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Marko Paunovic Luke Wilson Welcome to Figure Painter Magazine issue 50.
Normski Ealand Steve Forté Haydon Issue 50 is a pretty big milestone and in the time we have been going, there has
been ups and downs, but here we are and it’s all thanks to our readers. As a big thank
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As you’ll see in the following pages, we have taken the time to have a spring
cleaning of the articles we produce — hopefully making things easier for the reader
and if you have any feedback on the new designs, please feel free to let us know.
Right – on to this issue … well, since we’re in a celebratory mood we thought we
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Kicking all this off, though, is what is easily one of our best insight interviews ever
The views and opinions relating to all material herein does with Spanish painter and all-round cool guy Marc Masclans.
not necessarily reflect the opinions of Figure Painter Magazine
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EUROMA 2018 Luke Wilson takes a closer look at this 66
Davide Rainone, who visited this years release from Nutsplanet. THE NEW AND THE OLD
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A while ago, the ALFA Model Club of Rome held their

20th annual painting contest – Euroma 2018. The show
also distinguished itself because of the special guests and
joyful spirit it promoted – in fact, arriving at its twentieth
year with such a crowded venue and still so much to give
in future years, means that this show is now a major event
on the European modelling calendar and being such a
success will be motivation for the years to come.
SHOW REPORT
EUROMA 2018 By Davide Rainone
A
s always, all the contest The special guest for this year, directly from United States, was Bill
rooms as well as the Horan, who brought some of his own works and held a very friendly
trading areas were conference about his career. He introduced his way of modelling and
populated by dozens of painting, telling anecdotes and secrets and giving advice and sharing
painters, visitors and their families. experiences. Obviously, he was also the head judge for the contest.
It’s sincerely a joy to see so many Heading the fantasy judges’ team was Michael Kontraros, from Greece.
children looking at the models Another special guest was Keith Rocco, who brought his beautiful
with eyes full of marvel and asking, historical paintings.
“How did he do this?” or “What’s
this character?” with the curiosity
of someone who would like to try
modelling for themselves. One of
the most remarkable events the
ALFA Model Club does during the
year are the many activities it takes
into the primary schools, teaching
children something new and
showing them a different way to
express their creativeness. This is
carried through to the event as well
with a whole competition section
dedicated to them, where every
child can enter for free. Obviously,
there will be a rank with medals,
but everyone will be awarded.
Again, as always, the contest was populated

by many painters and builders of planes, naval,
civil and military models. The competition
counted some hundreds of models from
many European countries. A special section
of competition was dedicated to large scale
models, sci-fi and Gundam.
Figure Painter Magazine offered a

special award, a one-year subscription to
the magazine, given to the best of all the
Standard Categories. The winner was Gianluca
Buttigliero with his interpretation of “Abdul
Rashid”. During the award ceremony, there
was a very touching moment in which a special
tribute was held for an ALFA Model member
who suddenly passed away a few weeks before
the show. His family was there, and they gifted
some of his models and awards as donation to
a museum of miniatures.
Euroma reaffirms itself again as one of
the most important and large contests in Italy
with the will to grow even more. We wish them
all the best and congratulations for their 20th
anniversary.
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Place of origin? I was born in Barcelona

in October 1988. I studied philosophy at
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Years of painting? I have spent half a life

MARC
MASCLANS
painting figures.
Major awards? Throughout my career as

a painter I have won several awards in
competitions such as MSS, World Expo
and Golden Demon, as well as Best of
ABELLÓ
Show in Girona and Barcelona.
Future Plans? Enjoying the present.
these first contests that I learned the lesson that there would always be
someone better than you. I decided that I had to keep improving, and
Tell us about that the best way to do it was to learn with the best.
In early 2005, the digital meeting place for painters and modellers
how you started was Coolminiornot. It was a gallery where painters from all over the
world published their works and also allowed them to speak through
painting. the “chats”. That was how I met Iago Pineda and Albert Moretó, two boys
my age and from near Barcelona who were already the best painters
in the country. They taught me, and they opened the doors to painting
miniatures to another level for a contest, discovering many concepts that
I
I had not even considered. They were part of the well-known Spanish
started painting figures when I was 14 Team, a group formed by some of the best Spanish painters of the time.
years old, and like most people who paint I met the ones who are now my good friends—Alfonso Giraldes, Rubén
fantasy, using Games Workshop’s models. I Perez, Luis Pradal, José Palomares, etc. Suddenly without knowing how, I
discovered the game of Warhammer with my got in touch with all the great artists of the miniature world, which I had
cousin and started to collect armies. I remember been following for some time.
that I liked Elves and Orks. At that time, I did
not consider the fact of painting a figure for the
sole purpose of painting it; only it made sense
From the first moment I realized
within an army, to later play with it. From the first
moment, I realized that I enjoyed painting more
that I enjoyed painting more than
than playing and I remember that it was difficult
for me to finish the pieces. playing and I remember that it
was still difficult for me to finish
In school I met some colleagues who also
liked painting and painted pretty well, so I started
painting with them and we “challenged” them in a
shop contest. I was good at it but was very far from
those who were really good at that time. It was in
the pieces.
I started to paint and transform my learn with one of my main teachers, Jose were for small pieces and not very well paid,
pieces to go to the contests, investing more Palomares. I think the most important thing although it is true that my level was not like
time (with very little grace choosing the I learned that summer and the following one now. I think I learned a lot from those years
pieces, I have to confess) and the truth is was that I was to be a professional in the about how to do things and above all how
that I never managed to make big projects. world of miniatures. to do my job.
Of course, I travelled through Europe to all I remember the first years as a Reviewing my origins now, I realize all
the Golden Demons I could, which allowed commissioned miniature painter this way has travelled to the present, and I
me to meet many people who are now as something much more think that if I had told myself that I would
renowned painters, many of them also complicated than now. end up where I am now, I would not
professionals. Maybe because I’m slow have believed it.
With the emergence of the Spanish Team learner or because it
forum, there was an authentic revolution in was another time in the
the world of the miniature figures in Spain. I world of miniatures, but
think it was then that I was more hooked to it took me a long time
the world of the figure as a hobby. to reach a point where I
After winning some Golden Demons consider it viable to
and starting to do commissioned work, in make a living with
the summer of 2010 I stayed in Madrid to this. The orders
Highland Clansman Veteran

Sculpted by Raul Garcia Latorre 20
years ago, it is still one of the best
historical miniatures ever done. It
was a true pleasure to paint it. It
was hard work done with help of
Fernando Ruiz, and Raul himself.
Farewell -The Art of Nekro
My first collaboration with Nocturna Models,
and I am so happy with it. It was a hard exercise
of an achromatic scheme. I am not so used to it,
but I believe I have learnt a lot with this one.
I am currently working as a full-time painter. I have a studio near my

house, a place on the street where I spend most of the day working on
What’s your projects for brands and collectors. I also combine from time to time with
courses and workshops in Spain and also in the rest of the world.
current I have to say that although it is not always easy and there are hard
moments at a creative or production level, I consider myself a lucky one.
occupation? Being able to earn a living with what you like most is luck. Although I
do not know how long I can do it, as long as I do it, I will enjoy it to
the fullest.
Hook
Painted for a private collector. It has been special
to me because I could take my time to paint it
while my hand was injured.
It is an amazing pirate bust from Lucas Pina, one
of my favourite miniature sculptors.
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with which I feel most comfortable. Although it is an unusual job,
Can you tell painting miniatures is not very different from being a graphic designer
or an illustrator. When you work as a freelancer, you must look for life
us about your in all its forms in your field. In this case it means working for brands or
collectors, as well as giving painting courses and classes all over the
projects and
world, or through platforms such as Patreon. A few years ago, my work
was reduced almost exclusively to painting box art. Most were 28mm for
relationship with
games. Over time, these works, as well as the competitions, gave me a
certain visibility that opened the doors to pieces for collection. I believe
that, as in any other job, the fluidity of business relationships is based on
companies as a commitment and communication. There are times when one of these two
points fail, and things can get complicated. This is where the personal
box art painter? factor comes in, and the ability to solve them.
In general, I have been very lucky, although it is true that I have a
character that in this sense makes me non-confrontational. I like to
be a good professional, I take my job very seriously and I worry a lot
that customers are happy. I think the most interesting thing is to work
I am currently working with several brands, on projects involving myself in depth, taking part in the decisions and
some smaller and some larger, with some collaborating in the development of full form. I do not like to feel just like
The Rider very interesting future projects. I have several a link in the assembly line. In that sense, I am happy to have worked and
I started this notable works with Bigchild Creatives or Ares learned in the Bigchild studio, both during the time I shared when I was
miniature in Mythologic, Hera Models, FeR Miniatures and working from Barcelona, and the year I was living in Madrid. Being part
May 2017 as a also with my Italian friends from Terrible of a creative team is very rewarding because of the possibility of being
commission work Kids Stuff. More recently I have started to at the side of my teammates, sharing the process of creating the figures.
for a special friend. collaborate with a historical line of FeR With regards to relations with collectors, this is even more profound.
It is a miniature Miniatures. This is a collaboration which I am It makes me feel very honoured that a person wants to have a job of
with special especially happy with; to open a new approach mine in his showcase. It is something that I value very much, and I always
meaning to me, as to painting miniatures. In this sense, I can say try to return that recognition taking good care of all the details. With
I started painting it that the personal relationship is also very good some collectors I maintain a close personal relationship and we look
in a sad moment in with Fernando and the rest of the teammates. for the works to be something really special, that I enjoy doing and they
my life. It is an example of the type of collaboration enjoy seeing.
The Guardian of the Ruins

The miniature is Allan Carrasco’s amazing sculpture "Rocco" and
the base is totally scratchbuilt with Sculpey and milliput, with many
natural and synthetic materials to create the 'nature'.
The first impression I had for the figure was that of a seasoned
member of a primitive culture who lived in the jungle, as the last of
his kind. Later that society crumbled, and the temples and buildings
were engulfed by weeds. He is the custodial guardian of the ruins.
I want to thank Diego and Toni for their advice during the process!
Thanks friends!
As I said, a few years ago I did not have
We all loved the minotaur much work for collectors. I think that it used
to take longer to arrive. Right now, most
based on the artwork of people who paint more or less well do work
for collections. In my case, it cost me a bit
Paul Bonner. So, tell us that someone wanted to have pieces of me in

their showcase and now it’s hard for me to get
about your projects for everything. I have collectors from the west of
the USA to East Asia and China. In that sense
collectors.
I feel very fortunate that people from the far
corners of the world know my work and want
to have something painted by me.
The case of MuMi is for me one of the most
outstanding. At the time, they were counting
on me for a collaboration after I won an
important prize at the Stresa World Expo, in
2013. I was very excited that they would count
on me for such a special project as painting
an original scratch miniature, based on a top
fantasy illustrator’s work. They had already
acquired some of my pieces, but this is where
we started to work more frequently.
Although I will not mention names, I
take this opportunity to thank once again all
those collectors that allow people like me
to invest our time in doing what we like the
most. Thanks to them, I can work as a painter,
creating special pieces that they can enjoy in
their showcases. In some cases, it allows me
to paint all those pieces that I like and that for
agenda items would be impossible.
The Art of Paul Bonner

