Yeomanry Miniatures (2 Viewers)

[Buster]

Hi Buster,

Just to let you know the foot sloggers set will be available next month.

Regards,

Brian.

Sounds great Brian, looking forward to seeing them. Thanks for the update. :salute::

B.

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Hi Luiz,

Following last year's scramble to get items into production following customer's requests for WW1 transport I have found that once they were produced the enthusiasm seemed to evaporate and several items have not, as yet, reached their break even point despite featuring them here on Treefrog and reviews in Toy Soldier Collector. This has meant that the start of 2013 has become a consolidation period with several projects put on hold as I do not have the spare cash to enable me to forge ahead at the same pace as I did last year.

For example: While I would love to start work on the 60pdr the masters for the gun and full crew together with the moulds etc will cost somewhere in the region of £1,000.00 to bring it into production. I am aware that there is currently a hole in the market but at the moment I am unable to fill it and I'm afraid you'll have to be patient until I am in a position to start the process.

In the meantime, the ACW gun set will be available next month and a Boer War/North West Frontier Maxim gun in action with related figures will be available in July. Beyond this I am not prepared to commit myself for the time being.

I hope that you understand that the current financial climate has a lot to do with the current problems and will bear with me.

Regards,

Brian

Dear Brian,

I fully understand! Just look forward to seeing some big guns some time in late 2013-14!
May be get firm orders from buyers as you go into mould production with for example as a down payment....
To proivde the sets on an internet site or even offerings on e-bay like Eden studio does his roseminiature offerings so that you can expand your customer base to more international sales, you get more cash in and you still have the regular business flow coming from the contacts and local fairs.
Cheers
Luiz

 

[Buster]

Hi Buster,

Just to let you know the foot sloggers set will be available next month.

Regards,

Brian.

These figures look superb Brian, just the ticket to go along with my Salvation Army canteen truck. ^&grin

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B.

 

[Louis Badolato]

I picked the Royal Navy Armored Service Armored Car from Brian at the show. ^&cool. It was a pleasure to meet him in the flesh, and if I can get ahold of him on the phone today, I hope to stop in and see his workshop tomorrow.:smile2:

 

[blaster]

Hi Luiz,

Following last year's scramble to get items into production following customer's requests for WW1 transport I have found that once they were produced the enthusiasm seemed to evaporate and several items have not, as yet, reached their break even point despite featuring them here on Treefrog and reviews in Toy Soldier Collector. This has meant that the start of 2013 has become a consolidation period with several projects put on hold as I do not have the spare cash to enable me to forge ahead at the same pace as I did last year.

For example: While I would love to start work on the 60pdr the masters for the gun and full crew together with the moulds etc will cost somewhere in the region of £1,000.00 to bring it into production. I am aware that there is currently a hole in the market but at the moment I am unable to fill it and I'm afraid you'll have to be patient until I am in a position to start the process.

In the meantime, the ACW gun set will be available next month and a Boer War/North West Frontier Maxim gun in action with related figures will be available in July. Beyond this I am not prepared to commit myself for the time being.

I hope that you understand that the current financial climate has a lot to do with the current problems and will bear with me.

Regards,

Brian

Hello Brian,

I would be interested in a 9.2 inch Howitzer if you are thinking of producing it. Your ordnance standards are very good. On a proposed mechanism to help with any of your very interesting projects, perhaps if the selling price was made known upfront, you may get a minimum number of confirmed buyers for you to proceed.

Rgds Victor

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Hello Brian,

I would be interested in a 9.2 inch Howitzer if you are thinking of producing it. Your ordnance standards are very good. On a proposed mechanism to help with any of your very interesting projects, perhaps if the selling price was made known upfront, you may get a minimum number of confirmed buyers for you to proceed.

