My first encounter… The day I encountered a Fallschirmjäger, the world shrunk to the size of a Monogram Merite box. My ten-year-old fingers, sticky with anticipation, uncovered the box bought after a delightful… Continue reading
Hello, my friends, Here’s my 1/6th scale character interpretation of military artist and portrait painter, Michael Gnatek’s “D-Plus 3, U.S. Marine Corps, South Pacific, 1944”.
A 1/6 character study project which I enjoyed working on. It’s a thrill to see what is 2 dimensional – as in an image, – take a 3 dimensional form, allowing views from… Continue reading
DID’s fabulous 1:6 scale 12-inch Saving Private Ryan’s “Captain Miller”, 2nd Ranger Battalion, Normandy, 1944 launched in 2010, in my opinion is one of the best commercial Captain Miller created. Equipped with a… Continue reading
This German officer and NCO duo was inspired by an image (see below) of a squad of DAK fighters I found in my earlier research for this project. (Credit: zeiterweltkrieg.org) The figures: Officer: The… Continue reading
The 1998 war movie Saving Private Ryan by American screenwriter Robert Rodat, is very loosely based on the real-life case of Sgt. Frederick Niland; who was sent back to New York to complete his service… Continue reading
Members of FJR 6 pose in their splinter-camouflage jump smocks, leather cartridge pouches, “stacked” 98K rifles, and gas-mask bags on their chests. One man in the center is wearing the traditional Stahlhelm and… Continue reading
Step-by-step Headsculpt repaint Head: Flagset Ralph Step-by-step Helmet cover reconstruction Helmet cover was repainted Oakleaf Spring from the original Oakleaf Fall. Customised rocker spring clips were created as were the additional foilage loops.
After: Headsculpt finessed. Decided to give a more rugged, gritty look with darker grey tints to the eye and jowl areas. Before: This was the headsculpt that I originally painted. This Rottenführer… Continue reading
PFC T. E. Underwood, Company B, 24th Marines, Fourth Marine Division. Saipan, 1944. 2018 November This customised and kit/bashed figure is my interpretation of a famous iconic image of a US Marine taken during… Continue reading
