Author Archives: Tony

Small-Scale Slammers Action

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Tony

Hammer’s Slammers:The Crucible author (and newly-appointed Miniature Wargames editor) John Treadaway recently visited our club, Maidstone Wargames Society, again for another Slammers game – this time in 6mm. We utilised the club’s Pegasus Bridge WW2 terrain boards, but replaced all … Continue reading →

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Death Spirit

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Tony

As this is published, I’m just stuffing the last few bits in the car ready to drive to the EuroTunnel for the journey to Crisis in Antwerp. I’m pretty well stocked, with plenty of Aeronef, spaceships, Celtos figures, 6mm and … Continue reading →

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Ironclad Action

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Tony

Day two of the recent Stoke Rochford Gaming meet was given over to a Land Ironclads game. Organised by the Italian Stallion, Silvio la Verde, the game used the same terrain mats as the previous day’s Imperial Skies game. The … Continue reading →

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Battleship Bits

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Tony

It’s been busy here at Brigade Towers lately, with a rash of shows, contributions to Kickstarter campaigns and trade orders (and I didn’t help the backlog by going away on holiday for a week !). However, we’re up to date … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Latakia

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Tony

The weekend just past saw another gathering of the Stoke Rochford gamers. These take place (as the name suggests) at Stoke Rochford Hall in Lincolnshire, a hotel set in a Victorian mansion just south of Grantham. Saturday’s gaming saw a … Continue reading →

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N-n-n-n-n-nineteen !

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Tony

I’m sure everyone remembers the Paul Hardcastle song from the 80s (youtube link below), but 19 also happens to be the number of houses in our new 2mm scale Vietnamese Village pack. The houses are all on stilts and raised … Continue reading →

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Back Again

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Tony

Back from my break, today’s first task is to tackle the order backlog which has built up while I’ve been away. Hopefully this should be cleared within a week or so. I’ve been in Menorca, which has a much richer … Continue reading →

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Slammers’ Support

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Tony

Following on from our initial release of 6mm Hammer’s Slammers’ vehicles, we have some additional support vehicles released today. The one that gets nearest to the frontline is the mortar version of the A21 jeep, diminutive but with plenty of … Continue reading →

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Greased Lightning

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Tony

The Lightning Division are a mechanized unit of brigade strength. They are veteran troops originally from Mittel Europa on Old Earth and – in the late 330s TW – they decided to upgrade the motive power sources and transmission systems … Continue reading →

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Last Minute

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Tony

The Brigadieress and I are off for a short break for a few days starting today (in fact we’ll be in mid-air when this is posted). It’s a bit of a last minute decision, but it’s the only time that … Continue reading →

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