D-DAY PARA - NORMANDY 1944 - FINISHED

Thanks Tankluver!

I enjoyed the build. I am really pleased with the paint job on the Denison smock it turned out great. I am starting another figure shortly, haven't decided which one yet. I will post it when it is done.

Cheers;

Gregory

centerdeck wrote:

Lookin good.  Most interesting way to gather material for the tree.  Hope you forgave the dog.

Avus:

It was her toy a stuffed Canada Goose so no need for forgiveness...lol. The idea for using the stuffing actually came to me after reading about using rubberised horsehair from a furniture repair shop for the basis of the tree. The stuffing in the toy is actually finer than what I could have got from the repair shop and there was plenty in the goose. I could make an entire forest....lol

Cheers;

Gregory

Avus wrote:

Looks good. I'd really love to see some shots of the completed vignette.

Thanks Avus:

I am going to have a friend (pro-photographer) snap the pics and try my hand at submitting this to the readers gallery of photos for a future FSM issue.

I am going to add a couple more items to the groundwork to complete the base, a few wild flowers, some tall grass, and a little dead fall to the undergrowth.

I am really pleased with the build, I have been away from figure building for awhile. I have plenty of completed, but as yet unpainted figures so it feels great to have this one completed.

Cheers

Gregory

Plymonkey:

Thanks for looking. It was a great figure to build.

Cheers;

Gregory

The paintjob on the smock looks particularly impressive, would love to see the figure with sharper pics to really do it justice.

Thanks Carpe Diem, I am really pleased with the result I achieved on the Denison. I used an actual swatch of the smock material to match paint colours. I also had a few great references to use,

British Parachute Forces 1940-45 - Howard P. Davies - Uniform Guide 2

The Paras British Airborne Forces 1940-84 - Osprey

The Verlinden Way Vol 5. - Francois Verlinden

Once I get my friend to shoot the pics I will have them posted.

Cheers;

Gregory

Gregory that's awesome can't wait to see the new pictures.

Jon

Jon:

Thanks for the kind words. In reply to the pictures....all I can say is soon.....soon....lol

Cheers;

Gregory

Hello again all:

For those of you in the Toronto area. I just put this figure on display at my favourite hobby shop Northstar Hobbies on Dundas St. If you're in the area stop in and have a look and post your comments.

Well back to the workbench, I picked up a new set of figures to work on.

Cheers;

Gregory

Good work. I like the camo smock.

Rich

Rich:

Thanks for the kind words. I really enjoyed building and painting this figure. I am currently working on another figure of a Para in full jump kit from the Falklands. After that is completed I have a pair of figures to put together in a vignette of a Para instructor and Candidate. As the builds progress I will post more photos.

Cheers;

Gregory