Notice to British customers

The enforcement of Brexit in matters of import/export between EU and UK has, without a doubt, had a huge impact on our consumption habits: in addition to the ever increasing transport costs, we have now the interference of Customs services - with the delays and taxes that their job entails.

For all those of our dear British customers who are rightfully worried by those growing drawbacks, I'm happy to acknowledge you have now McKeeman Models at your disposal for ordering Minairons Miniatures stuff within the UK.

Based in Dunfermline (Fife, Scotland), they have been performing as a retailer of Minairons' stuff from a long since, albeit focused mainly on our 1:72^nd scale ranges so far. Despite of this, Stephen from McKeeman Models will be eager to take orders from other Minairons' ranges. As a matter of fact, they've already just imported some of our 1:100^th stuff within their latest backorder.

McKeeman Models can be accessed via website (www.mckeemanmodels.com), eBay, Amazon and Facebook (www.facebook.com/McKeemanModels). Do not hesitate to contact them if needed, for they will be happy to kindly assist you!

Some downloads, and Newsletter #66 out

Once back from a short vacation, I'm pleased to announce release of a new issue of our e-Newsletter. For those not subscribed to it yet, that bulletin can be read from this installment on Minairons miniatures' Facebook page.

Also, I've taken advantage of those holidays for preparing a handful of gaming aids for free download, following recent requests from our friends in Reus' XXIX^th RPG and Strategy Days and Montmeló's X^th Napoleonic & Black Powder Open. Such gaming aids consist of Catalan language versions of Quick Reference Sheets for Too Fat Lardies' Bag the Hun, Ganesha Games' Galleys & Galleons and Sam Mustafa's Maurice; as well as much needed Action Cards for SCW ambiented BtH.

None of these new gaming aids are Minairons' own products by any means, but just gaming accessories designed by myself as member of a local wargaming club. The above mentioned rulesets are property of their respective publishers, and their acquisition is still needed for gaming - they all are strongly recommended!

Painting our Austrophile Grenadiers

Back from the Montmeló town X^th Napoleonic & Black Powder Open, and already on holidays (theoretically at least), I've been pleasantly surprised by another YouTube video tutorial from Minis, My Way, where the author takes an approach to our 1:72^nd scale WSS Austro-catalan Grenadiers:

Don't they look terrific?

Holidays week

Minairons miniatures website will be closed for holidays since today 12^th until Friday 21^st of October.

Apologies for eventual inconveniences, but this is a much needed vacation! - the only one we're going to enjoy this year...

Nevertheless, this Saturday 15^thwe'll be attending the X^th Napoleonic & Black Powder Open of Montmeló town (Catalonia), where we're going to run a couple of demo games, as well as setting a small sale stand with some of our Black Powder era products.

This year favourites for a demo are Galleys & Galleons and (despite a bit out of period) Bag the Hun with SCW aircraft.

After this event, my beautiful wife and I are going to discreetly vanish for some days amidst the Pyrenees range steep valleys, in some place only known to minairons, dones d'aigua and other fairy beings ;)

Coming back soon!

1:100 Hispano Suiza T60 "Torpedo"

We've just released a further Spanish Civil War vehicle in 1:100^th scale - the iconic Hispano Suiza "Torpedo" bus, several variants of which were extensively used as a transport by the Spanish Republic's Assault Guards police.

This new model kit is born thanks to our patronage to Panzer Printer Ukrainian designer through Patreon; it is sold as a single piece DLP 3D-printed miniature, so requiring no assembly at all.

Hispano Suiza "Torpedo" bus is already available on Minairons website.

1:144 Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter

I'm happy to share our latest 1:144^th scale Spanish Civil War aircraft --the iconic Messerschmitt Bf-109 "Emil", that fought either under Condor Legion squadrons and Franco's Air Force, soon becoming the backbone of the Nationalist air superiority over Spanish skies.

Born thanks to the co-operation with Plane Printer designer through Patreon, this new model kit is sold in box as a single piece DLP 3D-printed miniature, so requiring no assembly at all. Box reverse includes a painting schema and markings guide.

It is already available at Minairons' website. Hope you like it!

15% de descompte Reus 2022

(Catalan language version)

Com ja vaig comentar uns dies enrere, enguany no podré muntar a les XXIX Jornades de Reus una paradeta de dimensions adequades sinó una de molt petita, degut a les activitats que hi duré a terme durant tot el cap de setmana.

Per a mitigar aquesta mancança, ofereixo a tots els assistents la possibilitat d'adquirir productes de Minairons directament al nostre web, gaudint l'habitual descompte del 15% i sense despeses de tramesa - en el benentès que la comanda serà recollida a l'estatge de La Palma, en el decurs de les jornades.

El procediment a seguir és el següent:

1) Quan hàgiu finalitzat la compra i vulgueu fer-ne el checkout, introduïu el codi promocional "REUS2022" a la casella inferior dreta de la pantalla i premeu el botó "afegir" (fletxa vermella a la imatge següent):

Veureu que immediatament després hom us hi aplicarà el 15% de descompte de forma automàtica (veure a la imatge següent l'abans i el després).

Més endavant del procés de checkout, no escolliu tramesa per "Correos" sinó per "Minairons HQ" (cercle vermell a la imatge següent), i això us eliminarà automàticament les despeses de tramesa.

Aquest descompte és vàlid fins el 15 d'Octubre, però en comandes posteriors al 30 de Setembre ja no s'hi aplicarà correu gratis, per la impossibilitat de lliurar-vos la comanda en mà.

Activitats previstes a Reus 2022

Aquestes són les activitats que Minairons portarà a les XXIX Jornades de Reus, els propers 1 i 2 d'Octubre:

Never Going Home RPG
Joc de rol de terror i acció ambientat en la 1ª Guerra Mundial, publicat en anglès per Wet Ink Games, i traduït al castellà per Cursed Ink.
Data i hora: dissabte 16 h. 10 h.
Durada prevista: 3 - 4 hores
Nombre de jugadors: màxim 5
Requisits: jugadors/es majors d'edat (pot haver-hi escenes de gran cruesa, violència explícita i llenguatge rude)
Llengua: el DJ utilitzarà el català; els materials de suport són en català

Galleys & Galleons
Joc de guerra naval amb miniatures, de la prolífica companyia italo-ucraïnesa Ganesha Games.
Tema de les partides: diferents demostracions ràpides de combat entre vaixells de vela, galeres mediterrànies i més.
Data i hora: dissabte 10 h. 16 h.
Durada prevista: 1 - 2 hores per partida
Nombre de jugadors: 2 per partida
Requisits: preferible que estiguin acostumats al joc amb miniatures
Llengua: indiferent, però els materials de suport són en català

Bag the Hun
Joc de guerra aèria amb miniatures, publicat en anglès per la cèlebre companyia britànica Too Fat Lardies, autora de jocs tan coneguts com Chain of Command.
Tema de les partides: dues partides consecutives, ambientades a la Guerra Civil Espanyola; primer una escaramussa introductòria entre biplans, i després una gran batalla entre Messerschmitts i Mosques.
Data i hora: diumenge 10 h.
Durada prevista: 3 - 4 hores
Nombre de jugadors: 2 o 4
Requisits: preferible que estiguin acostumats al joc amb miniatures
Llengua: indiferent, però els materials de suport són en català

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