first off, we'd like to apologize for not having any updates for the past few months. Its just that we were all very busy making models. Honest!
There's a lot going on at the M and we're terribly excited. First off, preparations for M Con continue. The organizing team is slowly but surely tying up loose ends and putting things together. We're very happy to be part of this watershed event in the local modeling scene, and hope it will be the start of better times for adherents of our wonderful hobby.
Then, Bernard's off to Girona for the world expo. There will doubtless be top-class displays and exhibits there. We've asked him to take lots of pictures of the models (plastic and resin varieties only, ahem!) and will look forward to a photo report later in July after he returns.
For many of us, particularly armor modelers, foilage for vehicle camo and/or dioramas can be a real pain. While there are photoetch options, these are flat and hence unrealistic. Resident figure guru Calvin Tan, who's vignettes are just amazing, has come up with a novel approach to dealing with this problem, involving a dried plant known as 'sea foam' and application of a resilient, quick drying putty compound to simulate leaves. For the benefit of some of our resident artists, a workshop was conducted by him on Saturday, June 14th and boy, was it an eye opener!
All in all, a very enlightening and informative experience!
Being coached by one of the best military figure painters in the world is not too shabby in itself, but at the end of the day, its this sort of willing and open sharing, as exemplified by Calvin, which will continue to feed the creative energy that lies at the heart of the M Workshop.
