Trench raiding in World War 1. With great appreciation – Article credit: iwm.org.uk – Voices of the First World War: Trench Raids There was some general about 30 miles behind the lines wanting… Continue reading
My first encounter… The day I encountered a Fallschirmjäger, the world shrunk to the size of a Monogram Merite box. My ten-year-old fingers, sticky with anticipation, uncovered the box bought after a delightful… Continue reading
28 April 2023: It’s a wrap! Very pleased and satisfied with the turnout. What do you think? Please share any comments in the comments section below. Thanks for viewing. 14 April 2024: I… Continue reading
In March 2003, US Marines found themselves at the heart of one of the most pivotal and blood-soaked battles during the invasion of Iraq: The Battle of An-Nasiriyah. As part of Operation Iraqi… Continue reading
Step-by-step photos of headsculpt being scalped and whigged. In the untamed expanses of Calgary, nestled amidst the Canadian Rockies, actor Leonardo DiCaprio delved into the role of a fur trapper seeking vengeance against… Continue reading
Includes step-by-step painting wood grain on plastic molded rifles and hair application. Check out my process of how I scratchbuilt actor Tom Hardy’s villainous John Fritzgerald; a villain we all love to hate.… Continue reading
Jeff Bridges injects a fresh dose of grit into the role of Rooster Cogburn in the Coen brothers’ 2010 rendition of “True Grit.” Unlike John Wayne’s 1969 iconic portrayal, Bridges crafts a Rooster… Continue reading
Hi everyone, carrying on with upgrading my cowboy collection is my True Grit Barry Pepper’s ‘Lucky’ Ned Pepper. The project went way back, just before DML and DID came out with their Barry… Continue reading
In the year 1882, the town of Appaloosa, nestled in the vast expanse of New Mexico, mirrors the classic setting of many Old West towns – a place where law and order are… Continue reading
Hello, my friends, Here’s my 1/6th scale character interpretation of military artist and portrait painter, Michael Gnatek’s “D-Plus 3, U.S. Marine Corps, South Pacific, 1944”.
Includes Step-by-Step pixs of basic hair and moustache / beard rooting The Fiery Furnace of Isandlwana: A British Soldier’s Perspective The morning sun beat down on the earth of Isandlwana, turning the Zulu… Continue reading
So pleased to announce that my Roman Signifier took 1st Place in Planetfigure’s Aug/Sept 2022 Competition. I don’t normally participate in competitions but I think the Planetfigure.com voters were especially kind and encouraging.… Continue reading
A 1/6 character study project which I enjoyed working on. It’s a thrill to see what is 2 dimensional – as in an image, – take a 3 dimensional form, allowing views from… Continue reading
DID’s fabulous 1:6 scale 12-inch Saving Private Ryan’s “Captain Miller”, 2nd Ranger Battalion, Normandy, 1944 launched in 2010, in my opinion is one of the best commercial Captain Miller created. Equipped with a… Continue reading
This German officer and NCO duo was inspired by an image (see below) of a squad of DAK fighters I found in my earlier research for this project. (Credit: zeiterweltkrieg.org) The figures: Officer: The… Continue reading
Emerging from the brutal stalemate of trench warfare, German stormtroopers (Sturmtruppen) were the harbingers of a new, deadlier phase of World War I. Formed in 1915, these elite shock troops ditched the suicidal… Continue reading
The Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (RMLE) was a distinctive French military unit that served in both World War I and World War II. Initially formed from regiments in Algeria, it later… Continue reading
The life of a World War I French infantryman at the Western Front, was a harsh and unforgiving one; constantly under threat of death – by their superior officers, or injury from enemy… Continue reading
Continuing with my 1/6 WW1 projects for 2023, here’s my refreshed Sideshow Toys British Lewis Gunner, of the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers 29th Division. I was inspired by Charles Sargeant Jagger MC (Military… Continue reading
Mounted troops of the Warwickshire Yeomanry attacking the Turkish artillery at Huj, Palestine, 1917. Painting by Lady Elizabeth Butler. THE CHARGE at Huj in Palestine in November 1917, carried out by soldiers of… Continue reading
PFC T. E. Underwood, Company B, 24th Marines, Fourth Marine Division. Saipan, 1944. 2018 November This customised and kit/bashed figure is my interpretation of a famous iconic image of a US Marine taken during… Continue reading
