Category Archives: Shows

Joy of Six 2023

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Tony

Our next show is coming up soon – the Joy of Six 2023 is (as the name might suggest) dedicated to one of the smaller scales – 6mm (or 1/300th, 1/285th etc). It’s run by Baccus, one of the leading … Continue reading →

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Salute #6 – Riding the Monorail

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Tony

This is the last one, just in the nick of time! We’re just about to load up the van and set off for the ExCel. We’ve been working on a 15mm version of our 6mm monorail scenery set for a … Continue reading →

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Salute #5 – Off to the Colonies

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Tony

Our Imperial Skies South American project is nearing the end, with just three of the smaller nations left to be released. But besides the ten independent states on the continent, in the time of Imperial Skies there were three significant … Continue reading →

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Salute #4 – Back to the Moon

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Tony

We drop down a scale to 6mm today, with some new buildings for our Moonbase set. There are four in total – a Hydroponics lab with overlapping framed glass domes; Nuclear Waste Storage silos; a Reactor building, and a simple … Continue reading →

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Salute #3 – More Spaceships

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Tony

The next two additions to our Salute line-up this year are again spaceships. To accompany the Munich battleship, the Germans also get the Bodensee carrier, a large twin-hulled vessel. Meanwhile, in the low orbits above the other side of the … Continue reading →

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Salute Stocklist

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Tony

We’ll have more Salute previews coming this week, as fast as things get painted! At least casting of the new models is well ahead of the painting, so stock shouldn’t be a problem. In the meantime, here’s a comprehensive list … Continue reading →

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Salute #2 – Chinese Stragglers

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Tony

This is our second batch of releases for Salute – we’re a bit behind with the painting this year, so there could well be a last minute flurry of posts next week as things progress ! First though, we’ve had … Continue reading →

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Salute 50

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Tony

This year’s Salute (Salute 50 to give it the correct title) is rapidly heaving into view – happening on Saturday April 22nd, it’s less than three weeks away as we write this. Held once again in the ExCel Centre in … Continue reading →

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Return to Show Business

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Tony

The Brigade stand will soon be open for business as we commence our show calendar for 2023. We’ll be at one of our more local shows, Cavalier in Tonbridge, on the 26th of this month. We’ll then be making our … Continue reading →

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Yes, we’ll definitely be there!

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Tony

Just a quick post to confirm that, despite the recent bout of illness at Brigade Towers, we will be at SELWG on Sunday. Tony’s been taking his medicine and it seems to be working, so he was able to pop … Continue reading →

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