This is probably one of my best paintjobs, or at
least the one I'm most proud. It is an original
sculpture from Joaquin Palacios, based on the
illustration from Paul Bonner.
If you want to see a step by step check on my
facebook page: Marc Masclans Miniatures
Thanks to all the MuMi team for
the opportunity.
What about
your experiences
with other
painters? Celestine has always
been a special
character to me.
There are not many
female models in the
If I appreciate something about this work, it is the people that it has Warhammer world,
allowed me to know. Some of my best friends I have met thanks to the and nowadays I am
figures. These people with whom from the first day, we connected and looking for more
discovered that the figures were just one of the things we shared. Over "beauty" miniatures,
time, some no longer paint or have any relationship with the world of not only monsters.
miniatures, but we still maintain a very close relationship.
It is a very long list and I do not want to leave out mentioning anybody.
So, I will mention the first ones I met, Iago Pineda and Albert Moretó.
Catalans like me and also the same age, which I suppose helped us to
understand each other better since we were at the same vital points.
Internationally, I can say that it is great to go to competitions and How would you
talk with painters and modellers from other countries; incredible people
who, although I do not see them very often, are always a pleasure to describe your
share a little time with and talk about miniatures.
In this sense, I believe that the Golden Demons a few years ago, but
above all competitions like MSS and also the SCM, have encouraged the
painting style?
bonds of our community to stay together and make the experience of
miniatures very social.
And of course, Alfonso Giraldes, is one of the people with whom I
have shared more, professionally speaking, but also personally. He is one This is obvious, but how much has been influenced by other painter
of my teachers and without him I would not be here. For many years, we friends of yours? I think my painting style is a “set of styles”. I have had
were too far away to work together. Because of the difference in age and many influences and I have always been aware of the pieces made by
the time of our lives, the personal relationship was less constant. After others. In the beginning, the work of the members of the Spanish Team
I went to live in Madrid, we narrowed the relationship, in the good and contributed, especially Rubén Pérez and Luís Pradal. Then I followed the
the bad. I believe that today we resemble more and flow better in this works of Allan Carrasco, who was a technically spectacular painter. Over
relationship because of the experience of having lived in a studio. It has time I connected more with the works of Jose Palomares and, of course,
been a long journey that little by little has been consolidated and today Alfonso. I think the two of them are my biggest influences for the longest
we enjoy it a lot. We say that our relationship is almost familial, because time. Although he is not as well known, I really like the way that Rubén
I have spent a lot of time in his house with his family and him with mine. Martinez understands painting, from Bigchild’s studio. He has been a
partner with whom I have learned a lot. He has a way of understanding
colour very similar to mine, but with more risk I think. His works for the
Black Sailors line are spectacular.
Today I follow my partner Sergio Calvo, and especially Kirill Kanaev.
For me, it is the main reference and I think that my painting style sails
especially in that direction. Or at least this is my intention. I was always
very concerned about cleanliness, but I am not obsessive. My way of
painting was based for a long time on the glaze, on the superposition of
very thin layers, which resulted in a “pastel painting” finish to my pieces.
Over time I think I have been correcting that, and I work more combining
strong strokes, stripes and dashes looking to create textures and a
more expressive painting. Recently I’m trying to paste the paint, to get
more obvious and less insinuated results (as a result of more restrained
painting). I like to play with contrasts between matt and satin finishes,
The Sentry especially with shadows. For this, I use a great variety of colour ranges,
This a bust I including inks.
painted for Galahad I think that in general I am guided by intuition, what I know or think
Miniatures as a that will be good. That’s why I said before that my style is comprised
box art! It is a 3D of several styles. In the end, what I do is analyse many works of other
model from Raúl artists and integrate them into my system which I find more attractive at
García Latorre. an aesthetic level. When I try to reproduce it, it inevitably passes through
the filter of my vision and my personal style.
Dino Rider
I painted this scene
for Terrible Kids
Stuff. The Dragon
and the Rider were
a commercial kit
but the goblins and
the squigs were
sculpted especially for
the scene.
Shaetann the Immortal

Full of small textures and volumes that
make it impossible to finish at all …
you always can clean a little bit more,
you always can add bit more contrast
in the lights or in the shadows, you
always need another tone to balance...
What has been your
What is your
most significant
personal taste in
point in your
miniatures?
painting career?
I think there is no particular inflection point, but several. Some Well, the fact that my works are different from each other has to do
awards made me very happy and encouraged me to keep going. On the in part with the type of sculpture. It is not the same to work on a digital
other hand, many defeats (some painful ones) made me think and put sculpture as another conventional one. I also think that when doing
my feet on the ground and take this in a different way. Perhaps one of work for different brands, it is important that they are not all exactly
the most outstanding turning points is the day I decided that I was going the same but in a certain way they differ. The aesthetics of each figure is
to dedicate myself to this full-time. It’s something that took me a long something that comes out spontaneously, depending on the theme, the
time to decide. I was never really sure if I did the right thing, I just knew type of piece, etc.
that I liked it. I also must take into account the emotional factor and the time I
In that sense, I think the most difficult thing has been accepting have. I often find that I am working on figures almost without time, or in
myself. Understand that this is what I wanted to do and having the a psychic moment that translates into figures. My taste I think is difficult
possibility, I had to try it. Many people at my age do not have an exciting to frame. I think there are many things that we like without being tied
job that allows them to earn a good living, a job that allows them to travel to a style. It’s like with music; we all have inclinations, but the truth is
and that people recognize him over. I think the greatest satisfaction that what we like is difficult to reduce to a category. The emotions that a
has been accepting myself. On the other hand, I think a great difficulty figure produces at any given moment are difficult to reduce to concepts
has been the level of demand and above all, self-demand. In a world as because, after all, it is about that, emotions. I can say that one of the
competitive as this, if you are up there you can never take a breath. There things that attracts me most in the figure is precisely that. What emotion
is always someone who climbs from behind or the people around you transmits to me. I think it’s the most complicated thing to achieve. I do
innovate in some aspect. In that sense I always work with the pressure not always do it or seek to do it. And in fact, when I say transmit I do
that my work will lose its charm, to touch the roof with what I do and lose not mean simply that it has a conceptually artistic background. It can
the ability to impress. I think that in the creative world there is no place transmit visually and have an impact. Something that is beautiful is not
for self-complacency; you must always have a very critical vision and be for itself but for us, our perception, and we have to play with that.
humble enough to assume that there is always someone better than you.
The world evolves—fashion, tastes, the general aesthetics of things are
mutating, and we must be aware of those changes and adapt to them.
Kythgor The Unbreakable

A dwarf designed and sculpted by
Raul García Latorre. Another NMM
exercice looking for reflections and
360º views.
In your opinion, Sergio Durán,

Spanish Buccaneer,
what is the most 1671.

Based on the
important aspect
artwork of the great
Norman Rockwell.
or feature of a
miniature?
I think there are many important things in a figure depending on
the intention behind the artist. As a piece of box art, I think the most
important thing is to get attention. It has to be a striking painting that
highlights the values of the sculpture but also hides possible failures.
Definition is very important in the small pieces, the contrasts and the
separation of the elements so that the detail and the real potential of
the piece is understood. In box art painting, a bad paint job can make
the figure not sell and therefore the presentation is something that must
be taken care of. In a piece for a collection, one can be given more room
not to stick to the piece and seek more an artistic interpretation; to tell a
story or play with riskier or less conventional painting styles. That in any
case always depends on the will of the client. In either of the cases, what
I especially value is the volumetric interpretation.
A piece has many possibilities of volume that can add value to the
model, not only the most obvious in which to give it more realism or
generate points of interest. Although in the end the important thing is the
aesthetics. For me, I think that the interpretation of volume reflects the
knowledge and above all the real understanding of what is being painted. At
the level of anatomy or in the case of the wrinkles of a fabric, there are often
interpretations that although technically remarkable, are poorly stated or
are unreal or disconnected, resulting in strange visual impressions.
Tell us something
about future
projects, and can
you give us any
Centurion, Legio
sneak peeks?
XX Valeria Victrix,
Britannia, AD 61.
A second Roman
This year I would like to work more on personal painting projects,
bust painted for
where I can give my maximum without pressure or delivery dates. I think
FeR Miniatures.
that during these past years I have been very focused on being a painter
Sculpted by
of “box art”, and this has forced me to solve many projects without giving
Ramón Martinez.
me time to work in other more ambitious and planned projects. I have
been able to take jobs to contests, but almost none of the magnitude
that I would like. My intention this year is to paint many less pieces but of
more value. I also want to experiment again with putty and make my own
figures. I have many ideas in my mind that I would like to carry out, but it
requires planning and above all, time.
On a personal level I would like to have time to travel and above all
to enjoy sports, which is for me a fundamental pillar. I’ve been practicing
martial arts for years and playing various sports. Right now, I’m playing a
lot of volleyball and I really love it. It helps me a lot to evade the steady
work in the chair and especially keeps me in shape.
What about
workshops?
The courses: the truth is that I like them

a lot, and this year I think I will be able to
carry out several of them all over the world. I
think it’s fantastic that more and more people
want to learn to paint figures or improve their
skills. From my part, I enjoy explaining a lot.
It’s something that I’ve always liked because
of my character. I studied philosophy with the
intention of being a professor, so I already have
a professional teaching trend. I especially like
to work on the technical parts where people
usually feel more insecure and also those of
volume interpretation.
Ufgar I think that painting a figure, whether for an
This is done with the team
amateur or a professional, always constitutes
form HERA MODELS.
a challenge. Like everything else in this life, the
This is the limited
more skill you have, the slower you progress
edition version.
to improve but the more you enjoy what you
do and the results of your work because
you get the idea you have in mind. If people
improve their painting level, they will be able
to more easily solve those pieces that are in
their drawer that are more difficult. And that’s
something very positive, I think. Additionally,
Finally, do you have any another thing I like about the courses is to be
able to transmit the love I feel for this hobby,
advice for our readers? this art, this work. This is something that I also
learned from my friend Alfonso, one of the
people with more experience in courses.
risks, and sometimes that costs because we do nothing is ever done perfectly. A contest can
Paint! Painting is one of the most beautiful not want to spoil the figure. I encourage you to make us feel better because they have given us
artistic expressions of the human being. For try to leave your particular comfort zone and a prize. This is very good, as it is a recognition
all of us who are lucky enough to be able to try less academic methods to obtain different of the effort and the quality of our work. But
dedicate all our time to it, we agree on how results. We tend to frustrate ourselves with you can always learn, both from those we think
rewarding it is to spend the day expressing poorly gratifying results, while we continue know more and from those who m we think
ourselves through a brush. As amateurs acting in the same way. As it has already been know less. I always have a degree of humility
I believe that the benefits are wonderful, said, if you want different results do not keep and assume that there is something I can do
because it helps to disconnect from the stress doing the same thing. to improve. To reach a point and say this is
of daily work and connect with a performing Also, I would say that one of the most fine and not to go past it is to limit oneself.
activity. Probably our little world is not very important parts on learning process is Obviously, there is a point where we must
well known; not as much as two-dimensional observe. Observe and study reality, but also stop because otherwise we would never finish
painting, but I am sure that if people discovered others’ work. Try to find some references for a figure. But it is necessary to be aware of
how much fun it is to give life to a figure, they your work in reality, on pictures, on miniatures everything that can be improved. Many artists
would dare to try it. or even classical paintings. Inspiration flows have reached a point of stagnation or lack of
I would also tell them to lose the fear of through the ideas we have in our mind, so we self-criticism, the inability to see what was fine
being wrong, to make a mistake. We live in a need to feed our minds with information. but could be better. I invite you, therefore, to
world in which error is poorly valued, when in Finally, I would also like to talk about being be the main critics of your work. Always seek
fact it is the basis for progress. We advance self-complacent, about self-criticism, and the necessary projection to do better work.
through error. But to commit it you have to take about vanity. It is fundamental to assume that
The Arcane Traveler
by Arnau Lazaro
Hello!
I had the great opportunity to paint this
incredible box art for FeR Miniatures, by the
wonderfully talented Jonatan Monerris. Truly, [a]
great sculpture, and I mean it. Pure joy.
Hope you like it and thanks for your support as
always!
Centaur - Terrible Kids Stuff
by Andy Wardle
Finally made a simple base for the this model I

finished a while back. Absolutely love this sculpt
from Joapla, and I was gutted when I didn't get
one. Luckily John Keys helped me out - thanks
buddy! I had plans for an elaborate base for this
one, so I hadn't finished it. In the end I am quite
satisfied with this simple base, its all about the
miniature after all! Quite pleased with the paint
on this one. I kept tweaking the NMM but in the
end I didn't want to overwork the surface so left
it be. Hope you like him.
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Slavic Shieldmaiden
by Krzysztof "REDAV" Kobalczyk
My version of the Valkiria Miniatures Slavic

