Little Wars TV Baccus Open Day video

I'd like to draw some attention to a new video from the Little Wars team. When Greg et al came over to the UK to attend last year's Joy of Six show, they also joined in our Baccus Open Day workshop tour.

Given that these chaps seemed to be permanantly attached to a camera while they were ever here, they recorded their experience and the result is a nice little ten minute video which you can find here https://youtu.be/1Z4udPcB0xs

The release is great timing, as we are now taking bookings for the 2023 Baccus Open Day. This will take place on Saturday 1st July, the day before this year's Joy of Six.

Places are limited, so it's always best to get your booking in early. There are two sessions, morning and afternoon. If you want to reserve your place(s), then do get in contact.

Old friends revisited.

Welcome to the Baccus weekly update, and what is currently a rare occurrence – the weekly new releases without any shades of olive drab, khaki or dunkelgelb.  But more of that later, as it’s time for the order number update.  This week we have reached the dizzying heights of #23380.

The first of this week’s releases is more of a new look for an old friend...

Just your average weekly Baccus update

Welcome to another week and another Baccus update.  As ever, we’ll start proceedings off with this week’s milestone of the order number which is #23298. 

Before we get into the new releases for this week, I thought I’d share something of a behind the scenes process we are doing with the Baccus website.   While we have the vast majority of our codes illustrated with a photograph, some of the photos themselves are not of the best quality.   We are constantly looking to upgrade older images.  This week, it has been the turn of the Dacians in our Ancients range.

Magic number, new releases, the Joy of Six and Vapnartak.

Another Friday, another  week gone and time for another Baccus Magic Number.  This week, we have arrived at #23191.  With the formalities out of the way, it’s time for another batch of new releases.  This week we have two offerings, both second world war British.

The Joy of Six 2023

It's that time of year again!  If you want to present your wonderful game at the best 6mm themed wargames show in the world, then booking are now open.  If you want at trade stand to display your 6mm wares to the biggest collection of potential customers to be found in any one place, then you too can book your space.  If you want to come along and be part of the most vibrant show on the UK wargames circuit, then get the date in your diary!

Just toddle along to www.joysofsix.co.uk to make your bookings.   As we fill our the list of traders and games, the site will be updated to reflect this.   I am also working on getting galleries of games for previous shows up and running.

2023 will mark our tenth year of the show.  In the decade, the event has grown steadily from a small hall with  about 50 attendees to the sbow that we have today.   Let's see if we can make our tenth show one to remember.

Another Baccus year, another Baccus set of releases

It’s our first week back into the 2023, so time to start as we mean to go on with some new releases. ‘Oh No!’, I can hear you groan, ‘When will this madness end?’   Sorry, but you will just have to put up with new bits and pieces emerging from the dark Satanic mill that is  Baccus HQ for the foreseeable future.  

But more of that anon.  Let’s start with the first magic number of 2023 which is #23153.  Many apologies if you placed order #25154 and are even now howling at the moon and cursing the tardiness of the Baccus casting team, but they are still getting up to speed having overdosed on mince pies, turkey leftovers and far too much seasonal cheer.  The hard grim dose of reality at being once again chained to a casting machine has been a shock to the poor things.

Storytelling and Myths...

Midwinter is the Dark time of the year. The time when the cold and the snow force humans into shelter, and, in times past, cause them to huddle around a fire - a source of warmth, comfort and indeed, survival.   Let us draw back the crusted curtains of time and see such a gathering, all intently listening to just one amongst them.   A man with no home, who travels from group to group, exchanging food and shelter for entertainment in those long, cold winter nights.  And what entertainment!  Accompanied by the seven stringed lyre, there are tales of warriors and gods, brave deeds and vanquished enemies, monsters and heroes.   Those listening are enthralled and know in their heads that such stories are but stories, fleeting half truths and exaggerations and that such things could never, ever, come to pass, but their Hearts, their Hearts told them that maybe, just maybe they could be true…https://youtu.be/8kk2vpW6448

'Tis the season to be Jolly

It’s that Most Wonderful Time of the Year – so they say anyway.  I wouldn’t be a business owner working in a Victorian era workshop with no heating if I didn’t have a little bit of ‘Humbug!’ in me.  Let’s start off with tidings of Comfort and Joy and all that by giving the magic order number as #23083.   As ever, some of you with orders after this number will get an expected surprise, and some prior to this will have to wait a little longer.  Many apologies to those who will have to wait until the New Year for us to send their orders off.  We really have worked as quickly as we can, but full completion of every order proved to be too much this time around.

Orders, delays and postal strikes.

Another week, another set of orders, another order number completed.   This week, we have reached order number #22889.  Surprisingly enough, and against all the odds, we are actually currently reducing the gap between receipt of an order and despatch.   However, the usual seasonal demand is catching up and delivery times are being stretched which is sadly beyond our control.   Also beyond our control is the current round of UK postal strikes, which are creating backlogs and delays in orders arriving.  Please bear with us – orders to UK destinations are very likely to be delayed by several days, and as we use first class post we cannot provide details or tracking numbers.  What I can say is that to date, they are all getting through eventually.

'I'd go blind painting something so small.'

Yes, we’re back after a couple of weeks absence.  Judging by some recent emails it is obvious that some of you are experiencing Magic Number Withdrawal Trauma.   Given the seriousness of this condition it is therefore incumbent on me to provide partial relief by letting you all know that we have reached order number #22758.    However, we have a lot of orders cast and yet to be processed, so if you have an order in the system expect some good news in the next few days.