Paint Bottle Racks

So as you may already know we stock a paint bottle rack on our website that is only suitable for Vallejo bottles.

Well after many a request for a multi-purpose bottle rack we have finally designed one. And here it is!!

In terms of size it is 297mm x 210mm x 72mm with slots 35mm round suitable for holding any Games Workshop bottles as well as Foundry paint bottles and Coat d'arms Paints.

This rack has been designed to be stackable and it is not recommended that these are stored on their side or wall mounted, unlike our Vallejo styled bottle racks.

These are available now over at our website for the sum of £7.00.

Thanks again for reading.

Warbases Jr.

Oi! You! Peasant!

These may have been available for a while at shows and they have finally made it onto our website.

Here we have available 3 variations of peasant carts that are priced between £3 and £4. 

 Above we have Peasant Cart 1, as it is called on the website. This comes in at £3 and features a curved bottom without sides.

Below is Peasant Cart 2. This is available at £4 and features a flat bottom.

Below is Peasant Cart 3. This is also priced at £4 and features "laddered" sides.

All of these carts are easily assembled with only the addition of some PVA glue and you have some fine carts for those pesky peasants roaming around your table. They are now available over on our Carts and Wagons page of the website so head over now and grab yourself a bargain.

Thanks for reading once again guys.

Warbases Jr.

All for one, and one for all!

So with the return of The Musketeers to our TV screens on BBC 1 I thought I'd make a plug for some of our figures that we already have available on our website.

We have our very own range of musketeer figures available including 2 very good box sets of which I shall be highlighting within this post.

The first of these box sets are the Mousquetaire Mega Pack available at £22. This pack contains;

As seen above, this pack contains the 4 musketeers, Comte de Roquefort, Captain de Travaille, Madame de Winter, Madame Bonasieur, Cardinal Richly, King Lewis and Queen Anna.

The other box set that we have available is the Red Guard Mega Pack for the princely sum of £25.

This contains 4 red guard with sword, 4 red guard with musket, 4 red guard with halberd and 4 red guard with crossbow.

The Mousquetaire Mega Pack offers a saving of £3.50 in comparison to when bought individually whilst the Red Guard Mega Pack will save you £3.00 in comparison to being bought separately. 

So head over to our website and grab yourself a bargain!!

Warbases Jr.

Dice Dice Baby!!

So nearly a month since my last blog post, therefore I must apologise. Being away on holidays followed by a rather hectic week back has meant this has been put on a back burner.

So new product release!! As can possibly be guessed from the title of this post we are now doing 6-sided dice to compliment our existing range of dice holders available from the Gaming Aids section of our website.

These dice, just like the cells, are available in 4 different sizes; 7mm, 10mm, 12mm and 16mm. 

Each come in 6 different colours as you can see in the pictures and all come in packs of 10 and are priced between £1 and £2.

These are now available on the website so head over and take a look and grab yourself a bargain.

Thanks for reading again and until next time, goodbye!!

Warbases Jr.

Cold and Ruined

No that isn't a definition of how I felt after a hefty night out this weekend. But it is a description of the latest products off our production line.

With the release of games such as Frostgrave, we have expanded our 28mm range of buildings to include some things such as ruins and paving pieces, all of which are on 6" tiles so that they are interchangeable to suit your own needs and desires.

Here you can see some WIP pictures of the range, at this time they are still prototypes and changes may be made however they are hopefully going to be available within the coming weeks and months.

Above you can see a corner section of a ruin with a staircase integrated into it.

Above we have a 1 story ruin building and below is a 2 story version with an internal floor.

Below is a 3 piece floor set including a wizards pentangle.

Above is a raised dais and below is the wizards pentangle this time with 4 broken columns.

Below we have a stepped section with elevated platforms.

Well I hope that you all like what you see, please feel free to comment as ever.

For now friends, adios! For I am away to Mexico, see you all in a few weeks time.

Warbases Jr.

Anyone out there??

Well I don't remember Crisis being that bad that it has taken us nearly 3 years to recover and write another blog post?? In all honesty, we have been rather busy, new products, a change of unit and many other things and all of a sudden Martin's blog was chucked to the bottom of a very long list and forgotten about.... Until now!!

So what to talk about...? Well we haven't half been busy these past few years. Like I mentioned above we have a new unit, a matter of minutes from our own front door, we have brought out a number of new ranges such as our carts and WW1 vehicles as well as our very own range of animals that actually look like what they are meant to be! (I know, shocking right!)

