By far one of my favorite vintage makers of figures, Chota Sahib produced a really great line of figures in the 1970's and 80's. I got hooked by picking up a few at the (now gone) NJHMA Show in Somerset in the 90's for $5 each. Beautifully sculpted and cast, they stand up even today. It also helped that the majority of the subject matter was something of great interest to me - Victorian Britain - and the figures appeared in books and magazines when I first started painting. Sadly, Sid Horton, their maker, passed away before I was actively involved in the hobby, so I never got a chance to meet him. His work however is something that continues to spark creativity in many modelers.
Before expanding into other vintage lines, my sole focus was Chota - and thankfully many modelers from around the world have shared their stories and photos of their work and/or collections. I would like to eventually make this the biggest resource on the line available on the internet, so please, if you have any information, photos or even stories about Sid, by all means send them my way - I will be happy to share them here.
Hopefully as well, I'd like to get around to painting my collection and posting it here and in my portfolio page.
Before expanding into other vintage lines, my sole focus was Chota - and thankfully many modelers from around the world have shared their stories and photos of their work and/or collections. I would like to eventually make this the biggest resource on the line available on the internet, so please, if you have any information, photos or even stories about Sid, by all means send them my way - I will be happy to share them here.
Hopefully as well, I'd like to get around to painting my collection and posting it here and in my portfolio page.
From Military Illustrated Magazine, celebrating 10 years of Chota Sahib....
The full Catalog of Chota Sahib Kits
Images of Chotas sent by collectors....
Advertisements from the era...
Instruction Sheets