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Jim, check some of the reenactor sites. While you'll have to wade through some farby bullshit, there are some that have nice event photos that will show some details that come from "use" and "field practicality". Those are the details that come in handy and are the most interesting. And many of...

Nice photos for 13thc. reference. Friend of mine sent me the link in an attempt to get me to participate next year. http://www.bouvines1214.org/spip.php?article51&lang=en Link to loads of pictures from the event http://www.pixures.be/web2011bouvines/index.htm Link to even more pics of...

Thanks for the info guys. Very informative and will come in handy when the figure police come to the show and torch my version of Wittmann because its not standing on the right numbered tank....;-) Really, thanks it is very informative and I appreciate the extra information. I just had to make...

Sadly this isn't unique to figures. I've seen it happen in model shows as well. The nature of the exhibit room and the show makes to too easy for this to happen and when any type of security is attempted its usually shot down by impatient attendees and staff. It just proves to be impratical. I...

Just pay it forward......;-) There are several types of yellows used in medieval painting. Where as gold leafing may be used for parade or funerary crests or for high ceremonial uses there are plenty of substitutes used medievally that can make things "gold like". To, the heraldic blazon of...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Levee_du_Siege_de_Malte_by_Charles_Philippe_Lariviere_1798_1876.jpg Nice painting though it displays the Knight's banner rather than the civilian "maltese" cross.

I think the simpler the better if you're going to do this. Wow Bob, a kindred soul. As an old school graphic designer/illustrator, I remember the days of morgue files or swipe files as we used to call them. I had boxes of magazines, books, photos etc. all for using as reference, inspiration and...

Paul....nicely done piece and definitely a winner. I have always loved the Pre-Raphaelite painters. A small point though, the figures as presented are from the Sir Frank Dicksee version inspired by the Keats poem. Not Waterhouse. Though Waterhouse did do a version of this in 1893, it looks...

Yi, The period your interested in is 1455-1485 with some minor conflicts till roughly 1487. I would look for any figures with armor used by the english within this time period. While none come to mind off hand, I know I have seen other companies out there with figures sporting armor relative to...

Terry, I like to be a little more conservative with my glazes, I'll usually mix up a 4:1-5:1 wash. Easier to go over it a few times than to try and remove. As Carl suggest, a "tinted water" is best. Some colors contain more pigment in them so you'll have to adjust accordingly.

Gordy, I currently use bulbs but I'm considering switching over to the CFL lights. Mainly because they're cooler (temperature). Jeff, I've used the cfl lights in other fixtures (for mixing inks at the shop) and don't seem to have a problem with them. Though Sherry does complain that if she works...

I have an Ott light and am a little disappointed in it. It doesn't seem to throw enough light for my likes. I have to get right up on it and it seems in the way. A daylight bulb in one of those clamp lights you can get in Home Depot over my bench seems to work the best and is less expensive than...

John, I am a big fan of these tight vignettes. No doubt these guys are in desperate straights since they seem to be surrounded. Your work has really made me rethink how I approach projects these days. Thanks. I look forward to this piece's progress.

Nicely done Gary.

When you load the brush, if you find its too wet, touch the hairs where they meet the ferrule with the edge of a tissue or paper towel. This will draw out some of the excess water and make it easier to apply the pigment. As you become comfortable with acrylics, you'll also find that what may...

Congrats! I fear your "free time" will be limited though. You home, the wife still working...... Your "Honey Do" list should resemble the Manhatten Phonebook soon. Good luck. ;-)

Haunt the DIY stores or fabric stores. I have seen brass domed discs in both for different applications. Either as furniture enhancements, plugs for wiring that disappear down behind cabinets or desks, or large over sized decorative buttons.

Nicely done bust and interesting debate. http://home.scarlet.be/~klauwaer/helm/ Link contains a survey of great helms, including a line drawing labeled from the Manessa Codex and depicts a pivoting bevored great helm with a heraldic crest very similar to the sculpt. In recreations of this type...

"...I'm cooking putty and expanding marshmellows for $162. ..." And knowing you, I can just imagine how many marshmellows you and the kids threw in there and made expand.... "What else ya got?"

Re: Copyright, ethics, parts re-use and a proposal? This is a very interesting topic, thanks Gordy for cutting this new trail. In response to the comment regarding Andrea's end run around copyright concerns and pop culture, in 1985, when California passed a Celebrities Rights Act (with a...