Category Archives: Previews

CDSU Update

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Tony

The new Chinese (CDSU) spaceships are coming along nicely, the master castings are all ready to go into production moulds as soon as Phil has finished with unpacking boxes. I’ve painted a set of each model (apart from the two … Continue reading →

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First Look

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Tony

First business for today is a reminder about Colours on Saturday; I’m at the workshop restocking tomorrow, so you only have a brief window remaining for any orders for collection at the show. You can either pay by cash or … Continue reading →

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Counting the Cost

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Tony

Something we’ve been working away on for a while is a very handy counter set for the Hammer’s Slammers:The Crucible rulebook. Made for us by Beadspoke Designs, we’re very pleased to say we’ll have stocks at Salute on Saturday – … Continue reading →

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Get Me to the Church on Time

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Tony

We’re getting very last-minute here, but I only had a chance to test out the mould just now (it works, fortunately…)! This was supposed to have been the very, very last thing we were lining up for Salute – but … Continue reading →

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British Fleet Upgrade

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Tony

After some delay, we’re finally able to preview a major upgrade for the British Aeronef fleet. The Grand Fleet is the first to get their smaller vessels – cruisers and escorts – redesigned to match the standards of the bigger … Continue reading →

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Skimming in Six

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Tony

Yet more for the Salute line-up – and our only Salute release in 6mm for this year (the smaller scale gamers will have to wait for the Joy of Six in early July). We have two new sets of 6mm … Continue reading →

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Spanish Fighters

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Tony

Phil pulled a late one (or two) over the weekend and has come up with no fewer than ten moulds of new stuff, most of which we’re hoping to have at Salute on Saturday. To accompany our new Spanish Aeronef … Continue reading →

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Updating the Zugspitze

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Tony

At last, something I’ve finished painting ! This is the new version of the German Zugspitze fighter carrier, which replaces the old model of the same name and joins its three cruiser comrades in our Salute line-up. It’s quite a … Continue reading →

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Death from Above

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Tony

After yesterday’s undercoated German village, today we can do slightly better (although only slightly) with an almost-but-not-quite-finished model. It’s painted but hasn’t had decals applied or been varnished, so it’s a bit shiny (in fact, it was still a little … Continue reading →

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Cold War Frontline

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Tony

You can tell Salute is getting close and the pressure is mounting – today I’m having to preview unpainted models, I just haven’t had a chance to finish them yet 🙁 Today we have a post-war German village in our … Continue reading →

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