Thunderbolt Mountain Miniatures

Tom began sculpting professionally when he was 15 years old. At 16, he started up Ral Partha with partners Jack Hesslebrock, Marc Rubin, Rich Smethurst, Glen Kidd, and Chuck Crain. He was the only sculptor of the Ral Partha line of figures for the first four years, and the main sculptor until 1988. In 1988, Tom left Ral Partha to start up his own company, Thunderbolt Mountain Miniatures. The company was founded to concentrate on high quality new designs and explore different directions in miniatures. He has won numerous awards for sculpting, such as multiple HG Wells award, and was the first sculptor inducted into the GAMA Hall of Fame. When he is not sculpting, you can find him working in the garden. He lives in Loveland, Ohio with his wife, son, and daughter dog, cats and chickens.