Pizza, figures and a modelling knife....[Italeri US Paratroopers (101st Screaming Eagles)]

Good day everyone!

As I told you in my previous post, some days ago I bought a kit of US Paratroopers from Italeri (ex Esci). I am very pleased with the quality of these figures, and for this reason these past few days I've been painting figs from this kit only (at least when sth else catches my eye... - you know how it goes...) :-)

For this post, I did a little bit of everything. I ate pizza (and kept the plastic round thing for the box protection), I made a small conversion (a fig's torso (carrying a bazooka) from Italeri's (ex Esci) American Infantry (#6046), placed on a paratroopers' rifleman lower end and, of course I painted some supporting weapons for my new force (a bazooka and a .30 calibre mg).

Now, I have to paint some mortars..... :-)

I hope you like 'em!

T.

Italeri US Paratroopers (101st Screaming Eagles)

Good day and good week everyone!

Some days ago, I bought Italeri's (ex Esci) US Paratroopers (#6063), which is one of my favourite sets, mainly because it has so many firing poses....what's there not to love? :-) 

Last weekend I painted some of them, in order to decide what colour I should use for their uniforms. In the Normandy campaign US Airborne troops wore desert coloured uniforms (same colouring as in N. Africa and Italy).  After some experimentation with colours I decided to use Vallejo's MC 70.879 Green Brown, which is a bit brown, and I think it should do the job properly. The webbing is painted with Vallejo's MC 70.924 Russian Uniform.

I also tried to paint the details on their shoulder patches (right shoulder - American Flag, left shoulder - 101'st Screaming Egles). The result was not very...dissapointing.

More painted figs to follow in the following days! :)

I hope you like 'em!

T.

WW2 American Infantry

Good day everyone!!!

As the celebrations for the new year have ceased (at least until when the new chance arises for drinking some extra pints of beer....) and we all got sober enough to grab our brushes, I wish to all of you a happy New Year!!!

These past few days, I've been painting figures mostly. I got some boxes of American Infantry, Paratroopers and Russian Infantry, most commonly known as cannon fodder....

Today I present to thee: American GI's.

I hope you like 'em!

T.