September rather got away from us and unfortunately we did not manage to get any new releases out – but fear not! October is now upon us and today we have the first of our next batch. This time around it’s a full village suitable for the European Low Countries.
In the set we have 30 buildings (including 18 different house variants), a cafe, post office, windmill, farmhouse ruined buildings and more!
A few of our favourites are shown below, but the whole range can be seen here.
Following on from last weeks Pacific Theatre releases for the Japanese and US forces, we have moved to a drastically different climate – North Africa!
The various British forces of the Africa campaign have been trundling around our webstore for a few years with no one to fight but the pesky Italians. However, that all changes with our latest release!
Featuring 44 new units, the Afrika Korps has come to the aid of the beleaguered Italians. The new DAK models cover a huge range of units from HQ teams to tanks to infantry squads to artillery.
A few of our favourites are shown below, but the whole range can be seen here.
The release this week is a little smaller than previously, but covers more nations as we are dealing with heavy transport vehicles – including the monstrous Sonderanhänger 116 trailer!
The release consists of the following vehicles:
GAZ AAA
Fiat 666NM
Renault AHR 5 ton
Laffley S35T
Praga RV
Faun ZR Tractor
Bussing-NAG 4500 S
Leyland Hippo
Faun L900
Fiat 643N
Krupp L3H163
Tatra T111
Bussing-NAG 900
Sonderanhänger 116 trailer
This one is a biggy as I forgot to post about some releases in July! This means since the last update we’ve released over 50 new vehicles (British, German and a mixed set of various motorbikes), machine tools and a set of stowage items.
I won’t overload your inboxes with images of everything new, but a selection are below. The complete list is:
7.5cm PaK 40 L46 auf GW Hotchkiss H39 F
10.5cm leFH 18 (Sf.) auf GW 39H(f)
Dicker Max
Flakpanzer III
Gepanzerte MG Träger Renault UE(f)
Hummel Ammunition Carrier
Jagdtiger
Marder III Ausf.M – Sd.Kfz.138
Mercedes 170 V
Opel Blitz + 2cm flak
Panzer I A
PanzerJager I
Panzer IV H
S307 (f) -Vielfachwerfer
S307 (f) – Reihenwerfer
S307 (f) – Pak40
S307 (f) – ammo carrier
Sd.Kfz.7-1 – 20mm Flakvierling 38
Sd.Kfz.231 8-rad
SdKfz 7-2 3.7cm
Selbstfahrlafette für 28-32 cm UE(f)
Sturmtiger
Tiger II – late
Unic P107 U 304(F) – APC
Unic P107 U 304(F) – Radio
Unic P107 U 304(F) – 2cm Flak
Unic P107 U 304(F) – Pak 36
ACS Thornycroft Amazon 6×4 S. P. 17pdr AT
Albion CX22 Heavy artillery tractor
Armadillo Mk.III SPG
Chevrolet WD 30 CWT truck with 2-Pdr QF Portee
Churchill ARK
Churchill with bobbin
Churchill with mine roller
Churchill fascine carrier
Cruiser tank A9 Mark I
Crusader AA
Crusader MkIII
D8 Bulldozer (open and wadeproofed)
Ford E83W van (2 variants)
Ford F-30 LRDG with Bofors 37mm
Fordson WOT (3 variants)
Home Guard Bedford OXA
Home Guard “Malcolm CampbelL” armoured car
Landing craft, assault
Lloyd carrier
M3 GMC
M3 Lee CDL
Matilda CDL
Last week we released a single model – Monty’s Caravan. This is a special release as it is part of a collaboration between MarDav, Fylde Armouries and Footsore Miniatures to raise fund for Finley’s Touch (https://finleystouch.org.uk/), a UK based children’s cancer charity.
The model will be available for the next three weeks and all profits will be donated to the charity so please share this far and wide and help support this very good cause.
Monty’s caravan is available from 20mm – 54mm and the page includes a link to the 28mm Monty on Footsore’s website.
September is nearly over and while it has not been as busy as August for releases, plenty of other things have been going on!
We were at the Border Reivers Wargames Show at the start of the month and it was a roaring success. Even our little stand was very busy all day and we absolutely loved it and will be back for more.
If you’re in the North East and missed us though, you can also catch us at…..
That’s right – we loved the BRWD so much we have signed up for the Battleground 2024 show a the end of November. So, if you want to get some pre-Christmas bargains (there will be a show discount on the day) come along and check it out!
We have also been continuing to expand our range and have recently agreed a license with Counlane Models. This small French studio turns out some absolutely amazing French and German vehicles, and is also branching out into US tanks as well. Watch this space for more updates, but we should have a good few released at the start of October.
Today also sees the introduction of our new “Unit of the Week” feature. Each week we will take a single unit and focus on it in more detail in the product listing and also discounting it by 10% for the next week! The first of these is the might StuG 33b, a powerful German SPG. Check out more on the StuG 33b page.
