New RPG tank Releases

Posted on 09-11-2011 17:20:13

RPG Tanks have added a range of 1/144 tanks to their existing ranges, also including a Tiger I

New Miniatures

Posted on 11-10-2011 13:36:58

Well to start a new 12mm range for Spanish Civil War we have.
SV1 TRUBBIA NAVAL SPANISH TANK £3.50
for our 28mm MATCHLOCK WAR OF 1812 we have
US10B DRUMMER, 1814-1815 £1.25
US10C ENSIGN, 1814-1815 £1.25
and finally for our 15mm WW1 range
27WG Austro-Hungarian M.G. and Crew (cap) x 3 £2.75

12mm Diorama's

Posted on 30-09-2011 12:14:01

For those of you interested in our N gauge WWII figures, we have just been sent some links that have created an outbreak of jealousy


http://brigadatripeira.blogspot.com/2011/09/carlos-briz-man-cave-part-1.html


http://brigadatripeira.blogspot.com/

SAVE MONEY WITH CUSTOM UNIT SIZES AND DISCOUNT

Posted on 18-08-2011 13:49:33

Remember, if you pay by credit card you can ask for the exact number of 15mm figures you want rather than pack quantity so that you can custom build units

If you buy over 50 of the same code them there is a 10% discount (also with 25mm codes)

New casting times!

Posted on 22-06-2011 13:21:42

After an heroic effort the casting time is now down to about 6 working days

New Range from Matchlock Miniatures

Posted on 02-03-2011 14:20:05

28mm WWII Poles just released. Just take a look at these beauties painted up for us by the nice people at Artmaster Studios.

16th February News

Posted on 16-02-2011 14:27:17

casting time about 8 working days and growing due to surge in US orders as GFI/MINIFIGS USA put a hold on new orders whilst they clear their backlog. We are putting extra chaps on the job and hope to bring it down to 5 as soon as we can

More Matchlock news

Posted on 18-01-2011 14:26:56

The MATCHLOCK thirty years War 15mm are nearly fully back in production

Falcon Miniatures 25mm late C19th early C20th COLONIAL range are also- these US figures will fit in very well with Minifigs

MATCHLOCK IRISH WARS and DARK AGES 15mm are up and ruining- and there are even some pictures.

METAL
many of you have been complimenting us on the quality of the metal we are using.. It's over twice the price of the metal we inherited but is virtually lead free and very robust
Current casting time- as of 17/1/2011 - 5 days

DAVE'S NEW YEAR RAMBLINGS

Posted on 06-01-2011 16:07:59

As a wargamer with boxes of odd unpainted figures from over 45 years of wargaming myself  I have always been less that enthusiastic about buying figures in packs.   It always seemed a waste of  precious hobby money.
 
Whilst the use of set packs is vital for shops and at shows, it always seemed anomalous for mail order  and less for the convenience of the gamer than the producer.  As Matchlock Miniatures I always preferred to sell figures individually  where I could and was pleased that the 25mm Minifigs were sold thus
 
MINIFIGS SINGLE FIGURES
The idea of this is to to help you make the regiments you want by selling you exactly what you need without wastage.
 
I'm afraid it's not about selling wadges of single figures. The problem with selling 15mm MINIFIGS individually is the size of the range. To keep even a handful of each in stock would require vast storage areas and  tie up tonnes of metal just in case.  The other option is to cast a single figure to order- which  involves pulling a mould, spinning it a few times to get it warm up enough to and re-file the mould out of the thousand we have . Which just for one or two figures  makes no economic sense.  That said,  we are happy to do so at a premium  price if you contact us.

So please  make an attempt to have you order at least look like regimental quantities
 
INSTRUCTIONS
 
1) ORDERS TO BE PLACED BY ORDINARY E MAIL  ONLY.  HEADED MINIFIGS SPECIAL OFFER. It will be assumed that all quantities will be Single figures.   You must specify if you want horses
 
2) ORDER MUST BE PAID BY CREDIT/DEBIT CARD  ONLY - either phone us with the details first OR go to the CALIVER BOOKS WEBSITE. On top of the splash page is a CUSTOM ORDER FORM.  Just put MINIFIGS as Item and £1 as price, then follow the secure ordering system
 
We may already have you card details on our off site secure system so check by phone or email
 
3)  INFANTRY FIGURES, HORSES, TROOPERS & ARTILLERY CREW are 32p each   OFFICERS, MUSICIANS & STANDARD BEARERS are 45p   
 

DISCOUNT
There will be a 10%  discount on orders of more than 45 of any code
 
 
Any questions, feel free to e mail

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

Posted on 06-12-2010 11:06:07

A MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM CALIVER BOOKS & MINIFIGS
Minifigs/Matchlock will start up again January 4th
And a Happy New Year from

Dave
Anne
Jay
kelvin
Ryan
Paul
Nigel
Graham
Kate
Pete
Andy

MATCHLOCK 28mm back in production

Posted on 11-11-2010 16:35:36

Just a quick note to let you know that the Matchlock 28mm range is back up and running. Just take a look at these nice Penninsula War paint jobs from Artmaster Studio to see how they are turning out.

