Author Archives: Tony

Delicate Imbalance

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Tony

Upset tummies and reactions to strange food/water are a common experience of Brits abroad. Not me. I’ve managed to contract a stomach bug immediately on my return to dear old blighty! I got through the Joy of Six on tablets … Continue reading →

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Just in Time for Sunday

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Tony

I’ve safely returned from a very pleasant trip to Cyprus – the weather was fantastic and the Brigadieress found us a lovely secluded villa (although the less said about the hire car saga, the better…). Obviously a backlog of orders … Continue reading →

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Imperial Upgrade #1 – Japanese Cruisin’

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Tony

To support the Imperial Skies Kickstarter, we’ve needed to produce large numbers of models. Although we chose models that we felt we had reliable production moulds for, one or two have ended up being more troublesome than expected. One of … Continue reading →

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Walking Small

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Tony

Today’s “while-I’m-away” bonus release is a 6mm scale version of our Mercenary Kirin combat walker. This is a two-man, bipedal walker that comes in three different flavours with a gatling, laser or twin powerguns on each arm, and nine-round missile … Continue reading →

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Holiday Time Again

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Tony

It’s that time of year again when I clear off for a few days’ break. By the time this post gets published I should be flying high above the Mediterranean on the way to some sunshine, which has been sadly … Continue reading →

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Tiny Fist

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Tony

Way back in the mists of time (April), we released two new 15mm vehicles – the Eisenfaust (Iron Fist) laser tank and the Kastenwagen (box van) platoon APC. These have now both been translated down to 6mm, and are available … Continue reading →

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Joy of Six Reminder

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Tony

I’ve been beset by niggling technical problems in recent weeks, with the latest being a PC that refuses to come out of hibernation and has ended up having to be reinstalled (I’m getting to be a dab hand at Windows … Continue reading →

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Micro Colony

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Tony

Continuing our theme of scaling items in our 15mm range down to 6mm (and vice-versa), today we’re releasing two new 6mm buildings based on our 15mm Colony Base set. The first of these is Sigma Base, a moderately large octagonal … Continue reading →

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Lufthandel*

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Tony

Our focus has been largely on ground SF lately, with the 15mm and 6mm ranges getting a number of new releases. However, Aeronef still has a large and faithful following so we like to keep the range moving with the … Continue reading →

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Shapeways Sale

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Tony

Shapeways are having a 20% off sale on all Strong and Flexible plastics, which many of the models in our Shapeways store are designed to be printed in. Just enter the code Enter code SFONSALE at the checkout to save … Continue reading →

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