Category Archives: Imperial Skies

Britannia Rules the Air !

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Tony

The final phase of our British Aeronef replacement programme is a new fighter carrier model. This is the Furious, a two-deck vessel which carries up to 18 fighters. The model is resin hulled with a separate full-length metal flight deck … Continue reading →

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Update – It’s Still Snow Joke !

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Tony

The weather is still pretty grim here – we’ve had more snow with another bout forecast for this afternoon. I haven’t ventured to the workshop at all since Monday, although main roads are clear the back routes are still tricky … Continue reading →

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The Grand Fleet Arrives

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Tony

Following on from the arrival of the new Victoria and Albert class battleships, the rest of the British capital ships get a similar makeover this week. The Agincourt and Benbow battleships plus the Audacious and Britannia battlecruisers have all been … Continue reading →

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Getting Inked

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Tony

When we recently released the new counter sets for Imperial Skies, I mentioned that I’d post about a simple method for colouring in the etched markings on those and the turn rulers. This technique was passed on to me by … Continue reading →

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Victoria and Albert

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Tony

So here we are, starting as we mean to go on with the first releases of 2018. As promised, the British are the latest Aeronef fleet to start receiving upgrades (this was supposed to happen last year but the arrival … Continue reading →

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A Belated Happy New Year!

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Tony

Only four days late… I returned to the workshop on Tuesday to tackle the medium-sized pile of orders that had built up over the Christmas holiday week. Fortunately it wasn’t too bad this year, following my last minute blitz to … Continue reading →

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Last Update

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Tony

We’ll, that’s it for 2017. I’m now off until January 2nd, so while the website will remain open for business, no orders will be processed until I return. In a rather unexpected turn of events, I did in the end … Continue reading →

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Imperial Skies Gameplay Video

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Tony

Robin, author of Imperial Skies, has put together a gameplay video going into the rules at some length. Well worth watching if you’re either after some more information on the rules, or need some hints and tips about the way … Continue reading →

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Fattening Up

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tony

The latest Aeronef model to receive a makeover is the French Les Arcs carrier. We’ve kept the basic configuration (dig hull with forward deck) but that’s about it. The new version is much, much bigger, with lots of space inside … Continue reading →

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Upgrading the Les Arcs

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Tony

The French battleship fleet has recently had an upgrade with the arrival of the new Massena and Loire to go along with the Gloire and Charlemagne. This just left the carrier Les Arcs to be brought up to the new … Continue reading →

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