Soviet and Russian Border Guards

[Daewon_ton]

Hello everyone! It's been quite some time since I've posted any of my work. I have many finished bashes, but never had the means of photographing them aside from a camera on my phone. Now I have a much better camera and a shiny new photo booth; therefore, I'll be publishing a bunch of my bashes here again in the next few weeks.


This is a bash featuring two different eras of Border Guards - Soviet Union KGB Border Guards AND Russian Federation FSB Border Guards.

---- Russian Federation Border Guard ----



PARTS BREAKDOWN -

Body - SS
German Shepherd - Unknown
Boots - BBI
Uniform and Kepi - Custom made in the Granica pattern used by Border Guards
Vest - Custom made to replicate SPOSN made "Border Guards Vest"
Rifle - Armoury AKS-74


---- Soviet KGB Border Guard ----



PARTS BREAKDOWN -

Body/HS - BBI
Uniform - 21C Toys
Cap - Unknown
Rifle - Repainted 21C Toys AKs-74u (Forgot to paint the pistol grip)
Boots, map case, belt, binoculars - Unknown
4 Cell AK Magazine pouch - Custom made
Soviet suspenders and flare gun with holster - Fellow OSW'er TomInKorea

Some BONUS shots!



Thanks for looking! Please feel free to ask any questions or request pictures of anything you'd like to see more of!

[Daewon_ton]

Russian Federation FSB Border Guard REFERENCES




Soviet KGB Border Guards REFERENCES

[djamesi]

Bashes and photos both look great-keep up the good work! I'd like to see more.

[MVD SPETSNAZ]

Very nice work!

[Scimitar]

Awesome work Wes! As always, I'm loving the custom uniform, web gear and other bits. Nice photography too!

[zebraten]

Such a great scratchbuilt uniform! Love it.

[RPG-7]

Great stuff!

Made my own borderguard based on the 70s variants a long time ago.

[privateERIC]

Amazing job you did on these two dudes! I really like the comparison pic!

[cool_breeze]

Those are sweet dude! excellent bashes right there!

[Conan]

Great work! Great looking uniforms and pouches, cant wait to see your other figures.

[Tangero2325]

Excellent! I love the work on the uniforms. Nice bashes

[Daewon_ton]

Bashes and photos both look great-keep up the good work! I'd like to see more.

There's plenty more to come, trust me!

Very nice work!

Thank you!

Awesome work Wes! As always, I'm loving the custom uniform, web gear and other bits. Nice photography too!

Thank you Kenneth. This guy's been sitting on my desk for far too long. It was time to finally show some of my work!

Such a great scratchbuilt uniform! Love it.

Thanks Doug!

Great stuff!

Made my own borderguard based on the 70s variants a long time ago.

That one was fun to do. The simplicity of the gear and stuff was a nice change!

Amazing job you did on these two dudes! I really like the comparison pic!

Thank you Eric!

Those are sweet dude! excellent bashes right there!

Thank you! There will be more soon

Great work! Great looking uniforms and pouches, cant wait to see your other figures.

Just gotta finish some work for you fellas and I'll get some more done!

Excellent! I love the work on the uniforms. Nice bashes

Thank you very much! I love the Granica pattern. It's pretty effective for where I live, too. Lol

[pukingdog]

Excellent detail on the uniform, cap, and web gear. Also, a great idea, matching him up with a companion KGB guard.
I don't know how big the original head sculpt was for that DML KGB cap(or maybe the guy had "big hair"), but it is large on even the bigger melons I've tried it on. Fitting it would take some work, and I feel like it might suffer.

[CXROD]

Wes what a great custom uniform and gear. Wow! The camo is so unique and needs to be in my collection. That ammo bag you also made is a work of art. Lets see a picture of the flare gun!

[SSGStank]

Both nice I am impressed by your work on the web gear of the modern solder.

[PemGreene]

Great looking figure. I really like the fit of the hat, and I know how hard I can be to get it to look right.

[All Mighty One]

[Daewon_ton]

Excellent detail on the uniform, cap, and web gear. Also, a great idea, matching him up with a companion KGB guard.
I don't know how big the original head sculpt was for that DML KGB cap(or maybe the guy had "big hair"), but it is large on even the bigger melons I've tried it on. Fitting it would take some work, and I feel like it might suffer.

Thanks, Mike! That cap on the KGB guy is being held on by tape. It's HUGE

Wes what a great custom uniform and gear. Wow! The camo is so unique and needs to be in my collection. That ammo bag you also made is a work of art. Lets see a picture of the flare gun!

Thanks Carlos! I'll try and get a few pictures of the flare gun s

Both nice I am impressed by your work on the web gear of the modern solder.

Thank you!

Great looking figure. I really like the fit of the hat, and I know how hard I can be to get it to look right.

Thanks a bunch! This was my first hat ever and I was glad it came out like it did.

Right back at you!

[alicastrillo]

Uniform and combat vest are truly amazing items, but the one that deserves the big prize definitely is that Ak pouch. All around, OUTSTANDING, just OUTSTANDING job Wesley Jacoby !!!