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11/05/2026

🚨 RANGE SPOTLIGHT — 6MM MINIATURES! 🚨

This week we're going small. REALLY small! 🔍⚔️

It's time to shine the spotlight on our 6mm historical miniatures range!

Don't let their tiny size fool you! What 6mm miniatures lack in stature, they more than make up for in battlefield possibilities!

One of the greatest advantages of 6mm wargaming is the ability to recreate battles on a truly impressive scale. Rather than representing a handful of squads or vehicles, you can field entire formations, massive armoured engagements, and sprawling battlefields without needing a gymnasium to play in!

And while the miniatures themselves may be tiny, the level of detail achievable with modern 3D printing is surprisingly impressive!

Whether you're building an army, expanding an existing collection, or simply looking to try something a little different, 6mm offers a fantastic way to bring large-scale historical battles to the tabletop!

Of course, there is one small problem...

Dropping a 54mm tank is inconvenient. Dropping a 6mm tank is a full-scale search and rescue operation! 😂🔎

🛒 Explore our miniatures at Dobbies Hobbies:

https://www.ebay.com/str/dobbieshobbies

Tiny miniatures. Massive battles. Endless possibilities!

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11/04/2026

🎮🎉 LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO THIS WEEKEND? 🎉🎮

Come check out Dobbies Hobbies and Charm Forge 3D at the Toronto Game Expo!

We'll be there BOTH Saturday, November 7th, and Sunday, November 8th, bringing along a fantastic selection of 3D printed goodies! 🖨️

⚡ Tons of Pokémon-themed prints!

🎨 Fun fidgets and unique creations!

🎁 Plenty of awesome 3D printed goodies for collectors, gamers, and anyone who loves something a little different!

📍 Better Living Centre — Exhibition Place, Toronto

📅 Saturday, November 7th & Sunday, November 8th

Whether you're coming for the games, collectibles, cosplay, or just looking for an excuse to get out of the house, make sure to stop by our booth and say hello!

We've been keeping the printers running overtime getting ready...

At this point, we're fairly certain the printers are working harder than we are! 😂

We can't wait to see everyone there!

🎟️ Event information: https://www.torontogameexpo.ca/

11/03/2026

🚢 NEW SHIP ALERT! — S165 / MUAVENET CLASS DESTROYERS! 🚢

Another addition to the Dobbies Hobbies naval range, and this time we're heading to the Ottoman Empire!

Introducing our 1:700 scale S165 / Muavenet-class destroyers, sculpted right here at Dobbies Hobbies!

Originally constructed by the German shipbuilder Schichau as S165–S168, these four destroyers were purchased by the Ottoman Empire in 1910 and became the Muâvenet-i Millîye class.

Armed with 75mm and 57mm quick-firing guns alongside 450mm torpedo tubes, these little warships were designed to deliver a nasty surprise to much larger opponents!

And one of them certainly did just that...

💥 On the night of 12–13 May 1915, Muâvenet-i Millîye slipped into Morto Bay during the Gallipoli Campaign and torpedoed the British pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Goliath, sinking her with the loss of more than 570 lives.

Not bad for a destroyer weighing only a few hundred tons!

Our new models are available as a pack of three in 1:700 scale, perfect for expanding your Ottoman fleet or adding some German-designed torpedo craft to your tabletop!

And remember, when it comes to naval warfare...

Never underestimate the little ship with a torpedo!

🛒 Find them at Dobbies Hobbies:

https://www.ebay.com/str/dobbieshobbies

11/01/2026

☢️🎃 DOPAMINE DIMANCHE — WELCOME TO THE WASTELAND! 🎃☢️

We're getting ready for our Fallout-themed Halloween display, and this week's project is a MONSTER!

Our Bambu Lab H2D is hard at work printing a GIANT DEATHCLAW HEAD! 🦎💀

Because apparently regular Halloween decorations just aren't terrifying enough... we need something straight out of the Commonwealth! 😂

Check out the print in progress! 👀

War. War never changes. But our Halloween decorations certainly do!

