THE CLUBHOUSE

Well done. Glad to see you are painting again.

jim

Breathtaking. Such delicate detail in every aspect of this. To me, it seems very Elric inspired. And I swear I have seen a book cover that is really close to that profile shot. Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful work. Hi Trevor, Thanks for the kind words about my work. The inspiration for th...

My latest piece is a rare and long out of print Vampire Hunter D Bust (1/4) scale produced by ManoGK. This beautiful sculpt was clearly inspired by the amazing watercolors created by Yoshitaka Amano. In addition to the bust, the kit came with a sword and shield. I built a shadowbox for them to compl...

Sensational, elegant and sensitive work, both the sculpture and your painting. How are you achieving such smooth transitions of colour using acrylics without airbrushing? I use oils as they take much longer to dry and allow for smooth and easy blending, but the problem then is that I have to let it...

Thanks to everyone for their kind words! I wish there were more LOTR based kits out there!!!

jim

Heavy Metal Spike wrote:Yet more consistently amazing work - from one of the hobbies prime talents.

In particular - your ability to draw out (or imply) the "heat" in an inert sculpt never ceases to amaze me


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You are too kind my friend!!!

jim

Great work! I love Narin sculpts ... so many details.

I really like the way both his eyes and skin have a glow to them Rod! Well done!!

jim

llricmc wrote:You definitely nailed the skin tone and the subtle shading adds to the realism.
Which brand of acrylics do you primarily use?

I mostly use Vallejo ... both their model color and game color lines.

jim

Thanks for the positive feedback guys!! She was a real pleasure to paint.

jim

Hey Folks, I've been making good progress this year and have a second kit completed already!! Today's post is of an incredibly graceful female figure called Elf (1/4 scale) sculpted and produced by Takachi Watanuki (pro-fig.com). I wanted to practice my skintones and when you see the pictures, you'l...

Roy Kirchoff wrote:Those are beautiful. I wouldn’t want to go up against you in competition, unless I can pick your brain of course!

Thanks for the kind words. I’m always happy to answer questions. Feel free to PM me.

I probably have at least 100+ kits waiting to be painted.

About the competition ... it was supposed to held over Christmas and then was delayed for an undetermined amount of time.

Jim

I'm holding off on posting any more pics of the Duchess (Space Girl) until after an online competition that I want to enter her in on FB has been held. So, for now, only the sneak peak here. Sorry! jim Ahhh, I see. From what I can see she looks spectacular, and I can't wait to see the full kit. I w...

WOW! An exceptional collection of work for the year, and such a variety of subjects! Incredible work. I'm off to your site to see some more pics of a couple of these kits. (I can't find the last one - the Space Girl - where can I find her please?) Thanks for showing them and giving us some inspirat...

My first completed piece of 2021 is an amazing 1/6 scale sculpt of the King of the Dead ("The Way is Shut ...") sculpted and produced by Jorge Norgaard. As always, I hand painted him with acrylics and inks. The sculpt has a lot of wonderful detail and I tried to give him that ghostly green...

Thanks to everyone for your kind words and responses to my work! I've got a huge backlog of very cool kits and hope to be just as productive in 2021.

Cheers,
jim

While 2020 was a difficult year for us all, staying at home for months on end did make it a very productive year from my painting table. Here's a shot or two of each of the pieces I was able to complete this year. I hope you like the pics and I wish you all a safe, happy, and productive 2021! jim ht...

Really nice work. The freckles, the pattern on her clothing ... well done!!

jim

Very impressive work! The entire piece is amazing, but her face is special!!!