Valley Forge

This figure started out life as a Fort Duquesne of a Continental rifleman opening a canteen. I wanted to get a more worn look of a soldier wintering at Valley Forge. The first step was to replace his left foot with a sandaled foot from a Verlinden Iraqi casualty to portray a worn out brogan. Next, I replaced the hands to with a pair of Michael Roberts offerings to be cradling the musket. Since he was no longer holding a canteen, I added one from my spares with a lead foil strap. Lead foil also provided the patches. The cuffs of the leggings were frayed with a #11 blade. I added a scarf from Apoxie Sculpt. The original head had a great profile, but straight on, it looked off, so off it came to be replaced by a spare from Der Bunte Rock. I also added an ax/tomahawk from the spares. The ponytail is also Apoxie Sculpt. The base is built up of Celluclay covered with 3 Guyz snow and Hudson & Allen slush. The tree stump is from Joe Fix, I believe. I experimented with a cooler skin tone with additions of gray and blue to my base to get a colder look The dirt on the leggings is pastel chalk.