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October 15th, 2021 10:00 AM
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Sand Troopers
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So today we’re releasing the first of the new 15mm Desert Raider figures. Seven packs are available including riflemen and support weapons, command figures, tripod-mounted tri-barrel teams, snipers and the impressive Lizard Riders. We will have stocks of the new figures at SELWG, although the hoped-for new vehicles to accompany them won’t quite be ready. […]
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October 8th, 2021 10:00 AM
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Temple of Doom
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We have two new 6mm buildings today, just to keep the city builders amongst you occupied. The first is a small temple in the Desert Outlands range, somewhere to find some peace and solitude in the depths of the Outlands. The other is far different – a large tower which we’ve dubbed a Corporate Tower, […]
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October 6th, 2021 08:14 AM
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Raiders Ready
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SELWG is just 11 days away now, so we’re ramping up production for the show. As I feared, there’s a lot to do in stocking up the last 18 months’ worth of new releases so I’m still not 100% sure if we’ll manage to get everything finished. One thing we will definitely have is these […]
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October 1st, 2021 10:00 AM
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Third Time Lucky
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This week we’re updating one of our oldest designs, the Pomerania Superdreadnought. It’s always been a very popular model, but has been in and out of production at various times and has had several updates over its 25+ year history. The original version came out before the dawn of time (ie sometime in the 1990s) […]
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September 29th, 2021 10:38 AM
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First Show, New Venue, New Protocols
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So, as mentioned, we’re off to SELWG in just over two weeks in the new Lee Valley venue. It’ll be a new experience, our first show for 18 months and the first under COVID protocols. The venue’s safety guidance is here – we’ll also be providing hand sanitiser on the stand and asking you not […]
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September 24th, 2021 10:00 AM
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Wide Brazilian Sky
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Progress is slower than we hoped on the South American Imperial Skies project, but the next of the fleets to get a makeover is the largest of the countries, Brazil. It has a total of 12 different models in the fleet, including four brand new ones, ranging from the Timbira class Torpedo Sloop at the […]
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September 18th, 2021 10:00 AM
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Fort Week – Scilly Season
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Dammit … this post was scheduled for Thursday but didn’t appear due to a technical glitch (I’m not sure why, and probably never will be). So ignore the bit about penultimate, as it’s appearing out of sequence ! Our penultimate offering in this week of historical fortifications is Star Castle, built in 1593 on the […]
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September 17th, 2021 10:00 AM
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Fort Week – Final Friday
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We round off Fort Week with the most modern of the new releases, Fort St Benedict in Kraków. Although now part of Poland, the fort was built by the Austro-Hungarians in the mid-19th century as part of the Kraków fortress. It takes its name from the nearby church, and is the only surviving fortress of […]
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September 15th, 2021 10:00 AM
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Fort Week – I’ll Have Mine on Toast
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As we reach the mid-point of Fort Week, I’ve run out of alliterative titles so I’m now resorting to puns. This is Fort Paté, a Vauban fortification on an islet in the Gironde estuary in France built at the end of the 17th century. Along with Fort Médoc and the citadel of Blaye, it defended […]
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September 14th, 2021 10:00 AM
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Fort Week – Tower Tuesday
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Our second offering for fort week is this collection of defensive towers from Malta. Known as the Lascaris Towers, they were built in the 17th Century by the Order of St John. Our set consists of two small watchtowers and a larger artillery tower, of which there are several examples of both on the island. […]
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