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Hi Gary, call me an old fart but I’ve always had a soft spot for artists ‘sketches’, be it pencil, ink or in your case Sculpey. To me it’s a direct link to the creator’s vision and as such, is more lively and authentic than the resulting cleaned-up and smooth ‘commercial-wise’ result. The...

Hello all, I stumbled upon this thread while researching for a half-painted bust of unknown origins which I bought some time ago at a modeling show. It appears to be the very MJ Miniatures bust of this thread. I scraped off the paint and started anew. I also removed the left arm altogether to...

Paracel Miniatures are resin figures sculpted and produced in Vietnam by Giang Xuan Le. They are specialized in NVA army but also do unusual subjects like this vignette of a Viet Minh attack at Dien Bien Phu and this elephant on the Ho Chi Minh trail. Their newly-released Imperial Japanese Navy...

The master never disappoints. Cheers, Mike! Quang

Shows will never be the same without Chuck’s familiar figure. Missing you already, old friend. Quang

We'll miss his dry humour and above all his kindness. A true English gentleman.

"This is the west, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." :cool:

I won't mind.;)

Thank you all for your kind words. :) It was great getting back to the workbench once in a while! As you may (or may not) know, I now have a regular job in the 'real world' and therefore have not much time to devote to our hobby despite my itching fingers. Researching and sculpting the...

Title : FA-15 – Mandan Buffalo Dancer (1833) Size : 120mm Material : Resin Pieces : 14 Sculpted by Le-van Quang Hi y'all, Pre-production pictures of this figure have been posted by Marc many, many moons ago. It's available at last after some refinements and additions. I hope you like it.:)...

1985? Stop it, man, you make us look like Statler & Waldorf! :rolleyes:

You're too kind, Gerald! As a matter of fact, I guess I got the sculpting bug again. I'm currently working on a (surprise!) Indian project. More of it later.;)

Hello Mike, Good to see you're at it again. The figure looks exciting, familiar yet with an exotic touch given by the baggy cavalry trousers with the 'fausses bottes'. Photo is of French Hussar trousers, not as baggy as the Cossacks'. A small remark if you don't mind. Please note that the...

Thanks for the kind words, Dan. Incidentally, the red cloth ties on the arms were a sign of identification among the Boxers as were red headscarves or turbans and tabards. There were many reversals of alliance during the troubles so that troops which were sent to fight the rebels usually...

Thank you all of you guys, for the kind words. First I have to apologize for my long silence. The reason is that a year ago, I accepted a regular job and got stuck in the 'real world'.:rolleyes: I thought I could sculpt on the side but the job took most of my time. Now that the dust has...

In this Internet age, anybody with a digicam and a spell check program can call himself a reviewer. The reality is that it takes much more than that. Reviewing requires at least some knowledge about the subject, a discerning eye plus the rare ability to convey one's impressions to the public...

FWIW here's my palette for native American skin tones. Photo is not so good but you get the general picture. ;) All colours are Winsor & Newton oils. I'd try to avoid WHITE as it 'greys' the tones and use NAPLES YELLOW instead. Adding VIOLET to the darkest shadows add warmth to the...

Haha, Ulrich, I reckon you have a point especially if it's valkyrie Brünhilde in Richard Wagner's opera Der Ring des Nibelungen. She's usually depicted as a very buxom lady with horned helmet, spear and shield, the proverbial 'fat lady sings'. :D On the other hand, if I were a dying Viking...

It's a well-known optical effect called 'foreshortening'. In short, as you get nearer to an object, it appears larger than its actual size. The effect can be reduced if the object is viewed from a distance like in the quick pic below: Still, as the bust is in a plunging pose...

Best wishes, John. Quang