Verlinden
Productions
376
Even in war,
a man's got to tend to his facial hair from time to time. This Long
John (he stands more than 6'6") is taking care of his personal
grooming while dressed inhis long johns. For some reason he
has a belt running through loops in his long johns. Other than the
fact he's using a straight edge (for which you need to supply the
blade), there is nothing specific about the era this figure is supposed
to represent. But I'm not familiar with any Army long underwear
(also known as "winter drawers) having belt loops. However,
I used this figure as one of the medics in my Hürtgen
Forest diorama and I took care of two problems with a few slices
of my trusty saw: I removed the portion of the torso with the belt
and reduced his stature by about 6" so he would work better
with the other figures. The figure is cast well in the old mustard-colored
resin, but the pieces are brittle so take care when you remove the
mold plugs.
This figure
has been out of the Verlinden catalogue for some time, but it's
another one that you might be able to find by asking around on the
modeling websites.
-tss
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