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jimbrae
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Provincia de Lugo, Spain / Espaņa
Joined: April 23, 2003
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2011 - 09:49 PM UTC
MiniArt Ltd. have just updated by publishing a series of images of 35118 - BRITISH TANK RIDERS (NW EUROPE) which is a set which which has caused no small level of interest. The FULL Photo-Report on the set can be seen:


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Thanks!

JasonD
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Wales, United Kingdom
Joined: February 11, 2008
KitMaker: 79 posts
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Posted: Monday, June 06, 2011 - 01:58 AM UTC
No normally a WW11 modeller but Im really enthusiast about this set and Im already got something in in mind for them. Overall their look good but I assume the helmets are temporary and the puttees are a work in progress as they dont look right. They seem too big, and look flush to the leg whilst there's not enough wrinkle to make them look right. Minor minus points and on whole well done miniart keep up the good work.
AlanL
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: August 12, 2005
KitMaker: 14,499 posts
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Posted: Monday, June 06, 2011 - 05:43 AM UTC
Hi Jason,

i think you'lll find the putties are actually anklets, at least they look like anklets to me in the pics.

Who'd have thought that we'd every get a set of palstic tank riders two years ago? Now we have one set for the desert and one for NWE. Excellent.

Respirator cases look a bit big to me.

Well done MiniArt.
brian638
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: July 24, 2004
KitMaker: 318 posts
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Posted: Monday, June 06, 2011 - 06:31 AM UTC
HI,

As these are work in progress, I'm not too worried (yet). The anklets are a tad too big and the helmets look a little odd at the moment. My biggest gripe is the webbing, the suspenders should be longer. They are designed to thread onto the waterbottle, which only has buckles, and the front strap threads through the front ammo pouch.

It looks like another good year for Allied modellers.

Cheers

Brian
manicmodeler
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Canada
Joined: February 08, 2009
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 09:01 PM UTC
Looks like a nice st, except that it would be better, if the camouflague net is molded onto the helmet like the Royal engineer set,
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