iModeler Figures

The art of figure sculpting, modeling and painting.

Samurai Warrior (1300)

I bought this 90mm (1/18 scale) metal figure from ANDREA some 10+ years ago. I didn’t get around to building it as my kids took more and more of my spare time. So, after getting back into the hobby I dusted the cobwebs of the box and [...]

8th Hussar

Another of my old figures. This one was kindly offered to me by Ron Souza to review for Historical Miniature Magazine, this is Mili-Men King’s Shilling 120 mm 8th Hussar painted in oils. I scratch built the background.

The harbinger of death

This is my first attempt at painting with oils. It’s oil over acrylics and that seems to work for me, as the oils lend itself better for blending and if you make a mistake you can pull the paint off again with thinner. This model [...]

There Was a Time...

In the 90’s when all of my modeling was figures. This is a figure from that period. Ron Souza sent this to me to write up a review for his Historical Miniature Magazine. It’s been so long I can’t remember the manufacturer and my old [...]

Prussian NCO WW1 bust

Sculpted by Carl Reid for Frank Miniatures to commemorate the 1914-18 conflict 1:10 Oils Enjoy

I’ll Call it a Flat

In the summer of 1968 we took a family vacation trip to visit my grandparents in Minnesota and Montana. Along the way we played the Shell Presidents Coin game. Eventually the coins, or more accurately medallions, were tossed out. Thirty [...]

Machine Gunner, 12th SS Division Hitlerjugend, Jeffshiu´s Miniatures, 120 mm

Greetings fellow modelers! I've had my first 120 mm figurine. Everything is colored with Andrea Color acrylic paints, hopefully you will like it.

“Give me night, or give me Blücher!”

My version of David Grieve’s 1/9 scale Blücher. Painted in oils.

Regimental Quarter master RHA 1812-1815

Pegaso 54mm Oils

John or Nathan?

In an effort to get back to archiving the models in my collection, I present my version of the Fort Duquesne Military Miniatures 7th Cavalry Officer in 1/9th scale. It’s pretty obviously based on John Wayne as Captain Nathan Brittles. I [...]