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Wave 1 Russian Soldier

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 09:03
by Muton
Here’s my wave 1 custom Soviet soldier. He’s a WW2 NKVD frontier troop (hence the emerald green cap and shoulder boards). Made from:

Head- Black Major, with the cap badge carefully sanded off, and neck thinned and cut.
Torso- Indiana Jones Russian soldier. Shortened by 2mm with the dremel to make his height match AF.
Arms- Z force Sapper.
Legs- Indiana Jones Colonel Dovchenko, with the articulation glued, and filled.
Gun- PPSh 41 from 25th anniversary GI Joe Red Star.

I’m working on an officer to go with him and Babyjelly’s Stalin!

Re: Wave 1 Russian Soldier

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 09:54
by paulitoy
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Muton, this is pretty cool!

I've only ever used AF parts for my customs in the past as it seems more 'genuine'.

I have recently broke with the rule though to make a couple of the brilliant Red Shadow Trenchcoats.

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This custom is interesting and opens up new possibilites for me outside of the core AF parts list.

Really nice. More please!

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Re: Wave 1 Russian Soldier

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 12:49
by Andy1672
NIce job Muton !

My series one customs are on hold for the time being ( difficult to achieve what I want with existing body parts ! )

I havent had much luck with mixing parts from other toylines, so Congratulations on making it work !

Re: Wave 1 Russian Soldier

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 13:36
by Muton
Thanks for the comments!
Th Indiana Jones figures are practically indestructable (would make a Muton jealous) so it was quite a relief when all the parts eventually fit together.

Re: Wave 1 Russian Soldier

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 13:40
by Andy1672
My Son has a load of Indy figures but somehow I dont think he would appreciate me ripping them apart !

Re: Wave 1 Russian Soldier

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 22:14
by Malcolm Orr
Brilliant custom, Muton - looks really great! Well put together, especially to retrospecively make it have the same pose as the early AF range!