https://www.rdgminiatures.co.uk/blog/ Recent content in Blog on RDG Miniatures Hugo en-GB Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.rdgminiatures.co.uk/blog/first-tanks-flers-courcelette-110-years/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.rdgminiatures.co.uk/blog/first-tanks-flers-courcelette-110-years/ <p>On 15 September 1916, British forces used tanks in battle for the first time. The action took place at Flers-Courcelette, during the Battle of the Somme in northern France. Forty-nine tanks were sent into the attack, and many of them broke down or were knocked out early on. The Imperial War Museums describe those early tanks as slow and unreliable, but they still surprised the enemy and helped the attack. The exact numbers vary between sources, and we explain those differences below. As of October 2026, the anniversary is being marked with a seminar at The Tank Museum in Dorset on 21 November.</p> https://www.rdgminiatures.co.uk/blog/scale-modelworld-2026-guide/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.rdgminiatures.co.uk/blog/scale-modelworld-2026-guide/ <p>Scale ModelWorld, usually called SMW, is the big annual show for scale modellers in the UK. The 2026 show takes place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November at The International Centre in Telford, Shropshire. An adult day ticket costs £25, children under 16 get in free with a paying adult, and members of IPMS UK, the organisation that runs the show, enter free on showing their membership card. As of October 2026, those are the prices and dates published on the show&rsquo;s website.</p>