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Our next batch of excellent Red Vectors designs have been prepped and added to the Minibits website!

This batch is for the WWII gamers, with sets of ruined buildings and factories for both 20mm and 28mm games. These are all available on our website here: http://www.minibits.net/red-vectors/ and will also appear on our eBay Store in the next few days: http://stores.ebay.com/minibitswargames/

20mm WWII
RED-20W2-01 Ruined buildings (x5) £35.00
RED-20W2-02 Ruined cafes (x2) £15.00
RED-20W2-03 Ruined factory (x6 pieces) £35.00
RED-20W2-04 Ruined factory with office £10.00

28mm WWII
RED-28W2-01 Ruined buildings (x2) £25.00
RED-28W2-02 Ruined factory (x6 pieces) £40.00


And some pics to tempt you in!
















Next up from RedVectors will be some Wild West carts and a nice little 15mm church!

More information on Red Vectors can be found here: http://www.redvectors.co.uk/

This next release from RedVectors is a lovely model of Escomb Church in County Durham. The real church is one of the oldest Anglo Saxon churches in England and one of only three complete examples still standing. The model doesn't have to be confined to the land of the Prince Bishops though and would sit happily on the table for all kinds of games.

15mm Medieval - http://www.minibits.net/red-vectors/
RED-15M-01 Escomb Church £12.00

And a pic!




The next designs from RedVectors will be some Wild West carts hopefully, we just need to get some horses done to pull them!

More information on Red Vectors can be found here: http://www.redvectors.co.uk/

We've got a quick couple of releases ready before we head off to the Fiasco show this weekend, with the M44 and M52 self-propelled howitzers ready and on the website!

These two are both conversions of the US Walker Bulldog chassis, the first with a 155mm howitzer and used by the US, Britain, Italy, Belgium, Greece and Turkey. The second has a 105mm howitzer was used by both the US and Turkey (under the M52T designation).

Modern
Vehicles - https://pendraken.co.uk/modern/vehicles/
MDV62 M44 Self-propelled howitzer, 155mm £4.00
MDV63 M52 Self-propelled howitzer, 105mm £4.00


And the pics:

MDV62 - M44 Self-propelled howitzer, 155mm



MDV63 - M52 Self-propelled howitzer, 105mm



Next up will be the Dutch-Belgians for the Napoleonic fans, we should have those ready to release in the next fortnight.

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We've got some more additions to our Modern vehicles range with the Humber Pig and ZSU-57-2 released and ready to buy!

The Humber Pig was a lightly armoured truck used by the British army from the 1950's through to the early 1990's. With around 1700 produced, this vehicle is probably best known for its usage in Northern Ireland in the 1970's. There were also some quite fun conversions, including the Holy Pig (rooftop hatch with perspex screen), Squirt Pig (water cannon), Flying Pig (extending riot screens) and Kremlin Pig (wire screens for RPG protection)!

The ZSU-57-2 was a self-propelled anti-air gun built on a modified T-54 chassis. Developed in the mid-1950's and still in use today, over 2000 of these were produced and saw action in Vietnam, Yom Kippur, Yugoslavia and the Gulf War. They were still in use during the recent Syrian Civil War as well.

Modern
Vehicles - https://pendraken.co.uk/modern/vehicles/
MDV64 Humber Pig £2.95
MDV65 ZSU-57-2 £3.50


And the pics:

MDV64 - Humber Pig



MDV65 - ZSU-57-2



Next up is those Napoleonic Dutch-Belgians, should be ready before we head off to Warfare!

After they were launched at the Battleground show a fortnight ago, we've now added these ECW battle packs to the website as well. Covering the 3 ECW battles that took place here in the north-east of England, each pack contains a representation of the forces present at each engagement, at a ratio of roughly 1:10.

In August 1642, King Charles I declared war against his Parliament. The North, led by William Cavendish, Earl of Newcastle, generally supported the King. Cavendish’s 6-8,000 strong Royalist northern army marched south from Newcastle to relieve the Parliamentarian threat to Royalist York. En route it defeated a small Parliamentarian force at Piercebridge and then went on to challenge Parliamentarian forces led by the Fairfaxes in the west (Leeds/Bradford area) and the Hothams (Hull) and Cholmleys (Scarborough) in the East. The struggle for control of the bridge crossings of the River Tees, in order to move Royalist supplies of munitions from the Continent down to York and beyond, led to the engagements at Guisborough and Yarm.

