[Pickle Munkey]

Here's a fun one I'm finally done with.
Forrest Gump in Vietnam.

"Get Down! Shut Up!"

(I also re-tooled my RTO and brought Lt. Dan with me.)

Two things right off, he had a green helmet band instead of black, and also grey duct-tape
instead of black on the spare radio battery on his pack.

The hardest part was finding out his exact gear load-out, and his helmet graffiti.

"Gotta find Bubbaaaa!"

 

[Spitfire]

What a great idea! I really like the rendition of old Forest. Found this site discussing the helmet markings, which also has a great still from the movie showing most of the lettering and a blue toothbrush stuck through the helmet cover. (Scroll down a fair bit)

G(NMI)F - followed by what looks like A/47 (A company, 47 ID)

What is written on Forest Gump's Vietnam M1 helmet mitchell cover? - STEEL AND KEVLAR HELMETS - U.S. Militaria Forum

 

[Pickle Munkey]

Thanks Val!
Yep, that's what I put on the helmet, but it's a bit big...got a little carried away, haha.
I just need to source another toothbrush...I only had one and made it red for Lt. Dan. I can probably rig something up with some brain-cell rubbing.

I may do up a Bubba, too...just need to try and find a suitable head sculpt. Was sort of thinking of the DML Ice Cube head with the mustache removed.

A pretty intense look, but the expression on the lips is pretty close to Bubba's jutting lower lip.

 

[GubernatorFan]

Beautiful work and photography! Congratulations!

 

[Pickle Munkey]

Beautiful work and photography! Congratulations!

Thanks a lot!

 

[Grunt]

Nice shooting of pictures!
I agree on Bubba's head: it may be a good base and iirc he sometimes had that expression when he was under fire. Besides the mustache I will have a good look at the eyebrows too. As for Charlie they were always looking for him, never to be seen, i'n'it?

 

[Pickle Munkey]

Thanks Grunt!
Haha yeah, I love that quote from the film, "We took a lot of long walks lookin' for a guy named Charlie. Never did find him."

 

[dadrab]

Seriously cool rendition.

It looks pretty damn close to perfect to me.

 

[Pickle Munkey]

Seriously cool rendition.

It looks pretty damn close to perfect to me.

Appreciate that man. Took a lot of slow go-throughs of the Vietnam sequences, and screen-grabbing, but I think he turned out pretty good.

 

[mike45]

Look,s great PM, nailed it.

 

[onesixthpolice]

Don't remember that large wood fence in the movie.....:wink

Just kidding! Real nice work on Gump!

And do I see Lt. Dan on the horn in the second photo? I think I do!

 

[steve74]

This is awesome. When I looking at the picture I can hear him yelling "Something Bit me!!!"

 

[Pickle Munkey]

Thanks a lot guys, really appreciate it!

Haha can't sneak anything past you, OSP
Yep, I brought Lt. Dan out to bark some orders.
I tell ya, it was a pain in the butt to get these guys to stand on their own, haha

 

[Pickle Munkey]

Son of a...

Of course I'd find this head now!

 

[pukingdog]

I think the nexus of the movie and scale reality works very well. The Vietnam segment was done pretty straightforward (with the added nod to his almost inhuman speed), and your troops and Gump look as serious as they would be.

On that linked page, Utah Bob posted the following:

Okay, I think I have it. Gump was in the 9th ID. A co. 2nd bn 47th Inf Regt.* So it's G(nmi) F 2/47

*My underline

 

[Pickle Munkey]

I think the nexus of the movie and scale reality works very well. The Vietnam segment was done pretty straightforward (with the added nod to his almost inhuman speed), and your troops and Gump look as serious as they would be.

On that linked page, Utah Bob posted the following:

*My underline

Thanks PD!
That is what's written on my Gump's helmet. It's a little bigger, and goes a bit further back than the 1/1 references I could find..but it's there. The Bug repellent blocks a bit of it.

 

[HDHSVI]

Was going to say the head was not quite right but the new one you showed looks the part. Beautiful job with the posing and pictures!

Cya
Hankster

 

[ReadyFreddy]

looks good patroling
the backyard boonies

 

[Pickle Munkey]

Thanks folks!

 

[Pontiacivan]

Great outdoor shot! To this day, watching this movie boggles my mind. Figures and details are top notch. Do you plan on making the changes to helmet band and duct tape as mentioned? Just curious, whole scene is great as is .