Title: Oosterbeek.
Sent pics to Eagle for the campaign gallery. Already lots of great entries in
there and am anxious to see the rest.. More pics of the finished product and
also a small start to finish album are in my gallery. Feedback is welcome and
appreciated.. Thanks to Eagle for a great campaign and to everyone who
helped critique and inspire.. It was a blast!!! whew!! It's over!! Seeya

What did you use for the parachute in the tree? It looks sculpted. Is it clay or some kind of foil?

Congrats for the nice build and thanks sharing the steps of building with us. I liked some parts of your dio more than the real photo.

Very well done. I think you've done a superbe job. The parachute came out well, they are very tough to duplicate.

Nice job! Really interested in how you made the parachute drapes....

Vinnie

I added the pictures to the RMG Gallery.

You can find them here : The RMG Campaign images from Kancali

Thanks for the feedback on my dio. Dustoff- I'll 'poke' out the eyes on the periscope
thanks for the tip!!
I used 2 seperate molds to make the parachute out of latex. Both were approx
8"x2" and i carved various degrees of ripples in them.. then applied 2 seperate
thin layers of latex to the molds.. I made 3 sections total from the 2 molds, cut
off the flash, then arranged them in an overlapping hanging loop. I used CA to
secure the sections as i went.. then attached lines with CA. I painted it by hand
after assembled ( airbrushing would have been better,, or even painting before
assembling). I think with more artistic talent i could have pulled off an even
better replica- my carving abilities are a bit lacking.. however it captured the ripples
alot better than the other materials i tried.
Thanks again for the feedback, and if you try this type of chute in the future
let me know.. more than happy to help... seeya

Great stuff, the Para's are still my favourite bit............But overall a great job...........Well done.........