Rgds Victor

Hi Brian,
This is an interesting proposition.
I do not know if this is a feasible Project, but for example if you were to present us and other potential customers with pictures of a ready prototype and the expected final price of the set assembled or in kit format and we are given time to get back to you with our firm orders ( if needed be even creditcard info ) you would know upfront if these many orders would be adequate to pay for the upfront mold investments and make some profit.
If that is not workable, I will wait, your level of craftsmanship is Worth waiting for.....
Cheers
Luiz

 

[yeoman]

Hi Victor,

I have read your post with interest and while I would be happy to produce a 9.2 inch Howitzer it is very difficult to advertise a selling price of a model before it goes into production. When I was asked to produce the Austin Mobile Canteen I tried to estimate the costs of putting it into production but I'm afraid that the production costs far exceeded my estimates and I'm very glad that I didn't quote a price before putting it on the market. Fortunately the demand for this particular vehicle has been far more than I expected and I am now beginning to see a profit.

The steps that must be followed to produce a new vehicle or artillery piece are as follows:-
1) Obtain a quotation for the production of the masters (Cost 1).
2) When the masters have been produced send parts to be cast in resin to the producer for estimate for the mould to be made (Cost 2). And a quote for the production run, minimum 20, (Cost 3).
3) Put the metal parts into as many moulds as is necessary (Cost 4).
4) Decide how many crew figures are required, single figures cost £100.00 per figure (Cost 5).
5) Put the figures into moulds (Cost 6).

I am now in a position to work out the selling price, any attempt to calculate a selling price before this will result in customers being overcharged for the finished model which I do not believe in.

Hope this gives you an insight into how I have to work.

Regards,

Brian

Hello Brian,

I would be interested in a 9.2 inch Howitzer if you are thinking of producing it. Your ordnance standards are very good. On a proposed mechanism to help with any of your very interesting projects, perhaps if the selling price was made known upfront, you may get a minimum number of confirmed buyers for you to proceed.

Rgds Victor

 

[yeoman]

Hi Luiz,

As you will have seen from my reply to Victor regarding selling prices I cannot produce a ready prototype until the masters have been made and paid for by which time I am committed to producing the model. All pictures I have had posted on this forum of vehicle prototypes, in the past, have been paid for prior to posting the pictures and by then I don't have the luxury of cancelling the model. In future when a customer requests me to make a specific model I will have to insist in a minimum of 12 orders and a non-refundable deposit with each order. The exception to this rule will be with figures where the customer orders sufficient numbers to cover the costs, as "Johnnybach" did when he asked me to make the mounted band of the Canadian Mounted Rifles.

I'm afraid, whichever way you look at it, producing new models of vehicles or artillery pieces brings into play the "catch 22" scenario. So you have to try to ensure that there is a market for what you want to produce.

Regards,

Brian.
P.S. The head I promised you is on it's way.

Hi Brian,
This is an interesting proposition.
I do not know if this is a feasible Project, but for example if you were to present us and other potential customers with pictures of a ready prototype and the expected final price of the set assembled or in kit format and we are given time to get back to you with our firm orders ( if needed be even creditcard info ) you would know upfront if these many orders would be adequate to pay for the upfront mold investments and make some profit.
If that is not workable, I will wait, your level of craftsmanship is Worth waiting for.....
Cheers
Luiz

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Dear Brian,

Thank you for the detailed explanation and I fully agree with you!
From the start you need to mitigate the investment risk and a non refundable pay in and the minimum number of orders must be a must before the launch.
I can wait, on the WW1 artillery and any other TAW items you make have long term plans on. Your artillery sets are great and worth waiting...Pitty I have passed my ACW days, the range I have will not grow......otherwise I know I would be enlisting on your new AWC set you mentioned earlier.
Having said that, thanks on the head, if it is a match to the Scalelink WW1 bodies I will have a great new venue to explore as " Middle East British forces in action ......"
Cheers and All the best.
Luiz



Hi Luiz,

As you will have seen from my reply to Victor regarding selling prices I cannot produce a ready prototype until the masters have been made and paid for by which time I am committed to producing the model. All pictures I have had posted on this forum of vehicle prototypes, in the past, have been paid for prior to posting the pictures and by then I don't have the luxury of cancelling the model. In future when a customer requests me to make a specific model I will have to insist in a minimum of 12 orders and a non-refundable deposit with each order. The exception to this rule will be with figures where the customer orders sufficient numbers to cover the costs, as "Johnnybach" did when he asked me to make the mounted band of the Canadian Mounted Rifles.

