Demon Summoning Circles

A bit of horror for this blog post. Jump on Shapeways or Ebay and summon up demons with this series of Demon Summoning Circles!
There are three sizes.

The Large Circle have creepy writing around the pentagram (yes, it does translate as something, but I'm not telling you what it is) and also fire dishes on the top of each pillar. Great for summoning up a large demon and plenty of space for the dangling tentacles, claws, wings etc! It measures 15cm across and 4.5cm high. You can by it on ebay or Shapeways.

The medium summoning circle also has creepy writing carved into the living rock with channels from each pillar forming a pentagram. The channels can run with glowing demon plasma, or lava, or blood! This one measures 7cm across and 1.5 cm high. You can by them on ebay or Shapeways.

The small circle is a pentagram that can act as a base for a figure or a marker token. This little pentagram measures is 3cm across and 0.5cm high. These on ebay as a pack of three or on Shapeways as a single circle or three pack.

War Memorial, Statue Plinths and an Angel

I was asked a while ago by a train model maker if I could make a War Memorial for his train layout. I loved the idea and in the end I made a memorial in four scales. As well as being a model that can fit onto a train layout, I think it would also make a great piece of street furniture for wargames and tabletop adventures! As you can see from the image above, each scale is slightly different. I put in as much detail as I can for each scale.
They are all available on Shapeways now N Gauge, TT Gauge, HO/OO Gauge and 28/32mm scale

I have also made just the plinth available to be printed so that you can add your own statue on the top! The Plinths are also in N Gauge, TT Gauge, HO/OO Gauge and 28/32mm scale.
I liked the Angel on top of the largest plinth and so she is on Shapeways as her own 32mm miniature figure! Unlike the Angel on the plinth though, her sword is not pointing downward but is in fact pointing upward ready to fight!

Ancient Egyptian ruins

This weeks blog is about some of the Ancient Egyptian models I have made.

First up is the Younger Memnon statue ruin.

I made this model a few years back now and it depicts the famous Younger Memnon statue half buried in the sand awaiting excavation. It is a statue of Ramases II, also made famous by the poem Ozymandias by Shelly. In later life the real statue had a small hole made in its chest by Napoleon's men who tried and failed to move it - but this model is made without the hole. You can add it if you wish! Later, John Baptist Belzoni managed to excavate the statue and ship it to the British Museum where it resides to this day. You can read Belzoni's account of moving the statue and his travels here and also listen to a BBC show about the Younger Memnon as part of Radio 4's History in 100 Objects series. The Hieroglyphics on the back of the statue are accurate. This model can be found on Shapeways, my ebay page or my Yeoman Models page. Also, one of my Younger Memnon statues ended up in a diorama at the University Museum at San Francisco State University :)

I have also made the Younger Memnon as it is today with a hole in the chest and you can see him on Shapeways.

I now see that a 3D scan of the statue is now on Thingiverse, but my model has elements that have been shaped to show off the detail better at the 28/32mm scale

Also, some new items of ancient Egypt are for sale. A 28/32mm scale column ruin that measures 5cm high (so is ideal for your 28mm scale explorer to hide behind) and a wall carving both of which are covered in hieroglyphics and Ancient Egyptian imagery.

28mm/32mm Customizable Manhole covers

As some of you maybe aware, I have made and sell a set of eight 28mm/32mm resin manhole covers on my ebay store that can be used to add some fine detail to street scenes and dioramas. The Manhole covers are especially good for Victorian scenes and one of them mentions the notorious Victorian district of Whitechapel!

But I have recently made them available to buy on Shapeways here but three of the manholes have also been edited to make them customisable within Shapeways! You can now add a name of a person, street or city to one of three manhole covers! The three options are City of Cardiff, Cavandish and Co and Whitechapel.



