Geez, Pawel;

   If you put an over coat of Semi-Gloss over him when done, It will look like you put actual gear and clothes on him. Now, tell the truth. You have a shrinking machine like Fantastic Voyage hidden in the attic there in Poland right?

   This is Darned good work in my book!

That's fantastic work on the camo and extra added detail! 

This one is an award-winner for sure Pawel! 

Thanks a lot for your kind words, gennulmen!

TB - nope, I've got such a machine only in my dreams... :-)

Gamera - thank you very much!

And I'm working on painting the helmet "chocolate chip" pattern now... Please stay tuned and have a nice day

Paweł

Looking good. Not sure of the manufacturer but there was a decal sheet with 1/16 national insigina and common unit markings available.  Cheating?  Maybe, but looks good.  Looking forward to the final reveal. 

Hello!

keavdog - If I had such a decal, I'd using. I don't have much of a problem about cheating...

And I have managed to paint the helmet and the fake canteen underneath it:

Now I have to reasonably fit it on the belt. Thanks for looking and have a nice day

Paweł

Pawel:

 You have exceeded expectations again. This figure is going to be Awesome. Whatta Job so Far!

Hello TB!

Thanks a lot for your kind words - they mean a lot to me!

I've got a question to all supporting me here: I've got two first aid kit carriers, the first one is a little on the big side, the other is pretty exactly 1/16. Which one looks better in your opinion?

Here's the first, bigger one:

And here's the second, smaller one:

I'm counting on you - thanks in advance for your help and have a nice day

Paweł

Hi Pawel;

    I would say to make him look busy, The big one. To NOT make it look out of place-The Small one. I believe it's a matter of proportion at this point. Geez, He's looking great!

In my opinion, neither would be worn there.  I have never seen the large first aid case hung on the upper left suspender.  I have only seen the small first aid pouch (which only holds a pressure dressing/bandage) with the single button hung there.  The larger one is usually worn on the pistol belt, usually centered in the back.

A first aid case is on top of the buttpack here.  A first aid pouch is on the left uppper suspender.

Hello!

Thanks a lot for your comments!

TB - thanks again for your kind words!

Gino - I've seen that photo before.. The first aid pouch looks pretty big in it - comparable in size to the canteen..

I've found this picture that shows a possibility of putting the pouch on a vertical strap:

But of course your opinion is important to me.. I understand you would put the smaller individual dressing there, right? Did the Marines also do it that way?

Thank you very much for your great help and have a nice day

Paweł

Yes, all the pouches, canteens, etc. have the same ALICE clips on them.  That is what makes the all part of the ALICE (All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment) system.  As far as I know, the USMC wore it all basically the same as the Army.  

HeavyArty

Yes, all the pouches, canteens, etc. have the same ALICE clips on them.

I believe Pawel is highlighting that the IFAK has a velcro strap between the slide keeper tunnels, so it could be stuck on vertically.  The dressing/compas pouch would have to flop horizontally (and a Marine CPT is going to dummy cord a compass and stow itin a pocket).

You and I both well know that, IRL, thhis CPT would have LBE to toss on over the PASGT vest, especially given how doctrinal USMC was about wearing armor.  Sadly, no one told François this, or provided the gear to model the sculpt to.

In my case, as an O-3, in '91, my Beachmaster gear was identical to the Marines, I have some personal experience with this stuff. 

But, Pawel is working with what he started with.  And doing one heck of a job turning a sow's ear into a silk purse.

I agree that he is doing a great job with a less than stellar figure.  He asked my opinion, I have given it.  I have never seen the IFAK on the upper left side pocket/strap.  He can put it there if he wants though, it's his figure.

Gino, Capn - thanks a lot for your comments and for your gret help. I'm in a kind of a tough position right now.. That's why I'd like to ask you one more question, if I may - what would you do if it was YOUR model? Let's say somebody would give you the parts and ask you to finish this one - what would you do?

And I have found a nice block of wood for a base here. Now I'm also working on an idea to finish it nicely.

Thanks in advance and have a nice day

Paweł

I wouldn't put anything on the left side of the vest.  He is already wearing just the pistol belt.  So I doubt he would have anything on his vest.

Hello!

Thanks a lot for your comment, Gino! I'm still pondering this one...

