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Thanks everyone for the replies . Simon , I can't find Creative Hobbies on Google search ? Nap I have looked at Rosemary and Co. . Some nice brushes at reasonable prices . I'll see if he would like to post some pictures of his work considering he has only been doing for a short time they are...

Please can I get some feedback on the best type of brushes and where to get them for painting with acrylic paints . They would be for my grandson who is doing great work on War Hammer figures . Thanks Chippy

I never eat sausages , it's only the left over rubbish that go into them . There' an old saying "every thing from a pig but the squeak goes into a sausage ". chippy

Hi Richie some good suggestions there , thanks . We bought a pin drill and some fine drill bits at Jadlam , a lot of there other tools were a bit expensive for someone starting out . I think Amazon can supply most of the other things . chippy

Thanks Andrew , Nap and Helm for your advice and recommendations . Amazon do a fair amount of the things I'm looking for at the right prices . Tomorrow we are heading to Japland Model whare house near Glastonbury , about 30 miles away and then for another day there's a Hobbies store at Cribbs...

Hi all, I'm looking for on line sites that supply modelling tools preferably in the UK . My grandson has recently started doing Warhammer figures and asked for his birthday this year if I would make some modelling tools his birthday present . I thinking a head loupe and a daylight lamp as a...

Really great work on both figures . Well done Steve .

I'm going to try my hand at this old Andrea 54mm Knight 1325 figure . It's been sometime since I've painted a figure . I've primed it and undercoated in black . I'm using an old Del Prado figure to work out some colour schemes and metal finishes before starting on the actual figure , hopefully...

My granddaughter of course , she makes up the rules as we play so I'll never win but this has been the situation with all the women in my life :D:D chippy

Great work , the different metallic tones are brilliant chippy

Hi Andrew this is not the first project I have done for my granddaughter . I have built houses and painted a load of 48mm figures for an O gauge train set we have out at Christmas . She spends hours playing with this , infact I'm enjoying this area of modelling more than anything I have done...

my favourite figure this year (y) great work . chippy

Finally finished this project , I got a bit carried away with a few things . I thought it might be fun to have some siege type weapons instead of just rolling the marbles so now we have a Boombastick and a Hephastus Hammer all imaginary . I also thought it could do with more colour so the grass...

Done and dusted Kev . All being well I should be posting on Completed Figures later tonight (y)

Like the title said , it's a game . I'm making a marble game for my granddaughter as she likes playing with marbles when she visits . I'm making it out of hard packing foam and cardboard . I used my old pyro groove to simulate the stones in the building . Made the doors from cardboard and glued...

WOW do I owe everyone a really big apology yes I got the name wrong it is JADLAM . I hope no one has ben running around Glastonbury trying to find it . chippy :notworthy::notworthy:

Definitely looks more like Davey Crocket from the portraits of him at the time rather than the Hollywood look . Very nice figure (y) chippy

Hi Steve I don't think they plan on opening other stores but they are in the process of expanding this one . Hi Phil yes I have also bought from them and found them to be speedy and fair priced . You really should make the trip . You could have a fine day of it there . First there's the climb...

Japlans a large internet company in the hobby trade has opened an actual shop on their premise . Based on the outskirts of Glastonbury which is about 30 miles away from me . My son ,grandson and myself visited it last week and boy is it huge . They carry a vast and varied range , Airfix, Hornby...

Nice one Andrew (n) . When ever I see anything about Charles 1 Alec Guinness always comes to mind from his portrayal in the film Cromwell . chippy