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Hello Gary.... mate this is one great wee sculpt, l love the subject matter, hope he gets out onto the market place and he moves well for you...good stuff ..Phil..

Hi!..Dan, you ask about techinques, mate l truly dont have any,its mainly down to your emotions and what you as a person can suck from the drawing,and putting your self in the drawing.Funny but photos dont work for me in any way,painting and drawings are what gets my old brains juices flowing...

Morning Andy.... love this subject brother, weather or not he becomes a military subject of the day or perhaps a 17 centry in lace, huge cuffs and a wig!!!!.l do like him very much.... good stuff bro..phil.

From one Grandpa to another congratulations...lm enjoying your Australian sculpt it can be difficult to pull of the emotion in a sculpt,while in the drawing your only seeing from one perspective and the eye takes it all in.. Good stuff Grandpa Dan......Grampy Phil...

Morning old son,.. a late post brother, but l stand in line to use the computer, Auburns year 12 exams are happening,so say no more... Mate a great wee sculpt, love the aged look you,ve obtained with the face,..good stuff..Phil...

Hello Don,... mate l appreciate your thoughts....hopefully a sniper would think it was bad luck to shoot a chaplin, hopefully!!..perhaps l did not explain things properly, the Tibett comes around his kneck under his D.Smock collar with the edge just showing,comming down over his chest and under...

Carl,mate,... many thanks for read out..lt puts a new slant on how l see the completed piece.. Another question lf l may, the Tibbet,the length,lve made it so it passes under his web belt falling almost to the the bottom of his D.Smock. the reason l ran it under his belt l felt it may have...

Hi! Andy,... l do like this wee chap, pass him off as a young fresh face, what with his build and all... good stuff cob..Phil..

morning Matt,.. mate l appreciate any imfo you can send..the tabs on the cuff are on the inner side of the sleve and can not be seen as he stands..lm going to extend the zip l like the detail it gives....Sculpting the Chaplian is working out most enjoyable, just enough in the subject...

hi! Matt,.... mate your waffles are most welcome,..my chaplian has on an officers full zip D.smock notched at the bottom, socks on the cuffs, but also tabs (added extra perhaps) the back wiew shows the flap with two studs at the top,but dose not appear to be just hanging, more like folded...

Morning Steve,.. mate cheers on that,l will rerat my books on his back flap...l must say its a hard point to be positive on even with all the pictures, most show the two buttons flap hanging etc. etc., but if cut off its hard to pick..l,ve felt that correctness was easy to find, but what the...

evening all..Tony, Andy,wee ways to go as yet with him, its a must that l get him correct.. Carl thanks cobber for your help, felt a little odd calling it the Chaplians scarf all the time. l,d gone and put a cross at each end,..thanks once again... l,d like to see him out there brother, i...

morning all...firstly a question?..please the scarf of office worn by the British Para Chaplians, what is the correct name for this item,the colour and the ends of the scarf look like..?this will be a seperate item that will clip onto the figure if required, plus a small Bible in his right...

Morning folks.. Capt.Phil Fry for me is a most enjoyable WIP..The Capt.will be leaning back against the trench wall,hot and dusty every fly in the world was there in the trenches plenty for them to feed on..the ground is still a yes/no for me at this stage although trying something a wee...

Christos,hello.. mate l do like this wee Boer, l like the body lines, the slimness,just something about him over all,..not sure about a Confederate??..but thats only my opinion.... ...phil...

Morning all,.. firstly,l greatly appreciate the photo touch have no idea what you did to it but cheers cobber.... Carl the weapon is the Mark l,Owens, with the wooden stock, belive it or not they were still used in early Veitnam conflict... glad folks like him...phil..

cheers Ian, hello The Dawe hope your not being good.....Derek mate he is carrying Owens an Aust...produced light marchine gun, the mag. sits on top of the weapon..... ...phil...

Morning folks... sorry about the bright lights my fault, try again!!!!!..hes crossing a fast running river/creek pushing rubbish away as it flows into him...the casting of the water will be a light brown transparent to give the effect of depth, while any detail painting could be done...

thanks Ian for the posting.... l was never happy with his legs, but after the third try reworking l feel he looks about right, as he stands its all balance and blu tack...there is a choice of two heads, and a seperate slouch hat.... appreciate your thoughts..Phil..

Morning Marc., Mate just look upon what you have done as an undercoat and move forward..l looked at your base water down what you done there,its well done, and run that as a wash over the complete figure,and your well on the way to what the lads are saying.. Keep your mud and staining...