When I built a half-track several years ago, I took one of the soldiers from this kit. It is the soldier on the Italian front. I found the remains from the deep storage.
The Gen2 series has many small parts. There is an unusual color illustration painting guide. I think I’ll paint all three bodies in field gray this time, so I don’t refer to it now.
The mold of the boots and the neck are nicely detailed. I exchange the head with the third-party resin from the original.
Including a rifle strap, epaulets, and belt buckles of the etched parts is terrific. I hope these parts were attached as a standard of all figure kits.
(12-April-2016)
They are all-relaxed poses.
This time, I made a strap from the plastic plate and a brass plate rather than the etched parts.
Firstly, I decided to paint in black in consideration of the shadow of the accessories and the wrinkle of the uniform.
(18-April-2016)
All three figures were completed. Because mold is good, I felt easy to paint. There were various color uniforms in the box picture, but I only used the field gray this time. Possibly some models of the uniform may be different.
I use the Tamiya decals for a lapel badge and an epaulet. It wasn’t easy to put the strap tight. The seam of the duffle bag was unnatural. I reflected a little. The cooking utensil and water bottle lid hit well. I think it’s accurate to paint metallic.
It’s interesting to build this kind of relaxed pose. Because the rifle is separated, I fastened it with double-sided tape in case of gone somewhere. Because it was Italy, I have done weathering for a slightly dusty image. I should not have done too much.
I changed the uniform color to my decision; it was not necessary, particularly considering the location of Italy.
The back of his boots is molded; it is good.
Three soldiers are like in this photo. Maybe they are standing next to some tanks; it’s looking very nice. It’s a rather satisfying finishing for me.
(18-April-2016)
