Merry Christmas

Sergeant 44th Foot, Gandamak Finished

Here is the completed bust

Progress with the 44th Foot....

44th Foot Gandamak

He I am starting a new project,  a bust of a 44th Foot soldier from the assault at Gandamak, Afghanistan in 1842.   HERE is the story about nearly 16,000 soldiers, and families being wiped out.

Lt. Winters Easy Company

Here is the Nuts Planet Lt. Winters, 101 Airborne

Face Work.....

Update

Its super hot and humid... not nice to paint.  Just a quick update

Update 101

Here is a little of progress on the 101st figure........

Currahee!!

Paint is flung!   beginnings of the 101 AB bust.

Work Commences

I started working on he Nuts Planet 101 Airborne half figure.  Cleanup is nearly done.  One tricky part is attaching the sling to the M1 Garand rifle. The rifle and M1907 sling are resin.  In my experience, these parts break off easily.
I decided to replace the swivels with copper wire and brass tubing.  The wire is supplied in the kit.  It is meant to be used for the equipment hangers on the utility belt.
I cut off the kit swivels on the rifle and rings on the sling.  I cut the rings off the ends of the sling- both the short and long sections.  I then cut two pieces of 0.7mm brass tube to a length just smaller than the sling.  I glued the brass tube on the rifle.  Then it was a case of bending the brass wire to shape and putting all the parts back together.