Réplique d'armes anciennes

The magic with action man 12-inches scale figure is that you can also create your own figure by using a boxed figure and mix it up with parts from the spare box.

This is the case here with this Italian paratrooper of the famous Xa MAS using the original Dragon boxed figure «  Paolo Arnesi » of the Nembo autonomous parachute Bn and a German Fallschirmjager  camp jumpsuit, Kar98 rifle and ammo pouches from the sparte box.

This mix of uniform and weapon, though not widely spread, was nevertheless not so unusual among Italian nuits at the end of WWII. This what makes this figure both interesting and unique.
 

The Dragon box head was improved by adding various shades and highlights of flesh, Naples yellow, brown and red, all oil paint colors, insisting around the nose, eyes and lips. The final touch was reached by a drop of gloss varnish in the eyes.
 

Most important, of course, was the pose which would turn the straight from the box « doll » into a real figure full of life and character. A typical « Mussolinian » attitude with hands on the hips was chosen, the box hands somewhat old fashioned were replaced by more realistic ones bought on the 1/6 scale after market. 

Dry pastels, mostly  various shades of green, ochre and pale gray, were put in action to weather the uniform, insisting on the dark trousers, beret and the typical italien water bottle. The box mountain shoes were weathred with pigments applied with an old painting brush, this technique proved to be quite effective to suppress the plastic look of the box shoes. It is noticeable here that weathering and dirtying the uniform, weapon and equipment was kept to a minimum as this paratrooper is not operating on a muddy ground. To make this veery realistic, the figure was fixed with super glue on a round plastic base featuring an old Italian town cobbled street.

This proud and defiant Italian paratrooper captures the high fighting of the famous Xa MAS whose men fought until the bitter end under the command of Prince Junio Valerio Borgese. Another unique 12 inches figure which will enhance your collection.

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