I am receiving a larger number of orders for painted sets that previously and they are taking longer to complete due to various other work (the Coat D’arms paint side of the business is still extremely busy)
I have added a page detailing the current schedule for when I expect to complete the current painting orders and their current status. Hopefully this will be helpful.
The page is here:
https://imperialminiatures.co.uk/painting-schedule/
The Midlands Toy Soldier show which was scheduled for the end of Setptember is no longer happening as with most events. Patrick Campbell has decided to run it as a virtual show online on Sunday 27th September from 9am to 5pm.
I will be supporting the show with a special category section in the shop (Virtual Toy Soldier Show) which will feature a number of painted sets such as bands and individual figures at 10-20% discount for the day.
I have started to add some bands to the category and will be adding other sets over the next two weeks.
Unfortunately, due to a change in circumstances, I am not going to be around over that weekend so you will only be able to order online using paypal or credit card. Any sets ordered will be sent out the week beginning October 5th when I get back from Holiday.
You can find out more details on the Virtual Toy Soldier Faire here:
https://www.toysoldierfair.com/
Welcome to the new website which now includes the Dorset Model Soldiers ranges in our online shop. This means you can order them directly for the first time rather than having to fill in an order form.
All the ranges are now listed in a table format which you can filter by category and by TAG, enabling you to look for all the heads or arms, for instance, in a range or across multiple ranges. I will be adding more tags in the future to let you narrow searches down to specific nationalities or figure types.
You can, of course, still order by Phone, email or via post if you prefer.
I have not managed to get all the painted sets for Dorset added to the website and these will be added over the next few weeks, along with some more of the Imperial Miniatures AQM sets that I have photographs for.
I hope to add photographs for the Dorset ranges as I cast and produce figures (providing I manage to find the time between processing orders!).
I have decided to close the Imperial Miniatures and Dorset Model Soldiers websites to new orders for August 2020. This is to give me chance to catch up on some things and to finally get Dorset properly sorted which has proved impossible while continuing to process orders.
I am planning to:
- Sort all Dorset stock into new storage
- Finish recreating missing documentation which will let me file away stock efficiently
- Re-sort the painted samples which are in a random order
- Hopefully work out some of the missing moulds and codes that I haven’t been able to cast
- Work on a new website for Dorset and Imperial
And hopefully get away for a week or so on holiday!
The plan is to reopen in September with a new website.
If you place orders (especially for painted items) towards the end of July they are likely to be completed during September.
While I will endeavour to complete orders placed between now and August 1st some will be delayed until I reopen.
We are pleased to announce that as of 15th November 2019 Imperial Miniatures are the new owners of Dorset Model Soldiers, the well known supplier of Toy Soldier Spares and model soldiers based in Portland, Dorset.
We have bought the company from Andy Gibbs, who bought Dorset from the original owner Giles Brown in 2016.
Andy is currently completing any outstanding paid orders he has, and we are arranging to collect the moulds, masters, stock etc. from the Portland workshop around the end of November. New orders can continue to be placed through the Dorset Models website, by phone or post (please note that cheques should be payable to Imperial Miniatures).
We hope to have the business back up and running and processing orders shortly after the London Toy Soldier show on December 7th and provide the same level of service that Giles made Dorset renowned for.
Please note the new address and phone number:
Dorset Model Soldiers , Nyetimber, Norfolk Farm Road, Woking, Surrey GU22 8LF, England
Tel: 01483 855757 (Cheques payable to Imperial Miniatures).
Dorset will continue to be run as a separate website and business from Imperial.
The price lists have now all been added to the website and you can now download a copy of the complete 56 page price list as a PDF document…
I have uploaded the initial set of prices for the first lot of the AQM ranges to the price list page. A lot more to come…
Mike
We have added the Little Wars Revisited 54mm 19th Century range which are designed to provide cheaper figure castings for wargaming with. Although you can obviously just use them for display as well. We have also added the unit and army packs for The Portable Wargame System.
We will be at the London Toy Soldier Show on the 24h March with our usual stand. I am am hoping to have a couple of new releases at the show.
We will be at the Birmingham Toy Soldier Faire this coming Sunday 8th October.
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