MiniArt has sent Armorama news on their latest offerings now hitting the shops with 2 new WW2 figures sets and a diorama base in 1/35th scale and another of their modular buildings in 1/72nd scale.
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CMOT
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 07:56 AM UTC
pdelsoglio
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 10:32 AM UTC
The "Market Garden" set looks real interesting.
bill_c
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 12:53 PM UTC
Thanks, Darren. That's a lively tank crew! Love the animation in MA figure sets.
Paulinsibculo
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 08:30 PM UTC
Another good add by MiniArt.
It looks like the German tank crew is wearing the naval leather clothing! Rather rare and another example of the desperate industrial situation in Germany. Another painting challenge, but also an opportunity to show something different.
Naval clothing? What I am talking about? In the summer of 1944 the German industry started to suffer seriously from shortages of many basic materials. Also the textile industry. Therefore, Navy surplus stock was used and issued to Heer field units.
A fine example of this jacket can be found on
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?81050-WWII-uniforms-equipment-and-gear
Furthermore, a good description is given in Gordon Williamson's Panzer Crewman 1939-45, Warrior series, published by Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84176-328-6
It looks like the German tank crew is wearing the naval leather clothing! Rather rare and another example of the desperate industrial situation in Germany. Another painting challenge, but also an opportunity to show something different.
Naval clothing? What I am talking about? In the summer of 1944 the German industry started to suffer seriously from shortages of many basic materials. Also the textile industry. Therefore, Navy surplus stock was used and issued to Heer field units.
A fine example of this jacket can be found on
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?81050-WWII-uniforms-equipment-and-gear
Furthermore, a good description is given in Gordon Williamson's Panzer Crewman 1939-45, Warrior series, published by Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84176-328-6
jimbrae
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 11:17 PM UTC
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It looks like the German tank crew is wearing the naval leather clothing! Rather rare and another example of the desperate industrial situation in Germany. Another painting challenge, but also an opportunity to show something different.
That, IMO, is one of the reasons that Mrrt, is where it is. Not because they do a particular piece of clothing, but because they have the imagination to do something different.
Personaly though, I much prefer the Arnhem set...
jrutman
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - 01:55 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Another good add by MiniArt.
It looks like the German tank crew is wearing the naval leather clothing! Rather rare and another example of the desperate industrial situation in Germany. Another painting challenge, but also an opportunity to show something different.
Naval clothing? What I am talking about? In the summer of 1944 the German industry started to suffer seriously from shortages of many basic materials. Also the textile industry. Therefore, Navy surplus stock was used and issued to Heer field units.
A fine example of this jacket can be found on
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?81050-WWII-uniforms-equipment-and-gear
Furthermore, a good description is given in Gordon Williamson's Panzer Crewman 1939-45, Warrior series, published by Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84176-328-6
Good release by Miniart and thanks for posting the ref pix on the uniform items. I must point out though,that the leather u-boat clothing was issued to the Panzermanner on purpose! It was not because of clothing shortages. The tankers valued them because it gave increased protection from fire,the biggest fear of all tank crewmen. I have read numerous accounts by German tankmen praising the forthought of their commanders for procuring these leather suits as it saved many guys from severe burns.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - 03:51 AM UTC
The reason for the naval leathers, I believe, is that 12th SS were in Italy when the Italians surrendered to the Allies. Italian military stocks became fair game to German occupying forces, and these submarine leathers were liberated/looted from a warehouse by 12th SS. They're use as panzer crew protective clothing was recognized and so the uniforms were kept. 
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Posted: Monday, April 08, 2013 - 06:57 AM UTC
12SS HJ were never in Italy. LAH were posted there after Kursk and "liberated" a load of this ex-German U Boat clothing from Italian stocks, along with Italian camo stocks. The only issue with the tank crew set is that if you don't like SS troops, particularly HJ, you can't use them. The leather suits were only issued to HJ tank crews and SS sPzAbt 101/501 as LAH were grouped in 1SS Pz Kp with HJ for Normandy and the Ardennes.
jrutman
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Posted: Monday, April 08, 2013 - 07:03 AM UTC
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12SS HJ were never in Italy. LAH were posted there after Kursk and "liberated" a load of this ex-German U Boat clothing from Italian stocks, along with Italian camo stocks. The only issue with the tank crew set is that if you don't like SS troops, particularly HJ, you can't use them. The leather suits were only issued to HJ tank crews and SS sPzAbt 101/501 as LAH were grouped in 1SS Pz Kp with HJ for Normandy and the Ardennes.
Exactly right on all points. Still leaves a lot of possibilities open with this set though,as they are easily modified to other uniforms?
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exer
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Posted: Monday, April 08, 2013 - 07:11 AM UTC
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The only issue with the tank crew set is that if you don't like SS troops, particularly HJ, you can't use them.
You could use them as the crew for the Bronco 1/35 German "Seehund" XXVIIB/B5 Midget Submarine or you could scratchbuild a U Boat Conning tower
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