1/16 IWW German Stormtrooper

[Neil Merryweather]

This is looking very good, Peter- I do like the work you did on the creases on the tunic. The pairing sounds like an excellent idea too :thumb2:
Neil

[Guest]

Cheers Neil. I'm not entirely happy with the tunic, hence my covering it with equipment. I have another couple of cross-straps to add which should push it back a bit.

[Guest]

It is all looking good to me Peter.:smiling2:
sometimes we are our own worst critic :thinking:.
I have a few 120mm bits and pieces spare if you want them.PM me.

[Peter Gillson]

Peter - good job, I particularly like the wooden handles of the grenades and entrenching tool.

Peter

[SteveH]

Morning Peter
Like the vignette idea, and both repurposed flyers too.
It should spark the imagination and I'd a home for all the equipment you had out aside.
Have you ever painted one of the flyers heads?
I seem to remember they always get replaced?
Does the Herman figure look like him?
Have a good day with the paints.
Stuck on the bus, some motoring/roadworks disaster, somewhere!
Regards.
Steve H

[Guest]

Ralph - The light is particularly good at the moment, but that also has the disadvantage of showing up the weak points.

Peter - Thanks. The colour of the handles is based on Vallejo Japanese Uniform, believe it or not.

Steve - Morning (actually afternoon now, sorry). The Miniart German Aces heads are absolutely terrible, some of the worst I've seen anywhere. I don't know about a resemblance to the subjects; they don't even resemble human beings! Should get this finished today.

[Guest]

The first chap's done:



I will add some weathering when both figures are on the base.

More equipment to add today and a lot of straps and buckles to make. Richard had already done a great job painting the MP18, so I just finished it off and touched it up in a couple of places. I've also given him a cigar to hold in his right hand.

Now waiting on the delivery of the second figure......

[Wouter]

Mister stormtrooper number one is looking good!

[Guest]

Cheers Wouter.

Hopefully, the next figure will arrive tomorrow. Currently sorting out equipment, heads etc.

[Richard48]

Wow thats a cracker Mr.D.
Really has come together nicely mate,The MP18 really looks good on this one,Equipment really sets off the whole thing with all the various colour tones.
Great stuff Carruthers.
Richard

[Guest]

Thanks Richard. I kept coming across the various bits and pieces at regular intervals and now seemed the right time to do something with them. I have a few bits and bobs left to kit out the second figure with - officer stuff: binoculars, map case, pistol etc.

[Neil Merryweather]

Very nice indeed ,Peter

[SteveH]

Morning Peter
Great looking build with all the accessories.
And a 2nd one too, it should be a fun week for you.

A good salt air blast is just what the Dr ordered for sinus troubles.
Shame I am as far from either coast as I could get!

Looking forward to Herman's head transplant LOL

Heatwave on the way?
Still bracing up North.

Have a good day with the paints
Regards
Steve H

[Guest]

Neil - Thank you. Nice to see what you look like too!

Steve - Glad you like him. I'm looking forward to working on the second figure, which should arrive today.

I'm amazed how much the sea air helped my sinuses - time to move to the coast? We were looking at beach huts while we were there and the cheapest was £15,000, far too much for a dilapidated shed on a bit of shingle. Rental was an extortionate £50-£75 a day.

Wet, cold and misty here.

[Guest]

The next figure has arrived. This one will need less reworking, but quite a few additions. The head does look slightly like Goering, but the mould line runs through the middle of the face and the detail is poor.

The extras:



A mixture of Kirin, Verlinden, Alpine and Jon Smith parts. I've made him a belt from metal foil and also a gas mask bag, which I carved from a section of spare arm.

So, off we go.....