Be it an everyday play thing in the playground or as tokens on a miniature wargaming table, toy soldiers have throughout the ages have held a sentimental place in the hearts of both adults and children alike. Throughout history, warfare is synonymous with games military and political leaders play for power and control. The toy soldier albeit a plaything, has symbolic references which manifest the imagery of soldiers in real battle; an insignificant entity amidst the megalomania of war. Innumerable human sacrifices in battle amounts to mere loses in a casual game of chess. Almost all the miniatures you see here are diligently researched from historical sources and handcrafted between scales of 1/35 to 1/16 (approx 50mm to 120mm). The intricate rendition of human expression and fine details not only demonstrates the level of craftsmanship but also serves as a reminder to the fragile nature of human life. I represent no political bias though my miniature creations and my striving aim is to articulate humanity within the context of military history. Though much has been expressed through other mediums, I proudly choose this as mine. It is thus my pleasure that I present to you my weblog Perspectives in Miniature and I sincerely hope that you will enjoy your visit.
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Just a quick preview of the first figure after a week of intermittent painting. There are still some areas that require some attention which hopefully could be resolved before the week closes.
8 comments:
Calvin,
Very nice!
Your work keeps me motivated to paint figures.
I check your site every day to see what you have new.
Thanks
Glenn Bartolotti
AWESOME, dude!!
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to see it in the flesh.
Sean
Calvin, this is really amazing work. While my own modeling interests are limited to WWII German subjects, your most recent modern figure is nonetheless inspiring.
I have learned quite a bit from you and Jaume Ortiz (who does equally well executed work) and I can't thank you enough.
As long as I am singing your praises, I encourage you to grace the 1/35 scale modeling community with more sculpted figures of your own. The SS figure you sculpted for Alexander Miniatures is stunning. I think any of your sculpted figures displayed on your webpage would sell very well. I'll also suggest a Heer SPG crewman to go with all the recently released SPGs and sturmpanzers.
Keep doing what you're doing,
Terry
Bring th Paine! Lovely ACU paint...that is crazy right there.
-Marc
Just simply AWESOME!!
Can't wait to see the second figure.
cheers,
michael
Ecxellent reproduce of the digi camo,compliments Calvin!!!
Hi, Calvin
Hope you're well.
I was so glad to see you, last week.
I wish to thank you most warmly for your very excellent effort during my stay in singapore.
The opportunity to meet yourself
and your lovely wife is something that I had looked forward to,
and I can only hope now that someday I may be able to receive a visit here from you, and to spend more time with you.
I wish I had seen your new work. ^^
See you again.
jack
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