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Hi guys, Most of you know that despite being an Australian, I have a real passion for the Maori culture of New Zealand, and I've modelled several Maori subjects over the years. In particular, I love the tattooing and scarification process known as ta moko, which is one of the most distinctive...

Hi guys, My next project is this delightful bust released by FeR Miniatures (Fernando Ruiz), sculpted by Raul Garcia Latorre of TE Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia. I've read a number of books about Lawrence, some written by him and some about him. An undeniably fascinating and...

Hi guys, Please see below the first pics of my latest project. As a former paratrooper myself, I'm drawn to this subject and I absolutely love this pose. No doubt that the Alpine range of figures are among the very best in terms of sculpting, casting, accuracy, fit and presentation. As...

Hi guys, I started this new bust of Napoleon Bonaparte from Young Miniatures last week. The bust comes with a choice of two heads, but in my opinion, this is the only head worth painting. Next step is to paint the medals before adding the cloak and the arms and making it impossible to...

Hi guys, As you can see, I've already made a fair bit of progress on my next project. This is a wonderful little bust that I just had to have. He never made it into the Grey Army - straight from arriving in the mail to on the workbench.:D The toga remains a work in progress. I laid in the...

Hi guys, I've been working on a several modelling projects over the Christmas/ New year break, including a couple of tanks and a 72nd scale aircraft, just for a change. I also started work on this beautiful bust from Young Miniatures. To add some extra texture to the hessian bags to store...

Does anyone want to sell a set of decals by Arms Corp Models for the smoke grenades on the Young Miniatures USMC Radio Operator bust?

You can only nominate one! What's your favourite figure or bust you've ever seen/ owned/ built/ bought? To kick things off, I nominate Kirin's 120mm Highlander as my all-time favourite figure kit.

Hi guys, I've had this Nuts Planet bust in my Grey Army for a while now, but re-watching Band of Brothers last week inspired me to recruit him into action. The two head options in the kit offer a choice between a generic "Mohawk" trooper, and a very well sculpted likeness of Damian Lewis...

As a life long fan of The Lord of the Rings, I couldn't resist the Knight Models series of 75mm white metal figures of some of the characters from Peter Jackson's epic movie trilogy. I wish they'd complete the series and give us the remaining characters, but I expect I will be waiting in vain...

Hi guys, This is my latest project, a classic Poste Militaire 120mm figure of South Africa's greatest fighter ace of WW2, Adolf "Sailor" Malan DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar. I've loved this figure since it was first released many years ago and I saw a picture of it in Military Modelling. I...

One of the enduring debates within scale modelling is the best method of recreating realistic water effects, both still water and running. I need some advise on recreating running water effects, so any advice/ tutorials would be welcome.

Hi guys, I've recently received this yet-to-be-released casting of a 1/5th scale 3D printed bust of my favourite Australian military hero, General Sir John Monash. Monash was the Commander of the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) following the Gallipoli campaign and widely considered one of...

Finished just in time for this weekend's annual Western Australian Scale Model Expo (WASMEx) is this superb figure of the character Maximus from the movie Gladiator. The impressive detail on the shield and armour is matched by the natural body pose of the figure. The one major change I made...

This will be an epic project. Called "Mateship" this two figure statuette is a 1/6th scale cold cast bronze sculpt by Naked Army, based on an iconic image of two Australian soldiers wading through a jungle stream during the advance on Salamaua, July 1943, in New Guinea. The image depicts...

I recently picked up this cracking little bust by Midnight Miniatures of Bilbo Baggins. The face has been base coated in Jo Sonja acrylics and I've started applying highlights and shading. I've base coated the waist coat, trousers and shirt. For a bit of added texture and to make the shirt...

Having become a fan of the TV series Game of Thrones, I couldn't help myself when it came to Nuts Planet releases of four of the key characters; Daenerys, Tywin, Tirion and Jon. This is Jon Snow, Lord Commander of the Knight's Watch . He's a sullen, brooding character and a real bastard.:eek...

I picked up this magnificent bust of George Washington last weekend for $30 at a swap & sell. The previous owners' paint job was stripped off and I started again from scratch. I spent most of the weekend applying the base coat, first shadows and first highlights and then adding the stipples of...

Hi guys, I'm wanting to purchase a set of smoke grenade decals produced a couple of years ago by Jason Miller from Arms Corps Models for the Young Miniatures USMC Radio Operator Vietnam bust. Does anyone have a set they'd be willing to sell?

The Australian Model Expo 2016 was held over the long weekend of 11-13 June in Melbourne. Model Expo is Australia's largest annual model show and draws competitors from all over the country. This year was the largest show ever with more than 840 models entered into the competition. Aussie...