve bundled up some of our 6mm buildings into packs to make it even easier to create your own desert township. The first pack, comprising mostly dwellings and houses, gets you a dozen buildings for £13, whereas the town buildings … Continue reading →

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More Soviets

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Tony

Modelling work on the 15mm Soviets continues apace; in addition to the Kunitsa APC and Laska tankette already previewed, we have the following models ready for printing: We’re working hard on turning these collections of bits and bytes into resin … Continue reading →

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