Back again! 1st Update: More painted Sets

First post after the long break! :-)

Some more updates are due over the course of the next couple of days, including six new sets for the Russo-Japanese War, another 'silliness' and the announcement a whole new range!


But first some more great painting by Mister Simon Bradley and an update of the sets available:

Misc-03 Welcome Home (3) - € 6.50

RJ-J18 Japanese High Command (4) - € 7.50

RJ-J19 Japanese Officers in Samurai armour (2) - € 4.50

RJ-R08 Russian Scavengers (4) - € 7.50

RJ-R10 Russian artillery crew firing (5) - € 8.50
with

AG-R01 Russian M1902 Putilov field gun (1) - € 7.00

RJ-R09 Russian artillery crew moving (5) - € 8.50
with

AG-R01 Russian M1902 Putilov field gun (1) - € 7.00

Not painted, yet, but also available are the following sets of Spartacists:
SP-01 Spartacist Command (4) - € 7.50
SP-02 Spartacists advancing (4) - € 7.50
SP-03 Spartacists firing (4) - € 7.50
SP-04 Spartacist HMG (3 + HMG) - € 7.50
SP-05 Spartacist assault team (4) - € 7.50
SP-06 Spartacist Characters (4) - € 7.50

and the sixth set of 'Red' Sailors:
RS-06 Sailor Characters (4) - € 7.50

For photos of these sets, please have a look at this blog post:
http://tsuba-miniatures.blogspot.de/2016/09/temporary-stop-of-direct-sales-and.html

PLEASE NOTE: That the field gun is sold seperately from the crew, although they are pictured together. The crew sets do NOT include the gun.

"Virgil, quick, come see...

"Virgil Caine is the name
And I served on the Danville train
'Till Stoneman's cavalry came
And tore up the tracks again

In the winter of '65
We were hungry, just barely alive
By May the 10th, Richmond had fell
It's a time I remember, oh so well

The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the people were singing
They went, "Na, na, la, na, na, na"

Back with my wife in Tennessee
When one day she called to me
Said "Virgil, quick, come see,
There goes the Robert E. Lee!"

Now, I don't mind chopping wood
And I don't care if the money's no good
You take what you need
And you leave the rest
But they should never
Have taken the very best

[...] "

 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down', 

The Band (lyrics by Robbie Robertson)

A little tribute to a great song. Not part of any range just a little one-off fun on the side.

  

  

  

 (three miniatures - a farmer couple and a southern gentleman - sculpted by Paul Hicks)

The greens have already been sent to the mould maker and caster and will be available through Empress Miniatures together with the previously shown Spartacists.

Temporary stop of direct sales and previews of upcoming sets

We hope everyone is doing well!

We are sorry to inform you that due to some real life commitments (a very time demanding day job involving a lot of travelling, among others), we have to put a temporary stop to direct sales. If everything goes as planned, we will be back at full speed with regular service at May/June 2017.

In the meantime, ALL the sets will stay available through Empress Miniatures.

There are also quite a few new sets in the pipeline:

A set of 'characters' for the German Sailors:

 

And six sets of 'Red Army'/Spartacists for the fightings in 1918/1919:

 

 

 

 

 

Salute 2016 and two Russian gun crews

As usual, the Tsuba Miniatures' ranges will be available at Salute from the fine Ladies and Gentlemen of Empress Miniatures. Their stand will be located at spot  TM24.

They should also have the latest releases available, incl. the previously shown Russian scavengers, Japanese generals and the following two Russian gun crews and a Putilov M1902 field gun:

Russian gun crew operating gun

 

 Russian gun crew moving gun

Japanese High Command greens

Some more greens by the talented Paul Hicks. This time high ranking Japanese officers for a set of Japanese High Command. (As the forth miniature this set will include a cavalry soldier serving as a horse holder and messenger.)

Russian requisition party greens

Two more Russian soldiers requisitioning supplies and a goat to go with the green shown last Easter:

The goat has been reworked a little bit since the photos was taken. Here's the final one:

Chinatown sets painted

Fabulous paintjobs by Andrew Taylor:

CT-01_Tongs 

 CT-02_Civilians

 CT-03_Merchants

New 'old' range (former) Obelisk Miniatures Chinatown

We are sorry for the silence lately! But we are back with good news.

While Paul Hicks is busy working on the next greens for the Russo-Japanese War, we are happy and proud to announce, that we have aquired the rights to the former Obelisk Miniatures' range of Chinatown Tangrenbu Miniatures, sculpted by Josef Ochmann.

While they have been based on turn of the century San Francisco, the miniatures can be used for a lot of settings (historical, pulp, mythos, etc.) nearly all over the world in the late 19th/early 20th century or even beyond. 

We decided to keep the original make-up of the sets, so anybody who already owns a set or two can add to them without having to cope with doubles or missing miniatures. We also kept the tabs with the Obelisk Miniatures writing instead of the solid bases we use for our other ranges. Somehow it would have felt like cheating and taking away Josef's credits, if we would have removed the tabs.

 

CT-01_Tongs

 CT-02_Civilians

CT-03_Merchants

Please note, the photos are of the original greens, while a set of castings is on the way to the painter. All three sets are now available.

Each set containes five miniatures resp. five miniature equivalents and is priced 8.50 Euros per set. The sets do NOT include bases.