LARGE PHOTO UPDATE Coree Mt. Suribachi flag raising

UPDATE!
I got the majority of the figures limbs together last night, minus heads and on some figures boots and arms. This set is a complete bee-otch! The arms were built by committee and do not even come close to mounting to the torso without major sanding and puttying. I can tell Ill be using a lot of Mr. Surfacer to fill the gaps on these.  

The resin is just plain wierd.  It has a crusty white outer appearance as if it has oxydized, and drilling into the chest to pin the arms results in a dry white powder exiting the hole, simliar to baking soda.

I got the arms mixed up and trying to sort them all out was a chore,  Ihad to mount the figs to the flagpole and figure out which one had the best fit to each torso and nail it to it with with superglue/setter.  Good thing this one isnt going to competition!!!!

 Ive got really mixed feelings about this one. I like the subject and Im happy that Im building it, but it is certianly proving to be more of a challenge than neccessary. 

Ill post pics if I can ever figure out how to, since I dont seem to be able to even type a link in and have it appear later on.

David

Scan or download a 48 star flag and make a mirror image in your photo editing program the combine both along the canton edge. Save this as a jpg file. Insert this into a word document as you would clip art. (Insert/Picture/From file). Resize it to the size you need. rememberm the Suribachi flag was quite large to be seen clearly form below. Now print it at the highest resolution you can on white paper. (File/Print. Choose Properties and choose the highest resoultion you can from the drop down box then back out to the Print dialogue box and click Print). Allow inks to dry and coat the printed side with MicroScale Decal Saver to seal the ink. When this is dry, using a straight edge and a new #11 blade, cut out the flag. Make a crisp fold along the edge of the canton. Apply diluted white glue to the inside and let it sit for a few seconds. Now carefuly fold the flag over. Study the picture and the cast flag and replicate the furls. You may need to keep at this while the glue begins to cure. Once cured, you have a permanent flag.Add some shading or highlights and touch up the edges of the canton and the resd stripes if needed.

According to the book, Flags of Our Fathers, the pole was a piece of pipe so the flag will have to be tied onto it.