Another variant of the basic OUDF troops, this time Papau New Guinea/native Australian. Again, the only change is that they have different heads from the basic OUDF troopers. All are bare-headed but the facial features and hair styles vary from figure to figure.
Basic paint scheme is the same as listed for SG15-O1 and SG15-O2. For the flesh tones I’ve used Vallejo Beastly brown and washed some with Vallejo sepia ink, but others with Vallejo black ink. These various combinations give a little variety, although it doesn’t seem to show as well in the photographs as it does when you’re actually handling the figures.
Hair is black, and some have been given a drybrush of GW vermin fur to try and get the dark gingery hair colour that I’ve seen in some outback photographs.
At Jon Tuffley’s suggestion I’ve given a few of them white face-paint. Living in rural Norfolk, I don’t tend to come across Australian Aboriginees, so this is based purely on internet research. Apologies if I’ve used any particular designs out of context!
Overall grade for these figures: B+
I've given this batch the same grade as the other head-swap OUDF troops, as all the same advntages/disadvantages apply. The basic poses are fine, detail is great, and they'll easily mix with the other OUDF troops or form a distinct unit of their own as desired.
A final close-up showing the detail on the squad leader.
Great job!
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