Christmas Update!

[Squeakyclean]

Hi all. Its been over a month since my last update but that's because I've been working on his equipment. I needed to get this done before I work on the shirt and equipment straps. I've also finished work on the Thompson SMG complete with hand! Below you can see the full kit consisting of: 2 x ammo pouches, small compass/ammo pouch, waterbottle and carrier, mess tins (in spare waterbottle carrier), small pack, large pack (with added ammo pouches and toggle rope), Machete, Kukri and rolled poncho, left hand and Thompson SMG. I've also included some close ups.

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For those of you that are interested, I've also shown a pic of my buckle making factory! Basically, I carved a buckle (there needed to be about 16!), pressed it into a piece of hardening putty and let it set overnight. Then I took small pieces of putty that were just past the 'sticky' stage, painted them and the mould with a thin coat of vaseline and pressed the pieces into the mould, removed them immediately, set them to dry by a radiator then cleaned them up with a scalpel. Time consuming but not as bad as having to carve them all one-by-one!

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Again, for those who are interested, this is a picture of my work room. A Tamiya work station on the coffee table which gets packed away after every session! I see pictures of other sculptors studios/workrooms and eye them with jealousy, but I suppose this is proof to us all that you don't always need masses of space and equipment to take part in this hobby? It works for me. Cheers all have a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. 2010 already!

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