We are already going back to France this coming Saturday, this time near Lille, after a very nice week end spent in Compiègne.  We hope to unveil a couple of new items in Beuvry-la-Forêt, including a T34/85 turret for the World War Toons T34 kit.  This series of Meng kits is proving to be pretty popular and we are having a ball designing conversion kits and adds-on for those little gems…  More Sherman and T34 bits are in the making.   But more ‘serious’ work is also underway with the next two 1/72 RetroTracks kits (or patterns, rather) being designed, along with more 1/144 aircraft items.

Although the Beuvry show is a two-day affair, we will only be present at that show on the first day, as we are expected in Middelkerke, Belgium, on Sunday.  There, we look forward to seeing again a few good friends and sample a rather rare and pretty amazing Belgian beer..!  There will not be enough for everyone, so come early…, and stop by the RetrokiT stand while you are there!

Our next pit stop is in Compiègne, France, on 12-13 May 2018.   This gives us a bit of time to recoup after a busy month of April..!  Not that we can go on holidays just yet, as there are patterns to check one last time before being sent to casters, there are more patterns to complete, and of course new projects, suggestions and ideas to investigate and research.  No rest for the wicked!

We’re off to Scotland for the IPMS Scotland Nationals, where we’ll be proud to show off our latest releases (check out our Facebook page for the latest info).

It’s been a cracking month of March, with 4 shows in as many week ends, and some exciting new releases, including our 1/35 Belgian T.13 Type 1 / Type 2 kit.  We are going to lie a bit lower now for three weeks, Easter and face-painting jobs are calling, but we are also planning for a number of new releases to hit this website on or around the 22nd of April, in time for our next two shows, first in Tienen, Belgium (22/4) and then Perth in Scotland (28-29/4).  Lots of new 1/144 stuff coming in, and a handful of new Bananaaas!, a WWT KV-1 Ekranami turret and for those who have the Cartoon Miniatures’ Leon figure, little Mathilda to accompany the Cleaner.

Happy Easter (great time to start an Egg, Folks!) and Happy Scale Modelling!

We will be presenting our new 1/35 T.13 Type 1 / Type 2 for the first time in Belgium this Saturday in Hoboken, near Antwerp.

Our next stop is in Vienna, Austria, for our first participation to the ‘Go Modelling’ show.  This will be the stage for the release of our latest 1/35 RetroTracks kit, the Belgian T13 Type 1 / Type 2.  This is our first new release in this range in a few years, as we were busy setting up other ranges, at least that’s what we use as an excuse, but we are glad to say we are planning another Belgian 1/35 AFV kit for the 50th anniversary of IPMS Belgium in early October 2018.  Who ever said RetroTracks was finished, huh??!

We are also releasing in Vienna our latest 1/144 offering, the rare Me-262 A-2a/U2, as a conversion kit for the nice Eduard kit.  Meanwhile, our casters are busy getting the next batch of new items ready for April and May, and work continues on a dozen or so other projects for the later part of 2018…  No rest for the wicked.

 

Following closely behind the Belgian Mk.VI self-propelled anti-tank gun kit that will be released at the end of June 2018, we are proud to announce the ‘follow-up’ kit that will be released mid-July 2018.  The AEC Regal-based American Red Cross Clubmobile that roamed Britain from 1942 until 1944.  We remind everyone that both kits will be a limited production run kits, to be pre-ordered before June 15, 2018 for the Mk.VI, and June 29, 2018 for the Clubmobile .  The Clubmobile kit will include interior details, its female crew and decals.   Orders are accepted from today.  Production will cease after June 2018 (Mk.VI) and July 2018 (Clubmobile).

… the curious, diminutive but innovative V.C.L. Mk.VI/47mm SA-RFC used by the Belgian army between 1932 and 1940.  As with the previous two recent 1/72 RetroTracks releases, this will be a limited production run kit, to be pre-ordered before June 15, 2018.  Shipping is expected to take place around June 25, 2018.  Orders are accepted from today.  Production will cease after June 2018.

After our first big show of the year in Belgium, we are already getting ready for a very busy month of March that will see us visiting four shows in four countries..  The big piece of news is going to be the release of our latest 1/35 AFV kit, scheduled for the 10th of March in Vienna, Austria, but we are planning a few other smaller releases for all those shows.  So stay tuned!  And if you can, join us in Thionville, France early March..!

We start off the new year’ show season with a bang so-to-speak, since our hosts, the Félés (the Crazies!!) organise the first BIG show of the year, each year in a small town near Charleroi, in Belgium.  A great show, with a certain emphasis on figures, but well attended with clubs, traders and visitors coming from many European countries.  Well worth the visit, don’t let the grim February Belgian weather dissuade you!

This will be our first outing in a while (our last show was in the UK early December), and the first outing for over 20 new products we have released since the beginning of the new year.  The show also marks the release of 4 new decal sheets, one for our new 1/100 aircraft range and three for the Tiger Model Cute Series kits.  Those are our first efforts in terms of decals for those two ranges, and we have several more in preparation.  This show also marks the end of the road for our two limited edition 1/72 AFV kits, the Belgian Ford/Marmon-Herrington and the Breda 501.  A few left-over kits will be offered first-come, first-serve basis at the show, but, basically, production has now ended and we wish to thank all those who pre-ordered the kits and let them know their parcels are on their way!  We will soon announce the nature of the next two limited edition 1/72 AFV kits on our FB page and here, of course.