next from Reedoak 3D printed figures are tropical RAF pilots and mechanics

[Norbert Jakob]

next figures from Reedoak are a RAF pilot in tropical dress, with helmet and gas-mask bag, and a walking mechanics, with a 2 gallon can.

at 1/32 sacale

at 1/48 scale

cheers
Norbert

 

[MCPWilk]

1/24 scale would also be useful.

 

[Reptor]

I am really impressed by the quality and the realism of these miniatures. Very beautiful minis. Thank you for the news

 

[Tony Barton]

These are uncanny: figure sculptors like me will be going out of business in the next few years! Look at the bootlaces.
Even reflects that fact that the chap in the tin hat could do with some good dinners.

 

[Ferris]

Very cool! I like how the 3D scanning captures different body types...tall and skinny, beer belly, etc. Very realistic.
Nice to see your first 'action' pose as well.

I've recently spent a considerable amount of time on sculpting a British helmet...now see I should have waited for this and ask for a 1:16 scan!

Cheers,
Adrian

 

[Norbert Jakob]

Hi Adrian
It is nice to be able to work on scan of real helmets. However, they generaly need to be draw on CAD based on hese scans, as with the different scales, we ned to add some relative inside thickness when the figure becomes relatively small. That was don with this british helmet

cheers
Norbert

 

[Tony Barton]

Norbert , looking at that helmet closely, I believe that you have copied the Mk.I helmet , from the Great War ? It has the same slight downward curvature towards each side.

 

[Norbert Jakob]

Tony, it is possible, I copied a RAF helmet (grey with bluish shade). It has a MK II chin straps, but these were also used on Mk. I from 1938.
For me, same kind of helmets you see in defence services.
If I understand well, late production MK I helmets were also used by frontline soldiers in the early years of WWII

 

[Tony Barton]

You are entirely right. They were also worn in some numbers by the BEF in France in 1940. But I only remark on it as a tribute to the beautiful detail you have achieved with these figures.