Kronprinz Wilhelm 1901 2nd Cuirassier Regiment Pommersches

Michael Miniatures Prussian Kronprinz Wilhelm 1901 2nd Cuirassier Regiment Pommersches FREDERICK WILLIAM VICTOR AUGUSTUS ERNEST (GERMAN: FRIEDRICH WILHELM VICTOR AUGUST ERNST) (6 MAY 1882 – 20 JULY 1951) OF THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN WAS THE LAST CROWN PRINCE OF THE KINGDOM OF PRUSSIA AND THE GERMAN EMPIRE KRONPRINZ WILHELM WAS COMMISSIONED INTO THE CUIRASSIER REGIMENT "QUEEN" (POMMERANIAN) NO. 2 AT A VERY YOUNG AGE, AND BECAME À LA SUITE OF THE REGIMENT OCTOBER 22, 1905. THE BUST IS BASED ON THE COMPLETE UNIFORM IN THE CRAMER MUSEUM, WORN BY THE KRONPRINZ IN 1900 –1902. I painted this bust this acrylic's and a little oil wash on the metals. The bust is made by Michael Miniatures and sculpted by Aaron Brown.

Saladin 1137-1193

Finally finished this very detailed bust. I painted it with acrylic's including printers inks. The bust is made by Nuts Planet a company in Korea.

Count Grigory Orlov

United Empire Miniatures Count Grigory Orlov 1734-1783 Chief of the Russian Cavalier Guards 1/10 scale resin bust I painted this bust with acrylic's. My painting is being used for the box art. An unpainted kit of this bust is available at www.unitedempireminiatures.com

Gaucho of the Infernales Regiment 1815

Gaucho of the Infernales Regiment 1815. New 1/9 scale resin bust from United Empire Miniatures,sculpted by Roman Rux. I painted this bust for the box art photo. Painted with acrylic's and used some oils on the red. Looked like an easy bust to paint but red is always a challenge to paint and he wears a red jacket and a red chiripa.The "boleadoras" stone balls, were a weapon fastened by leather thongs to a long leather strap. The Gaucho would spin the stones and sling them at the enemy, winding them up around their legs and smashing their bones.

Napoleons Dream

This 54mm diorama took me about a year to make, working on it once I figured out my next step. . The idea came when I saw the 54mm Napoleon figure made by Andrea at a figure show. The concept was in my head but I had to sculpt and build the Aliens from scratch.The uniform parts worn by the Aliens or used in the diorama came from various kits or parts I had.Some are metal some are plastic or resin.The sculls came from Greece. The concept: Napoleon is having a short battle field nap as he sometimes would. He dreams of his French soldiers dead on the battle field only their sculls and a couple pieces of head gear remain. He is fast runing out of men for his army. He needs soldiers but where are they going to from, outerspace? Aliens apear in his dream. is the battle lost? I had fun building and painting this 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 diorama. Painted with acrylic's. I used green stuff and AB compound to sculpt the Aliens and ground.

Maya Priest

Maya Priest 1/10 scale bust made by Pagaso Models Italy. I painted this bust with acrylic's and printers inks. The main part of the bust is made of resin the feathers are made of white metal making the piece a little top heavy.I added the feathers afer painting the bust. It was a fun one to paint.

Landsknecht 15th Century

Landsknecht 1/9 scale bust made by Ademola 22 Poland. Sculpted by Yury Serebryakov.I painted this nice bust with acrylic's, printers inks and some oil paints.I painted my own color scheme that is totally different from the box art.

Thai Prince

Thai Prince 1/10 scale bust made by Pegaso Models. I painted this bust with acrylic's and printers inks.

Skanderbeg Hero of Albania 1405-1468

Skanderbeg Hero of Albania 1405-1468 1/10 scale bust made by United Empire Miniatures. I painted this bust with acrylic's, metals are printers inks. One of my favorite to paint so far. Skanderbeg's helmet adorned with the head of a horned goat made of bronze and plated in gold is preserved in the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna.

South Carolina Charleston Rifleman 1860

South Carolina Charleston Rifleman 1860 1/9 scale resin bust made by United Empire Miniatures. I painted this bust with acrylic's. The rifleman's musket is a model 1852 Palmetto Armory rifle musket.The regiment was formed in 1806 and the riflemen still wore their elaborately fringed full dress uniform at the beginning of the Civil War.

1st Bavarian Chevaulegers Major 1914

1st Bavarian Chevaulegers Major 1914 Czar Nikolaus of Russia Regiment The bust was sculpted by Carl Reid and produced by Michael Miniatures. I painted it with acrylic's and printer inks.The black and white photo shows the bust assembled ready to paint.

My latest figure.British 42nd Highlander 1783,54mm figure from United Empire Miniatures. I created this groundwork setting in a 1 1/2 day class I took at the 2015 Atlanta Figure Show. Some steps: I glued a resin tree stump to the wood base, painted the tree and added branches and foliage to make a tree. The branches and tree roots are made of dryed tomato plant roots( very tuff when dryed).Next I Sculpted rocks from 2-part pool putty and stained them with a oil paint sepia wash making a nice realistic rock cropping for my figure to stand on. Next I added ground cover and plants adding touches of paint to give the a more realistic look. I painted my figure after I returned home and was very pleased to finish and place it in the scene.

Cuchulainn Hero of Northern Ireland 8th Century

Cuchulainn Hero of Northern Ireland 8th Century. 54mm figure made by Art Girona, Spain. My latest work painted with acrylic's and printers inks. I added tiny clumps of green moss to the base to give a whispy grass look.

Norse Lord 800 A.D.

Norse Lord 800 A.D. 54mm metal figure made by Andrea Miniatures. I painted this one with acrylics.

"Vikings Two Generations"

"Vikings Two Generations" I designed and built this 54mm diorama using Andrea and Pegaso kits along with converted other parts and sculpted in the ground work. This must have been what the Vikings did in the winter when they were not plundering.Working outside in the cold would not have bothered them as they are a hearty people. I painted the scene with acrylic's and printers inks.