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Balázs, Seeing your own work I take your complements as the highest of praise, (honestly I blush at it) thank you. If only I fealt myself a competent figure painter I would certainly want one of you wonderful firemen, but alas I haven't painted a figure in a decade or more and don't think I...

Jamie, There's more life in this with the paint, and more depth as well. Nicely done. Noting the depressions around the guy in fight I'd suggest a different approach on your next one; Roll out the background as flat as possible, bake, and if necessary follow up with a light sanding before...

Thanks Ian, I appriciate your taking notice. The next thing I suppose is to see one painted though I don't know how that will work out as these guys have left for New Zealand today. Ray

Robert, Nicely done, the baggy flight suit came out well giving the right look to the extra bulk. Do you plan to post a painted version here, I'd like to see one please. Ray

Roger, Very nice. The bit for swapping riders between mounts is creative and, clever as you say. What do you use as an armature, or do you simply make the whole from scratch with no armature? Flats seem a very different kind of discipline than figures in the round, maybe even more difficult...

Balázs, Really nice figure, the subject is unnusual and very appealing too. It will be nice to see one painted, please. Ray

Berny, Welcome aboard, please do post some of your work it will always be welcome and eagerly anticipated here. Ray

Here's the follow up from one of the figures I posted in an earlier tread, 1/48 scale British Tommies. A photo of the earlier figure is included for reference, as is a picture of the original SMLE No.1 Mk 3 rifle. This guy is complete as a 'Home Guardsman' from about the 1940-1941 period, with...

Nice stuff at that Fighting 48th. Thanks Roger Ray

Robert, Wonderfully expresive, the lace is impressive too. Ray

Sorry Bob, I didn't recognize the link. You're much more prolific than I am, I think I've done maybe ten vehicles in the last 20 years, and none reacently. Yours are wonderful, I'm pleased to have been able to see them. Ray

Ian and Ken, Thanks for replying I appriciate your having a look and letting me know that you did. It is encouraging to know that someone else has an interest in ones work, inspirational even. Ray

Hiroshi, I'll second Bob on the whole, die cast vehicles in 1/32 are probably the simplest for modern cars. Modern car bodies are usually sculpted just like the real thing. The medium used in sculpting car bodies really depends most on how the final version is to be produced. For example a...

Robert, Very nice, 1/48 scale and British too! I would very much enjoy seeing more of your figures. Are these to be commercial releases? Ray

Jamie, Thanks for the affirmation it is really appreciated and necessary for my sculpting, and worth as much to me personally as the check I'll eventually receive for this and other figures. Go ahead and slap some putty onto the armatures they make good practice and I'm completely willing...

Balázs, Thanks for the note. Yes, these will be cast with hands and arms attached. Rarely will I make a 1/48 scale figure with separate arms because the customers prefer single piece figures. You have to remember that these are for Model Railway guys who really don't have the same idea as we...

Jamie, That's a pretty neat flat, and interesting exercise in sculpting. Were it mine I think I'd leave the shape as is and not square it up, the shape adds to the composition. I have to agree with the others that the catapult arm needs lengthenning however, I wonder what that will do to...

Having several commissions for some 1/48 scale female figures-a WAAF, a WREN and some others-I found I really needed a female armature in the scale. So starting with my male armature bits (lots of carving involved here) I assembled this figure thinking I could use her when done for one of the...

These two figures are supposed to represent British soldiers of WW 2, they both wear variations of the 1939 pattern 'Battle Dress Uniform'. The seated figure is wearing the earlier pattern uniform where the buttons are hidden beneath a fabric 'fly', while the standing figure is wearing the...

Really nice Gary, childrens features as you know are among the most difficult to capture, realistically. You did it. Ray