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I’m just throwing this question out there,but I’d like to know if confederate kepi’s had badges on top of the hat,I’ve just completed a confederate bust which has a badge on top of the kepi,I’ve been challenged about this on another social media site by someone telling me confederate kepi’s...

Just finished this latest piece depicting a confederate infantryman which could be from any period between 1861 and 1865. The bust is all cast in resin and is produced by Graham Scollick at CGS Military Figures The piece was sculpted by Carl Reid I added a pipe to the piece and a shirt cuff to...

Sticking to the cinema theme,I completed a double of the recent scale Collectables Boris Karloff pieces,last month I completed the mummy,today I have completed the bust of Frankenstein based on the Karloff monster of 1931. The scale Collectables pieces are beautifully presented and...

I thought I’d stay with the cinema theme,again I chose a scale Collectables piece,this one is based on the 1932 film staring Boris Karloff in The Mummy. Id seen the film a few times and I’ve always been a Karloff fan so it was definitely something I wanted to paint,although Karloff is not...

I decided to venture into the sci-fi genre for my next project,I chose the Predator bust produced by mark brooks at Scale Collectables. A two piece casting which involves the bust itself and the plinth. Beautifully cast and excellent detail,the bust was a real pleasure to paint Completed with...

I recently attended the FENS model figure show in Ely and picked up Gordon’s latest Para,it depicts a para with his M4 Mark 1 rifle raised and taking aim in the heat of battle. This half figure won’t be for the faint hearted modelers out there,there is an awful lot to paint,some of which I did...

Moving on from the 101st airborne,I decided the next project would be the Life Miniatures -King Tiger Tank Commander -Hungary 1944/45 Beautifully sculpted bust and one I really wanted to paint up. Assembly was straight forward,hardly any filling required,care must be taken though with the...

Just completed this latest offering from Young Miniatures,a great bust depicting the 101st Airborne,506th inf ,the piece is based on the actor Damien Lewis from the excellent HBO series Band of Brothers who played the part of Maj Dick Winters during the series. the bust is excellently cast with...

For this latest piece I decided to go back into the grey army box and finally complete the old stormtroopers bust of the 54th Massachusetts,I must have purchased this well over 5 or 6 years ago,but as I have a love of ACW subjects it was one I was always going to paint,it was just a matter of...

Recently purchased this great sculpt by Carl Reid from Carls own range,it depicts a Confederate Sergeant from the ACW in 1/6th scale. It has great movement which I like in pieces by Carl,and was a real pleasure to paint,and the potential for weathering was just my thing. My piece depicts a...

Decided to change to the cinema feel for this project which is a bust depicting Indiana Jones from the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie,the pose shows Indie holding the sacred idol which is at the start of the movie. A great subject and really enjoyable to paint. The bust is produced by Mark Brooks...

I’m loving some of these new releases from Scale Collectables,they combine two of my great loves,painting miniatures and the movies. This latest piece is going I believe to be the first of 3 busts from the 1966 classic The Good,The Bad and The Ugly Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach are in the...

Just completed a lovely little subject,a piece close to my heart,as I grew up loving this TV show This is one of the latest pieces from Mark brooks at Scale Collectables,it depicts the character Spock from the original Star Trek series,a great subject and a lovely piece to paint

Please find attached photos of my latest project,CGS 1/6th super scale French Imperial Guard Drum Major the piece is produced by Graham Scollick at CGS military figures,all cast in resin,a beautiful piece with excellent detail i finished the piece in Acrylics and Oils with the metallics done in...

Just completed this nice little Demi round of Napoleon,it’s produced by Alexandros models. there’s hardly anything to clean up,just a straight forward paint. The bust is available direct from Alexandros or here in the UK at Historex Agents. A real fun piece to paint,and it now sits in my...

Thought I’d go back to WW2 for this next project I’ve had in the pipeline. This is a resin bust 1/9th scale depicting Johnny Frost at the battle of Arnhem during operation market garden. The bust is very well sculpted and has a good likeness to Anthony Hopkins from the film A Bridge To Far,very...

A complete change of direction for me on this project,temporary move from military to music. This piece was something I came across on the internet by a company called Conceptminiatures,they deal in music subjects and there are some nice pieces in the range. As an AC/DC fan I couldn’t resist the...

For this latest piece,I decided to have a change from military based subjects and go for something less serious,for this I chose the Scale Collectibles bust of The Joker based on the character played by Joaquin Phoenix in 2019,the Scale Collectables range does two Joker busts No 1 and No2,this...

Project just completed,this is the resin bust of Henry V supplied by Mitches Military Models. I’ve always wanted a Henry V piece in my collection,and this bust release provided the perfect time for me to do it. I always set out on a piece with the finished image in my mind,and I wanted to give...

Recently,a close friend of mine Chris Edwards posted a newly sculpted figure 120mm produced by Red Crown figures and sculpted by Lucas Bezzera which was based on his father. Chris asked me if I would be interested in painting the piece for him,which I was happy to accept even though I haven’t...