Stelios Demiras
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Hello friends in planetfigure,
I would like to share with you my latest additions in my Sphere Products collection that enrich my workshop and will help me a lot in painting my figures and horses! As you might remember from my older post, I have almost completed my new workshop, which now has two additions, Figure and Horse Painting Vices! I must admit that my figure vice is the second one as I want one for spraying and airbrushing the figures and the other one for more “clean” painting using the brush. And now you receive them in such a nice strong carton boxes…ideal for keeping some fragile accessories in them.
So what can I say for Sphere Products by Jon Page? They are just brilliant! The paint racks I had purchased just after last year's Euromilitaire, “forced” me to keep my workbench clean and tidy and gave me more space to work.
But back to my new goodies:
The Figure Painting Vice took me not more than five minutes to assemble and as you can see from the photos it is very helpful. All the necessary tools and materials you need are included. Except perhaps from a small hammer to push the nuts in their positions. But who does not have a hammer in their house? As I used to lean my hands in the edge of the table and on my belly when I paint, I found that this vice it is more comfortable than my homemade X-acto ones that I used now only for spraying the primer (when I have a lot of pieces…). And you do not have to worry for the figure’s balance when you leave it from your hands… The spring-loaded jaws can be pushed apart to insert the part and then tightened using the thumbwheels. It is built-in three legged base allows to put the figure down safely. You can ask for a long or short handle option.
The Horse Painting Vice took me the same time to assemble and check out the photos to see how useful it is. Except from general holding bases till now I have never found something similar that will be adequate for painting horses without using as painting base the final base I will finally glue the horse. But when I was gluing the horse in its final base it was very difficult to paint its belly and inside the legs (the same problem was also for brush painting) with airbrush and was very heavy to handle it. But with this vice it is very easy!!! The only thing that must be taken cared off is that if you are painting big metal horses (75mm or 90mm) you must use strong nails for pins that will not bend with the weight when you are painting holding the vice with angle, in the side. But this is something that we must do anyway! And you are not afraid (in case you are using oils) that from the tiredness the base will slep from your hands and touch in the workbench surface ruining the painting with oils you have already accomplished…. The spring-loaded jaws can be pushed apart to insert the part and then tightened using the thumbwheels. It is built-in three legged base allows to put the horse down safely. You can ask for a long or short handle option.
And all the products designed and made in England.
See the following pictures for personal evaluation. I have included two photos holding the vices and a brush to have an idea of the dimensions.
I hope that you will find this review useful. For more information you can contact Jon Page in the email: [email protected] or visit the website: www.sphereproducts.co.uk for orders.
I would like to share with you my latest additions in my Sphere Products collection that enrich my workshop and will help me a lot in painting my figures and horses! As you might remember from my older post, I have almost completed my new workshop, which now has two additions, Figure and Horse Painting Vices! I must admit that my figure vice is the second one as I want one for spraying and airbrushing the figures and the other one for more “clean” painting using the brush. And now you receive them in such a nice strong carton boxes…ideal for keeping some fragile accessories in them.
So what can I say for Sphere Products by Jon Page? They are just brilliant! The paint racks I had purchased just after last year's Euromilitaire, “forced” me to keep my workbench clean and tidy and gave me more space to work.
But back to my new goodies:
The Figure Painting Vice took me not more than five minutes to assemble and as you can see from the photos it is very helpful. All the necessary tools and materials you need are included. Except perhaps from a small hammer to push the nuts in their positions. But who does not have a hammer in their house? As I used to lean my hands in the edge of the table and on my belly when I paint, I found that this vice it is more comfortable than my homemade X-acto ones that I used now only for spraying the primer (when I have a lot of pieces…). And you do not have to worry for the figure’s balance when you leave it from your hands… The spring-loaded jaws can be pushed apart to insert the part and then tightened using the thumbwheels. It is built-in three legged base allows to put the figure down safely. You can ask for a long or short handle option.
The Horse Painting Vice took me the same time to assemble and check out the photos to see how useful it is. Except from general holding bases till now I have never found something similar that will be adequate for painting horses without using as painting base the final base I will finally glue the horse. But when I was gluing the horse in its final base it was very difficult to paint its belly and inside the legs (the same problem was also for brush painting) with airbrush and was very heavy to handle it. But with this vice it is very easy!!! The only thing that must be taken cared off is that if you are painting big metal horses (75mm or 90mm) you must use strong nails for pins that will not bend with the weight when you are painting holding the vice with angle, in the side. But this is something that we must do anyway! And you are not afraid (in case you are using oils) that from the tiredness the base will slep from your hands and touch in the workbench surface ruining the painting with oils you have already accomplished…. The spring-loaded jaws can be pushed apart to insert the part and then tightened using the thumbwheels. It is built-in three legged base allows to put the horse down safely. You can ask for a long or short handle option.
And all the products designed and made in England.
See the following pictures for personal evaluation. I have included two photos holding the vices and a brush to have an idea of the dimensions.
I hope that you will find this review useful. For more information you can contact Jon Page in the email: [email protected] or visit the website: www.sphereproducts.co.uk for orders.
