Brews Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I have a soft spot for Monogram Merite figures. I only discovered them via e-bay a couple of years ago. The German Paratrooper (Crete, 1941) is the latest of my acquisitions, together with a Roger's Ranger, German SS officer and an Afrika Korps soldier. My intent here is to present at least one, possibly more as the mood strikes me, as they are relatively quick to build, and present a practice exercise in painting 54mm figures. Most of them have about 4 white metal parts, and they come with a small black plastic pedestal with a gold nameplate sticker. The first one that I will include here is the German Paratrooper. This little guy has four pieces - body, arms and MG34. He took a few hours to assemble and paint, using gap-filling superglue, a bit of filing, blended acrylics and a dab of rub n buff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brews Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 Here is the Box: and here is my effort: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Was this assembled/painted during the GB time frame at all? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brews Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Absolutely! I used CA to glue the arms and MG34, and painted with artists' acrylics. Total work time estimated to be about 4 hours. I just opened the Afrika Korps soldier at lunch yesterday, and filed the mould parting lines. I took photos of that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brews Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 (edited) Here is the DAK Infantyman's Box Art: Edited June 15, 2007 by Brews Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brews Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Here is the DAK guy prior to assembly: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brews Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 ... and now following assembly of arms to torso, and cementing to the base: Just need to add the spade, Mauser and paint ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Absolutely!I used CA to glue the arms and MG34, and painted with artists' acrylics. Total work time estimated to be about 4 hours. I just opened the Afrika Korps soldier at lunch yesterday, and filed the mould parting lines. I took photos of that. Strike me, talk about a quick build!! :( MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brews Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 I haven't touched this for a few days. There's not a lot left to do to finish him, though. The rifle is more work than the FJ's MG 42 because of the greater expanse of furniture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Impatient Pete Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Looks like a fun build. Nice work Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brews Posted June 27, 2007 Author Share Posted June 27, 2007 Thanks. I was pleased with the way the scabs came up on his knees. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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