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Ordering
To order Eolith Miniatures I have an online shopping cart powered by Paypal.  This is the only form of payment I accept worldwide. Please note that you don't actually require a Paypal account to order. If you go to the checkout you will find an option to simply pay via credit/debit card instead without logging onto Paypal. The online store can be accessed by clicking on the...well...Online Store option on the main menu bar to the left.


Shipping/postage
I charge a flat rate of £2.00 per order for shipping anywhere in the world. If you are worried that resin is rather fragile then I should reassure you that all orders are shipped in sturdy boxes.


Can I pay by cheque?
If you live in the UK I can take a cheque as payment. I'm sorry but I can't offer this option anywhere else as the banks like to charge me lots to cash them. If you live in the UK and wish to pay by cheque, send me an email via the contact page with details of what you wish to order and your mailing address. I'll then send you an invoice for the cost of the order along with details of where to send the cheque and whom to make it payable to.


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Why resin rather than metal?
There are varying reasons for producing these figures in resin rather than metal. My main reasoning is financial. Resin is more expensive than metal for producing figures on a piece for piece ratio. However, I’m finding it suited more to short runs. I’m not currently producing unit figures for armies so wont be producing in the quantities that make metal a better proposition. Also resin, when cast well (and I have a very good mouldmaker and caster) gives great results. There’s no shrinkage and the surface doesn’t suffer the pitting of metal. So, there’s a quality advantage too. And, finally, resin is lightweight. I know some of you may like the heft of a metal figure but, for a company that is largely mail order based, the lack of weight allows me to keep shipping costs low (I only charge £2 per order regardless of size or country of destination).

I’ve never used resin. Is there anything I should know?
Resin is a great material to work with and doesn’t require any particularly different approach to the metal or plastic you’re probably used to. I would say that washing the figure in some soapy water is a good idea. Probably moreso than with metal or plastic. Occasionally you may receive a figure with a bent spear or similar (as can happen with metal). It’s important with resin not to try and bend it back. My resin is flexible but doesn’t hold shape like bending metal: you risk snapping the part. Instead you should warm the figure up a bit. You can either submerge the figure in warm water or give it a blast with a hair dryer. When the resin is warmed it can be held into a new shape and will hold that shape when it cools.