I'm afraid, whichever way you look at it, producing new models of vehicles or artillery pieces brings into play the "catch 22" scenario. So you have to try to ensure that there is a market for what you want to produce.

Regards,

Brian.
P.S. The head I promised you is on it's way.[/QUOTE]

 

[blaster]

Hello Brian,

Thanks for clarifying your costing to us. It seems to be a catch 22 situation as you have replied to Luiz. A collector would usually only get 1 piece of a major ordnance piece (unlike toy soldiers) and unlike other manufacturers and retailers, and it would be difficult for you to explore niche interests unless you have confirmed pre-orders.

I was not suggesting any prototytpes either as this would be too much of a wild goose imposition. I was merely tossing my hat in the ring for any possible garnered interest in a 9.2 inch howitzer (which must surely be of general interest to WWI fans?) of 1/32 scale.

Rgds Victor

 

[yeoman]

Hi Blaster,

Sorry for the delay in responding to your post. I will be happy to make the 9.2 inch Howitzer if I can get sufficient pre- orders and they are happy to accept the price whatever that may be!

However there are a number of projects already in the pipeline before I could make a start. Unfortunately I was cutting the moulds for my first A.C.W. Artillery set when the knife slipped (probably due to a slit second lapse of concentration) and I have managed to split the back of my left thumb from top to bottom. Hurts like the devil and I will be on light duties for a week or so. Should give me a chance to catch up on the pictures I have been meaning to take.

Regards,

Brian (Yeoman).

Hello Brian,

Thanks for clarifying your costing to us. It seems to be a catch 22 situation as you have replied to Luiz. A collector would usually only get 1 piece of a major ordnance piece (unlike toy soldiers) and unlike other manufacturers and retailers, and it would be difficult for you to explore niche interests unless you have confirmed pre-orders.

I was not suggesting any prototytpes either as this would be too much of a wild goose imposition. I was merely tossing my hat in the ring for any possible garnered interest in a 9.2 inch howitzer (which must surely be of general interest to WWI fans?) of 1/32 scale.

Rgds Victor

 

[yeoman]

Hi People,

I have not posted for a while as I have been rather busy of late as both the "Shot that was heard around the world" set and the "Mobile Canteen" has kept me rather busy. However there are two projects which are now progressing nicely and these are sets of Barrack Walls and Gates and a Modular Trench System which will allow the customer to mix and match the Trench section fronts and backs as well as the "No-Man's" land sections.

I am currently unable to post any work in progress pictures as the Treefrog site is advising me that a security token is missing and I will be contacting the administrator for assistance. As soon as the problem is fixed I will post some pictures.

Regards,

Brian.

I thought you might like to know that Yeomanry Miniatures now have their 1904 Rolls Royce Staff Car in production. There will be a few at the London Toy Soldier Show on 25th June and orders can be placed now.

The car and occupants comprising of Driver, 2 Staff Officers and a General Officer retails at £119.95 painted and £69.95 as a kit of parts, for all of you who prefer to do your own thing.

I enclose some pictures of the finished article.

See you at the show.

 

[Rob]

Hi People,

I have not posted for a while as I have been rather busy of late as both the "Shot that was heard around the world" set and the "Mobile Canteen" has kept me rather busy. However there are two projects which are now progressing nicely and these are sets of Barrack Walls and Gates and a Modular Trench System which will allow the customer to mix and match the Trench section fronts and backs as well as the "No-Man's" land sections.

I am currently unable to post any work in progress pictures as the Treefrog site is advising me that a security token is missing and I will be contacting the administrator for assistance. As soon as the problem is fixed I will post some pictures.

Regards,

Brian.

Thanks for posting Brian, very much look forward to pics as and when.