Packs cover:-
The Battle of Piercebridge (1 December 1642)
The Battle of Guisborough (16 January 1643)
The Battle of Yarm (1 February 1643)

These packs are all available on our website now: https://pendraken.co.uk/battlefield-trust/

More info on the Battlefields Trust can be found here: http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/

We've got more new releases for the Napoleonic gamers next, with the Dutch Belgians now available!

After the French conquest of the Netherlands in the late 18th century, the Kingdom of Holland had fought alongside the French until 1810, when Napoleon integrated the Netherlands into France and absorbed the army into his own Grande Armee. In 1813 however, an uprising against Napoleonic rule brought about both a new Kingdom of the United Netherlands and an independent Dutch army, which went on to serve as part of the allied forces during the 100 Days War, culminating at Waterloo.

Our range covers this later period with figures in both Dutch and Belgian style uniforms for both infantry and cavalry.

Napoleonics
Dutch-Belgians - https://pendraken.co.uk/napoleonic/1812 ... h-belgian/
NDB1 Dutch line infantry, march attack £5.25
NDB2 Dutch line infantry, firing line £5.25
NDB3 Dutch line command £5.25
NDB4 Dutch mounted officer (5) £1.75
NDB5 Belgian line infantry, march attack £5.25
NDB6 Belgian line infantry, firing line £5.25
NDB7 Belgian line command £5.25
NDB8 Belgian mounted officer (5) £1.75
NDB9 Dutch Jagers £5.25
NDB10 Belgian Jagers £5.25
NDB11 Dutch Militia, march attack £5.25
NDB12 Dutch Militia, advancing/firing £5.25
NDB13 Hussars (Dutch style) £5.25
NDB14 Dragoons (Belgian style) £5.25
NDB15 Carabiniers (Dutch style) £5.25
NDB16 Carabiniers (Belgian style) £5.25
NDB17 6pdr guns with line artillery crew (3) £5.25
NDB18 6pdr guns with horse artillery crew (3) £5.25
NDB19 7” Howitzer with line crew (3) £5.25
NDB20 7” Howitzer with horse artillery crew (3) £5.25
NDB21 Prince of Orange and officer (2) £1.00
(All packs contain 30 foot / 15 cavalry / 3 guns and crew, unless indicated otherwise)

We've also got a couple of handy army packs for these:

1815 Dutch Army Pack - £33.00
3 x NDB1
1 x NDB3, NDB9, NDB15, NDB17

1815 Belgian Army Pack - £33.00
3 x NDB5
1 x NDB7, NDB10, NDB14, NDB17


And the pics:

NDB1 - Dutch line, march attack



NDB7 - Belgian line command



NDB9 - Dutch Jagers



NDB14 - Dragoons (Belgian style)



NDB15 - Carabiniers (Dutch style)



NDB17 - 6pdrs with line crew



NDB21 - Prince of Orange with officer



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Our final release of 2018 adds a French five to the Modern Vehicles range with the addition of the AMX-VCI APC and the Panhard EBR armoured car.

The AMX-VCI was an APC variant of the AMX-13 chassis, with around 3000 produced in a number of variants. We've got the three most useful types:
- the VTT with a standard turret mounted machine gun.
- the 12.7, fitted with a 50 calibre HMG.
- the M-56, fitted with a 20mm cannon.

As well as France, these were extensively used by both Belgium and the Netherlands and are still in active service in various other countries.

The Panhard EBR was an 8-wheeled armoured car which was originally designed before WWII but didn't start production until the early 1950's. Both the FL-10 and FL-11 variants had 75mm turrets, with the latter being sourced from the AMX-13 tank. Over 1000 of these were produced in total, with one of them carrying the coffin of Charles de Gaulle at his state funeral.

Modern
Vehicles - https://pendraken.co.uk/modern/vehicles/
MDV66 AMX-VCI £3.30
MDV67 AMX-VCI 12.7 £3.30
MDV68 AMX-VCI M-56 £3.30
MDV69 Panhard EBR-75, FL-10 £2.95
MDV70 Panhard EBR-75, FL-11 (AMX turret) £2.95


And the pics:

MDV66 - AMX-VCI



MDV69 - Panhard EBR-75



And that's us all done for 2018! We'll see you in the New Year with some more new goodies!