Shieldmaiden. I wanted to achieve a coherent
atmosphere on the whole scene. I hope it turned
out OK.
REDAV
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Terry Cowell takes a look at Asset Drop. A few months ago, Pegaso Models started This month Normski and Stuart both
How often have you seen an artist painting a new line of minibusts that now count twelve taking a look at RPModels’ Major Anders
with a brand of paints, but aren’t sure if they products. You’ve already seen some of them Lassen, but at different scales. Normski looks
have the properties you desire? Or have you on social media; now Davide Rainone is going at the 1/9th scale bust which was snapped up
invested in a paint range, used only a handful to show you one more. This nine-piece kit completely by retailers very soon after release,
and left the majority unused? Asset Drop is an derives from the original 90mm kit and is a while Stuart looks at the 1/35th scale miniature.
answer to this. I’m really very pleased to review portrait a gladiator from ancient Rome. These are part of the new Wall of Heroes range
one of Andy’s boxes. Andy is one of our hobby’s and are produced in a time period when Major
awesome guys and deserves to be looked after Lassen had joined the SAS when he fought in
by the community. 😊 Italy and Eastern Europe.
Asset Drop Gladiatore Major Anders Lassen

Price: £19.90 – £41.80 P/M Price: €20 Price: £45; 1/35th: £13
Scale: N.A. Scale: 1/20th Scale: 1/9th; 1/35
www.assetdrop.co www.pegasomodels.it Various Retailers
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REVIEW EDITOR
DAVIDE RAINONE
CTREVIEWS
Also, this month from Nutsplanet we Shane’s review is a new airbrush A recent release coming out of South
have three reviews in total. Luke Wilson will compressor set from Sparmax called the Korea by the ever venerable Nutsplanet crew,
be taking a good look their Succubus. This is Zeta. Back in issue 40, he reviewed the ARISM led by none other than Benny Sa, is their
another in their smaller 1/12 scale bust range, Viz portable compressor and was mightily fantasy bust of the mythological figure Sun
so how does it fare in comparison to their impressed with it and since then has used it Wukong … or as we know him, ‘The Monkey
other release? many times when he has needed to take his King’. This creature is one that was born
airbrushing on the road. Will the new Zeta from stone (allegedly) and gained his powers
match the very high bar set by its predecessor? through Taoist practices before rebelling
against heaven and being imprisoned by
Buddha. Kyle Cruickshank checks it out!
Succubus Zeta Airbrush Compressor Monkey King

