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The new releases continue at Pendraken HQ and we've got a small batch of new Soviet vehicles for you now, ahead of our big US/Soviet Cold War ranges coming next week.

Firstly we've got the BMP-1, one of the most highly produced IFVs in history, which was launched in the 1960s and is still in use today. From the Arab-Israeli conflicts to Afghanistan and beyond, this should be a popular addition to a lot of games!

Next up is the T-64 in three variants; A, B and BV. As with the BMP-1, this was first produced in the 1960s and can still be seen in use in the current Russian invasion of Ukraine. The A and B variants are quite similar in appearance, but the BV has the reactive armour and smoke launchers on the side of the turret.

One extra thing to note with these vehicles is that these are the first ever releases that have been designed digitally. It's taken a long time for the technology to reach a level that we're happy with and we've done a lot of testing/tweaking with the printers to get the best results out of them. The photos might not show it fully but the detail on these models is excellent and produces very crisp castings. Going forward this will open up a lot of possibilities for us to speed up the mastering process and get back on schedule with our vehicle releases.

So, on to the list:

Modern Vehicles - https://www.pendraken.co.uk/vehicles-768-c.asp
MDV74 BMP-1 £3.20
MDV75 T-64A £3.50
MDV76 T-64B £3.50
MDV77 T-64BV £3.50


And some pics:

MDV74 - BMP-1


MDV75 - T-64A


MDV76 - T-64B


MDV77 - T-64BV



Next up will be the Cold War US and Soviet ranges, which we're hoping to release at our Birthday Bash next weekend!

Those look excellent!

Hmmmmm, I've long pondered a small scale Kumbahyah battle with lots of tanks. These are tempting.

Hopefully these will be tempting as well...!



More new releases for you now! Some off you might have spotted these arrive on the website yesterday but here's the 'official' announcement!

These new Cold War ranges are aimed at the late-1970's to mid-1980's timeframe, with the US in both the M1 helmet and later PASGT kit, and the Soviets carrying both AK-47s and AK-74s. We've also added some fun extras like the Soviet engineer group and the US MUTT jeeps with the TOW missile launcher.

There are other vehicles in our existing ranges that can be used with these new figures, so we'll get those added into the relevant website sections in the coming days.


Cold War US - https://www.pendraken.co.uk/usa-1086-c.asp
USA1 Infantry in M1 helmet, advancing with M16 (2 figs) £2.00
USA2 Infantry in M1 helmet, standing, firing M16 £2.00
USA3 Infantry in PASGT, advancing with M16 (2 figs) £2.00
USA4 Infantry in PASGT, standing, firing M16 £2.00
USA5 Infantry in PASGT, kneeling, firing M16 £2.00
USA6 Grenadier with M203 grenade launcher £2.00
USA7 Prone team, firing GPMG (5) £2.00
USA8 60mm mortar with team (3) £2.00
USA9 81mm mortar with team (3) £2.00
USA10 .50cal HMG team (3) £2.00
USA11 M47 Dragon team (5) £2.00
USA12 M72 LAW team (5) £2.00
USA13 Stinger SAM team (5) £2.00
USA14 Radio operator £2.00
USA15 Officers x 2 (1 x field and 1 x staff) £2.00
USA16 Casualty marker £2.00
USA17 Artillery crews £2.00
USA18 Tank commanders £1.00
USA19 105mm howitzer (M101) with crew (1) £2.95
USA20 155mm howitzer (M114) with crew (1) £2.95
USA21 M151 ‘MUTT’ jeep with driver £2.95
USA22 M151 with TOW ATGM team £2.95
1970’s Army Pack contains: 3 x USA1, 2. 1 x USA6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 £27.00
1980’s Army Pack contains: 2 x USA3, 4, 5. 1 x USA6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 £27.00


