DIY Deep Sea Diver and Grenadier: getting Kitted Up

 Some more rough and ready fiddling tonight with two current Action Man DIY projects.

My Grenadier Guard make-shift SLR is getting a home-made bayonet; here stood up, glue drying it together. I added a string strap to the 'SLR', a re-shaped and re-painted modern machine gun.

The Grenadier bayonet got coloured up and attached and I began whittling some of the Deep Sea Diver accessories: lead half-boots, undersea hammer and the air gauge and pipes. The gauge needs painting. I'm getting ready for the buoy next and the sea dagger and sheath.

The helmet got a first lick of Humbrol metallic gold paint. I'm leaving the already-gold bauble itself alone. Several more coats to come on the rest. The big white knob is a mask over the tap, so it doesn't get a golding.

And so to the suit itself. Last night's tailoring wasn't up to muster at all so I started again, this time making the diver's outfit out of thin white plastic wrap used in packaging.

I cut out a basic shape and left the cotton suit on, as the wrap is semi-see through, not a great idea for a male diver facing sharks!

Using simple sellotape to join the seams the suit began to puff out and take shape. I added black shoes.

Happy with the baggy suit, I started work on the fella's belt, braces and lead weights and I added black ankle sleeves to create a boot look for the shoes.

Much to do tomorrow but for now I'm diving into bed!