It's about that time of year again, so here's our updated Top 10 Requests for 2018! There's not been as many changes this time around, but we've ticked off a few things and there's been one or two updates.
Top 10 Ranges:
1. Naps in India
2. War of 1812
3. 1920's/1930's Gangsters
4. Yom Kippur
5. Modern Infantry (US/UK)
6. Medieval Expansion
7. Modern Insurgents (Afghan/African)
8. Boxer Rebellion
9. Renaissance Italian Wars
10. Mexican-American War - NEW ENTRY!
With the Aztecs ticked off, there's an opening in the Top 10 this year and we can welcome the Mexican-American conflict back into the list. This range has bounced in and out over the years, so we'll keep an eye on it. The appetite for modern warfare continues to grow with the Afghan and African insurgents jumping a few places to 7th. We'll be looking to do the Yom Kippur wars in 2019 so that one will be taken care of and we might see about taking on one of the Top 2 to keep the Naps folks happy! Also, with the Indian Mutiny coming online later this year, it might give us a indication of what the sales might be like on a Boxer Rebellion range...
Top 10 Items:
1. WWII Italian Artillery
2. Fantasy Bears
3. Modern Police
4. Elizabethan Genitor
5. Pirates
6. AWI Wagons/Carts
7. SYW Ottoman's
8. WWII Russian 37mm AA
9. Vietnam Radio Op's
10. Armoured Mongols
We've not made much progress on the Top 10 items this year, mainly due to all of the larger projects we've been working through and also us needing to slow things down a little and have a break from sculpting. There's only been one change to the list, with the Italian artillery jumping up into the number 1 slot so we'll definitely be getting those scheduled for later this year. One of our sculptors is working on the Nap Dutch-Belgians at the moment but then we're going to schedule a month of odds and ends so we'll see how many of these we can squeeze into that slot.
The previous Top 10 Requests can be found here
As always, keep the requests coming and we'll do our best to fit them in!
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20 Jun 2018
The most awful situation 1814 in France from The Wargaming Company
The most awful situation can be used with Et sans résultat! or nearly whatever your club ruleset is for Napoleonics.
Maps are provided in scale miles. Orders of battle include detail down to number of battalions, and our online conversion page allows you to translate recommended unit Combat Ratings to other popular Napoleonic games.
It is easy to use The most awful situation with whatever system you choose.
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Humber Pig from P.G. Models
The Humber Pig is a lightly armoured truck used by the British Army from the 1950s until the early 1990s. The Pig saw service with the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) from the late 1958 until early 1970. The Pig became particularly well known from its presence on the streets of Northern Ireland during the worst of the Troubles.
Here’s one of the first test castings of the Humber Pig, which is the next model in this small range of vehicles for The N Gauge Society, to go with the Saxon and upgraded Scimitar. These two models are proving to be very popular, and there have already been several production runs of them. The NGS Shop seem to be selling them as fast as they are being made.
The front grille is a separate part as it’s the only way that I could see to make it. One advantage of this is that people can fit some of the alternative grilles that were fitted to these vehicles if they want to. The Humber Pig has been made as an up-armoured vehicle as used in Northern Ireland, but could also be converted into one of the vehicles used by the Royal Hong Kong Police. I’ve got photos of these at Ludgershall depot after they had been returned to the UK, so they would probably have got there by train.
The rear protection bar has been moulded on to the hull, so the list of parts is just the main body, the front grille, and four wheels. I shall now have to wait for these models to be produced by the company doing the resin casting before I can send them off to the NGS Shop. If all goes to plan, they should get them in five to six weeks.
Bandvagn 206
Bandvagn 206 (Bv 206) is a tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds for the Swedish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered. It can carry up to 17 people and the trailer unit can be adapted for different uses..
Meanwhile, I am finishing off the fourth model that I agreed to make for the NGS, namely the Bv 206 over-snow vehicle. I know that this is essentially just two boxes on tracks, but they are particularly complicated boxes with fiddly doors and windows to make. I was asked to make it with clear windows, and so I have also needed to make a basic interior for it as well.
Here are the main hull parts, showing a separate interior for the front unit. One big problem that I’ve had has been getting the sloping angles right for the body sides, and then making sure that the two body units are the same size. I made the front unit, which looked okay, and then made the rear unit, only to find that it was the same width at the top as the front unit, but considerably wider at the base. I re-checked everything, and found that the front unit was wrong. I had the wrong angles to the body-sides, which resulted in the front body being narrower than the rear one. I’ve got it all sorted now, but it was very fiddly to put right.
