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Thanks Steve, I have my flights and room all booked for MMSI Chicago this October so maybe we'll catch up there.

After a pretty busy summer preparing for upcoming Art shows, I finally managed to squeeze in a little figure painting time. I give you the Earl of Oxford sometime in the 1300's in 75mm from Mitches Military Models. Painted in Acrylics and oils. I just have to add some colour to the groundwork to...

Just finished up this Nutsplanet Miniatures bust of Outlanders character Dougal MacKenzie. It's a great likeness and was a real pleasure to paint, mostly. Almost went crosseyed with all the tartan details, but worth the effort in the end.

Thanks for the positive comments everyone, I'm glad you like this one. Nothing like trying to breath a little life into one of the old classics of the hobby.

I picked up this classic Pegaso 90mm figure at the MMSI show in Chicago last month ( at a bargain I might add) and just applied the finishing touches this afternoon. The hardwood floor featured on the base was made from popsicle sticks I cut, sanded and glued into place piece by piece, like a...

That's great to hear Stu, I will be eagerly awaiting the next batch then, and I promise to make you proud once it's painted up. Also appreciate your take on the STL file thing, you gotta do what you gotta do to stay in business. And with this release, I think business will be very good indeed.

How do I pre-order for the second batch? Do I just email Stu? Can’t do it through the website as it’s sold out. I really do not want to miss out on this release. As an aside comment/thought: have you ever considered offering the digital file for sale/download for people with access to 3-D...

Hi Steve; The first answer I have for you all depends on the amount of oil in the pigment, but generally speaking I try to leach out the oil as much as I can by squeezing out the paint onto some paper or cardboard before adding it to my pallet. Then of course, I might add a touch of thinner...

What can I say Karl, being retired gives me a lot of time to spend on hobbies. Sure is better than trying to squeeze in an hour or two on weekends like when I was working.

Thanks Nap. I always undercoat my figures with Vallejo or AK interactive acrylics applied with a brush, no airbrushing except for the primer coat. And I will mix these to get the desired colour: the overcoat was a mix of AK off-white, smoke black with a touch of Vallejo Prussian blue. The face...

This beautifully sculpted 120mm figure arrived last week and I just finished it off today, wth the exception of a proper display base which I am working on. Painted in oils over an acrylic base, I replaced the plume with a spare from the parts box, which is really the only alteration I felt...

This is RDG miniature release a Neapolitan Royal African Grenadier in 120mm (1/16) painted in oils over an acrylic base. I replaced the plume with a spare from the parts box which is the only alteration done.

We tried that, remember? Worked out really well, except for the Glaswegian students making fun of my accent. Can you imagine?! I think I could understand them now, but that's only after watching all the episodes of "Still Game" on Netflix.

Really?! wow, I heard that Trioani has taken some figure sculptors to task over supposed copyright violation, but I didn't know this was one of those figures. I suppose that makes it collectable?

Thanks so much gents! I have no recollection of just where I would have picked up a Warriors kit. Probably from the SCHAMS show in California back in the day. I'll be sure to post the finished project. I keep forgetting to take some "before" pictures so there won't be any reference point to...

Does anyone recognize the manufacturer of this figure? It's a 120mm ACW Zouave officer and according to the date I put on the bottom of the base, I painted him up originally in 2005. I always liked the pose so I gave him a good soak in the purple degreasing liquid I use to strip paint off and am...

Thanks for the kind words. A few of us get together here just to trade ideas and talk figure painting, and our friend Rick Taylor has been after me for a few years to try a few flats. I'll have to get him to give me his thoughts. (Our "club" is three people strong, myself, Rick and Ray Welshman...

Thanks Scotty, I've done a couple of others in the past few years, and I feel I learn a little bit each time. But then again, I try to learn something each time I paint a figure be it flat or full round.

This flat figure in resin was painted in oils over acrylics. I have a friend of mine who has been telling me to paint more flats as a way of improving my overall painting technique. It was fun to do and went pretty quickly compared to a full figure.

"I reckon the yellow metal on this excellent knight is painted with Tamiya Clear Yellow, I kind of recognise the colour." Lol! Guilty as charged! The clear nature of that paint really allows for the polished metal to shine through. I once used tamiya clear orange to do a bronze/brass finish...