US Army Squad Designated Marksman - Regt S4 Review

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RS4-029
Regimental S4 Miniatures
US Army Designated Marksman (SDM) In Iraq
1/9th scale resin
sculpted & painted by Nick Majerus
19 parts

Nick Majerus, Regimental S4 Miniatures, has brought us a well detailed bust of a US Army SDM from the Iraq campaign. Cast in yellow resin the bust has an exceptional detailed rifle and scope the figure is holding.

The kit consists of 19 parts, a few of them metal as well as wire for the head and helmet microphone. Simple instructions are also included on how to simulate the coiled wire seen on most all soldiers. Many of the small parts are shipped in a sealed baggie (seen above) to ensure against loss during shipping.

Above are four views of the separate cast head with many of the helmet straps cast to the back of the head.

Above you see the separate cast helmet showing the immense amount of detail Nick has sculpted into its detail.

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Above you see the head and helmet dry-fitted together. Excellent fit.

Above you see the four views of the torso showing the excellent detail Nick has sculpted into this bust.

Above you see all 3 components dry-fitted together.

Above is the front and back of the right and left arm.

Above you see both right and left arms dry-fitted to the chest. Once the casting is cleaned up the arms should fit with no filling needed.

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Above you see the weapon with the hands cast to the weapon. It has a metal barrel to avoid resin warpage. I did a dry-fitting of the torso and arms along with the hands and weapons fit into their sockets. Everything had an excellent fit.

Above is the separate cast rifle scope.

Above are the optional sunglasses cast separately to give the figure painter a choice.

Above are additional box art photographs taken by Regt. S4 Miniatures.

Conclusion:
This is an excellent bust kit and in my own opinion the best one so far from Nick Majerus. I have continue to see his skills grow and improve over the years. All dry-fitting was good. Highly recommended.

Regimental S4 Miniatures
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R324
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