Recent content by JamesOLeary

Thank you. It is good to be back. I had wanted to post the photos of the figures I did back in May and June, but I was trying to get as much done as possible before the show that I didn't take the time to get on the computer. Then I was pretty busy after the show. This figure should have...

Thanks. I wasn't too sure how the water was going to turn out. Since I had used a wargaming resin riverbed in the past with decent results, I figured I would try forming the shape of the water on my own and just paint it and varnish it with gloss varnish to get the effect of muddy water rather...

Thanks. I wanted to give the impression that this guy was laying down some fire. Since the ejection port was open, I placed the first shell casing to look like it was just ejecting, then the others were still in the air since he was on full auto.

The last few figures I did before the Tulsa Figure Show were pretty heavily vegetated. After I saw how they had turned out I ended up ordering more of the 3d printed bamboo and more preserved plants from Diorampresepe so I have a larger stash of vegetation for future projects.

I built this vignette just prior to this year's Tulsa Figure Show. It depicts a patrol leader of a nightly ambush patrol preparing to initiate an ambush by detonating a claymore mine. The figure is one that I sculpted over the course of a couple of weeks during downtime during my last tour in...

This is a figure of a Soldier from the 9th Infantry Division returning fire while patrolling canals in Long An Province in 1967. The figure is a cut down conversion of a figure from H3 Models. I added a short brimmed ERDL Camo boonie hat to the figure after I cut him in half to replicate him...

This is a figure I originally sculpted back in 2002 or 2003 that had taken an unfortunate accident in 2013 or 2014 when it got damaged when it got blown off the back of my car while I was gathering my stuff to go inside at the Texas Figure Show. I fixed what I could, used a different head that...

It has been a while since I have posted anything. I recently completed my first 1/24 scale figure from Concept Miniatures. It is a 3d Printed piece that includes the base with a section of a wall. I painted everything with acrylics and used Gamers Grass tufts and preserved plants from...

Thanks. I wish I was able to knock out decent military scenes just as fast. I have so many already started projects that I need to try to finish up.

With the Tulsa Figure show just a few weeks away, I wanted to complete some simple and quick pieces so it makes the trip worth it. I thought this set of hippies would be quick and colorful. There is no story behind them unlike most of my work, just a set to paint for fun. The figures are from...

Thanks, Guys!

Normally I just have to convert at least something on a figure, but for once I have built and painted a figure as it was intended to be when sculpted and cast. This figure is from Bravo 6 and depicts an Automatic Rifleman carrying a M14E1 and wearing a mixture of uniform items that was not...

We actually had quite a few Vietnam Vets in our ranks during my first tour in Iraq as many joined the TXARNG after they ETSed out of the regular Army. When Paul joined the US Army, he served in the 101st Airborne (those are Air Assault wings, not Airborne) and was a volunteer door gunner in...

Thanks, Gary. My dad had a chance to work with the Aussies a time or two when he was in Vietnam which is where he had his first Foster's beer. The Aussies are pretty interesting to talk to. They had a snack stand that had cheese burgers?