After watching Colwin Way's demo at SWAT on German Smoking Figures, I knew I had to give them a try. Since my son is a Fireman, that was my first choice to start with. He stands 7" tall and~4" wide. The wood is Maple for the body and African Blackwood for the shoes. He's painted using regular craft paint. The Santa figure is 8" tall and ~5" wide. The woods are the same as the Fireman, craft paint, Snow-Tex and the beard is faux-fur from Hobby Lobby. There will definitely be other figures coming.