LATEST NEWS

Posted on 23-10-2010 11:50:56

Hello, bit of a long winded newsletter but after operating for over a year now we have finally had breathing space to consider your varied requests so we are trying various experiments

CASTING TIMES
The good news is that after months of solid casting (and expensive overtime ) recently most orders have left well within the 21 days, with many now under 14 days. Whilst we will shortly get down to a period when many orders will be done within 7 days, to be honest we need to spend a LOT of time renewing moulds and taking photos - as well as adding new ranges- so the chances of us casting daily to order will not happen for a while.

PRIORITY DELIVERY & PHONE ORDERS
Now that we are almost on top of the casting (famous last words!) we can do rush jobs for those urgent display games and birthday/Christmas presents. The cost will be an extra 10% of the order BEFORE postage with a minimum of £2.00 extra. This can only be done if paying by credit card.
Priority orders will be cast within the week and sent by 1st class Post

We will also try taking phone orders between now and Christmas

CASTING METAL
For a while now we have been using a much superior grade of metal. It costs over twice as much as the grade we inherited but apart from ruining your clippers we have had very positive feedback

SHOW ORDERS
Minifigs & Matchlock are only a very small part of the whole Caliver Books/ Partizan Press organization and roadshow. We already take vast amounts of varied stuff to shows in an over-loaded long wheelbase Transit and I'm afraid that having to remember to bring 2 packs of 12 mm tanks just because you don't want to pay minimum postage is stretching my sanity. HOWEVER that said I am constantly told by customers that it's not about saving money but about not being in for the postman, not having regular internet access or handing over cash so that the missus doesn't spot the credit card bill!! or other equally valid reason

So as an experiment to see whether you will actually turn up and pick up the stuff- and that the casting team can co-ordinate casting 2 weeks in advance (and get the package on the van in time! ) we shall try an experiment and take orders to WARFARE at Reading. Three provisos- 1) we have a credit card on file for you in case you can't make the show (but you can pay how you like on the day) 2) the order is at least worth £20 3) you tell us at least one week before the event. We will charge you 10% delivery

DISCOUNTS FOR MINIATURE FIGURINES RANGES
We are one of the last companies to still have large numbers of single figure codes so that you don't have to buy more 25mm than you need.

Due to the way that the moulds we inherited are set up giving a discount based on order value doesn't work for us- it costs nearly twice as much in staff time to successfully cast one 25mm standard bearer for example than it does a standard figure

But in these times of economic uncertainty everyone likes to think that they are getting a deal. So, we are going to offer 10% discount on orders of OVER 35 figures of the SAME 25mm code. or over 15 packs of the same 15mm or 12mm code. You must post/Email your order in as there will be no shopping cart codes for the discount and pay by DEBIT/CREDIT CARD or CHEQUE/POSTAL ORDERS only NOT PAYPAL. You can of course mix other codes in the order

War of 1812 Out Now

Posted on 27-07-2010 12:22:08

The first of our War of 1812 range is out now and here is a few painted up just to show you.

Coming Soon War of 1812

Posted on 06-03-2010 09:20:42

New from MATCHLOCK MINIATURES War of 1812 28mm just have a look at some of the lovely greens!

INDIVIDUAL NAPOLEONIC 15mm DURING FEBRUARY ONLY

Posted on 02-02-2010 12:52:49

Many of you have asked to be able to buy figures individually. As a trial we are selling NAPOLEONIC 15mm at 30p per foot, 60p per horse figure. COMMAND NOT INCLUDED . Obviously it is cheaper to buy them in full packs if you can.

To save confusion this can be done ONLY via the CALIVER BOOKS website using the custom order section and paid for by credit card. Individual codes cannot make up more than half of all codes ordered. I.e if you buy 10 packs you can only buy individuals from no more than 10 codes- It is not worth the time pulling and replacing moulds for whole orders of sample figures.

Don't forget to tell us which codes are individual and which codes are packs. !

Christmas Message

Posted on 23-12-2009 15:16:56

A thank you from all the Caliver Team for all your support during 2009. Your patience during the integration of MINIFIGS into an already broad based and very busy company was particularly appreciated.

With all the figure range; rules and uniforms books we have in the pipeline 2010 looks pretty busy already

SO MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

From
DAVID
ANNE
JAY
KELVIN
PAUL
RYAN
LORNA
GRAHAM
NIGEL
&
ANDREW

Production of all ranges back in full swing.

