Author Archives: Tony

Last minute additions …

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Tony

As promised we still have one or two last minute new items … so last minute we don’t even have photos ! There are three Aeronef models; the Heyworth Bomber (as previewed a couple of weeks back), British Victoria class … Continue reading →

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Salute Releases

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Tony

So it’s now just two days to go. I’m getting panicky about finishing the Pegasus Bridge game (the last 2-3 buildings aren’t even due to arrive until today !!) while Phil and I are (as always) both worried that we … Continue reading →

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Vorpostenboot

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Tony

Anyone following the saga of the Maidstone Wargames Society Pegasus Bridge game will be aware that one of the items needed is a German Vorpostenboot (literally ‘outpost boat’). No model of this is available in 1/300th scale, I once again … Continue reading →

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Za Rodina !

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Tony

Ages ago (well, six months-ish) we announced we were going to revamp the 15mm range – essentially scrapping pretty much all of the existing models, replacing them with new 3D sculpts and at the same time making all of the … Continue reading →

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But, but, but … how could you ?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Tony

Out at the workshop the other week, preparing for Salute, we saw one of the saddest sights in the farmyard. Someone had thrown some rubbish on the bonfire – nothing unusual there. But amongst the general crap was something that … Continue reading →

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Happy now !

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Tony

Postage calculator fixed (woo-hoo !). It turned out to be (as suspected) a PayPal bug from one of their system ‘upgrades’. Fortunately we have a fix which seems to be working for now.

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Bl**dy computers …

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Tony

It’s 10:30pm, I’ve been in France all day, then I come home to find that that, out of nowhere, our shopping cart has developed problems overnight. Without any changes from me, it’s stopped calculating shipping costs properly and instead has … Continue reading →

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Last call …

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Tony

If you want to order any items from our Shapeways shop to collect at Salute, you have until the end of tomorrow to e-mail us with your requirements. We’ll be placing an über-order bringing together everyone’s pre-orders, which should arrive … Continue reading →

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Skeletons in the closet ?

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Tony

We have six in ours ! They’ve been lurking there for, well, ages, having been previewed in our old Design Studio page long ago. The six are a drummer and standard bearer, plus a leader and three more armed with … Continue reading →

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Building a bridge … at last !

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Tony

Anyone who’s been following the progress of our Pegasus Bridge game will realise that I’ve had a rather frustrating time getting hold of a model of the bridge itself. The 3D computer model has been submitted to and rejected by … Continue reading →

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