Price: £37/$50/€42 Price: £199 Price: $60
Scale: 1/12th Scale: N.A Scale: 1/10th
www.nutsplanet.com airbrushes.com www.nutsplanet.com
Asset Drop
So, what is Asset Drop? Well, company owner Now, one of the things I like is the idea of
Andy Armstrong has essentially brought us a trying out brands you normally wouldn’t have
subscription service where you receive boxes of purchased. I own the entire Scalecolor and
paints, mediums, basing products and miniatures. Secret Weapons ranges already, but that’s
They differ every month, but the one thing they because I have a paint addiction, or so FPM
share in common is they are always a fantastic value. staff keeps telling me!
The box included three of the Scalecolor
At the moment there are matte blue range and 3 of the Secret Weapon
4 options available. Metal and Oil paints. Just a note about those
»»Discovery Core Supplies – £19.90 per month who haven’t looked at Secret Weapon paints;
»»Great Paints Heroines’ box – £21.90 per month some of the colours they have in that range
»»Great Paints Monsters’ box – £31.90 per month are beautiful and not just for the intended
»» Discovery/Heroines Combo box – £41.80 per month. purpose. One of the rust colours is a wonderful
skin shadow, for example.
You can also buy a single box if you want to try Also included is a Life Color exhaust
them out before subscribing long term. If you are pigment and a Warcolour’s gloss. All these
recently starting in the hobby or you want to build up paints can be used to recreate the effects
a useful collection of paints, these boxes are ideal, listed in the guide. Despite the low cost you
and they are intended for TT war gamers and display can see, they aren’t just going for inexpensive
painters alike. brands, but rather they are creating sets that
The box I am looking at is the June Discovery are practical, despite this meaning less profit
box. The first thing to point out is that they are always for the company. Conclusion
mystery boxes, so you don’t know what you are being I won’t go into the properties of the I would love to see a skin selection from
treated to each month until that box arrives with the individual paint ranges, because I have Asset Drop and will chat with Andy about
postie. reviewed Scalecolor and Secret Weapon in putting one together. 😊
The product arrived packaged like a present. Okay past issues of FPM. If you’d like to have a look at these for
it’s only packaging, right? That point noted, it feels as Inside you will find a useful guide to using yourself, then head over to their website and
though the products are being presented to you and the paints in your box — this is excellent. you can also check out their Facebook page;
not just sent by an uncaring company. Further evidence Not only are the guides clear and concise, it give them a like if you want to be kept informed
of this is the little packet of Haribo — yum! minimises the chance that you won’t find a use about up and coming releases.
for your paints.
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Pegaso Models'
Gladiatore
The hard-cardboard box is the usual you together, but it’s a matter of some very small
always see from this producer, so nothing more things. After a few minutes’ prep, you’ll be
needs said about it. The kit comes wrapped ready to pin and glue.
between two thick layers of foam, safe enough Assembly is fast, easy, and all the
to resist any kind of stress. components fit perfectly with each other. Once
As usual from Pegaso Models, their kits are more, I pray that you use pins everywhere to
made in white metal that, despite their high avoid the risk of having to watch it fall apart
quality, is starting to suffer as the gap in quality under its own weight during transportation.
between metal and resin, with its advantages,
increases. Add in the further advantage of a
high-resolution print from a bust designed
in 3D and the difference is striking! The main
problem [with metal] is its weight with respect
to its size and the fact that only a little support Conclusion
keeps it supported above the plinth. The use Considering the heavy helmet, this
of pins, especially between support/bust and gladiator could have been a Thraex or Murmillo
support/plinth, is mandatory. type of warrior. It’s a very nice approach to
The bust has no options for the covered start with this kind of subject and historical
face inside the heavy helmet. This respects the period using this kit as an introduction. It
historical aspect of the character and, in my can represent a quick and educational bust
opinion, is a pro point also about its charm. because it has so many textures to paint: skin,
The quality of the cast is very good. There is leather, feathers and metal, etc. It also can
something to clean and sand off inside the bring a lot of fun to any level of painting.
helmet just to make sure the parts fit well
RPMODELS MAJOR
ANDRESS LASSEN
Stuart & Norm take a
close look at RPModels'
Major Andres Lassen
RP Models' Major
Anders Lassen
1/9th Bust
This bust is limited to 200 copies. The bust I do have two issues with the torso. I always lines. The dagger was perfect, and I can’t pick a
itself is a beauty and has been sculpted very bang on about mould lines on models and fault with that. I’m leaving the gun until last as
closely to his actual likeness. The range of busts I have had miniatures come to me in perfect because during the shrink-wrapping process
from RP are limited to 200 copies and come with shape, but this model does have two lines, one the gun bent a little, so using a hair dryer I
a printed flyer with the cast number hand written each side running from the armpit down to the straightened it. There is a mould line along the
on it. belt. But this being resin, it is very forgiving, top of the gun, but with the right tools will look
The torso alone reaches almost 100mm with and these lines will be scraped and buffed perfectly smooth.
the weapons. The bust comes in nine pieces and within minutes, so not a massive issue.
each individual piece was shrink-wrapped. Busting His neck, on the right side, has a mould line
out the craft knife, I opened each packet slowly as with a tiny gap which will need some attention,
not to cut into the resin. First was the torso which but again this will take minutes. The cigarette Conclusion
is always my starting point in a review. looked like it had snapped, and someone had I have written quite a bit about this piece
The torso is one hell of a chunk of resin sitting glued it back together. and pointed out several flaws and I may sound
comfortably in my palm and weighing a good few The arms fit perfectly into their sockets. like it is not a great piece, but in hand, the
grams at least. The detail is superb; this is the There are mould lines on the inside of each piece is fantastic. All the preparation to get
largest scale bust I have reviewed, and I must say arm and the left arm is holding a compass and this piece to the undercoat stage will take no
I am not disappointed. The torso has key holes the mould line goes right through it. more than 20 minutes.
where the other pieces fit in to and they fit really The rest of the pieces are equipment. The The Major Anders Lassen bust is a fantastic
nicely—well enough that most will not need any binoculars are in scale and fit in place great. piece and portrays him very well. The cast is
kind of putty. This to me is perfect. If all models Except where they hit the torso they are set also full of textures such as the beret, which
could be made in a way so the hobbyist didn’t have so it looks like the material of the jacket fits is sculpted with that brushed wool texture and
to fill gaps, that would make the whole process around the binoculars instead of looking like the equipment is full of texture, too. I cannot
much quicker. However, this is just a dream. the binoculars have squashed the material say enough good things about this bust.
down. The straps for the gun do have mould
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1/35th Miniature
While Normski had the bust version of some clean-up was needed, for the size it is something I like very much because done well
Major Lassen, I received the 1/35th figure. Like really very minimal. The only thing to nit-pick (and in this case they are), it provides a secure
the bust, the figure came well packaged in a at is an air bubble in the beret, which really is and snug fit.
similar styled box. The parts were all in a bag nothing at all. Onto the rest of the parts. The arms, while
carefully bubble wrapped. One can’t really The cast is very crisp, capturing details also very detailed, have mould lines along the
ask for more, and it shows that care has been like the trouser seams, belts and gun holders. bottom of them. Not a big deal and easy to
taken with this from the start. I find the face a little soft, but it is most clean.
The 1/35th figure comes in seven parts definitely Major Lassen; so, for the size of The rest of the pieces, which consist of
including a base. The main piece of the model piece it’s excellent. There are sockets for the two guns and a pair of binoculars, have a lot
is the combined head, torso and legs. While arms to attach into much like the bust. This is of flash around them. This is to be expected
due to the difficulty in casting these pieces. I
personally thought they were expertly done. A
word of caution when cleaning these pieces—
you need to be very careful not to damage the
objects, so take your time.
Conclusion
Overall the figure is an excellent
complement to the bust, showing Major Lassen
standing with compass in hand. It is very
well designed and cast. Unlike the bust, the
figure is not limited and can be purchased for
around £13.00.
Nutsplanet's
Succubus
This kit comes in seven pieces. The main The horns are long and slender with a
body, a set of wings, two horns, one arm delicate detail. They have small tabs on with
and a tail. A and B on them, as you hold the bust with
Looking over the main body, she is delicate it facing you these show the order the horns
and beautiful. I almost want to forget putting go into the slots, also the ends of the horns
the other elements on her and just paint her are both shaped differently, so there is just
as is, as she would also make a stunning elven no getting it wrong. The arm, like the horns, is Lastly, we have the tail. It is long and has
bust. Looking across the main body, there slender. Nutsplanet has put an arm cuff right plenty of movement in it—you can almost
aren’t any mould lines to remove. This copy has where the join is and it fits so nicely you don’t imagine her swishing it as some unlucky victim
just two gates attached to the arms and one even have to fill it. succumbs to her beauty. Just a small gate and
gate that runs along the pint of the bottom of The wings are very thin, but not as fragile tab to remove here and it fits right into place.
the abdomen. All these will be easy to remove as you would first think. They have some small
with minimal effort. She has two small holes in gates on them to remove. I would advise a
her head for the horns to be slipped in. A quick little caution here as you can damage some
look at the box will show you which way they detail when removing one that is on the spike Conclusion
go around, but it’s pretty simple. There are of the wing. This is probably the only negative Jun-Sik Ahn, like his Seiren, has produced
another two holes on the back of the shoulders thing I have been able to say in a long time another beautiful piece here and if you like
which, of course, are for the wings, one in about any NP release, but as said, with a little beautiful female fantasy busts, or are a fan
the base of her left arm for the arm to slot. caution you’ll have no issue what-so-ever. of Succubi then I can highly recommend
Lastly there is a single hole in the base of the When in place they wrap around her like she is this piece. I think she may appeal to a wider
back for that tail. Looking at her features she protecting herself. audience with her slightly smaller size as it can
reminds me of the Seiren from NP 1/12 range, tempt people that paint mostly full figures to
but that isn’t a surprise as it is sculpted by the attempt to move into the bust genre.
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Sparmax
Zeta Airbrush vibrated too much making it impracticable
for it to be on the table… The clever people
Compressor
at Sparmax have fixed this with a very clever
new attachment. The new Smart Stop switch
is now detachable and can be fitted to any
desk or table top — meaning the compressor
can go down on the floor underneath where it
can chug away to itself, leaving you in peace to
When I reviewed the ARISM, I did note that one painting class that I attended where the paint on a nice stable surface. This also reduces
there were a few issues. The first was that the humidity was very high, and moisture was an the clutter on your painting table, which we all
unit vibrated somewhat and for practical use issue. The ARISM set didn’t have a moisture know is a godsend. Also included in the set is
I had to place the compressor on a high box trap, but one was provided as an accessory a two-metre braided air hose which is a very
next to me, but off the table I was using, so in the set. Un-regulated, it chugs out a health nice quality hose.
I could utilise the Smart Stop feature without twenty P.S.I. which is enough for anyone’s
any vibration affecting my painting. There was needs from simple priming to some basic work, Conclusion
also the problem that there was no airflow but where the ARISM faltered was you cannot I love the ARISM because it enabled me
regulator on the compressor, which didn’t reduce this pressure for fine detail. The Zeta to take my airbrushing with me. It’s not the
matter to me at the time because the airbrush has both of these issues covered by providing compressor I use at home in my paint studio; it
I was using had a M.A.C. valve but would be a detachable air regulator with a moisture trap was never supposed to be, but for on the road,
an issue with most other airbrushes. Sparmax included. it does the job well. The ARISM – Sparmax’s first
looks to have solved these problems with One of the best features of the ARISM was portable compressor for the more advanced
some well thought advancements. the Smart Stop function which is an airbrush user, illuminated a couple of problems that
The Zeta compressor is the same type that hanger carefully weighted over a switch that the Zeta has answered. In fact, I would say
was in the ARISM set, which is a great little oil turned the compressor off, so when the weight it has gone further than that. The Zeta has
less compressor that runs pretty quietly. If you of the airbrush was on the hanger it would stall now become a portable compressor that can
follow the instructions and give it a ten-minute the compressor. The problem with this is that be used at home every day. All in all, this is a
rest after forty minutes of continued use, for it to work you need it next to you, preferably brilliant bit of kit for the serious painter!
it should last years. I used the ARISM during on the table, but in practice, the compressor
Nutsplanet's
Monkey King
Pulling on the history of this piece, You can see in the photo of the pieces that
sculptor Roman Van Den Bogaert used it as it comes in five parts; the head, body, cape,
inspiration to pull together this crazy bust. bo-staff, and shoulder pad. Each is cast in high
Taking pieces from the lore of the piece, along quality resin, with the resin vents being placed
with some illustrations from the venerable in easy to clean up sections. Actually, since the
Terada, Romain was able to come up with this resin is less brittle and softer, clean up was
incarnation of the Monkey King for Nutsplanet. quite easy for the piece. This made for some
It appears closer to that of an ape look, instead good fitting on the bust.
of a human with facial hair. Assembly was quite straight forward, and
The piece comes within the traditional he is already on an easy to use socket ready
Nutsplanet packaging. The hard card board for priming. I have gone through and added
with the box art painting is done by Myeong- some yellow Milliput to the shoulder gaps just
Ha Hwang and shows the different angles, to make it sit better for myself, but it could be
allowing the buyer to see how all the pieces left without.
go together.
Conclusion
Overall another great kit from Nutsplanet.
This is one that shows off a talented sculptor’s
work. It has a great paint job to inspire you with,
but also an easy to assemble bust that leaves
plenty of opportunities for some interesting
texture freehand work throughout it.
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I have followed RPModels since they first emerged,
and they very quickly became a recognised brand
associated with excellence and innovation.
Interview by Terry Cowell
T
he company owner, Hugo Miguel of reputation and it is evidenced by how
Mendez Pereira, has never been quickly their releases fly off the shelves.
happy to just perfect what RP I have been fortunate enough to get
releases. Although there is nothing sight of some of RPModels upcoming
wrong with that, he wants to improve with releases ahead of Euro Miniature Expo on
every new release and it’s this attitude September 22nd & 23rd. If you are there,
which is partially responsible for the you can meet Hugo in person. I wanted to
incredible success they have had and the catch up with RP and shine the spotlight on
constantly growing army of fans eagerly their success, ambitions and to ask what
awaiting each new release. There are only a they have planned for the future.
few companies that have built up this kind
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»»Hi Hugo, welcome back to FPM.
For the readers who are not familiar,
please tell them a little about yourself.
Hello, Terry. First of all, I want to express
my gratitude to you and to the FPM staff for
the opportunity that you are giving me to do
this spotlight. About me, I’m Hugo Pereira, I am
39 years old and I’m the owner and founder of
RPModels. I was a doctor in the army and now
in a private hospital. I love my work and I try to
give the best I can for my patients and family.
Sometimes it’s difficult because there are
other factors that don’t allow the team and I
to win all the battles, but we make a conscious
effort to do our best; this is also the spirit of
RPModels. We try to be the best we can and
improve upon the previous day; in this way we
have steadily improved and continue to grow.
I believe this helps us grow in a professional
way but most importantly of all, we grow as a
person and as individuals.
Many people ask me why I have the name
RPModels. If you allow me, I will explain.
When I started this adventure, I started with
another person. R is the first letter of his
family surname and P from my family surname,
Pereira. When we decided to take different
paths, I considered changing the name and
decided in honour of my father to keep it.
Unfortunately, I lost my father in 2008.
My father was called Raul Pereira (RP).
I felt a big loss and when this happened I
remember wanting to give up on everything.
But my director and my girlfriend (now my
wife) wouldn’t allow this and today if I have my »»It has been a privilege to watch your company grow
profession, it’s because of them. RPModels are alongside your ambitions since the end of 2014. What was
the initials of my father’s name. It’s a tribute it that made you first start the company?
to him … so I maintain the name of RPModels. Officially, RPModels was born on 08/04/2015. I decided to start the
company because of a personal issue. I was in military commission in
Kosovo (2009) and Afghanistan (2010). During my last commission I saw
many people die. This left me with many unresolved questions. Today I see
those things with more tranquillity, but the questions about the things
I witnessed stay with me. Like the others, my comrades, we all believed
we were making a difference. We fought against tyranny and oppression
and we fought to preserve human rights. All the names claimed by the
sand, forgotten by time and blown away by the wind. I remember one
day while out on patrol asking myself, “What did Alexander the Great
see in this country to want to conquer it?” I
don’t know this answer. However, for me the
most important thing that it left me with was
the idea of bringing the memory of those
My focus is bringing these people forgotten people back into our lives. I want
to honour people in this way by attempting
back from the fog of obscurity something remarkable. If today we live in a
free world, it’s because many people helped
and to talk about and respectfully us move towards that – people that gave
everything they had including their most
remember them. This is the most precious thing. They gave their lives for a
important thing for RPmodels and free world, free from oppression and tyranny.
My focus is bringing these people back from
for me... the fog of obscurity and to talk about and
respectfully remember them. This is the most
important thing for RPModels and for me.
»» What have In the beginning it was very difficult. Some
you enjoyed most people were sceptical about 3D printing. I recall
about the journey comments similar to ‘3D is a sculpt without
that led to you soul.’ ‘3D won’t survive’. When I first showed
being the company the John Basilone bust on Planet Figure, I
you are today? remember one guy that saw the limited edition
of 500 and he remarked ‘If they are aiming
for the US market, they should do a run of 30
and if they manage to sell 25, they should buy
champagne.’ These were the kind of comments
that a few people had. My thoughts about it
today are the same as I tried to convey in the
beginning; 3D is just a tool, like a hammer and
so on. I think the most important advance is
that with this tool we can develop figures with
extreme quality and accuracy. I view 3D or
traditional as not being so important. It's far
more important to enjoy what we are doing. For
me this is the best way to honour people. Then
as we advance we can learn better anatomy
and increase our knowledge of military history.
I must say military history is another of my
passions. If you do something with passion
and with dedication, the final result will be
amazing, and I think this is what happens with
RPModels.
»»You always take great care
to thank anyone you feel has helped
you even by spreading the word or
liking one of your Facebook posts.
You include thanks to everyone at
planetfigure.com on your product
packaging and treat everyone with
humility and kindness. I think this has
endeared you to the public and since
we are friends outside of Facebook
I can validate this is really you, not
just a public face. Do you have a
business philosophy?
Terry, this is something that I don’t
have. It’s more a question of manners, in my
opinion. When you put a post in Planet Figure,
Facebook or other social media, people leave
comments, criticism, suggestions and so on.
If people talk with you its respectful to try to
answer. It’s the same if I’m talking with you in
person and you don’t reply. I try to answer to
everyone. I remember when Sun Tzu in 75mm
was sold out in the RP stock in 8 hours and
I had to tell everyone it was gone. However,
people continued to send me messages
and information about him. I still answered
everyone and told them to contact my partners
because they may still have a few. RPModels
is a growing business. I remember when I
launched the French Dromedaire Regiment, it
was also sold out in the company stock within 5
days. Then when we launched the 1/10 Spitfire
Cockpit with Douglas Bader, again it was sold
out in the company, this time in 3 days. Then
Sun Tzu. Next, I will launch in Folkestone 1/12
Carthago War Elephant Bust and Boudica in
75mm and both pieces are reserved for release
at this event. I share with some friends and
my partners and everything is gone, so we are
improving; people trust in us. I have a personal
flag. My figures’ renders are the same as my and I won’t do another piece. I have a limited
real figures. I don’t change anything. I feel very edition of 300 and so I will never produce the
happy and for me it’s a victory when I share 301st. I thought it was a good idea to allow
the renders and when people see the real people to have the figure, but in another
photos say to me ‘Hugo, the photos are much scale, in 120mm. I considered that perhaps
better than the renders.’ When I hear this, I this would be helpful towards the people who
feel very proud of RPModels, my team and of were not able to buy it in 75mm scale. Sadly,
myself. We are growing stronger and better. some people don’t see this in same way. This is
We are also doing works for museums, like the a simple example that sometimes we think we
last Otto Hoddevik and Martin Linge. We also are doing a correct thing and people don’t like
have a partnership with a big hobby company it. And for me this is very important, because
and in the next year more news on this will RPModels isn’t Hugo or Nuno. RPModels is
come. We are working on developing figures every one that believes in us, that gave their
for other companies. There is a lot of work time to help us make corrections and provide
and responsibility, but I approach this with the research information and photos to help us
same positive attitude I have when creating develop better figures. This support for us
figures and I think perhaps this is the secret. has been invaluable and most importantly it
I don’t have a philosophy, and unfortunately, creates unity. Together we form a friendship.
I do make mistakes. I recall only a few months RPModels is a big family. We want to try our
ago I gave to a company permission to produce hardest for our friends and they all want to
the French Dromedaire Regiment for me. Lots see us succeed. I’m very happy because I have
of customers at shows and via email still ask for the chance and opportunity to belong to this
this figure, but it’s gone. I sold the 300 pieces wonderful family.
RPmodels is not Hugo
or Nuno. RPmodels is
every one that believes
in us, that gave their
time to help us make
corrections and provide
research information and
photos to help us develop
better figures.
»»How does it feel when your

