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Great work.

I agree with Paul. If you strip and repaint, you tend to lose interest. Not every figure turns out the way you want (expect) it too. Learn from each completedfigure and move on. If you have to strip, I just used a furnitur stripper from Home Depot or Lowe’s. Wear gloves and do it outside.

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Really good. The face looks very Hindu too. Great job.

Keith, I can't read or respond to your PMs. Email me at: [email protected]

Terry, My face painting tutorial is still on the Timelines site. Phil

Great work, especially the mounted knight.

I agree with Oda. The sword depicted looks like a Tachi vice a Katana. Just looks too long to be a Katana, to me.

Hi Carl, My mistake, I thought the bust was of a cavalry officer. It kind of has that look and swagger.

Try a clear, paste wax. Used that technique on several Samurai figures. Give a correct, in scale sheen. Just test on a piece of scrap first. Some paints can be lifted by the wax.

Colin, Great sculpt and excellent painting. I can't believe you are still using some of the old mixes that I wrote up.

The facial likeness is nearly perfect. I really like the final pose too!

This is really looking good. The changes you made to the head are very subtle but look right. The pose is great and it really captures his personality. Excellent portrait. The g-suit hose usually is at the left hip rather than in the back. That way you are not sitting on it in the aircraft. I...

The likeness is excellent and the pose is perfect. The cover (hat) looks a little small to me. As a former Naval Flight Officer, we wore the same style of garrisson cap.

I judged for many years and never used any form of magnification. Don't remember any other judges doing so either. I also photographed most of the major US shows. It was amazing how different paint jobs can look under the intensity of photographic lighting. I can honestly say that I never...

I believe that a Cuirassier Officer's Cloak was a dark blue, troopers were grey. In some case, the regimental color would be used for the lining.

Matte or Flat overcoats can be problematic. Some dry with more of a sheen then the oils and some leave a milky or even a white grainy surface. I always avoided ovecoats at all costs. An important aspect of painting miniatures with oils is the undercoat. I always tried to use "absorbent"...

When I was actively painting; I rarely purchased busts if they had arms and especially hands. I hate painting hands! My opinion then was that a bust is a character study or a portrait. Yes, I am a traditionalist. However, when I painted Bonaparte's Cheyenne Squaw bust, my views changed. That...

Phil, Looks like a Landsknecht to me. I thought the same thing about the beret; needs a tie to stay on.

To me, the head looks too large for the body and the neck looks a little short. Also, the right shoulder is assymetrical to the left shoulder. The facial likeness is excellent.