Hi! If you’ve been here a while you’ll know the drill by now – momentum followed by drop, then momentum..and repeat! The biggest issue has been my own lack of time. I’ll get a gap I can dedicate to this, then something else comes up and it goes on the back bench again.
Something MAJOR has happened in the last few months though.
Our web shop fulfillment has gone to a different company – this means they handle all the web orders, which takes out a whole heap of day to day tasks for me – not just physically packing the orders but the restocking packaging, managing couriers etc. This was taking up too much of my day. I realised I was on the path to or actually in the midst of insanity believing I could keep taking on more and somehow have more time to do those things.
This means as well as freeing up time, it also frees up physical space. There’s no stock held in my office now, which gives space to … BOOKCASES and more room for photographing and videoing the minis. Having my books in the office will make a big difference, it’s so frustrating when I need a reference and it’s the other side of town. So there will be a dedicated study/research area.
One of the reasons I have cleared my slate a bit is so I have more time to focus on the historical aspect, and a part of that is… Community Minis!
“It will relaunch, I swear!” – Me
I am currently still in the transition, where I am not suddenly alleviated of all the tasks or twiddling my thumbs. The Heroes of the Dutch Resistance Kickstarter has just finished, (which was mega cool btw) and the next trade show is February, so I have some time now to play a whole bunch of catch up, for a freshish start in the new year. And the promised relaunch where it’s somehow way smoother but I haven’t had brain to figure that out 100% yet. But I will!
BONUS MINI
In March I ran an International Women’s Day sale where there was a little discount, but it also meant you could nominate someone for a bonus mini with your order.
The winner was……
Chevalière d’Éon
Someone I have been very interested in, so exciting. I’ve seen her sword in Leeds Armouries and I know that the university has some documents relating to her – oh no I’ll have to go to Leeds again (I love Leeds and little trips). An 18th century fencer, spy, soldier and more! I’m a sucker for making a mini with ruffles and I see ruffles.
While it’s a bit later on and they never met, she’ll make a great ahistorical gang with Julie D’Abigny, Mary Read and Anne Bonny. Ruffles Gang.
How to depict her? I am very tempted by this painting below, showing her fencing Chevalier de Saint-George. A few people have tried to nudge me to make him too, as he is also a very interesting character. I am still on the FENCE (geddit) as it doubles the cost, but I will be side-researching him. If I do her pose there, he could be added as an upgrade later perhaps.
Let me know your thoughts on how she should be in 28mm, and if you have any good reading/visiting recommendations!
ONE MORE THING
I love writing in this blog and I’ve missed doing it. I’ve always wanted to keep it 100% focused on Community Minis as the easy place to find information and not be swamped by other things. During the Dutch Resistance project I wanted to write more, so I set up another blog which you can find here. It’s currently just about Dutch Resistance as I used it to link to for the KS, but I will be filling it with my write up and thoughts on other folk we’ve made into minis. This one will be staying of course, there’s just two now! Community Minis here, everything else over here.