In the meantime I have made a base for the Captain here. Took a block of wood (local crafts store, a little more than half a dollar), stained it, and on top I have made a piece of scale tarmac road with a fragment of the centerline - out of a piece of fine black sandpaper. Here's how it looks like:

Thanks for looking and have a nice day

Paweł

In My Time;

 The Marines fastened stuff where it was supposed to go. Except when we actually got in a firefight. The ones who really were concerned in keeping it where it belonged,( whatever it was) was the Navy Corpsmen.

Pawel:

 Is there anything you can't do? Looking Good my friend.

Hello TB!

Thanks a lot for your comment and for your kind words! I can't do a lot of things, but I like to learn new tricks...

Say, how are you managing the terrible things going on in Texas? I hope you're safe and doing all right!

Thanks again ad 'till next time (maybe it will be finished by then!!!)

Paweł

Hi Pawel,Thanks for asking !!

      Well , there's an old saying here in the States."It's colder than a Well Digger's Butt." That's the P.C version. Luckily, I was raised part of my life in New York State, Buffalo to be exact. I lived on and off with grandparents until My Foster parents took over then three more years there.

    So the cold is bearable although my old Body doesn't think so. After all the Boil Water orders from the city and no mail for five days I have made it through. Avoided one fender bender when I was taking my Shut in Friend for groceries. Then another on the way home. I actually didn't get even nervous.

     Still working on the Paper Models, switching from the Treibflugel to the Andrea Doria/Stockholm and back. Do love those " Paper Panzers" even if they flew! But did it really? Who knows? You take care of yourself and Stay warm. I imagine it's cold in Poland right now too!

Pawel

if I may - what would you do if it was YOUR model? Let's say somebody would give you the parts and ask you to finish this one - what would you do?

I have given that some thought.

I probably would have cobbled up LBE to throw over the vest, in the fashion of the day--basically to match the gear I used as a USN O-3.  So, there would have been a lot of lead foil used, like as not.

Now, had I committed to creating a USMC figure, he would have gotten a handset with abit of wire trailing off to the unseen RTO.

Great work Pawel, keep it up. Like the base too.

Hi Pawel;

 If it had been my model I would have TRIED the get him this far at least. There are some figure modelers in the Model Rail Club attached to the Museum,. I would've sought out their help on this though. I am still Very Much a Newbie when it comes to figures.

Hello everybody!

Thanks a lot for your comments!

Dodgy - thanks a lot, glad you like it!

TB, Capn - thanks a lot for your thoughts here.

Capn - if we had this discussion before I painted all the camo pattern on the torso - who knows... But it's a lot of surgery. I've already had a taste of it while putting the canteens and the pistol on. Almost all the raised detail below any belt/band/gear item has to be chiseled off in order to look natural - that is to say as if the fabric underneath it got compressed by the weight/tension like it should. But I added the dummy cord for the compass, just like you said, please check it out!

By the way - how are you taking the cold weather? I hope you are warm and safe!

And now it's time for the great finale!

So!

After taking a lot of great advice and reference material, taking away as much verlindenitis as I could and lots of fun painting - here it is:

My special thanks go to Mark, Gino, Carlos and Gary - that build wouldn be as much fun without you! Naturally now I'm looking forward to comments...

Thanks a lot for looking and have a nice day

Paweł

Pawel

By the way - how are you taking the cold weather? I hope you are warm and safe!

Well, here at 1415 CST (2015 UTC) on Sunday, 21FEB21, here about 5km from DFW airport, it's 66ºF (normal high for today being 61ºF).

So, all traces of snow have vanished, even in the deep shade.  Most roads are dry in the full sunshine.

Almost unearthly to have no evidence of the 100-year storm which crippled us for a week.  Beyond water boil orders and dug up yards and the like.

Went without power for 33 hours at my house--12 hours and 21 hours with a 4 hour gap.  Better than many of my neighbors (houses across the street both had water damage from burst pipes).  Slowly, all those in my electronic circle have checked in as their power has been restored.

The next hurdle will be in utility billing.  WiFi meters do not "like" being off for extended periods of time.  TThere are already reports of people with (spurious) utility bills in the high four digit range.

We press on, because that's what we do.

And, that figure came out excellently.

Hello!

That was a quick reply! Good to know you're doing all right and thanks a lot for your kind words! A little offtopic - can you explain to me the "water boil orders"?

Thanks a lot for your great help and have a nice, sunny day

Paweł

The figure came out really nicely.  Good job on it.

Looks great