"Thousand Yard Stare" Vietnam 1967

[JamesOLeary]

It has been a while since I posted here. For a while I had lost my focus and motivation, but now it is back. I am currently working on a vignette depicting the aftermath of a night of human wave attacks.

 

[moon puppy]

Welcome back James. Can't wait to see what you got on the work bench.

 

[JamesOLeary]

This is the basic layout. There is a wedgie of a bunker, three dead VC, a dazed US Infantry Platoon Sergeant overwhelmed by the carnage and the loss of some of his Soldiers, and a dazed Grunt who was wounded during the course of the fight and ended up with a jammed weapon so he continued the fight with a machete.

The dead VC are from Bravo 6's "Ace of Spades" kit 1 and kit 2. The Platoon Sergeant is a conversion of one of the figures from Bravo 6's "MIKE Force (1)" kit and the other guy is also a conversion of a Bravo 6 kit. The bunker is made from Magic Sculpt textured with the grid pattern from a cap from a mini-drill. The PSP is photo etch from Firestorm.

 

[JamesOLeary]

Since then, I have painted the bunker and added an empty bandoleer, some M16 magazines and shell casings, and a claymore clacker. Unlike most of my vignettes and dioramas, I did most of the work on the groundwork first. I just placed the figures temporarily to mark their places, then let the Magic Sculpt cure before painting. I then painted the three VC, the third one being completed this morning.



I plan on starting to paint the GIs tomorrow or Wednesday.

Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
James

 

[JamesOLeary]

Welcome back James. Can't wait to see what you got on the work bench.

Thanks. It is good to be back. This is what I am currently working on. I still have the MEDCAP figures I converted last year and some other stuff not completed that I am going to try to work on, too.

 

[Piet]