A MESSAGE FROM MIRKO

IN THE BEGINNING, HASTINGS960 WAS JUST A VISION—A DARING PLAN TO RECREATE HISTORY AT A 1-TO-1 SCALE. 

But a dream of 16,000 men cannot be realized by one person alone. It requires a shield wall.

When we issued the call, the response was overwhelming. In less than 48 hours 42 dedicated volunteers from across the globe stepped forward, transforming this project from a private ambition into a collective masterpiece.

This page is dedicated to you—the "Snippers" and the builders.
Here, we celebrate the hands that held the scissors and the hearts that shared the passion.

Below, you will find our growing registry of names, countries, and stories. 

We are collecting photos and personal thoughts from every participant to create a massive community collage and a memory album of this incredible journey.

YOU DIDN'T JUST JOIN A PROJECT; YOU MADE HISTORY.

A MESSAGE FROM PETER

WHEN MIRKO CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA, I CAN’T SAY I WAS WILDLY ENTHUSIASTIC.

It sounded to me like one of those schemes you come up with in the pub and spend the next year regretting. so i thought, before we subject the paperistas to this i’d better make a couple of stands. the experience was much easier than i had imagined.

Four sheets of Norman knights and a few new individuals rolled off the production line in three evenings in front of the TV, and the infantry base was about the same. I loved the result, and so will you.

We will provide downloads and full instructions for the layout of your assigned stand or stands and for the presentation of the figures.  All you need then is some 120G Paper for the Paperboys, and a good pair of detail scissors. We assume you will have the Glue and Mod-Podge already.

Here is your chance to give something back to the PaperBoys adventure and to share in what we hope will be a spectacular landmark moment in the history of paper soldiering. Andiamo!

Peter - November 2025