Category Archives: Updates and General Waffle
We Can Be Heroes
Regular Brigade watchers will know that we like to go all out each year for Salute, with an array of releases across our various ranges. This year was no different, with loads of shiny new models ready to roll. But, … Continue reading
Still Standing #2
After further measures were announced by Boris Johnson yesterday evening, we thought we’d post a further update. The Brigade workshop is pretty isolated, being situated on a farm. There are usually only a handful of other people working there in … Continue reading
No Show #3
Well, it was probably inevitable, but Salute is off 🙁 Not an easy decision for the organisers, but inevitable in the current situation. It’s not a good year for shows, that’s already three gone of our planned nine events. And … Continue reading
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Still Standing
We’ve had several enquiries about whether or not we’re still open and able to ship orders, given the current COVID-19 situation – the answer to that is an emphatic yes. All the while we have supplies of metal and resin … Continue reading
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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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