discussion WW2 SAS soldier with machine gun 1/10 bust

[flyjoe180]

Looking very nice Tony. That was kind of Tim to print you the ammunition rounds, they look a lot better than the supplied belts

 

[yak face]

The gun has now had a wash over with thinned gloss black and the torso and head scarf have been shaded and highlighted . The bands round the headscarf are yet to be finished then its the sunglasses to do .
Ive given his eyes a bit of clear gloss and the head has been glued to the torso .
The excellent ammo belt has been given a nice shape by immersing it in very hot water for a minute or so then bending carefully to shape . This has now been painted and will make a huge difference to the finished piece ( thanks again Neil!)

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Ooh that belt is looking good Tony!

 

[flyjoe180]

Coming along very nicely Tony

 

[Jim R]

That's looking very tasty indeed.

 

[yak face]

A final push today has seen this over the finish line . The headscarf was tidied up and the sunglasses were painted , this part then being glued onto the torso .I then looked at the fixing of the machine gun and decided it needed a strong joint so drilled this along with a corresponding hole in the palm and glued it with a pin made with a bit of guitar string .He has a hole between his fingers for a ciggie but you have to source this yourself so a tiny bit of wire was cut , roughed up at the end , painted then fitted.
The superb ammo belt was fitted to the gun and it was time to mount him on the base . I’ll put up a completed thread when Ive taken some more pics , thanks to all who have been watching . I know its far from the standard of most figure painters but I’m happy with it and enjoyed it so -job done .