10/31/2026

🎃⚓ PRE DREAD NOT! HALLOWEEN SPECIAL — THE FRANKENSTEIN FLEET! ⚡🧟‍♂️

IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIIIIIVE!

Deep within the shipyards of France, naval architects were hard at work creating something truly terrifying...

Armed with enormous guns, towering superstructures, bizarre hull shapes, and enough design eccentricities to make even Dr. Frankenstein question his life choices...

🇫🇷 BEHOLD! THE FRENCH PRE-DREADNOUGHT BATTLE FLEET!

During the late 19th century, the French Navy produced some of the most unusual battleships ever to sail the seas. While other nations increasingly favoured standardized battleship classes, France experimented with an extraordinary variety of designs.

The result? A collection of warships that sometimes looked as though their designers had been given entirely different sets of instructions!

💀 Hoche — A towering, heavily armed monstrosity whose enormous superstructure and top-heavy appearance earned her a reputation as one of the strangest battleships of her generation.

🎃 Charles Martel — A battleship featuring pronounced tumblehome sides, a complicated arrangement of heavy guns, and enough unusual angles to give a shipbuilder nightmares.

💀 Carnot — Another product of France's experimental battleship programme, combining heavy artillery, an unusual hull form, and a silhouette that could only have come from a French drawing board.

🎃 Masséna — With her pronounced tumblehome hull and distinctive projecting bow, she looked ready to ram her way straight into a horror film!

And the truly frightening part?

THESE WERE ALL REAL WARSHIPS!

Despite their bizarre appearances, these vessels represented serious attempts to solve the naval engineering challenges of their time. Their unusual designs reflected genuine experimentation with armour protection, gun placement, stability, and seakeeping.

Of course, whether all those experiments were successful is another question entirely...

With Pre Dread Not!, you'll be able to bring these magnificent French monsters to the tabletop and discover whether their unconventional designs are brilliant innovations...

OR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE REMAINED IN THE LABORATORY!

So this Halloween, forget ghosts, vampires, and things that go bump in the night.

There's something much more terrifying lurking in the French naval dockyards! 🇫🇷💀

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM DOBBIES HOBBIES! 🎃

Pre Dread Not! — Historical Naval Wargaming.

10/29/2026

🚨 RANGE SPOTLIGHT — 20mm WORLD WAR II! 🚨

This week we're shrinking things down a little and taking a look at one of the classic scales of historical wargaming — 20mm (1:72 scale) World War II! ⚔️💥

For decades, 20mm has been a favourite among historical wargamers, and for good reason!

Offering an excellent balance between detail, affordability, and tabletop practicality, 20mm is a fantastic scale for recreating everything from small infantry skirmishes to sprawling armoured engagements.

Our 20mm WW2 range is perfect for building out your forces, expanding your vehicle collection, or adding those unusual pieces of equipment that make historical wargaming so interesting.

And one of the biggest advantages of 20mm? You can actually fit an entire battlefield on your table without having to knock down a wall to make room! 😂

Whether you're storming the beaches of Normandy, fighting through the bocage, or rolling across the deserts of North Africa, there's always room for another vehicle or two in your collection!

🪖 Explore our 20mm WW2 range in the Dobbies Hobbies eBay store:

https://www.ebay.ca/str/dobbieshobbies/20mm-1-72nd-WW2/_i.html?store_cat=82338831013

Smaller scale. Bigger battles. Just as many unfinished projects!

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10/24/2026

Rules Preview — Unprotected

Pre Dread Not! introduces a new rule to help us better represent one of the more awkward categories of warship from the period: large ships without meaningful armour protection.

Unprotected*: Shift the odds of all attacks against this vessel one column in the attacker’s favour, to a maximum of 4:1.

Why do we need it?

Previously, treating every vessel without armour the same meant that a substantial unprotected cruiser or merchant cruiser could end up being just as vulnerable as a tiny destroyer or torpedo boat.

Unprotected gives us the middle ground we needed. These ships still suffer badly from their lack of armour, making incoming fire considerably more effective, but their sheer size and mass can give them far greater staying power than smaller unarmoured craft.

