Chariots 3

I removed what looked like a boss from each yoke but perhaps was only excess casting and the yokes were added to the poles.

JB 18

Ears were added and a tail was pinned and glued to the horse.

Marlborough 17

Modest progress made on the horse. I drilled a wire and pinned/ glued a tail to the horse.

Xerxes I (5)

The sceptre was glued to the right hand. The robe was undercoated in red.

Chariots 2

Further assembly of the chariots.

Chariots

I finally got hold of two chariots from Irregular Miniatures - Celtic and Egyptian. Now busy assembling the castings.

Master at arms

I don't believe that I have ever posted this piece before. It represents a Maitre d'armes, French Army, Napoleonic era. The illustration was taken from a Knotel painting. This was made a long time ago from some Historex spares. The glove is from the Airfix Cuirassier kit. The quilted armour was sculpted from putty. I may retouch this piece in the near future.

Heian Palace Guard 16

I went back to this piece after a long absence and carefully repainted the deer, especially the white spots which were well demarcated on the real thing. I then signed off the piece on the base.

JB 17

I painted the horse with dark brown/black, leaving some areas for white markings. The horse ears and tail will be added later to minimise breakage.

Mauryan War Elephant 8

As the figure poses are being finalised, the elephant was mounted on a low base and all the pieces were test-fitted. The lance was made from brass tubing. The figures are being detailed with ornaments and some jewellery.

JB 16

Having cleaned up the figure considerably, I repainted the upper part of the figure in oils.

Xerxes I (4)

I added more flowing drapery to the robe. I used, as reference, a reconstruction from the book Achaemenid Persian Armyy by Duncan Head, Montvert Pub, 1992. This has an illustration showing how the square piece of robe was worn and tied with a belt to fold the excess flaps forward at the thighs. Both flaps are modelled on this revamped figure. I carved away as much of the previous green putty (which was Kneadatite) and replaced this with A&B putty.

Celtic Warrior 12

The fringe was added and painted with a base colour.

Xerxes I (3)

I also added to the hairstyle for Xerxes I.

Mauryan War Elephant 7

Completed the poses on the two warriors. Final shaping of the musculature will now take place.

JB 15

After studying pictures of the man, I also reshaped his head and hair. This is a picture of work in progress.

Xerxes I (2)

I decided to change the pose a little and create a fuller beard.

Celtic Warrior 11

I decided to change the hair style of this figure. The head was shaved bald for the next hairdo.

71st Highlander Piper 4

I started to painted the figure, since I wanted to add the bagpipes to the front which would have impeded the painting of the lace and buttons.

Russian Castings undercoated for painting

I selected some of the castings for painting. These were spray painted with matt white.

New Russian castings

I bought these Russian made figures and they represent various periods. The anatomy and detail is generally very good. The size of these figures are at least 60mm in height. Some I will paint and others I intend to use for conversions.

71st Highlander Piper 3

Some progress on the head. Face, tourie and hair being finalised.

ECW Drummer 10

Here's the drum being painted in oils.

Xerxes I

I first made this figure more than 30 years ago. Except for the head and hands, the whole figure was sculpted from epoxy putty. Reference for the pose was a wall frieze. Four views of the figure is given here for my own reference as I intend to repaint the whole piece.

I probably can improve on this figure so have started to do minor refurbishment. Some putty added to the right shoulder and left sleeve.

ECW Drummer 9

I cleaned up the figure here and there. Then started to paint the drum. The figure was also painted to highlight more imperfections.