Pedro Molina
Well-Known Member
PAVIA DRAGOON
SPAIN, 1816
70mm/arcabuz
After the Spanish War of Independence and owing to the general rejection of everything French, army uniforms assumed English styles, as can be seen in this Pavia Dragoon. This regiment took an active part in the war against the French, and for centuries has maintained an excellent reputation within the Spanish army
This figure belongs to my Arcabuz catalogue. It is a resin reproduction, to 70 mm scale en semi-flat. I have painted it using acrylics.
THE CHAMPION
Contrary to common belief, the Gladiatorial Games did not always end with the death of one of the two contenders. The winner was often awarded with a palm frond or a laurel crown.
Inspired by this practice I decided to represent, in a different way, a gladiator who won the fight without killing his opponent, using for my project the Mirmillone Roman Gladiator from the Pegaso Models catalogue (ref. 75-072)
NATIVE BORM RIGHTWISE
I had a couple of ideas to convert a 54 mm figure to a character from the film “Gangs of New York” for a couple of years, but never got around to it, but that all changed when SK Miniatures released their 120 mm figure of José de Espin, Spanish Guerrilla Chief, 1813. The figure had a perfect stance and lots of attitude, a testament to the sculpting skills of Mr. Mike Good. The decision was made that I would convert him from the Guerrilla to Daniel Day Lewis’ character, ‘Mr. William Cutting’ or ‘Bill the Butcher’
HOUSE TO HOUSE
STALINGRAD, 1942
JEFF SHIU MINIATURES
In this city on the banks of the Volga, the war was fought inch by inch. Soldiers on both sides leapt from their positions and scrambled over rubble and abandoned materiel under machine-gun fire and exploding grenades. They got so close to each other that they fought with bayonets, rifle butts, spades or pieces of wood. It was the war in Stalingrad; it was… fighting house to house.
When I was given the opportunity to publish an article in Figure International Magazine, I knew straight away what I would do: a figure from my friend Jeff Shiu’s catalogue in 120 mm representing an infantryman of the 6th German Army advancing during one of their final actions in the city of Stalingrad. This magnificent figure, full of movement and dynamism, was just right to convey the drama of that battle.
79TH CAMERON HIGHLANDER WATERLOO
Many historical figure painters who have at least a slight interest in history might have encountered such a painting with the outfit my 79th Highlander is wearing. As is often the case with many historical figure painters, a lecture on the familiar history might put you in a deep sleep. In order to minimize any scruples about giving you a SLIGHTLY boring painting lesson in this paper, I determined to abbreviate my explication on the historical background of this bust (my friends usually have a hard time whenever I start my history lectures). I will just remind you that this figure is a 79th British Cameron Highlander during the Battle of Waterloo.
This wonderful bust was sculpted by one of the most renowned sculptors, Carl Raid, who constantly produces high quality masterpieces that always draw modellers’ attention worldwide. His accentuation of volume and the aesthetic values of sculpture fully satisfy many modellers’ demands.
PROVE IT
Sometimes, it happens that a figure goes unnoticed for any number of circumstances, but suddenly you see it again and ask yourself, And what about this figure? I believe this is the case of “Prove it”, a figure that portrays to perfection one of the best gunmen ever on the big screen, played by the actor Jack Palance in the film “Shane”
Novedades
Aquí encontrareis una buena muestra de lo que ha salido al mercado en los últimos meses en esta habitual sección de “Novedades” con el fin de ofreceros siempre la mejor y más actualizada información.
BEAR MAN
andrea MiniaturEs 165mm-1/10
Dear readers, I am deeply honoured that Andrea Miniatures should call at my door to offer me this opportunity to paint their latest product. It is the bust of a trapper, weary from a thousand battles in the wild, which I describe in the following article.
THE SLIPT SECOND
Hello, my name is Dariusz Piotrowski. Today I will be guiding you through the whole process of making a diorama. Planning: the first thing you need to do is to have an idea of what the diorama is supposed to represent. Why is this important, you ask? Well, it will give you an idea of size and what will be needed to build up the diorama. For example, if you are doing a snow theme scenery you will know right off the bat that you need some modelling snow. It’s also good to plan the location of each individual model. To do so, you can either make a sketch on paper or put pieces of wire in the places where the feet of the models will be. After you are done building the scenery you can simply remove them
CUSTER AND THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN
Collect one or collect them all in this introductory collection entitled “Believe in the Bold” struck for this premiere showing at the 150thAnniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
- María Hontoria.
- Sergey Popovichenko.
- NS PROD.
