"FINAL REVEAL" Verlinden 101st Airborne Paratrooper- Easy Co

[UKguyInUSA]

Hello Guys,

Here are my final entry photos into the D-Day 70th Anniversary Group Build for my Verlinden 120mm Tall 101st Airborne Paratrooper "Easy Company" that is part two of a thee part build series in commemoration of my Father-In-Law's service as a 101st Airborne Paratrooper with the 2/327th GIR "E" company during WWII.
This is the first ever figure build that I have done, as I'm strictly a aircraft builder, and therefore, I'm at the beginning of the learning curve with figures!

I have also included a link at the end of this thread to my YouTube account "Final Reveal" video. If you haven't seen it, please watch and leave comments, including constructive criticism which is most welcomed. Also, if you subscribe and you have a YouTube account, I'll subscribe to you and we are then automatically alerted with each others latest update videos that we post!

Hope you enjoy?!


Following on from where build update # 2 left off I began by detailing the base;








I then began adding details to the separate parts and added a basecoat to the face:





The "Entrenching Tool" and bayonet...




The Dagger....





The Canteen and Sidearm....





I then assembled the figure and because this kit doesn't come with painting instructions or decals, all paint shades were custom mixed and I thought that I would attempt painting the "Airborne" Arm Bar and the "Screaming Eagle" Badge. Therefore, I painted the black background for these onto his left shoulder/upper arm...





Followed by painting the white Eagle head, then the yellow beak and red tongue....





I then took a piece of Tamiya tape and drew a small "Spade" symbol onto in and cut it out of the tape to leave a mask. I then stuck this onto the helmet and painted the white "Spade" Easy Company emblem...





I then added some shading to the overall figure, airbrushed a matte clear coat onto it and it was complete. Enjoy the views....





















































Well there you have him....go easy guys, I have bad eyes, no magnifying glass and this is my first figure, but constructive criticism is most welcomed!

Overall, the resin figure is a joy to build and has some great detailed items that go together to produce a nice overall representation of a 101st Airborne Paratrooper
as he would have looked on D-Day.

The only issues that I had with this kit are it only comes with one bag of 22 parts, no painting guide and no decals for his badges and helmet emblem, and thus all colors were custom mixed and the badge and emblem hand-painted.

Would I recommend this kit: Yes, very highly so to anyone that enjoys figure building and to those that wish to try out a figure for the first time. Just be aware of safety when using resin; wear latex gloves, a good mask and do your cutting and filing outdoors to prevent breathing any of the carcinogenic dust into your lungs.

I would also recommend using a smooth file to remove the small spots of resin that sit on the surface of the model, that I didn't see with my eyes, but after completing him, taking photos and looking at him magnified in these images, I can see these spots, which annoyed me. Oh well, I did say that I'm at the beginning of the learning curve with figures and also, this is the first time that I've worked with resin.

Thanks to everyone that has been following this three part build series and for leaving encouraging comments to help motivate me onwards, greatly appreciated!

Thanks to Paips (John) for his tips and videos on figure painting that I took guidance from.

If you'd like to see my "Final Reveal" video on YouTube, here is the link to that video:


[youtube]1O72CT6uLks[/youtube]


If you haven't seen this build thread and would like to see the progression of the build project, here is the link to that thread:

http://intscalemodeller.com/viewtopic.php?f=258&t=8349

Cheers

Martin

[SyntaxModels]

Looks awesome Martin! Glad it turned out so well.

[Tiger131]

Superb work the details are spot on

[Willem]

Very nice figure Martin. You wouldn't know it was your first one.

Great stuff and a fitting tribute.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Absolutely awesome work
This is artistry well beyond gluing together a model kit
The badging and other details are superb

[Paips]

Great job Martin

[schweinhund227]

[Joesdad]

I agree with twokids Martin, fantastic effort, especially considering you just get it in a bag with no instructions. Constructive criticism? I can't offer any criticism I'm afraid Mart... It's ace!

[rodrant]

Martin , sorry but I got a critic , and I must mention it ...you know that I must mention this important things...

Seems that you miss to paint a mohican hair cut on the trooper...

Martin , everybody mention it ...what can we say ? to me is incredible work what you did here, for a first figure it is just amazing what you did

All the paint work , the way you paint the batches , the detail on the gun , the holster, everything ,

even the Highlights are very well ...

Another fine work and quite a tribute that you have made ! A winner !

[UKguyInUSA]

Superb work the details are spot on

Very nice figure Martin. You wouldn't know it was your first one.

