Recent content by Robert Jan de Wit

Great vignette Nigel!

Great subject Nap. Fascinating figure . Read some biographies of him. Now reading the Wellington chapter in the Mask of Command from Keegan. Great paintwork! greets RJ

MAGNUS OPUS Hope to see it at SMC. regards, RJ

Good start Gino. Great to see you painting again. greets RJ

Thanks Malc!

I know, shoes are now the basics. Still some sculpting to do.

Thanks my friend. All nice stuff to model and paint. Gonna look to those fantasy guys who do a lot of freehand detailing and see how they do such things. Thanks Nap. MAA 431 is a great book. I am a big Lyles fan. Thanks Nigel! I hope I live up to the expectations… greets RJ

Hello all, Started with the basics for a new figure. A Iban scout during the Indonesian confrontation 62-66. I am using this beautiful Kevin Lyles illustration for inspiration. Looking forward to do the tattoos, but that will be a challenge. Also gives me the opportunity to use a Lee enfield...

Excellent painting. Really like the direction of the light and the overall effect in the figure. greets, RJ

Thank you all very, very much! Also thanks to the likers and watchers. On to the next figure, hope to start with it soon. All the best, RJ

Hello all, Finished this figure yesterday. An Aboriginal warrior in scale 1:35. Used various parts from firma49, Firestorm and spare head from Helo. All sculpting is done with MS and Duro. The shield is made from plasticard and putty. Spear is from plastic rod. Painting is done with acrylics...

Finished this one yesterday. Got some bad luck with twice breaking his leg during painting. A third time and I propably would have dumped him… More in the completed forum. Thanks all for watching and support Greets RJ

Great work again! Greets RJ

Great work Malc!

Thanks guys! Nap, reference for the war paint is pretty vague. Mostly red or white with all kind of patterns imaginable. Hope someone wants to do an Osprey style book on the subjects identifying all the tribes with their appearance, weapons and shields. Studied a lot of photos and made a...