- MAX RICHIERO (Amon Chakai).
SPAIN, 1816
70mm/arcabuz
After the Spanish War of Independence and owing to the general rejection of everything French, army uniforms assumed English styles, as can be seen in this Pavia Dragoon. This regiment took an active part in the war against the French, and for centuries has maintained an excellent reputation within the Spanish army
This figure belongs to my Arcabuz catalogue. It is a resin reproduction, to 70 mm scale en semi-flat. I have painted it using acrylics.
THE CHAMPION
Contrary to common belief, the Gladiatorial Games did not always end with the death of one of the two contenders. The winner was often awarded with a palm frond or a laurel crown.
Inspired by this practice I decided to represent, in a different way, a gladiator who won the fight without killing his opponent, using for my project the Mirmillone Roman Gladiator from the Pegaso Models catalogue (ref. 75-072)
NATIVE BORM RIGHTWISE
I had a couple of ideas to convert a 54 mm figure to a character from the film “Gangs of New York” for a couple of years, but never got around to it, but that all changed when SK Miniatures released their 120 mm figure of José de Espin, Spanish Guerrilla Chief, 1813. The figure had a perfect stance and lots of attitude, a testament to the sculpting skills of Mr. Mike Good. The decision was made that I would convert him from the Guerrilla to Daniel Day Lewis’ character, ‘Mr. William Cutting’ or ‘Bill the Butcher’
HOUSE TO HOUSE
STALINGRAD, 1942
JEFF SHIU MINIATURES
In this city on the banks of the Volga, the war was fought inch by inch. Soldiers on both sides leapt from their positions and scrambled over rubble and abandoned materiel under machine-gun fire and exploding grenades. They got so close to each other that they fought with bayonets, rifle butts, spades or pieces of wood. It was the war in Stalingrad; it was… fighting house to house.
When I was given the opportunity to publish an article in Figure International Magazine, I knew straight away what I would do: a figure from my friend Jeff Shiu’s catalogue in 120 mm representing an infantryman of the 6th German Army advancing during one of their final actions in the city of Stalingrad. This magnificent figure, full of movement and dynamism, was just right to convey the drama of that battle.
79TH CAMERON HIGHLANDER WATERLOO
Many historical figure painters who have at least a slight interest in history might have encountered such a painting with the outfit my 79th Highlander is wearing. As is often the case with many historical figure painters, a lecture on the familiar history might put you in a deep sleep. In order to minimize any scruples about giving you a SLIGHTLY boring painting lesson in this paper, I determined to abbreviate my explication on the historical background of this bust (my friends usually have a hard time whenever I start my history lectures). I will just remind you that this figure is a 79th British Cameron Highlander during the Battle of Waterloo.
This wonderful bust was sculpted by one of the most renowned sculptors, Carl Raid, who constantly produces high quality masterpieces that always draw modellers’ attention worldwide. His accentuation of volume and the aesthetic values of sculpture fully satisfy many modellers’ demands.
PROVE IT
Sometimes, it happens that a figure goes unnoticed for any number of circumstances, but suddenly you see it again and ask yourself, And what about this figure? I believe this is the case of “Prove it”, a figure that portrays to perfection one of the best gunmen ever on the big screen, played by the actor Jack Palance in the film “Shane”
Novedades
Aquí encontrareis una buena muestra de lo que ha salido al mercado en los últimos meses en esta habitual sección de “Novedades” con el fin de ofreceros siempre la mejor y más actualizada información.
BEAR MAN
andrea MiniaturEs 165mm-1/10
Dear readers, I am deeply honoured that Andrea Miniatures should call at my door to offer me this opportunity to paint their latest product. It is the bust of a trapper, weary from a thousand battles in the wild, which I describe in the following article.
THE SLIPT SECOND
Hello, my name is Dariusz Piotrowski. Today I will be guiding you through the whole process of making a diorama. Planning: the first thing you need to do is to have an idea of what the diorama is supposed to represent. Why is this important, you ask? Well, it will give you an idea of size and what will be needed to build up the diorama. For example, if you are doing a snow theme scenery you will know right off the bat that you need some modelling snow. It’s also good to plan the location of each individual model. To do so, you can either make a sketch on paper or put pieces of wire in the places where the feet of the models will be. After you are done building the scenery you can simply remove them
CUSTER AND THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN
Collect one or collect them all in this introductory collection entitled “Believe in the Bold” struck for this premiere showing at the 150thAnniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
- María Hontoria.
- Sergey Popovichenko.
- NS PROD.
- MAX RICHIERO (Amon Chakai).
