6thscale 101 - part 1

Been getting some PMs asking how to put up 1/6th scale military figure.So would like to take this opportunity to show what's the usual routine like when assembling a military figure.Before unboxing your brand new toy,you need to download available photos of the figure to study what goes where.Should it be from manufacturer's website,blog,facebook or forums.

Every photo will give you a better indication as all these military figures DOES NOT come with any kind of manual.But with practice you will soon know how to do it by instinct.

Let's start with the body first.Remove BDU from figure and start trimming excess fabric left on sewing seam.

Be careful not to overdo it,if something goes wrong just quickly use thread and needle to fix it.

By trimming the excess fabric,your BDU will fit a little better and at times due to QC issue you can get unlucky with one that add "thickness" to the overall appearance (Like Very Hot!).

Soak your BDU in water with little detergent on it.Use an old toothbrush to scrub on faded area you want on the uniform.The goal is to give your BDU a little faded appearance so it does not come across spanking new.At times you feel like toning down color contrast with bleach or wash with another color shade like using diluted acrylic.

Next is to bulk up your figure's waist and hip.For some unknown reason most of these figure comes with flat buttock and pants usually a size or two larger on the waistline.So use some foam sheet with double sided tape to bulk these area a bit.

This is optional for this figure but will be useful especially when you have shirt tuck into pants.Recycling the cable tie from packaging tray or any other means so you can secure the T-shirt around waist area.With intense posing the shirt will not comes off the pant and looks a lot neater.

Before your wet BDU is dry,put it back on figure and have it in cringing pose.When your uniform dries up it will hang better on figure and creates natural fabric folds with it.Leave it overnight or use a hair dryer.

To be continued...