US Marine in MARPAT Uniform

This is a 1/16th figure from Tamiya (#36308). It is to portray the current US Marines effort in peacekeeping in Iraq now. I have viewed countless amounts of pics on the internet regarding this subject and they all seem to have a trade - eyewear and sidearm on the thigh. So I have decided to scratch bulid a few items - eyewear, straps on the thigh and helmet, wire on the pistol and groin protector.

Painting the MARPAT was tedious and very time consuming because of its pixel which I used toothpicks and matchsticks. However, it was worth the effort.

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