4 Portsmouth

4 Portsmouth players from what I guess is something of a golden era for the club:

 Well... maybe Edinburgh pre-dates the golden era slightly!

Looking back now, even just at some of the figures I've done, it's crazy the calibre of player they were attracting! 

It's also crazy that the guy who asked me to do these didn't want a Defoe! I just had to google him to make sure I remembered rightly that he played for Portsmouth. And he did. In his prime!! Crouch was too!

This whole post has just been sidetracked into me googling players, and working out how old they were when they played for Portsmouth... so, sorry if it is a bit incoherent, but, to be honest, I can't be bothered checking it through!

Pictures look nice tho, eh?

Portsmouth Goalies

I did a nice little Portsmouth order recently- 4 outfield players, and these 2 goalies:

Nice and simple, but a lovely repaint, this one. I always liked Shaka... and was most disappointed when I found out his name was actually Neil.

 Another pretty simple kit... awkwardness of the pink paint not withstanding! I did at least add a captain's armband to it!

David James liked the pic of these figures on instagram, if that's of any interest to you!

2 Portsmouth repaints

When I searched the blog to check I hadn't already posted these pics, I saw that my last Pompey blog post was in 2016!

Good things come to those who wait, Portsmouth fans...

This was something of a complex one! You'll have probably noticed in the past that, generally, I don't do the patterns in the fabric- it can be complicated, and lead to inconsistencies when I paint the kits again in future (ie if I forget that I did the pattern last time!)

The buyer of this was very keen tho, so I did it on this occasion. It also meant that I decided to handpaint the numbers (which is also rare for me) so I wouldn't have to redo the pattern where the decal would cover it!

 A much more straightforward one than Anderton here! If anything, I probably prefer it tho!

People often tell me they think complicated ones are my best repaints... but I like things perfect! While I often manage a very good job on the complex kits, ones like this are much closer to the perfection I'm after! I've also talked before about how the clean lines around collars, cuffs etc really elevate a simpler repaint to a great one, and I think that's the case here too

*Thumbs up emoji*

'Rugg' Portsmouth

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Here's another lookalike figure that was requested for a Christmas present!

I present to you 'Rugg' of Portsmouth!

I worked with the buyer to find a lookalike that he was happy with, and everything else is completely customised- he picked the kit, the name and number on the back, the name on the base... you name it!

If you would like a custom figure of your very own, please do contact me! You can comment here, or get me on facebook or Twitter!

Merson, Portsmouth

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Here's a recent request that I received, and I have to say, I'm very pleased with how it ended up!

Merson- in the kit that Portsmouth were promoted in, in 2003.

Here's the real Merse, to compare it to.

Incidentally, the customer described the paint job as "different class"! :)

Sheringham, Portsmouth

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Well, being as the last post was Southampton, maybe I'd better put up a Portsmouth one, so that I don't alienate any of my...erm... fanbase!

Here's Teddy Sheringham in Pompey's first season in the Premier League.

Not much else to say about it, tbh! It's currently on ebay if you want to own it!

EDIT: This figure is available for sale. Message me on the above facebook/ Twitter links, or comment if you are interested. Thanks.