HAMMERSTEIN

This here is the Foundry Miniatures version of the fellow.

He's not cheap at £8.50 but when you consider he's 50mm its not too bad. Just don't send away for one - £7.00 p&p! - I picked my one up from the premises while in Nottingham.

It's not a bad pose, except that he doesn't stand up and he's looking too far down. To get round this problem I made the base featured. It's the lid of a Nescafe coffee jar filled with Plaster Of Paris. On the top I put a large lump of Milliput, moved it around till I was happy then pressed Hammerstien on at an angle so he'd be upright. I then pressed in small bits of cork which, when painted, look a lot like rocks.

For his colour scheme I used Kevin Walker's art for reference. Its not till you start painting that all the detail pops right out (the photo doesn't do it justice - the sculpt is easily on par with the Games workshop boys).

I'm pretty happy with him - I just wish they'd pull their fingers out and put out the whole of the 2K range they keep promising.