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Coming To A Joy Of Six Near You

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 11:23
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Coming to a Joy of Six near you...
24th Jun 2019

With just two weeks to go to the Big Show, the staff here are Baccus Megacorps Industries are slaving away to get some new goodies on the shelf for your delight and delectation. The first subject to occupy our attentions will be next set of releases for WW2 in the shape of British Airborne forces.

(All photos courtesy of the painter, the talented Roland Grimes)
The aim is to have not only the individual code packs for the various and sundry vehicles

and equipment

but also we'll be bundling these together into large formation packs so you'll be able to assemble a complete Airborne Brigade.
We're also working as hard as we can to get the new Wars of Sun King ready for the show.

All of this means that we are going to be very busy over the next few days. We are still accepting orders for collection at the show and past experience tells us that we can sell out of some things very quickly indeed, so it’s worth getting those requests in to us ahead of the show. You can do so by using the Baccus site shopping cart or by email or phone.

Speaking of the Joy of Six, this year's show is shaping up to be cracker. We've got big games, little games, land games, sea games, games to watch, games to play and definitely, most definitely, games to look and go Oooooooooohhhhhh! There are more trade stands than ever, and Dr Mike has promised to put his transport problems behind him and stage his marvellous travelling painting clinic. We have attendees from all over the world coming to this year's show, so come and join them and see what it's all about!

On a final note, we have three places up for grabs on the Baccus Workshop tour starting at 10.00 on July 6th. If you want to grab one or more of these, get in touch as soon as possible. When they are gone, they are gone!

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WW2 British From Baccus

Friday, 19 April 2019 09:30
Written by Mike
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I am well chuffed to be able to announce the release of our first substantial tranche of WW2 vehicles.

Yes, we’ve released the odd artillery piece and even a Sherman, but due to, ‘circumstances beyond our control’, the project as a whole had to be put on the back burner for most of last year. We are now catching up rapidly.

We’ve thought long and hard about our release schedule and what we are going to produce. Yes, it is tanks that catch the eye for WW2, and believe me, we have BIG plans for armour coming up, but it is infantry that have to take and hold ground, and it’s the chaps on foot or manning the artillery that form the real backbone of any army.

As a result, we are going to make sure that it’s the infantry that get some attention in this first batch.

You get trucks,

Artillery tows,

Armoured cars,

those sundry wheeled vehicles that enable the army to function,

a big 17pdr ATG with which to bag a Tiger,

and some AA should the Luftwaffe make an appearance.

The great thing about this approach is that it also enables us to put together some really useful higher formation packs at a discounted price. We’ve adopted a fairly high level of command as the basis for these packs which work well for divisional level games such as Spearhead et al. However, they will break down nicely for those of you who prefer a more tactical approach.

The sharp-eyed amongst you will have noticed that there are some large numbers on the codes for these new releases, and some very big gaps between them. Take that as a good indication of our statement of intent. It would be easy to cherry-pick the obvious good sellers, do those and leave huge holes in the range – Baccus is in this for the long haul and our aim is to produce the finest models with a truly comprehensive coverage.

We believe that the combination of superbly detailed vehicles and equipment combined with our trademark high quality infantry and artillery, all designed to a consistent scale and available at a great price, will prove to be not only an attractive option, but ultimately one that will prove irresistible to lots of you out there.

Just to show what you can do when you get quality models and figures that are in scale with each other, we also have available one of our trademark HQ sets – in this case we find Monty outlining his plans somewhere on North West Europe, while enjoying a nice cup of tea…

You can find all details of the range to date HERE 
We’ve loads more British stuff to come in short order, and for the curious, we will be aiming to get the first group of German models out for this year’s Joy of Six.

Keep watching this News Page!

New ECW Highlanders

Tuesday, 09 April 2019 10:44
Written by Mike
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New Release - 17thC Highlanders
8th Apr 2019

As promised, we've finally unleashed our new WEC Highlanders on an unsuspecting world!   Given the number of queries I’ve fielded about these wee chaps I am sure that there will be loud cheers ringing around parts of the world and the odd glass of spirits raised in toast.

