French Cavalry

Well I trust you all had a great Christmas and I wish you all a very belated Happy New Year! Today I gathered up a variety of French cavalry I’d painted last year and have just mounted them on their plinths and bases.  There isn’t really much to say except to tell you who made […]

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Gladiators

I wasn’t sure what to post next until I saw Eric’s (ericritter65) recent post of some fine Gladiators that made it easy, I would pop up some mini ones I did just weeks ago. The figures I used; Italeri 6062, Pegasus 7100, and Ultima Ratio ur013. These are the three best set in my opinion […]

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Swan Hill Trip

Well my wife and I have just returned from a brief trip but this time it was on a train. This may not seem remarkable as we have travelled down to Melbourne a few times by train since we moved here, but this time it was northward to the town I was born in called […]

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More Beer Cans

Just before the eye Op, I was messing around with some of the beer cans that I had plastered up but had not as yet put any figures into them, when I found some Elmers Glow in the Dark glue and felt that I had to try it out.   It said it was safe and […]

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I return

The return of the Modelman Well folks it took longer to recover from the second eye operation than I expected.  The big problem was eye focus and I couldn’t use the computer until two weeks ago.   Strangely enough though, I was still able to paint figures.   Another restriction was dust getting in the eye, this […]

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Samurai Part .5 13cm x 30cm.

Hi folks I have been a busy boy.  I won’t bother you with the details but it requires numerous trips to the city and staying in motels, back again tomorrow!  I have only been away from Melbourne for two years but it seems a worse place to drive in, or maybe living in a small […]

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