Malayan Emergency 1/35 scale.

[rtfoe]

Niiiiiiiiiice!!! :thumb2:

Thanksssss!!!:smiling2:

[Strenko J]

just simply remarkable Richard...your skills are amazing

[rtfoe]

just simply remarkable Richard...your skills are amazing

Hey, thanks Joe,

Now the puttying of the sleeve, pocket and collar of just one side was a bit of a challenge on my first attempt. Will get the hang of it once I move on...


Cheers,
Wabble

[rtfoe]

Now I've done the right sleeve, pocket and collar. Will work on the lanyard for the whistle made of braided thin wire.

While working on the sleeves I knocked off the rifles barrel which I will repair with wire and putty.

Cheers,
Wabble

[Tim Marlow]

Nice!
Over ‘ere son, on me ’ead……

[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