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Hi all, here is my stab at this build.
If I can, I like to try and go off on a bit of a tangent with these builds and I've come up with this idea:-
Vietnam was not all blood and guts, so picture this. In a rest area well away from the fighting, a young G.I. has taken a short walk and has stumbled across a little bit of paradise and his thoughts turn to home..........
No sprue shots yet as I am still trying to source a figure.
Bit of a long shot, but has anyone got just one surplus G.I. Vietnam figure + gear, they would be willing to part with? Anything would do, as I will be butchering him to suit my needs anyway. If anyone has, can they P/M me please? Thanks.
I intend to incorporate small waterfalls falling into a good sized pool, jungle greenery and anything else that comes to mind during the build.
I had a rummage in the loft and found some right angled polystyrene, so I used this for the 10" X 5" X 4" base and 'cliff face'. The pool ledge is a bit of styrene stuck down with UHU all purpose glue. The pool edge and watercourse is built up in the same way. Then I covered the thing here and there with my usual tile adhesive to form the rockface ect. Some people prime the poly with p.v.a. first, I don't bother and the adhesive sticks just fine.....The waterfall lip is formed from a bit of scrap styrene.
Here are a few pictures of this morning's progress, and as it's still raining, I have a good excuse to push on with the model!
Thanks for looking,
Ron
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If I can, I like to try and go off on a bit of a tangent with these builds and I've come up with this idea:-
Vietnam was not all blood and guts, so picture this. In a rest area well away from the fighting, a young G.I. has taken a short walk and has stumbled across a little bit of paradise and his thoughts turn to home..........
No sprue shots yet as I am still trying to source a figure.
Bit of a long shot, but has anyone got just one surplus G.I. Vietnam figure + gear, they would be willing to part with? Anything would do, as I will be butchering him to suit my needs anyway. If anyone has, can they P/M me please? Thanks.
I intend to incorporate small waterfalls falling into a good sized pool, jungle greenery and anything else that comes to mind during the build.
I had a rummage in the loft and found some right angled polystyrene, so I used this for the 10" X 5" X 4" base and 'cliff face'. The pool ledge is a bit of styrene stuck down with UHU all purpose glue. The pool edge and watercourse is built up in the same way. Then I covered the thing here and there with my usual tile adhesive to form the rockface ect. Some people prime the poly with p.v.a. first, I don't bother and the adhesive sticks just fine.....The waterfall lip is formed from a bit of scrap styrene.
Here are a few pictures of this morning's progress, and as it's still raining, I have a good excuse to push on with the model!
Thanks for looking,
Ron
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