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Rafael, I don't know about Europe, but in the US Poste Militaire can be purchased through Michigan Toy Soldier and The Red Lancers.

Anders, A while ago, I posted reviews of Andrea's 54mm Scottish Piper (1690), and Pegaso's 90mm Ashigaru arquebusier. :thumb:

I just use a couple of modified $2 lazy susans. I added a raised disc in the center to form another tier, and then added some cardboard tubes as brush holders. I use a similar arrangement to hold sculpting tools and various glues.

Paul, you've done a fabulous job with this figure!! I especially like the dragonfly pattern on the arm gaurd (my favorite Japanese motif!), and the bamboo arrow shafts. The overall color scheme works very well, and the groundwork is superb. I hope I can do half as well on the Pegaso Arquebusier...

For Sale: Figure International No. 3, North American Edition US$6 + shipping Mint condition, 52 pages. Articles on painting S&T's 120mm vignette "The Chosin Few", Almond Sculptures 90mm white metal mounted Polish Winged Hussar, and Andrea Miniature's "The Retreat, 1812". Historical...

Time Machine Miniature's "Call of the Joust" For sale: US$19 + shipping White metal 54mm figure based on James Dietz's painting Bonne Chance. Nicely detailed casting consisting of four piece figure, large, detailed base (footprints, turf, a bit of a pond, bricks, and apples), plus a dog...

[b]Bob Knee's Color Theory and Application is sold.[b]

This figure has sold.

Thanks for the info, Brian. I've been doing a little experimenting myself, and I think we're on the right track: using a transparent material colored with transparent colors. This gives the flame the correct see-through quality. My own experiments consisted of mixing 6-minute epoxy, and teasing...

Gino, Here's a link to a PDF format article on the 1916 Stahlhelm. It has some pics, but they are of very poor quality. However, there is an excellent description how the camouflage was done.

Gino, I've gone through my WWI materials, and as nearly as I can tell, the lozenge camo pattern on the Stahlhelm does not follow any set rules. All the pictures I can find show a different pattern on each helmet. I have one color photo in Stephen Bull's Stormtrooper with the following caption...

Gee, Lou, I suppose that would work, but doesn't it then become performance art? :lol: :lol: John, I understand your description of the Halloween novelty, but I don't think actual movement of the flames is what I'm looking for. However... the idea of using some kind of transparent medium...

Gray Creager's thread about Dream Projects put me in mind of another scene I've thought would be interesting, but I simply can't figure out how to do it. The scene would be a crash-landed WWI fighter with the engine aflame, and the pilot just beginning to crawl from the cockpit. I can't figure...

Just thought I'd post this link to a photo of a dream project that someone finished. I can't remember where I came across the link, and I can't seem to get anything to open by "working backward" with the link. I think the scale is 1/72, but I suppose that it could be an enormous 1/48...

While not as ambitious as some of the projects outlined here, I've thought that the final scene from O. Henry's Jimmy Hayes and Muriel would make a wonderful diorama. It would involve at least five or six Texas Ranger figures (how many are in a "half troop"?) plus their mounts, tack, and...

Fabulous, Bob! You sure have an eye for action. :thumb:

Shep Paine's Building and Painting Scale figures covers all aspects of figure modeling including painting, groundwork, conversions, and scratchbuilding. It also covers modeling of horses and mounted figures. The information on posing figures and horses is very useful. Unfortunately, this book is...

A bit difficult to do from a computer screen, but scaling the rider and assuming a height of 64", I work the pony out to be 48" or 12 hands high (the pony's height is measured to the shoulder). A little small, but not unduly so. If you assume a height of 8' or 96" for the rider, the horse would...

Japanese horses (actually ponies) mostly came from central Asian pony stocks brought to Japan in the third century AD by Koreans, and again in the 13th century AD by the Mongols. Arabian stock wasn't introduced until the 16th century. These were generally small animals averaging about 13 hands...

John, Welcome to pF. I, too, am relatively new to figure painting, and still trying to learn the methods. If you're already comfortable with enamels, then that's the way to go, I believe. Knowing your materials is half the battle. Since I came to figure painting from stick and tissue aircraft...