The original ECW range had just the one code covering these chaps.   We've elaborated a bit on the new figures and you now get the posh highlanders armed with sword, targe and attitude, and the lower class sorts armed with an assortment of axes and musket (and attitude).   We also do these in standing around mode and in full charging being quite aggressive mode.  All of which makes for some very spectacular and suitably motley units.

You can find all the details and prices HERE.

These chaps were officially released at Salute, and were part of the reason why Lindy and me were run ragged all day.  We had a great show and it was nice to see all of you who attended, even if we didn't get much time to chat.

However, the biggest story to come out for the show to my mind was the news that the best Participation game at the show was won by Peter Riley and his Wargames Collection Calculator team with his Little Big Horn game.   Let's put this into context; there were SIXTY games in this category, done for the most part in 28mm and with some big and spectacular terrain builds.   A 6mm game beat the lot of them and huge credit must go to the WCC team for this success and I am sure that you'll all echo my sentiments when I say 'Well done!'   A superb effort and just rewards.

There will be some more new releases in the next few days - this time it will Great War Italians...

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The Joy Of Six – 2019

Tuesday, 15 January 2019 14:33
Written by Mike
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Another year - that means another Joy of Six show!  The organising team are all really pleased to let you know that the Joy of Six wargames show will be taking place at Sheffield Hallam University on Sunday 7th July 2019.

Regular attendees will notice that this is a week earlier than usual, as we've been forced to change in order to avoid Sheffield city centre's annual deluge of urban cyclists who have caused so much disruption to the show in the last two years.

We are now inviting applications for those of you wanting to stage games at this year's event.   For more information and a booking form contact us here.

As usual we will be holding our workshop tours around the Baccus Megacorps Industries manufacturing facility on Saturday 6th July.   It's a great way to make a full weekend event.    Places on these sessions are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment.  Once again, if you need a place reserving, contact us here.  Alternatively use that old fashioned telephone thing  0114 2724491.

See you there!

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JOS18 Of Seminars And Sceptics

Monday, 02 July 2018 15:50
Written by Mike
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As I type this, there is just thirteen days before the Joy of Six 2018. Yes, less than two weeks before one of the best shows you will see on the Wargame circuit. On the last post I listed all the great games and traders that will be there on the day.

There will be lots to see and do on the day. The vast majority of the games will be participation, so as well as looking at the eye candy, you’ll be able to join in the action.

The ever-popular Dr Mike’s Painting Clinic will be in attendance. The eponymous Dr Mike is a wonderful teacher and offers free advice and input to complete novices and experience painters alike. If you’ve ever said to yourself, ‘I don’t know how you paint anything that small!’, then pop into Dr Mike’s clinic and receive a free cure for your crippling doubt.

We’ll also be hosting two seminars. The first is the regular Baccus Sunday Grill, where disgruntled gamers can vent their spleen on the captive Baccus staff and attempt to catch them out with tricky questions and demand for information. Always a lively and fun event!

The second is something a little different. We’ve assembled a panel from some of the Great and Good of the hobby, namely John Treadaway, (editor of Miniature Wargames), Wayne Bollands , assistant editor of Wargames Illustrated) and Neil Shuck and Mike Hobbs (both of the Meeples and Miniatures website). They, and the attendees will be addressing questions about why 6mm wargaming has such a poor profile within the hobby and perhaps even coming up with a few answers to improve the situation.

As usual, we’ll also be doing our bit to improve that image problem by running our ‘6mm Sceptic’ scheme. This is for all those who really cannot see the point of attending a show catering purely for 6mm gaming. If your preferred scale of figure tends to the taller, then just declare your complete disinterest at the entry desk and we won’t charge you. Yup. Free entry. If you change your mind and actually see the little guys in a new light and fancy having a go, then go back and pay up your entry fee and we’ll give you a ‘Reformed’ badge. Several of the traders will offer deals or discounts to the Reformed as a mark of your conversion.
So there you have it. A great venue with lots of natural light, some wonderful looking games, lots to play and do and good quality, reasonably priced catering. Why not give it a go?

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