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The Shows Must Go On!

Monday, 04 October 2021 16:38
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The Shows must go on!
2nd Oct 2021

Hello all, and welcome to another Baccus update.  There is no magic number update this week due to the usual excuse of ‘technical issues’, but it will return in all of its pomp and glory next week.   There is a great deal of ground to cover in this post, so please do read it as there is a lot going on here at Baccus Megacorp Industries…

Firstly, in one week’s time we will be attending our first wargames show since March 2020.   Yes, folks, it’s eighteen months and counting since we last rolled out our trade stand, and that has left us with a lot of catching up to do, restocking and bringing in all the new releases that have been released out in the intervening period.   The Partizan show will be taking place at Newark showground on Sunday October 10th, and we will be trying to take as much as we possibly can to delight and tempt the unwary passer-by.

I’d like to show you just two areas where we will be offering something new.   It may have escaped your notice, but we have released the Pony Wars rules and the range to go with it, and here is a sneak preview of the new packaging ready to be packed into the van.

We’ve also been expanding our Second World War range at a goodly rate and we will have stocks of what is now a substantial collection of vehicles and equipment.   The big change that we have made to this range is to change the format of our packaging away from the very large formations down to company/battalion level, using the excellent ‘O Group’ rules from Two Fat Lardies as the basis of the organization.  The end result is a series of all arms packs which will grow into a flexible modular system for building your forces.    As part of the process, we now have a boxed starter set available, designed along the same lines as our very popular sets for our own Polemos rules series.

We have no new releases as such, but we have expanded the range of Second World War company packs for the British and German forces.   You can view all of these here.

For yet another set of ‘technical issues’, the cart has not been enabled for pre-orders for shows, but you can email or phone us with advance orders to collect at Partizan.

Moving on from wargames shows, I am delighted to be able to announce at ALL ordering restrictions regarding the amount and number of orders in the system have been removed.   Thanks to all of you for your patience and understanding over the last few months.

HOWEVER…there is a catch to all of this, and it applies only to customers in the EU.   We are part of the IOSS scheme which means that you can order from us, paying the VAT up front, which should allow your order to arrive in a timely manner with no extra charges.   Yes, there have been teething issues with the system as various postal services get to grips with the new system, but, on the whole it is working well.   We have also changed the way we send items to the EU, and that is also proving very effective in getting orders to customers.  There is one big issue with the IOSS service.  There is a restriction of 150 Euros on any one order – about £135.   As a result we have had to cap EU orders at that amount.  If you want to order something in excess of that, you will have to place a further order.  Apologies for any inconvenience caused by this, but these aren’t our rules.

FINALLY, we will have to put up prices at some stage in the very near future.   It’s not a decision that we ever take lightly, but sadly it is inevitable.   The combination of Brexit, Covid and an eye-wateringly huge increase in the cost of raw materials makes this inevitable.   I will give as much notice as I can, but please be aware that this is going to happen.

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News From Baccus 6mm

Monday, 27 September 2021 08:12
Written by Mike
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In the great big international lottery that is the Baccus running total, this week the magic number is 18040. As usual there may be a couple if numbers prior to this that didn't quite make the post this week, but will be on their way soon. Very importantly, don't despair too much about the numbers in front of your order. We are currently processing a lot of orders for the Pony Wars rules. We are able to turn these round very quickly and they don't need any casting doing, but they do serve to inflate the apparent length of the queue.

To other matters, we are getting ready for the release of our new GNW Swedes at Partizan. In anticipation of this, here is another base of the new figures, in this case, Dragoons in Karpus. These really are a joy to paint!

To wrap up this week, I've been asked to supply some photos of 6mm ancients battles for a publication. I've taken these snaps with my phone, ahead of getting the real camera out, but I think they scrub up quite nicely.

