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Alexandros Models' Sir Francis Drake. A wonderful sculpture. A ton of detail. A joy to paint. The sculptor, Angel Terol, did a brilliant job. His attention to detail is eye poping...and straining. Just when I thought I was finished paining an area on the piece, I go back over and find MORE to...

Here's some close-ups of the rifleman. I think he would have made a decent stand alone figure. Thanks for the comments and personal e-mails in regards to this project. Continue reading...

After a better part of a year, I finally finished this project. I must be getting old, these "large" pieces are taking forever to complete! I'll post more pics soon, but for now... More on the battle go to wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fallen_Timbers Continue reading...

I've been eye-balling these pup's for a long time. Not sure when and what I'll do with them. I guess that's the collector in me, and a craving has to be satisfied. Continue reading...

The figures have taken shape. I wanted to keep the composition tight, in which there was a lot of re-working of armatures to get the right fit. Next to modeling mounted figures, "action" vignettes are the toughest part of figure modeling. You will notice, I made the background slightly higher to...

I've been working on this piece for the better part of a year. Please forgive me for "spoon feeding" the following installments. Continue reading...

I've been working on these guys, off and on, between other projects. The past few months have been nothing but juggling things. All 54mm. Continue reading...

Last post for 2013. I round it off with a kit I've always wanted to paint, Le Cimier's Napoleon. What a classic! It took years of searching and waiting for one on ebay, but well worth it. A pleasure to paint. All acrylics. Happy New Year! Continue reading...

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Last batch. I took more, but these were the best of the lot. I hope you enjoyed them. Back to the bench! Continue reading...

Notable pieces by Greg DiFranco, Bill Horan, Mike Blank, Fletcher Clement and Jason Green. Continue reading...

I always have a great time at this show. The quality of work displayed is always world class. Seeing and talking shop with familiar faces is also a highlight of the weekend. I was fortunate to team up with two figure modeling idols, Bill Horan and Mike Blank, for Saturday morning judging. There...

I managed to finish one more project for the Chicago Show. This project is more or less a Historex conversion. The torso, head and hat, sword and sabretache are from Historex. The legs are as well, but they are from pieces designed for a soldier with leggings. I just added putty to the lower...

Here's another project I finished before the Chicago show. It's based on a study done by artist Keith Rocco. The neat thing is the figure was commissioned by a collector who owns the original painting. Continue reading...

Here's one of my latest pieces. Just in time for the Chicago Show next weekend. I have been using a lot of spare parts in my recent projects, mostly parts from Historex and Airfix. This fella has a Historex torso and cap. The head is from Airfix, namely the George Washington kit. It's strange...

What a brilliant sculpture by Castle Miniatures. The piece really painted itself. Especially the face, what wonderful character! The toughest part was of course the mitre. I had to first carve, file and sand the original detail off. I then applied a coat of putty (carve, file and sand again) to...

There is some amazing talent on the fantasy side of the table and the number of pieces continues to grow with each show. At this particular show, two full tables (painters and open divisions) were devoted to this genre. Could be, within the next five or so years, fantasy will be the dominate...

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The musketeer was a collaboration project with Dave Maddox. The picture does NOT do justice to Dave's wonderful painting style. The Confederate cavalry relief was sculpted by my good friend Gary Dombrowski and painted by the brush talented Penny Meyer. Continue reading...

MFCA notables. It never ceases to amaze me at the quality of work that is displayed at this show. This was my tenth MFCA show and it keeps getting better. Continue reading...