New WW2 German releases!

After the recent cogitations over the state of the hobby, it’s time to get things moving with some real news in the form of some new releases to help get back into Enthusiasm Mode.   These were scheduled originally to be released at Crisis, but as we won’t be off to Antwerp this year, there seems no need to hang on to them.   As anticipated, these are mostly WW2, but there is a little surprise tucked in at the end.  Apologies in advance for the quality of the photos.  We haven’t got the photographic area set up following the refurbishment, so these have been taken with less than optimal kit.

What is the purpose of a wargames show?

This is another one of my occasional ‘musing’ pieces about the hobby.   It’s been prompted by just chatting to various people at the recent Fiasco show.  The fact that they all had this conversation with me in one form or another was the catalyst for me to get typing.   Before I get started can I say right from the start that I attend about 15 shows each year and love going to each and every one of them, and that all the show organisers do a great and thankless task.   Anything that I write below is neither malicious nor aimed at any one person or show.   Finally, all points refer to the UK show scene with which I am familiar.  Experiences will vary in different countries.

Crisis 2019 - Sorry chaps

I apologise to all concerned, but the Baccus stand will not be present at this year's Crisis show in Antwerp.   Ironically, given the positive steps towards sanity of late,  this has nothing at all to do with Brexit.    There are personal reasons why I am needed at home over this period.

Cry Havoc and let loose the Shopping Cart of War(games figures)!

Emerging through a heady atmospheric mix of brick and saw dust mingled with good old workshop muck, the Baccus team are taking a well deserved weekend break following a three week marathon of moving stuff, dismantling stuff, rebuilding stuff, moving stuff again, rebuilding other stuff and finally realising that everyone had been working from a different version of the plan. 'Stuff that for a game of tin soldiers!' was the heartfelt response to all of this.

Shopping cart closed for a while as we rebuild the workshop

We've now closed the shopping cart to new orders for three weeks.   The reason?   Well, after a decade or so of organic growth, adding bits of kit  and cobbling storage together, the workshop layout is buckling under the strain of an extra casting machine, extra staff and lots and lots of extra moulds.   The time has come for a complete reorganisation of how we do things here at Baccus central.

It's too quiet out there - just TOO darned quiet...

...and yes, in any halfway decent film the actor uttering those fateful words has approximately 1.5 seconds of employment ahead of him before an arrow buries itself in his chest and he slides off his horse, a lifeless corpse.

Yet more updates: Shopping Cart, a small holiday and Colours show

Yes, yet another Very Important Announcement!

September 3rd marks the anniversaries of the stunning victories of the Army of Parliament at the battles of Dunbar and Worcester.  In celebration of these glorious occasions it will also mark the day the Baccus shopping cart will be reopening for business.

Baccus Shopping cart, outstanding orders and Partizan show

This is a really important piece of news for all those of you who are trying to place an order, waiting for an order to arrive, or are attending Partizan at Newark in a few days time.

A Couple more new additions for you

We've just got the moulds completed for the last three items in the latest group of WW2 releases.  In this cases we've gone for the Big Guns in the form of a 3.7" AA gun, a 5.5" Howitzer

New WW2 Releases - British Airborne

We put this group of new releases on sale at the Joy of Six 2019, and it is safe to say that they made a lot of people very happy indeed.  And so, without further ado, shilly-shallying, beating about the bush, prevaricating or, indeed, holding up proceedings needlessly, I shall persevere in my resolve to get this deed done, speedily, with alacrity and the utmost urgency.   Indeed I will go so far as to say that the speed of this announcement will be matchless, nay peerless in its determination to part the clouds of obfuscation and get directly to the point!

Now where was I?  Oh, yes, British Airborne...