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I'm wary of things like that, because all of a sudden, you can look and then think, "I did too much..." ;) Prost! Brad

Hi, Bluebottle and welcome to the Planet! As far as the current WBritains website goes, I don't know how much they'll be able to help with classic Britains toy soldiers and other pieces. I think they might be more focused on items produced since the mid- to late 90s, in the "collector's toys"...

The close-ups show us your details on his tunic very well, too. Looks really good! I look forward to when you start painting. Prost! Brad

Nice catch, Simon! Well played! Prost! Brad

Welcome to the Planet, Lucas! Maybe we can inspire you to try your hand at painting your sculpts as well ;) Prost! Brad

That's beautifully sculpted, captures his face and its contours well, and you have done an outstanding job painting it, Bran! Your colors and shades are just that, outstanding. Well done! Prost! Brad

The box art is very nice, indeed. I'd like to see a photo of the unpainted bust, too, just to see what it looks like out of the box. Prost! Brad

That's a great pun, whether intentional or not! :D The sculpt is great, reminiscent of a contemporary woodcut. Nicely finished, BP! Prost! Brad

Welcome to the Planet, Shawn! As far as space goes, it's either display, or storage. I have more of the latter than the former, so a lot of my stuff, finished or unfinished, is in boxes. I will bring out my "Kaiser's Army/Berlin 1910" collection in another month and set it up for Christmas...

Ahhh, the thumbprint is nothing! I like how you sculpted his belt buckle, that is well done! Prost! Brad

Do whatever works best for you, Rob! There's no right or wrong at this time. Prost! Brad

This discussion made me go look at the album I have. It's been a while since I added any photos, and some of the more recent ones are poorly done. I should spend some time and update it. Prost! Brad

Very welcome, guys! Paint on! Prost! Brad

That's my Pennsy build. It sits on a makeshift bench in the basement, where I do my spraying. And it's on the way to the refrigerator I have down there, too. Every time I go by, I see it, and I think to myself, "I should finish that...". Then the thought goes away. Prost! Brad

Hi, Rob, no, I don't mind at all, glad if this helps. The paper is fine, indeed, finer than Masterson's, at least. But it will stand up to several rinses, if done relatively carefully. I rinse my in the sink, by placing the paper on the bottom of the basin, then letting water run very lightly...

I knew they didn't cut their beards but I didn't know about how they dress it. See what we learn here in the Planet? :D Nice progress, Simon! Prost! Brad

It's the Military Miniatures Society of Illinois, Shep Paine's old club. Their annual show is colloquially referred to as "the Chicago show". Not to be confused with another "Chicago show", the Chicago Toy Soldier Show. Both are held in Schaumburg, if I am not mistaken, not far outside Chicago...

I've gotten this when I've thinned my paint too much, whether water-based or other types of acrylic paints, or enamels. It's harder to do with oils, in my experience. Using a wet palette has reduced the occurrence of this to almost nil, though. Prost! Brad

Yeah, in my case, I have the main forum URL bookmarked: https://www.planetfigure.com/forum/ I navigate there, log in, and then that page is presented. From there, I click What's New? to see what has been posted since I last logged in. I never think about clicking the Galleries tab. I think I...

Thinking again of my scale modeling and the Shelf of Doom, a couple of years ago, the one club I belong to chose "Shelf of Doom" as our annual build theme. Each year we have a theme, we start in January, and then in December, we have a display of the items we entered for that theme (we also...