Chuck Mawhinney NAM Sniper Finished

Hi all ,  I am basing this figure on a photo of  " Chuck Mawhinney  "  .
   
      Chuck was already a competent hunter before he Joined the Marine Corps in 1967 . He attended Scout Sniper School , and was sent to South Vietnam , where he was assigned to a rifle company for three months until he was assigned to a Scout Sniper platoon , from there he worked for different companies , and also the South Korean Marines and the Marine Force Recon . But most of his time was with Delta Company . He made 103 confirmed kills in NAM , but it was likely many more . In one sitting he encountered a platoon of NVA , where he achieved 16 head shots . Except for a paymaster he hit at 900 yards , everyone he took out had a weapon , he told the Los Angelis Times .
    It`s early Days , but when I first found photos of Chuck , he was in Duck pattern fatigues , and what I thought was a Duck pattern Boonie . So I brought a Digital pattern Boonie and went about converting it to a Duck pattern type , with Acrylic paints and pens , as I don`t believe these exist in 1/6th ?  Going back to Chucks photos and with closer inspection , I think he is actually wearing an ERDL Boonie .  But I am going to roll with it now anyways . I will keep you posted as I build up on Chuck .

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Great looking figure Chip and great bio too! Looking forward to seeing more of this guy!

Nice Chip! I like what you did with the uniform.

Got round to completing my figure based on " Chuck Mawhinney " .



















Here is the pic I used for reference .

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=6cNrYawv&id=202CDE57902F5B37347707F0139B43E0B681935E&thid=OIP.6cNrYawvKF1GaoDydxx8-wHaLo&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fi.pinimg.com%2foriginals%2f39%2fb7%2ffb%2f39b7fb380330adcfee9a97066c18dc18.jpg&exph=2168&expw=1380&q=Chuck+Mawhinney&simid=608030991090144456&ck=738FDE98C6CFF31DBB15324467B3ED51&selectedIndex=13&FORM=IRPRST&ajaxhist=0

Really well put together, Chip.

Awesome work Chip! You knocked it out of the park!!!!!

I never cease to be MAJORLY impressed by your incredible attention to every tiny detail and your efforts to maintain authenticity in every aspect of these most impressive creations.

Fantastic new pics Chip of one of my many faves from your collection!

Thank you ALL so much for the kind comments , they are most uplifting .