Bombel the Inspector and new desk setup

For ages I was complaining that my desk is not big enough for all my painting related stuff. That I have to stash it in various boxes and crates, and then nothing is at hand when needed.
But unfortunately we live in rather small flat, without too much hope for a change at the moment, so there is no space for another desk just for a painting station.
Finally I decided to buy at least a shelf to keep some stuff closer. And that's the result (of course some rearrangements on the shelfs will happen in the process):

As you can see Bombel the Inspector is rather pleased  with the new arrangements and claims the bottom shelf for himself. I must say, I was hoping that he can squeeze his furry ass in half of the shelf, maybe even 1/3... but it was vain hope as as presented above.

cheers

'eM

Girl in a Hoodie and 2nd London Meet-up

Yesterday PB painters finally managed to meet again in London (big thanks for the folks from Dark Sphere, who let us crash at their place).
Very nice afternoon and some great talks about techniques, colours and all the little tricks that make painter's life easier.

During the meeting I was trying to push my Girl in a Hoodie a bit further. A tiny bit:P
I was working on the jacket, and focusing on the shoulders and front. Back and the hoodie look rather raw at the moment, but I'm gonna fix that later on.

cheers

'eM

Pegasus Project - first update

I managed to glue bodies together. There are still many parts missing but miniatures look almost like they should;]

Now there is a time to make sure that all fabrics and other parts fits, and do the pins. Not my favourite part of the preparation I must confess.

cheers

'eM

Pegasus Project

Yesterday my second Pegaso mini arrived, so of course I had to start preparing it.
And because I didn't want my Teutonic Knight to feel lonely on the table I decided that Viking Chief will keep him company. You know, Pegaso fellas should keep together:P

I thought I could call it Pegasus Project (not very original, I know).

Here are the minis I'm working on:

Viking Chief:

(c) Pegaso Models,
sculptor: Andrea Jula,

painter: Diego Ruina

And Templar Knight from XII century:

(c) Pegaso Models,
sculptor: Andrea Jula,

painter: Danilo Cartacci

And that's what I could achieve so far...

Impressive pile of metal, isn't it?


And few more close-ups (shields mostly):

At this point I have no idea how to deal with it further. Should I glue everything I can together and paint? Or maybe paint in parts and glue it later?
Never faced such complicated minis like these.
Anyone has any ideas, or maybe painted one of them already?

cheers

'eM

Monster Bottle from Maow Miniatures

I'm really happy to say I managed to finish another mini.
Monster bottle from Maow Miniatures.

 

cmon

I know there are few weaker spots, but I must say I'm happy how it turned out. Especially eyes and teeth.
I hope you'll  like it as well.

cheers

'eM

BMSS Nationals - London 28/04/2012

The day before yesterday I was at BMSS annual show in center of London.
British Model Soldier Society is a bunch of very friendly people with a common interest in historical miniatures, mostly soldiers.
But they were kind enough to let all the fantasy painters to take part in their competition in one of the non-military categories.
I was lucky enough to pick up two trophies: Silver for Andrea's miniature, Menhom Dark Shadow, and bronze for JMD's bust - Anton the Infected.

If you want to see more bigger pictures of the minis, here they are:
Menhom Dark Shadow
Anton the Infected

cheers

'eM

Menhom Dark Shadow

Finally!!! I can say he's finished and ready to rest in my cabinet:D

Great pleasure to paint, even if it took so long:D
I learned few more things thanks to that mini.

Definitely not the last piece from Andrea, although I know I need to be very careful with the cast quality next time.

cmon

cheers

'eM