| Master Caster | 08 Apr 2023 6:02 p.m. PST |
Yesterday on their forum, the Strelets folks announced the tragic death in the Ukraine war of their main and sole figure designer – Anton Derbilov – of the latest new and very fine releases in their 1/72 scale plastic War of Spanish Succession series of figure sets.
He was serving in the Ukrainian Army and was apparently killed in combat Thursday or yesterday by mortar fire.
A very talented artist, designer, sculptor and musician. Now gone.
Toby Barrett |
| Bunkermeister | 08 Apr 2023 6:56 p.m. PST |
A very sad day, he designed some very good figures. Mike Bunkermeister Creek |
 Dye4minis  | 08 Apr 2023 6:56 p.m. PST |
This is terrible news. My condolences go out to his family. He was truly a shining light in the industry. I will now hold dear the boxes I have collected over the years. |
| 79thPA | 08 Apr 2023 6:59 p.m. PST |
Sad news that puts our hobby in perspective. |
 Whirlwind | 08 Apr 2023 10:59 p.m. PST |
That is awful – may he rest in peace. |
| blacksmith | 09 Apr 2023 1:54 a.m. PST |
Very sad news, may he rest in peace. |
| Dave Jackson | 09 Apr 2023 6:17 a.m. PST |
Thanks Toby, that is tragic. |
| bobspruster | 09 Apr 2023 7:43 a.m. PST |
That is sad. I'd heard he had been drafted and thought about him often. He paid the last full measure of devotion and I hope it will not have been in vain. Rest now, Anton. |
| Fire at Will | 09 Apr 2023 8:58 a.m. PST |
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| Swampking | 09 Apr 2023 1:57 p.m. PST |
Rest in peace, Anton. What an incredible talent and such sad news. His sculpts brought Strelets up to incredible standards. A true loss to the plastic gaming community. |
| Umpapa | 09 Apr 2023 2:29 p.m. PST |
Excellent artist he was. Great loss. He was not drafted. He had volunteered (after RuZZians killed his son with artillery fire during evacuation of Charkiv or so I heard) to defend liberty of all of humans (including His daughters). May the God comfort His family and and accept His soul. |
| khanscom | 09 Apr 2023 4:31 p.m. PST |
"May the God comfort His family and and accept His soul." Never said better than this. |
| cloudcaptain | 09 Apr 2023 5:42 p.m. PST |
Was just painting some Strelets this week. He was very talented and will be missed. Here's hoping for peace and better days. Thank you Anton. Rest well. |
| Lets party with Cossacks | 12 Apr 2023 6:33 a.m. PST |
It is yet another unspeakable tragedy from this war. Particularly felt by our hobby.
What a waste. |
| Dye4minis | 13 Apr 2023 9:54 p.m. PST |
"What a waste." All wars are. What is amazing is that he fought for what he believed in- for his family and country. What seems to be value sets that have been lost in the younger generation with few exceptions. |
| The Dozing Dragon | 12 Feb 2025 5:15 a.m. PST |
I was just trying to research some old Strelec*R metal fantasy sculpts and was given his name. Such an awful shock to find this. He seems to have been a wonderful character and person. The world is poorer for his loss :( |
worries about not losing his rules stuff.
