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TODO List
New Product
- Heretic Frigate
- Frigate broadsides > Weapon Bay
- Marine Cruiser Rearbay
- Grand Cruiser V2 with swappable engine sections
- Magnet sheets for weapon bays (suggested by Mr. S Hartman)
- Pins instead of 0.3mm wires for ordnance
- Heretic 4-weapon forebay for Heavy Heretic Cruiser
General Improvements
- Standardise prow connectors across the various ship classes for increased compatibility (20% complete)
- Set up a basic cron job on Github for payment funnel testing (add item to cart, attempt to checkout) – made difficult with anti-botting/card testing measures.
- Fix preview error for Vanguard Battleship Bridges
2026 - September 30
New Product
- N/A
General Improvements
- Created new ‘Repair Parts’ category in store side bar for easier browsing. Also updated ‘Kitbash Parts’ category.
- Disabled Paypal express checkout on product and cart pages because of ‘no shipping address set’ bug when customer has no postal address on file. (not sure how that is even possible, but that is what Paypal’s transaction statement and service team said…) Revisit this again in December, as it is potential issue with REST v2. Disabling express checkout could potentially result in extra 0.5% transaction fee as a penalty.
- Removed Paypal ‘buy now, pay later’ advert on cart and product pages. These adverts were being displayed even though I had disabled ‘buy now, pay later’ functionality on moral principles.
- Enabled captcha on Paypal checkout due to evidence of card testing, where criminals attempt checking out with stolen credentials to test if they are still valid. Sharp uptick after migrating to REST v2 due to exposed endpoints and many other factors. Coincidence that Paypal is charging fees for:
- Advanced Fraud Protection – £0.06 per transaction
- Chargeback protection tool – 0.59~0.80% per transaction
- Card Account Verification Transactions – £0.20
- Uncaptured Authorization Transactions – £0.20
2026 - September 24
New Product
- ENG Midsection (Stained Glass)
- Size M and L
General Improvements
- Migrated to REST v2/PayPal Checkout API because of issues in legacy systems where shipping address handover wasn’t working properly
- Configured Paypal transaction filters and 3DS authentication
- Added ENG midsection (stained glass) as a purchasable item at request of customer to be used as a spacer for marine prows.
- Added sizes to images of 5+ Imperial prows
- Added frigate turrets to my ToDo backlog
2026 - August 2
New Product
- Frigate Parts
- Compatible Repair Parts
- Tentacle Claw for Tyranid Hive Ship (thanks to A. Crossley)
- Tentacle Claw (S) for Tyranid Hive Ship
General Improvements
- Better item associations for ‘You may also like…’ recommendation segment at the bottom of products
- Fixed: EU ‘€3 per cart line item’ update so that it takes into account coupons that may push the value under €150. Embarrassing rookie mistake.
- Preparations to integrate better with Royal Mail API by sanitising default outputs. The way Woocommerce applies discounts can be weird at times, leading to values like £0.3333… or non-compliant customs valuations like £0 for low value products after discounts are applied.
2026 - July 3
New Product
- Compatible Repair Parts
- Wings for Sword and Firestorm Frigates
- 8 parts for the Grand Cruiser (thanks to M. Hammond)
- 10 parts for the Chaos Planet Killer (thanks to M. Hammond)
General Improvements
- Fixed intermittent 502 (Bad Gateway) error on random images by clearing CDN cache.
- Added code snippet: ‘€3 per cart line item’ if destination is 27-EU due to new regulations. Added exception so that this fee does not apply if order value exceeds €150.
- Added option to prepay customs and handling fees for EU countries incl. Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Austria.
- Removing user friction and increasing transparency is vital to building brand trust. I have been struggling with this issue ever since the UK left the EU.
- Normally small businesses like mine would have to register via IOSS which massively increases reporting and accounting requirements.
- Royal Mail’s simpler Delivered Duties Paid (DDU) service was only available to businesses with an annual account worth over £50k.
- I have been lobbying my local MP Kate Dearden and UK Parliament Business and Trade Committee to pressure Royal Mail into making this change for micro businesses, and I am incredibly grateful it came to pass!
2026 - May 31
New Product
- M1 Atlas Conveyor
- XL Legacy Prow
- XL Grand Rearbay in Naked Chassis
General Improvements
- Vastly improved speed of low quality previews of ship options.
- High quality expandable previews are no longer generated for customisable ships. This is because large vessels like the Dreadnought had nearly a billion possible permutations, making it unviable to pre-render variations that could be served by cache. Downside is that cart items and order confirmation emails appear blank since their image is never generated server side.
- Need to implement debounce or delay in image generation, lower resolution of final image, implement queue system, or generate an image only when the item is added to cart.
