Tears
of the Sun
Feng from
Taiwan finished the first version of the head sculpt right after the few
images released in the internet several months ago and he was kind enough
to give me the head to set up the figure. I watched the trailer over
and over, but still very puzzled with Lt. Waters' gears and details in
the film until several days ago....
I started
with the ear piece first as it is the most obvious and interesting equipment
in the pictures. It is a Dragon with putty sculpted to match the
shape, however, I did not change the wire goes between the throat mike
and ear piece like the one appeared in the film, considering it will be
too flimsy if I cut the original and use a smaller wire instead.
The rest
of the gears are not difficult, the H harness is from BBI "Demo Dick" Combat
Swimmer with the chest strap removed, M16 pouches are from Hot Toys' previous
NBC set with modification, green belt and butt pack are from A.C.E. (although
I am still unsure the butt pack is camo or OD in the film), black belt,
canteen are BBI's. Left hand holster was modified from a 21st. 2 pairs
of the black pouches are also from the 21st with nylon straps and covers
added.
I can't
get a good image for the knife on the right thigh so I settled it with
a Dragon's, added a drop down system to get a close match. The BDU coat
was also modified by adding to cargo pockets on the sleeves as appeared
in the pictures.

The combat
knife on the right shoulder is also interesting. I filed and added some
details on the sheath and handle of a BBI's combat knife. The pouch is
based on a Dragon, I painted it black after adding more details on it.
The problem is the whole thing is kinda stiff after put on the shoulder
and does not look like the real one :^(
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