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The 2024 catalog is on the way to the printer…we are a little late following the passing for our full time Graphic Artist Doug Dearth. Ericka stepped up and did the art and layout on the recent Standard and just finished the catalog. We will be printing a 2025 catalog later in the year. I just...

The Village pump Here is a pedestal diorama that was built a little over a year ago. I now only have one wooden candle stand left, but it was buttembled crooked and I need to cut it apart and reassemble it before a scene can be built on it. This one features a variety of Napoleonic period...

Thanks, Ericka designed that and laser cut it out of micro plywood used for flying models. It is pretty sturdy and takes paint well.

Here is the same late war Flak 88 with a crew that I built into a small pedestal display. In this case the vertical element was a city brick and cast iron fence. Using this type of wall allowed you to see the gun and crew from any angle. The building wall behind was not part of the diorama, but...

I will be posting photos of this year’s new club figures soon. I have been working on them between other projects and right now there are 5 finished with possibly a 6th one that might make it too.

Nice selection of figures in this display..well done!

Here is the same set used in temporary photo displays…one using loose snow to blend in the bases and the other ground scatter. I used two different buildings, but the same backdrop on both. I hope to build a larger display incorporating this set later in the year using additional figures...

Here are a couple other photos of this set along with a two other figures from our WWII collection on a base I built for the Chicago show. These are production figures with the bases removed for the display, but there is no photoshop used in the photo, and no extra details added to the figures...

Me too…

There are more in the works…

Not too long ago I finished this new mounted Union General Grant figure for W. Britain. The original was sculpted out of two part epoxy putty, then it was duplicated in resin in a silicone mold we made so we could paint a master. It will be in-stock next week along with a few other new items, so...

Yes, a one-of-a-kind for Dennis and I am working toward another 100 year birthday figure for the other! I am doing these on my own as a special hand-made gift.

I reposted the image in case you cannot see it in the first post. Visiting the cemetery was moving and we spent a fair amount of time walking up the rows reading names, some of which were familiar to us.

I recently returned from a trip to Europe where we spent time in Paris, Waterloo and Bastogne. We were honored to be able to spend time with WWII veterans in Belgium touring the battlefield and attending various ceremonies. We wrapped up our trip with a visit to the American Military Cemetery in...

I just set up this quick diorama using our snow mat, the “King is Dead” backdrop, an M4A3 (75mm) large hatch Sherman and a few Parachute Infantryman to remember the brave men that resisted and then reversed Hitler’s last offensive in the West. In a few months additional hard fighting would see...

Yes, I used to shoot outdoors much more when I still lived in Michigan. In my opinion this approach can produce the best results when photographing smaller displays. The interesting detail I can share is that I often would print or paint a backdrop to mask any out of scale details or create...

In memory of James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, humanitarian and an inspiration to people around the world.

Before I was a military modeler I was a model railroader. I worked with a dear friend for 22 years to complete the scenery and back drop on his Erie Railroad layout, which will be open during the NMRA national in Michigan this year. Hopefully in retirement I can return to my first love, ideally...

I built this small Civil War diorama a few years ago specifically to display a large scale 4-4-0 American that I was going to rebuild into something much closer to a wartime locomotive. I only took a few photos when a friend talked me out of it to display his train, so it looks like I will just...

Here is a photo of the figure…