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I have been "rehabilitating" so older figures with better heads, personal equipment, and weapons lately as well. Amazing what a little stuff can do, like you did with those crewmen. More kudos to you sir!
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
Thanks again SP.
Funny, since you really can't see anything of the driver and assistant other than their heads and shoulders instead of using two perfectly good British tanker figures I grabbed two of the European heads from the figure package I didn't use, added little berets to them and then glued them to chests taken from two krap figures in my spare parts box. I know some judge at a show will stick a flashlight in there and then throw the model out of competition due to not detailing out the interior since the hatches are open but I really don't care anymore. Personally I like having figures with my vehicles and I don't see the point of detailing something you can't see without a flashlight!
And now looking at the photos I notice that the infantry guys have perfectly clean boots, now I'll have to add some mud and dirt to them. Gee I should take photos to look at in construction- I keep finding problems!
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
Gamera Wasn't sure on the correct term here for the infantrymen. I understand that most members of the Sikh religion are from the Punjab area of India so I just used the more general term 'Indian' - not sure if it's totally correct here or not.
Wasn't sure on the correct term here for the infantrymen. I understand that most members of the Sikh religion are from the Punjab area of India so I just used the more general term 'Indian' - not sure if it's totally correct here or not.
Likewise about the term. But I still think that they look great! And that is a good figure set giving the option of three different ethnic headsets. Your choice of heads, definitely sets them apart from the norm.
Garzonh: Thanks!
Rob: Thanks, wasn't sure, assumed it was one used for training stateside. Personally I think the British markings are more interesting though.
I believe the American markings on the orange box M4A4 represent an American crew that was training Chinese tankers before handing the tank over to them in Burma.
Vey nice, I always liked this small dioramas that fit anywhere and can be used as any decorative object.
I liked the greasy weathering on the model.
Hey thanks guys!
I'd been starting dios and never finishing them so I figured just to go with a cheap base, a little grass, and a few figures to set off the size of the vehicle.
Never hurts to experiment and play around with different techniques. Nice little scene and layout.
BP Models
Looks real good there Gamera! The Sikh infantry is something you definitely do not see much of out there. Very well done!
Just finished this one, no it's not perfect since I started her as an experiment on colour modulation but I think she's at least halfway decent.
Kit: Dragon Orange Box M4A4
Decals: Bison British Jungle Armour
Figures: Dragon Allied Assault: Monte Cassino
Paint: Tamiya Olive Drab with AK Interactive Olive Drab Colour Modulation Set
The kit comes with American decals but my research indicated most M4A4 were handed over to Britain and the Commonwealth so I picked up the decals and built her as a British Sherman in Burma. Not totally sure I got the different antenna mounts for the British wireless/radio right though.
I looked up some photos of Burma but finally just said 'what the hey' and added some tall grass instead of trying to do jungle plants. The figures came with the regular European guy heads as well as Gurkas and these Indian. I saw some photos of UK Shermans in Burma with Indians riding on them and thought they looked more interesting so I went with them!
BTW: Didn't notice till I took the photos that the mud is a dark brown and the dirt is a light tan, guess it doesn't fit too well but maybe they just drove though a stream- or at least that's my story!
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