New Brexit Politicos now available...

Following the recent Kickstarter I've now sent out all the packages which seem to be arriving so have added the new boys to the website...so, for all your Politicopoly needs and Brexit desires please indulge...

https://thelittlesoldiercompany.co.uk/politicos

There's 19 in the range now...almost enough for a conspiracy of politicians...

Don't forget the other recent release... Noggin the Hero...

https://thelittlesoldiercompany.co.uk/product/noggin-the-hero

As always; enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk

Clam meets Maggie Thatcher and the Miner's Strike.....

Not a good period in British history and one that destroyed livelihoods around the country, never mind just the those of the mining villages and towns themselves. Militant trade union met the bitch and she had the backing of the government, the army, the police force etc. She will forever be remembered as a destroyer by many however, this is a miniatures blog and not a political thing... I know so many people touched by the strikes that it does bear remembrance of where the wrong person in power can destroy a nation... read more here, here and here. One point has come to light recently in that so many of the people I know and respect around the miniature's industry may not have moved into the field if all this had not happened... scary food for thought.

Clam, he of the wonderful Clamshells & Seahorses blog, has painted up our Mags figure. I do so love it when I see the blog minis painted up! Lots more Politicos (love the name, thanks Pete Brown of The Mouldmaker)  to come, just a question of time and finances...

Clam's post is here.

Any thoughts or whatever, give me a shout on enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk

Master Castings Have Arrived!!

If you don't know the joy of welcoming your own children into the world.....well, this has a similar feel to it except maybe not as messy! The postman dropped the parcel from Peter Brown at The Mouldmaker this afternoon whilst I was painting fence posts at the front of the house. Twas a joyous moment indeed. I did finish painting the posts before going in as well....total commitment to my craft.

 

Just before the molding......a scary process as the sculpts can end up getting damaged in the process....fortunately not in this case, thanks Pete!

This post and related ones will also be appearing on http://www.thelittlesoldiercompany.co.uk/ as that is a new project site. Quite exciting really. Please comment with thoughts and such like below.

enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk

New Year - New Blog Minis.....

Well, there comes a time in every man's life when he says 'enough is enough'. Today is not that time. Without further ado I bring you 3 new greens from Bob Olley....awaiting a few more before production however thought I'd share.....

Gaddo

Kim Do

Sad Do

We even got a mention on the Wargames News and Terrain Blog.

So many projects under lock and key...quite exciting really, only current lack of finances keeps these in check. Probably a good thing.....

More soon.

And so it begins..........

Nice parcel arrived off Uncle Pete today.....

Hoping to get them all sorted out in time for the annual Salute expedition...family probs have meant life is somewhat on hold at the moment but, with luck, things should get back to some form of normality soon.....I'll update the minis for sale page eventually......

Started the bagging process......

The full set....

Cameron & friend.....

enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk

New Bob Olley blog minis..............

I'll just leave the pics of the greens here.....best comment will get a free set once they are cast up. May take a while but my planned conquest of the miniatures industry is getting there slowly............

As always; deartonyblair@virginmedia.co.uk

Bob Olley's Victorian Scrunts Kickstarter

Yay! Christmas has come early. My rewards from the Olley's Armies Kickstarter arrived this morning so I thought I would share some pics. Lovely sculpts and castings as always from the Maestro and his Missus.

Set 5 "Victorian Scrunt Thugs"

Set 4 "At the Cockfight"

Various head sets and some freebies :)

Steampunk Tank Type 1

Queen Victoria and Ratter. Be careful when getting Queen Victoria out as I broke her top of her steam chimney crown in my haste....grrrrr. Silly mistake and all my own fault. 

And of course, Queen Victoria gets to meet that other Bob Olley sculpt, Mags, Evil Duergar Queen of the Damned. 

enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk

Blog minis for sale!

Hidden deep underground below Zurich where the 1% plot, a hidden paparazzi captures a party... so Thatcher, Saddam and Gaddafi are not dead after all... the world must be told... 

All now available here; https://thelittlesoldiercompany.co.uk/politicos

DTB27 Volodymyr Zelenskyy

DTB26 Politico Hellperson Conversion Set

DTB25 Rishi Sunak – Hedging the way forward!

