Current Updates

December 20, 2009 -

A new Distributor and Retailer for South Africa!

We are very pleased to announce the addition of a new distributor and retailer for our South African customers:  Dream Trains!  You can find them on our "Where to Buy" page or directly by clicking on this link.  Welcome aboard!

Previous Updates:

It was six years ago that we received the first Linka moulds from the factory and began filling all of the pre-orders we had taken since we announced we were reintroducing the Linka moulds in March 2003.  Thank you to all of our loyal customers!

To celebrate, we also have a couple of new pictures submitted over the past few weeks.  The first are from Jay Goller and they show a few new possibilities for Linka including using them for very small scale figures and scenery:

Thank you Mr. Goller.

The next pics are from Massimo Delfino of Italy.  These photos show a couple of buildings (one stone, one timber) with a few 1/72 scale figures for reference:

Thank you Mr. Delfino.

The next set of pictures were submitted by Mr. Mike Swanson and his children, Richard and Elanor, of England.  They built this castle as part of a school project:

Thank you Richard and Elanor (and Mr. Swanson too).

This next update comes from Dave.  Here's a link to his site:  DaveInTheHat. Dave's site has a ton of great model-building photos and examples - especially a few terrific buildings made with Linka like this one:

Thank you Dave for letting us post these pics on our site.  Be sure to check out the great buildings at DaveInTheHat!

Our final update is a link to a YouTube video sent to us by Brian Moretti showing his method for pouring and casting Linka.  Thank you Brian!

To view previous submissions, be sure to look at our Gallery and Recent Updates pages.

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Some terrific examples of what's possible with Linka (click on images to view larger picture):

(Click for Previous Updates)

General Scale Information

In response to questions we received about the size of individual castings, we are posting this picture:

It gives a pretty good idea of the size of individual, standard castings.  Although this picture shows two stone castings, the standard panel size is the same as other types of Linka castings (brick, timber, and roofing).

Here's another photo that is a good reference for the basic scale of our unmodified products.  It shows a small stone church being attacked by Vikings.  The figures are 1/72 scale plastics and are approximately one inch (2.5 cm) tall.

(Picture courtesy of Yassine Amraoui)

Here are a few pictures that demonstrate the versatility of Linka.  The first two pictures show Linka structures with 28mm figures next to them.  These demonstrate how our product can be used with larger scales:

(Picture courtesy of Robert Sakaluk)

(Picture courtesy of Aidan Boustred)

And this picture shows Linka with smaller (15mm) Flames of War figures for scale:

(Picture courtesy of Duncan Colby)

To use Linka with other scales, simply trim a row or two from the bottom of each casting (for 15 mm) to "lower" the walls, doors, and windows, or add a cut row or two to the bottom of each piece (for 28 mm) to "raise" the castings to the proper height for larger figures.