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I have used both of those brands... they don't work well with any paint I am afraid.. Windsor Newton Series 7 is the way to go. I also have tried Raphael and Da Vinci- they don't last as long as W&N though. Matt

Thanks- Here is some tips on the helmet: Base coat with your favorite Tamiya Color-applied with airbrush. I shaded it with a slightly lighter color on the top and edges. When dry, coat with future or similar gloss/semi gloss acrylic clear. When dry, give it some washes with brunt umber, raw...

Here is the box art I just finished for The Model Cellar. It's a 200mm (1/9) scale bust of a WW1 US Marine. It was sculpted by Steve Leadley. Painted with acrylics and some other stuff for the helmet. Thanks for looking. Matt

Thanks guys!

Thank you for the nice compliments. Matt

It is all resin. Lots of it :) Matt

Yes hopefully Steve Matt

Here is a project I have been working on for the past few months.... its a small one :) This is a John Rosengrant sculpt of the 29th Infantry dashing up the beach on D-Day. It is 1/6 scale (12" tall). This ai a figure sold by War Paint Studio on ebay. You may have seen other versions on...

Bummer.... Maybe next year...

Hey John, how did the transport work out to MFCA? Cool work- Matt

Thanks everyone for the comments! The collector I did this for suggested the idea of swapping parts... Neat way to change up old figures.

Hello Everyone..... I have been busy with a few things. Here is my latest piece. It's an old Warriors kit sculpted by John Rosengrant. I changed the figure to carry the BAR instead of the M1. The ammo belt, arms and weapon were modified. The BAR and pouches came from the marvelous Alpine...

Love it.... specially the black/grey on the suit- excellent shading. Matt

Dentures are showing. Bummer

Very Nice Gunther

Thank you

Here is the Alexandros Miniatures Rommel bust. The other WIP has shots of the face. All acrylics.

Really great pose and sculpting

The goggles in the kit are two choices- clear resin or solid resin. I took the lens portion off the solid resin pair, fashioned the lenses out of clear polycarbonate sheet and glued the lens onto the kit part.

Here is some shots of the work so far with the Alexandros Models 200mm Rommel bust.... More to do. Stay tuned....