I have no idea of its origin, but the helmet has a nasty V shaped gouge in it that was banged back into place at some point. I hope no one was wearing it at the time. I found it on eBay from a guy parting with his grandfather’s collection.

Excellent work.. a Piece to be proud of..

Na, you got this in the bag, great work!

Adding some water…

My wife says more dirt and grit on and around the sandbags. Any other suggestions?

Phenomenal scene Matt & within the Poilu helmet adds extra poignancy to him. He doesn’t look happy at all!
Agreed with sandbags, more gunge - I like pastel mixed paint to soil up the bags.
Would also recommend adding muddied prints where his feet have wandered about given the pool of water snaking through the trench line. Inspiring example which would have all us WW1 modellers calling ModelCellar for our copy of Kaz’s figure.
Thanks for sharing.
MikeTheKiwi

This is looking fantastic, a very clever and evocative setting. Agree with your wife and the comments above, just a bit more gunge and debris to tie the sandbags into the scene better, and maybe a bit between the wood of the trench supports.

Completed! The finished work is posted over in the "Completed" forum. Thanks all for the support and advice!