Rob

 

[Louis Badolato]

I have seen both the barracks wall and trench section/no man's land diorama pieces, and they all look very good to me!:wink2:

 

[Peter Reuss]

From Yeoman:

 

[Obee]

When I first saw this Lovat Scout Signals Troop, I posted a comment saying that they lent themselves to a conversion to other cavalry units using differnt heads.

My thoughts were an Australian Light Horse Sig Troop, and so when ordering some castings for another collector I was painting for, I asked Brian Harrison if he could supply Aussie heads? He replied "Yes" so thats what ordered and so a year or so later I've got aaround to decapitating the Lovats and replacing then with Aussie heads. I forgot to mention to Brian that I wanted Lighthorse, so the hats didn't have emu plumes, so I have sunsituted a couple of spares from Wilson Edwards, alos scuplted by Allan Caton to produce a new set.



The troopers look as if they have just arrived in the Middle East, as they are in clean and tidy uniforms, unlike most of the images from that period, but they do look the part.

There were a few minor alterations needed to the castings, removal of cuff flaps on all arms and smooting of the putees to resemble leather leggings, but with the right paintwork, they look OK to me.. what do you think?

Maybe Brian should add them to his catalog, but also with solar topee hats and possible caps or tim hats?

John

 

[yeoman]

Hi John.

You've made a great job with your conversion and I look forward to meeting you at the London Show next month. I can supply Light Horse heads to anyone who is interested and the set now comes with textured bases for those who prefer them. Peaked caps, Trench caps and Steel helmets are also not a problem.

Regards,

Brian.

When I first saw this Lovat Scout Signals Troop, I posted a comment saying that they lent themselves to a conversion to other cavalry units using differnt heads.

My thoughts were an Australian Light Horse Sig Troop, and so when ordering some castings for another collector I was painting for, I asked Brian Harrison if he could supply Aussie heads? He replied "Yes" so thats what ordered and so a year or so later I've got aaround to decapitating the Lovats and replacing then with Aussie heads. I forgot to mention to Brian that I wanted Lighthorse, so the hats didn't have emu plumes, so I have sunsituted a couple of spares from Wilson Edwards, alos scuplted by Allan Caton to produce a new set.

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The troopers look as if they have just arrived in the Middle East, as they are in clean and tidy uniforms, unlike most of the images from that period, but they do look the part.

There were a few minor alterations needed to the castings, removal of cuff flaps on all arms and smooting of the putees to resemble leather leggings, but with the right paintwork, they look OK to me.. what do you think?

Maybe Brian should add them to his catalog, but also with solar topee hats and possible caps or tim hats?

John

 

[yeoman]

Hi Guys and Gals,

I thought you would like to know that Yeomanry Miniatures is now registered with PayPal UK so it should be easier for you to make payment for your orders.

Regards to all.

Brian.

I thought you might like to know that Yeomanry Miniatures now have their 1904 Rolls Royce Staff Car in production. There will be a few at the London Toy Soldier Show on 25th June and orders can be placed now.

The car and occupants comprising of Driver, 2 Staff Officers and a General Officer retails at £119.95 painted and £69.95 as a kit of parts, for all of you who prefer to do your own thing.

I enclose some pictures of the finished article.

See you at the show.

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Great News Brian,

Wish you all the best at the fair......seeing Peter Cattermole and John O'Brien send them my regards and my wish to be with you three at one of these great events....Guess that once again I will have to " follow - enjoy the event " via the pictures our frogger friends will post......
Different topic...the little packet has finally arrived, thanks^&grin^&grin

Hi Guys and Gals,

I thought you would like to know that Yeomanry Miniatures is now registered with PayPal UK so it should be easier for you to make payment for your orders.

Regards to all.

Brian.

 

[yeoman]

Hi All,

Today being the 100th anniversary of the assassination of the Archduke in Sarajevo I thought I should re-post the pictures of the set produced by Yeomanry Miniatures depicting this event that led to the start of what is now called World War One.