{"id":6807,"date":"2016-07-13T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T07:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=6807"},"modified":"2016-07-10T22:29:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T21:29:42","slug":"imperial-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2016\/07\/imperial-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Imperial Upgrade #1 – Japanese Cruisin’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To support the Imperial Skies Kickstarter, we’ve needed to produce large numbers of models. Although we chose models that we felt we had reliable production moulds for, one or two have ended up being more troublesome than expected. One of these was the mould for the Japanese Akashi<\/a> and Yakumo<\/a> cruisers, which if we’re honest has needed replacing for some time. In the end, rather than make a new mould from the old masters, we’ve decided to go the whole hog and completely resculpt them, replacing the old hand-made master models with new, 3D-designed ones. We’ve kept the overall designs and dimensions pretty much the same, but in detail the models are much improved with redesigned sponson guns and, in the case of the Yakumo, separate main turrets in the bow positions. So if you ordered the Japanese fleet pack, you’ll get these shiny new versions of the two Japanese cruisers in it. Once the KS has shipped, they’ll go on general release.<\/p>\n

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To support the Imperial Skies Kickstarter, we’ve needed to produce large numbers of models. Although we chose models that we felt we had reliable production moulds for, one or two have ended up being more troublesome than expected. 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