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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Vietnam Sniper
Posted by ajlafleche on Saturday, September 20, 2008 3:58 PM

Here is Seil's 54mm US Sniper Vietnam. As with all of Seil's fine figures, he's OOP. I may have gotten the last one stateside from Colorado Miniatures a month or so back. I never liked the head, it always looked too squared off. The kit came with a helmet which appears to have been designed to be placed on the base. The kit came with a fret of PE leaves which are in the spares since I wanted more jungle looking flora. The kit also included the tree stump with mushrooms and the rock. The kit base was too large for my base sot it has become a riser for some groundwork in another project. The trousers were my attempt to replicate Tiger Stripe camo. The kit comes with two rifles, one has the arms attached , the other is free standing. The box art shows the extra one with the supplied scope attached. I chose to add the scope to the figure's rifle by drilling a tiny hole above the bolt and inserting a very short piece of aluminum wire as a support.

 

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

  • Member since
    August 2008
  • From: Windsor Ontario Canada
Posted by Higgy on Saturday, September 20, 2008 4:42 PM
Awsome work!

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Born to land hard.

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Newport News VA
Posted by Buddho on Saturday, September 20, 2008 7:03 PM
Excellent paintjob, AJ. I love how you put in as much effort into the base as the figure, something I tend to shrug off...Approve [^]

  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 27, 2008 8:28 PM
Nice Painting and cool diorama!  How did you weather the uniforom?  Also how did you make the base and how much did the figure cost?
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Sunday, September 28, 2008 11:12 AM

 greensboro wrote:
Nice Painting and cool diorama!  How did you weather the uniforom?  Also how did you make the base and how much did the figure cost?

Thanks, guys.

I use the method described on hte Vallejo website for highlighting and shoding.

The tree and rock came with the kit. They were primed with Floquil gray primer from a can the painted Vallejo stone gray. A heavy wash of Payne's gray oil was applied and several layers of lighter gray drybrushing were applied. The block on which this sits had a layer of thick Celluclay added. (I mix mine with white glue, ballast and brown acrylic craft paint and just enough water to get to a thick oatmeal consistency.) The first layer is unlabeled ground cover I bought from Military Miniatures Warehouse at World Expo in 2005. Next are some tufts of Silfor grass, available from the same source. Finally, the leafy plants come from a bag of dried flower stuff I bought at a Michael's Arts & Crafts. I drilled small holes in the base and superglued thom in place.

The figure was about $30 from Colorado Miniatures, however, Gray said this was his last one and Seil has closed down and has not made its molds available to anyone.

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

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