Category Archives: Updates and General Waffle
Houston, that’s a go!
Just a brief note to say that the centrifuge is back up and running again – I’m now going full tilt to clear the small order backlog that has built up (which might take until early next week).
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It must be nearly Salute again…
For us, it seems that a defining characteristic of an impending show is that some vital bit of kit will fail (ie the centrifuge motor failing a couple of days before Salute 2018…). The centrifuge is ailing again – the … Continue reading
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20:20 Visions
One final post for 2019 (that makes 129, or slightly better than one post every 3 days…); and another chance to look forward to new models in the New Year. Firstly, the workshop will be brought out of mothballs and … Continue reading
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Time for a Rest…
We did really well with the sale this year, keeping pretty much up with the orders and not allowing a backlog to build up. Until the final weekend – you’d all obviously been saving up your orders until the last … Continue reading
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Back Under Pressure Again
Some good news at last – Chris the Blacksmith has finished the replacement parts for our pressure pot, so we’re back in resin-casting action again 😊 Fortunately there isn’t much of a backlog so most of it will be cleared … Continue reading
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The End is in Sight
I’ve finally got the order queue is now down to manageable proportions, and I should clear pretty much all of it today (with a couple of exceptions – read on…). Unfortunately, we’ve had a minor hiccup with one of our … Continue reading
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A Short Extension
So, I’m back from Corfu with a hint of a suntan and a couple of guidebooks full of potential new models for the Small Scale Scenery range. Corfu Town has a fine example of a Vauban fort, so take what … Continue reading
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Holiday Time – Only Just
So, it’s holiday time at Brigade Towers again. Only just, as we were a victim of the collapse of Thomas Cook, but fortunately managed to salvage things. This year we’re off to one of the Greek Islands, Corfu, staying on … Continue reading
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SELWG 2019
I’m rather grumpy this morning – in another (less rainy) world I would be sitting enjoying the September sunshine at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, having a few drinks with my mates from my former cricket club, watching the … Continue reading
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Back to the Shows
We return to the show circuit soon, starting at the Hereward convention at the Cresset Centre in Peterborough on Sunday September 1st, followed by Colours at Newbury Racecourse less than a week later (Saturday 7th). As always, we’re more than … Continue reading
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