Category Archives: 15mm SF

Out of the melting pot….

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Phil

After a busy couple of days mould making I popped along to the workshop to try out two of three of the new master moulds. The castings shown are pretty much as they came out of the casting machine so … Continue reading →

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PacFed Prints

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Tony

Finally managed some photos – the translucent prints aren’t the easiest thing to photograph, the lack of contrast makes it hard to pick things out but the photos below are reasonably clear I hope. There are a few print lines … Continue reading →

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Clean-up Job

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Tony

One of the most tedious parts of getting a model into production is the unglamourous but very necessary job of cleaning up master castings (known as ‘tins’) ready for the production moulds. I find this part of the process extremely … Continue reading →

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More 15mm Goodness

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Tony

Following on from the first successful castings of the Bizon bits last week, I’m suddenly feeling much better about finally making some progress with our new 15mm models. We have several Neo-Soviet vehicles printed and in various stages of the … Continue reading →

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Interesting Times

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Tony

For the last year or so we’ve been experimenting with 3D printed models in various shapes and forms. We’ve been playing with different printing materials from different printing houses, different types of mould, different ways of preparing the models before … Continue reading →

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Back to Neu Celle

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Tony

Neu Celle has had to take a back seat recently with the preparations for SELWG and Crisis, but I managed to find some time in the last couple of days to do a little more work. The buildings have all … Continue reading →

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Rubbish and Water

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Tony

The average town or city produces lots of one and requires plenty of the other. Neu Celle is no different, so we’ve put our minds to servicing the town’s needs. Firstly, the rubbish needs to go somewhere. So you need … Continue reading →

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The End

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Tony

Just a reminder that the fourth and last part of our summer sale is coming to a close; you have until midnight BST on Sunday 30th (around 7pm EST or 5pm PDT) to get 15% off our 6mm and 15mm … Continue reading →

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Sale Part #4; The Final Act …

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Tony

It’s not really summer anymore (even though the weather is as good as it’s been all year !), so it seems a bit of a misnomer, but we’re announcing Brigade Summer Sale, Part #4: Surface Action. What this means is … Continue reading →

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Down and Dirty … again !

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Tony

You might remember that I had the odd trial and tribulation with the ink washes on my desert township. Having watered down my GW Agrax Earthshade, the airbrush spattered (probably the fault of a cheap airbrush or at least low … Continue reading →

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