You load up the page and you can add your own text to fit onto the manhole cover. The covers are only 28mm/32mm scale though so you can't fit too long a word onto the cover!
If you want any of the manhole covers to say different words around the edge and maybe mention a particular name, city or company, please message me and I'll see what I can do!
I also have a 28mm/32mm shoulder pad that can be customised with an image.

I will be adding some of my own shoulder pad designs to Shapeways this coming week. If you have a design you want to put onto a shoulder pad, let me know and I can make the pad and upload a set of ten or more to Shapeways for you to buy your own design!

Recreate the Battle of Hampton Roads at 1:1200 scale with these models of the Ironcalds USS Monitor & CSS Virginia (USS Merrimack)

The USS Monitor and CSS Virginia were the first and most famous ironclads, and their unique designs changed the warship forever.
The USS Monitor was a wholly new ship with revolutionary design and rotating turret. She launched on the 30th of January, 1862. The CSS Virginia was the wooden ship USS Merrimack that was burnt down to the waterline in 1861. The Confederate army raised the remains of the hull and converted it into an ironclad.

Both ironclads fought at the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 8, 1862 but neither ship could get the upper hand in the battle. Both ships sustained damage and in the confusion of war, both ships believed they won the day!

After the Battle of Hampton Roads the CSS Virginia retreated and unable to manoeuvre further up the James River, the captain scuttled the ship and destroyed it.

The USS Monitor sank in high seas off Cape Hatteras on December 31st, 1862 - only 11 months after her launch.

The Turret of the USS Monitor can be seen at the The Mariners’ Museum in Virginia, USA at the USS Monitor Centre.

The image above are ones that I painted from unpainted resin casts that can be bought from yeomanmodels.com or my ebay page, but they are now available on Shapeways!

Pub Kit and Saucy Jack

New Release!

You may have seen on my eBay page a new item, a Victorian Pub Kit. 

The 28mm scale street furniture kit contains 3 barrels, a sandwich board in 2 parts, Pub sign to hang on a wall, fire hydrant, 4 road drains and a Pub cellar doors. It can be found on eBay here!

Painted Items

These Police Boxes I sell have been painted by Stefan and will be used for an ornaments to put on a shelf. They are unfinished but will look great I'm sure :)

If you look on my previous post, you'd see a Victorian Diorama made by Roger that needed some extra pieces and a lick paint - well I have been emailed an update and here it is!

Can you spot Saucy Jack being chased by the police?

An update to his Doctor Who diorama is on the way!

Geeky Jewellery

In a previous post I mentioned a Steampunk necklace made by http://amonseuldesir.net that features a Police Box. Well now they are back but with earrings too!

The set is available to buy at this link. http://amonseuldesir.net/Parures.php?id=3152

Painting Inspiration

If you are looking for some painting inspiration and just some lovely painted miniatures check out Flare Miniatures at https://www.facebook.com/flareminiaturepainting?fref=ts

I particularly like the colourful Daleks

Happy New Year Everyone!

Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to the first post of 2014! This blog is a catch up of some fantastic work people have been doing mixed with a little news of upcoming events.

A Christmassy Who

This is a photo of an excellent Christmassy Bauble present made by a gifted lady using a HO/OO scale Police box with a big helping of some artistic talent and skill. I'm also happy to say that the Whovian who received this gift was delighted with it :)

Keeping with Doctor Who, this is a picture of an expertly painted Doctor and K-9 standing outside a half materialised TARDIS. Great Stuff! If you like this painting work (and why wouldn't you?!) then check out his blog http://talesfromthemaelstrom.blogspot.co.uk/ all about old school sci fi and fantasy wargaming!

Well I'll be Blogged! 

You may have seen on my Twitter or Facebook pages, but I'm happy to say that some of my Victorian miniatures have been written about in a very complimentary blog! Read the post by Gavin here! http://ggreig.livejournal.com/132526.html

Yeoman Models and the First Crusade!

The Penarth Crusade model show is happening on Saturday the 25th January and Grekwood miniatures will be there selling some of my items! Very exciting! If you can, get along to the show - go! It'll be great!

