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Thanks Tim.

Thanks Rob. It is a bronze (plastic) figure that was given out at the Braves game. Chris

Thanks Dick. The pin stripes required a couple of do-overs. Chris

Here is my favorite baseball player of all time. Comments always welcome. Chris

Nice work Al. Chris

Beautiful on both accounts. Chris Fontenot

Very nice piece. Chris Fontenot

Thanks Mark! John, I think it is suppose to represent the one from the 1940's-1950's comic strip. Chris

Al, thank you. Your observations on the beard are valid. This was a concern of mine also. I will have to revisit and try to improve it. Thanks, Chris Fontenot

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Very nice, indeed.

Ed, Thank you so much for your kind words. Your Warrior figure is awesome and I do see what you mean about the undercutting. I don't spend so much time with the cleanup. I basically remove the mold line and I do cleanup, and sharpen the edges, but not to the degree that you do. It certainly pays off in your work. They edges and natural shadow add a realizm to the figure. I have only been doing figures for about 2 years or so, and have only used Vellejo acrylics. I am in the Atlanta Military Figure Club and some of the members there achieve beautiful results with oils. I may have to try them one day. The whole trick with acrylics is the blending (or defusing) with glazes. Thanks again for your kind words. www.scalesminiatures.net

Thanks Eric. A guy in my club is doing them. His name is David Oswalt and his email is oswalt2310@comcast.net, if you are interested. He has the whole Batman line. I will be doing Robin next.

I just completed this cool bust. It was soooooo much fun. Comments and advice always welcome. www.scaleminiatures.net

Thanks Ed. It is resin and I did spend some time on mold lines and clean up, but it needed very little. Did I miss something? Chris Fontenot

Thanks Dick. You are correct, this is Vallejo acrylics.

I have not posted in a while. I am calling this one complete. It is from Young Miniatures. Comments and advice always welcome. Chris Fontenot

Your rigs were beautiful, and so was the fish. I loved getting to see your rigs up close and it was a pleasure meeting you. Chris Fontenot

That tool is my trusty OOP Fenderbender. It has 3 screws that tighten down on PE making it easy to bend. Lots of folks use the hold and fold for the same purpose. I will be doing an update for this project shortly. Chris Fontenot

WOW!!! That rig is awesome. I was drilling oil wells in 1978 in South Louisiana using truck rigs. Oh, the memories. I too will be in Murfreesboro, so I can't wait to see it up close and personal. Chris Fontenot

This came out very nicely. Chris Fontenot

Keith, Awesome build and an awesome thing that you did for you daughter. Chris

Very nicely done. Chris

Sorry JLK. I have never seen a conversion chart. Chris

Thank you all for the kind words. Drafting Linen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search From the late 19th century until the middle of the 20th century, drafting linen, also known as drafting cloth, was commonly used as an alternative to wood-pulp and rag papers in creating technical drawings. Its major benefits were considerable strength, especially in erasing and redrawing, durability in handling, and translucency for making multiple reprographic prints. Manufactured as an undyed muslin woven fabric, typically using cotton or linen fiber, the textile was highly starched and then calendered to create a smooth surface for precise ink and graphite lines. Although drafting linen was most typically used in creating original drawings, it was occasionally used as the underlying support for blueprints and other similar reprographic processes. Drafting linen largely fell out of favor after the development of drafting film — varying in chemical composition from cellulose acetate to polyester—in the 1950s. So they quit making it in about 1960, but I occasionally find a few sheet on Ebay and buy and hoard them. I did an SBS on another forum on making flags out of the drafting linen. It works very well. Please see the flag that I did below. If you have any other questions, please ask. Chris