Take Your Seats Please!By using an app on my mobile I’m told I’m now able to post a blog from anywhere. So this is a test to see it it works. The image is of the seated 1850s Victo...
It's the Future!An update on progress with more early Victorian figures. As described in my last post, as a test I drew Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, then had them print...
Bits and PiecesFirstly I finally got around to painting some of my 1/76 scale OO figures, purely because someone wanted to pay me for doing it! Set OO1 Set OO7 The main pro...
Always Lots to Do!I have been working for Toy and Model Soldier manufacturer 'Tradition of London Ltd' for around 28 years now, which I just realised on writing this, that is ...
Merry Christmas!Thanks to the many who ordered from my webshop over the last few weeks. I did get everything in the post, (except for one order for painted figures where the...
All Aboard!It's ages since my last blog post, so here's a little of the things I've been up to. First of all here are the 1/152 Titanic crew, Captain Smith on the left....
New Figures!2mm03, 2mm04, HO9, HO10,(see previous blog post) also 1/43 Mother with pram, 1/43 Mother with daughter, 1/43 Fireman Firing LH have arrived and should all be...
Back to 7mm/ftBack to 7mm/ft for a few new figures, with a vintage pram (finished master in photo) and probably some sort of family on a shopping trip based around it (not...
Four New Sets CompletedA lot of hard work over the last few days has completed the pewter masters for the following four sets - Seated Edwardians, 2mm/ft 03 and 2mm/ft 04 also Vict...
LMS TurbomotiveRecently I supplied bespoke figures for a lovely model 7mm/ft LMS Turbomotive being built by Nick Dunhill. In order to match reference photos I altered thre...
85mm Stadden FiguresDespite the 10 years or so since my late fathers 85mm figures were last in production, there is still tremendous interest in them. I have been asked recently...
Lee Marsh GWR Dean Loco CrewI have now added the 7mm/ft GWR Dean Single Loco Crew to my shop, both as unpainted kits and assembled/painted. They fit into the magnificent Lee Marsh brass...
Where does the time go?I've been back to work on the sets that were promised soon after Christmas. A steady influx of work to commission was the reason for the long delay. First pi...
CC Stadden 85mm at Blenheim PalaceYesterday a customer sent me images of some of my late fathers 85mm figures he recently saw on sale at Blenheim Palace. I don't know any more about this but ...
Hopes and AspirationsSome of the eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that, since a few weeks ago, my website now looks a little different. After redoing the whole shebang las...
Happy New Year!Now that all the Christmas madness is in the past I'd like to wish a Happy New Year to all my customers. I should be completely up to date with all the order...
New OO Figure Sets are here!These three sets have 6 bodies, 6 heads, 24 arms and three shovels. Now on sale in my website shop. OO11 - 1860s Loco Crews OO12 - 1900s Loco Crews OO13 - 19...
Next OO Sets on the WayI finished all the pewter sculpted master parts for my new OO gauge 1/76 scale Loco Crews today so they'll be off to the mouldmaker tomorrow. As previously d...
Arms and ShovelsIt has taken a while but I now have all the master sculpts of the arms and shovels that I need ready for my new 1/76 scale footplate crews. This project has ...
ThanksThank you to everyone who purchased sets OO9 and OO10 on pre-order, this really does help get some of the initial costs covered quickly and makes life a bit ...