A perfect example is the Russian merchant cruiser Ural. She was a large vessel—far too substantial to treat like a destroyer—but she certainly wasn't an armoured warship either.

It also means we can represent the wonderfully varied cruiser designs of the pre-dreadnought era without forcing them into an armour category where they don't belong.

Big ship. No armour. What could possibly go wrong? 😁⚓

10/22/2026

🚨 RANGE SPOTLIGHT — 54mm WORLD WAR II! 🚨

This week we're going BIG with one of our larger historical miniature ranges — 54mm (1:32 scale) World War II! 💥

While most tabletop wargamers are familiar with 15mm, 20mm, or 28mm miniatures, sometimes bigger really is better!

Our 54mm WW2 range is perfect for hobbyists looking to take their historical projects to the next level. Whether you're building a detailed diorama, painting a display piece, or putting together a large-scale battlefield, there's something particularly satisfying about working at this scale.

At 1:32 scale, vehicles have a commanding presence on the tabletop, and the larger size offers plenty of opportunities for painting, weathering, and detailing.

Of course, there's one slight downside...

That little village you were planning to build? You're going to need a MUCH bigger table! 😂

⚔️ Check out our 54mm WW2 range here:

https://www.ebay.ca/str/dobbieshobbies/54mm-WW2/_i.html?store_cat=82338800013

Big models. Big projects. Even bigger piles of unfinished terrain!

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10/20/2026

Ship Spotlight — Kamchatka 🇷🇺

Some ships earn their place in history through great victories. Others earn it by making their voyage considerably more interesting for everyone around them. 😂

Today’s Pre Dread Not! Ship Spotlight is the Russian repair ship Kamchatka, veteran of the Second Pacific Squadron’s extraordinary voyage halfway around the world to Tsushima.

As a repair ship, Kamchatka wasn't intended to stand in the battle line—but her rather colourful voyage gives us the perfect opportunity to add some specific rules with a little historical flavour.

👀 Do You See Torpedo Boats?
There may be Japanese torpedo boats nearby. There may also be absolutely no Japanese torpedo boats nearby. Kamchatka isn't taking any chances.

😱 Torpedo Boats From All Directions!
Once the shooting starts, nearby Russian ships might just get caught up in the excitement. Friendly fire? Think of it as an exceptionally enthusiastic identification procedure.

🔧 Repair Ship
And beneath all the chaos, Kamchatka can actually do the job she was built for—helping repair damaged Russian vessels.

She even comes with the Liability trait, giving her a negative points cost in matched play.

Is Kamchatka going to win the battle for you? Probably not.

Could she accidentally start one? Absolutely.

Pre Dread Not! — because sometimes the strangest parts of naval history deserve rules too.

10/18/2026

🎉 DOPAMINE DIMANCHE — BACK TO HISTORICALS! 🎉

After a few weeks of Pokémon prints, we're heading back to the world of historical miniatures!

This week's project is a Panhard EBR in 1:32 scale! 🇫🇷

For those unfamiliar with this rather unusual vehicle, the Panhard EBR (Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance) was a French eight-wheeled armoured reconnaissance vehicle introduced into service in 1951. Armed with a turret-mounted cannon and featuring a rather ingenious system of four retractable metal wheels between its conventional rubber tyres, the EBR combined excellent road speed with impressive cross-country mobility. It also featured driving positions at both ends, allowing it to retreat without having to turn around! The EBR saw extensive service with the French Army, including during the Algerian War.

But as we all know, the best-laid plans don't always survive contact with the 3D printer... 🤦‍♂️

Somewhere in this print is a rather unfortunate failure. The worst part? The mistake was actually in the file itself, and we didn't notice until it was far too late! 😅

🔎 Can you spot the print failure?

And for those with particularly sharp eyes, bonus points if you catch the little cameo from yours truly! 👀

Sometimes everything goes perfectly. Sometimes you discover you've been faithfully printing a mistake for hours.

3D printing is never easy, but it's always entertaining! 😂