Special Forces Figure ***COMPLETE - 13MAY09***

***UPDATE***

I made a little progress yesterday, but didn't have the time to post it. Pretty much the only things I've got left to do on this one are to make the chin straps and the NVG mount for the helmet. After that it's going to the booth.

Here's what I got for updates....

I trimmed all the chin strapping off the head ... and cut the living crap out of my thumb ... that was awesome BTW. I made the cap out of a resin bill and mighty putty, added a rear strap from styrene, and gave the guy mighty putty burns and hair.

Here are the putty "pads" for the helment. Took a bit to get it drilled out, but the pads were a sinch to make. Now all I've got left are the chin straps and the NVG mount.

I stayed up WAY too late to be doing this crud. So I probably won't see the straps or mount done either today or tomorrow ... plus the wife has the days off! But we'll see if I can sneak in some bench time ......

Enjoy .... and as always, comments welcome.

Oh! Well if you think it's easy- I'll buy that! Good luck- looking forward to the pics

And thanks for the tip on patches- not sure if I can pull it off at 1/35 but will look into it.

I don't think that my changes are going to be all that tough to pull off. I've got a resin copy of a patrol cap, that I'm going to try and file down to a ball cap style. If that doesn't turn out the way I want, I'm just going to use the bill from it and then use some of the mighty putty. As far as patches and things, I've found that printing them off at home and using a thin piece of sheet to give it some depth really works well. The only other thing for that is to make sure that you fold some of the paper around the edges so that you don't see them.

As far as the helmet padding and chin straps ... that's going to be WAY too easy. I'm just going to drill it out IOT form the inside, and then use little putty "pads" to fill the inside. The straps will be made from masking tape and I'm going to try and salvage the buckle from the face ... that's the only part that bothers me. Otherwise, I'll just use some extra PE pieces that I have.

Hopefully, I'll have some more pictures up tonight.

Sorry guys ... this one is moving a little slow too I guess.

I'm still trying to get most/ all the "bad" spots filled and sanded. I had planned on just building this one straight out of the box .... but then again, you guys know me better than that.

Since I can't really think of something to do with the base .... and the only palms that I can find are for 1/35 figs ... I'm planning on changing up the figure a little. Instead of having him wear his helmet like he's still out on patrol, I'm planning in having him hold it by the NVG mount (yes, I'm going to have to scratch another one ... DANG IT!), while he's wearing a "team" ball cap. Pretty much a "pose for the camera" pose. I don't think that it'll be too much work though. Here's the to-do list before I get it back into the booth for the 2nd coat of primer .....

.... finish filling holes, remove the chin straps from the face, rework a left ear (yea, fun!), scratch a ball cap, drill out the inside of the helmet and scratch in padding and chin straps, scratch an NVG mount, photoshop some decals, and .... oh, yeah ... save the planet in btwn primer coats!

BIG sigh ..... guess I've got some work to do....

Thanks for those camo .... it helps get the mind going. However, I'm really not getting "run over" by anything. This guy is just standing here and I'm nto sure how to tie him in. The top of the base is pretty small, so it's got to be ..... UHhhhhh..... I don't know  .....

I'm sure something will come up.

It's like my workbench has had 3x weeks to conspire against me!......

I may have to flip out and build a Corsair or something! BAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

alright buddy. here are those pics. i whited out their faces on purpose to protect their identities...i'm sure you'll understand! i also did it to protect my #$%#&#@!!!

DEFINATELY!!! That would be a HUGE help. I've been trying to figure out what I want to do with the base on this one and could really use some ideas. Post them if you can. Otherwise, shoot me a PM and I'll send you my email addy.

Thanks in advance.

that's right buddy!!! you didnt make it did u???? that's ok...i know the feeling...only difference is i never really tried...lol. my first two figures didnt come out exactly like i wanted (again you'll catch up so no need to explain)...i'm hoping i can change my lack of interest into something more tangible and get more done...oh and you wondered y we talked so much....notice your threads were still on the first page???? beats having to go look for them now doesnt it!!!!! so i dont want to hear it...we talked so your life would be easier....LOL. besides....it was p.o.... damn guy just wouldnt shut the hell up!!!! kept asking me for pics of the french foreign legion and weird stuff like that....lol. oh, hey, btw, my buddy did multiple tours in afghanny land  back in '02 and i have a ton of pics...he was with the 5th special forces group. i believe i have some pics you might really like to see and maybe even use. let me know dude!

Alright, alright ... you got me. I couldn't finish a figure in exactly 24hrs. EPIC FAIL!!! I know!!!

It's good to be back. Hopefully, I can get this one finished up and out of the way in the next day or so.

camo junkie wrote:

btw, where the hell are you at in the field? what base? i know its not hood based on your previous statements....god forbid if your at bliss...well just curious. i realize i'm talking as if your gonna answer in a day or two but i dont know...perhaps p.o. knows.

Nope! haha no idea. As for your figures camo- so, any ol weekend now huh?

i.c. well....how convienent!!! ...(lol). the stop watch policy....hmmmmm....gonna have to remember that one!!! yeah...i promised my figs this weekend...what i REALLY meant was the weekend when i feel like actually DOING them!!!! LOL. see what he means p.o. the guy just had to "clarify" it for us.

btw, where the hell are you at in the field? what base? i know its not hood based on your previous statements....god forbid if your at bliss...well just curious. i realize i'm talking as if your gonna answer in a day or two but i dont know...perhaps p.o. knows.

Finally got a little computer time ....

Maybe I should have been a little more clear ... I'm actually using the "stop watch method" in this build. I wasn't really trying to build this one, literally, in 24hrs. Since I'm gone at the moment, my watch is stopped with about 18hrs left to build. I think that once I get back, that will be PLENTY of time to get things finished up. I really did want to finish it before I left, but I was doubtful that was really going to happen.

Hope that helps clear some things up. See you guys again in about 2 weeks.

Go easy .... SCOUTs OUT!!!

psstoff995 wrote:

As far as my modeling goes, I was telling model that I’m trying to speed things up for my own sake. It’s always been a fun, stress reliving hobby, but now it’s shifted gears into a Box Collection and I’m trying to get back into making models, not stockpiling them

yeah, be careful of that it's way too easy to do!! stockpiliing that is of half and unfinished work!!

psstoff995 wrote:

hahaha yeah I guess he did. I'm sure it'll look nice when he does finish it. Maybe the lack of the time crunch will only improve the build. Maybe give him some time to work on that torso- ha! Or a 1/16 scale Iraqi dog- that’d be perfect!! I know what he was thinking- he lost it! Hmmm... if the point of this was to prove to me that 1/16 scale figures can be done up real quick OOB I don’t know if I feel as bad for taking so long on updates! I mean... granted I’m not in the Army and I’m not always stuck goin out into the field... oh well. What do we do now?!

hahaha....guess he's the one who will be modeling puppies p.o...... yeah, he ran out of time...no big deal. as far as what to do now....i'm still going to be posting my updates...maybe have it done by the time he gets back. i know i want to work more on those curbs to try and scale 'em back a little bit. besides, the wife's starting to feel neglected because of the time i've been putting in on this project so i guess i will only be working on it while she's at work. which by the time i get up in the a.m. only leaves me with about 4-5 hours of playtime!! oh well. ahhhhh....going out into the field....how i dont really miss those days!!! the field in germany was a different story...always going to a new town, sleeping in "old bars" playing football/frisbie with the locals, eating the food....ahhhhh....good times!!!