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We’re slowly working our way through the backlog – some of the last few sale orders are quite large so have taken a while to cast up and pack, but we’re getting there. All sale orders are now completed and the last ones will be sent off to the shipping hub tomorrow, and we’re well into the batch that came in after the sale had completed.<\/p>\n

It’s Friday, so it’s time for our opening release of the year. We’re starting in our 1\/700th coastal scenery<\/a> range with a set of resin Mediterranean houses. These are ideal for northern Mediterranean countries and islands, ranging from France round to Greece and all points in between.<\/p>\n

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B700-019<\/a> – Mediterranean Houses (x18) – \u00a38.50<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’re slowly working our way through the backlog – some of the last few sale orders are quite large so have taken a while to cast up and pack, but we’re getting there. 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