1st Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles, 6th British Airborne Div, D-Day, Normandy, France, 1944.

[uss frolick]

My further adventures into 1/6th scale custom WWII British Commonwealth articulated figures: Two Irish NCO glider troopers of the Royal Ulster Rifle Regiment, part of the 6th Airlanding Brigade, preparing to seize and defend the eastern approaches to Sword Beach against the advancing German 21st Panzer Division. And yes, the corporal's has a Matt Damon head-sculpt.

 

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[Roger Pellett]

Stephen,

 

Ship model building is my avocation but military miniatures (54mm) is my hobby.  My activity is limited to painting cast metal kits.

 

As the trite expression goes, your work “takes this to a whole different level.”  Could you expand somewhat on your techniques?  What do you start with?

 

Roger

[popeye the sailor]

I thought I saw Matt in your other project.........looks really good  

[uss frolick]

Hey Roger,

 

The figures and much of the gear are offered commercially, but in sad need of modifications, IMHO. Britains are rare, as the popular subjects are mostly Germans. As an example, here is another British Para, a medic. I made much of his gear my scratch, such as the heat netting, the camp scrim, the bandages, and the shell dressing bag. I painted the belt green to simulate blanco coating. The beret and badge came from a customizer in England. The camouflage smock is a stock uniform item. The canteen and leather carrier is scratch the scratch-built, as is the Red Cross brassard. The head sculpt was pre-painted but touched up.

 

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The captured German Walther G41 rifle was scratch built by a customizer in Taiwan:

 

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Place him with his buddy before an appropriate background, with his pilot buddy. The sceneries are actual landscapes from Arnhem and Oosterbeck, Holland!

 

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The RAF's special Lanchester sub-machine gun was heavily modified and repainted:

 

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"Get Some, Jerry!"

 

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The pilot's insignia and his pilot rucksack are scratch built. His face came painted, but it needs more detailing ...

 

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Edited May 7, 2020 by uss frolick