DTB24 Keir Starmer – A New Hope?

DTB23 Blair in the Box & Mag in the Box

DTB22 Domlum of Barnard Castle

DTB21 Netty Yahoo, God has Given

DTB20 Men in Black, Will J and Tommy K

DTB19 Jarem, Keeper of the Past at rest

DTB18 Jarem, Keeper of the Past

DTB17 Bojo, Clown Prince of Lies

DTB16 Nigo, Bringer of Mayhem

DTB15 Bern, Socialist Lord of Change

DTB14 Teresa, Infernal Voice of Confusion

DTB13 Corbyn, Bringer of Equality

DTB12 Merkel, Opener of Gateways

DTB11 Hilary, Angel of Surety

DTB10 Donald, Lord of Covfefe

DTB9 Sad Do, Deserted Warrior

DTB8 Kim Do, Inference of Might

DTB7 Gaddo, Despoiler of Realms

DTB6 Party Political pig’s head Demonic Familiar

DTB5 Underking David, Pursuant of Charm

DTB4 Prince Obama, Resolute in Despair

DTB3 Putin, Lord of all He Surveys

DTB2 Mags, Evil Duergar Dwarven Queen of the Damned

DTB1 Tony, Evil Duergar Dwarven Princeling 

The figures are not designed for standard slottas and do not come with any - if using them with a slotta you will need to cut away some of the plastic base as the tabs are quite deep. Clipping the tab and drilling & pinning the figure to a resin base (such as the Fenris Games cobblestone base below) is probably the best way of presenting them if you are so inclined! You may also need to clean some mold lines / flash etc.

DTB1 Tony, Evil Duergar Dwarf Princeling

DTB2 Mags, Evil Duergar Dwarf Queen of the Damned

The above pics are courtesy of Boki Gromdal, that Dwarven David Bailey over at Stunties. 

In times of political upheaval and pressure, there's nothing like a Party Political Pig to get you through the mess...

All from the talented hands of Bob Olley, cast by Pete Brown of The Mouldmaker and below painted by the wonderful Paul Sanderson...

All the world's a stage and we are but...

DTB 3, Putin, Lord Of all He Surveys.. DTB 4, Prince Obama, Resolute in Despair and DTB 5, Underking David, Pursuant of Charm...

And now my own painted examples of previous releases... I was thinking of excuses but I'm sure you can make your own... lol.

  

and not forgetting.....The Political Party Pig painted by Paul of 'Here Be Goblins'



Pete creating the master mould from Bob's sculpts...

and then using master castings for the production mould.....

As this is a hobby I am always open to trading for other minis.......I just can't help it....

Usual disclaimers apply...these miniatures contain lead......they are not suitable for young children or babies, should not be eaten etc.

Please contact me on enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk for other details...cash, cheque, Paypal payment, first born etc.

More pics of the miniature progress here.

Painted Minis!

15/07/2019 A new bunch painted by Phil Norden, keep them coming!

Carsten of Clamshells and Sea Horses has been busy again........Underking David, Pursuant of Charm and his Demonic Familiar.......lots more pics and background on his blog link above....

No introduction needed......courtesy of Carsten of Clamshells and Sea Horses

Team America by Mikko.

Cameroon and Vlad courtesy of Mikko.

More pics here.

3 more dictators courtesy of Mikko.

More pics here.

A painted Mags and Tony courtesy of Mikko Kurki-Suonio

His gaming site is here.

Chris Betteridge sent me his Mags and Tony. He also sent a few pics of other political parodies by other companies.....how dare they..... 😊

Carsten at Clamshells & Seahorses has done Maggie proud!
(check his Derek the troll below as well)

Andy Hides has been at it again!

Baron Samedi

David Hameron and his familiar, Pigwig

Pastor Blair

Vlad the Insufficient

Leaders of the New World Order.....

By Dags of Frothers fame.....

Derek the Troll and Mags painted by my good hobby mate Andy Hides...

Derek by the inestimable Frank Weaver.....

Derek painted by another good hobby mate, Carsten. His blog post here. Also check his wonderful blog and John Pickford commissioned sculpts here.

Send me pics and I'll post them here!

enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk