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another great review from you, I'd somehow missed that one. At least on the El Greco bust it seems the right hand sculpt is pretty close.

I'd say the bigger problem seems to be the right hand. Might be the angle of the pictures but it seems to be sitting with the palm on top of the handle (tsuka) of the katana. If this bust is intended to show him preparing to draw the sword, then the right hand should approach the tsuka from...

"it's only a model" ---- "ssshhhhhh". love these.

sorry, but i wouldn't buy this figure at all. The horse's legs look like it is rearing on its hind legs rather than galloping. Weight, if on the back legs, should be primarily on one leg more than the other to capture the weight transition back to the front legs. Also, shooting from a saddle...

Glad to see someone finally getting the horse right for a mounted samurai. I'm no sculptor and certainly no horse sculptor, but I would say however that the actual pose of the horse looks a little off to me. The front legs appear to be in position for a galloping horse whilst the rear legs seem...

Lovely figure and likeness. I agree with Yellowcat on the Katana length looking possibly a bit long for an effective draw and the curvature does look a bit much (maybe warped resin?). To elaborate a bit for those interested but not necessarily that familiar with Japanese swordsmanship - Tachi...

I love the leather, always did worn leather using oils dragged over an acrylic base before but this seems to give more control over the end result.

stunning, the handling of the flesh and the red tunic is flawless. I much prefer this style of painting to the heavily contrasted busts which almost convert 3D back to 2D representations. Out of interest what did you use to shade and highlight the gold braiding?

Hi Chris, I spent many a happy hour in that shop scouring for rare kits. I still have some of the kits Tony and Comet produced like their Robby the Robot and one of their Dalek kits (a bit smaller than the Sevans ones but far easier to build). Although the shop is gone Tony is still trading...

As promised, the instructions for Kryten, They are well worth a read for the humour but also include some good tips - they assume you are building a vinyl kit.

Done as instructed Nap! (hopefully correctly as it was my first time - but not my last, I promise)

Some of you may have seen my "Blasts from the Past" post where I was also inspired to start this old Poste Militaire mounted samurai. Here it is finally finished. I think I finally got close to the effect I so desperately wanted to achieve when I first painted this kit as a teenager. Far...

Sevans did some fantastic kits of UK Sci Fi subjects. Here's their Kryten from Red Dwarf. This was originally released in Vinyl but I managed to find one of the few versions they issued in full resin. The instructions for Kryten are hilarious. I'll post them up if I can dig them out.

Thanks Brad. Sevans stuff does show up on Ebay from time to time but they are not cheap. Their old Dalek kits were highly detailed but by all accounts well nigh on impossible to build. I looked at the old Imai Captain Scarlet figures and the Sevans ones are in a completely different league in...

Figured some of the older members on this forum might like to see this... Possibly one of the rarest figure kits ever produced, made by Stuart Evans of Sevans Models back in the eighties. Sevans produced a number of kits primarily of Dr Who and Captain Scarlet subjects which were amazing kits...

No problem at all. I feel your frustration and want to ensure you manage to get the best out of our wonderful hobby. The last thing anyone needs is to be feeling apprehensive or worried about outcomes when you are trying to be creative. So hopefully we will get you to a point where you can feel...

Hmm, let's start with some basics and take it a step at a time. Primer. I'm not familiar with the Games Workshop line but sounds like you are using regular paint for your "priming". Looking at the pics of the models you are painting I'm also not sure what material they are made out of but...

sorry to hear the paint and thinner combinations are causing difficulties. For future reference, one combination which I have been using with total success is Vallejo/Scale 75 basecoats then artists oils mixed with artists odourless turpentine for the wash mixed very thin so it just flows...

No problem at all. One of the most difficult things I found in painting was figuring out the interactions between various brands of paint, various brands of varnish and various thinners. Can't say I have had great experience with the alclad varnishes to be honest, I may have got a bad batch but...

Those colour schemes are looking really good! Looking at your colours I would try a dark brown on the first figure, like a burnt sienna or raw umber. I'd usually try and pick a wash that you can apply to the whole figure as that tends to help blend the three base colours together, so you...