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Roc, Two books that have good info are: "Into the Valley of Death" by John and Boris Mollo - A great uniform reference and a good general account of Balaclava. "Hell Riders" by Terry Brighton - This is a very detailed history of the charge of the light brigade. It has a lot of background...

Gareth, I would check out a religious goods store that carries those cheap plastic statuettes. There are quite a few that would be convincing as a scale statue. Barry

I don't know Lou, there are a lot of history and militaria buffs who collect military art but have no interest in figures. I would think they would be popular books. The prices of the Copernic books seems to tell you there is a demand for them. Barry

Great tips Bill. I'm looking forward to trying something similar. Thanks a lot, Barry

Bill, This one's looking very interesting. I can't wait to see him finished. What do you use to make the more delicate flintlock parts like the cock and frizzen when you convert one from a Shenandoah type? Barry

Excellent work as usual Bill! Barry

Linda, SCAHMS = Southern California Area Historical Miniature Society. I don't think you'll be disappointed. Some of the best miniaturists in the world will show their work. SCAHMS Home Page Barry

Taesung, SCAHMS is in the LA area, in Orange, Orange County (Down by Disneyland). Barry

That's good to know Guy. I thought the entire Floquil line had been discontinued. Barry

Since a lot of people like Tamiya primer so much, I'm wondering if I did something wrong when I used it. Mine went on just a bit pebbly and did not stick to white metal nearly as well as I felt it should. I put a figure I had primed with Tamiya on a base and happened to scrape my fingernail...

Linda, Vallejo and Andrea paints are very similar. I've noticed only one real difference: All the Andrea colors I have tried dry absolutely dead flat while Vallejo's range from very flat to slightly semi-gloss. I have mixed them with no problems. Both are very smooth and have good coverage...

Pete, I have some Leow-Cornell brushes that I use for "dirty work" kinda jobs like mixing paint or smoothing putty. They are great for those types of things since they are tough and sturdy but I've never had much luck painting with them. The bristles seem to immediately curl at the tip, making...

Nice job George. What is the crackled stuff in the first photo? Is it Sculpey? Barry

A few months ago I bought a no. 2 red sable brush at Utrecht art supply (a chain store in the U.S. ) with the intention of using it as a general purpose brush (mixing paint, etc.). I was so impressed with it that it became one of my most used brushes. I've now used it on 3 figures and it has...

Bill, Did you use converted Shenandoah pieces for your French Napoleonic figs? How much modification did they need for those? I plan to do quite a few 54mm figures and have been looking for the best way to come up with muskets. I think I'll grab some Shenandoah ones and try converting them...

Happy Birthday Jim! Barry

Bill, I don't know if you noticed some of the recent dicussion here on Planet Figure about the possibility of aquiring a reaction to epoxy putties over time, but I was wondering if you have had any adverse reactions to the putties. Do you wear gloves when mixing epoxy putty? Also, when you...

I think he kinda looks like the German tank commander in Kelly's Heroes. Barry

Alright, I thought I had the bust thing out of my system. Your SBS is tempting me to start another one. This is looking very nice. Barry

Fantastic!! Beautiful work as always. Thanks for sharing these Bill. Barry