Posted on 04-11-2009 12:50:49

Just to let everyone know that we are fully back in operation and that we are working our way steadily though all the back orders.

Back up and running

Posted on 06-10-2009 12:41:02

Hello

well, all the moulds , machines etc are now installed in Nottingham.

The 12mm ranges are now sorted. the orders for those should start trickling out towards the end of the week as we slowly work our way through the systems, get used to the machines and moulds etc.

Dave & team

Existing & New Orders

Posted on 07-09-2009 16:06:57

Just to inform everyone who has an existing order and all those placing new orders. Due to the change of ownership and location, there will be a delay of around 6 weeks before normal production recommences.
If this delay is too great please contact us and we will refund your money, we are sorry for all the inconvenience this causes.

Caliver Books Purchase Miniature Figurines

Posted on 04-09-2009 18:42:03

NORMAL SERVICE WILL BE RESUMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

PLEASE DIRECT ALL ENQUIRIES TO CALIVER BOOKS

Good luck Liz & Neil, and thanks for keeping MINIFIGS alive during the Dark Times!

Web Site

Posted on 01-07-2009 09:34:38

We would like to apologise to anyone who has tried to contact us via telephone over the past couple of weeks. Due to a staff shortage we have not been able to man the telephones as we would have liked, but hope to have this resolved soon.

We are, however, still processing orders and responding as quickly as we can to queries via email, so if you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused and thank you for bearing with us.

Processing time

Posted on 14-04-2009 08:47:24

Due to maternity leave and staff sickness it is taking us longer to process orders than it would normally. We are sorry for the delays; we hope to get back to some form of normality soon.

New Release

Posted on 20-02-2009 10:56:26

Good news, baby Ben was born to Liz and Bill this morning at 3.13, I hope you will all join with me in wishing them all well.

Blitzkrieg Commander

Posted on 10-02-2009 11:46:33

We are currently out of stock of these rules and awaiting the new and improved version from Pete. All those customers that have orders with us and have not yet received their rules, we will get them to you as soon as we can.

New WWII and Modern

Posted on 09-01-2009 11:14:16

As promised here are the new releases for the 12mm WWII and Modern ranges, all have been added to the catalogue and have pictures.

BV-38 Matilda I
GV-102 Marder III

MAV009 M1A1 Abrams (remake)
MAV012 M1A1 Abrams w/Mine Plough
MAV112 MLRS

MRV010 T-72B w/ERA
MRV011 T-64B
MRV012 T-55 w/Mine Roller

New For January 2009

Posted on 24-12-2008 11:08:03

Just a sample picture of what will be coming out in January. We will be molding these in the 1st couple of week in January so look for the new list of WWII and Modern items towards the end of the month.

Christmas Break

Posted on 19-12-2008 11:21:33

We would like to thank all customers for their support over the past year and especially the last 6 months with our move. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

We will be closing the unit around lunchtime on the 24th December and reopen on 5th January 2009.

Finally There

Posted on 14-11-2008 10:33:29

After a month spent trying to sort out access to the Internet at the new unit, the move taking more time and effort than expected, we are now back in full swing. We have had to delay the release of new items for the 12mm range as we are trying to clear back orders, we still hope to have these new 12mm items out before Christmas.

We would like to extend a big “THANK YOU” to those that have helped us over the past couple of months; we are now looking forward to future.

New Telephone Number

Posted on 02-10-2008 22:30:24

We now have a new telephone number: +44 (0)2380 528 907.

Unfortunately we will be off-line for 5-10 days due to the move, but you can still place orders using the above number or alternatively, place your order on the web site and we will process it once we are back on-line.

Thanks for your patience.

New Address

Posted on 12-09-2008 09:00:15

As promised here is the new address for the company, we hope to keep the same phone number but if we are unlucky we will of course let you know. We will of course have a mail re-direct in place just in case.

Solent Business Centre
Unit 003
Millbrook Road West
Millbrook
Southampton
SO15 0HW

12mm World War II and Moving News

Posted on 15-08-2008 11:44:58

We have added pictures to the French range and updated and added some more to the German.

On another subject, Minifigs will be moving within the next couple of months. We will publish the address closer to the time of the move. This should not upset our turnaround to much although we will be working closer to the 21 day time scale. We hope you will all be able to bare with us.

12mm World War II

Posted on 01-08-2008 09:52:00

More 12mm WWII german vehicals have been added to the website.