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Baccus News And Updates

Tuesday, 21 September 2021 08:24
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Baccus has moved!
18th Sep 2021

Well, not really, just bits of us have, and not that far either. Other bits have stayed put.   The last few weeks have demonstrated only too well that our old administration/order processing/packing area was completely inadequate.   Handling our normal orders plus the extra ones caused by the release of Pony Wars was the last straw, so we took a couple of days out this week and relocated our admin area to some more spacious accommodation over the workshop.   Here's a picture of our new home.  Lindy can just be seen hard at work wrestling with yet another batch of export documentation.

All of this has meant that we've not been as responsive to queries and emails as normal, but we expect to be back on top of things next week.  One thing that has remained constant is the weekly order number update.  This week we have reached the dizzying heights of number #17960.

We are all cautiously moving out of full lockdown mode, and wargaming is no stranger to this process as the UK wargames shows begin to creak back into action.   The first of these will be Partizan in Newark on October 10th.   We are working hard to restock with all of the old favourites plus the new items released over the last 18 months.   This is a major job, but we hope to have a full range of exciting new releases.

Talking of new releases, we have a couple of new codes in our Second World War range, one from either side.  For the Germans we have the arrival of the infamous Wespe 10.5cm self propelled artillery.

For the British, there is something rarer, but infinitely more scary in the form of the Churchill Crocodile.  A truly awesome piece of kit.

As ever, lots more goodies in the pipeline and we will continue the steady stream of new releases over the coming weeks.

New 6mm From Baccus

Saturday, 11 September 2021 09:08
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Yet another Pony War new release!
10th Sep 2021

The end of the week means that we have a new number for you all out there, and this week, it is...#17845.

But enough of the boring stuff, we've got a new release this week and one that I am glad to get out there as it may stop all of the emails asking me when I am going to release...

...a fort the Cavalry in Pony Wars!

This really is a lovely model and is so simple to paint but looks great when assembled.   If you play Pony Wars in 6mm, then you need one of these!

And now, as the saying goes, for something completely different.   All the pictures I've been posting of the new GNW Swedish figures have got quite a number of you asking when they are going to be available.   The intention is to mark the resumption of the UK wargames show circuit by unveiling them at the Partizan show in Newark on Sunday 10th October.

We are already busy casting up stock in anticipation of the event and you will get your chance to see these and all the goodies that we have released over the Covid months at first hand.   In the meantime, here is yet another teaser picture, this time of Swedish Horse wearing Karpus.

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News From Baccus Headquarters

Saturday, 04 September 2021 08:45
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New Second World War packs now available.
3rd Sep 2021

Let’s get the routine stuff out of the way quickly.
This week we have sent out orders up to and including #17752.

No new releases as such this week, but we do have something new to tell you about.

As we warned about earlier, we have no removed the Spearhead packs for World War2 from out catalogue.   We started off with these as they suited our ‘top down’ view of wargaming very nicely and therefore seemed to be the logical scale to produce packs.  However, as time went on, we realised that the larger formation packs became unfeasibly clumsy and expensive.  As a result. We’ve had a rethink and done a complete about face.
I am very pleased to say that we have agreed with Two Fat Lardies to produce  packs for their ‘O’ Group rules, which are based around company sized actions.

The great thing about moving to this scale of operation is that we get flexibility in that we can produce a larger number of smaller packs enabling a gamer to fine tune what they want.  The initial packs all cover basic infantry companies including support weapons.  However, subsequent releases will offer the ability to add transport echelons and support of different types, up to and including armoured formations.

They are also flexible in terms of scale of actions.   The same packs can also represent a complete Battalion, at a figure/model scale of 1:3 Upgrades provide organic support options, transport, or variations in organisation & equipment.

And if ‘O’ Group ain’t your cup of tea, then there are lots of other really good rules sets out there working at the same level of operation.

You can find more details of the British packs here and the Germans here.
The rules are available for sale here.

And finally for today, we are even doing a Second World War starter set;  Rules, British and German forces, bases and scenic, all in one handy package.

So, alongside our release of new items for World War 2, look out for the linked release of new formation packs.

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