miniatures win awards or get
painted to display level and entered
into shows?
This is a very good question. To date
RPModels has been awarded 3 Modellbau
Gold Medals in the Nuremberg Toy Fair. 2016
with Lord Lovat, 2017 with Blondie Hasler and
2018 with the French Dromedaire Regiment.
We have entered 3 years and earned 3 gold
medals! For me and the way I see this, it’s an
indication that confirms we are doing things in
the right way, but that said we still have many
things to improve and improve. Also, it’s really
important to recognise that the medals and
prizes don’t belong to RPModels or to me, they
belong to RPModels’ fans, friends, critics and
supporters. After all, what is RPModels without
the friends, fans and supporters?
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»»Your military and historical
pieces have been incredible, but you
originally planned to do more fantasy
pieces after the goblin. Has the
success and demand for the historical
and military pieces taken over?
This is another interesting question. I’m a
big fan of historical figures and I think it’s easy
to recognise that, but I will try and clarify where
we are. For me, it’s a challenge to dream up
completely new creatures or mystical beings.
Perhaps I have a poor creative imagination.
Maybe in part because of my professional
background working with specific images or
analytic values. I find it difficult to imagine
and conceptualise new things. However, I
can reveal that I am already planning more
fantasy figures; it’s already in development!
We will work using the mythology of different
countries and civilizations. One exclusive
reveal for FPM readers is that I will be
producing Thor mounted on a goat chariot. We
are still finalising the base details and then we
start further developing the concept. So many
figures are coming, and in a few months, I will
begin another company focusing on fantasy
figures. I have a friend that is helping us, too
… Paulo Carrelo is painting our figures to show
on our stand, which allows us to present our
figures with more life.
Regarding the military figures, there has
been a big demand for all my figures. We
experienced problems in the past because
people said, ‘The pose isn’t correct’ or ‘don’t
work that way’ and so on. We took these
comments seriously and in response we now
test all the figures in software for movement
to ensure 100% that everything works
realistically. We play with wind to give the
correct pose for the capes, and so on. This
does mean our figures take longer to develop,
but the improvements are worth it. I’m always
trying to improve with this issue and I can
assure you that we will always seek to improve.
We are always striving to do better and better.
»»Your miniatures always tell
a story. Some are very dynamic
and others, while stationary, have
directive attributes included with
the character. Has it always been an
RP intention to provide a narrative
with each piece?
This is always our intention. We study
the characters that we work on. Sometimes
we spend a month or more. We try to launch
our figures when the narrative is correct. I
remember with Sun Tzu. I had a significant
delay in production. I was at a military
graduation and talked with a veterinary friend.
I share my images of the Sun Tzu figure. He felt
something wasn’t quite right and then asked
a question that froze my bones. 'Which race
is the horse?’ I froze – and asked him. ‘Which
race – I don’t understand?’ And he further
explained ‘Yes, there were plenty of horse
races; Lusitania, Arab, Nordic, and more.’ I
didn’t know what to say … I never knew this.
He added ‘This is General Sun Tzu and for this
the horse isn’t correct.’ So, we spent more than
two months doing a new horse, but the most
important thing is that we did it and we made
the horse accurate and even better! If a figure
doesn’t meet the highest standard it doesn’t
get released. In answer to an earlier question,
I think this is the RPModels’ philosophy. For
us the accuracy is very important. It’s why we
study the character and we try to reproduce
something accurate but also remarkable in its
expression and I feel with Sun Tzu we achieved
it. Connect the figure with a part of the history;
bring the character to life capturing a precious
or defining moment. This is something that I
pride myself on and this is RPModels’ process.
»»Which of your miniatures to date has been your favourite?

Well, I like all my figures. They are part of a learning process and they are part of me and
RPModels. In each figure that we launch, there is part of me and RPModels’ friends, fans and
supporters. Together we work hard to develop the best figures possible, but there is one figure
that is extra special to me personally … it’s Boudica. First, because it’s a project that we started
more than a year ago. The guys that started work on the project normally worked with computer
games, but they were excited about taking on a new professional challenge. I needed to teach
things like anatomy concepts, but soon progress was underway. Once they started working on her
it, took about 9 months before we finished her. During that time, unfortunately my private life was
extremely difficult. While I don’t see this as the right place to discuss those difficulties, I only refer
to it as it also relates to why Boudica is so special to me. It was a very difficult project to develop
at the same time as coping with my personal nightmare. However, with strength and endurance my
family persevered. This is where the meaning behind this queen/warrior/lady became important
personally. The values that Boudica encapsulates were something that resonated within me.
Boudica for me is a symbol of determination, fighting will, resistance and strength … I will dedicate
this figure to my lovely wife and son. Like Boudica, my wife showed the same attributes, fighting
will, resistance, determination and strength. When I was in Military Academy, I had a professor that
talked to us about strategy, the ‘most important thing isn’t to win the battle… The most important
thing is winning the war’ I keep these words and put them today in my life and I trust that we will
win the war together …
Boudica for me is a symbol of
determination, fighting will, resistance
and strength... I will dedicate this
figure to my lovely wife and son. Like
Boudica my wife showed the same
attributes, fighting will, resistance,
determination and strength.
»»I know you will be revealing

miniatures at Euro, but can you give
FPM readers any clues about any
future releases?
Of course, we can talk about it. I don’t have For next year we already decided to launch
any problems with that. For Euro, I will have 5 historical figures, 3/4 cockpits, 1/35 and 1/24
Boudica in 75mm war chariot and 1/12 bust. I special forces vehicles. It’s something that
will have the 1/12 Carthago War Elephant Bust we want to develop with 1/24 special forces
with Driver. We have almost finished a new vehicles with 3 or 4 figures inside, ready to
concept (Bustorama). It’s a diorama with busts! develop a diorama if you want. Today and after
The first incorporated into this idea is the plenty of tests, we now can develop vehicles
Carthago War Elephant, where you will have a and bring textures to the materials. Imagine
wooden tower and inside you will have 2 X 1/12 inside a vehicle a chair with accurate textures.
busts. When you first look you think it’s a full It will be a new concept. I decided not to launch
figure, but in reality, it’s a bust. In addition, we anything for a while, so I could concentrate
have almost completed the 75mm Full Carthago on all the projects that are coming. General
War Elephant with the 3 figures above. It’s a Murat, French Artillery, Byzantium Cavalry,
massive project that will be released in time Confederate Cavalry, Catafratari mounted
for Christmas. Everyone can ask for him from on a Camel, and so on – plenty of projects
Santa 😊 This will be the last of the figures we are coming!
launch this year.
»»It is always a pleasure

to speak with you Hugo. We
look forward to seeing you
in future issues of FPM.
Thank you so much for this
opportunity and I’m very happy to
have your friendship and support.
It’s important for RPModels and to
me… Once again, THANK YOU to all
the RP fans and supporters.
Anyone wanting to purchase
from RPModels can find them
on Facebook or the store
www.rpmodels.pt and also at
leading stockists such as El Greco
Miniatures and SK Miniatures.
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Trooper, Australian Light Horse,

Beersheba
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Tuari Bloodshield
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Mechanic JOE
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In this new series of articles, we’re going to be taking
a closer look at Patreon. Many of us already subscribe
to more than one different Patreon provider; the small
monthly fee is hardly noticable and easy to forget,
but over time, the amount grows. Are they providing
the service we expect? Terry Cowell and Meirion
Evans investigate.
A
nother title for this article to make the hobby a potential career of selling monthly videos of artists
could have been ‘PATREON: choice. painting and sharing techniques was
All You Need to Know but So, what does it mean to our already in play by Miniature Mentor.
Were Afraid to Ask’. Patreon hobby community? Well, there are two When they started up, it would have
has been described as a membership schools of thought. First, there were required a considerable investment in
platform that provides business tools some reservations that the onset of camera equipment and video editing
for creators to run a subscription Patreon would see less free content software. Therefore, it was not easily
content service. Basically, customers being published on social media and accessible for artists. Fast forward
pay to watch videos and access other while I haven’t measured it in any way, to today and a high-quality set up is
forms of learning content. I would suggest there has been little far more affordable and the Patreon
It’s only been around since 2013, difference, if any. Secondly, it is seen platform means that artists can film
so in that respect it’s a relatively new as a great way to improve our skill set their own work and self-publish.
platform. For miniature painters, it by learning from the artists that we This is evidenced by the number
provides another way that the top admire and would love to emulate. of Patreons available, which leads
artists can earn a living from doing While Patreon seems like it’s to the reason I will be running this
what they love. Previously, if you here to stay, I think its success goes article each month. My aim is to
weren’t sculpting, selling box art or hand in hand with the growth of review different Patreons and to find
winning competition prize money, social media. Before we tuned into out if subscribers are getting value for
there were few available opportunities Facebook and Instagram, the idea their money.
The Ultimate guide to
While this may make me more or less

popular with the creators, it is by no means
intended to provide a personalised critique.
While it might seem at times I am being argumentative
Rather, the intention is to provide an unbiased or even provocative where I challenge the specifics of a
look at what is offered with a running narrative
on what we should expect and what is being Patreon, the ultimate aim is to provide a running article
delivered. With the help of experienced
Patreon surfer Meirion Camille Evans, we will that allows both the creator and customer to benefit.
look at different Patreons each month.
Why am I taking the time to create this? Well, earned money and we should be searching for For the creators, if they genuinely want
it could be argued that someone who is earning the Patreon that suits our specific needs. If this to help the patrons become better painters
thousands a month should be committed full means trying a few different Patreons, then at then they can use the articles as a tool.
time towards providing Patreons with regular least we may be able to provide an insight into Accountability isn’t a bad thing and they can
structured content that benefits the customer. which ones might suit your needs. use the information and ongoing conversation
It should also be pointed out where someone to improve their own practice.
is going above and beyond to provide a well
thought out programme, or demonstrates a
variety of different skills.
Actually, while it might seem at times I
am being argumentative or even provocative
where I challenge the specifics of a Patreon,
the ultimate aim is to provide a running article
that allows both the creator and customer to
benefit.
Through the course of the reporting,
customers will get an insight into what
different Patreons offer. It’s not one size fits
all. As customers, we are committing our hard-
Patreon Review
Ben Komets
I first joined Ben Komets’ Patreon when it
first started up in July 2016. I used to subscribe
to Miniature Mentor for years, so had a rough
idea of what I wanted from my first Patreon.
I don’t need to say too much about Ben’s
painting ability; he is rightfully considered to
be one of the ‘stand out’ miniature artists of Target Audience
this decade and has a reputation earned over The Patreon doesn’t really specify which advantage of making every video available to
a span of time and deserves untold respect for audience it’s aimed at or set any goals. In the newly joined Patreon customers.
that achievement alone. overview/introduction BK only identifies who A general question about all miniature art
I was looking forward to watching the he is and sets out the different pledge levels. Patreons would be – how is loyalty rewarded? Is
monthly videos, downloading the PDF’s, It assumes all patrons are of a certain there a way to reward the people who subscribe
chatting with the artist and being included in ability level and there is no provision regularly or follow from the beginning as
the monthly give-a-way, although I don’t feel for beginners. opposed to those who join say a year in and
this Patreon delivers on many of the points I He has a range of options allowing still get access to exactly the same amount
will raise. I will point out that I have enjoyed personal tuition at the high end of the pledge of content? It’s something all Patreon artists
relaxing and watching BK painting many times scale, with the majority of his 655 patrons should consider, given that it also creates a
over and this refers to the Patreon, not just opting for the collector option which gives situation where any individual could choose
the artist. access to his videos and any available PDF files. between subscribing each month or just one
The format uses YouTube, and although there month a year and gain exactly the same.
isn’t a designated download ‘ it does have the
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Personally, I would like an introduction

