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).
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A number of collectors have asked why ATKM hasn’t done any AWI British infantry yet. The answer is two-fold. 1) Most everyone else doing the AWI has and we’re trying to offer different troops. 2) We had our Continental Infantry sculpted just “middle of the road” enough to double as British infantry. |
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To illustrate the point, here are our Continental Infantry painted as lobster backs. I decided to give these guys winter gaiters for further contrast of colors. Pretty convincing, eh? I consider these Brits to be on campaign, with cloth rather than goatskin backpacks, and wood rather than tin canteens.
The officer and ensign in this unit are by Barzso and Accurate, respectively, used for this regiment to show how all the figures scale against each other. |
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Here’s another instance in which I wanted to demonstrate the utility of some ATKM figures. These fellows were originally designed as skirmishing riflemen, but they make a quick transition to Patriot line troops in hunting shirts. |
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I went with a consistent color for the shirts in this unit, perhaps ahistorically. For wargame purposes, I wanted to make it clear that they were one consistent line infantry regiment. |
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Here we have yet more Ancients done for a client. |
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These are Carthaginian Heavy Infantry. Their armor consists mostly of leather and cloth, all one color, with a contrasting red shirt. |
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An officer bears metal armor, but otherwise has the same general look. |
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Finally, we have some Napoleonic French infantry that I’m doing for a friend. They’re a straightforward paint job of some Airfix and CtA plastics. As always, come back at the beginning of May to see these figures all completed. |
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The following are pics of the new and revised ATKM facilities. Shown here is the deluxe painting area with more space than before. |
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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. |
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The mess of a computer station, where sticky notes reminders rule the land. |
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The ATKM workshop. In particular, the spincaster and melting pot. |
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These two little fellows are vulcanizers, used to create molds. |
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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. |
