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I read in an earlier thread "Whatever happened to?" about one person who had a bad experience (health related) with the putty they were using. I have always wondered about the use of these epoxies and other sculpting mediums. Do you typically use them with bare hands? Are there some that are...

New Figure Line - Little Contemptibles I found these last week while browsing an aircraft board. "Little Contemptibles" is a new figure line being produced by a company called "Wingnut Wings". They will be producing 1/32 figures from the WW1 era, with significant focus on aviation subjects...

I was curious to find out if blogging PFers had any preferences for blog hosting sites. I've noticed that several people here have personal or commercial blogs in their signatures. Did you find one host better than another? Do some facilitate custom layouts easier? Costs (if any)? More storage...

This question has to do with synthetic vs. natural bristle brushes when used with acrylic paints. At the artist supply shop last weekend, I asked the clerk what the difference was between watercolor/acrylic and oil brushes. Her answer was interesting: she said that natural bristle brushes have...

I seem to recall finding a photo here some months ago showing a Napoleonic era French backpack (the cowhide type). It may have been a photo or it may have been a well painted example. Does anyone recall anything? I'm trying to finish my old Verlinden 200mm Fusilier Grenadier bust and am looking...

Are Prince August acrylic paints the same as Vallejo? Photos of bottles that I've seen online look to be identical (except for the label, of course). Just curious if it was the same formula. I don't believe that Prince August is available anymore based on my web searches. Thanks, Brent F.

I did a quick search and didn't see this topic posted, so I thought I'd bring it up. I discovered this on a model aircraft forum and people there have been quite enthralled with the images that have surfaced. Google has joined forces with the Life magazines archives and have created an online...

I will be spending some time in Madrid, Spain next month and was wondering if anyone could recommend some good model shops for figures. Thanks, Brent

Here's a couple of photos of a drying box I built that was inspired by the ones I saw in a thread a few weeks ago. The control on the upper right side turns the light bulb on and off to maintain whatever setpoint temperature I dial in. The switch below just turns the whole unit on or off. The...

Does anyone here use a paint drying booth? I use oils for shading and am planning to build one based primarily on the suggestion in Shep Paine's book. It will basically be a wooden box with a door, and an incandescent lamp for heat. My personal touch will be an electric temperature controller...

When you paint the eyelashes, do you use oils as per rest of the face? I was thinking about this as I get ready to put this last detail on my 54mm face, and was thinking of using an acrylic like Vallejo. The face is almost completely done, and the thought of trying to place such a fine, accurate...

So last night, I'm almost ready to prime a 54mm white metal figure, but I'm having a little trouble getting the mounting pin to fit securely in his leg. I decide that the hole in the bottom of his foot is too shallow to hold the pin tightly, so I grab my cordless drill to deepen the hole a bit...

I'm relatively new to using oils on figures, but have collected a number of tubes of oil paint. I have two kinds: W & N Artists oils and Schmincke Mussini. Both are artist grade, but the Schmincke is resin based and the W & N is linseed based. My question is: can you mix the two together...

I'm going to be in Nuremberg this week and am trying to remember the name of a very good, very big hobby shop there, with a big figure department. Any suggestions from our German members? I was there once before, but can't remember where it was or what it was called. I remember that I found it...

I was happy to find this site after a friend (Mark, you know who you are), told me about it. We don't seem to have a big figure modelling community where I live, so having a place like this web site is great. Lots of inspiration and information to be found! I look forward to learning and...

Hello All, This piece is one I started almost two years ago, however, due to other committments with my aircraft modelling (my other love), I put it up on the shelf for a while (the paint is probably dry by now :lol:). It's only my third figure, so any feedback would be greatly appreciated...