JB4244 Posted April 27, 2014 Share #76 Posted April 27, 2014 Hi Etienne, I just discover this post, this is awesome, very nice collection ! Eagle snaps equipments are marvellous ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka bar Posted July 13, 2014 Share #77 Posted July 13, 2014 I love how you have kept all your displays so simple and tidy. It adds so much to the detail. There is no chance that anyone can miss anything as they look at each photo I am aiming to have a real simple display with my US blades. The BAR gunner is absolutely outstanding You have really gone for quality over quantity And I can see a lot of emotional intelligence has gone into each display Oh...your MK2 display with the open drawers is REALLY clever I think I have found how to display mine now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share #78 Posted July 13, 2014 Oh...your MK2 display with the open drawers is REALLY clever I think I have found how to display mine now Thanks for your comments, if you need some detail photos of the drawers, I can post some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share #79 Posted July 13, 2014 Hello gents, when I bought my mannequin, I realized that dressed and geared, the result was not perfect because of the girlish face and strange eyes :roll: I wanted to have a more battle-hardened look to it ... so I contacted a collector who's work is incredible and he gave me some good tips to begin. If you want some good examples, see there > http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180061&highlight=mannequin+painting&page=29 So I took epoxy resin, sand paper, paint brushes and paint ... here is the result : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share #80 Posted July 13, 2014 Then came the paint, blank of eyes then base layer : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share #81 Posted July 13, 2014 And now the eyes and tan layer ... just before the finish in a few weeks Regards, E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDUFF Posted July 28, 2014 Share #82 Posted July 28, 2014 Wow Etienne! That is brilliant! You have even got that '1000 yard stare'! I admire your skill and patience! Very clever indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share #83 Posted July 29, 2014 Thanks Graham, I'm now trying to work on highlights and shades to make it even more realistic ... not so simple but I'll succeed, one day It's a story of doing over and over until I'll be really satisfied. E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Government Issue Posted July 29, 2014 Share #84 Posted July 29, 2014 Excellent work with the display! Looks far better than the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted July 31, 2014 Share #85 Posted July 31, 2014 Hello, I was tidying up a bit in my office when I realized that I had a new pyshological disease ... boondocker's addiction See the symptoms, it's incurable said the corpsman Most are USMC, from 1941 to 1945, the darkest pair in front being Navy, 1944 dated. whats going on with the brim of that helmet? O_o kinda wavy haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share #86 Posted July 31, 2014 whats going on with the brim of that helmet? O_o kinda wavy haha Hello, it's some kind of deformation, like small waves, visible on early shells ... probably due to the process and steel quality. You see more often cracks in the back, but the reasons are the same, in my opinion. I have another that shows the same waves, but they are particularly obvious on this one Regards, E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted July 31, 2014 Share #87 Posted July 31, 2014 Hello, it's some kind of deformation, like small waves, visible on early shells ... probably due to the process and steel quality. You see more often cracks in the back, but the reasons are the same, in my opinion. I have another that shows the same waves, but they are particularly obvious on this one Regards, E hmm ive seen it on the m1917's but never an m1 i like it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan de man Posted July 31, 2014 Share #88 Posted July 31, 2014 What a great collection, I enjoyed watching it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share #89 Posted August 15, 2014 Frogskin's addiction, I guess I have a few more, not displayed. E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted August 15, 2014 Share #90 Posted August 15, 2014 Oh my gosh that is a lot of frog skin! -Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDUFF Posted August 15, 2014 Share #91 Posted August 15, 2014 Wow Etienne! An amazing gathering there! Frogskin heaven!! Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Renkin Posted August 15, 2014 Share #92 Posted August 15, 2014 Amazing collection Etienne Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solcarlus Posted August 19, 2014 Share #93 Posted August 19, 2014 Frogskin's addiction, I guess I have a few more, not displayed. E Et tu fais comment pour monter l'escalier*? sol. * J'ai un problème de translator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted August 19, 2014 Share #94 Posted August 19, 2014 Et tu fais comment pour monter l'escalier*? sol. * J'ai un problème de translator "and how do you climb the stairs?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share #95 Posted August 19, 2014 Et tu fais comment pour monter l'escalier*? sol. * J'ai un problème de translator I just fly over this frogskin landscape Well, OK, I had to put them back in storage as I don't have enough room to display permanently. Cheers, E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsmancollector Posted August 19, 2014 Share #96 Posted August 19, 2014 Hi Etienne, Great posts! I love your USN chambray and denim pants...I have been searching for some (not very actively I admit) for my collection. They're iconic for sure! Love the boxes for your blades too and the re-model of the mannequin. You're a very skilled craftsman! I hope all is well, Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share #97 Posted November 11, 2014 Hello gents, due to the very limited space I have to store, rather than to really display my collection, I decided to optimize in order to have access to everything ... most of the furniture were changed, the existing going to my wife's office. Here are some photos, you will notice that I finished the mannequins ... I tried to obtain a realistic PTO sun tan, I let you evaluate the result Regards, E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feldjaeger.1 Posted November 30, 2014 Share #98 Posted November 30, 2014 absolutely nice Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottG Posted April 5, 2015 Share #99 Posted April 5, 2015 Etienne, I have info on R.A. Martin but your mailbox is full. You can message me here or at tkgerych@aol.com if you are interested in the information from NARA. Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share #100 Posted May 16, 2015 Hello gents, just a little display of some dog tags I have in my collection ... beginning with Iwo Jima vets now Marine raiders ... and last but not least, a Belleau Wood vet ... one of my favorite dog tags pair, just because the owner fought just a few miles from where I live !! Hope you enjoy, E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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