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de gustibus non disputandum est - I lost my 'cool' and there is nothing I can do about it. As per 'your questioning' - the notion of questioning is so fundamental to the Western civilization, to any progress and growth - do question anything and all, just do not be blissfully ignorant and...

hey master Sergey, I see you did not do read or translate carefuly my words - I think the translation services you are using led you into the bushes of confusion, so to speak... I said in my post: "you [need to] look at the orignials and some very precise works like mr Bishop's Roman...

well, Sergiey how about you look at the orignials and some very precise works like mr Bishop's Roman Military Equipment or Roman Cavary Equipment by Dixon, and one Osprey - out of series of 3 - on Roman MIlitary Costume by Graham Sumner (I can send you a copy of plates with pertinent...

hello nice sculpting, action and expression etc !But this piece is absolutely a complete fantasy piece, not a Roman Cavalry Officer :) The elements as shown - sword, shield, crest on his helmet, lorica etc - in this combination do not work as to accuracy nor even remotely resemble Roman...

hello, !great looking piece! to me this piece looks very special because of its Polish element. Namely, I presume you are depicting this very famous charge by the Austro-Hungarian army's Polish elite uhlan regiment (famously depiceted by Wojciech Kossak in his painting) - this regiment...

hello gents I will try to make it as well, I went last year and I had a great time, ie viewing and talking - especially with Marion and Allan - :)

Dear Dr Lutz great piece (so relaxing to see something like your scene because it is not military nor fantasy nor 'pornography'), I truly admire your skills, escepcially your way of creating folds and drapery, chapeau bas to you, sir! I recently started using apoxie clay and like it (but it is...

hey Sergiey Dave McGary is great sculptor of Native America, have seen his work in detail, in Scottsdale AZ, I especially like his horses! wonderful stuff, and your work has the same quality and feeling! Grinnell is a must for all who want to learn about these Shayela, but Stan Hoig is not bad...

hello nicely flowing, very very animated sculp, that reminds me a little of artwork by the American watercolorist Bev Doolittle Am I correct in thinking that this is Cheyenne Wolf Warrior society member? If so he can be made more 'historic' by adding a special rattle that these warriors...

Bogowie ! Dios mio! Absolutely sad, nothing but very sad news indeed! I learned about Angus' sudden departure to the Halls of Valhalla while reading some discussion about Osprey books elsewhere this morning. I have been collecting Osprey books chiefly because of his vivid reconstructions of...

hey Bernard the warrior-prince! unusual topic - 30 years war is almost absent from the figure world , eclipsed by the 'most important war of that century' aka English Civil War ;) Bravo for the subject choice and execution! If I may offer some suggestions please read on: commanders on both...

Medieval knight's horse all depends of time period and geographical distribution the period of more or less 800 AD and 1492 saw tremendous change in animal husbandry, weapons, armor, and types of tactcits used that affected the appeareance of the horse. Prior to the crusades the horses would...

hey Siergiey, great sculture - very animated! perhaps next will be a Hittite chariot, Egypt's New Kingdom big enemy... - and one can do a diorama of the battle of Kadesh :) dario ps I just read a book by Ann Hyland - Horse in the Ancient World (1750 BC to 300 BC) and I think you may find...

hey just a question to Paul -was there ever a Scythian chariot? dario

great idea ! fine sculpting! but the title - did you intent to say Nubian and not Numida?

Siergiey I just have started reading this topic/theme of yours - excellent idea for the English speaking world (which is lately the entire world)! I used to follow the old chen-la thread that is still quite amazing! I am very interested in your book.- by the way - are you going to include...

Gospodin Zlobov I am a big fan of your sculpting, especially horses - chen-la.com where you gave your lessons in horse sculpting was my horse schiltping school on line :) Very impressive work, very dynamic - one question: are going to do larger size - 90 mm or 120mm? these sizes are my...

hello Rocco, I hope I can be of some help the question of banners is notab easy one although there seems to be more info - from painitngs etc - on those of the Vienna period than from precedeeing period the 1648-68 period (all the Cossack Wars , Swedish deluge and Muscovite-Russian Wars). The...

hello, you could check the Zagloba Tavern forum on yahoo - frequented by the Osprey author Richard Brzezinski (at least used to), and Radek Sikora who is Polish (native) specialist on the subject of the Polish winged Hussars (author of at least 3 books on this matter). But exactly what are you...

!Mama mia!! Indian Warriors are your forte, master Siergei, and the horse!