C is for Christmas - At Hobbycraft

Sliding into the festive season, and here's a few figurals I found at Hobbycraft, in fact, I managed to purchase the cat and soldier again (oh! Hugh; you're so predictable!) last night - I'll take them back and swap them, as there are dozens to choose from, but clearly my short-term memory isn't what it was!

In-store brand, sub-branded to 'Crafty Christmas', they may be local to you (in Europe, the Americas, the antipodes or elsewhere) branded under another name. They are quite small, across the range probably 20-45mm, because they are designed for cakes, cards and dioramas/displays, and - as the header-card states - of resin manufacture.

I got . . . ♫♪♪ Threeeeeeee Bay'bee Bears! Another-with-a-Pen-guin, a-cat in-a-hat - and a San'tah with pres-ents innn hiiiis haaaaaannds! ♫♪♫♪ . . . and a soldier, I got a soldier . . .

He's quite well decorated, but the painting leaves a little to be desired . . . boom-boom! Medals? I'll see me'self out when I've finished the blurb! He's about 28/30mm and a crude sculpt with a helmet that's a black helmet not a bearskin!

The undersides - bog-standard poured-resin fare, briefly kissed with a powered sander to make them flat/level-enough to stand up.

You may have noticed Santa' and the guardsman have thick/raised boots to sink into icing, glue or flock and which will help prevent breakage, common with these, check the packs before taking to the counter, as chipping (or worse) occurs as people browse through them, knocking them, dropping them etc . . . and then put them back!

Hobbycraft now, lots to chose from, tress, several dogs, a couple more bears, micro-vehicles, several pillar-boxes (including one with a  dog), presents . . . all sorts, £1.50p each!