Master Box 1/35 US. 101st Paratroopers. France 1944....and a soul in need.

[JayCee]

Dave, I've heard that no question is stupid. On the other hand some of the answers on here definitely fall under that heading. Stupid but brilliant. :smiling3: .
John.

[langy71]

I've never Jumped out of a perfectly good aircraft before, couldn't see the sense in it...
I have however jumped out of the closest thing the army had to an aircraft 'the Helibedford', whilst carrying a full loaded bergan, rifle and all the other associated kit that squaddies seem to have to lug around,

I must say after I'd picked myself up and checked to see if my ankle bones weren't now sitting alongside my 'pods', and thought 'good god that hurt'.... I vowed never to jump out of a vehicle carrying full kit again...

[Airborne01]

I've never Jumped out of a perfectly good aircraft before, couldn't see the sense in it...
I have however jumped out of the closest thing the army had to an aircraft 'the Helibedford', whilst carrying a full loaded bergan, rifle and all the other associated kit that squaddies seem to have to lug around,

I must say after I'd picked myself up and checked to see if my ankle bones weren't now sitting alongside my 'pods', and thought 'good god that hurt'.... I vowed never to jump out of a vehicle carrying full kit again...

They are not 'perfectly good aircraft '- they are noisy, smelly, uncomfortable, possessed of (less than) rudimentary comfort facilities, AND what's more , the cabin staff are (without exception) nowhere near as attractive as on other airlines! If I may make so bold this sounds like sour grapes from a disgruntled 'hat'!
Steve

[scottie3158]

I will follow along mate. They look pretty good mouldings.

[Strenko J]

Taking a seat in the back to watch. You are off to a great start. I’ve always wanted to add this to my stash however the stash is already overflowing

[spanner570]

Paul and Joe, thanks for the encouraging posts. :thumb2:

Plenty of seats at the front, Joe.

Here's the first taxi off the rank.

I made his helmet camouflage from a bit of nylon supermarket onion bag. The 'tassels' are made from strips of paper suitable coloured, as are the chin and weapon straps.
The lanyard is made from a length of beige sewing thread.
I've added plastic tuff from my spares bag too.
I used Vallejo Air, brushed on.

Regarding the actual painting, I have used my 'rough' (as usual!) technique for his mush. I reasoned he would have been tired, sweaty, dusty, muddy, You name it......

For 1/35 or smaller, other than a bit of applied 'off white' that is all I do to eyes. Too often I see eyes painted like organ stops. They just don't look right to me......Take a look at Clint Eastwood's eyes, you can barely see them!

Bit of a tip. When I painted on the suggestion of a 'Screaming Eagle', I first tried to use one of those modelling pins. The ones with the coloured blob of plastic on the top. Dipped in the paint and applied to the shoulder flash, the paint just wouldn't run onto the plastic. IDEA! I filed the sharp point off a bit, tried again and it worked a treat! I'm sure you folks already know and have done this fix, but there might just be one who has not.......Dear friend, the above is just for you.

A bit of lipstick, black streaks to his cheeks and he's done.

I don't paint creases either. I prefer natural light to do this for me. I don't get why folks paint these.

Anyway, as with all my model making, the above is just my simple, straight forward, no stress method and I'm sticking with it. I just want the easy life.:upside:

To each his own though, eh?

Here's yer man....









Cheers.
Ron

[spanner570]

Here's the woman and her infink.








Cheers.
Ron

[The Smythe Meister]

Excellent stuff Ron,as ever
.... Those figs look superb mate :thumb2:

[scottie3158]

Looking good.

[Jim R]

Great stuff going on here Ron.

[Gern]

Excellent work so far Ron, but I'm waiting to see how many have recovered from '90 degree twice'. I do realise you said it can take a few days, but my best wishes go to them as it looks to be a most uncomfortable condition.

[spanner570]

Thanks for the encouraging comments chaps. :thumb2:

Sorry Dave, ' 90 degree twice' is a permanent affliction. There is, however a potion that can be rubbed into the bent bits to help relieve the symptoms. Next time you lance your cat's boils, save the resultant drippings, send it to me and I'll make sure it is sent to the nearest Paratrooper's Base.

Two more off the rank....and I forgot the soles of their boots! :upside:


















Cheers.
Ron

[spanner570]

He now has sensible soles to his jump boots!

I painted them and then cut a rough pattern with my scalpel.


Cheers.
Ron

[boatman]

BRILLIANT MODELING 570
chrisb

[Allen Dewire]

Ok Ron, we need to talk here...As I last recall, you were building a 1/72 Belgian farmhouse complete with courtyard and fish pond. Absolutely astonishing work and paint job. So now you are building 1/35 figures and also doing a great job on them.

Is there a connection between the 2 builds? Are you doing a retake on that old film "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman", set in WWII? Or is this just a little break from the pigeon stall on the roof while you find some 1/72 pigeons...Just wondering............

Prost
Allen