Mick Yarrow Miniatures (M.Y.Miniatures)

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NEWS:

New website is now old website, we're back on Spanglefish with no shopping cart!

HOLIDAY

I am away on holiday from

5th October until the 19th October 2018, so will not be processing any orders during that time.

To navigate this site, choose the tab on the left that you require (ie 15mm The Ice Age) Press the tab and the page with Ice Age figures and pictures will appear. Select the figures etc that you require. Send me detail of what you want, the catalogue number, name of item and amount required and I will invoice you with the amount to pay and postage etc. Simple!

Also, alternatively, if you want to just Email me a full list of what item you require, plus the price together with the amount of payment and postage, then pay the full amount and postage to my account at Pay Pal, to mickyarrowminiatures@yahoo.co.uk

If you have any problems then Email me at royalistmymins@yahoo.co.uk

Please note

I normally send packages out by first class mail. If you would like to pay extra and have your package to be sent by 'signed for' or if a large expensive package, 'insured', or some other form of postage, then please indicte when ordering. When I post a package I receive a 'proof of posting 'receipt and as a result I can not be held responsible for packages that get lost (very occasionally) in the post

Postage and Packing

UK and BAOR 10% of order value or minimum of £2.00 postage

EU-USA and Rest of the world 30% of order value or minimum of £5.00 postage

If you have a querry over the figure, ships etc, please do not hesitate to E-mail me

1/4800 scale

Article from the TMP,(The Miniatures Page)
unknown member writes:
I recently had the opportunity to review the 1:4800 scale naval miniatures from Mick Yarrow at M.Y. Miniatures. The
scale is not the one I personally collect, and

although I had heard of models in this size, those that arrived were my first experience with them.
Mick was quick to point out by email that they are from the old Trafalgar range and that some of the masters were a bit dated, so I was a little unsure what to expect. As they were unpacked, I was quite surprised. I could certainly tell which ship classes they were, but my sense of perspective took a little time to adjust from 1:3000 scale to these much smaller models.
Generally I found them easier to identify than 1:6000 scale ships, which I had collected a few years ago. With aging eyes, the 1:6000 scale ships were just too small for me, particularly when it came to destroyers and other small craft. But with the M.Y. range, the problem was much reduced and I only had trouble with one ship whilst in raw metal. (That was a U.S. destroyer escort, but I should point out that as soon as I put some white paint on it, I could immediately identify what it was.) So that was a plus for me.
When scale is considered, tabletop gaming in 1:3000 scale can sometimes look oversize. The smaller models therefore do have some advantages. I was particularly impressed with a couple, but by the same token could see how the modeller could improve them with some ease. This was mostly related to hull shape. After taking the photographs for this review, I intend to make some small adjustments to the forward hull lines of Yamato and a Washington-class battleship, which I feel will greatly improve them.
But that aside, these models are not all that bad, and one thing on their side is that they are quite inexpensive compared to others. Comparing them with the expense of 1:2400 scale, you could purchase a fleet for the price of a single battleship! (But then, I can get a squadron of 1:3000 scale ships together for the price of a single 1:2400 model...) The price and the fact they can be easily recognized for class would be an advantage for some wargamers. I would imagine that for those who find 1:6000 just too small, but also want to avoid expensive larger models, these would be ideal.
The range is quite good if not comprehensive, and the ships included are those one would be most likely to want for some of the historical scenarios, be it WWI or WWII. I'm sure Mick himself will be the first to admit that the detail is not as high as in other scales. But despite that, they are still a very useable bargain for those people who don't use their model ships all that often, nor want to lay out lots of dollars collecting a fleet.
Painting them up was no less straightforward than I would expect with my 1:3000 scale models, but considerably easier than 1:6000 scale when it came to adding detail such as camouflage. I was able to paint them to the usual schemes, which was pleasing, as it was far more difficult to do that in smaller sizes, and of course larger models show mistakes more easily. That is a plus
for these ships. Not too small, yet not so big that you have to spend a whole evening just painting one. I was able to wiz through a selection of them in pretty quick time, which I'm sure will appeal to many.

Ships marked with * have gun barrels to the turrets. This mostly applies to battleships as smaller ships are two tiny to do this to, so fine painting of the position of gun barrels is prefered.

1/4800 scale ships all at £0-40 each,

unless priced higher

World War One

202 Indefatigable and 201&203 Invicible and Lion

203 Lion and 204 Tiger