Cold War Soviets - https://www.pendraken.co.uk/soviet-union-1087-c.asp
SOV1 Advancing with AK-47 rifle (2 figs) £2.00
SOV2 Standing, firing AK-47 rifle £2.00
SOV3 Advancing with AK-74 rifle (2 figs) £2.00
SOV4 Standing, firing AK-74 rifle £2.00
SOV5 Kneeling, firing AK-74 rifle £2.00
SOV6 Advancing with RPK LMG £2.00
SOV7 Standing, firing RPK LMG £2.00
SOV8 PKM MG team (5) £2.00
SOV9 Kneeling with RPG-7 £2.00
SOV10 AGS-17 grenader launcher on tripod, with team (3) £2.00
SOV11 82mm mortar with team (3) £2.00
SOV12 120mm mortar with team (3) £2.00
SOV13 Strela-3 team (5) £2.00
SOV14 Sniper £2.00
SOV15 Radio operator £2.00
SOV16 Engineers/Sapper team (2 sets) £2.00
SOV17 Officers x 2 (1 x field and 1 x staff) £2.00
SOV18 Casualty marker £2.00
SOV19 Artillery crews £2.00
SOV20 Tank commanders £1.00
SOV21 100mm field gun (BS-3) with crew (1) £2.95
SOV22 122mm Howitzer (M-30) with crew (1) £2.95
SOV23 122mm Howitzer (D-30) with crew (1) £2.95
SOV24 152mm Howitzer (D-20) with crew (1) £2.95
1970’s Army Pack contains: 3 x SOV1, 2. 1 x SOV7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 £27.00
1980’s Army Pack contains: 2 x SOV3, 4, 5. 1 x SOV7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 £27.00


And some pics:

US Infantry in M1 helmet, advancing:


US 60mm mortar team:


US M72 LAW team:


US 155mm Howitzer with crew:


M151 MUTT with TOW:


Soviet Infantry, advancing with AK-74:


Soviet kneeling with RPG-7:


Soviet sniper:


Soviet engineer/sapper team:


Soviet 122mm howitzer with crew:



These releases clear a load of sculpts from the desk here at Pendraken HQ, so we'll have a few weeks off moulding now! Next on the agenda is a new Russo-Japanese range, some extra Indo-China sculpts, and then maybe a few surprises here and there...!

Hey Leon, have you checked your figs to see if they match with the Warlord Epic Waterloo range?

FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:58 pm Hey Leon, have you checked your figs to see if they match with the Warlord Epic Waterloo range?

Unfortunately, the Warlord figures are too big so don't work with ours. They're around 13.5mm so they don't fit with any of the existing 10mm or 15mm ranges. It seems like a missed opportunity to me, they could have picked up so many more sales among the existing 10mm or 15mm players rather than inventing their own range just to tie folks to their products.

After a few new releases back at the start of the year we're back with some more additions for our American War of Independence ranges, this time with emphasis on the French. 

First up we've got some Lee's Legion and mounted militia for the Americans, skirmishing Queens Rangers and British Legion infantry for the Brits.  And then for the French we've got Chasseurs, mounted officers, artillery pieces, Lauzun's Legion and the Duc de Lauzun himself!

AWI

American - www.pendraken.co.uk/american-587-c.asp
AWA26    Lee's Legion    £6.00
AWA27    Militia cavalry    £6.00

British - www.pendraken.co.uk/british-588-c.asp
AWB50    Queens Rangers, skirmishing    £6.00
AWB51    British Legion infantry    £6.00

French - www.pendraken.co.uk/french-589-c.asp
AWF5    Chasseurs, skirmishing    £6.00
AWF6    3pdr guns with crew    £6.00
AWF7    6pdr guns with crew    £6.00
AWF8    6pdr battalion guns with crew    £6.00
AWF9    5.5” Howitzers with crew    £6.00
AWF10    Lauzun's Legion Hussars with lance    £6.00
AWF11    Lauzun's Legion Hussars with sabre (8)    £3.20
AWF12    Duc de Lauzun (1)    £0.75
AWF13    Mounted Officers    £1.75

And a few pics of course!

Leon Pendraken wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:14 am

FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:58 pm Hey Leon, have you checked your figs to see if they match with the Warlord Epic Waterloo range?

Unfortunately, the Warlord figures are too big so don't work with ours. They're around 13.5mm so they don't fit with any of the existing 10mm or 15mm ranges. It seems like a missed opportunity to me, they could have picked up so many more sales among the existing 10mm or 15mm players rather than inventing their own range just to tie folks to their products.

Thank you. Ironically all I am looking for is command figures! I will likely 9rder a pack from you and see if I can pad them up a bit in the base.

FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:16 am Thank you. Ironically all I am looking for is command figures! I will likely 9rder a pack from you and see if I can pad them up a bit in the base.

No worries, I can always send you some samples if you'd like to check the height first, not a problem.

Leon Pendraken wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:19 am

Oh, if my poor old eyes were just 20 years younger..... Best of luck with these, my dear chap, they look splendid!