Aussie SAS "Make-Up" from BRAVO-6
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What a good idea! I have never seen like this on a modell. 
Congratulations Vladi!
Cheers,
Balázs
Congratulations Vladi!
Cheers,
Balázs
Demchenko
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StefanBerlin
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Hi Vladi,
absolut great Figure set. The second Figure is the best of all till now in my opinion. The face expression and diffrent uniform is very nice and expressive. The scene is very well done. I know this Photo and it´s a great one. I think these guys are from 75th or 101st Ranger LRRP division. It´s a little nice scene and you coud use them as stand alone vignette or in an diorama where the team made a stop and refresh their cammo etc. If i take these two with the M-60 gunner and an vietcong prisoner. That will look awsome man. If you take this second one in a diffrent pose with weapon at ready you will have your fourth Figure.
Great work Vladi and very surprising idea. That´s cool, stuff.
greetings
Stefan
absolut great Figure set. The second Figure is the best of all till now in my opinion. The face expression and diffrent uniform is very nice and expressive. The scene is very well done. I know this Photo and it´s a great one. I think these guys are from 75th or 101st Ranger LRRP division. It´s a little nice scene and you coud use them as stand alone vignette or in an diorama where the team made a stop and refresh their cammo etc. If i take these two with the M-60 gunner and an vietcong prisoner. That will look awsome man. If you take this second one in a diffrent pose with weapon at ready you will have your fourth Figure
.Great work Vladi and very surprising idea. That´s cool, stuff.
greetings
Stefan
Demchenko
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Thanks friends!
Now I`m start 4th figure for it...hope all together they will be look like complete scene for small vignette.
Now I`m start 4th figure for it...hope all together they will be look like complete scene for small vignette.
Kirtles
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StefanBerlin
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I´m sure they will look great together. You have so many great ideas and the talent to do it. Let´s see what next piece of Art you show us.
Stefan
Stefan
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Great piece Vlad!
Inspiring sculpting and body language!
Ivan
Inspiring sculpting and body language!
Ivan
tonydawe
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Excellent sculpting Vladi.
Both these figures have a natural relaxed look about them.
Both these figures have a natural relaxed look about them.
Argyll
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superb mate, just superb!!
Mike - The Kiwi
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Hey well done mate!
I spent a bit of time in the Aussie army early in the 80's, seeing these the memories come flooding back. Apart from some small details such as pack and boot change this could easily represent us in our younger days. This was a common enough scene when getting ready for exercise or patrols, so nice use of the inspiring picture and putting in this context.
Your work is really addressing some neat modern topics which haven't been that well covered in smaller scales in the past. Thanks for sharing these with us and hope they go well for you.
Kind regards,
Mike
I spent a bit of time in the Aussie army early in the 80's, seeing these the memories come flooding back. Apart from some small details such as pack and boot change this could easily represent us in our younger days. This was a common enough scene when getting ready for exercise or patrols, so nice use of the inspiring picture and putting in this context.
Your work is really addressing some neat modern topics which haven't been that well covered in smaller scales in the past. Thanks for sharing these with us and hope they go well for you.
Kind regards,
Mike
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Hello,
I'm very, very impressed with what you are doing Vladi. The attention to detail is fantastic. However just about every company that has made Australians in the Vietnam Conflict never get the boots right.
Fair enough that the SAS were very individual when it came to equipment (and still are today), but when it came to boots, the Seal GP Boot was the only game in town according to the members I have spoken to and my own research. The US style Jungle boot was used early in the conflict and was a issued item during the Malaya Emergency, but the majority preferred the Australian GP in Vietnam for a couple of reasons. The GP was easier to obtain (issued item), and could be made water proof to a certain extent more so than the US boot.
Sorry about the rant. But what you are doing with the figures is the greatest thing for Australian modellers since Naked Army realised their range in my opinion.
Please keep up the good work.
Cheers Jason
Hello,
I'm very, very impressed with what you are doing Vladi. The attention to detail is fantastic. However just about every company that has made Australians in the Vietnam Conflict never get the boots right.
