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Excellent subject, Herr Markgraf! I have some woodland Indians in the stash for some French-and-Indian War displays but haven't tackled painting them yet. What is the Vallejo color you have in the earlier photo, for your skin color mix? Prost! Brad

I agree, beautiful sculpts! They put me in mind of Toshiro Mifune as Kikuchiyo in "The Seven Samurai". Prost! Brad

See, I listen to polka music more these days. Everything is a song about drinking beer and dancing with pretty girls. Everyone is happy-Happy Louie, Happy Jack, Jolly Joe Timmer. There's even a polka with the incongruous title, "Suicide Polka", don't know why, but it still sounds pretty...

Heh, every time I see this title in the forum index, I think of Sammy Hagar! Prost! Brad

Wasn't Sir Robin at the Battle of Badon Hill? Prost! Brad

How old is your grandson, Chippy? That could influence the choice, too. Also, since he paints Games Workshop, it might be worth it to look at their products. Though they might be more expensive than comparable brushes from other brands. Personally, for my water-based acrylics, such as Andrea...

I like these projects, Simon! They remind me of projects I saw in articles in magazines like "Military Modeling". This is old-school kit-bashing, like we saw back in the day. They showed what you could do with kits like Airfix and Historex. They looked good out of the box, but as you learned...

Definitely from German editors, as they call the people who engrave flats. As Simon mentioned, the bases can help identify the maker and his catalog. Sometimes it can be something engraved on the base, in other cases, it can be the shape of the base-diamond-shaped, oval, rectangular, and so on...

I'm getting caught up on this latest of your projects, Simon, great progress! Would explain in a little more detail how you detailed the plume and comb? So did you sculpt them solid and smooth, and then use the pyrogravure to add the texture? I've replaced plumes on Stadden Prussian...

A Cornhusker, eh? Well, welcome to the Planet, Sarge, from Happy Valley! Go Penn State! 😁 I look forward to seeing your work! Prost! Brad

Welcome to the Planet! I'm interested to see your work as you learn to sculpt. I'm teaching myself to sculpt, too, but not as diligently as I should. There are some subjects I'd like to paint, so my goal is to sculpt a master, then make a mold, and cast it. All in 54mm. I look forward to...

Ah, but there are some who measure from the soles of the figure's feet to the top of his head, without head gear. 1/30 is popular among the "collector's toys" manufacturers, like King & Country, Frontline, John Jenkins, and it's comparable to 60mm. Classic 54mm, like an Imrie-Risley kit figure...

Welcome to the Planet, Jax! I look forward to seeing your work. Prost! Brad

I think Ivo has taken the right approach; it's what I would do, too. And that is to convert to scale rather than size. Now, he chose 1/30, and I would rather go with 1/32 for 54mm, but either way, I would use scale, a ratio, and take the 1/1 size of the flag and convert with the scale to get...

See my post above, Mark! :D Prost! Brad

Another great figure, Simon! Again, it was fun to follow along as you sculpted and painted him. I love the scarlet and appreciate your explanations on how you achieved the color. Looking forward now to your next project! Prost! Brad

Not to sound like a smartass, but from which country? That may have an impact on the answer. For example, there were definite differences in the style of caps in the German army, between the First and Second World Wars. Prost! Brad A postscript, sorry, I just realized now that this thread is...

Nice to see you picking back up with Willy, Nap! Nice progress! It's starting to look more and more like Barry Foster all the time :D Prost! Brad

Mix vinyl paints with acrylics? I'm curious to read the answers. My gut feeling is no, but I'm no chemist. Well, not beyond AP Chemistry, anyway. I do know that the question must be clarified by noting that not all acrylics are the same, that it doesn't mean "water-based". So the chemistry of...

I was wondering what your goal was for the tunic, when I looked at the early photo. Not challenging, just curious to know how you are "building" the color. Fun and instructive to watch! Prost! Brad