discussion Malayan Emergency 1/35 scale.

[rtfoe]

Nice!
Over ‘ere son, on me ’ead……

Thanks Tim, you'll see the distinctive characteristics of the uniform on these local constables in the 50's as being over sized and airy. Seeing some old photos they are loosely worn with shorts looking like skirts. Even long pants were baggy and pleated. I guess they were issued UK sizes and there was nothing smaller.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[rtfoe]

Hi Guys, here's the line up of Bangra dancers trying to do the YMCA. Basically the waist up have the modifications done except for the last guy on the right who hasn't got his sleeves and right pocket done yet. Just waiting for his putty to cure before proceeding with the sleeves.

Once he's done I will do the bottom half of the bodies with pocket slits, belt holders, ankle gaiters, pants and shorts. So far 3 days work.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[Mickc1440]

Great work Richard

 

[minitnkr]

Lookingood.

 

[Jack L]

Just catching up. All sublime, but the Elastoplast straps are genius! Stealing that one!

 

[rtfoe]

Thanks Mick, Paul and Jack, glad you like the dancers. I remember using the elastoplast tape for my hockey stick and had a roll sitting at the work table incase of a blood donation drive suddenly happening and I noticed the weave was within the scale of heavy canvas for 1/35.
Starting on the next session lower half of the figs now...

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[rtfoe]

Also when you cut Elastoplast it doesn't fray and keeps a clean cut.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[minitnkr]

Wait a minute Richard, you play ice hockey in Malaysia?

 

[rtfoe]

Wait a minute Richard, you play ice hockey in Malaysia?

No,no,no...field hockey. :tears-of-joy: We do have an Ice hockey league in the local ice skating rink. I have friends who were ice hockey players during their teens in a local rink until it closed down. Then years later a new rink opened at a huge mall and the game and teams were revived.
Anyway just did the sleeves and pocket for the last guy...


Cheers,
Wabble

 

[rtfoe]

Didn't know it would take this long to do the bottom half of the figures as not all of them needed to. The pockets, gaiters and belt sleeves took an awful lot of time...
Then the long pants...

This is the comparison between two figures that use the same base figure but with different modifications. I'll be putting them at opposite ends of the dio and hope nobody spots the difference...


Cheers,
Wabble

 

[minitnkr]

Amazing fig. work.

 

[rtfoe]

Amazing fig. work.

Thanks Paul, I still got the lanyard for the whistle on the left shoulder to do.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[rtfoe]

Here's a pix of the lanyard done with twisting two lengths of brass wire. I prefer using wire than thread as its easier to manipulate and paint.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[rtfoe]

Whistle lanyards done for these two figures...another three have them round their shoulder but not attached to the pocket as yet. Another four more to go.


Cheers,
Wabble

 

[rtfoe]

All whistle lanyards done and they're in a row comparing with the previous photo...
Before

After

All I need to add now are the single ammunition pouches and weapons. Much easier than making the monkeys.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[Jim R]

Really excellent figure modifications. Soon be at the painting stage

 

[rtfoe]

Really excellent figure modifications. Soon be at the painting stage

Thanks Jim, yes nearing the painting stage. I still have to do seven single ammo pouches which are characteristically worn by the Police force at the time. Here are four of them...

They were quite fun to make and made it to the last seven before it cured hard. Got the Stens out with the pistol grip, wooden stock and minus the foregrip. Making the straps from thick foil, masking tape and wire.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[rtfoe]

Can you see the differences and additions to the ammo pouches and hands?


Cheers,
Wabble

 

[Airborne01]

Superb - but the answer is still --- maybe!
Steve

 

[rtfoe]

Superb - but the answer is still --- maybe!
Steve

Thanks Steve, yup...still tinkering and cleaning up the figures. The differences were minor but needed like making the hands into clenched fists holding onto rifle slings or a thumb on a clipboard or canvas clasps for the ammo pouches...

Here's the wild bunch ready for priming...

I added pleats for the shorts on this, the clenched fist and thumb...

For this he got a Webley holster and lanyard from the pistol to his collar...

The rifle barrels has been repaired...

You can clearly see the canvas clasp here...

Fingers wrapped around rifle...

I decided to leave the other weapons and slings off until after the priming and paint those separately.

Cheers,
Wabble