Red Skull (Bust)--The Project & Prepwork Update

Last things first. . .

Progress continues to be made on the focal point of this conversion. The "structural" skull is now about 70-80% complete, and the dental work has begun in earnest. A shirt collar has been added, and the head-cum-skull fitted.

Which brings us to the nature of the Project. At its most basic, the converting or replacement of the head to/with a skull: obviously, I have elected the former option. That is really all that needs to be done to effect a visually and immediately recognizable depiction of the Red Skull. BUT. . . the devil is in the details! And here is where most of the effort will be expended.

• Rework the collar insignia
• Add the EK II ribbon
• Add the RK
  

The stock figure, as we have seen, depicts a "plain" SS-Obersturm- führer; i.e., a First Lt. There are no decorations or ribbons; and no insignia aside from the collar patches. Unless one is willing to retcon the background story of Herr Schmidt, retention of the current insignia is complacency/indifference? at its worst. The same may be said for the decorations--or lack thereof.

Finally, while the bust provides a cigarette, I intend to augment it with a cigarette holder--and make any aesthetic changes to the hand that I deem necessary.

Back to the bench!

FOLLOW-UP . . . The second tunic button has been carefully removed (to be reattached later), and the area refinished as a prelude to the addition of the EK II ribbon.

FOLLOW-UP (2) . . . The EK II ribbon has been added (MS). The tunic button has been cleaned-up, finished, and reattached.