Author Archives: Tony
Missing links
We are referring here to literal missing links, not the Brigadiers’ gene pool. It has come to my attention that the new South African spaceships are missing from the website (thanks, Gavin !) – no wonder we haven’t had any … Continue reading
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Xmas Cake Reviews part #2
We have another Xmas-themed cake review – Mr Kipling again, this time Festive Bakewells. They went down better than the rather dull Frosty Fancies, it has to be said …
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New books on the Brigade Website
We have two new rulebooks releases on the website, along with the return of an old favourite. First we have The War That Never Was, an add-on module for Legionnaire Game’s Planetary Ops operational level rules. Secondly, again from Legionnaire, … Continue reading
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Spider Pig, Spider Pig, Does Whatever a Spider-Pig Does …
It has to be said that the frivolous Simpsons-related title of this post has absolutely nothing to do with the content, except for a very vague spider link … but hopefully it made you look ! The Brigade vulcaniser (big … Continue reading
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15mm Figures – first castings part #2
As promised here are some previews of the other half of our first batch of 15mm figures, again straight from a hot mould. Look out over the next few days for some painted previews of these figures, as the ones … Continue reading
15mm Figures – first castings
A few days back we unveiled some lovely new 15mm SF figures by French sculptor PF. Well, in between the Xmas sale orders Phil has found time to pop them in a mould and here are the results – these … Continue reading
The Future Starts Here
If you followed this blog you’ll know that we, like many other miniatures companies out there, have started using 3D computer modelling and printing as an aid to the design of some of our models. So far we’ve used it … Continue reading
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More new stuff – 15mm this time
Following on from the last batch of 6mm previews, here are some upcoming 15mm goodies. All are unfinished, needing doors, vents and other details before moulding. We’ve had a bit of a setback with these, they didn’t take too well … Continue reading
A sad end …
The first project we attempted when experimented with computer design and 3D printing was one of our favourite (and most popular) spaceships, the Pommerania dreadnought. The beautifully detailed 3D model came back from the printers before Xmas, and after thorough … Continue reading
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New Year, New Previews
We previewed a number of upcoming 6mm models a few weeks back. Some of these have now reached the moulding stage and the first castings landed on my desk a couple of days ago. There are a couple of minor … Continue reading