Author Archives: Tony
The Firedrake
(Brigadier’s log, show date S-16) Many science-fiction fans will by now be aware of the passing of David Drake, author of the Hammer’s Slammers stories amongst many others, in December last year. We wanted to do something to commemorate David … Continue reading
Oh no, not again !
We’d hoped to give you some more previews today, but … Tony has been laid low by Covid (again). There’s something about Salute that brings out all manner of diseases and disasters at Brigade HQ in the weeks leading up … Continue reading
Return of an Ancient Threat
(Brigadier’s log, show date S – 22) Next on this year’s Salute line-up are some classic models from the archives. We’ve dug Germy’s 15mm Cimexian bugs out of storage, revamped the masters (the formerly two part hulls are now one … Continue reading
Action and Adventure
(Brigadier’s log, show date S-25) Every year we try to come up with a lineup of new releases for Salute, and it’s time to start our previews of this year’s offerings. Much of our 15mm sci-fi output in recent years … Continue reading
Going to the Chapel
Salute is rapidly approaching (for us it’s no longer March 15th, it’s now S-29) and as always we hope to have a bumper bunch of releases at the show. To allow us to concentrate on getting all of these ready, … Continue reading
Fortified Walls
We have two more additions to our 6mm Town Walls range today. Following on from the release of the versions with walkways at the back end of last year, we have a wall piece with a projecting bastion (for sticking … Continue reading
Boat to Bolivia
This week sees the release of the penultimate South American fleet for Imperial Skies. Bolivia is landlocked and bordered by no fewer than five other countries – Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Chile – most of whom it has been … Continue reading
Return of the Crucible
Some great news for Hammer’s Slammers fans this week. The original Crucible rulebook hasn’t been available (at least from us) for a while, but this past weekend we took delivery of a new softback version. What’s in this edition ? … Continue reading
Trucks’n’Trailers
The Han Chinese army is split into the Black Banner Guards and the People’s National Guard. Although both have ‘Guards’ on the end, the Black Banner get to ride round in fancy 8×8 APCs with big lasers on the roof, … Continue reading
No Man is an Island
Baffin’s Legion makes an appearance in the second part of the story ‘The Warrior’, as the Hindi and Han forces clash over the paddy fields of the town of Morobad. While the Han are supported by the Slammers, the Hindis … Continue reading
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