Jerry,
First time here and will be following this build. Fantastic job throughout. Given my pathetic attempts at sculpting figures, I'm in awe of what you've done. They not only look technically well done, but very natural as well and close to the pictures. If you're painting is half as good as your sculpting, this is going to look great.

You said you used two part epoxy, what brand? I'd love to see pics of the sculpting process if you get a chance to post them.

Jerry- great work altering the leg and head- I reckon the head is now pretty much inch perfect in comparison to the photo.

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fantastic you are a great sculptor.
USE you hornet heads and magic sculpt?
Can you describe your technic?
I try but not had the same results
Thanks

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I use hornet and alpine heads and I use 2 part epoxy putty for the sculpting work. I do not use the armature method for arms and legs as it takes too much time. I use old parts from figure kits and modify them. I start by picking the pose,in this case it is the third guy from the front of the line in the picture.

I chose the legs because of the boots and the torso because of the collar.
Next I make a few cuts

I find a head and arms that are fairly close

I remove the extra plastic from the donor figure and then start on the details by carving or adding putty. I will post a picture when I get that done to this new figure. HTH

I follow the advice from Shep Paine in his book from many moons ago and paint from the skin out.
J

Thank you all for the very kind and generous comments! It was cool seeing Shep Paines' book in another language!
I encourage everyone to get into doing figures. They really set off a dio or vehicle and bring"scale life" to the scene. Do not be intimidated. I used to hate figs and when I got a tank kit,I threw the figs away. Then I gave it a try and now I like the figgies more than the tanks! As a frustrated movie maker I can still make scenes that tell a story,at least,I can try!
J