Great stuff and a fitting tribute.

Thanks guys, much appreciated!

[UKguyInUSA]

Absolutely awesome work
This is artistry well beyond gluing together a model kit
The badging and other details are superb

Looks awesome Martin! Glad it turned out so well.

Thanks Guys, really appreciate your kind words on my first ever figure build!

[chief5437]

Great work buddy! Love all the little details. Well done

[Art17847]

omg that patch and the helmet ....really really nice work Martin!!

[mincemeat]

Really fantastic work for your first time out! As far as the constructive criticism is concerned, take it with a grain of salt as I have never painted a figure in my life. I think his boots are a bit too clean for standing in mud. The patches are awesome for being hand painted.

[UKguyInUSA]

Great job Martin

Thanks guys, really appreciate you taking a look and commenting!

Cheers

Martin

[HistoryRider]

HOLY COW Martin!!! You did AWESOME!!!!

Great Job!!!! I'm scared of figures, and you just knocked that one out of the ballpark first try mate!! Tops!!




-Nolan

[UKguyInUSA]

I agree with twokids Martin, fantastic effort, especially considering you just get it in a bag with no instructions. Constructive criticism? I can't offer any criticism I'm afraid Mart... It's ace!

Hey Tim,

Thanks for your kind words mate, much appreciated. Glad you like him!

[UKguyInUSA]

Martin , sorry but I got a critic , and I must mention it ...you know that I must mention this important things...

Seems that you miss to paint a mohican hair cut on the trooper...

Martin , everybody mention it ...what can we say ? to me is incredible work what you did here, for a first figure it is just amazing what you did

All the paint work , the way you paint the batches , the detail on the gun , the holster, everything ,

even the Highlights are very well ...

Another fine work and quite a tribute that you have made ! A winner !

Hello Antonio....thanks for your very kind words....you're making me blush mate!
Thanks for taking a look and continuing to support me mate

[UKguyInUSA]

omg that patch and the helmet ....really really nice work Martin!!

Great work buddy! Love all the little details. Well done

Thanks guys, appreciate you taking a look and commenting

[MarkVerploeg]

Very nice figure Martin
Really impressed with the way it turned out
Cheers Mark

[UKguyInUSA]

Really fantastic work for your first time out! As far as the constructive criticism is concerned, take it with a grain of salt as I have never painted a figure in my life. I think his boots are a bit too clean for standing in mud. The patches are awesome for being hand painted.

Hey mincemeat, no, I agree, and funny enough, I intended to do it, but was too excited to show him off and missed it out, along with putting the American flag on the right shoulder of his upper jacket sleeve.

I also did the "Spade" motif on his helmet, which is the correct symbol for the 516th "Easy Company", but jut recently, whilst working on the third part of this project, I discovered that the symbol on the helmets of my Father-In-Law's regiment 2/327th was the "Club", or the three leaf clover. So, I'm going to paint over the "Spade" and repaint a "Club" symbol as worn by him, dirty his boots and put the flag on his arm to correct him

Cheers

Martin

[mincemeat]

Really fantastic work for your first time out! As far as the constructive criticism is concerned, take it with a grain of salt as I have never painted a figure in my life. I think his boots are a bit too clean for standing in mud. The patches are awesome for being hand painted.

Hey mincemeat, no, I agree, and funny enough, I intended to do it, but was too excited to show him off and missed it out, along with putting the American flag on the right shoulder of his upper jacket sleeve.

I also did the "Spade" motif on his helmet, which is the correct symbol for the 516th "Easy Company", but jut recently, whilst working on the third part of this project, I discovered that the symbol on the helmets of my Father-In-Law's regiment 2/327th was the "Club", or the three leaf clover. So, I'm going to paint over the "Spade" and repaint a "Club" symbol as worn by him, dirty his boots and put the flag on his arm to correct him

Cheers

Martin

Well, make sure you gives us the updated pictures then! I bet it will be fantastic! I'm terrible at making things symmetrical. I can only do the right side of the Batman symbol, the left side always gets weird.

[UKguyInUSA]

HOLY COW Martin!!! You did AWESOME!!!!

Great Job!!!! I'm scared of figures, and you just knocked that one out of the ballpark first try mate!! Tops!!




-Nolan

Hey Nolan,

Thanks for watching and commenting, really appreciate your kind words mate

Yes, I was happy with how my first attempt at a figure turned out and will definitely be doing more of these, because they hardly take up any room!

Have a great weekend mate!

Cheers

Martin