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Latest News, Soda Pop

New: Soda Pop Miniatures!

We’re proud to announce distribution of a new line of miniatures and this time something a little unusual! Inspired by Japanese anime and pop-culture their range features lots of robots and girls with guns (and huge hair!).  Based in their own Sodaverse these are some of the most characterful, finest quality models we’ve ever seen….

Latest News, Mantic Games

New: Mantic Releases!

We’re well known for our historical miniatures but we also sell Mantic Games’ fantasy miniatures. For those of you so inclined (and why wouldn’t you be?) we’ve got a bunch of new Mantic releases to satisfy you! Don’t dither though – the new Undead Army set is in high demand… All good armies are lead…

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Painting Using The Army Painter System – 4: ‘Dipping’

By Dr Phil Hendry Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Preparation Part 3: Painting Now it’s the part you’ve all been waiting for –  time to apply the Army Painter Quick Shade, Strong Tone! Although commonly referred to as ‘The Dip’ I don’t actually dip my models into the can. I prefer to apply with a…

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Painting Using The Army Painter System – 3: Painting

By Dr Phil Hendry Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Preparation Once all the preparation was done it was time to get on with the painting proper.  First of all, I dry-brushed the chainmail with Citadel Mithril Silver, then touched up the white primer where my dry-brushing had strayed – as it inevitably does. Then it…

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Painting Using The Army Painter System – 2: Preparation

By Dr Phil Hendry Part 1: Introduction The first job was to clean off the casting vents, mould-lines, and any other ‘messy bits’.  Not a bad job on Warlord’s figures – they’re usually very nice castings.  One thing to bear in mind is that ‘The Dip’ is not discerning in what it shades – if…

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Review of Imperial Romans

The following review was written by Rich Jones (formerly editor of Wargames Journal) for the Warhammer Ancient Battles forums. I like hard plastic, always have. For years I have secretly wished for a range of historical figures in the vein of GW plastics … suddenly at the end of last year the buzz was that…

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Your satisfaction and privacy is a priority for us, so we take a number of steps to ensure your safety and to give you a pleasurable shopping experience with us. Credit Card Numbers When ordering with us, your credit card details will be processed by our secure payments processor, PayPal. You will be taken to…

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Achtung Schweinehund!

As described on Play.com: “Achtung Schweinehund! is about men and war. Not real war but war as it has filtered down to us through toys, comics, games and movies. It is about blokes who spend their leisure time dressing as Vikings, applying transfers to 1/32nd scale plastic models of armoured personnel carriers or re-fighting El…