Our model busts are character studies in miniature — large-scale resin bust kits that focus on the face, expression, and uniform details of a single subject. Cast in the UK in high-quality resin, they make striking display pieces and some of the most rewarding painting projects a modeller can take on, with plenty of room for blending, shading and fine work.
Our Great War busts honour the men of the First World War, including 1/9th-scale British subjects such as the King’s Royal Rifle Corps and Royal Field Artillery, alongside our celebrated Great War pilot busts — 1/12th-scale portraits of the flying aces of the Royal Flying Corps.
The range also features individual historical figures and stocked Black Eagle Miniatures busts, giving painters a variety of periods and subjects to collect.
A bust lives on its face and fine detail — exactly where a quality sable brush earns its keep. Pair yours with our Kolinsky sable paintbrushes.
Related guides: how to paint a resin figure kit and getting started collecting historical miniatures.
Black Eagle Miniatures presents a 1/12th Scale bust of a Royal Marine Artillery Sergeant, circa 1816.
Black Eagle Miniatures presents a 1/12th scale resin bust of a Cape Mounted Rifles NCO of the Cape Wars, circa 1830. The Cape Mounted Rifles were a locally raised corps who policed and fought along the turbulent eastern frontier of the Cape Colony — a distinctive, lesser-known subject that stands out in any display. Sculpted by Steve Leadley.
The kit is a multi-part resin bust supplied unassembled and unpainted, and requires assembly. Any groundwork shown in the photographs was provided by the artist and is not included. Not suitable for children under 12.
Practical rifle-green and campaign kit make a subtle, satisfying paint that rewards careful shading — exactly where our Kolinsky sable brushes excel. He’s part of the Cape Wars range with the Royal Artillery, 2nd Regiment of Foot and Native Scout — see the full model busts range.
Scale: 1/12th · Material: resin · Sculptor: Steve Leadley · Black Eagle Miniatures · Supplied unmade & unpainted.
Black Eagle Miniatures presents a 1/12th Scale bust of a Native Scout from the Cape Wars, circa 1830.
Black Eagle Miniatures presents a 1/12th scale resin bust of a Native Scout serving with British forces in the Cape Wars, circa 1830. Local scouts were essential to campaigning on the Cape frontier, and this striking bust rounds out the four-part Cape Wars range with an unusual and rewarding subject. Sculpted by Steve Leadley.
The kit is a multi-part resin bust supplied unassembled and unpainted, and requires assembly. Any groundwork shown in the photographs was provided by the artist and is not included. Not suitable for children under 12.
Skin tones, mixed traded clothing and natural materials make this a characterful study for the more adventurous painter — ideal territory for our Kolinsky sable brushes. Complete the Cape Wars range with the Royal Artillery, Mounted Rifles NCO and 2nd Regiment of Foot, in our model busts range.
Scale: 1/12th · Material: resin · Sculptor: Steve Leadley · Black Eagle Miniatures · Supplied unmade & unpainted.
Black Eagle Miniatures presents a 1/12th scale resin bust of a British Royal Artilleryman of the Cape Wars, circa 1830. The Cape Frontier Wars in southern Africa are an unusual and characterful subject, and this gunner — the first of a four-bust Cape Wars range — makes a distinctive addition to any collection of British colonial history. Sculpted by Steve Leadley.
The kit is a multi-part resin bust supplied unassembled and unpainted, and requires assembly. Any groundwork shown in the photographs was provided by the artist and is not included. Not suitable for children under 12.
Dark artillery blue with red facings and gold lace makes a handsome, classic scheme — ideal for our Kolinsky sable brushes. Collect the whole Cape Wars range: the Mounted Rifles NCO, 2nd Regiment of Foot and Native Scout, in our model busts range.
Scale: 1/12th · Material: resin · Sculptor: Steve Leadley · Black Eagle Miniatures · Supplied unmade & unpainted.
The victor of Waterloo in commanding form: this 1/9th fine-scale resin bust portrays Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Sculpted by David F Grieve, the bust captures the famous profile and understated authority of Britain’s greatest soldier — a definitive character study for any Napoleonic collection.
Cast in high-quality resin and supplied unassembled and unpainted; any groundwork shown is not included. Not suitable for children under 12.
A restrained uniform puts all the emphasis on the face — the ultimate test of skin tones and portraiture, and exactly where a fine Kolinsky sable brush proves its worth. Pair him with Field Marshal von Blücher and Napoleon from our model busts.
Scale: 1/9th · Material: resin · Sculptor: David F Grieve · Supplied unmade & unpainted.
