Verlinden

[akaryu]

Hi,

Rattling the same old drum again I'm afraid, but I wonder why it is so difficult to find out the sculptor(s) who made some of the Verlinden gems. I like to know which sculptor's work I'm painting and I suppose a lot of us feel the same. The Marshal Oudinot bust superbly painted by Jason and posted here on the Planet for instance, it might be nice to know who sculpted it. Personally I'd be very glad to find out the makers of the 120mm Soviet figures (female sniper, rifles officer, cossack) and the Kornilov bust, but mails to Verlinden go unanswered!
Who can enlighten me?

Piet

 

[Maki]

Yes, I know exactly what you mean. Verlinden never gave credit to his sculptors and it is definitely not easy to find out who is the talent behind most of his older figures.

I know one of the sculptors Verlinden contracted was Julian Hullis. He made some real masterpieces... I know he sculpted several 120mm Desert Storm figures released under Verlinden label; I particularly like the Stinger Gunner figure.

Mario

 

[pinsel]

hello
its nearer than you think.i learned yesterday that Gordy did at least three verlinden bust
MÖLDERS-GALLAND-HARTMANN
maybe some other members here sculpted for them as well.
i would be interested which has done some of the later bust which share all the same face expression.the brit i do at moment is by this sculptur.
cheers

 

[thegoodsgt]

Piet, ou'll find no argument here. For shites and grins, you might contact Verlinden directly and see if/how the respond.

http://www.verlindenonline.com/store/contact_us.html?osCsid=ssfs9mlgim5mp0bef64ent0am1

In the meantime, if anyone knows which other figures Julian Hullis sculpted, I'd be curious to see a list.

 

[gordy]

This is a very tough question -

Verlinden has used some prominent sculptors out there, two of which I know have passed away (Sid Horton and Derek Holmes) so confirmation would be sketchy.

That said Verlinden, doubtfully would be able to answer those questions as so many pieces have passed his desk, they'd all run together.. I recall when I worked there he had scores of drawers full of masters not organized with rhyme or reason there was just too many to count.

Another thing too is that many of the pieces are amalgams of sculptors a head from one sculptor and a body or limb from another. I did a Sid Horton bust conversion from a full figure in 1/9th scale. And numerous times correcting or re-engineers kits, which always made me cringe

Additionally, some of the pieces from Verlinden are done by folks that are outside their genre, for example Julian Hullis did some of the livestock pieces and several of the 1/16th WWII Germans -

I'd like to see some of you questions answered as well, but like I said afer working there four years I even don't know who all was who!

 

[akaryu]

Thanks for your info and comments guys! Never one to give up hope I still hope to put a name to the pieces I mentioned. The three 120mm Soviets have a very Hullis look about them, especially the faces.

Cheers,

piet

 

[pinsel]

helo
i once heard that Verlinden himself did sculpt the first ones in the 120mm range like the german general-the u boat captain and the german pilot.those which ahd this huge hands.but when then asortet hands did appear they where really good because one simply changed them.
i do not know if this was true or if its gossip.
also i heard that most napoleonics where done by Sid Horton.as the mongolian and the huns are by Julian Lamb.
its interesting to see that Verlinden which was once the trendsetter in the early years of resin kits ,did loose considerably on ground over the last years.
cheers

 

[Merkava]

Roger Saunders is said to have sculpted some Verlinden 1/35 figures, especially Israeli and Vietnam tank crews.

 

[Guy]

Jullian Hullis is my favorite sculptor and I can usually spot them by the hands. He did some of the most delicate hands I have seen anyone do. He did several of the Poste Militaire classics in his time. I have not seen any new work from him in quite a few years.

 

[thegoodsgt]

After looking at the many Verlinden figures on eBay, I think (!) I can spot the Julian Hullis figures. They tend to be the better ones, figures with better proportions and more natural poses.

Here's an example:

http://cgi.ebay.com/VERLINDEN-kit-0...688?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb1665dd8

 

[Joe Hudson]

I know that Bill Chilstrom did a few 120mm figures for them too. If I remember correctly Bil did some of the Civil War ones and the 200 mm US Vietnam guy.

Joe