to be concise in laying out exactly what is
on offer. What does the artist aim to teach
the audience? What miniatures are going to
be painted or sculpted? What can we expect
to learn from each instalment? This planning
would have led to a far more cohesive and
fulfilling experience. Originally, I think the idea was to release at
I am not saying that BK doesn’t have these least one video per month and at times this has
intentions, but in honesty it feels to me like been sporadic. The painting of a single figure is
he just paints whatever his current personal sometimes broken up into 3 parts and while I
project is at the time and puts it on film. appreciate that the different segments’ focus
on painting different parts of the miniature, I
feel a little short changed if we are to see 3
videos covering the painting of a 32mm figure.
Communication
The overview gave me the impression that
we could communicate with the artist, to ask
questions and exchange views. This hasn’t
been delivered. I looked at the last batch of
several comments and found the only one
receiving a reply was the one asking about
buying BK’s own merchandise. This brings me
to another point. I can understand Ben using
his Patreon to advertise his own products
(notably I refer to his painting system of using
a card with dots to measure paint consistency).
He uses the system perfectly but uses it every
time. Does this exclude those who haven’t
invested in his products?
Production Quality
One of the things I really like about
BK’s Patreon is the quality and set up. He
switches between a full window view of his
hands painting and a split screen to show
both his painting and the palette or his paint
consistency card. He also overlays a graphic;
this shows us what kind of painting he is
performing such as layering.
The image is always very clear and there The audio is also very good, and BK has a lovely relaxed and easy to
is no loss of focus, shaking or obscured view. follow way of speaking to his audience. While much of what he says is
He is also good at ensuring the project he is interesting, as mentioned earlier it lacks objective purpose. This is a key
working on is rotated and turned upside down, area I would like to see him work on. Often, the evidence is there but it
giving the viewer multiple angles. needs to be highlighted, so that even if we aren’t interested in seeing, for
example, a bust being painted, we can watch it because we do want to
learn a technique that will be present.
Notable Good Practice

Something else I like is that BK publishes a list of paints that he uses.
One of the things I really

Many artists will tell you that it’s not important to have a list of colours
given the benefits of mastering the arts of mixing your own colour.
However; paints often have other properties and often it’s nice to not
like about BK’s Patreon have to think about colours and focus only on technique.
That said, it would be useful to have a section on colour theory or
is the quality and set up.

mixing as an example of the kind of structure I related to previously.
I think it’s fair to say how I feel it could be improved. I would like to
see BK roadmap a journey from beginner techniques through to advance
theory. He is one of the few artists that could do this and do it well. He
likely knows more about painting miniatures than most of the current
crop of high profile painters and with no disrespect intended to them,
it seems like he could really make a huge difference to his patrons. He
certainly has a unique opportunity.
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Overall Impression
Okay, so my overall impression of this throughout each review and the ultimate I will send BK a copy of this review, as I
Patreon is that it’s good, but not good enough. question I ask myself – has the Patreon am sure he will understand it as an objective
I know that BK has his fans, including me, but improved my painting skills and knowledge? critique and look at what, if any, changes he
if I am subjective then I feel anyone making a The answer in this case is yes, although only feels should be implemented.
very good living from Patreon should be doing a fraction of what I expected. I am left feeling That said, I am writing this series for the
a lot more to justify deserving this. He did that BK could provide so much more. patrons and will seek each month to, primarily,
stage his Paint Palooza showcase event, but It has to be pointed out that the review put their interest at heart. I will subject every
given that it was held in Germany, I am certain relates only to my opinion and therefore I future Patreon I look at to the same honest
it excluded more people than it included. would invite anyone reading this to experience scrutiny in the hope that it will better inform
This Patreon should be his full-time the Patreon and make up their own mind. our readers and improve the services we are
commitment; subscribers should be rewarded paying for.
with more thoughtful and structured content.
Original promises should be kept including
Stop
giving away his painted miniatures monthly and
communication with those that ask questions
on his page – it is just good etiquette.
I comprised a list of questions to be
considered each month to provide consistency
in collaboration with
Painting Contest
FPM – Pegaso Models RESULTS
Finally, the results! This contest was divided in 3 categories where the concentration was on
painting alone, so there was no division between historical and fantasy. Painting to a high standard
was the only thing that mattered!
For this reason, categories were simple: single miniature, mounted miniature and bust.
The purpose was to take a miniature or bust from Pegaso Models' entire range, paint it without
conversions, then show your work.
We, and obviously the judging staff at Pegaso Models decided to award an overall winner in
each section and give them the highest prize available amongst the vouchers offered by the Italian
brand.
Their judging took the opportunity to award not only the precious work itself, but to also award
the concept and the painting innovation in respect to the original box art.
The winners are:

- Single Miniature: Thraex by Fabio Fiorenza
- Mounted Miniature: Celtic Cavalry by Arnau Lazaro Azcarate
- Bust: Female Elf by Enrico Bertorino
Congratulations to all the winners!

They can contact Pegaso Models directly to get their coupon and obtain new models to paint.
We hope you enjoyed this little competition and there will be soon more, so stay tuned!
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Single Miniature: Thraex by Fabio Fiorenza
Celtic Cavalry by Arnau Lazaro Azcarate
Elf by Enrico Bertorino
We would like to thank Figure Painter Magazine for
granting us its pages to introduce ourselves and show
you what we’re about. We are a company based in Spain
dedicated to the creation and distribution of materials
and tools for wargames and modelling. We are going to
show you that with our tools and your imagination, you
can create whatever you wish.
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W
e are going to start with a
sci-fi project where we’ll
use some of our materials
to create textures and
ambience. This is just a sample--add
your own personal touch and you can
make hundreds of combinations.
Whenever we craft a scene, it’s
important to be aware of the space
we are going to need so our elements
don’t find themselves being too close or
too far from each other. When making
models, fields of vision are crucial. All
models contain details which can only
be appreciated from certain angles.
This encourages the viewer to focus and
analyse every detail.
Therefore, we will first determine the
size of our project using the light and
resistant material foamboard as base.
Once this has been done, we need to
choose how to make the floor and the
walls. One solution is to use our textured
rolling pin to replicate a brick wall, and
our plasticard sheets for the scrap yard’s
metallic floor. Since they are both rich in
detail, the painting process will highlight
the aging effects and will provide a
greater variety of textures.
When it comes to a project with multiple effect of decay. Our robot must look old, ready techniques, one of which is the sponge trick.
elements, the most efficient way is to paint for the scrap yard. As you may already know, it consists of giving
each element separately yet simultaneously, To achieve this, we’ll paint over the chipping small pats on the surface of the paint with a
making use of their drying time. As such, whilst medium with acrylics. Once we’ve finished the wet sponge, softly dipped in rusty-looking
the brick wall made of putty dries, we’ll add a painting phase, we rub over those parts we colours. Our favourite formula for this consists
layer of metallic paint to our main robot and want to expose with a wet and hard bristled of reds, oranges and black. Once this phase
apply a “chipping medium” over it. This allows brush. We can be rougher on those areas with is done, we can use washes in different areas
us to easily chip away at the paint, creating greater grazes and wider scratches. Afterwards to imitate oil leaks and grease stains and
grazes, kinks and nicks and bringing out an we’ll pass on to the rust phase using different pigments to imitate dirt as a final touch.
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Whilst we worked on our robot, the brick
wall as well as the mould for our garden bricks
we used dried completely. Our silicone moulds
can be filled with putty, resin, plaster or our
acrylic resin. The latter provides extraordinary
results when it comes to texture, drying speed
and toughness. What’s more, it can be dyed
without any problems. Once dried, we can
stick them together with cyanoacrylate glue
and begin to decorate our little scrap yard
corner. We’re looking for a feeling of neglect; a
place poorly taken care of, with bits of rubbish,
mechanical remains, planks, metallic plates
and other discarded material.
We’ll also use the chipping technique for the paint on the wall. With a base of red brick, we’ll
add layers of yellow and once dried, we’ll rub some of the colour off with the brush, revealing the
underlying red. Afterwards, it’s just a question of bringing different tones using brown and green
colour washes. The wall beneath the roof will be crowded with posters and graffiti of different
sizes, which we’ll age with pigments and an airbrush. Remember, it’s better to fall short with the
aging effect rather than overdoing it. It’s always easier to add than to subtract in modelling.
There are many small details in this scene This small robot, representing the brand we add one or two layers of paint with the
(rubbish bags, a teddy bear, glass bottles, bits new and innovative aspect of our theme, will airbrush, depending on the level of intensity
of other robots, metal sheets, wooden pallets, be decorated with our Chameleon paints. we’re looking for. Once dried, the metallic
etc.). It would take too long to explain how These paints have the unique property of effect will make the paint turn from a primary
every one of them is painted, so we’ll make up changing colour depending on the angle the colour to a secondary colour. It’s that simple.
for it with images of the process. However, we light is reflecting on. To make the most of its
do want to draw special attention to the other effect, we recommend applying it over a layer
protagonist of the project, the new robot. of glossy black. After applying this base layer,
We’ll leave you with a selection of photos of the finished
project. If you have any doubts or questions, you can contact
us through our Facebook page. We’ll be delighted to resolve
any issues you may have over this particular scene or of
any other projects you are carrying out. Thank you for your
attention and keep creating!
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s you might have noticed, we’re celebrating a pretty big milestone for us,
our 50th issue. To say a big thank you to our readers for making us the
number one miniature painting hobby magazine and for helping us reach this
milestone, we, along with those very nice people at The Airbrush Company,
have organised a fantastic competition for you. By answering the following questions
correctly, you have a chance to win this brand new Sparmax Zeta airbrush compressor
kit. If you want to know more about this kit, then check out our product review on page How to enter
41. It’s an ideal compressor for both beginner and advanced airbrush painters. Write your answers to the questions in an email
and send it to [email protected],
We want to make sure this prize goes to a true Figure Painter Magazine reader, so with the subject 50th issue celebration, (if you click
questions are designed to test your knowledge about the magazine, plus a few thrown the link it’s done for you). Answers should reach us
in about The Airbrush Company and the hobby in general. If you’ve missed any issues, by Monday, 1st October and we will announce the
don’t worry because Robot Pigeon Publishing is having an end of summer sale, so you’ll winner in issue 52.
be able to catch up with issues at a cheaper price than normal (it’s almost as if this is
all planned 😊). To the Questions➡
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Questions
We wanted to make sure this prize goes to a true FPM reader and this is a really big prize, so
the questions are bound to be tough and are designed to really test your knowledge about FPM
and get you to go visit The Airbrush Company website and perhaps you might decide to spend
some money, who knows?
1. From issue 1, what was used as the substructure for Dark Carnival?
2. From issue 2, what was the product code of the miniature Marta reviewed?
3. From issue 3, what was the subject of our What’s on the Market article?
4. From issue 5, what did Adrian Hopwood paint?
5. When was The Airbrush Company (airbrushes.com) founded?
6. From issue 8, what show did Davide Rainone attend?
7. From issue 9, who answered Tim Fitch’s questions?
What year did The Airbrush Company start importing Paasche airbrushes
8. into the UK?
9. In issue 12, who did Sergey Chasnyk paint?
From issue 15, what material did Shane & Martyn use to make the stone
10. archway?
11. From issue 16, who did FPM send to the Weekend Workshop?
12. From issue 18, whose artwork was Nicolas Rouanet’s model based on?
13. In the Eighties, where was the Airbrush & Spray Centre located?
14. From issue 20, where was the person from the insight article born?
15. From issue 21, what paints did Terry Cowell review?
From issue 22, who is the manufacturer of the miniature featured on the
16. cover?
From issue 23, in which city was the show located that Marko attended on
17. the 22nd Feb, 2015?
18. From issue 25, who was featured in our Best of British article?
In 1988, which German graphics company started to produce the Conopois