2026 - May 16
New Product
- Magnets
- 5×2 mm
- 3×2 mm
General Improvements
- Magnetised flight stands are now available again. Magnets sold separately for easier EU GPSR compliance.
- Updated instructions for Grand Battleship chassis to reflect the new thruster option and towers for wings.
- Partial workaround of ‘Commands out of sync’ errors as MySQL is dropping connections mid-query. Suspect it is my multi-currency workaround that doubled API calls while Hostinger’s 20 second timeout rule aggressively cuts connections on long running scripts – creating the perfect storm.
2026 - May 09
New Product
- Corvettes
- Tau-Ceti L
- Tau-Ceti S
- Tau-Ceti Weapon Modules
- Imperial Adaptor
- Heretic Adaptor
- Xeno Repair Parts
- Thruster/Engine for Orc Kill Kroozer
- Side Weapon platform for Orc Kill Kroozer
- Imperial Repair Parts
- Bridge for Dauntless Light Cruiser
- Imperial M1 Dreadnought
- Side Thruster Addon option
General Improvements
- Massive increase in weapon options for Tau-Ceti vessels
- Fixed Prow Flag ML size pricing anomaly
- Paint scheme previews added, starting with the M1 Dreadnought
2026 - April 17
New Product
- Tau-Ceti Battleship V2
- Tau-Ceti Cruiser
- Tau-Ceti Light Cruiser
- Tau-Ceti Prows
- Skewpoint
- Barrel
- Crescent
- Lambda wing
- Imperial Repair Parts
- Grand Cruiser Keel
- Marine Repair Parts
- Battlebarge Prow undersection
General Improvements
- Massive release of three Tau-Ceti ship classes
- 4 new prow variants that are more modular with added gearing
- 3 new bridge options for Crescent and Lambda wing prows
- Reduced width (15%), price and shipping cost of battleship
- Discontinued Tau-Ceti Battleship V1 and two prow variants
- Re-added Legacy Prow V1 option for frigates
- Fixed Provost prow placement on frigate preview
2026 - April 05
New Product
- Chaos Frigate Repair Parts
- 8x bridge and prow options
- Battleship Repair Parts
- 1x Angel statue and adaptor
- Marine Repair Parts
- 4x Strike Cruiser components
- Weapon Repair Parts
- 8x Weapon options
General Improvements
- Massive release of 21 repair components
2026 - February 19
New Product
- M7 Escort Destroyers
- Hetairoi V3
- LRG Destroyer
General Improvements
- Discontinued Hetairoi V2. It had been a rushed release. Split the V2 design into two separate ships with more consistent gothic designs.
- 02/23 – Site spring cleaning, general maintenance, database cleanup
2026 - February 12
New Product
- M7 Escort Destroyers
- Sarissa
- Hetairoi V2
General Improvements
- Added XS prow gun as default on the new Light Frigates and raised prices by £0.10 ($0.14) due to customer confusion and enquiries. Updated assembly instructions.
2026 - January 31
New Product
- M6 Imperial Frigate
- Armoured Forebay L for Battleships
- Reintroduced Tower L – compatible with the V2 Battleship Wings
General Improvements
- Fixed website compatibility issue between multi-currency and coupon discounts
- Archived old changelogs to speed up page
- Upgraded staging environment for website – increased stability
- Reduced size of Marine prows for a more natural look on M6 Frigates
- V2 Legacy prow for Frigates (reduced detailing)
- Reclassified old M6 | Frigate –> M6 | Heavy Frigate
- Made it clear on Ordnance product page that they are provided on supports
- Reinforced front section of Heretic Bomber and Fighter. Lengthened supports so that they could be easily removed with large cutters
- Reinforced M5 Light Cruiser under-spires in Rear Bay
- Customs regulation changes and postal strike in Italy leading to delays
Changelog Archive
2025
2025 – December 5 New Product Compatible repair part – Lower Sail of Eldar voidstalker battleship (contributed by Mr. Rushworth)...
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2024
2024 – December 30 New Product Chaos Battleship Compatible Repair Parts (Credit: Mr. M. Hammond) Bridge Wing Desolator Wing Despoiler...
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2023
2023 – November 03 New Product Cruiser Parts Statue Greeble set Ship Greeble set General Improvements N/A 2023 – October...
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2022
2022 – October 29 New Product K2 | Heretic Battleship Malice Prow Gothic Rear Armour (Large) Special Effect: Ramming Shield...
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2021
2021 – December 25 New Product Cruiser Builder Heretic Engine Rudder S (light cruiser option) Bridge Options Tsar Bridge Design...
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2020
Beta Service 2020 – December 27 New Product: Imperial Prows 4 SKUs added Weapon Module Sponson L Sponson S Hangar...
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