Author Archives: Tony

Small Scale Arnhem

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Tony

Continuing our mini-series of blog posts featuring other people’s use of our Small Scale Scenery range, this week we’re very pleased to be able to show Charles Rowntree’s superb Arnhem scenery.

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Holiday Time – Not

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Tony

Today I shouldn’t be here – The Brigadieress and I should be on a plane to France, or Spain, so somewhere else warm. But, like everyone else, we’re not. However, although we can’t go anywhere, I’m still going to have … Continue reading →

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Road to Recovery

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Tony

Today we have three very useful 15mm accessory packs. The first is a conversion kit for creating engineering or recovery vehicles, consisting of a crane and a dozer blade (which can be one of three types). It also has a … Continue reading →

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D-Day!

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Tony

OK, so we’re a few days late … Ian Maun has shown us some pictures of his 2mm D-Day diorama, and kindly allowed us to put the pictures on our blog. The following are Ian’s words on its construction: The … Continue reading →

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Escorts of the Rising Sun

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Tony

This week our Aeronef redesign program sees new versions of several Japanese vessels, plus the addition of two new models. The Mikasa patrol nef, Nagatsaki destroyer and Akitsushima heavy cruiser models have all been replaced by new designs. In addition … Continue reading →

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German Transfer

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Tony

You can file this in the ‘why didn’t I think of it before’ category. The background for the recently released Turkish Sultan Selim battlecruiser mentioned its German roots, and how the Turks converted it and then built more of the … Continue reading →

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And then there were none…

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Tony

Sadly, but inevitably, our show calendar for 2020 has been completely wiped out. The last scheduled event, Colours at Newbury racecourse in September, has (quite understandably) been called off by the organisers. At this point we might as well cancel … Continue reading →

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Postage Increase to USA – Advanced Warning

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Tony

The Royal Mail have recently given notice of an increase in their prices to the USA; it’s a result of the decision by the US Postal Service to increase the prices they charge other postal services to deliver overseas mail … Continue reading →

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Chinese Reinforcements

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Tony

This week we have some more new spaceships, additions to our Chinese fleet. The largest is a new version of the Jiangzi Flag dreadnought, a version of the existing Jiangzi with an enlarged superstructure for fleet command facilities. The Jiangzi … Continue reading →

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Six-sided Scenery

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Tony

More photos of other people’s stuff this week – this time a selection of 2mm scenery by our old friend David Frampton, organiser of the Stoke Rochford gaming weekends. David uses his models for horse and musket-era games, basing them … Continue reading →

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