12mm World war II

Posted on 25-07-2008 11:56:37

Have made a start on the WWII germans. All German infantry are on the website and vehicals upto GV17 are also on the website

15mm Mid to Late 16th Century and 17th Century

Posted on 18-07-2008 11:57:49

The 15mm mid to late 16th century figures are the website along with 16th century Moors of North Afica and Ottoman turks and Early to mid 17th century Western Europe

15mm Early 16th Century

Posted on 11-07-2008 11:37:24

The 15mm Early 16th Century Range has been added to the website

15mm English Civil War

Posted on 04-07-2008 10:44:34

The 15mm English Civil War Range has been added to the web site

More 25mm Pictures

Posted on 27-06-2008 10:39:40

Finished the basic 25mm Dark Ages, We have now started on the 25mm Crusaders

25mm Dark Ages

Posted on 06-06-2008 11:20:42

We have started adding pictures to the 25mm Dark Ages page

25mm Pictures

Posted on 30-05-2008 10:05:28

We have completed the Imperial Rome basic figure pictures and have now started on the Greek and Persians.

More Pictures

Posted on 16-05-2008 10:28:25

We have continued to add more pictures to the 25mm Imperial Rome range

New 25mm Pictures

Posted on 02-05-2008 11:22:07

We have started adding pictures to the 25mm Ancient range; the 1st pictures are up in the Imperial Rome section of the catalogue.

Salute Requests

Posted on 25-04-2008 11:29:49

We have added pictures this week that where requested at Salute. The pictures are of the following ranges, Montcalm and Wolf, Indian of 1790 and the Hussite Wars.

Salute 08

Posted on 10-04-2008 12:01:27

April 19th 2008, Minifigs will be at Salute 08, stand TE20. Looking at the floor plan we are on the back wall almost in a direct line from the Q-Buster entrance

World War One Infantry finished

Posted on 04-04-2008 11:50:43

All the pictures of World War One Infantry are now up on the site, hope to have the Cavalry done next week, although we are now on the run up to Salute 08 so we might not have time. We will post our stand number next week so people can come up and see us if they wish.

More 15mm

Posted on 28-03-2008 12:35:34

Hope everyone had a good Easter. We have finished of the photos for the 15mm Franco-Prussian range and have made a start on World War One, just the British Infantry at the moment, more to be added next week.

More 15mm photos

Posted on 14-03-2008 12:56:09

We have finished the 15mm Feudal Europe and Crusades range, and we have made a start on the Franco-Prussian War figures.

New Images added

Posted on 07-03-2008 12:12:07

Have finished all the basic 25mm English Civil War figures, completed the 15mm Feudal Europe and Crusades Infantry, hope to have the cavalry done next week.

15mm Pictures added

Posted on 29-02-2008 11:53:25

We have added the 15mm Samurai and made a start on the 15mm Feudal Europe and Crusades ranges

More pictures

Posted on 22-02-2008 11:12:10

We have added all the basic 25mm Seven Year War infantry and cavalry figures and made a start on the 25mm English Civil War range as well.

New 12mm Release

Posted on 14-02-2008 13:40:21

Here is a list of all the new 12mm items added to the site today.

MI024 American Crew
MAV011 M50a1 Ontos
MAV301 M102 105mm Light Towed Howitzer

MI003 British Crew
MBV302 L118 105mm Light Gun
ACMB53 Westland Puma HC.Mk1

MGV005 Panzerhaubitze 2000

MI043 Russian Crew
MRV113 BTR 152 D
MRV301 D-30 2A18m 122mm Towed Howitzer

BV-37 A-10 Cruiser

Even More

Posted on 07-02-2008 14:15:38

Have added the rest of the Austrian 25mm basic infantry and cavalry, also added today were the Spanish, Dutch, Belgium, Bavarian, Wurtenburg, Danish, Swedish, Nassau and Portuguese. This should now cover all the basic troop types for our 25mm Napoleonic ranges.

More photos

Posted on 01-02-2008 12:39:33

15mm Prussians and 25mm French Napoleonic are finished and we have added the basic infantry and cavalry to the 25mm Prussians, Russians, Duchy of Warsaw, and Brunswicks and made a start on the Austrians.

More Images

Posted on 25-01-2008 12:09:23

More pictures have been added to the 25mm Napoleonic French, we have also added the infantry and infantry commands to the 15mm Napoleonic Prussian. We hope to add the cavalry and commands to the Prussians and more to the 25's next week.

New Pictures Added

Posted on 13-01-2008 10:25:07

We have added some new pictures to the 25mm Napoleonic British and French catalogue pages; these are of the basic infantry and cavalry figures. All the pictures where taken using figures that have been through the molding process, you will notice that some are darker than others, this is just a discolouration that is caused by that process, nothing more.

New Look Web Site

Posted on 13-01-2008 08:42:00

We would just like to say welcome to the new look Miniature Figurine web site. We hope you like the new look, and you can find what you want for your gaming needs.