yea it was a nice kit , saw a verlinden kit of a panzerfaust gunner at a LHS the owner did ,what a nice job , so that may be my next . The boots were done by just rubbing the paint off the tips a bit ( exsposing the nat resin color) thats how my boots always wore out at work ! And I would imagine that combat soldiers don't worry too much about spit and shine while fighting ! Except on thier weopans !