P.G. Models
Here’s one of the first test castings of the Humber Pig, which is the next model in this small range of vehicles for The N Gauge Society, to go with the Saxon and upgraded Scimitar. These two models are proving to be very popular, and there have already been several production runs of them. The NGS Shop seem to be selling them as fast as they are being made.
The front grille is a separate part as it’s the only way that I could see to make it. One advantage of this is that people can fit some of the alternative grilles that were fitted to these vehicles if they want to. The Humber Pig has been made as an up-armoured vehicle as used in Northern Ireland, but could also be converted into one of the vehicles used by the Royal Hong Kong Police. I’ve got photos of these at Ludgershall depot after they had been returned to the UK, so they would probably have got there by train.
The rear protection bar has been moulded on to the hull, so the list of parts is just the main body, the front grille, and four wheels. I shall now have to wait for these models to be produced by the company doing the resin casting before I can send them off to the NGS Shop. If all goes to plan, they should get them in five to six weeks.
Bandvagn 206
Bandvagn 206 (Bv 206) is a tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds for the Swedish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered. It can carry up to 17 people and the trailer unit can be adapted for different uses..
Meanwhile, I am finishing off the fourth model that I agreed to make for the NGS, namely the Bv 206 over-snow vehicle. I know that this is essentially just two boxes on tracks, but they are particularly complicated boxes with fiddly doors and windows to make. I was asked to make it with clear windows, and so I have also needed to make a basic interior for it as well.
Here are the main hull parts, showing a separate interior for the front unit. One big problem that I’ve had has been getting the sloping angles right for the body sides, and then making sure that the two body units are the same size. I made the front unit, which looked okay, and then made the rear unit, only to find that it was the same width at the top as the front unit, but considerably wider at the base. I re-checked everything, and found that the front unit was wrong. I had the wrong angles to the body-sides, which resulted in the front body being narrower than the rear one. I’ve got it all sorted now, but it was very fiddly to put right.
P.G. Models
19 Jun 2018
T-34 Mickey Mouse Again from Pendraken Miniatures
Just a quick release this time! After our previous 'one-eared' Mickey Mouse release, we've sent the turret back to the designer and had the second hatch added to make a proper 'Mickey Mouse' T-34/76 D tank.
WWII
Soviet Vehicles
SVV40 T-34/76 D, model 1943 £2.95
WWII
Soviet Vehicles
SVV40 T-34/76 D, model 1943 £2.95
New products in Resin from Pendraken Miniatures
Whilst John at Ironclad is working on some new models for us, we've been sending him some of our metal pieces and getting them done in resin instead. This gives a nicer product which is easier to work with and is a little cheaper to produce so we've been able to reduce the prices on them.
First up is a set of 3 sandbagged barricades which used to live in our WWII German Misc section, and were priced at £2.95 each (£2.95 a pair on the small ones). We've got them switched to resin now and reduced in price to £3.00 for one of each type!
Elsewhere, we've taken the WWII German command tents (£2.95 for a pair in metal) and swapped them to resin priced at £2.00 for a pair. The WWII British pup tents (£2.95 for 5 in metal) are now £2.00 for 5 in resin!
We've got a few more items we'll be moving to resin over the coming months, and we'll also get some pics of the pup tents sorted out soon.
Scenic Items & Terrain
Barricades
SCN-BAR2 Sandbagged barricades (3 types) £3.00
Tents
SCN-TNT3 Pup tents (x5) £2.00
SCN-TNT4 Command tents (x2) £3.00
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First up is a set of 3 sandbagged barricades which used to live in our WWII German Misc section, and were priced at £2.95 each (£2.95 a pair on the small ones). We've got them switched to resin now and reduced in price to £3.00 for one of each type!
Elsewhere, we've taken the WWII German command tents (£2.95 for a pair in metal) and swapped them to resin priced at £2.00 for a pair. The WWII British pup tents (£2.95 for 5 in metal) are now £2.00 for 5 in resin!
We've got a few more items we'll be moving to resin over the coming months, and we'll also get some pics of the pup tents sorted out soon.
Scenic Items & Terrain
Barricades
SCN-BAR2 Sandbagged barricades (3 types) £3.00
Tents
SCN-TNT3 Pup tents (x5) £2.00
SCN-TNT4 Command tents (x2) £3.00
Forum Discussion
Pendraken Miniatures
18 Jun 2018
Project Update #2: 10mm Caesarian Roman Army
Sculptor has sent me the first picture of the Legionary for the Kickstarter. He doesn't have his shield yet.
Legionnaire
Kickstarter
Lancer Miniatures
Legionnaire
Kickstarter
Lancer Miniatures
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