Thanks everyone! I'm really glad you like it as well!
TunnelRat and JFAK075, thanks for your appreciation of the bio and the tips! Coming from France, I have zero knowledge or feel whatsoever for the English military jargon. So it can be a little challenging to write anything that makes sense - even though in this case I pretty much stood clear of the military world. I'll try to rewrite the bio a bit and shorten the second paragraph.
Regarding the glasses... I thought about it in the first place. I wondered if I should paint them black or silver actually. I felt black would lessen the colour contrast between the glasses and the guy's hair, and eventually make the glasses less visible. Silver would be a better choice I think... but I got caught in laziness.
Same for the boots - I didn't feel like painting over the initial green, so I just left it as is. I was quite pleased with the result, so why bother?
JFAK075 wrote:
I like the figure, and the bio puts him over the top. He reminds me a bit of one of the characters from Blackhawk Down.
I'm really happy you mentioned that movie - that's exactly the feel I was going for with this guy! Kinda hard to picture in a short bio, but that's exactly how I envisioned him!
The parts I used:
Head: Doc v1
Torso: Gung Ho v1
Arms: Roadblock v2
Waist: Flint v1
Legs: Flint v1
Concerning the paint job, I only painted over the torso, waist and legs. The good thing about keeping arms unpainted is that it makes this figure play-ready! No paint chipping nor flaking on the shoulders and elbows!
To prevent paint from scraping at the knees and waist, I applied a thin coat of nail polish over the paint. Let it dry a few days to be safe and voilà! It pretty much does the trick, although you will want to keep the layers of paint as thin as possible otherwise it will scratch no matter what. I'm still trying to find a good solution to it though...