19. airbrush?
20. From issue 27, who’s artwork is Luke Wilson’s diorama based on?
21. From issue 31, what show did Kyle Cruickshank attend? Tie Breaker
We will choose three random winners, then
22. From issue 34, what bust did Sergey Popovichenko paint? will put the answer to the tie breaker vote and
the person that wins this will be the overall
23. From issue 37, who painted The BIG Captain?
winner of the prize. The tie breaker question
24. From issue 40, which miniature company did FPM shine the spotlight on? that you must finish is …
25. What charity does The Airbrush Company support? You know you’re a miniature painter when…?
There is no right or wrong answer for this,

so the most imaginative and funny answer
will win. As an example — you know you’re a
miniature painter when you have to wash your
hands before you go to the bathroom.
Good luck to everyone who enters and to

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The association of miniaturists, modellers and tabletop

wargamers, Agram, recently organised the Exhibition
of Miniatures and Tabletop Scenery Agram 2018 in the
Vladimir Horvat Gallery, ZZTK, Trg žrtava fašizma 14,
Zagreb, Croatia. The exhibition was open from February 22
until March 11, 2018.
Exhibition of
Miniatures
and Tabletop
Scenery Agram
2018 Text & Photography: UMS ‘Agram’
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S
ince 2007, UMS ‘Agram’ has been
holding such exhibitions and they are
always held at the end of February and
beginning of March as a celebration
of the club’s birthday. The club was founded
on March 6, 2003. Within the glass cases of
Zagreb’s Community of Technical Culture, the
visitors could see the cross section of the club’s
and club members’ works, as well as 16 years’
worth of entries done by various workshop and
class attendees of numerous programmes that
the club has organised in its 16-year history.
The main feature of this year’s exhibition
were two glass cases given to the club’s most
prolific miniaturists and modellers, FPM’s own
Ana Polanšćak and Marko Paunović
ANA POLANŠĆAK was born in 1991 in
Zagreb, Croatia. She’s been a club member
since 2007. She has been the assistant
manager of the club’s Terrain Workshop since
2013 and the club’s Librarian since 2014. Miniature Painting Competition, Rotten Harvest, Zagreb’s modelling cup
She writes occasionally for Figure Painter Crna Kraljica, Wyrd and Infamy Miniatures competitions on the Wamp Forum
Magazine as well as Initiative Magazine. In as well as the first place in the Rainbow Brush online edition in 2017.
her career, she has won several gold medals
at Zagreb’s Black Queen Hobby and Miniature
Painting Competition, as well as a couple of
best painted army awards at the Agram Arena
Summer Malifaux tournaments. She’s also won
a silver and a bronze in Rotten Harvest online
contest organised by Wyrd Miniatures. Most of
her recent work has been documented on her
own blog, Gardens of Hecate, which she’s been
running since 2012.
MARKO PAUNOVIĆ was born in 1979 in
Zagreb, Croatia. He is one of the founding
members of UMS ‘Agram’ and the manager of
the club’s Terrain Workshop since 2005. He’s
won an annual award of Zagreb’s Community of
Technical Culture called Dr. Oton Kučera in 2011
and the annual Croatian Award for Technical
Culture called Faust Vrančić in 2012. He’s one
of the editors in Figure Painter Magazine and
Initiative Magazine. He’s also a regular writer
for Wyrd Chronicles. He’s also won several
gold, silver and bronze medals at international
competitions like Black Queen Hobby and
Next to the two head-liners, there were two The opening of the exhibition took place on February 22nd with many
glass cases full of exhibits and entries done by of the club’s members and friends showing up.
club members and workshop attendees, most
notably from the Terrain Workshop seminars
and Miniature Painting Workshop seminars.
Those glass cases were a sort of a breakdown
of club activities throughout its history.
Obviously, the most attention was given to the
programmes and projects the club is currently
organising. There has been an announcement
of the Terrain Workshop seminar that will take
place later in September where attendees
will be introduced to various materials, tools
and techniques in terrain building. During
the course, they will build their own terrain
featuring a building of their choice (from
three different designs). The club’s library was
represented with a huge number of various
books that could be borrowed as well as two
books that the club released in 2016 and
2017. Two different Miniature Workshops were
announced. One will deal with making bases
for dioramas and will feature a quick intro into
electronics and the other will be based around
painting a 1/16 FeR Miniatures bust: Einar
Eriksson, Norse Prince.
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During one of the weekends of the
exhibition, the club organised a Miniature
Painting Workshop. The workshop was based
around army batch painting and was aimed
mostly at wargamers and/or beginner painters.
The attendees painted three minis per day.
On Saturday they painted three Lord of the
Rings miniatures based on a single, unit filler,
base. The second day of the workshop saw the
painting of three Cultist miniatures each based
on a pre-built base.
FPMPRODUC
Recently, movies and games have Neko Galaxy, although relatively new From time to time, we see miniatures that
influenced the producers of the hobby, and to the block, has quickly established itself catch our eye and we say ‘oh-I like that’. Dr
more and more figures and busts are coming as a company releasing high quality stylish Hannibal Cain was one of those miniatures
out based on popular media characters. miniature busts. The driving force behind for Normski. With the emergence of cyber-
Nutsplanet has a lot of characters based the company, Piotr Czajka, seems to have the punk and post apoc genres, the miniature
around these shows and the Barbarian bust ability to create busts that encourage artists to world has seen the rise of all kinds of crazy
is derived from one of the most well-known produce some of their most stunning works. A themed pieces from not-so-caring nurses to
barbarians – Red Sonja. It might not say on the visit to the Neko Facebook page would provide gas masked fiends. They are coming from all
box, but the box art gives it away. Normski sees you all the evidence you need to confirm this, manner of producers, but no others do it quite
if the bust can live up to the legend. but does their latest release live up to the as well as Savage Forged Miniatures.
hype? Terry Cowell finds out.
Barbarian Lydia Dr Hannibal Cain

Price: $40.00-£29.69 Price: 54€ Price: €16.50
Scale: 1/12th Scale: 1/10th Scale: 1/35th
www.nutsplanet.com nekogalaxyminiatures.com www.savageforgedminis.com
REVIEW EDITOR
DAVIDE RAINONE
CTREVIEWS
Michael Kontraros has been flying high Review by Shane Rozzell. I have been In the world of miniature painting we have
again, most recently with his latest in a asked to review a couple of new products come to associate the FeR Miniature range
long line of top collaborative wins with his from those nice people at airbrushes.com. with some of the best miniatures and busts
fantastic piece Apocalypse at the Crystal This second of them is the new SharpenAir on the market. Fernando Ruiz has released
Brush 2018. However, he never forgets his (TM) airbrush needle repair system. I, like several pieces recently and here Normski takes
small releases and with this one, the Zombie probably many of you, saw the advert for it on a look at the Knight of Cardona, 1325 Sculpted
Queen, it also signifies the end of a line. Luke social media. I thought it’d be interesting to by Oriol Quin for the Clash of Cultures range.
Wilson looks closer. see the result as I know how temperamental
needles can be and they’re precision made, so
I doubted it would be as good as they claimed.
Zombie Queen SharpenAir TM Knight of Cardona

