Updated 11t April 2026.
I picked up a miscellaneous bunch of old miniatures recently which contained two of these... I had no idea what they were exactly until I was researching further and came across the Wargaming Hermit blog;
https://wargamehermit.blogspot.com/2019/10/minifigs-5mm-miniminifigs-ancients.html
https://wargamehermit.blogspot.com/2017/02/5mm-minifigs-blocks-part-2.html
Lots of images on there of the various types (still no WW2 images found as yet) and, of course, I can only find one of my blocks - possibly 5M 2 French Line Infantry though I could be wrong... they really are very tiny. The range didn't last very long as apparently Neville Dickinson couldn't find anyone to sculpt what he wanted.
Edit - the original sculptor was a Neil Butcher - does anyone have any other details for him?
Anyway, a few close ups of mine... There's nothing on the base... just checked as I'd forgotten to take a pic!
The listings from my 1972 catalogue...
A short article from Wargamer's Newsletter, No.122, May 1972 by Peter Gouldesbrough
Edit; a note from Wargamer's Newsletter (1974 I think, I was looking through so many yesterday) c/o Donald Featherstone;
A few days ago I
received a letter from a subscriber most interested in wargaming with the
Mini-Minifig 5mm regimental blocks but felt that the range was not sufficiently
complete for his purposes. I communicated this information to Neville Dickinson
whose reply will no doubt be of interest to other collectors of this scale.
"Fortunately Dick Higgs is built like every normal person, having only one
pair of hands to design with and only 24 hours a day at his disposal. Command
strips have been made and will be in production very shortly while troops for
the British Household Cavalry and the French Dragoons already exist as numbers
15N55 and 15N57. British Riflemen are so similar to the British Light Infantry
that it would appear pointless for us to make a specific figure but we agree
that a separate command strip is necessary. As to the absence of French Light
Infantry, authentic information suggests that the only difference in their uniform
to that of the French Line is that Line wear white trousers. Currently in
production but not yet advertised or listed are Prussian, Austrian and Russian
Infantry figures together with some command strips"
As always leave a comment or if you've anything to sell or trade please email me on enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk