battlefields
Rifleman
After watching this Apple TV series and thoroughly enjoyed it, it is natural for me to create some of the characters as I did for the Band of Brothers and The Pacific. I am sure that the historians will point out the inaccuracies of the series and that of my creations but the modelling I do is just an illusion that I wish to achieve. The fun for me comes from solving the problems of sculpting and sewing which eventually leads me to the end point. The items that are not custom made are the US service boots and bodies which are Dragon models products. The jeep is a 1990’s Hasbro jeep which I re-painted.
The flying jackets were sewn with real leather as is the navigator’s flight case. The flight boots are a combination of leather and urethane resin. The heads are cast from flexible urethane resin.
As always, I hope my pictures provide some enjoyment
Cheers
Francis
MoA2 by Francis Tavares, on Flickr
MoA3 by Francis Tavares, on Flickr
MoA6 by Francis Tavares, on Flickr
MoA8 by Francis Tavares, on Flickr
MoA9 by Francis Tavares, on Flickr
MoA10 by Francis Tavares, on Flickr
MoA15 by Francis Tavares, on Flickr
MoA16 by Francis Tavares, on Flickr
MoA17 by Francis Tavares, on Flickr
MoA18 by Francis Tavares, on Flickr
The flying jackets were sewn with real leather as is the navigator’s flight case. The flight boots are a combination of leather and urethane resin. The heads are cast from flexible urethane resin.
As always, I hope my pictures provide some enjoyment
Cheers
Francis
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