Author Archives: Tony

Going Rogue

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Tony

A recent release from Osprey Games is the Rogue Stars rulebook. Rather than attempt my own description of how they work, here’s a quote directly from the Osprey website: Rogue Stars is a character-based science fiction skirmish wargame, where players … Continue reading →

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Pacific Cruisin’

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Tony

Back in the days of the Imperial Skies Kickstarter, we decided to remake two Japanese cruiser models, the Akashi and Yakumo, since the original moulds were in need of replacement. For some reason these two models seemed to be cursed … Continue reading →

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All in White

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Tony

So … I mentioned a few days ago that we weren’t able to get hold of any stocks of clear flying stands for the time being. As an alternative we have brought in some rather spiffing white stands, which are … Continue reading →

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Dividing the Nation

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Tony

Hadrian’s Wall marks what was the northern limit of the Roman Empire, spanning England from the River Tyne to the Solway Firth. It runs for 73 miles and was built to keep the Picts in check. Much of the base … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another Dilemma

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Tony

I feel like we’re fighting a constant stream of niggling problems at the moment. PayPal are rolling out updates to their shopping cart software which keep breaking (if only temporarily) our website in minor but irritating ways – firstly there … Continue reading →

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Mini Moonbase

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Tony

Last year we released our 15mm Habitation Dome, which has proved to be a very popular model. So once again, in response to demand (especially from New Zealand !) we’ve hit the magic ‘shrink’ button and created a 6mm version. … Continue reading →

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Missile Menace

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Tony

As a New Year comes around, our Neo-Soviet spacefleet receive a boost in the form of three new vessels. The Slava-class Missile Cruiser is fitted with two missile pods each carrying four 18K64-series missiles and a decent gun battery to … Continue reading →

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Ridgway Remake

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Tony

We showed some renders of the Ridgway combat walker a while ago. This is a contribution to the Polyversal project, and is a model that, initially at least, will only be available to Kickstarter backers (it’s likely to go on … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas !

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Tony

So that’s pretty much it for the year. We’ve managed to ship out all the sale orders (the UK ones went on Wednesday to catch the last post and the overseas ones on Thursday), plus any other orders that arrived … Continue reading →

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Christmas Holidays

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Tony

So the sale is all over for another year – this time we’ve been unusually efficient with turning orders around, although there are still a few remaining that came in on Thursday and Friday for me to mop up this … Continue reading →

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