Hi folks ,

We hear much about a certain online auction site so its nice to be able to share some good news about a seller on there ...and he is from this forum ....namely Mark Bennett aka gothicgeek .

Those that went to Euro last time would have seen behind the Stormtroopers stand a rather tall gentleman working with Stu , not only is this lad a rather nifty painter but he has taken on selling the busts we will look at on e bay after Stu decided to taken them of his site in a revamp.

In addition to the 1/16th he also has the 1/12th that Stormtroopers released previously as well as listing some of his great boxart pieces.

This review will concentrate on the Padre but I will also provide pictures of 3 other pieces , being the French Infantryman AWI, Coldstream Guard at Waterloo and the PaNzerjager from WW2.

Lets start with the main subject

As always lets have some information on our review ...........on one chaplin in particular that served in the airborne and jumped with his "flock"

CHAPLIN DANIEL McGOWAN MC

Reverand (Captain) Mc Gowan , Army Number 287572 was billetted with 133 Fd Ambulance attached to HQ 4 Parachute Brigade as the Roman Catholic priest . He jumped into Arnhem and from the time he landed under fire was putting his own life at risk to help the wounded and bury the dead , saving the life of Brigadier Hackett by helping him to escape from a military hospital.

He found a store of weapons namely twenty Sten guns, three Brens, a German Spandau, grenades and ammunition , placed them between 2 stretchers , put a blanket over and proceeded to give them the last rites after which he buried them with full religious detail , for them to be exhumed by the Dutch resistance later.

For his bravery he was awarded the Military Cross

After the war he left the priesthood and entered into a career in education

Lets look at the piece :

Title: British Para Padre WW2

Scale: 1/16th

Material: Gray resin

No of pieces:2

Sculptor: Moz Corry

All the pieces we will look at are held in small ( obviously due to the scale!!) with the resin being in a plastic bag , the boxes either have a black and white picture or a painted version by Mark.

All the pieces come also with a small insert giving painting details

Prep...very simple for this piece just the bottom to sand level and removal of a small casting plug from the back...all very easy.

Looking at the resin now our subject has been sculpted by Moz wearing the black shirt with the white collar over which we see the smock , open showing the shirt . the collar is nicely worked with the shirt having nice folds .
The smock is rather nice and a good representation with the large collar , nice folds and the pockets are well defined . on his shoulders we see the rank of a captain .

Facial features are nicely done with a rather fine turned up moustache , in the corner of hsi mouth we have a hole to take the cigarette ( this is easily lost to the carpet monster !!!...but easy to replace )

The hair is longer than normally seen nice surface effects , with the ears being well shown .

The beret is full and shaped good leather band around the bottom with the cap badge being a really nice representation.



Final Thoughts:

This is a nice subject and not often seen , for the scale details are great , prep is minimal and painting will be quick in relation to the size , the final result a very interesting display piece .

For more details why not visit Marks e bay site at:

User id: gothicgeekminis

or you could Pm him here on this forum as gothicgeek

Nap

Lets look at the others now:

As with the para we find all in the same style boxes with an insert , this piece has the same prep needed as the Para


Title: Coldstream Guard Waterloo 1815

Scale: 1/16th

Material: Gray resin

No of pieces:1

Sculptor: Moz Corry

This subject depicts a guardsman at Waterloo , fully laden up the crossbelts are nicely textured showing wear , straps across his body are sharp in shape , with the belpt plate having the badge on it , easily recognised , nice work on the epaulettes and collar the lace edging being well done . The face is a determined one looking straight ahead sporting a fine pair of side whiskers and hair texture . At the back we see the blanket roll but no pack is sculpted , like this it seems to make the piece flow . The shako has the wet weather oilskin cover , nice to see this , I like the way the material has been done with the ends being pulled and tied with a nice cord at the front .



On to the next :

Title: French Infantryman AWI

Scale: 1/16th

Material: Gray resin

No of pieces:2

Sculptor: Moz Corry

Again an insert is included giving painting suggestions


Prep ...this time we have a simple blip to take off on the underside and level the base , on the tricorne we have 3 casting remnant to take off the side ...careful !!.

Looking at the torso our soldier wears his uniform open halfway to the middle of the chest , under this we see the waistcoat and under that a neck cloth , all the clothing has the appropriate folds , the left shoulder has the single epaulette on it , across his chest we have a belt , like the buckle details on this.
The face is well in character with him gritting his teeth , nice facial features are in place as well , the hair is straggly , being pulled round the back and held by a ribbon, all looking good.


The bicorne itself is as it should be , nicely shaped , like the edging lace and the cockade/bow , the crown of the hat is well formed.

Continued in next post:

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On now to the final one in this review:


Title: Panzer Jager Kharkov 42/43

Scale: 1/16th

Material: Gray resin

No of pieces:3 plus insert

Sculptor: Moz Corry

Prep...the torso has 2 small blips to sand away and level the base , other than that its perfectly smooth ..nice casting here, on to the head , the underside needs smoothing out to let it sit fully into the torso and a small bit of work on the underside of the fur cap , finally the binoculars will need to be carefully cut away from their formers.

The Torso is a depicted with a large fur collar possibly sheepskin as seen in pictures , this is an officer ...lucky as well to have such good protection from the bitter cold encountered.
The uniform has the pockets done well with the bino straps hanging down from around the neck , collar details are sharply done , no collar insignia has been included but easily ( honest) painted in , at his neck we have the Knights Cross , good shape .
What really stands out is of course the coat and the surface work on the collar , very well done , this will benefit washes to bring out the details.

On to the Head , this is good representation of the subject , good facial features , with nice fur effects on the hat and the badges of a eagle and the skull being very clear in detail and adding interest to the piece, when fitting dry fit first to check its sitting into the collar nicely.

The Binos are a nice representation of the real thing and will need to be fitted in the right position on the chest and in line with the straps , in place they look effective.

Conclusion

There you have it why not treat yourself to these lovely pieces , there are others on Marks e bay listing ...good models and good service from Mark at his e bay listings under gothicgeekminis

Thanks for looking in

Nap

Top review Kev. These are great little busts, I picked up the Frenchman myself at Euro. No doubt the rest will be added in the fullness of time.

- Steve

Ooops sorry I will change it !...hanging my head in shame ..took the details from Stormtroopers FB initially

Nap