Sculpting Miniature Military Figures

by Kim Jones

Book Overview

The art of creating military miniatures is centuries old. From the pharaohs of ancient Egypt to Frederick the Great to thousands of hobbyists today, this art form has fascinated us. In this new book Kim Jones takes the craftspeson step-by-step through the process. The figure is an American cavalryman of the late 19th century. Sculpted from epoxy putty on a brass armature, Kim brings an incredible accuracy and realism to the figure.While this book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887406262
• ISBN13: 9780887406263
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Craft
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Very good book

This book includes nothing but captioned photos, showing creation of one figure from beginning to end. Only brass rod and epoxy putty is used, plus a few home made tools, described in detail btw. Perhaps one third of the pages are b & w, but it does not detract from the message - pictures are clear enough, and there is little color to see anyway. Figure is in 120mm scale, and there is no advice for other scales. Creation of the model is explained step by step, illustrated by large number of photos. There is very little text, which I think works very well in this case. True to the title painting is not described, although the figure is shown painted at the end. I wish there was some additional advice covering variations of how the figure is created. For example, figure has an open mouth, it would be nice to see an additional picture "and here's how to make one with a closed mouth". Similarly, I'd be curious to see how to make a helmet, bare head, armor, etc. These things are esp. important to a novice sculptor, which this book seems to be aimed at. But: even as is this is a very useful book for those who want to try their hand at sculpting figures. My copy was published in 1994, but it stood well to passage of time.