Author Archives: Tony

No Show #4 and #5

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Tony

So it was rather inevitable, but the Milton Hundred club have had to postpone their show, Broadside, planned for June 14th. They are hoping to reschedule it for later in the year, but at the moment the venue is completely … Continue reading →

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A True Leviathan

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Tony

Our second spaceship release this week is one many people have been waiting for – the Leviathan class Fleet Carrier. We previewed it around Christmas time but decided to hold it back for Salute as one of our flagship releases … Continue reading →

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Clockwork Spaceships

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Tony

Next off the Brigade new release rollercoaster is this trio of Swiss spaceships. Our original Swiss ship was the Feldkirch, sculpted for us by Sean Bayan Schoonmaker. Unfortunately it’s always been a rather lonely vessel, so we decided it was … Continue reading →

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An Easter Treat

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Tony

As a break from everything that’s going on out there, we have something a bit more lighthearted – one of our (in)famous Cake Reviews. Going with the Easter theme, Phil and I have been munching on Mr Kipling’s Egg Fancies … Continue reading →

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Bulwarks and Bastions

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Tony

The final set of Small Scale Scenery releases this week are a series of modular Vauban fortifications. We have bastions, walls, gateways, hornworks and ravelins to allow you to build a multitude of different layouts. There are three pre-packaged sets … Continue reading →

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High-Rise Living

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Tony

Next up in this week of Small Scale Scenery releases is a set of three Tower Blocks. These are larger than our existing Apartment Block set, being up to 12 stories high (the tallest is 53mm or around 175 scale … Continue reading →

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Crude Storage

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Tony

First up this week is a set of 1/1000th Oil Storage tanks, a common sight at ports, airports and harbours around the world. There are four in the set, two each of two designs. The white tanks have detailing on … Continue reading →

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Service Update

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Tony

We’re still ploughing on amid the lockdown, orders are up a little on what we’d usually expect this time of year so you’re all obviously keeping busy hobby-wise. As previously mentioned, we’re trying to limit our trips to the post … Continue reading →

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Deutsche Dirigible

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Tony

Our second new release of this week is related to the first; this is the German Schleswig-Holstein class battleship, a huge steel-framed dirigible. A number of Schleswigs were sold to the Ottoman Aerial Navy, which promptly converted them into the … Continue reading →

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Ottoman Flagship

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Tony

So, here we have it – the first of this year’s not-Salute releases. As an opener, we have the might of the Ottoman Air Fleet – the Constantinople class Dig Battleship. This model replaces the older design of the same … Continue reading →

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