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Great likenesses of Connery and of Edward Fox! I've shared photos of my bench before, but it always bears sharing again: That's the most recent photo, from 2022. The dip in those shelves isn't as bad as it looks in that shot. It's 3/4 plywood, but I do need to add a support in the...

There's always some putty left over, and you know what I do with it? I make loaves of bread in 54mm. ;) One of these days, I want to model a Prussian field bakery, and maybe the portable small ovens our provincials had with them in camp. So in the meantime, I've got loaves I can stick in...

Getting caught up, yeah, I would have said that his left hand needed to be rotated back a hair, so his thumb was more at 12 o'clock. Looks good, nice progress on this fella, Simon! Prost! Brad

Please forgive me, but I can't find the kit on Chronos' website. I'm at http://chronos-miniatures.com/en/, and I've gone through each of the 54mm categories in the catalog. I don't doubt you, but I'd like to know how to find it and place an order. Am I using the correct website? Prost! Brad

Welcome to the Planet, PFX! I look forward to seeing your work! Prost! Brad

Welcome to the Planet, Eric! Do you have any particular subjects that you like to paint, or are you more general in what you pick to paint? I look forward to seeing your figures! Prost! Brad

Yes! I never really thought about it directly before, but you're right. The blue ribbon, as some called it back then, was a sign of his rank as commanding general of the Continental Army. Major-generals and lieutenant-generals had their own colors, too, if I remember correctly. And looking...

I like to kid that they call raw ochre "Elf Barf", and brown, "Dwarf Poop". Prost! Brad

I wonder if the OP is still active here on the Planet. Prost! Brad

I've been saying lately that the more I work with technology, the more I hate it. Prost! Brad

Oh, duh! I hadn't looked carefully at the pictures as I should have, and I've answered my own question. Natural fiber, Rotmarder, which is the Kolinski sable. Sorry for being careless! That's a pretty good deal, then, for a set like that. Prost! Brad

What are the specs for these brushes, Glenn? Synthetic or natural fibers, and if natural, what kind of fiber, eg, Kolinski or other sable, some other hair, etc? Thanks in advance! Prost! Brad

Long legs? So it's an anime version of a Napoleonic tambour-major. :D This project is another one that is fun to follow, Simon! I look forward to your next post! Prost! Brad

A vast improvement over the kit figure (though it wasn't bad for an injection-molded figure from 1957)! Your Red Baron will enhance a display of that classic Fokker, Paul! Prost! Brad

Yes, WS has a lot of great products and materials that translate well from model railroading to our hobby. What did you use to cast your rocks? Prost! Brad

Outstanding piece, Simon! As with your other projects, it was a treat to follow along and watch you sculpt and scratchbuild the figure. I enjoyed seeing your process to paint the horse, too. You really show a refinement from one project to the next, and I look forward to your next one already...

Well done, great finish, Simon! Yep, heading over to the finished pieces forum now... Prost! Brad

Some of those white uniforms started out as undyed, natural wool or linen. Natural wool has a very light grey or greyish-white color. What's amusing about that, and your mention of keeping it clean, was that armies adopted coloring the natural wool to make it proper white. The Prussians used a...

Very cool subject, and that's a great figure! Thanks for sharing that link, too. It made me curious now to track down what Denmark was doing during the Seven Years War, too. Prost! Brad

Excellent colors on your horse, Simon, well done! Your technique worked very well. Prost! Brad