Alpine 1/16 US Infantryman Winter 1944-45

[Jack L]

He's looking fantastic Peter!

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
What a beautiful figure. Cracking quality painting so far.
Hope you both feel better soon. The holiday will do you good. Beddgelert is lovely. Famous, of course, for Llewelyn, prince of North Wales, and his dog.
Jim

[outrunner]

The figure is looking great Peter, another plus here for Beddgelert, I stayed in the Saracens Head hotel there a few years ago and it is a lovely village.

Andy..

[Guest]

Jack - Many thanks.

Jim - Glad you like how the figures is coming along. I've been to Beddgelert numerous times over the last 50 years and it's my favourite place in Snowdonia. I believe that the Gelert's grave thing was all contrived by a local pub landlord sometime in the C18th, as is usually the way with these things.

Andy - Thanks re the figure. I've had many a drink on the terrace of the Saracen's Head over the years. Will be good to go when there are no crowds.

[Lee Drennen]

Peter. Looking good and I’m sorry for your eyes I know the feeling. Seated front row

[Guest]

Lee. Thanks. The eyes are holding up so far.

The lower half:

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[SteveH]

Morning Peter

He is looking more manly now LOL

Hopefully Wales wont be on a travel corridor restriction by November, but with the current rapid rise in new cases, who can tell?

Looks like a good day to finish him off with the remaining kit and rifle, and another quiet recovery day too.

It looks like a reasonable few days ahead, perhaps a mini Indian Summer?

Take care and rest up too!

Have a good day

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Hi Steve

Yes, he looks better now that the party dress has gone. Nearly finished now, bar the rifle strap. Once that's done I'll sort out a snowy base.

A mini heat wave is predicted here for early next week, with a temperature of 28 degrees on Tuesday. What is going on?

[Guest]

Looking good Peter :smiling3:.
As for the mini heatwave I've always known it as an Indian summer.

[Guest]

Hi Ralph - Yes, I suppose it is an Indian Summer, but I always personally associate that with a bit of mild weather later in year. One day of 28 degrees seems nuts.

Anyway, here we go:



The final session involved painting and attaching the equipment, which was fairly straightforward. The only extra is the K-Bar fighting knife, which I made for a now defunct figure, and which I found lurking in the spares box. The kit water bottle was damaged, so I swapped it for a Verlinden spare.

The base is another old Verlinden spare, dusted with Krycell Precision Ice and Snow.

[Guest]

Excellent finish Peter :smiling3:.

[Guest]

Cheers Ralph.

Version two, with less snow:

[Andy Belsey]

Great figure Peter.
Andy

[Mickc1440]

We definitely need that round of applause button

[Guest]

Many thanks Andy and Mick.

Another base change in the meantime:

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I found the snow too distracting, so I cleaned up the figure and placed him on an autumnal base. A bonus is that it has helped the camera to achieve a better colour balance, more true to the original.