1:35 Ukrainian special forces soldier Taiets

A special forces soldier as the subject

You will know members of the special forces from line infantry at first glance. They wear a lighter ballistic vest with a modular attachment, a helmet with side rails and often headphones with a communication boom as well. They put their gear together according to the task, so no two of them look the same, and that is exactly what makes a figure like this interesting.

What the casting provides

In 1:35 an adult figure comes out at roughly five centimeters. Printing in high resolution will show the straps of the vest, the magazine pouches and the small buckles here, that is details which on an injection-molded figure usually merge with the surface.

The nickname in the designation

The name given at the end of the name is a combat nickname of the kind soldiers use instead of a surname. Nothing further follows from the designation, so you can set the figure into any present-day scene without breaking its sense.

Building and painting

First try the figure dry and find it a direction of gaze in relation to the vehicle; only then glue it. The supports tend to be hidden under the feet and on the underside of the gear, so after removing them the surface stays clean. Paint the clothing from the darkest tone upward, the face on the contrary from a middle flesh into the lights, and leave the camouflage pattern until the end, when the shadows are done.

Fitting into a group

A single figure works best in relation to something else. Place it so that it looks in the same direction as the barrel of the vehicle, or on the contrary against it; either will create a tension that an empty area beside a model never provides.