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We've been waiting for the stock of these to arrive in the UK so we're very pleased to announce that we're now stocking the Vallejo Xpress range of paints!  Similar to the GW Contrast or Army Paint Speedpaints, these are designed to provide a quick method for painting figures.  From the Vallejo website:

When we need to paint multiple figures in a fast way, Xpress Color is the ideal choice, these matt colors are specifically formulated to paint miniatures in a fast and easy way.

The main characteristics are its excellent capillarity that allows the color to flow easily over the miniature surface, settling on all the reliefs and more intensely in the crevices of the figure, creating a contrast effect with a single layer of paint.

It’s recommended to apply Xpress Color on a white or grey primed or painted surface. The color will create light areas on the reliefs, saturated mid-tones and intense shadows in the crevices of the figure.

Like all our products, they are very versatile and can be applied over any color in the range to create soft shading and contouring effects, to create glazes or filters and to blend transitions between color tones.

Xpress Color can be mixed together, or can be diluted with Xpress Medium to modify or create new shades.

There's a pdf file with the colour swatches available here: https://www.vallejoacrylics.com/wp-cont ... C-2022.pdf

The delivery should be with us in the next couple of days so all orders will be posted out as soon as the stock arrives.

Vallejo Xpress Color - https://www.pendraken.co.uk/xpress-color-1096-c.asp
All supplied in 18ml pots, priced at £2.95
VAL72401    Templar White
VAL72402    Dwarf Skin
VAL72403    Imperial Yellow
VAL72404    Nuclear Yellow
VAL72405    Martian Orange
VAL72406    Plasma Red
VAL72407    Velvet Red
VAL72408    Cardinal Purple
VAL72409    Deep Purple
VAL72410    Gloomy Violet
VAL72411    Mystic Blue
VAL72412    Storm Blue
VAL72413    Omega Blue
VAL72414    Caribbean Turquoise
VAL72415    Orc Skin
VAL72416    Troll Green
VAL72417    Snake Green
VAL72418    Lizard Green
VAL72419    Plague Green
VAL72420    Wasteland Brown
VAL72421    Copper Brown
VAL72422    Space Grey
VAL72423    Black Lotus
VAL72448    Xpress Medium

Bollox! Just when I swore blind that I would by any more paint.

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We've been updating some of our older models for a while now and this month it's time for the Panzer I and Panzer II chassis' to get some attention. We've got new versions of all the variants, including the Panzerjager, Marder and Wespe.

We've also taken the opportunity to add two new models, with the Panzer II Ausf. C available, along with the Panzer II version of the sIG-33 15cm assault gun (Bison).

WWII German
Vehicles - https://www.pendraken.co.uk/vehicles-733-c.asp
GRV1 Panzer I, Ausf. A
GRV2 Panzer I, Ausf. A command
GRV3 Panzer I, Ausf. B
GRV4 Panzer I, Ausf. B command
GRV5 Panzer II, Ausf. F
GRV36 Panzerjager I
GRV41 Marder II
GRV79 Wespe
GRV80 Wespe ammunition carrier
GRV90 sIG-33, Pz I Ausf. B
GRV136 Panzer II, Ausf. C
GRV137 sIG-33 15cm, Pz II

And of course some pics!

Panzer I, Ausf. A


Panzer I, Ausf. A command


Panzer I, Ausf. B


Panzer I, Ausf. B command


Panzer II, Ausf. F


Panzerjager I


Marder II


Wespe


Wespe ammunition carrier


sIG-33, Pz I Ausf. B


Panzer II, Ausf. C


sIG-33 15cm, Pz II

Our new wire spears and pikes have been received extremely well, so much so that we've already had requests for the larger 80mm and 100mm ones to come in a pike tip as well. Never one to disappoint, we've got that done straightaway and these are now available along with the other sizes/options on our website.

Weapons - https://www.pendraken.co.uk/weapons-1094-c.asp
WEA-SP80P    80mm spears, with pike tip (x20)    £3.95
WEA-SP100P    100mm spears, with pike tip (x20)    £3.95

And a couple of pics:

We've had a few requests for more Napoleonic flags so we've now added sheets for Dutch-Belgian, Brunswick, Nassau and Hanoverian!  These have been designed by Michael Craig from the Battle of Waterloo (https://www.thebattleofwaterloo.com/) and they look great.

Information for some of these nations is quite thin on the ground so there is an element of conjecture involved with some of the designs, which are labelled on each sheet.  There's also the fact that the Dutch-Belgians didn't carry any flags in 1815, so these are actually the flags issued around 1820.  We've had a lot of requests for them though so we thought it best to put something together for the folks who like to have flags on their units.

Flags
Napoleonic - https://www.pendraken.co.uk/napoleonic-flags-815-c.asp
PNFL527    1815 Dutch-Belgian    £2.95
PNFL528    1815 Brunswick & Nassau    £2.95
PNFL529    1815 Hanoverian    £2.95


And some pics:

After its launch at Salute this past weekend, our new Korean War supplement is now available!

The Forgotten War is a supplement for the popular Blitzkrieg Commander IV wargames rules, focussing on the Korean War from 1950-1953.