But enough about the past, everyone who is reading this wants to know what we are currently working on. So Martin's next little trick up his sleeve is the introduction of Land Rovers, and yes they have been made in MDF, I know, I still don't understand how he manages it either!

So here are a couple of WIP pics for you all, they are nearly ready for production as they still need a couple of small adjustments but here is what Martin's great (and sometimes odd) mind has managed to conjure up. Above is a long wheel-base version of the Land Rover and below is the short wheel-base version.

We are intending to retail both of these at £7 per kit and they will hopefully be put into production in the coming weeks with the aim of having them available online as well as being at our next show in St. Helens in a couple of weeks time.

But that's enough for now folks. Please feel free to comment with any ideas and suggestions and I will hopefully be back a bit sooner than our last post.

Warbases Jr.

Fat boys on tour.

Well, it's that time of year again. Clocks back an hour, woolly jumpers back on and our annual jaunt to Crisis is just a couple of days away.

Mrs Warbases is coming with me this time as I've decided to make the 1100 mile (give or take a furlong or two) round trip in my own van this year. Kudos to Eric of Figures in Comfort for allowing me to tag along the last two years. I felt that it was time to try and take more product to this show, and sharing a van meant that this was just not feasible.

So as well as Claymore Castings, I'll be stocking the very popular 'tufts', courtesy of my good friends at Mutineer Miniatures. I'm acting as pack horse for the SESWC too - taking along their terrain and figures for their display game.

If I'm being perfectly honest, this is not one of the most profitable shows we go to. It's not that the we don't do well at the show, more the associated costs - fuel, ferry, food, beer and hotels take a sizable chunk of the takings. The price of the trade space is kept at a minimum by the Tin Soldiers (10 Euros per metre last year), so this is the least of our costs for the weekend.

However all this aside, it has to be, arguably, the most enjoyable weekend on the circuit. The secret to surviving it is to stay away from bad influences like Dave, Phil, Kev and Erik!

Here's an action packed itinerary of our 'weekend';

Wednesday afternoon - pack the van, checking and double checking we've got everything.

Thursday morning - back to the unit to collect all the things I've forgotten. (It always happens).
Thursday circa 12:00 pm. Time for the off! Dawdle down the road to Harwich on fuel saving mode. Why Harwich I hear you cry! Because its half the price of travelling from Hull or Newcastle.
Arrive Harwich circa 9:30 pm. Check in and drive onto the ferry. Get beers in and relax for the night.

Arrive Hook of Holland circa 7.30 am Friday, (being woken up the the sounds of  'Don't worry, be happy' very loudly over the ship's tannoy).
Drive from Hook down to Antwerp, in convoy, arriving at the venue, approximately 11.00 am.

Take a couple of hours shopping for chocolate, and having a second breakfast, to allow the TSA to set up the venue - lighting rigs need to be assembled and tables set out.
When we return to the venue, we unload, set up and mingle with our fellow traders. I'm hoping to pick up a master mould and some castings from Leon and Dave of Pendraken, of the first of our new livestock range.

Then we need to check in to the hotel and see who's loitering in the bar. The vast majority of British traders and punters stay in the Holiday Inn. Those preferring a bit more adventure, stay at the Docks Hotel, where apparently, you can rent a room by the hour. I'll leave further details to your imagination!

Friday evening is free time to head up the city centre - there are a lot of bars and restaurants and you can easily spend an evening sampling the local delights.

Saturday is show day, and we spend a thoroughly enjoyable time, swapping currency for our products, chatting with our clients and trying to speak French, German, Flemish and sometimes even English. One unusual factor to the show is that while the majority of customers will pay in Euros, some will pay with Sterling too. Two cash boxes required here!

During the show, you can indulge in some beers and burgers, provided by the wives of TSA .

On the close of the show we can leisurely repack the van and  retire to the hotel bar for a well deserved beverage. On Saturday evening, we have the option of attending the buffet put on by the TSA in the venue, or another evening in Antwerp. I am undecided as to which to do yet, I'll just wait and see who appears to lead us astray.

Sunday we get to leisurely get up, check out of the hotel and maybe take the opportunity to visit Ypres or Mesen during the afternoon before we travel back up to Hook for the return ferry.

Monday morning will see us arrive back in Harwich at 6.30 am. Then just the small matter of the short journey home. We expect to be home in time for tea.

No time to rest and recover though as we have another show on Saturday at Kirriemuir!