The other day, I painted some US female soldier figures while making Sherman and US Truck. Small figurines, so I temporarily attached them to a stone cube and painted them.
As they are medics of a paratrooper and army nurses, I tried to put the Red Cross mark. If I search for a decal, there may be a decal sold at stores, but I could make it by myself if I cut the remaining decal into small pieces. I think it finishes better than painting with a brush.
A 3 mm drilling punch for leather product cutting is used to cut out the white round decal.
A medic with a US parachute unit. Female soldiers are now active in many situations, but I don’t think they were on the front lines during WWII. I guess it’s just an imaginary setting. On the contrary, I have an impression that the Soviet Red Army had more active female soldiers in various fields during World War II.
It’s a pose where she leans lightly against something, so I made her lean against a tank lorry. The mold isn’t very sharp, so it’s hard to draw a face almost from the beginning. It’s hard because I do not have an artistic taste.
This is also a pose with one elbow on something. Both nurses finished with blond hair.
I mainly used Tamiya acrylic and Vallejo for uniforms and oil color for her face and hair. Next time, I would like to paint the whole area of some figure with an oil color.
(2021/09/17)
