| RedLion281 | 02 Aug 2015 9:39 p.m. PST |
link Howard Sheperd Paine, who for six decades tirelessly worked to spread the popularity of the art of miniatures worldwide, died on Saturday, August 1. An extraordinary artist, prolific author, widely respected military historian, and renowned collector of military artifacts, he was 69 years old. |
| Toronto48 | 02 Aug 2015 10:25 p.m. PST |
What Featherstone and Scruby were to the popularization of Wargaming Shep was to Miniature painting and display His instruction sheets for Monogram models introduced the hobby to many He will be missed RIP
sheperdpaine.com |
 Tacitus  | 02 Aug 2015 11:14 p.m. PST |
I just looked him up online yesterday and was happy to see he was alive. Now he's dead. Jeez Louise! Amazing work, sir. RIP |
| bandit86 | 03 Aug 2015 3:18 a.m. PST |
He actually taught me how to paint back in the days I was painting larger scale figures and I thank him for that. He was a nice host when at his house during the Chicago shows RIP sir. |
| korsun0 | 03 Aug 2015 5:39 a.m. PST |
I was just looking through some old Military Modelling magazines the other day and some of his work… RIP sir. |
| jpattern2 | 03 Aug 2015 5:46 a.m. PST |
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| Zeelow | 03 Aug 2015 7:37 a.m. PST |
Via his books, he was my mentor in the things of painting miniature figures and other models. |
| jtkimmel | 03 Aug 2015 7:55 a.m. PST |
He did beautiful work. His diorama and armor books were a great source of help and inspiration when I was doing plastic models back in the 80's and 90's (before I got into gaming miniatures). |
| Garryowen | 03 Aug 2015 9:12 a.m. PST |
The article linked to above says it all quite well. He took figure painting, diorama making, and figure sculpting to new heights. Many people only know his Monogram armor dioramas. Those were great, but he went way beyond that in his original creations. In my opinion he was the most influential person in the field of military miniature art to ever live. I met him in 1970 and enjoyed a friendship for years. His creativity, powers of observation, and intelligence knew no bounds. Tom |
| Yesthatphil | 03 Aug 2015 2:40 p.m. PST |
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| dBerczerk | 03 Aug 2015 5:36 p.m. PST |
He finished all his unpainted miniatures. Perhaps now he's comparing notes with Michelangelo, David, Detaille, Remington, and the rest of the boys. |
 Doctor X | 04 Aug 2015 12:01 a.m. PST |
I remember seeing his work at the MFCA when I was young. He always had time to talk to me if I had a question when I was there.
Classy and skilled man. |
| boy wundyr x | 04 Aug 2015 7:59 a.m. PST |
I have his AFV and dioramas books, I probably don't consult them enough, both for tips and for his enthusiasm. |
| Bismarck | 04 Aug 2015 8:40 a.m. PST |
he wrote "the book". As Tom mentioned, he had to be the most
influential military miniature artist to live. Along with the French artist, Henri Lyon, he was the first point of reference when I began painting miniatures. that was back in the 54mm days. It must have been great to have known him. Rest in peace and thank you, Sir. |
| Vigilant | 04 Aug 2015 9:53 a.m. PST |
When I started building 1:35th scale models in the mid-70s he was the man to aspire to. I'd say that much of the modern aftermarket industry owes its origins to his diorama work too. A great loss to the modelling hobby. |
worries about not losing his rules stuff.
