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To round off 2014, I am posting pics of a figure, fresh off the workbench. It's a 54mm figure from Ulrich Puchala that I bought off ebay many years ago. The subject is a Prussian Artillery Officer, Prinz Luitpold Regiment, 1795. It's a beautiful sculpture and was a joy to paint. I really like...

Here's a few of my latest. All musicians this time. I think I'm starting to run out of poses for my drummers! The subjects are as follows: Drummer, Brunswick Dragoon Regiment. Drummer, 15th Light Dragoon. Trumpeter, Brandenburg Court. More on the backgrounds once the painting is complete...

With the Chicago Show fast approaching, I am doing some final touch-ups to pieces before packing. The Lincoln bust needed some more contrast and transition between the whiskers and skin. Thanks to those friends with helpful suggestions. It's always nice to have several pairs of eyes to help with...

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A big thanks to fellow figure modeler, Mike Blank, for uniform information and inspiration. The horse I'm using is from Airfix. It's a tad "beefier" than the Historex model horses, and is better rendered in pose and muscle structure. More later. Continue reading...

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Here's a few pics of the 'Doc'. There was more detail to be done than anticipated. Looking at several film stills, one would think this would be an easy project. The holster contraption had it's own challenges, as well as the shirt. Painting was fairly straight forward. The pin stripes are...

Well, if you hadn't guessed who the character is, I'll let you off the hook. The man and the pose come from the movie 'Tombstone' and the character is 'Doc' Holiday, played by the actor Val Kilmer. Not an exact likeness, and the pose is slightly exaggerated from the movie still, with how the...

This is a project I've wanted to do for YEARS. If your a Western movie fan, you may guess from the title what film the subject is based on. Continue reading...

Lincoln is for the most part finished. What a wonderful sculpture, but a pain in the ass to paint. The detail on his features can be so subtle, that I was constantly finding something new to paint, even when I swore I just hightlighted/shaded that area! I think putting him aside for a bit, will...

Finally got around to this fella. He was a little rough cleaning up but painted up nicely. I'll have to keep my eye out for another casting and other Puchala figures. Continue reading...

This is a wonderful sculpture from ARGUDO Miniatures. Pretty good likeness of the 'Great Emancipator'. Abe was known for his sometimes unkempt appearance, so I added some green stuff to his hair and whiskers to help "mess" him up. The kicker of the project is to paint him in black and white...

Mike Blank does it again! Another superb vignette created by the miniature artist. Wonderfully composed, painted, etc. If a figure modeler wants to find inspiration, look no further. I need to build a mounted piece...Soon! Continue reading...

I'm sure most who follow my blog, have seen these pieces already via other social media... And I'm really not sure why I bother posting them, for there are much better quality pics to be seen. Anyway, my apologies. For those who have not...Enjoy! Continue reading...

Another MFCA Show has come and gone. Time flew by with so much to see and so little time. I come home so inspired that I wish I could bottle up some of the show and open it up when feeling unmotivated while sitting at the workbench. Here's a few pics that managed to take when not talking shop...

I love leaving for a show and having the workbenches CLEAN of projects. Here are two that I managed to finish over the past few weeks. The Swedish kettle-drummer is a Historex conversion and the small vignette are 28mm AWI British soldiers from Perry Miniatures. The Perry figures are very nice...

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Here's a few pics of the Marine painted. All with acrylics. I'll post more later. Continue reading...

Here's some in progress pics of a project I completed a few weeks ago. If you know who's painting I got the idea for the tavern sign, you are a sick art geek and there is no cure for you. Continue reading...

MFCA is fast approaching and it's crunch time! I'll be posting more regularly in the next couple weeks with all new finished projects. To start off, an American dragoon from the AWI. This must be the year of the flower, as most of my latest pieces include Fredericus RexGreen Line blumen...