So, I had one last Fallschirmjager from Dragon's Hedgerow Tank Hunters kit. I kinda started him a while back, and this past week I gave it another shot. Here's what we started with after I tore him apart:

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Nasty looking, eh?

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I cut off the hands, took a Gen2 kit hand, and a hand from a different kit, and made this:

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Ripped pants

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Started giving him new gear

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MP40 pouch was sanded down and bent to look empty...

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Hornet head!

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Some FJ's had stalhelms, here's proof:

Added pistol

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Sanded the pocket, resculpted it and added the tip of a stick grenade

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Gas mask

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Splinter camo was painted with Vallejo, I don't think it's perfect, but it'll do

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Panzerschreck

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More paint, and an MP40

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The streaks in the splinter pattern came out wrong, and weren't easy at all, but this is only my first real attempt at this camo pattern

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And the face is finished...

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Ready to apply the panzerschreck

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Added the panzerfaust, a lot of decals for such a small thing

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This will go with him on the little base

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The concrete emplacement was painted with 50 cent acrylics, given a wash, and some AK Interactive goodies.

So that's that, and I'll be looking for a good base over the next few days.

Thanks for looking!

-Conor

Looks cool so far, Conor.

Looking forward to see more.

Went to Michaels, bought a few wooden plaques, now I have a base:









I added Sherman tread prints while the plaster was still soft, so now he's got a trail to follow...Footprints were added as well.


I loved how the pigment worked on the base & his pants/shoes.



Close-up




Spare wheel & fuel cans from a Tamiys set...


And this is what's in the works:


Groundwork was plaster, acrylic paint and washes, followed by AK mud effects and pigments. As I said, the tings and wheel are from Tamiya. Concrete structure is from Farina Enterprises, so check out that site, and the pipe Celticwerks, which is also a great little company. This guy looks like he could use a touch up here and there, but other than that, this project is done.

This was a spur of the moment project, and I think it came out great

Thanks for looking!

-Conor