US Airborne 28mm project - bazooka crew and medic added

[MaleGriffin]

Superb conversion work!

[David H]

Thanks for the kind comments, much appreciated.

It was a busy weekend with visiting family preventing too much being done, however I made a start on the second squad and painted a trial figure to sort out my palette.

There are not too many conversion here, they are all pretty much stock figures with their boots done - the guy running with a rifle in his right hand used an arm from another set and I had to carve away the M! from another arm, the shouldered one I think.

The test figure has turned out OK, although the colours are a bit washed out in these photos. Still a bit of work needed on his face and boots, but otherwise I think the colours work well.

[CapnJim]

Like what you've done so far.  Like the paint job too.  Can I ask -- what color did you sue for the base of the uniform?

[David H]

Like what you've done so far.  Like the paint job too.  Can I ask -- what color did you sue for the base of the uniform?

Glad you like them.
The main uniform uses Vallejo 873 US Field Drab as a base, with Vallejo 914 Green Ochre as the highlight. I lightened the Green Ochre with Deck Tan for final highlights. The dark green is German Camo Dark Green 979, lightened with Deck Tan again for highlights. Webbing is done in Khaki and Khaki Grey (all Vallejo).
This recipe was based on a guide by Tom Weiss.

[David H]

I have now added a bazooka team and a medic with a wounded man.

I changed the position of the man firing the bazooka based on a photo I found of marines in the Pacific - just so it was not another knelling position. The bazooka came from the US Infantry set as did the loaders arm holding the ammo. I have split the base so that it fits together whilst firing but they can both move individually or be removed.

The medic uses standard parts although the arm with cigarette and the 1st aid bag are from the US Infantry set. As he has no backpack I filed webbing into his tunic as this stops where it would meet the backpack - a lazy sculpting issue that creates unnecessary work if you want figures without packs.

The wounded soldier is made up of several parts - the torso is a prone figure with his leg cut off to be replaced in a sitting position. The leg with bent knee came from the US Marines sprue, as did the bandaged head.

I joined the parts together using blocks of sprue and wedges to get the angles I wanted, added a piece to build up the flattened toe of his boot, and will finish off with putty around all the joints and backside.

They will be based separately but on bases that slot together, similar to the bazooka crew.

The idea is of a little functional vignette of a medic having a smoke with a wounded buddy he has just treated.

[tomrommel1]

nice conversions

[Tom Dulski]

More great work, keep the pics coming

[cahrn]

Great work with the conversions so far. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing what else you do.

[Ash]

Nice work, those boots have come out particularly well.

[CapnJim]

The main uniform uses Vallejo 873 US Field Drab as a base, with Vallejo 914 Green Ochre as the highlight. I lightened the Green Ochre with Deck Tan for final highlights. The dark green is German Camo Dark Green 979, lightened with Deck Tan again for highlights. Webbing is done in Khaki and Khaki Grey (all Vallejo).

Thanks!  The ones I've painted are later war, with the M1943 greener uniforms.  I'll keep this in mind for any earlier war M1942-clad US airborne I paint up.  Again, thanks!

[Silent Invader]

This is a great thread - thanks for sharing