Thanks Karl and Mike for giving me a nice surprise as I take a break from snow removal!
J

OK,last pics I promise. I won't bore you guys any more after these.

They are complete. I just have to let the bases dry and pop them on.
J









And the poster boy versions




Thanks for sticking with me guys,
J

Absolutely awesome Jerry!!! Two works of art for sure. Stunning in all respects! Well done bubba

Looks great! The amount of detailing you did to a basic DML figure really paid off in creating such a unique piece. Nice work!

Hey Jerry,

These paratroopers look pretty hard core! The people who these are going to will definately treasure these. Great job!

Airborne! All the way!
James

Awesome work there! Most impressive

High caliber craftsmanship X2!

—mike

Two of them now! They look like some imposing dudes. You really went all out with the small details on these guys, and it shows. Nice to see some modern stuff on the forums still.

-Conor

Really nice.

What a pair of figures Jerry! This has been an inspirational and informative build thread from the first page. Its great to seem them all painted up side-by-side like this. Whoever commissioned them is going to be very pleased!

Stunning work, Jerry. A level to which I can only dream of.

Excellent work as always, my friend.

It's really gratifying to see someone not only do the subject justice (finally!) but also get all of the details and other little things right.

I'm pretty sure that these are the only two modern US paratroopers that I have ever seen that actually have their LCE, rucks and M1959's modeled correctly.

You can be proud of these two!

Hi Jerry,

Hadn't looked in on this one in a while, excellent work.

Cheers

Al

Thanks all,for checking in and for making those very generous comments!! I always appreciate them,believe me.
I was just looking at them again,as I use these postings of my stuff as a learning tool to see where I can improve and I notice a big difference in quality between the first(beret) guy and the second. I think the proportions,equipment,posing and over-all "look" is better. Anyway,I hope so because this is the guy I made molds of!!! LOL
J

Hi Jerry,

Exceptional bro, truly exceptional!!

I echo all the previous praise...and then some!!!!

It had to be you to achieve such perfection!

Well done Sir!!!!

Cheers

Romain

Thanks Romain,
You are a loyal friend and I really appreciate the kind comments,
J

As indicated earlier,here is the female trooper. This is for someone that went to jump school in the 80s as part of her Air Force Academy training.
Using these pics as a check is always good for me. Right off I see a nice huge cat hair on the stomach and a nice air bubble on the quick release. Helmet needs work. I started on the fingers but they still need additional aps of putty.
She will be a "Hollywood" jumper with no LCE,weapons case or rucksack.

X3!

—mike

Excellent work Jerry! Always been a fan of Airborne soldiers.

Mike and Darren,
Thanks for the kind remarks brothers!!
J

almost done. Needs a little hair trim but close.

Not as sexy as a Tiger Tank but....

Looking good. I personally don't like the hair. I prefer the molded hair, but it looks pretty good overall.