We’ve entered the busiest time of the year, show-wise that is.  Nine shows left before the end of the year, including eight over the next eight weeks.  This will take us to the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France and the UK.  And we are hoping that politicians get their fingers out of their a…. as Breixit looms, a hard one at that, as this will potentially have serious consequences for us, least of all our attendance at shows in the UK post 29 March 2019, which may go down to… zero show.  We have two shows in the UK this year, in St Ives (IPMS Brampton) at the end of September and in London in early December.  As things stand right now, the Southern Expo (IPMS Hornchurch) in March might well be our last attendance at a UK show, which would be a shame really…

Let’s hope sense prevails!

Anyway, we’re now off to Breda in the Netherlands to present, in particular, our latest World War Toons endeavours!  We hope to see you there!

It’s been a long time in coming, but Victor is finally here!  Victor is the companion to our earlier Un-dead Bride bust; the happy (!?) couple can at last be re-united for your painting pleasure!

Also new is our M4A1(76)W conversion kit for the still sooooooo cute Meng ‘World War Toons’ Sherman M4A1 kit.  And with yet more World War Toons tanks being released or announced (Somua S35, Pz 38(t), Pershing, Stuart,..), we have enough work for the next two decades, we think..!   Fun has come back to scale modelling!  Enjoy!

With the late August model shows in Mons, Belgium and Mulheim-Karlich in Germany comes the countdown to the big ‘end of the year’ shows such as Plastic & Steel and Scale Model Challenge…  We are working hard to add on onto our existing catalogue in time for those shows, and this includes the latest batch of ‘World War Toons’ add-ons and conversion kits.  Our re-launched 1/72 AFV range is doing well, and despite a slightly postponed release of the Belgian Mk.VI tankette and of the AEC Regal Clubmobile due to some technical issues, we are back in track and have just announced the next three releases (four, if taking into account the Brossel 780B TAL kit we have acquired from AFV+ and plan to re-release shortly), due out late January 2019: the Lorraine 28-1 command vehicle, the rare Citroën-Kegresse P104 armoured car and the rather larger Berliet GPE4 tank transporter, all of which are already available on pre-order at special prices.

All those AFVs have meant that we have had less time than usual for of other ranges, but rest assured that more RetroSF and RetroWings stuff is coming, very soon too..!

As we are shipping our latest two 1/72 RetroTracks items, the VCL Mk.VI/47mm FRC and the AEC Regal Clubmobile, we can now unveil the nature of our next 1/72 AFV kits.

We plan to release not two, but three new kits at the end of January 2019 and those will be, just like the previous kits, available on a pre-order basis via the RetrokiT website.  The three kits are: Lorraine 28-1 Command Car, Berliet GPE Tank Transporter and the diminutive Citroën P104 half-track.  All three are available from the RetrokiT website at a special ‘pre-order’ price from now until the 27th of January 2019, date after which the regular retail price will be applied and production will from then on strictly meet online orders, also meaning a slight delay before shipping.

In the meantime, we are also very pleased to add the beautiful AFV+ Brossel 780B TAL to our 1/72 RetroTracks range.  AFV+ have unfortunately stopped producing patterns but this change of label means this kit will remain available for the forseeable future

We will soon be attending to our first dedicated ‘Military Model Show’ in years..!  Meng’s World War Toons kits certainly have been a hit with us, and we are busy adding to this new range of conversion kits for them…  It’s hard to stop because with subjects like the Sherman, the T-34, the Pz III,..  there are soooooooo many good ways of developing the ‘lighter’ side of the hobby.

WWT is not everyone’s cup of tea, of course, and our conversions are maybe not what or how some modellers would have seen them.  It’s difficult to please everyone, but we are not trying to please everyone and our creations, we feel, must keep an ‘air of WWT’ and above all reflect the individual preferences of our pattern-makers.  All in all, we must say the range is a success so far, and therefore, expect a lot more from us over the coming months.

Speaking of ‘tanks’, work on the Belgian Mk.VI/C.47 FRC and the AEC Regal Clubmobile is going well and it is still planned to release both kits late June – early July as planned.  You can follow the making of those patterns on our Facebook page.

Back to this ‘Tank’ show then.  It’s being organised by a good friend of ours, John, of Paper Panzer Productions and is being held in a little known, but very interesting part of the Belgian army museum in the outskirts of Antwerp, Belgium.  We will only offer ‘AFV’ related products (with a few Bananaaas! of course!), so pre-order via e-mail if you want us to bring you aircraft or non-AFV-related SF/F stuff!

Happy modelling!

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.