81st West African division (burma 1944)

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Hello all,

Here is my progress on my latest figure.
It is an African soldier during WWII fighting in Burma.

Head is Hornet, hands are Dragon.
Torso and pelvis are from Helo. Shoes are from Tamiya, equipment is Dragon.
Materials used are AB putty, Duro and Magic sculp and lead foil.

the yellow tape is for testing the sit of the webbing.

kind regards,
Robert Jan

 

[Marcel]

Great work Robert Jan, what is the scale?

Marcel.

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Hoi Marcel,

Bedankt (thanks) for you reply.
Scale is 1:35

groet,
RJ

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Robert Jan,

Great start mate. It's a very interesting and unusual subject. My only suggestion is that the brim on the hat looks a bit chunky and probably requires some thinning.

Cheers

 

[Dan Morton]

Nice start to an interesting and unusual subject!

All the best,
Dan

 

[megroot]

Good work, with alot of action in it.

Marc

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Tony, Dan and Marc,

Thanks for the positive replys
Indeed the brim of the hat needs some thinning, thanks for reminding me.

I have made some progress today, here are the results

kind regards,
Robert Jan

 

[Steve]

West African

Beautiful job on a seldom seen subject. Refreshing!