400th post!

Well, who'd have thought this little hobby that I took up about 3 years ago would get to this stage?!

Tens of brushes worn out, loads of empty paint cans, hundreds of figures repainted, thousands of blog views and now a 400th post on here!

I'd just like to take this chance to thank everyone for the support, be that buying a figure, liking a post on facebook or even just following me on twitter- all the support and encouragement really does mean a lot!

What better way to mark my 400th post than with some top quality photos, taken by my friends at Eighth Avenue Photography!

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Obviously these are some of my favourites, but they were taken over a year ago, so I have formed some new favourites and, if I say so myself, completed some even better paint jobs since!

Thanks everyone!

Escape to Victory: Full Set

Realised that I promised to post the full Escape to Victory set 'soon'... in August.

So, as a man of my word, here it is:

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From left to right, here are Carlos Rey, Luis Fernandez, 'Hatch', John Colby, and Terry Brady.

AKA: Ossie Ardiles, Pele, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Bobby Moore.

'John Colby': Escape to Victory

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Being as he sneaked into the last post, here's John Colby (aka Michael Caine) of West Ham United and England.

Here he is as the Captain and manager of the Allies, in Escape to Victory.

This is the last figure I plan on painting in my Escape to Victory Series, tho I will post a picture of them all together soon.

The figure chosen to best portray Caine's marvellously unkempt curly side-parting was Scott Gemmill

Rodney Jack, Torquay United

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Unfortunately, this is the only picture I have of this repaint, as I finished it when I was away from home, and didn't have my camera with me.

Tho it's a little sketchy here, in the end, I was very happy with the neatness of the stripes, considering how thin they are.

The Torquay badges show up nicely, and the back has a number nine, but no name, as was the style at the time!

Note a few Le Tisses looking on, as well as a sneak preview of John Colby, and another unfinished repaint that you'll see soon!

Here's a pic of the kit, for comparison:

(Kit picture is from the excellent Historicalkits.co.uk)

'Hatch' Stallone, Escape to Victory

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Here's my latest Escape to Victory repaint.

Obviously I had to choose a 'lookalike' figure for Stallone, so went with Raul.

The only thing that doesn't sit quite right with me on this one is that he isn't in a 'keepers pose. I may attempt to rectify that when I have some time to experiment with head transplants in the summer!

Here he is in the film (in a standard Corinthian keeper pose too!)

Bobby Moore, Escape to Victory

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Bobby Moore, as featured in Escape to Victory.

Bobby played Terry Brady, and wore his customary number 6 shirt.

Sorry Hammers fans, but this is the figure I repainted!

Ardiles: Escape to Victory

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The Second in my Escape to Victory series.

Ossie Ardiles played Carlos Rey... quite which Allied country he was supposed to have come from, I'm not sure!

A man of the match contender in the Allies' match against Germany!

'Pele'; Escape to Victory

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If you don't know what this post is about, get to know!

I just couldn't resist painting the kit featured in one of my all time favourite films! It is sported by the Allied prisoners of War in a game against the German national team in 'Escape to Victory'.

Pele plays Luis Fernandez of Trinidad and Tobago, but still wears his customary number 10!

The film also features Bobby Moore and Ossie Ardiles, as well as Michael Caine and Sly Stallone (repaints using other figures coming at some point!) 

Tho I wouldn't dream of repainting a rare Pele figure, Paul Ince seemed a reasonable enough likeness (in looks, if not ability!)