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Posted: Friday, August 14, 2015 - 03:15 PM UTC


This is the first of 3 news stories on MiniArt. This one looks at a US motorcycle and rifleman; the rifleman is using the motorcycle for cover just as the cavalry of the past used their horses.

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CharlieCharlie
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Posted: Friday, August 14, 2015 - 09:45 PM UTC
Looks like the uniform worn for a short while by the 2nd. armoured div. in Normmandy . The figure has a lot of possibiltiles .
basco
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Posted: Saturday, August 15, 2015 - 12:00 PM UTC
this is finally an interesting new motorcycle figure!
M4A1Sherman
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Posted: Saturday, August 15, 2015 - 07:47 PM UTC

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Looks like the uniform worn for a short while by the 2nd. armoured div. in Normmandy . The figure has a lot of possibiltiles .



Yes, that's correct... It wouldn't take much to modify the uniform into the HBT Tanker-style coverall, which some US Army Motorcyclists wore over their standard combat uniforms, or even to modify it into the standard combat uniform. A very nice kit and a real departure from the norm!

I would go with the HBT coveralls and M1938 Leggings, as I already have numerous US Army Motorcyclists in the standard 1941-'44 combat uniforms...
RECON22
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Posted: Sunday, August 16, 2015 - 04:40 PM UTC
Nice, good to see a HBT clad figure again......this figure is going into my Mortain diorama.
Biggles2
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Posted: Sunday, August 16, 2015 - 08:17 PM UTC
I hope they eventually release this figure in a figure set. Almost all of their US figures have been included in a Harley kit.
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Posted: Sunday, August 16, 2015 - 08:53 PM UTC
Nifty!
M4A1Sherman
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Posted: Sunday, August 16, 2015 - 09:07 PM UTC

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I hope they eventually release this figure in a figure set. Almost all of their US figures have been included in a Harley kit.



Also see MINIART's US Jeep kits...
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