Author Archives: Tony
Holiday time again
As previously mentioned, I missed Colours this weekend because of a rather more important event. The Brigadieress and I are also away for a short break, so although the website will remain open, I won’t be around until the very … Continue reading
Posted in Updates and General Waffle
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Tabletop Gaming Live
Tabletop Gaming Live is a new event being held at Alexandra Palace in a couple of weeks. We will be there on stand G21 in The Great Hall. We will take as much stock as possible but we’re limited to … Continue reading
Posted in Shows
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Skeleton Dance
A while ago we featured some nicely painted skeletons from the Celtos Fir Bolg range by Australian blogger Azazel. Recently he sent us photos of some more archers, so without further ado, here they are (and it would be rude … Continue reading
Posted in Celtos, Painting and Modelling
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Small Scale Sci-fi
First, a little snippet of show news – a reminder that we will NOT be attending Colours this year. The Brigadieress has a Significant Birthday on the day of the show so I’ll be otherwise engaged. All things being well, … Continue reading
Posted in New Releases, Shows, Small Scale Scenery
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United We Stand
Another (yes, another !) new 15mm Hammers Slammers detachment fell off my painting table the other week. They almost happened by accident, but they were such a simple build and took very little time. Strictly speaking it’s a troop, not … Continue reading
Posted in 15mm SF, Hammer's Slammers, Painting and Modelling
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Who Will Buy My Flaming Sword?
First things first – on Sunday I’ll be in Peterborough for the fourth edition of the Hereward show, catchily titled Hereward IV:A New Hope. I’ll have our latest releases and as much other stuff as I can carry, so that’s … Continue reading
Posted in 15mm SF, Hammer's Slammers, New Releases
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Confrontation on Kalan
Last weekend the club to which Phil and I belong, Maidstone Wargames Society, ran an extended meeting. We took advantage of this to organise a large Hammer’s Slammers game with nine players and huge amounts of 15mm kit. There’s a … Continue reading
Posted in 15mm SF, Hammer's Slammers
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Bases are Back
This wasn’t the post I was expecting to put up today, I was going to put up some pictures of our massive Hammer’s Slammers game last weekend, but it’s too important not to. We’ve not been able to get hold … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories
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Threat from Deep Space
Most of our spaceship fleets are human fleets, based as they are around the background from Wessex Games’ long-out-of-print Iron Cow ruleset. We do have a couple of alien fleets, and today one of those is getting a complete revamp. … Continue reading
Posted in New Releases, Spaceships
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Harris Blowers
Slammers detachments are like buses – you wait ages for one, then two turn up at once. After last week’s 111-wheel painting and assembly marathon with the unit of Foster’s Mercenaries, this one is a rather more straightforward build. The … Continue reading
Posted in 15mm SF, Hammer's Slammers, Painting and Modelling
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