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MiniArt: Wehrmacht, Imperial Japanese Army Figures
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Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 04:39 PM UTC


MiniArt is again making available its two figure kits depicting WWII-era German and Japanese military personnel.

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Me109G10
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Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 06:43 PM UTC
mh by reading the headline i was hoping for new poses of IJA infantrymen. thats kinda disappointing I mean the figures here were available for years. no news.
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Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 09:40 PM UTC
and the japanese are not looking like asian people imho especially the sitting one.
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Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 10:25 PM UTC

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and the japanese are not looking like asian people imho especially the sitting one.

The bone structure, noses and eye shape are all well within Asian norms.


Besides unpainted figures often don't look like much of anything. As anyone versed in ethnography will tell you there is more variety of features within a population than between populations.

What many assume to be the features of various groups are actually stereotypes based on the discredited racial typing of the 19th century.
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Posted: Friday, November 17, 2017 - 12:56 AM UTC
AAAH! Thought we were getting some new Wehrmacht figures. An old set with the driver from the Mercedes 170 added in.
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Posted: Friday, November 17, 2017 - 02:46 AM UTC

Quoted Text


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and the japanese are not looking like asian people imho especially the sitting one.

The bone structure, noses and eye shape are all well within Asian norms.


Besides unpainted figures often don't look like much of anything. As anyone versed in ethnography will tell you there is more variety of features within a population than between populations.

What many assume to be the features of various groups are actually stereotypes based on the discredited racial typing of the 19th century.


Agree.
T0MM0-01
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, November 17, 2017 - 06:42 AM UTC
people are getting really picky these days ! - these were good sets - when they were first released
and are still good now ...😆
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Posted: Friday, November 17, 2017 - 08:27 AM UTC
The Japanese set has been reviewed at Armorama: https://archive.kitmaker.net/review/8746
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Posted: Friday, November 17, 2017 - 10:34 PM UTC
I'm kind of happy with the reissue on the German refueling crew. An extra figure is always appreciated, though so would more fuel drums.
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