10th August 2017 | by | No Comments

Nautilus – the PRELUDE Lukas Zaba (Fischy) came to my attention at the start of 2014 for his stunning figure painting and then recently I realised he was also a talented sculptor too. The formation of ZabaArt has culminated in the first two releases in a Sci-Fi series of 75mm figures, the first of which we will review today: Nautilus. The kit arrived in a stunningly designed box, with outer sleeve adorned with the box art by Lukas himself. The kit is limited to 100 copies, mine is no 22. On removing the sleeve, we are presented with a plain
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Categories: Figures and Reviews.
Tags: 75mm scale, anatomy, Fantasy, figure art, figure review, kit review, miniature art, Nautilus, resin and sci fi painting.
8th August 2017 | by | No Comments

Powhiri, Maori Warrior – the PRELUDE Oh man I have been sat on this for a while, so much going on at the moment what with the magazine and my own painting projects for the rebirth of Folkestone in the form of Euro Miniature Expo in September, some things have gone on the back burner. So what do we have here? The kit from DG Artwork, depicts a Maori Warrior from New Zealand displaying the ritual greeting of Powhiri and is cast in 1/9 scale and consists of 14 polyurethane resin parts, all of superb sculpt and cast quality. This
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Categories: Figures and Reviews.
Tags: anatomy, bust, busts, DG Artwork, figure review, Historical, historical figure, kit review, maori bust, miniature art, powhiri and Resin bust.
31st July 2017 | by | No Comments

WW2 Figure Sets – the PRELUDE Today I am presenting two separate kits from MJ Miniatures but which have such common attributes I thought I would review them at the same time. We have two pairs of 1/35th scale WW2 soldiers, one set of Panzer Crew and one US Paratroopers. Both are cast in polyurethane resin and on opening the boxes you are presented with a wealth of parts. The boxes are relatively small, adorned with the box art by Man Jin Kim himself and the parts are in ziplock bags nestled between layers of foam. The parts are literally
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Categories: Figures and Reviews.
Tags: anatomy, figure art, figure review, Historical, historical figure, Ho, kit review, Man Jin Kim, miniature art, MJ Miniatures, resin, Scale modelling, Seo, WW2 German Panzer and WW2 US Paratroopers.
30th July 2017 | by | No Comments

The General – the PRELUDE BestSoldiers at the end of the first quarter of 2017 released this kit, The General, sculpted by the uber talented Antonio Zapatero, it is another incredible addition to their own back catalogue of historical subjects. This is a 75mm scale kit that comes with two alternative heads, one bare and the other with plumed helm, it also comes with a basic, textured square base and is cast in high quality soft, white metal. The kit arrived in it’s customary, wraparound black box adorned with the boxart by Danillo Cartacci. The parts were sealed in ziplock
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Categories: Figures and Reviews.
Tags: 75mm scale, anatomy, Antonio Zapatero, BestSoldiers, Danilo Cartacci, figure art, figure review, Historical, historical figure, Historical figure painting, kit review, miniature art and The General.
23rd July 2017 | by | No Comments

Monkey King – the PRELUDE Monkey King is the latest bust release from the always prolific NutsPlanet, sculpted by Romain van den Bogaert, the kit comprises five parts (plus a turned mounting rod), sculpted to 1/10 scale and cast in polyurethane resin. It arrived in its now customary blue box, adorned with the boxart by Myeong-Ha Hwang, with additional angles of the boxart along the reverse side of the box. The parts are nestled between layers of shaped foam and first impressions are very good indeed, the casting is also incredibly well done! “The punkiest monkey that ever popped”! SCULPT
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Categories: Figures and Reviews.
Tags: anatomy, bust, busts, figure art, figure review, kit review, miniature art, monkey king, Myeong-Ha Hwang, nuts planet, Nutsplanet, resin and Romain van den bogaert.
20th July 2017 | by | No Comments

FDV1 Mako V II – the PRELUDE There were twenty five of these incredible kits made and I have no9. It comprises of almost 90, highly detailed, polyurethane resin parts and comes with detailed A4 instruction booklet! It arrived in a solid, large white box adorned with the concept Art of this updated release, the FDV1 Mako V II. On opening the box I was stunned, as you can see I struggled to get all of the parts to fit on my cutting mat! All of the parts are secured in three large ziplock bags, wrapped up in layers of
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Categories: Figures and Reviews.
Tags: FDV Mako V II, fil dunn, Filbot, Mecha and Robot.
18th July 2017 | by | No Comments

Marcus – the PRELUDE Marcus is one of the most recent releases from Siren Miniatures and also one of my favourites, you know you’re going to get something pretty original when they design a new figure. This is a five piece, polyurethane resin kit and it arrived in their now customary blister pack adorned with the concept sketch. The parts are nestled between layers of foam and comes with a round gaming base. Siren Miniatures have long been the beacon for producing gaming figures that also easily appeal to the competition level painter, in part due to their original designs
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Categories: Figures and Reviews.
Tags: anatomy, Fantasy, figure art, figure review, kit review, Marcus, miniature art, resin, siren miniatures and troll.
14th July 2017 | by | No Comments

BEASTMAN – the PRELUDE Beastman by Terrible Kids Stuff is, I think the 7th offering in 75mm of their Nether Kingdom range. So it is a little bit older, but there are still a few available. As the other kits in this range, this is a limited release of 100 copies. We have other TKS reviews here and here to name but a few. It is designed by the dream team of Karl Kopinski and Allan Carrasco. Beastman is just that, quite a beast! A classic beastman of the kind you would expect from Warhammer and such, but here you get it in a
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Categories: Figures and Reviews.
Tags: 75mm scale, Allan Carrasco, anatomy, beastman, Fantasy, figure art, figure review, Games Workshop, Karl Kopinski, kit review, miniature art, resin, skintone, Terrible Kids Stuff and warhammer.
9th July 2017 | by | 2 Comments

Pikeman – the PRELUDE This figure is one of my favourites from Altores Studio, Pikeman of the XVII century, English Civil War, with its unique shapes and volumes, it offers the figure painter a wealth of opportunity to try something new. Pikeman is a eight part, polyurethane resin kit, with a square scenic base, sculpted by D. Shevchuk in 75mm scale with an immaculate and crisp casting. It arrived in a sturdy white box adorned with the box art by Aleksandr Kataurov. The parts come sealed in ziplock bags and nestled between layers of foam. First impressions  are very good
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Categories: Figures and Reviews.
Tags: 75mm scale, altores studio, anatomy, art, artist, figure, figure art, figure painting, figure review, Historical, historical figure, kit review, miniature art, pikeman and resin.
7th July 2017 | by | 14 Comments

Hey everyone The Illustrated Historical Artist Issue 1 this is really just a short post to announce that our very own historical painting magazine (The Illustrated Historical Artist Issue 1) is now out and available to download for FREE! for a limited period only.  It has been met with an overwhelmingly positive flood of comments, shares and support, which has totally blown us away, we are so grateful and very happy despite being exhausted! In the first issue, we had world renown figure Artist contribute articles with incredible level of detail and explanation. This was not a happy coincidence, it
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Categories: Literature and The Illustrated Historical Artist.
Tags: 75mm scale, acrylics, anatomy, art, artist, bust, busts, digital magazine, figure art, figure painting, figure painting tutorial, figurementors magazine, Historical, historical figure, Historical figure painting, illustrated historical artist magazine, miniature art, miniature painting tutorial, painting magazine, Pegaso Models, Resin bust, The illustrated historical artist, washes and Weathering.