Things Are Getting Bigger!

This month was largely occupied with getting some stuff done for a couple of 1/6 figure commissions. Here's a preview of the first prototype of a series heads with South-East Asian features. It was sculpted with Super Sculpley Firm with minor corrections done with Tamiya Putty (Basic Type). Still trying to get the symmetry of the face to sync even was I write this! The hair and eyebrows will be sculpted onto a resin copy made from this master.

Calvin

Army News Issue 140

Hi All,

some publicity news with a write-up in Army News Issue 140 about a presentation I conducted at St Andrews Secondary back in February.

Here's presenting the finished version of the manga figure after a few bouts of changes and refinements especially to the eyes and face.

..and some thumbnail pictures of a magazine article on the sculpting and painting of the LSSAH, Taganrog figure. Please don't ask me when will it be completed because writing articles to me is liken to that of an AAR (After-Action Review) and I HATE AARs!

Calvin

Desktop Wallpaper

Hi all,

took a short break from the workbench to create some desktop wallpapers.

Enjoy!

Calvin

Siam Miniatures - New Kid on the Blog

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I've just added Pongsatorn's blog to my list of links.

http://siam-miniatures.blogspot.com/

and today's lunch: Wah Kee Big Prawn Noodles recommended on Dr Leslie Tay's blog





Possibly the best prawn noodles I've ever had! The prawn stock was incredible! I'm definitely heading back there again.

Calvin

Updates for May.

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The past beginning two weeks of May were occupied with part-time lecturing, ironing out some additional changes to the Manga figure and three 1/16 scale clay sketches for an upcoming commission with the Singapore Army Museum. Featured below are 2 out of the 3 initial proposals rendered in Super Sculpey Firm over a tight deadline of one week. As these are sketches, their sole function was for visualization. Minimal attention were paid to the details so that changes to the figure's pose could be 'painlessly' executed without any heart breaks.






And here are some excerpts from last Monday's dinner at the Seafood "Paradise" Restaurant located at Defu Lane 10. ( Taesung, I hope that you're reading this ;P)



Broccoli with scallops topped with bits of salted egg yolk.



.......and the Crab Vermicelli with Superior Stock is one to die for!!!



Calvin

...from when I previously left off.

I've finally slapped some colour onto the Cyber chick which will eventually be a coloured prototype for mass production.

Cheers,

Calvin

Home Again!

Hi All,

after a long day at work, I finally managed to get my photos downloaded from my camera. In the midst of sorting them on my desktop, the memory of the fun and excitement during my stay in Madrid, Torrent and Barcelona were naturally rekindled and here as promised, are excerpts of my experience.

On Saturday morning 14 April, I together with Jose Polamares hitched a ride in Samuel's car to make our way to Torrent. Midway along a highway petrol stop, we linked up with armour modeller Filipe Moreno and his family to continue the second leg of the journey.


Entering Torrent

Upon arrival, Samuel and Jose had to get their entries registered while I placed my exhibits and the judges' display stand. Up for judging this year for the figure classes were Maurizio Bruno, Danilo Catacci, Luis Esteban LaGuardia, Jose Luis Muñoz Bataller, myself and a few other Spanish modellers whose names escape me for this moment.

As mentioned before, it was a fantastic experience to have judged the Masters' Painters' class with Luis. And after our official duties, it was time for lunch and for the first time I had Negro Arroz. (Rice cooked in squid ink) One word describes it: INCREDIBLE!!!!



After lunch, it was time to get around, meeting familiar faces, viewing the exhibits and attending a sculpting demonstration by Maurizio Bruno.





Maurizio Bruno, Danilo Catacci and me!

Dani Serrano, Me and Luis Esteban Laguardia.


Me and Per Olav's group


Jose Flores, Stefano, Alessandro, Me


Me and Alberto Bernal

As mentioned before, Jordi graced his presence to the AMT Show this year dressed as a MG-34 Gefreiter and together with his friends from his reenactment group in a newly restored Opel Blitz made the whole event event more spectacular.




Me and Jordi



Dinner with Mario Eens, Adam Wilder, Ian and Walter.


Croquettes with some fruity jam compliment in the plate center; washed down with a glass of Sangria. Simply divine...!

Breakfast at the Hotel Lido was fantastic, probably one of the best I've ever experienced! They have a juicer that provides a free flow of fresh orange juice (something that's very expensive in Singapore), a wide selection of toast, cold cuts... absolutely divine! No grease soaked bread here... ;-)



And now some pictures of my favorite works on display:

Enjoy!

Calvin



by Ruben Gonzales

Adam Wilder



by M.Bruno and D Catacci

by Julio Cabos