hi guys. i have a few sheperd paine books.
but i never see any of his models,
on any web sites i see a lot of his friend
Steve Zaloga models on sites.
is shep still alive??
thatis that i want 2 know is shep still alive

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1191&item=3189562134&rd=1

Some one on EBAY is selling one of his original Diorama from back in the 70's. Best of my knowledge he is alive and well. But I have not seen of spoken to him in 8-9 years.

This is a pic... the model has been damaged but still shows Shep skill... these are old Monogram Models... no PE, Verlinden or Resin add-ons...




My favorite is still his Diorama/vignette "Scotland forever" a Historex conversion of the Scots Grey Charge at Waterloo… and the “King of Rome” a Old Guard Grenadier with Napoleons infant son in his arms... OR is it the “USS Monitor Gun Turret”…. Or the “HMS Victory”…..

Like fine wine, he just gets better.

John
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That dio looks very different than in his book, it's also missing the chicken in the MG barrel, and the set up looks changed. I guess he is still alive, when someone so known dies there is no doubt you are going to hear about it
I just love hos figures, and how he can get some dark shadows and light highlights together and make it look so natural.

Shep is good and alive , i have read in a forum some time ago that he is not going so public last year. But he also havent published any new book for some years . Maybe he is bored....or who knows. But to me he still is the inspiration and the best guy around to show you in a few words how to do it .

Shep P. has done some great dios. with limited assets. (Hey ! We are talking 1970's)
My favorite - German Flak 36 - 88 mm gun in a church.
That was choice!!

andy

I love the one he done with the b-17 crash landing pure class

Shep was nice enough to autograph some of his books for us in our first Content contest/drive. So I can attest he was alive and well then.

That diorama certainly brings back memories.

Jim

thanks guys thats why i sarted to build when i saw his models,
and when i saw his pic of the dio that came with the b-17 many moons ago.
iam glad he is doingwell
sherp paine is the best

I think he was a guest of honor at last years VLS annual show.

Sealhead