Open Book War Photographer - Life Miniatures Review

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LM-B001
War Photographer, Vietnam War 1971
1/10th scale resin - 11 parts + copper wire
Sculpted by - Ju-Won Jung
Painted by - Sang-Eon Lee

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When I first saw this kit released I knew I had to order one for myself. A new company, Life Miniatures has released their 1st kit as a Vietnam War Photographer in 1/10th scale resin. Sculpted by Ju-Won Jung and painted by the talented Sang-Eon Lee.​

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Packaged in a heavy cardboard box with all parts sandwiched between layers of foam. The small parts are sealed inside a clear zip-lok bag to insure against loss during shipping.​

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Head​

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Above are various views of the head showing the tremendous detail to the hair.​

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Torso / chest​

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Above are the four sides of the torso / chest showing the detail and folds of the jacket.​

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Close-ups​

Torso / chest​

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Above are close-ups of the front of the torso showing the 2 cameras as well as detail of the jacket.​

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Additional Parts​

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The above top photograph shows the additional parts, belts, straps and camera. The bottom photograph shows the bust plinth supplied with the kit.​

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Additional Box art photographs​

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Painted by​

Sang-Eon Lee​

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Conclusion:​

A beautifully detailed and sculpted kit. I look forward to seeing many more of their releases in the future. Highly recommended.​

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[smudger1960]

I knew i had to have this in my collection the moment i saw it,i picked mine up from Steve Kirtley last saturday at figureworld and i'm well pleased,beautiful kit and i'd recomend it to anyone interested in the vietnam period,10 out of 10 rating , enough said

Brian

 

[Lee Sang Eon]

Thanks Guy~ I love your review !!

And I'd like to say thank you to the buyers of this bust and the others who showed great interest.

Sang-Eon

 

[Mark Dollery]

Yes, I got this on the bench at the moment & got to agree, outstanding sculpt as the first release. let's hope to see some more soon!
mark

 

[FigureLover]

Fabulous sculpt and cant wait to get one. One question though, on the photo of the face, are those air bubbles dotted around his forehead?
Ben

 

[Lee Sang Eon]

Hello Ben, The dots on the face isn't air bubbles. It's the hardener particles. It was found in the initial castings.. I didn't even know what it is when I found it first time..

The hardener naturally hardens over time and makes white particles.. but I had mixed black paint with the hardener to get the gray color resin ... As a result, the colour of the particle became black. It dosen't make any problems other than spoils the beauty..

Now I know how to prevent it and there is & will be no more particles..

 

[FigureLover]

Thank you for the information Sang-Eon Lee, great to hear. Great work as well
Ben