figures – Pat's 1:72 Military Diorama's

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More of the Rack

Hey, guess what? We have a few more miniatures on the rack today. One of them is the French dragoons, which is a mini set with just three figures. I think it’s mostly for gamers. The other figures are from Zvezda Dragoons 8072. I painted them white a while back to use them as French […]

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What to do with “The Last Big Battle”.

Hey everyone, I mentioned in my last post that I’d be seeking advice. Well, years ago, I embarked on a massive project that never resulted in a cap being made. It’s been sitting on a shelf in the shed, collecting dust. Cleaning it up would be a significant undertaking, but it still leaves me with […]

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The Last Of The Samurai, Maybe!

More Samurai! Remember when I found a guy selling a bunch of these Art of Tactic sets? They were super cheap, and I had a few of them already, but they were a bit pricey at the time, so I stuck with Zvezda’s big sets. Since there were a lot of them, I won’t bore […]

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Chinese Cavalry.

Having caught up with the neglected, I embarked on a spree of spending, despite my financial constraints. As I still have a substantial number of figures to paint, I am aware of the common challenge. This Italeri Chinese cavalry set (623) particularly captured my attention. Given the limited number of poses (five), I believed they […]

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Sioux indians.

Sioux Indians I recently acquired these figures on eBay and decided to paint them as a change from completing my existing collection. The figures proved to be quite satisfactory, and I completed the painting process relatively quickly. I had a box of bases available, which simplified the assembly process. One of my daughters, who is […]

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American War Of Independence

I was talking to a long-term friend about my dioramas, and he asked how I decided the subject for one. I replied it was generally seeing a painting or a photo or even someone else’s interesting work. Then it came to me that nostalgia played a bigger part than I thought. I started making simple […]

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British Light Dragoons

Hello folks, Life was a bit hectic leading up to Xmas. We had the big extended family reunion again in early December and then the family Christmas at our place which threw everything into a state of chaos. Jill and I are starting to get back into a routine now as our various house guests have all […]