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For some weeks now I have been telling you about our fantastic sponsor, my favourite modelling show in the world: Scale Model Challenge. Today we will be hearing from the main organiser of the show, Robert Crombeecke, and from head … Continue reading →

The Model Philosopher is proud to be sponsored by Scale Model Challenge, one of the very best shows in the modelling calendar. Modellers from all over the world come to Eindhoven every October, for SMC, bringing the best of fantasy … Continue reading →

Before this Blog Entry starts, I’d like to thank our Sponsor: Scale Model Challenge Scale Model Challenge is the world class event for scale modellers and figure painters, with a competition featuring the best modellers from all over the globe, … Continue reading →

This blog, is an interview with David Parker, publisher, author and scratchbuilding master, who is now a scratchprinting master, bringing heightenend levels of realism to modelling, in detail and in painting. After talking up the art side of modelling, I … Continue reading →

In the last blog, I talked to Jean Andre about colour, and our conversation mostly concerned colour in dioramas, and due to my own background perhaps: scale models. During that conversation, Jean and I touched on figures, but I thought … Continue reading →

In this blog, I interview Jean André, the French model artist and dioramist. Jean makes superb dioramas with often haunting and dreamlike scenes of solitary figures, usually women, in almost surreal environments, an element amplified by his mastery of colour. … Continue reading →

This week, my guest is Ivan Cocker. Ivan has a highly informed view on history, as keeper of models at the Malta Maritime Museum for Heritage Malta, and as a world renowned modeller in his own right with a long … Continue reading →

The model philosopher is very proud to be sponsored by Scale Model Challenge, the fastest growing and most exciting model show in the calendar. Scale Model Challenge celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, and as always, its going to bring … Continue reading →

INTRODUCTION:Like many of us, John Rosengrant started modelling as a young child, in his case; historical and classic  monster models. After studying at art college, he moved to Los Angeles to break into the movie business, and after a period … Continue reading →