30 mm Steampunk girl

I have not been doing much for a long time but wanted to get back to painting so I happen to see this kit and thought it might be fun just to try and paint something. It is my first lady plus it is also a very tiny mini for me, 30 mm. I still have lots more to do but slowly getting there. I am using different brands of acrylic paints and actually enjoying it. Thanks for looking and hopefully it will not be a long time till the end of this one! Joe

My latest..The Dentist-Past and Present

I was asked to do a scene of my kids dentist as a retirement gift. They wanted the younger man and then having him the way he is today looking over the shoulder of his past self. The boy is kind of a mixture of my kids.

A new American pilot

Here is a new American WWII pilot I have done for Verlinden Productions. he will be paired with another American pilot. Hopefully the box art pictures will be taken soon and I will post them once I get a copy.

Another pilot set completed

Here is the 3rd installment of German Pilots that I have done for Verlinden Productions. I enjoyed doing these and they were both painted using acrylics.

First set of German Pilots completed

I am not sure if some of you know but I have gotten a full time job as a miniature sculptor and painter for Verlinden Productions. I actually bumped into the owner Francois at the hobby shop in Dec while I was there getting some putty for my Darell Scott custom. He was looking for an in house sculptor/painter and me, of course had nothing to do! LOL Anyways, here are four German Pilots I have sculpted and painted for production and I have another 2 that are being photographed now.

Thanks for looking,

Joe

Here is a new one painted and a better picture of the last one

I have finished up the Pilot leaving the cockpit and tried to take a better picture of the relaxing one. I just noticed from the pictures that I will need to correct some paint marks on the buckeles on the boots! Wow! Sorry about that!

Two painted German pilots

Here are 2 of the German pilots painted. I really have enjoyed doing them and look forward to showing you the next two.

New pilot..resin casting

Hey guys,

Here is a new one that I finished and now is cast. It is a pilot climbing out of the cockpit saying he has 4 hits. I will prime him later and then start painting him this week or next. Thanks for looking.

Joe

New work stuff

Well, I am getting some work done and here are some pictures of what I have been doing. These are the Masters and resin copies of German Pilots. I will post the painted ones at a later time.

Thanks for looking.

Update

Well, the shoulder is just about back to normal and I am ready to get back at it full force! While I was out I ended up meeting a really well known modeler and manufacturer of miniatures. Well to make a long story short he was looking for some help and offered me a job! I was really floored he offered me the job and all I can say is that it is a GREAT opportunity for me. I am now working as a sculptor/painter for Verlinden Productions. I have to say I love it and love that I can sit and learn and actually get to sculpt something everyday! I hope that I can continue to improve. Again, still trying to get back into the mode but hope that you all will see improvements in the months to come.

Update

I wanted to let everyone know the reason for my long absence. I had a shoulder problem that ended up with me having to undergo surgery. I am now trying to get it back into productive use and then hopefully back to the bench! Thanks to all for the kind words and thoughts and prayers.

Hope to add something to the blog one day soon!

A little more work on the first highlander

Here is just a little more work done on the highlander. I am hoping to get really busy on it soon. Also, a quick picture of the 3 of them. This is not their final position but just a quick look at them all together.

Battle of Culloden vignette

I am excited about this new project. It will me a joint project with my friend Gordy. I have wanted to do this scene for some time but never had the time or the energy to do both the sculpting and the painting, that is where Gordy comes in. He is such a talented sculptor and we thought it would be fun to do this together. This is the first one of three. He will be holding a long weapon and the others will be a standard bearer and an officer.

Here is the start to the project and I hope to keep this post up to speed during the build.

Completed custom of Chris Chamberlain LB St Louis Rams

Here is the completed figure. Thanks for looking.

Chamberlain Update

Here are some updated pictures on the Chamberlain custom. I am hoping to start painting him next week.

New Custom..Chris Chamberlain LB St Louis Rams

Here is the start of a new custom I am working on. It is for Chris Chamberlain. Chris asked for this particular pose. I was not happy with my original attempt but this pose is getting better.

A close up

Here is a close up shot of Billy's figure.

Finshed Rams custom

I finished up Billy Bajema's custom. I was able to give it to him and he was very pleased. I did noticed I had omitted an NFL logo on it and then he brought it back to the house for me to correct.

Here are pictures of Billy's custom and of him and I when he came over to pick it up.

Thanks for looking.