Academy 1/35 Legion Etrangere

[stikpusher]

I finished these figures a couple of years back. There are still a few figures in the set for me to finish painting. One is from the Legion in Indo China, and the other from the war in Algeria

[406 Silverado]

Figure work like this is on my bucket list to do one day. Some great results with these here Carlos!!

[ogrejohn]

Nice work Stik!

[stikpusher]

John & John, thank you. Figures are quite challenging for me, so these two are a case of “good enough”. I have such a difficult time with flesh tones and facial work…

[m1keh]

Looking good! Do you do bases for your figures?

[stikpusher]

Jun 12, 2023 21:28:32 GMT -5 m1keh said:

Looking good! Do you do bases for your figures?

Thank you. No I’ve never done a base for figure sets like these. The only bases that I’ve done so far are to try to incorporate multiple figures into vignette settings of sorts, with a vehicle or crew served weapon. Bases tend to take up more display space on my shelves so I keep that to a minimum.

[m1keh]

Jun 12, 2023 22:32:07 GMT -5 stikpusher said:

Jun 12, 2023 21:28:32 GMT -5 m1keh said:

Looking good! Do you do bases for your figures?

 Bases tend to take up more display space on my shelves so I keep that to a minimum.

Yes they do. I'm very understanding of that predicament.

[stikpusher]

This is probably the smallest base/figure combo that I’ve built. Three figures plus a tripod mounted heavy machine gun

[deafpanzer]

May 22, 2023 22:44:47 GMT -5 stikpusher said:

I'd hate to wear those trousers! Nice work on the figures by the way.

[stikpusher]

Thanks Andy. Actually, I think those pants would be rather practical for wear in the Sahara desert, where they are designed for… airy and loose to allow cooling, while they keep the sun off of your skin.