Price: £33/€39/$40 Price: £49 Price: €40
Scale: 1/35th Scale: N.A. Scale: 1/12th
www.mkontraros.com airbrushes.com ferminiatures.com
Nutsplanet's Conclusion
Aside from the aesthetics, the quality of
Barbarian
the piece is really nice and I’m sure it will sell
many copies, but to me it still doesn’t sit right
and could do with a few tweaks here and there.
At $40 direct from Nutsplanet it is not cheap
for a 1/12th scale bust, but it is definitely not
When I first saw this bust, I was not keen The quality of the bust, however is a the most expensive bust out there. Personally,
on it and it was never going to be on my list different matter. It is your typical highly I would not collect this bust and I am a big
of pieces to buy. When the offer for the review detailed Nutsplanet bust. If I didn’t know any collector of Barbarian pieces, but with the
came up, I decided to do it because I thought it better, I would say it was hand sculpted, but quality that Nutsplanet put into it, I can see it
was an ideal reason to look at the bust closely the advances in digital sculpting are amazing. being a popular model from their range.
to see if my initial reaction would be justified The texture of the smooth surfaces is finely
or not. textured – not smooth like hand finished
When it arrived, I decided to let it sit on pieces, which is probably the only give away.
my bench for a few days, so it was in my eye I know this bust is a female sculpt, but
line while I painted. I would pick it up from I think the size of the axe is way too small –
time to time and look at the detail. The more it’s almost as if it has been done small just
I looked, the more I noticed something didn’t because it is for a woman. Bigger blades would
look quite right to me. The issue is the position have looked much better.
of the upper arms, they are set back behind As mentioned above, she has a masculine
the breasts and tucked in under the shoulder look and her wide jaw is suited to the barbarian
details which gives the illusion that her body theme. Her face, although not classically
is really narrow, and we cannot see the deltoid beautiful, is still feminine and does have a
muscles that would shape her torso. Her resemblance to the actress Chloe Grace Moretz
shoulders are too narrow; she needs a little which is a good thing.
height in the shoulders as they look like they
are drooping, and her actual shoulder muscles
are not formed enough for someone who
swings an axe. For me this bust is aesthetically
wrong and no matter how much I look at it, I
can’t see it any other way.
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Neko Galaxy's
Lydia
When you ask for 54 Euros for a 1/10 scale The bust has an anime feel to it with larger
bust you need to ensure that you are offering a than life eyes and rounded cheeks. The details
product that makes the customer feel like they are sharp, and the separate head means that
are receiving a collectors’ package, even when nothing will be obscured to the artist’s brush.
the intention is to paint it. The head is attached to a sprue which will
I am very pleased to say I feel they [Neko], need careful removal and a little sanding, but
deliver. The bust arrives securely packaged nothing in excess of what is expected with
and the box has a sleeve showing the beautiful most miniatures.
illustration created by Daria ‘Kittew’ Leonova.
Inside, the bust has four components--hands,
cross, head and torso. The smaller components
are in bags and the larger bust and head are
individually wrapped in bubble wrap. Conclusion
You will also find some welcome extras. Something I should point out is that Lydia
A short biography on Lydia with an expanded is already sold out. She literally sold out
illustration of the art work by Daria, an art card overnight and was completely gone within a
with the details of all those collaborating on week of release. She was limited to 120 units,
her creation, a Neko seal of authenticity and a so if you don’t already own her then it’s unlikely
couple of Neko stickers for your painting case. you will get a copy. The point of this review is
I really like the back-story, but I will likely to tell you to go and like their Facebook page
go with my own narrative. I like to think she and get ready for the next release. They have
has already been in battle and comes to pray future collaborations planned and based on
for forgiveness for the carnage she has left in my experience with Lydia, I am anticipating
her wake. another memorable fast seller.
Savage Forged
Minis' Dr. the box, there is an inlay card and sticker. Who
doesn’t like stickers...
Keeping the pieces separate is a nice
Hannibal Cain
touch, as it will allow painting of the face and
gas mask free of obstruction.
Dennis has sculpted this miniature
supremely well; the belt buckle is so small,
yet so crisp it baffles me how he does this.
The tools in the pockets are so nicely done,
Here, we are taking a look at the 1/35th Dr. Hannibal Cain is gnarly; now I don’t especially the grips on the pliers and the
scale post-apocalyptic range called Savage mean gnarly like a weird skater kid, I mean he forceps/scissors. There are rivets and studs
Days. I have followed Savage Forged Minis for a is full of blisters and open sores, like he has on the clothing and they are tiny. I am totally
while now and Dennis Zarnowski has sculpted been exposed to a lot of radiation. This begs blown away by sculptors who can do this level
some very nice pieces from busts right down to the question is he fit enough to operate? I’m of detail at such small scales.
1/72nd scale minis. sure no one cares, because if he has hold of
Dr. Hannibal Cain is the most recent piece you, you are not getting treated well... also he Conclusion
from this range and when I first saw it I was has a huge syringe and an axe, whoever he is I was not let down by the Dr. Hannibal Cain
hooked. This model reminded me so much of treating is in for a bit of a bumpy ride. miniature and I’m happy my initial reaction
the ReichDoktor from the Mauser Earth range The miniature is cast in high quality grey was upheld by the quality of the piece as there
by Wonderland Project Miniatures [originally resin as is all of the Savage Forged range. The were no major quality issues. I would also like
SmartMax]. cast quality is great. It had some flash around to mention the detail of this miniature is top
Dr. Hannibal Cain has his German style the apron edges and feet, but nothing that level. If you like post-apocalyptic miniatures, I
helmet firmly in place like he is operating in would cause an issue. There was only one suggest you visit the Savage Forged Miniatures
the field. He has what looks like a butcher’s mould line and it was on the helmet, but it website and take a look at all his ranges
apron on with various tools in the pockets and buffed out within a few minutes. as Dennis has many different types and
combat pants and boots on, so this doctor is Dr. Hannibal Cain stands at 48mm to the scales from 1/72 post-apoc right up to 75mm
definitely in the thick of the action somewhere eyes and a fraction over 50mm to the top of miniatures and busts. I am sure you will not be
in a violent post-apoc war zone. the helmet. The mini comes in four pieces – disappointed.
the torso, two hands and the helmet. Also, in
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MK Collectables'
Zombie Queen
It’s no secret I have been a fan of Michael’s
stuff for many years now and my very first
purchase of his, in the very beginning, was the The Queen is suitably ghastly and tatty.
Werewolf Queen. In time, I’ve collected all of This, of course, is intentional for what she is.
the queens, so it’s only fitting (and with a little I really like the decay on her face exposing
sadness), that I should review his latest and her jaw and further down her leg exposing her
last in the line, the Zombie Queen. femur. The same can be said for her arms, with
The Queen comes in a total of seven pieces. both the humerus and radius exposed, while
They are split – three pieces for the Queen and in her hand she is holding a skull. Again, like
four pieces for the scenery that comes in the impressed with the detail of her tiny feet. the scenery elements there was just one piece
box. This basically makes a whole scene in a They are so delicate, but all the detail is there; of prep needed before painting, and that is a
box and if, like me, you struggle with bases, it kudos to both for that. The only thing to prep small mould line down the back of her arms.
is very welcome. this piece I would have to do is slightly trim a
Let’s look at the scenery elements first. bit off of the bottom of where the gravestone
You have a pedestal base with another zombie slips in, so it was a snug fit, and that’s it! Conclusion
emerging from the ground and place holders Both the gravestone and cenotaph have For the price this is an excellent kit
for the gravestone and a small cenotaph. For some great detail on them in the form of considering it’s a whole ready-made scene
the top of the cenotaph there is a head piece engraving. These have been done by laser and that only requires you to paint and put your
of what looks like an angel carrying a lady. This are perfect. I asked Michael if the names on the own personal touch on it to complete a nice
piece in particular is fantastic. The quality of stones are any relevance to anyone. He said no project. I think this is a fitting end to the series,
both Michael’s sculpting and Yaiannia’s casting one in particular, but they are the names on and Michael ends it on a high.
are evident here. In particular, I was really real graves he had seen.
SharpenAir ™
I originally saw this on social media, and thought I’d be in for at least one hour
then like all things on social media it soon of work to get the needle where I could use
disappeared from my wall and went out of my it again, so I was surprised that the process
mind when the next new shiny appeared. explained would only take a few minutes.
Fast forward a couple of months and I According to the instructions, all I had to do
received a package from airbrushes.com and was push the needle into a small hole in the
this was included, so it sparked my interest front of the unit, give it a few twists, then
once again, but I had a problem — no bent move onto the next hole, moving right to left;
needles to fix! another few twists and repeat 2 more times in
I had no option but to bend a perfectly good the two remaining holes.
needle. This didn’t sit right with me at all, but
eventually I had to bite the bullet. Thankfully
I had an old airbrush packed away that I no
longer use, so I rummaged it out to grab the
needle. After a few minutes of pressing the
tip into my cutting mat I had totally ruined it,
so much so, that if this had happened while
in the airbrush it would have certainly split
the nozzle and required a full breakdown to
remove it from the front of the airbrush.
Opening the small box, I was confronted
with the SharpenAir product itself and a
small 3000 grit sanding pad. The design of
the SharpenAir is a compact hard plastic unit
with three screws on the top. As you can see
in the image, there is a sticker on it giving a
web address where I can see how this thing
works. While downloading the instructions and
printing them off, I was still pretty sceptical
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The instructions did say 15 complete

turns, but step one took me 20 turns before
I was happy. Step two was 15 turns, as were
steps three and four. After finishing I was very
pleasantly surprised with the result. The whole
process took less than 2 minutes; in fact, I had
spent more time bending the needle! I did
decide to polish it a bit more using the sanding
pad supplied to get some of the small scratches
out that can cause paint to dry on the tip of the
nozzle and hamper your airbrushing, but I was Step One Step Two Step Three Step Four
very impressed with the end result.
So, is the SharpenAir value for money?
It costs £49 which is, at first glance, pretty
steep! For most airbrushes a new needle
costs around £10 depending on the model and
brand of airbrush, but SharpenAir claims that
you can fix a needle up to eight times, so the
math easily shows it’s really is worth considering. Replacement sharpening stones cost around £12 Conclusion
and branded sanding pads are priced at £7.33, but any 3000grit sanding pad will do, so the unit As I have said above, I’m really pleased
definitely has longevity. If you’re like me, who runs 3 more expensive airbrushes - repairing each with the result and for the airbrushes I use
needle once saves me the cost of the SharpenAir unit. it’s a cost effective solution. Also, there is
nothing worse than getting into a project then
having to stop and wait a couple of days for
a replacement needle to arrive. For newbies a
bent needle, which is easy to do when you’re
unsure of your new airbrush, could put you off
using it forever, so from now on when I speak
to people just getting into airbrushing I will
always recommend this product.
FeR Miniatures' Knight
of Cardona, 1325
I always make it my mission to find a fault – mould tab on the back of the helmet, which will
even the smallest of mould lines. If the mould only take minutes to remove and buff.
lines are non-existent, it is the mark of a great Next are the arms. This was a very quick
cast and this cast was no exception. The only inspection as they were flawless, sculpted with
marks I could see were on the shoulder armour leather cuffs and nice buckle details. In the
and down the sleeve of the tunic, but this right hand, the figure grips a mace. I need to
was already removed and will require a mere draw attention to a small but very cool detail
buffing to smooth off. How many miniature regarding the hilt of the mace. There is a tab When fitting the miniature to a base or a
manufacturers would prep a mini for you? on the end which fits into a socket on the leg plinth you can use the supplied piece, or you
There was a mould tab, but it was inside the which when combined with the socket on the can make your own base. Personally, I would
collar of the armour; this was another clever arm both will make the fixing and gluing on use the resin earth piece and add to it on a
move from the caster, a few seconds and it was that are very secure and this will reduce the plinth as it would make the footing more
gone, buffed and ready for undercoat. need for pinning; another lovely touch from secure, but I guess this is personal choice.
The armour on the legs is nicely shaped Oriol. The left arm is also secured at 3 points
with a nice ridge running the length of each of contact – the elbow, the hand and the sword
shin guard. There are cut outs for the weapons, can all be glued together. Conclusion
so they will sit nicely and realistically against The shield is plain on the front which allows Like in other reviews I tried my hardest
the material of the tunic. for freehand or weathering or even both. The to find negatives, but I couldn’t find many at
The head is wrapped in a hood and has a rear is wood grained with a pad and straps for all. The Knight of Cardona is a great miniature
helmet which is sculpted to echo the shoulder the arm. This is framed in turned over material and I personally can’t wait to paint it. If you
armour. There were only two very small issues which shows the front side is covered and not prefer historical miniatures, this one is worth
with the head. There is a small mould line to just plain. The smallest pieces are the spurs a purchase and I look forward to seeing what
the rear underneath the helmet which when that fit in the back of the heel. The holes need comes next from FeR Miniatures.
buffed out will not be seen and there is a small a little widening, so the spurs fit in securely.
Immortal King by Werner Kellens
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David "Tex" Hill, Flying Tiger by Edo Kalkman
by Bucky Sheftall
Lovecraft/Innsmouth inspired Diorama

by Daniel Toffinsky
Son of the desert by Michael Hazell Dan Marino by Scotte Bricks Turner
Dark Souls themed Diorama by Daniel Toffinsky
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Watson by Luke Wilson La Charra W.I.P. by Terry Cowell
Ironbound Defense by Shane Rozzell Urhuk by Shane Rozzell
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COVER ARTIST: Marc Masclans

ADDITIONAL LAYOUT: Marta Slusarska

ASSISTANT EDITOR: Terry Cowell

COPY EDITOR: Sean Fulton

REVIEW EDITOR: Davide Rainone

ADVERT SALES: Sarah Evans

REGULAR EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS

Tommy's War Collectors Club for 2019 is

A while ago, the ALFA Model Club of Rome held their

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Years of painting? I have spent half a life

Major awards? Throughout my career as

Future Plans? Enjoying the present.

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I am currently working as a full-time painter. I have a studio near my

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Paul Bonner. So, tell us that someone wanted to have pieces of me in

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The courses: the truth is that I like them

Finally made a simple base for the this model I

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RAF Pilot & Dog WW2

Jean Fantin, St. Kitts 1689

Trooper, Australian Light Horse,

Carthago War Elephant

Discworld Nanny Ogg

Tagar, the Wild

While this may make me more or less

Personally, I would like an introduction

Notable Good Practice

One of the things I really

is the quality and set up.

The winners are:

Congratulations to all the winners!

4. From issue 5, what did Adrian Hopwood paint?

5. When was The Airbrush Company (airbrushes.com) founded?

6. From issue 8, what show did Davide Rainone attend?

7. From issue 9, who answered Tim Fitch’s questions?

9. In issue 12, who did Sergey Chasnyk paint?

In 1988, which German graphics company started to produce the Conopois