Joe Porter

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Professional Sculptor email testimonial . . .

Subject: Service
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:16:31 0500
From: "Joe, Shawn & Jake Porter"
To: aves@avesstudio.com

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I ordered eight pounds of your Apoxie Sculpt on Wednesday, and was pleased to receive it just two days later. I am a professional sculptor of scale historical miniatures, and will be singing your praises in several magazine articles. Outstanding product, outstanding service!

All the best,

Joe Porter
www.cosmicbovine.com

 

Captain Miller Diorama with Military Miniatures magazine coverWho is Joe Porter?

Joe is one of the hobby's most widely featured artists. His models and articles have appeared in Military Modelling (England), Historical Miniature,  IPMS Modeler's Journal, FineScale Modeler, AMPS Boresight, Modeler's Resource, Custom Dioramics catalog (Canada), Verlinden Modeling Magazine, Master Hobby Magazine (Hong Kong), The Scabbard (MMSI), Andrea Miniatures Catalog (1998), Osprey Military Journal, Kitbuilders, Model Graphix (Japan), and Tamiya Catalog 2000.

He is also a regular columnist in Military Miniatures in Review. His work has garnered over 300  awards including over 70 Best of Show and special awards, and he has been given lifetime memberships in IPMS Houston and The VLS Master's Group. Joe has painted box art figures  for Verlinden, Jaguar, Yanks, Warriors, Legends & Lore, Custom Dioramics, Fatman, and Enigma, and his work is found in private collections throughout the United States.

Hundreds of models later, Joe Porter became a fulltime artist in 2000 and formed Cosmic Bovine Studios.

Scroll down to see more of Joe Porter’s incredible work!
Aves products were used in all of Joe’s work shown here.

 

     Joe Porter used Apoxie® Sculpt to apply the zimmerit on this Elefant tank.

Apache model sculpted and detailed by Joe Porter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Apache model in production from early to finished stages.

Apache model, by Joe Porter 
Apache model, by Joe Porter

Apache model, by Joe PorterApache model, by Joe Porter 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Joe did a complete diorama of Captain Miller’s Last stand,
                   featured in the Military Miniatures magazine.

Captain Miller diorama creation, by Joe PorterCaptain Miller diorama creation, by Joe Porter 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This “Frontline Fraulein” model  illiustrates the detail achievable using Apoxie® Sculpt.

Front Line Fraulein, by Joe PorterFront Line Fraulein, by Joe Porter 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         Aves® products are on a lot of Christmas gift lists, as Santa can see!
     Using Apoxie® Sculpt, tools, and creativity, a model of one figure is converted into Santa.

 Santa customization by Joe Porter

 

 

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