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Yesterday I started painting the uniform of the Platoon Sergeant by applying a black undercoat then a base coat of Scale 75 Ardennes Green.

Thanks, Guys. I am gkad that it seems like what I am trying to accomplish with these figures seems to be working out so far. Tonight I finished painting the Squad Leader. I may still do a bit of light weathering once I do the groundwork for the diorama, but I am calling him done for now. Next...

Yesterday I started painting the uniform of the Squad Leader. The intent is for the uniform to look faded and indicative of hard use in contrast to the new uniforms of the new guys and the garrison worn uniform of the clerk. I still have some more highlighting and shadowing to do along with...

Two days ago I started painting the faces of the Platoon Sergeant and the Squad Leader. The intent is for their skin to show that they have been exposed to the elements by being darker than the white new guy.

After I got the clerk finished, I started painting the figure that was going to represent the squad leader. I was not happy with how the eyes and face turned out, so I decided to replace him with a figure I specifically converted for this diorama. The figure consists of legs from one of the...

The clerk is just about completed. I still need to apply a few more coats of white for the paper and make some representations of typing on the paper, but everything else is done. Moving right along...

Today I worked on painting the uniform of the clerk for this diorama. The trousers were relatively easy to paint, but the shirt presented some challenges. Because of the clipboard being positioned in front of the torso, the breast pockets and entire chest area had to be approached in an indirect...

I got a little more done this evening. I started painting the figure of the clerk. His face is pretty much done. Because of the position of his arms, painting the front of his shirt is going to be a bit challenging compared to the rest of the figure.

Thanks, Rhino. I haven't written a book yet, but I had been thinking about writing one about modeling Vietnam War subjects. Not sure if I will ever get around to it.

I added some crank insignia to the sleeves of the new guys. They started out as decals from Archer which adhered to the folds quite well. The problem with them was that after applying a few coats of AK Interactive's Ultra Matte varnish there were still shiny areas on the decals. To remedy this I...

Tonight I was able to get the 2d new guy completed. I guess supply didn't have jungle boots in his size so he will have to wear his all leather boots until they become available...

Your woodworking stint turned out some nice stuff, but I am glad that you are now back in the bunker putting some life into these chunks of resin. :)

I did some painting today, but all I got done was the face of the other new guy. The intent is for him to look quite young, fresh from the States, and sporting a stateside white wall haircut. I hope I was able to pull that off convincingly enough. After I took these photos I noticed that I...

The results of today's painting session is the completion of this figure. I think the new-looking uniform and shined boots along with the apprehensive look on his face makes him look like a new guy fresh from the World. Tomorrow I will look at him under other light sources and make any necessary...

Painting has begun on one of the FNGs for this diorama. He looks a bit rough right now as there is still a lot to do in terms of outlining, shading, and highlighting. Since the uniform is new and needs to be darker than those of the Platoon Sergeant and Squad Leader and even that of the Admin...

Today's progress consisted of fading out the tops of the sandbags, some touch up of the painting of the wood parts, and making the sign for above the door. The sign is a piece of sheet styrene that I applied several coats of blue to. The letters are dry transfers. I sealed the sign with AK...

Thanks, Gary. I noticed that the doorways to the first group of tent support construction was a bit on the short side, too. Something else that I noticed about the structures at Bearcat was that other than around the living quarter tents, sandbag walls were not enplaced until late in 1967. Most...

Today I got the roof supports, corrugated tin, doorknob, and sandbags painted. I also touched up a few places on the front. Now I need to texture and paint the concrete and make the sign for above the door.

Tonight's progress was the completion of replicating the wood on the front of the building. Hopefully it looks like relatively new lumber. I tried to run a dark line in between boards to delineate the boards, but the higher I got on the building the harder it seemed for me to paint a straight...

I started painting the structure this evening. Since the wood of the buildings was left unpainted I will be attempting to make thos untextured styrene look like new lumber. This photo is a good example of the process I am using - black primer, a coat of brown paint across the wood sections, and...