The map case (or whatever case) this guy is using to carry his film holders WOULD NOT be leather. It would be Canvas.
(Besides this makes the figure painting a bit easier as you don’t then have to paint that sholder strap in leather either.)
B12 is canvas NOT Leather
Unless this guy stole a leather map case off a German of Japanese Officer, (totally possible) US map cases and most all other web gear would be canvas. (Except for holsters.)
p.s. By-the-by; Feel free to give this guy at least a 1911 side arm in a red/brown leather holster.
M1938 US Army Issue Map Case:
A Reproduction: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An Original:
Peter, @petbat What do you think this rig might be? I know it is a double camera mount bracket on the same tripod but is the boxy camera perhaps an early video camera?
The Germans televised the Berlin Olympics so we know they had video cameras.
Revising the Speed Graphic in the AK Photographer’s set:
All you need to do is cut the rear portion of the bellows as shown here and use only the front section for your camera.
My now revised Speed Graphic. The Bellows is still not really short enough but I felt if I tried cutting it any shorter, given that it was already assembled, I would destroy the small model camera entirely.
I constantly revise, edit and add to my prior posts right up to the moment the Discourse Software cuts me off from further editing (about 30+ days in) So you might want to scroll through the past posts for photos and comments not seen prior. ~ FYI.
Some Progress: I never said I was an accomplished figure painter!
I have removed the flash gun and the hand grip from my little Speed Graphic here and modified the left hand to be holding the camera more correctly. I have also opened up the left elbow to have the guy holding the camera more away from his body. I will have the right hand gripping a film holder as though he is about to insert it into the back of the camera.
I will later add back the canvas carry strap as a seperate piece of material over the guy’s left hand.
Got sidetracked helping out with repairing some 1930s Barclay lead soldiers for a friend.
Here is our US Combat Photographer.
I still need to add some foil strap-age to the camera and the musette bag and also surgically reattach the poor fellow’s left thumb but he is getting close.
Again, if I had it to do all over again I would change the guy’s standing angle at his waist so he would be more upright. Leaning forward like that the poor fellow’s back is never going to last out the war!
Now how did these Great War, Barclay guys get in here?
Both these guys were broken off at the ankles and the one running had no base at all. I got lucky here. These repairs were more blind luck rather than the product of any specific talent. These guys are hollow so some tight fitting plastic tube and some super glue put them right back together and the missing base came off an even more broken soldier figure.
(Seen here is the original paint and my friend did not want me touching that.)
B12 is canvas NOT Leather
