Troy Smith Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Did these ages ago, and never got any photos. These came out originality in 1975, and were one of the most impressive 1/32nd sets Airfix did IMO, with a wider range of poses. The last time Airfix issued some of their 1/32nd range, instead of being in polythene, they were done in K-resin (a kind of styrene) according to @Ratch this means they can be cleaned up easily, and take paint well. main uniform colours is a Humbrol desert yellow, (from the Afghan set) the rest is various Vallejo, the Tommy gun body is Tamiya XF-85 tyre black (a very dark blue grey) rubbed with a soft pencil. I spent some time researching the uniform colours, and they are meant to be different, the 1942 jump suit was noted for wearing at the knees, elbows and pockets, and was often reinforced by the parachute riggers with different cloth. there is some detail the photos won't catch, like the 4 colours on the combat knife and the gun metal press studs on the ammo pouches. Had a still bright but slightly overcast evening, so tried some shots. then cropped them US Para Thompson 50620709 by losethekibble, on Flickr US Para Thompson 50620711 by losethekibble, on Flickr US Para grenade 50620713 by losethekibble, on Flickr US Para grenade 50620712 by losethekibble, on Flickr they are one some little stands, which are bits of 2x2 wood, the base tops are cardboard cut round the figure bases, and the painted, and the sprinkled with sawdust, painted with thinned green emulsion, it was done in a rush, but the effect turned out to much better than I expected. 50620716 by losethekibble, on Flickr 50620715 by losethekibble, on Flickr US Para Thompson 50620714 by losethekibble, on Flickr I did (and still have) lots of the old polythene figures, but when I found out about the hard styrene issues, I picked up a few of the sets. Great cheap way to work on some well sculpted figures, and a bit of nostalgia that still stands up well today. cheers T PS I meant to crop the above shot US Para Thompson 50620714 by losethekibble, on Flickr 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wasley Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Nic ones they look the part.Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 out of curiosity, while playing with the Flickr editor, I made a couple into B/W out of curiosity, as most WW2 photos are B/W US Para Thompson 50620709 by losethekibble, on Flickr US Para grenade 50620712 by losethekibble, on Flickr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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