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Really great looking piece, Great face. Jim

The Red Lancers, the day he received the kits for stock. Jim

I received my kit in the mail today and am extremely happy with the figure and subject. The figure is the standard "Large"54mm subject that is so standard for Laruccia's offerings these days. Pants were worn on campaign in the northern war's cold weather and this figure is largely spot on with...

Work now begins on the bear fur as well as many of the small details on the helmet. I started by applying an overall coat of Mars Brown and Mars Black, followed by a wash of Mars Black to both darken and dull out the base color. Bear fur is variegated in browns, tans and bits of pinkish grey...

Final highlighting of the arm and hand was done last night using the same techniques as usual. I mixed a small amount of Cad. Yellow Deep with Titanium White and added a bit of thinner to create a glaze which once applied and blended outward, developed the lighter highlighting of muscles, skin...

Once the face was far enough along, I felt comfortable base-coating the inside of the fur pelt/helmet and assembling the head/torso/helmet. As can be seen in the pictures, none of these areas are complete. They are however far enough along that in order to tie them all together from a color...

I have prepped the next bust in my on-going series of busts portraying famous individuals from Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary during the First World War. This bust portrays Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff in his role as "Quartermaster General" (appointed by von Hindenburg in 1916). This...

Large swaths of highlighted plate were brought out with an overcoat of silver printers ink that was softly stippled over those areas reflecting the most light on the body armor. The problem with printers ink is that it doesn't truly seal or dry. This would not be my first choice for duplicating...

Two more photos of the bust with the sleeves base-coated in the red/black mixture. You can see from the first close-up the true nature of this base tone. Reds can be very transparent so although this will be entirely over-painted in the end, the tones will augment the lighter reds applied over...

I think it has been three months short of a year since the last time I posted progress on this miniature. In my desire to clear old projects off of my bench I decided to start working on this figure again at the same time I am working on the Roman bust. In a few hours time this past Saturday I...

Well, after finalizing the detail highlights on the lions, further shadows on the red (Alizarin Crimson and Black) and white surcoat (Raw Umber and Black) utilizing glazes, painting the leather ties and popping out the mail, this bust is pretty much done. I worked some more highlights into the...

Three hours of painting the basic "ermine" design was a bit much, but getting them in the right location (balanced) and the right size (consistency) was key. I used lamp black for it's pure cold black tone, mixed with a tiny bit of thinner. The secret to keeping it crisp is cleaning the brush...

I have been a fan of, and purchased many busts from the Young Miniatures line. The quality of both casting and sculpting as well as the wonderful packaging truly set the mark in the industry at all levels. Despite having so many of these kits, this is the first one I have decided to actually...

Once I had completed the last two busts I was able to continue on Arthur. I have done quite a bit of subtle shadow and highlight work on the white and red portions of the bust as well as further shadowing of the fur and cap. The fur was shaded with varying mixes of Burnt Umber and Mars...

The first of two completed projects, this bust of Andreas Hofer by Ulrich Puchala is an interesting and colorful portrait of the historically significant Austrian (Tyrolean) freedom fighter. I think that Ulrich captured the proud farmer's aire in this piece. He was a nice little change from the...

The second newly completed piece is this portrait bust of Grossadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz in his summer naval uniform, also by Ulrich Puchala. I have to admit that of the two busts this was my favorite. I am sure that some of that is the subject matter but also the character in the face. I can...

My second Ulrich Puchala project is the box art for this wonderful portrait of Andreas Hofer the Napoleonic era hero of the Tyrol region and an Austrian Historical Legend. Andreas was a Tirolean inn-keeper and politician who fought for Austria against the French in the "War of the Third...

In the photos below you can see the initial phases of painting this piece. As always, work began with the flesh and at this stage it was awaiting further highlights and shadows. The red shirt has been started with graded shades of Medium and Deep Cadmium Red. The jacket as shown in two portrait...

Further work on the jacket, with some early shadows added with glazes of Greenish Umber and Greenish Umber mixed with Mars Black. The beard has begun as well with various shades of Burnt Umber, Van Dyke Brown and Mars Black. An initial coat of Burnt Umber on the belt and gunstock, and the whole...

Arthur de Richemont (1392-1458), connétable de France (1425-58) sous Charles VII, Arthur III, duc de Bretagne [Brittany] (1457-1458) is the subject of this piece. Arthur was one of the "companions" of Joan of Arc and son of Jean V, duc de Bretagne and Joan of Navarre. This third project is...