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Thanks Simon! Skintones are a pretty basic mix from Browns and light skin colors from AK. Thank you Merry, for this great compliment. Thanks Nap! Hope to make some more favourite figures in the future. Thanks again Mobo! Always very much appreciated. Thank you Melanie. So much...

Thank you for the nice compliments. Always very encouraging. And thanks for liking. Hope to start with a new figure soon. greets, RJ

Hello all, Here my latest figure. A soldier from the 1st New Guinea Infantry Batallion on New Britain, 1944. 1:35 scale. Conversion/scratchbuild using various resin items of Firestorm models. Sculpting is done with Magic Sculpt and Duro. The Owen gun is from Bravo 6. Painted with acrylics...

Finished this one today.. More in the completed forum Thanks all for support! Greets RJ

Thanks my friend. Yes it will be loaded. Saving it for last for its vulnerability. greets RJ

Thanks Steve! Some progress. Lots of painting done. Some details or refinements later. Attached the hand with the owen gun. Added a first layer of MS. Gonna carve it in shape after drying. Greets RJ

Thanks all! Yes, after a lifetime on bare feet there was no need for shoes or boots. Greets RJ

Some more progress… Nothing definitely finished yet. Greets RJ

Got one now for a week. In addition to Nigel, I see a lot more detail…. Can’t do without it anymore…

Amazing work Steve, amazing…

Thank you all and all the likers. Some after dinner detailing…. Greets, RJ

Thank you all for the nice compliments. Very appreciated! First paint.. basic layers and first sketches.. Greets RJ

Thanks Nap and Simon. Ready for paint. The webbing is done with tape, buckles are done with duro. The machete is a paper prop for now. I gonna make the machete from some thin plastic card. A necklace and machete scabbard will be added later. Thanks for following and support. greets RJ

I believe Alan carves all the detail. I blocked in the arms first with MS. Then I carved as much as possible in the basic shape. If needed I added a little putty and blend in it on the basic shape. After it dries I do some scraping and sanding for a smooth finish. Greets RJ

Sunday morning progress…. Sculpted the arms and resculpted the shorts. Also some more work on his facial features for a bit more determination. Next step is the webbing. Then it is pretty much done and I can start painting after a last quality check. The hand with the Owen gun wil be attached...

Thanks Guys! They sure were a tough bunch… Take this action for example; On 18 January 1943, Sergeant Kari was at the village of Sabari, with a patrol that had the task of denying the enemy a possible escape route to the north. A large party of enemy was being tracked by Kari’s scouts and...

Some progress on this beautiful saturday.. Blocking in the arms so I can carve some muscles. Worked on the head also. Resculpted the eyes a little and gave him a new haircut. Greets RJ

Just ordered one this week. Working with a daylight panel and extra lamp for years now. Works pretty ok but its time to give my light set up an advanced update to reduce some eye strain and make working on those 1:35 figures also possible in the future. I also have their wet palette and I am...

Thanks Simon, the Owen is a main reason to do this figure. An important but underrated weapon…

First progress.. I started with various parts from the Firestorm fuzzy wuzzy sets as a base for further sculpting and detailing. The Owen gun is from Bravo 6. Greets RJ