Bridge 06-07 (3rd)

Wayne Bridge scored the opener against Wycombe Wanderers in the 2007 League Cup semi final wearing this kit which was his first goal for Chelsea since his famous winner against Arsenal in 2004. The game ultimately finished 1-1, but Chelsea cruised the second leg to set up the final against Arsenal.

This one was painted a few years back but I'm very happy with how it turned out. I recall it being very awkward painting a figure in this crouched position, especially around the hands and arms!

Peter Schmeichel Manchester United 95-96 (GK)

Another Man Utd repaint, this time of Schmeichel in the 95-96 goalkeeper kit. I'm not 100% sure this was the main kit he used for the season as a quick Google search throws up several variations he wore during the 90s.

I'm pleased how this one has come out, particularly the details on the gloves. This repaint is also available of Ebay here.

Gary Neville Manchester United 01-02 (3rd)

I can't say I particularly remember this kit, but apparently it was one produced for Man Utd's centenary season in 2001-02. This was of course back at the start of the decade when reversible shirts were all the rage! The gold shirt depicted was for the third kit and on the reverse was a similarly designed white shirt which was used as an away shirt.

This repaint is available on my Ebay here.

Rooney Derby County 19-20 (h)

I think this particular figure has had three incarnations: the original kit it was in; the England away kit from Euro 2016 and now this Derby County kit!

I have posted the England away kit on this blog before. Unfortunately it didn't sell on Ebay, which is not surprising considering England's performance in the competition! Now it has been updated into the Derby kit for this season along with Rooney's magnificent beard which I think I've replicated here reasonably well. The only downside is that the figure was created way back in the early-mid noughties and so doesn't account for Rooney's change in appearance since then - these days he's a little less fresh faced and slightly more well built! Oh, and he's also gone bald and had a hair transplant using his backside hair since too!

If you like this figure you can purchase it on Ebay along with some other Corinthians I am selling, as well as some other unsold repaints from my early repertoire! Click on the link here to see the figures for sale.

Andy Cole in the 2003-05 Fulham home kit.

Adnan Januzaj in the 2016-17 Sunderland home kit.

Peter Beardsley in the Newcastle United 1993-95 home kit.

Panucci 99-01 (h)

You might not know that Christian Panucci spent half a season at Chelsea at the start of the millennium and, quite honestly, you could be forgiven for missing this! Panucci, who had represented both Milan clubs and Real Madrid, could only muster nine appearances for the Blues before leaving after just a few months at the club.

After another loan spell at Monaco, Panucci finally settled down at Roma where he even managed to score against Chelsea during a rare Champions League defeat for the Blues.

De Goey 97-98 (GK)

This is a repaint I started working on about four years ago; finally got round to finishing last year; and am now uploading here! Admittedly, this was quite a difficult one to do, although the time it has taken owes much more to my sporadic painting time over the past few years than the awkwardness of the repaint! I hope, in the end, it was worth the wait!

Chelsea supporters will perhaps remember this kit more from the season before 1997-98 when it was also worn, but with the Coors sponsor rather than the Autoglass one. By the season it is shown, this had become more of a change goalkeeper kit, with the yellow one I painted de Goey in, way back in 2015, the preferred option.

Wearing this kit de Goey made an outstanding save at the end of a Cup Winner's Cup semi final against Vicenza in 1998 which allowed us to go on and win the final against Stuttgart. The semi final was interesting as Chelsea wore their yellow away strip for the home game of the tie for reasons beyond me! Please post below if you know why!

Sidwell 07-08 (a)

Here's Steve Sidwell in the fluorescent yellow/green 2007-08 away kit. I remember it being a popular away kit with supporters at the time, and other kit manufacturers must have got wind of this as several would appear at different clubs in the years to come - normally in the yellow but some also red, orange and green.

The 07-08 season was Sidwell's only at the club having arrived on a free from Reading after impressing there during their first season after promotion. Sidwell was less impressive at Chelsea with playing time limited as he found himself competing with Lampard, Makelele, Essien, Ballack and Mikel! Unfortunately for Sidwell it was the only season between 2004-05 and 2009-10 that the club failed to win a trophy as we fell short in the League Cup and Champions League finals; FA Cup quarter finals when the trophy was there for the taking; and in the league on the final day of the season.