To the slotties! 

This combination HO train track and slot car road is new to me but here it is all the way from New York. It's made by Scott and is awaiting some HO miniatures to place on the layout.

Roger is bringing a little bit of Victorian London to the USA in his Sherlock Holmes diorama. He's putting together and painting some 28mm Victorian items for his layout on top, and there is a Primeval layout underneath!

And also another UK character is being honoured in this tableau! If you look on the right you can see The Doctor by a Police Box. Lots of people awaiting a lick of paint as you can see but it'll look terrific once finished I'm sure! 

Blog Fan

If you are a fan of bogs about miniatures, then I can recommend  http://handofjunk.blogspot.co.uk/ It's mainly about Warhammer 40K but he's branching out. Check it out!

I can also recommend http://www.blackpyramid.co.uk/ if you are looking for a variety of figures from Spartan, Steam Punk and Weird World War II! I have a Steam Lancer from them and it looks great! I can't wait to paint it and when I do - I will of course post it on the blog!

Victorian Post Boxes and Demon Summoning Circles

Hello,

Bit of an eclectic mix this post with Victorian Post Boxes and Demon summoning circles! 

Post Boxes

I've finally had a bit of time off to do a little painting and thought I'd try and paint the newest items I've made, Victorian Post Boxes. Quite a few people have asked for me to make Victorian Post boxes and so I decided to make not one - but three different types. An early, mid and late Victorian. You can read about them here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillar_box

I'm rather happy with the results of these miniatures and managed to get some nice detail on the 28mm scale boxes. I think the Mid or 'Penfold' box is probably my favourite. I reckon that most people will imagine that post box if they think of Victorian pillar boxes. I'm rather happy that you can see and paint the words 'Post Office' on the side of the box.

The Early Grecian Column style post box looks so odd to modern eyes. It even has a vertical slot for the letters! It's also very small but I guess there was far less post back then.

The later box has a VR emblem on the front that I've painted in gold. It's kind of crazy to think that this late post box design has changed very little in all these years.

To paint the boxes first by spraying them with a black undercoat then a dark red. I then gave it a darker red wash before dry brushing it with a rich bright red. Then I painted the black bases, white for the 'collection plate' and gold for the detail. I used the dark red again for painting the little details like the locks and hinges. A very watery black wash was used on the 'collection plate' white to finish off. 

The unpainted post boxes are available to buy on my ebay page.

Early - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121201582902?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Mid - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121201586355?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Late - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121201588492?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Summoning Circle

A model I made a while ago was the medium sized Demon Summoning Circle but I haven't managed to get around to painting it until now. You can see my painted Large summoning circle on this previous posts on the blog.

To paint this one I started with a black undercoat and dry brushed a few dark greys getting lighter and lighter. A liberal amount of brown wash was used to show all the rough detail on the sides. the stonework only really comes to life when a final light grey drybrush was used to bring out the detail of the stonework. I decided to paint the pentagram to try and make it look like lava. I'm not sure if I succeeded but what I did was to paint the lines with a dark red, then a lighter red. A red wash was used before then painting long splotches of orange, then in the splotches I painted yellow, then in the yellow I painted tiny bits of white. I then painted a gloss vanish over it to make it look a bit shiny. Silver was used on the pentangle and the demonic glyphs around the sides. the Glyphs do mean something by the way!

I added a few Lovecraftian monsters I painted a couple of years ago to this picture to help with the atmosphere, or should I say atmos-fear! 

 

This model is available to buy here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111207157764?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Run Doctor, run!

Wayne from http://weirdwars.pbworks.com bought one of my Police Boxes and added the Doctor and Companion to a scene. As you can see he's just started the mini diorama but it's already looking quite promising! I would also suggest if you like Weird WWII sci fi stuff to check out his blog. It's crammed full of crazy diesel punk war vehicles. Tank Tripods and British UFO's! All expertly built and painted. Check it out!