120mm Heads

[baronband]

Hi guys,
i am starting a new project soon and would like to know where is the best place for me to look if i was trying to find some modern 120mm heads, ideally with modern British berets on them? I would be happy to purchase brand new or used heads
Any pointers would be gratefully accepted, many thanks in advance.
John

 

[Johan]

I'd contact these guys to see if they can do anything for you :
http://www.djparkins.com/acatalog/120mm_Figures.html
http://www.imperialgallery.co.uk/index.html
Best 120mm head with "modern" Brit beret on it is, for me, the head of this figure : http://www.imperialgallery.co.uk/p_a09.html It's a sculpt by Pete Morton I believe.

 

[baronband]

Hi Johan,
thanks for the tip, great pointer
John

 

[Helm]

Steve at https://sites.google.com/site/reedeesminiatures/the-quartermasters/1-16---120mm does a line of different heads in 120mm no berets though, but he may well sculpt you one

 

[callmehobbes]

I'd go with reedees -they're top notch. You have to add your own berets but that's easy enough, just a blob of milliput and you're done.

 

[baronband]

Hi Steve,
good idea..good prices too. I think i will send a few emails on Monday morning!
cheers
John

 

[Helm]

If you are lucky might catch Steve on here over the W/E he's 1969 here and I think he looks at his email anyways but you won't go wrong with his stuff it's first class

 

[baronband]

I'd go with reedees -they're top notch. You have to add your own berets but that's easy enough, just a blob of milliput and you're done.

Hi thanks, yeah i probably should just take the leap, it never seems as easy for me though as just a blob and i'm done! I seem to get confused with do i add water and how much..then i become a messy pup!
cheers
John

 

[housecarl]

Hi thanks, yeah i probably should just take the leap, it never seems as easy for me though as just a blob and i'm done! I seem to get confused with do i add water and how much..then i become a messy pup!
cheers
John

Once a sapper.
Carl.

 

[baronband]

Ha ha too true!
Never happy unless looking like pigs in sh*t! Not sure if that links well with the noble art of figure painting unfortunately.

 

[housecarl]

Must be a link somewhere John.
Carl.

 

[baronband]

Well i suppose we just love to build things! It can't be the blowing things up part.

 

[housecarl]

Or the consumption of alcohol.
Carl.

 

[baronband]

Oh yeah, no matter where the army goes nothing happens until the Engineers have built the squadron bar, after that the bridges, mine fields etc.Got to get the priorities right!

 

[Einion]

Anybody know who sculpted the Reedees heads?

Einion

 

[Einion]

Hi thanks, yeah i probably should just take the leap, it never seems as easy for me though as just a blob and i'm done! I seem to get confused with do i add water and how much..then i become a messy pup!

FWIW I think you'd have a lot easier time with one of the alternatives, MagicSculp in particular, overall I think it's the best putty for the novice.

If you want to persevere with Milliput though, try not using water with it - talc instead.

Einion

 

[Helm]

I believe it was Steve himself

 

[Richie]

Anybody know who sculpted the Reedees heads?

Einion

Hi Einion,
Steve's spare headsets were sculpted by Mike Good. I have a set and they are excellent.
cheers
Richie

 

[Einion]

Ta! Thought they looked like Mike's work.

Einion

 

[baronband]

FWIW I think you'd have a lot easier time with one of the alternatives, MagicSculp in particular, overall I think it's the best putty for the novice.

If you want to persevere with Milliput though, try not using water with it - talc instead.

Einion

Hi
that sounds like a plan, thanks indeed
John