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And the very first Baccus Golden Ticket winner is...

11th Jun 2024

Lindy and I are delighted to be able to announce the first ever winner of the Baccus Golden Ticket draw.

The prize for the month of may goes to Shaun Gregory.

We are really happy that it’s gone to such a deserving winner.   We cannot do better than Shaun’s own words:

‘I hope I’ve done these little men justice... I have all scales because of my sight loss. Some days I can only do larger like 1/72 or 20mm and other times 6mm, 10mm etc. The method I use a lot whatever the figure scale is I hold it up to my left eye and paint like that. I have no distance vision but good very close. 

I Served 22 years in the Regular Army, I lost my sight in 2008, when I was 38 years old. I had served 19 years at that point.

The cause was the Gulf War 1991. I Served in the Royal Pioneer Corps and in the Royal Logistic Corps. I was always a Pioneer. I had two Corneal Transplants on my left eye. I have a different condition in each eye, my right is damaged by scar tissue and on the left a cataract.

My attitude is that it’s not about what you can’t do anymore. It’s about what you can do. I paint my Ancients and fantasy figures, my eyes are always in pain. I love my hobby. 

… It does take me a lot longer to complete my figures and models. I have to stop and rest my eyes. Then I’m back in my man shed and getting on with it.

Shaun is an absolute inspiration to us all and a worthy recipient of the Golden Ticket. Next time someone tells you that their eyesight isn’t good enough to paint 6mm figures, just direct them to Shaun’s story.

The Golden Ticket winner gets £60 to spend on the Baccus site - it you'd like to enter this month's draw, all you have to do is place on order with us totalling £60 or more and your in the mix for next time.