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Jay, I was hestitant to use this pic since the piece looks distorted. My photography skills lack a lot to be desired. Wouldn't hurt if I had a camera with a lense for close work either. I know the piece will look much better once the box art is done. I was bummed to see you left early on...

Hey everyone, I'm happy to report that during the Atlanta Show I was able to drop off my latest bust with Scott of The Lost Battalion. This 1/8th scale bust will soon be in the capable hands of Jay Hollopeter for the box art. This piece represents a Ranger in a cutdown jacket with removed...

aaah, my mistake. Still a great bust, Matt.

Matt, Excellent work. A really great piece, you must be very proud of this one. Too bad you won't be at the show. I was looking forward to talking to you. Shane

Hey Guys, Thanks for the kind words. I'm at a crossroads with this piece. I'll probably start painting it soon. But I thought I would try one more time to generate interest in the piece. It's one of my better faces. Shane

Hey Folks, I havent posted here in quite awhile, so I thought I would include some pics of a piece I did awhile back. This is my landsknecht bust. This is an original sculpt done in 1/9th scale. I have primed it to help with sanding out some minor flaws. Hopefully displaying it in this forum...

Jay, Artistic license is definitely part of it when you're talking about a subject from 400BC. Really glad to hear you liked the piece. This one was an esoteric subject, John Lea could have easily passed on it. Thank goodness some companies are willing to take a chance every now and then. Shane

Jay, You did an excellent job on this bust. And you did exactly what I hoped people would do–you researched the subject and came up with a unique pattern for the linothorax. I think it was extemely unlikely that the Celtic people would have left a canvas blank given their culture of art. This...

Being born and raised in New Mexico, this is one I may have to have. Good job, Quang. Shane

One thing to keep in mind, the strap wraps around the helmet and is riveted to the mask on one side and a buckle strap riveted to the other side. In order to display the mask open, you will have to remove the strap from the helmet and make a new ones, one with separate buckle, attached to the...

Luca, You have done a great job on painting the bust. All that metal finish is a real challenge, but you have done very well with it. Regarding the mask, as Luca has stated, in my opinion having the mask up ruins the composition of the bust. However, it is up to the buyer to do as they see...

Joe, Great job! I look forward to seeing him in Atlanta. Shane

Kostas, Thanks for the comments. Given the interest in displaying the kit with the mask open, maybe I should have approached the making of the mask differently. But there was really no easy way to make the kit adaptable to both open or closed mask because of the strap that was used to hold the...

Thanks for the kind words everybody. Making the face exposed is possible, but would require some work. We talked about the issues involved in making the mask open over on MedRom. You might want to stop by there and read the comments. Shane

Another shot.

Hey Planet Figure people, Here is a shot of my latest bust completed. This represents a Roman Cavalryman in sports armor from the late 2nd century A.D. I worked on this piece with the reference help of Mike Thomas who provided me with a catalog of all the existing sports armor pieces. The bust...

Wow, This one brings back memories. I wanted that kit BAD when it first came out. I also remember ESCI had a large scale German infantryman that I wanted. Shane

Marc & Gary, Sorry for the misunderstanding. You can see some of my other pieces in the vBench section of this website. Also, look for a new step-by-step coming soon over at MedRom. Shane

Marc, I'm not sure I understand your question completely, but you are free to paint the figure as you like. The kit comes with a very complete set of painting instructions that includes known period dye colors. I wanted to show that this type of armor could have been painted, and I chose a...

Thanks, Guys I'm pretty happy with it. Shane