For all our European Customers

I think that my personal views on the wisdom of the Brexit project are well known, but like it or not, it has happened, and things will change from January 1st.   As yet, the sharp intellects negotiating on our behalf have yet to actually distinguish their buttocks from their arm joints and no-one has a clue as to what the situation will be vis a vis tariffs, deals, no deals or the price of fish.

Order updates

The little workshop elves are working frantically to get the goodies out to deserving boys and girls all over the world, and will be doing so right up until Christmas Eve.   I’ve had a lot of requests to start giving the order number updates, but it’s been tricky, because for very good reasons, we have had three separate streams running side by side, all at different stages.  These have now all been brought together.

Weekly update

It's the time in the cycle where lots of you are getting in touch about orders, either awaiting casting or in the post.   To address the latter first, postal services around the world are struggling with both Covid issues and the normal seasonal increase in activity.  A few months ago, an order might have taken two weeks to the get to an address in the US for example.  At the moment, that might be two months.   Parcels ARE getting through, they are just taking longer, so please don't panic.

New releases - well, sort of new releases...

Among the many problems we face under current circumstances is what to do about new releases.  Let's face it, we can't unveil a shiny new range while at the same time, saying that it's not available to order.   We do have plans in place to address this in the new year, but for the moment we are contenting ourselves with  just trickling bits and pieces out.

Something a little different...

Yes, we may be working our collective fingers to the bone getting the orders cast and sent out as quickly as we can, but that isn't stopping us developing new product at an equally frenetic rate, and expanding our horizons beyond our traditional subjects.    We will keep you posted on developments, but expect 2021 to be a year packed with some brilliant models and ranges from Baccus.

Paint your wagon!

During lockdown and the cart closure we are still developing new lines and products.   It’s obvious that current working conditions are working against us in terms of getting new releases out there and available, but it doesn’t stop us trying!

The Shopping Cart is due to close shortly

Many thanks to all of you who have placed orders with us since Sunday.  We've done our best, but we will really have to close again to new orders with effect from 10.00am, Thursday 5th November.

It's not something we like doing, but like the python in the cartoon below

we need to put a halt to input and concentrate on output!

Farewell to The Igor

When the faithful Igor comes to you and says, ‘I am not quite feeling mythelf today.’, you know that something is up.  And so it has proved to be.   It is with a great deal of sadness all round that he will be putting his casting ladle down and retiring from his role with us because of continuing health issues.

If you have painted, handled, collected, bought or stashed away any Baccus figures over the last decade and a half, the chances are very likely that they will have been spun, checked and packed by Igor.   His contribution to Baccus behind the scenes over this time has been immense and will be felt for years to come.

With all of this in mind, I hope that you will all join with me in wishing him the very best for the future.  

New Releases

There's only a few days to go before we reopen the Baccus shopping cart, and when it does, we have lots of new goodies on offer.   Here is the comprehensive list of the new codes:

Cart Opening

GOOD NEWS...

We have just put the final batch of orders on the casting desk for next week.

This means that we will be looking to open the cart at 10am on Sunday 1st November.  How long it stays open for will depend on how nicely you play and whether you break it again ;-)