Fair enough that the SAS were very individual when it came to equipment (and still are today), but when it came to boots, the Seal GP Boot was the only game in town according to the members I have spoken to and my own research. The US style Jungle boot was used early in the conflict and was a issued item during the Malaya Emergency, but the majority preferred the Australian GP in Vietnam for a couple of reasons. The GP was easier to obtain (issued item), and could be made water proof to a certain extent more so than the US boot.
Sorry about the rant. But what you are doing with the figures is the greatest thing for Australian modellers since Naked Army realised their range in my opinion.
Please keep up the good work.
Cheers Jason
Demchenko
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Thanks for notes Jason!
About GP boots...I think your words are absolutely right about regular Australian infantry footwear.(We even do n`t talk about rare and exotic British stile rubber-canvas boots in "Malaya style")
I took for information basis Osprey book and photos.
Quote from book:
"The most sought-after footwear among Australians were undoubtedly the US Tropical Combat Boots...SASR recieved the American "J-boots" (jungle-boots) as issue from 1966,and held them in high regards.A 3Squadron sigmal dated 23 July 1969 and on file at the Australian War Memorial states that 'AHQ has given approval for the issue of subject boots (US) to 3 SAS on the basis of 2 pair per man.The US boots is to be issued on a special-to-theatre basis to SAS only and ate not to accompany SAS member on return to Australia".
On photos and color plates all SAS members have jungle boots too.
That`s why I sculpted US Jungle boots of 3rd pattern (as most widelyspread for 1968) for all SAS figures.
But of course,if once I`ll be sculpted Aussie or Kiwi regular infantry,I`ll give them standard Australian GP-boots,no doubts!
Warmly
Vladi
P.S. Good view of US Jungle boots on SAS photo
About GP boots...I think your words are absolutely right about regular Australian infantry footwear.(We even do n`t talk about rare and exotic British stile rubber-canvas boots in "Malaya style")
I took for information basis Osprey book and photos.
Quote from book:
"The most sought-after footwear among Australians were undoubtedly the US Tropical Combat Boots...SASR recieved the American "J-boots" (jungle-boots) as issue from 1966,and held them in high regards.A 3Squadron sigmal dated 23 July 1969 and on file at the Australian War Memorial states that 'AHQ has given approval for the issue of subject boots (US) to 3 SAS on the basis of 2 pair per man.The US boots is to be issued on a special-to-theatre basis to SAS only and ate not to accompany SAS member on return to Australia".
On photos and color plates all SAS members have jungle boots too.
That`s why I sculpted US Jungle boots of 3rd pattern (as most widelyspread for 1968) for all SAS figures.
But of course,if once I`ll be sculpted Aussie or Kiwi regular infantry,I`ll give them standard Australian GP-boots,no doubts!
Warmly
Vladi
P.S. Good view of US Jungle boots on SAS photo
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gorgosaurus
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Just passing through and saw this.
Vladi, every time I see your work I´m in awe of your sculpting skills.
The attention to detail, anatomy, balance and dynamics is top-class.
A simple thing like the different statures of these 2 men works really well.
There´s a lot of potential for vignettes here and I´m sure you´ll sell a bunch of these figures.
Best wishes, Spike.
Vladi, every time I see your work I´m in awe of your sculpting skills.
The attention to detail, anatomy, balance and dynamics is top-class.
A simple thing like the different statures of these 2 men works really well.
There´s a lot of potential for vignettes here and I´m sure you´ll sell a bunch of these figures.
Best wishes, Spike.
Jeff T
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WOW!!......what a welcome release Vladi!!!
I will definatetly be picking up these, and they will most certainly go to the top of the, "to do" list.
Fantastic mate!
Cheers,
Jeff.
WOW!!......what a welcome release Vladi!!!
I will definatetly be picking up these, and they will most certainly go to the top of the, "to do" list.
Fantastic mate!
Cheers,
Jeff.
Great idea, UK cam cream used to be made by "Loreal" Because your worth it (interesting fact for the day.)
Great work Demchenko,
Carl.
Great work Demchenko,
Carl.
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