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I painted this piece just in time for the MFCA Show. What a workout! I flung a lot of paint on this guy. I hope I did the figure justice. It is now proudly displayed in my cabinet. Continue reading...

I have to admit, this my most satisfying mounted piece to date. It was one of those rare pieces where every stage of the project was enjoyable to do, from sculpting, posing the armature and painting. I plan on another Remington inspired "Cowboy" shortly. Continue reading...

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Playing with the armature to get the balance I want. Continue reading...

The angle of the groundwork in relation to the pose was very important. My goal, like Remington's painting, is to give the viewer that "roller-coaster" feel in their gut when looking at it. Giving the horse a tilt is not for the faint of heart. Too little of a tilt will not show fast motion. Too...

Here's another ambitious mounted piece. This is based on a painting by Frederic Remington. The horse is from Airfix, the "2nd Dragoon 1815 (Scots Greys)" kit. I initially chose this horse because of the animation. But, I found the kit pose alone was not enough to reflect Remington's horse, so I...

Here's my version of a 2nd Continental dragoon from the AWI. The uniform is a cross between the McBarron and Troiani studies. The figure is painted with acrylics. Continue reading...

Time for a change. As you can see there is not much elbow room with my paint carousel in the way. While I endured the necessary obstacle for years, I decided to make something more display functional and still easy to reach. Some cheap lumber ($15-$20) and an afternoon of constructing, I came up...

Here's the finished sculpt of an American Dragoon during the American Revolution. The subject is loosely based on studies by H.Charles McBarron Jr. and Don Troiani. The sculpture 54mm in scale and the putty used is a mix of Aves and Duro epoxy putty. The Shenandoh rifle is heavly coverted to...

Sorry, I couldn't come up with a better title for this post. Anyway, while I enjoy using the Hornet line of heads, I feel sometimes the need to flex my face sculpting muscles. I wanted somewhat of an extreme expression so I went with a sneer. This is the kind of sneer that a soldier might use...

Here's my piece that will be donated to the Artist Preservation Group auction being held at the MFCA show this coming May. If you recall, this is mainly a Historex conversion. The only scratch-built items are the arms. The torso, legs(slight alteration) and head(Nemrod) are stock pieces. It was...

My little homage to Airfix. As a kid in the late 70's to early 80's, hundreds of hours were spent playing and painting these wonderful models. Esci 1/72 scale figures comes to a close second but Airfix will always be a first love. Particularly the American Civil War range. Though hideously...

Another monster finds it's way on to my bench! This figure I've admired for some time. Mike Blank did a wonderful job posing and sculpting this fella. The scale is 120mm and is a massive chunk of resin. I had to do some surface filling...More than I cared to do. I made my own cords using Duro...

I knew this piece called for something other than a static figure pose. I originally was going to place this painting, of his flagship the Zevin Provincien (seven Provinces), in a gilt frame, but thought that a gilt frame may be too much of a distraction. I'm sure there are some that say the...

I gave this particular figure a little more "pop" than the typical pieces I do. The tile work went easier than I thought. I drew a grid pattern, then gently went over the lines with an Exacto knife. This etching gave the brush tip a stopping point. As for the painted background, I wanted...

This project just shows how easily inspired I can get. I know nothing to very little of naval warfare, let alone 17th century naval warfare. I picked up this book at a local flea market/antique mall about the history of 17th century life/politics, etc...It had some cool pictures. Anyway, there...

Growing up, next to the American Civil War, British Colonial Wars was a favorite subject of mine...The Napoleonic Wars a close second. I'm not sure what made me do this Boer War vignette, probably a new book on the subject with neat pictures did the trick. These models were built with Airfix...

Here's more pics of the Maryland Continental soldier, this time with a white background. Continue reading...

Well, here's the first set of pics. I repainted the face, as I'm in the middle of experimenting with warmer colors. I've added more orange/brown to the flesh tone, and have carried the color up more to the upper cheeks. It's subtle in the picture, but it's more pronounced in person. Continue...

I may have posted on this subject before but it's worth repeating. Keeping my brushes clean is a never ending battle. Being primarily an acrylic painter, I know the havoc those paints can play on brushes. To clean my brushes, I use "The Masters" Brush Cleaner and Preserver. I use this cleaner...