To relieve you from those nightmarish close-up of the figures I concentrate on the accessories.
The first were helmet and haversack straps made from thin strips of plastic card and thick foil from a Salmon Paste tube. The foil was easily shaped to flop over the stair edge.
The upturned helmets were empty on the inside so straps had to be made for the liner and head support.
The tarp on the floor was made from putty which was rolled flat like making puff pastries using talc instead of flour then cut to shape and as it began to cure just folded to shape.
I composed two rifles leaning on the wall with a musette bag hung from one of the rifles. The straps were again made from Salmon Paste tube foil.
The rifle shoulder straps were also made from the same material. I made punched buckle holes with a sharp needle and strap ends from thin wire.
The Thompson also got the same treatment. I noticed most Thompsons had very long and low hanging straps.
Tamiya flat black was sprayed as a primer and steel dry brushed for the metal parts.
Three shades of brown was mixed from a single red brown with black added for the shading and yellow for the highlight. This helped to create a wood grain and not a flat look to the weapons. Notice I have cleaned up the figure and needs just a matt coat to take the shine off.
All the figures prepped to be matt coated. My pallet was a used pill strip which held very little paint so there wasn't any unnecessary wastage.
The resting soldiers kit came with a pack of printed cards. I had to make the tin rations and enamel cup from drilled rods and thin foil.
They were mounted for easy painting. Bottles were from spares.
Next was piecing everything together...
Cheers,
Richard