A modestly successful commercial artist, visual designer and illustrator, I retired in 2021 and now pursue a hobby I've periodically enjoyed throughout my life. As a young teen I grew up in San Diego (Fighter Town, USA) drawing, playing sports and building military aircraft and high performance car models. I was also an avid student of WWII history back then and found the North African Campaign notable for a number of reasons, not the least of which being its virtual lack of atrocities or civilian casualties. It was simply men and machines in mortal combat in a hellish environment.
		In 2017 I'd discovered numerous 1:72 scale kits and figures online and became inspired to begin creating miniature dioramas centered on WWII North Africa. This effort introduced me to figure painting and, as I had the necessary skill set, didn't think it would be difficult, but it is. And creating realistic, tactile sets has proven to be an art form more challenging than I care to pursue or develop, not to mention how little's available in the way of realistic desert flora at any scale.
		I've since begun creating compositions at 1:35 scale because the figures and kits are much easier to modify and paint and decided to start inserting simple digital backdrops, which affords me a lot more time for composing my models and figures in varied contexts. I create clean, museum quality kits and characters so please view nothing on this website as truly finished—including this website—as I have yet to wear, weather or damage any of my kits.
		I only use Photoshop for creating backdrops, removing the bases from the figures in my illustrations, and as a method for plotting complex camouflage schemes that require extrapolation. I do not touch up any of my figures or kits to hide flaws; they’re presented exactly as they would appear [better] in your hands. Should you wish to comment on my work, my name is Scott and you can email: scottestinnett@gmail.com or TEXT me at (619) 302-9962