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Assembly and Staging Assembly was fairly straightforward and actually quite well engineered. I have put together everything but the crest, right hand with grapevine vitis (cane) and cloak/sword halves. The latter items will be attached after painting has begun for ease of access to the figure's...

Very, very sad! Vern was a well known and well loved member of the community. He and his wife were always there for the club, show, friendship and memories. Even as he slowed down, Vern was always there at the show enjoying the comraderie. We all will miss him. Jim

Wonderful work. I wish it was a commercial figure. Jim

At last our little friend is completed. This was a long project but one that was very educational. In the end I learned a number of new techniques, experimented with color and I am happy with the final results. Enjoy! Continue reading...

A new item on review here prior to my starting assembly is this wonderful new kit from Alexandros in 54mm from the capable hands of Larrucia. Quintus Sertorius Festus a Centurian from Legion XI "Claudia Pia Fidelis" is based on a famous burial stele found in Verona Italy. One of three brothers...

A bit of honesty here.....I love medieval subjects, but I HATE painting heraldry, especially the more detailed it becomes. This figure has a ton of lions, equally spaced all over the blue surcoat. I started painting them by using a mixture of Yellow Ochre and Cadmium Yellow Deep. This mixture is...

Jeez Paul, you could have stayed home to watch the Blue Jays lose............ Just sayin. Seriously, we will miss you. One less Scot at the bar! Jim

Time for a bit of blatant advertising here! Upcoming in a few weeks is the annual MFCA show in King of Prussia/Valley Forge, PA (Philadelphia area). This is the original and certainly oldest show in existence in the US, having been started as a club in 1941. Their exhibits are distinguished by...

Wonderful job on this great figure. I'm inspired! Jim

A few quick shots of the face and helmet portion of our Roman friend. Work proceeds on the fur and the Eagle sculpt. More to come soon. Continue reading...

Progress is very slow considering the amount of time I have spent working on the metal details. Getting everything fine tuned is a long process and there is still quite a ways to go here. I would love to have this one done for MFCA - who knows, maybe. I have started on the sword, legs and...

Wonderful use of reflected light and color. Warm on one side, cold on the other. Great job! Jim

Great job! Jim

Well sir, keep me in mind and let me know when and if you do any pieces in a smaller scale like 54 or 75. I prefer 54 but I do like the subjects you are exploring. It is really fun watching the growth, development and Genesis of this new technology. Jim

I for one would love to have and paint the plump un-named Belgian chap in 54mm (first choice) or 75mm. Jim

Very nice! Jim

This may be a question that others have asked in the past, but are these only available as pre-painted or are they available as kits? Singles or in sets? Jim

I like this one better as I have always felt the knee up on the rock was a bit akward for my taste.

Another great figure but I for one wish that we could get some new 54mm figures. I'm not all that sold on the 75mm figures. They are a nice midde road between 54 and 90/120mm but I miss the odd 54mm release from Pegaso these days. Jim