'When Duty Calls' Western Front, World War 1.

We have five finish options for our sculptures:

Cold Cast Antique Bronze – Our classic finish. The sculpture is made with powdered bronze added to the composite. Then it is buffed and polished to highlight the bronze. The colour is similar to that of a Victoria Cross Medal.
 
Hand Painted – The sculpture is cast in a white ‘China clay’ finish. It is then hand-painted using a combination of airbrushing and hand application. We use high-quality oil paints chosen to our specific specification. We add in shading and distressing to achieve a realistic effect before applying a 20% satin over-finish to protect the sculpture from the effects of time.
 
Electroformed Silver – Our Electroformed Silver Sculptures make magnificent pieces. We take a China white casting and cover it in a thick (300) micron layer of pure sterling silver. Then we hand-polish the items to achieve a high shine. These pieces require a clean every so often with a silver polish such as ‘Silvo’. These pieces are presented on a Mahogany or Granite base. Complete with a Silver plaque on the front.

Hot Bronze – Our sculptures can be cast in Bronze Metal, reminiscent of an outdoor war memorial. This is a specialised service; contact us for more information.

Pewter - Our Pewter sculptures are made using lead-free pewter; we melt it and centrifugally cast it into rubber or silicone moulds. Once cool, we remove the pieces before fettling, soldering, buffing, and polishing them into a finished sculpture.

Plaque Engraving Info

All our statues include the option of a personalised engraved plaque on the wooden base, at no extra charge.

• Bronze statues come with a jeweller’s brass plate

• Pewter/silver statues come with a nickel silver plate

How to Add a Plaque

1. Start by selecting your desired finish and base option.

2. Then click "Add a Plate" - this will open a drop-down menu.

3. Enter your engraving using the line format provided.

• Presentation bases allow up to 4 lines

• Mahogany bases allow up to 6 lines

• Max 35 characters per line

Important Notes

• If engraving is left blank, no plaque will be included.
  Want a blank plate? Just write that in the engraving box.

• Once ordered, please check your confirmation email to make sure your plaque text has gone through.
  If it’s missing, it means it didn’t go through - you can either wait for us to get in touch or just email us your engraving directly at sales@balwalk.com.

• Double-check your engraving before sending - any mistakes will mean we need to make a new plate.

• Text will be centre-aligned and sized to fit the plaque.

Badges

We offer 3D cap badges that can be added to the sculpture base or onto the plaque itself.

If we don’t have a 3D version of the badge you want, we can engrave it directly onto the plaque instead.

In an effort to be more sustainable we've had our outer packaging redesigned to be fully recyclable. Every statue comes in a simple elegant printed brown box with printed fabric tape.

Inside the box the statue will be protected with bubble wrap and special foam bags to minimise the chance of damage in transit.