Our old friend, Bill, who has recently been ousted out of his home in Louisiana, due to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, has now relocated to Oregon and is once again, up and running.  His wonderful collection of mostly 19th century Americana is shown as a good representation of his work.  Thanks for the pics, Bill!

       Keith Bernard's diorama is now complete!  Filled with dozens of 54-mm scale figures from an array of manufacturers such as Shenandoah, I/R, Bussler, our own 1st TX series etc.  The diorama groundwork is from Ken Purtell of Charleston, SC and the flags are by Rick O'Brien from Huntsville, AL, figures (about 260 of them!) by Keith.  An 8 year project finally done!  Thanks Keith.

    Mr. Boy'd collection of Civil War figures in various scales includes our own Texas Cavalry figure (54002) pictured on far left.  Nice work!

     Here's an excellent example of creating vignettes with 2 figure brands (Valiant & United Empire, 2 photos on left).  Walt entitles this 54-mm scale gem "Gen Andrew Jackson w/US Marine, Battle of New Orleans 1815".  The Buffalo Soldier figure (right) is an excellent example of a conversion of Andrea's John Wayne mounted cavalry figure.

  Added 3/18/07.  Rick's fine renditions of some popular figures, all in different scales, depicting American history illustrate an obviously seasoned & veteran figure painter!  From left, Verlinden's Apache in 120-mm scale; Michael Robert's Minuteman in 75-mm scale; Post Miltaire's Wolf Scout in 90-mm scale;  M&B's Woodland Indian in 54-mm scale.  Thanks, Ric!

  This newest photo (taken by Jim Starkweather of Historicus Forum, which Matt obtained from Jim) was featured at the 2007 SCAHMS Show.  Matt's rendition of Des Kit's Civil War surgeon depicts the harsh realities of 19th century battlefield horrors.  Well done!