PNE Beckham!

Here's a figure that is a good way of showing just how far I've come since starting!

One of the first more complex kits that I did for a friend was Becks in his PNE kit. I painted it way back in 2013. And while my friend was happy with it at the time, and I was, to be fair, it's not even in the same league as this one!

SWOON!

While, to be honest, I think the other figure I used is probably better suited to how he looked while on loan at Preston, this is a better sculpt.

And as for comparing the paintwork. Like I say, it shows how far I've come. The lines are just much cleaner and straighter,

I won't mention that I put the sponsor on the wrong way on this one, and had to change it!!

Beckford, PNE

Jermaine Beckford, Preston North End play-off MVP!

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This was one of 5 PNE figures I did for the same guy. He chose an excellent lookalike figure!

The difference about this figure (other than the fact that I still love Beckford from his time at Leeds!!)

was the 'feedback'. 

I've had Tweets before, but look at these pictures!

I love how pleased he looks!! And that he's showing all his team mates!

PNE Soccerstarz

Here are two more PNE figures, which I actually finished painting quite a while ago.

I give you Clarke and Gallagher:

Two key players in Preston's promotion and consolidation in the Championship. As you may have expected, lookalike figures had to be used!

This isn't the case with all my Preston repaints tho, as Lindegaard was a soccerstarz release, and let's not forget the prestigious names in North End's past including a young David Beckham and of course the legendary Sir Tom Finney!

EDIT: Almost forgot, Gally had this to say about the figure of himself on Twitter:

Concise!

Pringle, PNE

Here's a repainted Soccerstarz figure of Preston North End's new signing, Ben Pringle:

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As with all the recent PNE repaints (bar Lindegaard) a lookalike figure had to be used for Pringle.

The customer chose it himself, and I've got to say, he did a good job! The only thing I had to do was lighten the hair... and repaint the kit, of course.

Pringle responded to a picture of this repaint on twitter!

Short and sweet!!

If you'd like a figure of a player that has never been produced, get in contact; maybe we can find a lookalike, and sort out an unlikely figure!

Lindegaard, PNE

Whole raft of PNE Soccerstarz coming up! Let's start with their number 1!

I've done a Preston 5-a-side team recently! This is the only player that had an existing figure; all the others had to be lookalikes, but between us, me and the customer found some really good likenesses!

Keep an eye out for them!

The only challenge on this figure were the black stripes on the arms!

Incidentally, these PNE figures are also the first time that I have used the new EFL shirt number font (Though there is also a Leeds figure coming up that will be using it. Any guesses who?!)

I've been getting a few responses on Twitter recently; Lindegaard 'liked' a pic of this figure.

Finney, PNE

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Corinthian only ever released Tom Finney in England colours, so living in Preston, and having a lot of good friends that are PNE fans, it seemed fairly natural to make this.

To be honest, there wasn't that much that needed doing- he was wearing an England kit originally, so the kit only needed a new badge, a new shirt number and a couple of stripes on the socks.

RIP Sir Tom.

Becks PNE

PNE Becks!:

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Particularly pleased with the level of detail on the boots (Becks wore Asics at the time) even if the base is a little dusty!

Here's a photo for the comparison: