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MiniArt: WWII German Infantry Weapons and Equipment
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Metro Manila, Philippines
Joined: May 06, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 04:57 PM UTC


The next release from its WWII Military Miniatures Series focuses on pistols, rifles, automatic weapons as well as related infantry equipment and accessories.

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padawan_82
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United Kingdom
Joined: December 10, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 06:03 PM UTC
A nice set now i think Dragon missed a golden opportunity when they did the gen 2 gear that they didn't offer them in set's like this as their gen 2 stuff was brilliant but their loss is miniarts gain. I can definitely see myself getting some of these.
Charby
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Quebec, Canada
Joined: September 26, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 06:13 PM UTC
To the risk of repeating myself, I sincerely hope Miniart keeps going down this path and also gives us similar sets for US and Commonwealth armies.
FJCabeza
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Spain / España
Joined: October 25, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 06:37 PM UTC
Gosh! It has even an ASTRA 600!!!
americanpanzer
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Iowa, United States
Joined: May 12, 2014
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 08:26 PM UTC
wow! lots of great stuff! thank you MiniArt
alewar
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Canelones, Uruguay
Joined: December 27, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 08:28 PM UTC
Decals, lens, camera, a great one!
Paulinsibculo
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Overijssel, Netherlands
Joined: July 01, 2010
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 11:30 PM UTC
Another attack on my budget!
There are some very smart marketing people working at Miniart, every new item is a hit.
For sure, a US and UK set will follow, I bet.

Thanks for the review: very helpfull
leviman
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: December 16, 2005
KitMaker: 80 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 11:37 PM UTC
Great set. Can't wait to get some. Totally agree with padawan_82 that Dragon should have done a similar set with Gen 2 equipment.
Belt_Fed
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New Jersey, United States
Joined: February 02, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 12:36 AM UTC
Odd that there's no G43
Nate_W
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Missouri, United States
Joined: April 13, 2012
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Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 02:02 AM UTC
WOW! This is a must for me. The gewehr 41 is my favorite firearm of all time. I love using the less popular small arms the Germans used in WW2 like the G-41, MG-13, MG-15, MG-26, MG-37, MP-28, MP-34, MP-35, MP-41 and even the Beretta 38A mp 739(i) and Suomi KP/31 (m31).
Taeuss
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Manitoba, Canada
Joined: January 03, 2016
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Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 02:14 AM UTC
Like some of the options that this set offers: the scope-equipped Kar 98k, or the MP28 and 34 offer some real interesting possibilities. On my "To Get" list it goes!
MrCompletely
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Saitama-ken, Japan / 日本
Joined: February 12, 2016
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Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 06:05 AM UTC
And spectacles!
Scouteyes
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New York, United States
Joined: November 07, 2010
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Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 04:12 PM UTC
Looks like a great set. Wondering about the helmets though...the last four in the upper rows are in a "Plane Tree" pattern, but they appear painted directly on the helmets, not shown as fabric covers...same for the last two in the lower rows in splinter camo. I don't recall seeing painted helmets like that in any archival photos. Maybe it's just some quick digital shorthand, and they are including helmets with fabric covers. It's hard to tell.
erichvon
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: January 17, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 08:21 PM UTC
Now this is one set I will definitely get. I've got a few boxes of the old Dragon German Weapon sets 1 & 2 which despite their age are still pretty good for the lesser used German small arms but with these being new mouldings.... A couple of years back I bought the MB SS farm thieves set which had their weapons set included as a freebie. While everything was nicely moulded everything looked a bit anorexic, very much like the old Tamiya weapons set. In fact scalewise they appeared to be the same something like 1/40th, definitely not 1/35th. This however looks like a one stop shop for German kit. The cameras a great idea. Stacks of uses for that one. Same as what appears to be a Browning Hi Power! Strange that there's no G43 though.With the Panzerfaust set as well we can now arm our figures and fill vehicles with clutter very esily. I don't know if anyone else has thought along the same lines but with these new German kit sets can we now expect a multitude of new German figures? Hope so. For me Miniart are equal to Dragon quality wise with figures but a lot more interesting. They appear to look at what people are after rather than produce something that they hope will sell. For my money they're becoming the most innovative diorama/figure orientated manufacturer and have realised that some of us like to display our finished model in a dio not on a plinth or shelf. Looking forward to geting my hands on a set of these!
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Minnesota, United States
Joined: August 12, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - 04:35 PM UTC
This may drag my poor carcass back into the hobby, along with the MG and the Panzerfaust sets. Now for some good late war figures to fit to them.
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