Written by Mark Fry and Rob Anderson, The Forgotten War contains 8 new army lists as well as 6 historical scenarios complete with maps. New rules include Line Commanders (for Wave Attacks), Street Barricades, Static Smoke Dischargers and Medical Bases.

This 52-page supplement is available in hard copy through our website here: https://www.pendraken.co.uk/nbkc-for-nt ... 9983-p.asp or as a PDF through Wargame Vault here: https://www.wargamevault.com/product/43 ... gotten-War


"The Korean War was a ruthless struggle between two opposing ideologies, conveniently mirroring the bigger world picture of Western democracy versus Eastern communism. North Korea was backed by the Soviet Union and Communist China, with the former investing cash and the latter, men, arms and materiels. The Republic of Korea was backed by the USA and subsequently by the United Nations, with the vast majority of the foreign forces involved being American.

This was the first of the larger post World War II conflicts but much of the military tactics and technologies deployed came directly from the previous world war. Whilst there were rapid advances in aircraft technology, this had very little impact on the war on the ground, and with the harsh and mountainous terrain that dominates the Korean Peninsula, major mechanised warfare was also not practical. Therefore, this was primarily a war fought by the infantry from both sides, often in atrocious conditions.

The armed conflict was suspended, in stalemate, on the 27th July 1953, when an armistice was signed by the US, UN, China and North Korea, but this has never been ratified by the South and a fractious divide remains between North and South Korea along the 38th parallel to this day. North Korea remains a pariah state, cut off from most of the rest of the world, isolated, secretive and still in the grip of a military dictatorship that continues to harbour designs on a unified communist Korean peninsula."

We have comprehensive ranges available for this conflict with another 65 releases coming online in the next few weeks, including a wide array of artillery, AT rifles, cavalry and more! Have a browse here: https://www.pendraken.co.uk/korean-war-753-c.asp

After the success addition of their 10mm ranges, we're now pleased to announce that we're also stocking all of Battlescale's 6mm buildings too!  We know that a lot of you prefer 6mm buildings with your 10mm games so you can now get everything you need in one place.


Battlescale - https://www.pendraken.co.uk/6mm-buildings-1110-c.asp
BAT-6B001    Clapboard Homestead    2.25
BAT-6B002    Clapboard Farmhouse    2.50
BAT-6B003    Gambrel Barn    1.50
BAT-6B004    Dunker Church      2.50
BAT-6B005    Townhouse No.1    2.50
BAT-6B006    Rendered Farmhouse    2.50
BAT-6B007    Rendered Cottage    2.25
BAT-6B008    Terrace Ruin    2.50
BAT-6B009    Enclosed Farmhouse+Stables    4.50
BAT-6B010    Rural House with Annex    2.50
BAT-6B011    Thatched Cottage    2.50
BAT-6B012    Small Water Mill    2.50
BAT-6B013    Russian Church    2.50
BAT-6B014    Thatched Timber Shack    2.00
BAT-6B015    Roundhouse (pack of 3)    3.50
BAT-6B016    Pit House    2.00
BAT-6B017    Townhouse No.2    2.50
BAT-6B018    Cafe / Shop      2.50
BAT-6B019    Thatched Farmstead      4.00
BAT-6B020    Small Thatched Hovel      1.25
BAT-6B021    Tiled Merchants House    2.50
BAT-6B022      Three Storey Ruin    2.75
BAT-6B023    Stone Built House    2.50
BAT-6B024    European Church    3.75
BAT-6B025    Thatched Timber Framed House    2.50
BAT-6B026    Thatched Timber Framed Barn    2.50
BAT-6B027    Dutch House (Triangular Gable)    2.75
BAT-6B028    Dutch House (Stepped Gable)    2.75
BAT-6B029    Church Ruin    3.75
BAT-6B030    Low Level Ruin No.1    1.00
BAT-6B031    Desert Dwelling No.2    2.50
BAT-6B032    Desert Dwelling No.1    2.00
BAT-6B033    Henry House    3.00
BAT-6B034    Thatched Stone Barn    2.50
BAT-6B035    Timber Framed Gatehouse    3.50
BAT-6B036    Thatched Farmhouse    2.75
BAT-6B037    European Stone Windmill    3.50
BAT-6B038    Post Windmill    3.50
BAT-6B039    Culloden Croft    2.50
BAT-6B040    Farmhouse Ruin    2.50
BAT-6B041    Chapel House    3.25
BAT-6B042    Thatched Rendered Cottage    2.50
BAT-6B043    Rendered Cottage with Dormer    2.50
BAT-6B044    Saltbox House    2.50
BAT-6B045    Tiled Timber Shack    2.50
BAT-6B046    ACW Mail Office / Store    2.50
BAT-6B047    Stone House with Annex    3.00
BAT-6B048    Low Level Run No.2    1.25
BAT-6B049    Small Clapboard Chapel    2.50
BAT-6B050    Pumping Station    4.00
BAT-6B051    Irish Croft    1.25
BAT-6B052    Townhouse No.3    2.50
(All supplied unpainted)

And here's some pics of them to tempt you in...






















All of the Battlescale products can be found over on their website here: https://battlescale.com/

They're pretty!

But can they fight?

Very cute.