New CS Kitbash Guy

Thought I'd share my latest kitbash project: A Confederate Infantry Sergeant. I really love how this guy turned out. I have to say one thing--BattleGear is awesome. It's a company that makes stuff for 1/6th figures and it is amazing. A bit pricy, but really worth it if you want your figure to look really snazzy.

Here is a head shot, showing his kepi (hat). The hat is made by BattleGear, as are the brogans (shoes). They are both just amazing.

Originally, I bought an In the Past Toys uniform set for this guy. The figure itself is a Dragon "Terry" figure. I think he was originally a Navy Seal.

Upon receiving the ITPT set, I had mixed opinions about it. The uniform itself (pants, shirt, vest and frock coat) were really nice. The buttons, amazingly, really button up. I mean, the little teeny 6th scale buttons have little teeny 6th scale buttonholes for them. Yikes. I appreciate authenticity but man. You almost need a gnome to button and unbutton these things. It's tedious and you really have to be nimble fingered. It'll try your patience. Most coats and things like that have buttons sewn on but actually have snaps on the inside that make it a heck of a lot easier to work with. So yeah, just a heads up there on the ITPT uniforms...at least the Civil War ones. You almost need a pair of tweezers to button the coat up. I was lazy and didn't button all of the buttons up. I think it'd driven me bonkers. I omitted the vest, or waistcoat, that went over the white shirt and under the coat altogether. Way too many teeny buttons for me to deal with....

Now, as said, the hat is BattleGear as are the shoes. The ITPT set did not come with shoes, oddly enough. I was kind of disappointed--the Sideshow Civil War uniform sets come with shoes, a lot more gear, and weapons. Oh well.

The set did come with a hat however, and it was a joke. It was awful looking, didn't fit the figure's head properly, didn't really even resemble a kepi in the slightest. I will probably add a picture here later to show how ridiculous it looks.

So yeah--went to BG for the hat. It was a great choice. It was around 10 bucks, but worth it. It has a nice shape and fits his head perfectly. I have to say, after buying BG stuff I highly recommend them now. You can buy some of their stuff at GoodStufftoGo too, which is actually where I purchased mine from. Another great place to get your 1/6th stuff from, I might add.

So here is the final shot I got of the Sarge for today. I was going to take more, but the camera battery konked on me. I will post more later.

Oh yeah--the sleeve chevrons came with the ITPT uniform set too. You have to glue them on though.