tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174024930316048331.post2597357315703414833..comments2024-03-28T06:13:22.675+00:00Comments on Unfashionably Shiny: Bill BrewerDChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09872820354048836577noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174024930316048331.post-89987205719684678312021-01-17T23:30:58.642+00:002021-01-17T23:30:58.642+00:00I started painting wargames figures, buying a few ...I started painting wargames figures, buying a few random Minifigs figures from Bill's shop each week. He asked me what I did with them. I told him I just enjoyed painting them and was filling up my mantelpiece with them He suggested that if he gave me a few lessons and my standard was OK I could paint some for him. I seemed to have made the grade when he gave me a painted Greek hoplite and another unpainted nine and asked me to complete the unit. He had difficulty seeing which was his. After that I regularly did work for him. We lived in the same street so I was invited to his house to pick up or drop off work. He often gave me the time-consuming jobs like standards and medieval heraldry. I was always pleased to see some of my work in his showcase at Salute. This album is mainly made up of medieval figures we did as a desk display for an American customer. He did the figures and base and I did the standards - always somewhat overscale as specified by Bill. He was a really nice guy. http://www.ipernity.com/doc/philsutters/album/818992Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061932138072566674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174024930316048331.post-45782154232214785002020-08-13T19:29:02.876+01:002020-08-13T19:29:02.876+01:00Around age 12, I visited the shop while on holiday...Around age 12, I visited the shop while on holiday in London from Arizona. I took a few photos (not nearly enough) of Hinchliffe Ottoman Turks he painted on display in a glass cabinet. Oh how I wish I had just a few of those wonderful figures. The visit and photos inspired me to emulate his painting style as I slowly finished my Turks over the Intervening decades. I still have some of the issues of Battle shown here and find all his Renaissance figures inspirational. What a talent he had. Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048592581907602990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174024930316048331.post-67161154777214275722019-09-20T20:46:18.738+01:002019-09-20T20:46:18.738+01:00I knew Bill since he first opened his stamp shop i...I knew Bill since he first opened his stamp shop in Peckham, in fact I was the first customer to ask bill if he would stock wargame figures, asking if he could get me some of the very first mini figs, I visited his shop several times a week, and built up armies bought from him, my ECW army consisted of over 5000 figures, Bill was a great person and I will always remember him, Rod. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350509847913511196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174024930316048331.post-75569166092335633152018-11-11T20:22:01.679+00:002018-11-11T20:22:01.679+00:00I first visited rye stamp and hobby shop when I wa...I first visited rye stamp and hobby shop when I was 10. I am 51 now 😀. Bill was a master painter and it was from seeing the figures he did,that started me painting. I am still painting now😀. Thank you Bill. I will not forget you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319733107617326250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174024930316048331.post-89062197418761463902009-11-06T14:15:16.575+00:002009-11-06T14:15:16.575+00:00Wow, I still have that copy of Battle magazine som...Wow, I still have that copy of Battle magazine somewhere. <br /><br />I remember how those pictures of his Polish Winged Hussars really caught my imagination at the time, and had me pooling my pocket money to buy a copy of George Gush's Renaissance rules.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07889130893225462338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174024930316048331.post-32552383160116231292009-11-05T02:38:51.486+00:002009-11-05T02:38:51.486+00:00Some would say they are still unfriendly.
Strange...Some would say they are still unfriendly.<br /><br />Strange post. I was thinking of Bill Brewer only yesterday and actually painted some medievals... then you post this. Spooky.<br /><br />Top bloke.Mike Sigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095519147104676110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174024930316048331.post-89092876760836710662009-11-04T14:25:26.275+00:002009-11-04T14:25:26.275+00:00over 20 years ago I had the misfortune to briefly ...over 20 years ago I had the misfortune to briefly live "sarff of the rivaa" and used to visit Bill in his shop, he put me on to the South London Warlords, and I went down to their place a few times. Frankly, they were an unfriendly bunch (that was then, I know a few SLW types these days and they are all diamond geezers) with the sole exception of Mr Brewer, he was a real gentleman, and happy to talk about his painting and have a game with a newbie. I was quite sad when i heard he died, even though I hardly knew him.Chris Cornwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266210916076524044noreply@blogger.com