Hi, I already painted two of the SF Operators in the old forum, it is time for the other two guys.
Starting with the M249SAW operator. I broke the original weapon, but I have some spares 
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Cheers!
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Now I remember… do show us again the two figures you already painted, please.
Hope to see the SAW with plastic buttstock for the kneeling figure. 
Mario
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You did a video tutorial on painting multicam on this figure, right?
Mario
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Yes
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The best material on the subject.
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Woodland pattern. A successor to ERDL.
Mario
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Oh yes, woodland is the more modern, thanks!
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No; it’s M81 Woodland Camouflage. The vest is a SPEAR BALCS Vest. I think PACA was the contractor that built these vests.
This is a predecessor of the Interceptor OTV system used by the US Army and USMC in Iraq and Afghanistan. The SPEAR was mainyl used by SOCOM units, like SEALS, Special Forces, and AFSOC in the early 2000s.
I’ll go on a ledge and say that @18bravo probably wore one of these on his escapades in places unknown.
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Nice, thanks!
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I’ve still got the very one in the photo. I had to attach my ammo pouches sideways because of the way the straps were, in case that helps with any of the figures.
I took it a few years ago to place that does 3D figures.
I still need to add the ammo pouches.
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I took it a few years ago to place that does 3D figures.
Hahaha, that looks GREAT, @18bravo! It looks just like you! 
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That DCU cammo is legit. Most of the ones I’ve seen the modeler adds the two colors to the base color in some random, splotchy pattern. Yours look like you actually copied the pattern from the fabric. Nicely done.
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Thanks!
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Ditto on the woodland pattern.
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I painted the ammo belt with Gunze metallics and attached it to the M249 (also drybrushed with Vallejo gunmetal)
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