Category Archives: Updates and General Waffle

Right Here, Right Now

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Tony

Long ago we used an old fashioned swipe machine with the carbon receipt slips to take credit card payments. That was until we discovered that the fees we were paying to the bank to use it were way, way more … Continue reading →

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Still Working Hard

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Tony

It’s still slow going here at Brigade Towers – I’ve been slogging away at my real job as we go through a series of project milestones, with late nights the norm, culminating in getting home from work at 1am on … Continue reading →

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Its not a glass…..

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Phil

Its a (Brigade Models) chalice, made of glass. Over the summer a well known brand of lager ran a promotion to win personalised glasses chalices and I was fortunate enough to win a couple (well six actually). If you won you got … Continue reading →

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Holiday Time Again

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Tony

It’s time for me to head off to sunnier climes again (in fact that’s a bit unfair on the British summer as we’ve had a pretty good one this year). I’m off to France’s west coast, near the fortified ports … Continue reading →

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Going Postal – again !

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Tony

Our dear old friends the Royal Mail are at it again. Back in April they introduced a completely new price structure for UK packages with two new categories, small and large package, replacing the old parcel category. They also reviewed … Continue reading →

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It’s Oh So Quiet …

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Tony

There’s been a shortage of activity here on the blog for a few days. It’s not that we haven’t been busy – just the opposite, in fact. We’ve been hit (in the nicest possible sense) by a bunch of large … Continue reading →

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End of the coaster

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Tony

Many years ago, when we first started selling fleet packs for some of our ranges (Aeronef being the first, followed by the spaceships range when we adopted Starmada) we hit upon the idea of providing a CD with stats on … Continue reading →

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Where are the new releases ?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Tony

So we know what you’re thinking … you released all of these shiny new models at Salute, why aren’t they on the website yet ? So here’s what’s going on … Firstly, we’d built up a bit of an order … Continue reading →

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That’s that then…..

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Phil

So after weeks of preparation, late nights and long casting sessions Salute has come and gone for another year. Its always a busy day and again we didn’t get to see much of the show ourselves so have to resort … Continue reading →

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See you tomorrow …

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Tony

Well, that’s it – the van is packed and ready to go, I’m just running off a last couple of bits and pieces off the printer but otherwise it’s an early night ready for a 7am start tomorrow. There’s been … Continue reading →

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