| BAND OF BROTHERS Part FIVE |
| Battlefields June 2008 |
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Band of Brothers project is rather a big one. There are too
many great characters! It is hard to do justice to
all of them. The series was beautifully done and I find myself
going back and watching the episodes with even greater
interest. I wish there were more episodes! The three characters above came together serendipitously as I did not start off with the intent of having them as a group. I started working on Perconte after watching a scene where he was helping a wounded buddy in the "Bastogne" episode. The inspiration for Randleman and Luz came from the same episode when they went out on a reconnaissance patrol. |
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made the M43 uniform from an old cotton twill shirt of the correct
colour. It is a pleasure to sew with cotton as it is far
easier to manipulate than wool. The OD scarfs are of wool
fabric. The 101 st shoulder patch was printed on
"June Taylor" fabric on my ink jet printer. Many years ago ,a
friend had screen printed the U.S. Army chevrons for me. I
like the subdued colour more than what is available at the
e-tailers. I had stocked up a good supply of the Dragon M36
suspenders a few years back when they were abundant and
inexpensive. |
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rest George Luz's webbing is from Dragon. The field radio is the
one that came with the 21st Century Toys War Eagle Jeep. Of
course I had to make some modifications and added more
details. The control panel had to be re-done and the antenna was
extended with a guitar string (low "E"). I had to add and detail
the buckle clips and straps and then finally a new paint job.
Another 21st Century Toys item is the M1A1 carbine that George Luz
carries. It needed some refining , a new strap and a
good paint job. |
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| I have also made the M23 standard WW2 cartridge belts. The one on Randleman, the flaps were a little too small. I made the corrections on the one for Perconte. For both Randleman and Peconte I used some old Dragon M1 Garand that I have re- painted and placed new slings on. For the boots, I used the Dragon U.S. 2 buckle boots for Randleman and Luz while for Perconte, I used the bbi Corcoran jump boots which I have re-painted. |
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final 3 photographs show another view of Randleman. The next
photograph shows the microphone/receiver for Luz's radio which
was taken from an old GI Joe radio set. The final photograph is
of Perconte's toothbrush made from urethane resin with the
bristles embedded into it before everything sets. Lastly, the body modifications are as follows. For Randleman, I used a Dragon body with the legs lengthened and chest and shoulders reduced. The abdomen and thighs were then padded for bulk. For Luz, I used also a Dragon body, the chest and shoulders reduced and the legs shortened. For Perconte, I used an Ignite body, shoulders and chest reduced, legs and waist shortened. The hands for Perconte, I used a modified "Twisting Toys" right hand and a DID left hand. The techniques for body modifications are detailed on my "Paragon" site.
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