Welcome to the Putty & Paint website! This is the website of Ramon Laan (that's me!). It is all about my number one hobby: painting and sculpting fantasy miniatures.

On this website you can find my most recent projects as well as old ones. I have a Gallery with finished and sometimes unfinished work for you all to look around in. I also have a Shop. Fancy a miniatue I painted or maybe even a one-off sculpt? It can be yours! Head over to the shop and take a look. A little explanation about the shop can be found in the Policy & Costs sections. A section which will receive ample attention will be the Tutorials section. I am planning this to be a section full of all the tricks and techniques I use. From painting to sculpting techniques, I will try to share my meagre knowledge on these subjects with you all. Setting up and filling this section will take some time to prepare so please bear with me. The Links section will feature all my favorite haunts on the net... errr... miniature-related haunts that is!

In this section I will keep you all posted on new arrivals on my homepage. Be it in the shop, the gallery or the tutorials section, here you can find out all about it.

Update in Shop! - Hi all!

Long time, no update..... I will soon put up photos of a few more items I sold on eBay or privately. In the meantime I have updated a lot of models in my little shop. Prices were a bit too steep, especially with the euro/dollar values nowadays.
As ever, if you really want a model anywhere from my site, just email me (contact page) and we can surely work something out!

Ramon
2005-03-14 14:23:14

New: Maris of the Carmine Robe - Today I uploaded Maris, a very cool Spyglass miniature, in the Gallery.

Ramon
2005-01-18 12:53:52

Archaon! - Yup, painted and uploaded Archaon on foot. You can find him in the gallery.

Ramon
2005-01-12 12:50:28

Yup, four(!!) of 'em! - You read it right, today I have uploaded four new items in the gallery section: Skrag the table wielding Ogre, The DIRTY dark druid, Raven the vampire and Katalin the succubus. Take a look and see my new 'blood' technique on Raven.

Ramon
2005-01-10 16:41:21

Installment 3 of Project Mara! - The next batch of WIP shots of my 80 mm Angel are up in the gallery.

Ramon
2004-12-31 11:28:12

Two new minis! - Hi all,

Two new minis today, both in the gallery. The first is a fianna, painted in subtle tones. The contrast on the blade makes it quite nice imho. The second piece, also by rackham is maybe one of their best pieces: Melkior the Flamboyant.

They're up in the gallery
2004-12-30 21:33:09

Two new painted minis in gallery - Hi all!

Today I have uploaded two new miniatures in my gallery, Lysette from Reapers Warlord line and Drac mac Syro from Rackham. Both are painted in NMM. take a look!
2004-12-15 15:45:33

Photos of my beastmen army uploaded - Hi!

Today I have uploaded photos of my beastmen army. I am putting them on sale (all in one lot) and I will take any serious offer. If you are interested please contact me at ramonlaan@yahoo.com

The photos can be found in the gallery
2004-12-06 14:09:27

Two new painted 'conversions' - Hi!

I have uploaded two new items in the gallery, a Necrarch vampire and a goblin shaman! Both are very extensive conversions or sculpts rather in the case of the Necrarch. I hope you like 'em!

Ramon
2004-12-05 17:00:43

Money money money... - Hi,

I finally uploaded images of my 2004 UK GD entries in the 'shop' section. Another year without placing, I really need to push myself harder next year.

But on a more serious note, I am in 'dire straits' right now and I therefore have two announcements:

If you are interested in one of the miniatures in the shop (or gallery) but you find the price to steep, don't hesitate to email me (see contact page) and we can work something out.

I am also going to sell my two warhammer fantasy armies, old school Beastmen (all metal) and Vampire Counts. They are both mostly painted and they are going for quite cheap. If you are really interested please contact me through email. It is possible to buy units instead of whole armies.

Ramon
2004-11-26 12:51:32

Don't you hate 'real life'? - Hi all,

So much for regular updates! But Before I can say that 'things will be better now' I must warn you that this is not the case. However, I do wish to keep you all posted on new developments and I will try to upload some stuff now and then... I am ATM sculpting a 80 mm figure called project Mara. Head over to the gallery for a few very early pictures of the miniature.

Ta!

Ramon
2004-11-19 11:38:50

Work work work :-) - Hi all,

Just a small head's up. I have not forgotten this site. I am very busy painting for the UK golden demons. I have posted a small sneak preview in the gallery. If all goes well I will have three entries with which to test my luck again this year.

Wish me luck!

Ramon
2004-09-27 13:17:41

Going 'life'!! - So! Finaly I have my own website. Been long in the waiting but I now have my first few items up. I have uploaded a few images in the 'gallery' (only sculpts so far) and I have also uploaded some items in the 'shop'. Sold items will eventually appear in the gallery.
Also I have been slaving over the first tutorial I have. It is an extensive review (more than 20 pages) based on a lecture I once gave. It deals with the basics of miniature sculpting. I hope someone will find it usefull!
I am planning to add more tutorials and other items as time goes by.

Enjoy!

Ramon Laan
2004-09-07 13:14:01