The art of figure sculpting, modeling and painting.
Let me start by saying two things; one, this is not an aeroplane so apologies if you're disappointed and two, I really suck at taking photos!
This little effort started out with a block of wood. Yes, a block of wood. One of our sons is a [...]
This is a 1/10 resin bust of a Viking shieldmaiden, from Korean firm Nuts Planet. The figure is probably based on the character Lagertha in the TV series, The Vikings. Lagertha was, according to legend, a Viking shieldmaiden from what is [...]
This is Stalingrad Miniatures' 1/35 resin vignette of a Russian soldier and orphan, in WW2. I bought the pair for a large, Russian-based dio, "For the Motherland", but then decided not to use them, and just put them away in [...]
Here are some of my most recent figure projects. The first one is my favorite, a 54mm (1/35 scale) Knight of the Holy Sepulchre from Pegaso Models. I've been working on this project off and on since 2013. White and black are tough [...]
This is a 120mm resin casting of a mounted Lancer in the first months of the Great War (product ref 5201, £49.99), from Victory Miniatures of Gloucester, England.
I ran a short WIP thread in Figures, (link) if anyone is interested in the [...]
Here's my latest figure, a 75mm Napoleonic from Pegaso Models painted in acrylics. The timing worked out great as he's all decked out in Christmas colors! I've been working on a lot of 1/35 (54mm) figures recently and wanted to move up [...]
First time assembling miniatures and painting them. These I washed in soapy water first as I had been told, then cleaned off the flash. Then assembled, primed, and painted. If you guys have any suggestions or comments on what I could've [...]
Continuing the recent figure-painting theme, this is the last in my current series of larger scale resin figures, in this case, a 120mm (1/16) German Grenadier sculpted by Jeff Shiu (Jeff Shiu Minatures). The only addition has been the [...]
Here is a collection of my most recent historical figures. They are all 54mm (roughly 1/35 scale). The figures are a French Dragoon, Greek Hoplite, mounted Polish Lancer, and an Officer of the Navy Guard from the Kingdom of Naples. [...]
Bernard McCabe occupies a special place in the history of the 31st Regiment.
As a Sergeant in the 31st Foot he displayed outstanding bravery at the Battle of Sobroan on 10th February 1846. When both officers carrying the Colours had been [...]
