Workbench

Welcome to the workbench. This page is constantly changing. I aim to update it in the middle of every month, showing you work in progress from my own projects or from those of customers. This is a chance to see behind the curtain (or to see the latest mess I’ve made).

	These first two entries are group shots of the greens for our new War of 1812 line. These were sculpted by Leandro Ventic, and have amazing detail, as you can see. Yes, these belong to our all-new Army in a Box series and will be available in July. Watch this site for details soon!
	Bodies were created without heads to allow for maximum mixing and matching to create all kinds of 1812 troops. The uniforms of the period were so similar across even opposing sides that you can create all kinds of possibilities.
	Here we have an American infantryman from Scott's brigade, wearing the famous gray coatee that allowed the force to be confused for militia at the Battle of Chippawa. He's in the porte arms pose.
	This is a British infantryman at attention in a Belgic shako. That hat was worn later in the war, whether from 1813 or by troops arriving in American from Europe after the defeat of Napoleon.
	This is an early war American soldier in bucket shako. This is the uniform America went to war with, and it was worn by many state militias throughout the conflict.
	Here's a British infantryman in a stovepipe shako, in the porte arms pose. His headgear was worn early in the war, and perhaps by many soldiers in Canada throughout the conflict due to supply problems.
	This is a late-war US artillery gunner. He's in a "tombstone" shako. He's also in winter (dark blue) trousers. This man's unit was classified as "light artillery," but was arguably little different from ordinary foot artillery.
	Here's a British artillery gunner in Belgic shako. Like the British infantry in this headgear, this man would have been in service from at least 1813 onward.
	Here we have an early war US officer in bucket shako. Check out that high, white plume!
	Raised from among Canadian civilians, the Glengarry Light Infanty were fencibles trained for skirmish duty. They were akin to the 95th British Rifles, and were dressed similarly, though they could also wear gray rather than green trousers. Come back at the beginning of July to see all these figures fully painted!
	The following are pics of the new and revised ATKM facilities. Shown here is the deluxe painting area with more space than before.
	Here we have custom-made display cases (which is a fancy way of saying, "I put them together.") The shelves are removable so whole armies can be pulled out at one time.
	The mess of a computer station, where sticky notes reminders rule the land.
	The ATKM workshop. In particular, the spincaster and melting pot.
	These two little fellows are vulcanizers, used to create molds.
	The mold cutting and general-purpose area. Normally the place isn't so tidy, but I got sick of my own mess and cleaned up.