Flying Witch

Years ago the special figure of FIGZ 

was this awesome flying witch with her cat.

Sculped by my good friend Alex.

Since she is flying, I had to present her differently. 

I chose confirmation through her back.

After I had drilled the hole and glued a paper clip into it,

I could start painting.

I opted for a purple version, supplemented with some pink. 

Of course the cat is black.

It had been a while since I had painted 20mm,

it was fun to do (although I really prefer the larger scale)

For the presentation I had opted for a deep photo frame,

I glued a haloween picture on the back wall.

I made the frame black, so that it gives the right depth and atmosphere.

When the frame was ready, it was time to add the witch.

(the bumps will disappear later)

Determine the right place and start drilling ...

During this execution, of course the broom broke.

Yes the figure is very vulnerable. 

After that was glued again, this is the end result.

I made this for my girlfriend with whom I have been together for 13 years today. 

She loves witches and has been looking forward to 

the painted version of this witch for a long time.

Naughty Witch

As the title does say, a bit of a naughty post this month.
But it must be the warm weather I presume
why this witch is wearing this outfit.

I am talking about the special FIGZ figure 2019.

For those who visit FIGZ every year my good friend Alex

does sculpt a figure in scale 1/72 in a limited edition.

This year he send me a mail, he was a bit carried away...

Now you can see what he ment....

And for me personal it was something new to paint.

Okay I admit I had a lot of fun doing her.

Hours of research for this uniform, hahaha

Not really my scale to paint, but she looks fine to me.

I did put her on a wooden pedestal, and kept it simple...

A big thanks to Alex for making this special figure.

Hope you like her, next month no nude by me, lol

Nappie

As you may know, I organize since several years a small event

called FIGZ to promote the hobby of painting figures.

My son Benno did design a simple mascotte for FIGZ:

It's Nappie with some Dutch fun in it.

He has got a Dutch flag and wears wooden shoes!

I asked my giftson Jurrien if he could design

a 3D vesion on the computer, so we could print it.

And a great result in 20 and 28 mm was born.

And before FIGZ 2019 was a fact, I did paint the first one.

The blacklines painting isn't my sort of speciality

but for once I did try it.

Really like the result, okay some guys can do a better job,

but it sure was personal a fun project for me.

Thanks to Benno, Jurrien and Speira Miniatures

to make a dream come true !

Dutch Napoleonic Infantery

Look who marching into my blog...

(yeah on the last 2 pictures in may '17 you could see them already)

This moth I show the 6 Dutch infantry Napoleonic figures.

I did paint extra for my good friend Jan his group build for FIGZ.

I only told him I would paint a flag carrier,

but as a small surprise I added these 6 guys in the parcel.

But what a hell it is to paint those Nappies...

I know it sounds stupid, but I really hate painting them...

And that's why it took a bit longer than I had hoped for!

I tried to get the right colors, to avoid to much reactions..

Okey, when there is more then one, it already looks nice...

And I would almost like them, hahaha

But even I hate these figures, I liked to do this as a thank you for Jan,

who did a really great job on the 

Bennos Figures Forum Great Miniature Figures Parade 2017.

When I send the parcel it took so long, 

I was afraid I lost them in the post.

But after two weeks they finally arrived, pffff.

So this was the rest of my entry for this years group build.

To get a impression on the total project, look at the forum post

klick here

Used figures: Hät set 8025

FIGZ fun

This month a small special project...

My contribution for the FIGZ painting competition.

I made a happy figure painter at FIGZ!

And of course wearing his FIGZ shirt...

Looking at those nice boxes wit HäT figures

I made this small vignette in a black bottle cap.

Filled the cap with foam, and on top of that made a wooden floor.

This is made from carton, some extra knife cuts and acryl paint over it. 

The table is made from lucifer sticks, and a carton table top.

Printed some different HäT boxes in a extra small version.

They are 5mm long, and I even made the sides of the boxes.

Inside I did put a bit of foam to keep them in the proper form.

The figure is form the Asterix bubble gum range.

this guy is 3 cm high.

Such a small vignette with a funny result.

A little bit of scratch build, and a single figure.

And no I did't win the contest, but I knew that before I enter it.

Because I organize FIGZ every year on the first Sunday of June,

I felt that I had to enter it as a example for the others.

Hope you liked it, and at least it's again

something else on my blog!