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In between my many other projects, Ive just completed this one-off Verlinden figure conversion which was sculpted by Sid Horton. Hope you like it. Rgds Victor

Richard Caton Woodville did a bw illustration of the Siege of Badajoz (The Devil's Own), based on the 88th Regt Connaught Rangers. This picture was later colorised and I based my piece on these two pictures. Shakos and other details are not quite correct but I'm following the painting. I...

Hi All, This piece was just completed, based on Richard Caton Woodville's painting. Hope you like it. Thanks for looking. Rgds Victor

What a long title. One of several titles for this ptg by an excellent WWI artist. His work output was prodigious and he drew from memory. Anyway, here is my rendition in approx 1/32 scale, gun was scratchbuilt. Hope y all like it. Rgds Victor

Hi all My latest Russell did a lot of works on this theme. This piece is based on a specific painting by him (below). Hope you like it. Rgds Victor

Just completed this small piece. The frame is A5. My last shadowbox for this year. Happy New Year to all. Rgds Victor

Hi all, I started this last year and finally finished it. It’s my largest diorama to date and I had a box and frame made for this Figures were converted , sculpted from many sources. Castings were made of freely sculpted figs to add to the scene. Hope y all like it. Rgds Victor

Hi all Just completed this piece. Took several months and all figures weee either converted or mostly sculptured. Hope y all like it. Rgds Victor

I attended this exhibition held in Singapore recently. A rather interesting and popular event among the general public. https://geekculture.co/hong-kong-through-the-looking-glass-exhibition-miniatures-suntec-singapore/ I took some pics and you can see them at this link...

Hi All, Just completed another box diorama. This is based on the ptg by Robert Gibb. It is similar in size to my previous diorama on The Battle of Rivoli. Hope you like it. Rgds Victor

Hi All, I've just completed this piece based on a painting by Edgar Bundy. Hope you like it

I completed a companion piece to my earlier The Charging Chasseur by Theodore Gericault. I took the pics to try to avoid any glare. Hope you all like it. Rgds Victor

Hi All, I've just completed this shadow box diorama by HFE Philippoteaux. Hope you like it. Rgds Victor

Peter Paul Rubens’ figures are really substantial and full of energy. I like the theme of Samson and Delilah and it follows on from my Susanna and the Elders Old Testament piece. I read that other great contemporary artists of Rubens time didn't think much of this painting, referring to the...

Hi All, This is my latest completed piece. It is based on a classical painting, rendered in 1/24 scale down to 1/35 scale. It is a small shadow box, opening about A5. Rgds Victor

Conclusion There was really only a single satisfactory viewpoint for this piece, with the monument walls blocking off any other viewpoints. Hence the shadowbox approach was selected as it confines the viewer to this singular vision. Bringing the scene to the front minimizes the depth and...

Hi All, Here is another completed shadowbox diorama. Hope you like it. The details of its construction are on the Friends of PlanetFigure thread. Rgds Victor

Final Assembly The settee, statue and figures were pinned and attached to the stage. Some minor accessories were also added to the stage (Fig 21). The ropes were then added to the scene, linking the Anthony Group to the Cleopatra Group figures. This was very fiddly work, and was carried out...

The parapet walls were made from wood and plastic tubing (Fig 17). When I was satisfied with the initial trial fitting of the scene (Fig 18), I proceeded on with the final adjustments and painting. As I was dealing with an internal light source, I took every precaution to mask off any gaps to...

The Shadow Box Frame and Shell – A commercial IKEA Ribba frame was adapted for the shadow box. The frame has side depth which creates an overlap for strengthening the shell for this diorama. The shell was constructed from light basswood cut to fit neatly inside the IKEA frame (Fig 13). The back...