{"id":17651,"date":"2026-06-05T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=17651"},"modified":"2026-06-04T10:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:11:12","slug":"canal-diaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/06\/canal-diaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Canal Diaries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week’s release arose from a conversation at Joy of Six last year; someone suggested that what the Small Scale Scenery<\/a> range needed was some canal pieces (take a bow, Des). His interest was in Cold War games and he pointed out that Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are criss-crossed by canals of various sizes which would be vital linear obstacles during any Warsaw Pact invasion of Western Europe. They were also significant during WW2, with the British defence of the Ypres-Comines canal in 1940 significantly delaying the Germans in their drive to Dunkirk.<\/p>\n

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And canals are also apposite in relation to some of our other recent releases, because of course Mars is famous for its non-existent canals, and our Syrtian fortifications<\/a> would be ideal for guarding these waterways on the Red Planets.<\/p>\n

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So, we have created a small range of resin pieces that allow you to create a simple, straight watercourse on your table. The width of the water is 25mm, which equates to 25m (~80 feet) – a reasonably sized canal for commercial traffic. We have two plain straights – one 80mm long, the other 160mm. We also have a 40mm long bridge section designed to fit one of our Girder bridges<\/a> (a random one is supplied) and an 80mm long lock section with a lock-keeper’s house and pumphouse.<\/p>\n

The pieces are sold individually, and there’s a pack of four long straights, four short straights, one lock and two bridges.<\/p>\n

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SSS-8229<\/a> – Canal Set – \u00a330.00
\nSSS-8229a<\/a> – Long Canal Straight – \u00a34.00
\nSSS-8229b<\/a> – Short Canal Straight – \u00a32.00
\nSSS-8229c <\/a>– Bridge – \u00a33.00
\nSSS-8229d<\/a> – Canal Locks – \u00a32.50<\/p>\n

Background image by Handiwork Games<\/a>; mats by Geek Villain<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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