Sheperd Paine was the first child born to American parents in Berlin after the end of World War II. Paine's family then moved again to New England, where he attended
St. Paul's School. After service as a sergeant in the U.S. Army, he received a BA from the University of Chicago, and lived in the Windy City for most of his life. For many years, Paine worked in the military history field as a free-lance artist, sculptor, and writer. His commissions included dioramas for private collections (notably those of
Andrew Wyeth and Forbes Magazine), museum projects, and several large commemorative sculptures for the Franklin Mint. Paine had a broad knowledge of military history (particularly uniforms and equipment) with proficiency in the
American Civil War, Napoleonic Wars, and the two World Wars. For thirty years he was an active collector of military antiques, specializing in the Victorian and Napoleonic periods. He was a director of the Napoleonic Historical Society, and had been a member of the
Company of Military Historians since 1972, being elected a fellow of that organization in 1980. He remained active with the [http://www.military-miniature-society-of-illinois.com/ Military Miniature Society of Illinois (MMSI), a Chicago-area club devoted to the miniatures hobby and many other aspects of military history, until his sudden death from a stroke in 2015. == Modeling work ==