Progress on the Mammoth scene

The scene would be one of a herd of mammals entering a canyon to be trapped and killed by Cro-Magnon hunters. I pasted some cardboard to serve as scene cutouts. Some of these figures are already positioned on the cutouts. Over these, I pasted some rock surface castings made from resin, added more plaster and rocks, and started to paint the scene. I lightened the sky and will probably repaint the rest of the scene.

Some progress on the Palm Sunday Scene

I finally made some progress on this scene. I painted the background, then decided that I needed stronger colours.

Did some reading on the theme. Jesus entered Jerusalem through the Golden Gate, east of Jerusalem. Current pictures on the internet show a double gated structure (rebuilt in the 6th century AD, so we can only guess as to how the original must have appeared.

Stamped metal pieces

If one looks beyond the obvious sources of zinnfiguren, there are many stamped metal pieces which could be collected as well. For example, my sister gave me these Siamese elephants which are used for cushions and embroidery.

Zinnprinzessin figures

I bought several sets from Thomas Koerner. My photos don't do full justice to his figures.

                                                                   Various samurai sets

Samurais with foreigners

Bedouins hunting

Renaissance fight scene

Hsi-Hsia Dynasty

Background and case for Palm Sunday Set

This is the proposed background and case for the above scene, about 2 feet x 1 and half feet. So it is fairly large to accomodate about 30 -40 pieces. The base is sloping as I want to emphasize the perspective of this piece.

Updating the Palm Sunday set

Although I am not enamoured of the sculpting on this set, the painting can bring the figures to life. I have a scene planned and these figures will fit into that nicely.

Large set, featuring Jesus on the donkey.

This last pic shows the completed figures, including the Romans, Metal on helmets, chainmail, pilum was simulated with paint, not metallics. Still a long way to go.

New sets from Wilken

I haven't posted for a while on this blog, but the number of visitors have not diminished. So obviously, you all like what it is that I am doing here.

I recently obtained several sets from Alexander Wilken.

Renassaince scene

Golgotha

Phoenicians from Hafer

Henry VII and Francis I at the Field of Cloth of Gold Feasting

Wilken's own figures

Haiti

Haiti (cont) really vigorous figures

Two zulu sets combined