Finally, we have not only rounded out our Japanese forces with a medic and AT rifle, but also updated the Army Builder so that a full 28mm army can be had for only £100 – including a free tank!
Further Army Builders will following, starting with Soviets in the next week or so and then the others after that.
Well, as you can see, September has continued to be busy for us and it will only get busier as we head towards the end of the year – we’ve got more new releases (at least 200 at last count! :O), prep for another trade show and there is even more designing going on in the background towards a new Kickstarter for 2025!
Thanks for your support and check us out on Facebook and Instagram for more frequent updates
If you’ve been following us for a while, you may have heard rumblings about something big coming – well, today it has landed!
Over the last month we have been working diligently in the background to tweak the website and add a massive range of new products – including a huge amount from a new designer!
There have been many changes, and rather than making everyone traipse through the site seeing what’s new, here’s a full summary…….
Firstly, we have to tell you about the new models. We are always looking to expand our range with awesome new designs and this time around we have an absolute corker of a collection from RKX Miniatures, Comprising the entirety of RKX’s various Kickstarter campaigns, MarDav can now offer all manner of Canadian and US troops, Fallschirmjager and Commandos including such gems as the Kettenkrad, Long Tom and Sexton!
Additionally, we have revised our pricing structure, which means a lot of models are now actually cheaper than before! Also, due to demand, we have added more scale options to virtually all models, allowing almost everything on the site to be purchased at 54mm/1:35, and many vehicles at 15mm, 1/87 and 1:48 (always a good thing for some of the 28mm tankers among you 😉 )
As a good number of our range also had many available options – I’m looking at you StuGs, PzIVs and Churchills – we have split them into their own products to make navigating easier. You can now simply search for “StuG III” and see all available options instead of scrolling through menus.
Now, adding all these new variations with painted images would be a mammoth task, and even as Dav badgered away on the website, there was no time for Mar to keep up with the stream of new models (he tried, but his brush nearly caught fire!), so with some of the new releases we are using renders for the time being. Ultimately we would still hope to supplement as many as possible with more lovely painted models, but it will take time.
As you can see, there has been a lot going on, but this is just the start. There is a whole bunch more terrain on the way, including two entire new village bundles; many, many more vehicles and options to add, and a swathe of new Army Builders and Platoons over the summer so that everyone can get some even better deals on the new models!
After a good few months prep and research, our first Kickstarter is now live. “Wheels of Steel” is a project featuring a collection of British and Commonwealth WWII armoured cars. The initial core set is 8 vehicles (plus a free Dingo) with up to an additional 20 vehicles already listed as stretch goals.
In order to support as many of our followers as possible, the project rewards are available as both digital files and physical printed models.
Daimler Dingo MkIA (this will be available during the project as a free sample file)
AEC Armoured car MkII
Daimler Armoured Car MkII
Humber Armoured Car MkIV
Humber Light Reconnaissance Car MkII/III
Humber Scout Car
Lanchester 6×4 Armoured Car
Morris Light Reconnaissance Car
Rolls Royce Armoured Car 1924 MkI
Fox Armoured Car
Morris CS9
Otter Light Reconnaissance Car
Indian Pattern Armoured Car
Humber Light Reconnaissance Car – two additional variants
Staghound Armoured Car – two variants
AEC Armoured Car – two additional variants
Daimler Armoured Car – three additional variants
Humber Armoured Car – four additional variants
Marmon Herrington – four variants
TRUMPET NOISES, FANFARE ETC!
So, here it is, the next step in our Wheels of Steel Kickstarter. Today to the pre-launch page went live so early interest can be registered – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdminis/wheels-of-steel
As well as the core files pretty much done and in the process of being test printed and refined currently, we also have a basic stretch goal list put together and it can be seen further down this post.
The details will be finalised ready for the full launch of the project (beginning of September), but the general idea is that it will be available as two options – either stl files or physical. This is so that we can accomodate as many of our followers as possible.
There will also be addons of various other models we have designed as well. The core files and basic stretch goal list is currently as follows:
Daimler Dingo MkIA (this will be available during the project as a free sample file)
AEC Armoured car MkII
Daimler Armoured Car MkII
Humber Armoured Car MkIV
Humber Light Reconnaissance Car MkII/III
Humber Scout Car
Lanchester 6×4 Armoured Car
Morris Light Reconnaissance Car
Rolls Royce Armoured Car 1924 MkI
Fox Armoured Car
Morris CS9
Otter Light Reconnaissance Car
Indian Pattern Armoured Car
Humber Light Reconnaissance Car – two additional variants
Staghound Armoured Car – two variants
AEC Armoured Car – two additional variants
Daimler Armoured Car – three additional variants
Humber Armoured Car – four additional variants
Marmon Herrington – four variants
Further updates before the full release will be available via the Facebook page
As you will have noticed we now have regular releases, approximately every two weeks. This has given us time to work on our own designs. More information will follow at a later date, but for now, this is the plan…….
