Mitch
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Guys...
Just before christmas I was asked to do a diorama for a BOB fanatic based on the now infamous pics of 13 Jan 1945 when the US was recovering the bodies of the troops involved in the Baugnez crossroads massacre now, more commonly referred to as Malmedy.
The chap wanted the scene to have a number of these troops and several MP's and officers standing around the scene. I got to thinking how hard it would be to replicate these troops in the manner they were and, if metal how expensive they would be but, could not find sufficient casualties for the dio. 1/32nd plastic were not acceptable when chop shopped so, I pinched some sillicon putty from the wife and, as I am at my wife's Aunts and here husband has quite a collection of K&C allied stuff I set about moulding various parts of allied troops (well all american actually) and, the moulds were sufficient to use plaster powder to get a relatively decent mould.
I can even tell which US figures and from which sets these came and I am sure everyone will be able to do likewise from the pics including the sort of thing the chap wants from pics he supplied.
Pinched some of his Vallejo paints and have very roughly painted them in US colours as they will be winterised up when I get home. I am quite pleased with the results and, to how easy it was to rob a mould from K&C figures and this has only sparked my ''what can I do next'' with this great and simple to use product.
The base and terrain will be made with claycrete a new product for me and, the figures will be impressed in place when this product has been applied then removed and allowed to dry and cure, before finally being positioned. I intend to use a number of scenic products shovelled snow etc used to recreate the unearthing and the piling of snow which was about two or three feet deep at that time.
I will post some pics of the winterised bodies when I return home next week and the building of the base. What initially sounded very ghoulish has turned into a very interesting project.
Mitch
Just before christmas I was asked to do a diorama for a BOB fanatic based on the now infamous pics of 13 Jan 1945 when the US was recovering the bodies of the troops involved in the Baugnez crossroads massacre now, more commonly referred to as Malmedy.
The chap wanted the scene to have a number of these troops and several MP's and officers standing around the scene. I got to thinking how hard it would be to replicate these troops in the manner they were and, if metal how expensive they would be but, could not find sufficient casualties for the dio. 1/32nd plastic were not acceptable when chop shopped so, I pinched some sillicon putty from the wife and, as I am at my wife's Aunts and here husband has quite a collection of K&C allied stuff I set about moulding various parts of allied troops (well all american actually) and, the moulds were sufficient to use plaster powder to get a relatively decent mould.
I can even tell which US figures and from which sets these came and I am sure everyone will be able to do likewise from the pics including the sort of thing the chap wants from pics he supplied.
Pinched some of his Vallejo paints and have very roughly painted them in US colours as they will be winterised up when I get home. I am quite pleased with the results and, to how easy it was to rob a mould from K&C figures and this has only sparked my ''what can I do next'' with this great and simple to use product.
The base and terrain will be made with claycrete a new product for me and, the figures will be impressed in place when this product has been applied then removed and allowed to dry and cure, before finally being positioned. I intend to use a number of scenic products shovelled snow etc used to recreate the unearthing and the piling of snow which was about two or three feet deep at that time.
I will post some pics of the winterised bodies when I return home next week and the building of the base. What initially sounded very ghoulish has turned into a very interesting project.
Mitch
