I made it to both Cold Wars and Little Wars this year, and wandered about looking for new items of interest. The lead problem is going to have an effect upon the hobby in more ways than one. First, one can expect an increase in price due to a conversion by most companies to pewter. Second, this conversion process is going to slow down the arrival of new items, as most companies are working on converting their stock to the new metal, and not bringing out new items. There were very few new items out on the market this year. 20mm The Emperor's Headquarters: The Emperor's Headquarters is now stocking the Skytrex line (old Hinchiffe) of 20mm vehicles. The old MLR dismounted Russian Cavalry will be re-issued as part of the Combat Miniatures line. The Emperor is also now serving as the US distributor for the Hovels Buildings. For a catalog, or to order contact: THE EMPEROR'S HEADQUARTERS 5744 West Irving Park Road Chicago, IL 60634 1-800-59-EAGLE Fax: 312- 777-4828 Houston's Tracks: I saw Richard Houston at Little Wars, and picked up several new items. Richard has come out with two versions of the German Boxer light truck. Model number SM-77 is the Kfz 70, which was the personnel version, while model number SM-78 is the Kfz 69, the artillery version. Both kits are $5.00 each. He also now has the French 47mm AT gun, as well as wagons and limbers for both the Germans and Russians. Effective January 1, 1994, Rich will be retiring from the business and taming over his line to Stone Mountain, though he will keep designing items as needed by Stone Mountain. From November 1 to December 1, he will be holding an inventory reduction sale. All items will be 25% off while they last in stock. No orders will be accepted after December 1. HOUSTON'S TRACKS PO Box 14522 Oklahoma City, OK 73113-0522 Greenwald Enterprises: I picked up a flyer at Cold Wars for a company called Greenwald Enterprises. They offer a series of WWII Landing Craft Kits for 1/72 and 15mm. I have not seen them as of yet, but they appear to be made out of cardstock and balsa, wood. Prices are as follows: 1001 15mm LVT $3.99 1002 15mm LCV $4.99 1003 15mm LCM $4.99 1004 1/72nd LVT $4.99 1005 1/72nd LCA $5.99 1006 1/72ND LCM $5.99 Add $0.75 per kit to cover shipping and handling. GREENWALD ENTERPRISES 49 Amherst Street Milford, NH 03055 Crusader Models: Crusader Models does a mixture of 1/76 and 1/87 resin items. I have a listing from them which includes both WWII and modem items. Prices range from $5.00 for a Bren gun carrier to $25.00 for a Autocar 5-ton tractor, trailer, and LCVP (for cargo). Just the thing for a crossing of the Rhine Game!! They suggest you order not from them, but from the Royal Hobby Shop in Rockford, IL. For a listing and to order, contact ROYAL HOBBY 3920 East State Street Rockford, IL 61104 815-399-1771 1/285th GHQ: Picked up their new catalog, which announces that GHQ has converted all items to pewter! No new items listed that I could see mentioned. I was told that due to the success of their 1/200th ACW line, they are considering going with a WWII range as well. They are also now carrying the Mainly Military Building line, which offers 35 different buildings for 1/285 armor. GHQ 28100 Woodside Road Shorewood, MN 55331 612-374-2693 Back to Table of Contents -- Command Post Quarterly #2 To Command Post Quarterly List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1993 by Greg Novak. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com