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    #1

    Recon Productions 1/9 Chosin Few Bust

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    This is another one from my friend Richard Pearce. Recon productions is run by the very talented sculptor, Sverre Melleby, with castings by YS Masterpieces of Greece, who also work for Pegaso, among others.

    It depicts a marine BAR-gunner of the Chosin Few, Korea 1950.

    The box contents:

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    This looks very good indeed. There is virtually no clean-up to do on the superbly modelled and cast parts.

    One thing I was a bit uncertain of was the fact that the helmet sits rather high on the head, but research has shown that, assuming the liner is kept in, that would be the case. These are marines with frostbite awaiting evacuation:

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    The chap on the left looks very like our man, and his helmet sits even higher if anything.

    So, I'll give this my best shot. The challenge will be to make him look as cold and tired as his expression indicates.
  • Guest

    #2
    Have fun Peter :smiling3:.

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    • Jon Heptonstall
      SMF Supporters
      • Apr 2018
      • 1704

      #3
      Great looking bust.He'll be wearing his fur-lined cap under his helmet-Russian style.
      Jon.

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      • Jon Heptonstall
        SMF Supporters
        • Apr 2018
        • 1704

        #4
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        • Richard48
          SMF Supporters
          • Apr 2018
          • 1897
          • Richard
          • Clacton on Sea

          #5
          A wise choice monsieur.A nice hunk of resin to get the brushes and paints going on.
          Chair pulled up.
          Rich.

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          • Guest

            #6
            Ralph - I'm trying to, but that face!

            Jon - Thanks for that. I had realised as he's similar to the Young Miniatures version I did a couple of years ago:



            As you can see, the helmet sits lower.

            I spent a good few hours struggling with the face:



            I made the mistake of trying to copy the box art and got into a real mess, so I went back to tried and tested methods, Still a little refining to do.

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            • Lee Drennen
              SMF Supporters
              • Apr 2018
              • 7711

              #7
              Peter. I’m here but I’m not getting comfortable because it will be completed soon as I a ask for my second cup of coffee

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              • Lee Drennen
                SMF Supporters
                • Apr 2018
                • 7711

                #8
                Peter. I’m here but I’m not getting comfortable because it will be soon as I a ask for my second cup of coffee

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                • wasdale32
                  SMF Supporters
                  • Apr 2018
                  • 1115
                  • Mark

                  #9
                  Peter - he looks suitably miserable

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                  • Guest

                    #10
                    Lee - I think this will take slightly longer than usual, so ask for a refill by all means.

                    Mark - Quite hard to empathise and do a cold-looking complexion on the hottest day of the year so far!

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                    • Steve Jones
                      • Apr 2018
                      • 6615

                      #11
                      Looking forward to this one immensely. Should be a great bust looking rather cold on forlorn.

                      Well done Richard. Top man

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                      • Guest

                        #12
                        Hi Steve, thanks for looking in.

                        I've done a bit of refining to the face and am going to leave it alone now:

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                        • Jim R
                          SMF Supporters
                          • Apr 2018
                          • 15733
                          • Jim
                          • Shropshire

                          #13
                          Hi Peter
                          I reckon you have captured the cold, fed up, resigned look very well.
                          Jim

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                          • Peter Gillson
                            SMF Supporters
                            • Apr 2018
                            • 2594

                            #14
                            Petet

                            very nice, he certainly look thoroughly miserable.

                            peter

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                            • Guest

                              #15
                              Very cold looking face Peter :smiling3:.
                              Is it Martin Keown in disguise?.

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