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Friday, August 14, 2015 - 03:58 PM UTC
This is the Third and final news story on MiniArt for now. This one looks at a set of figures that I am really looking forward to as it features five US Infantry at rest during a lull in the fighting or having been rotated to the rear.
So far MiniArt has only released images of the box art for this offering and the figures all have very relaxed and natural poses for the period. I particular like the fact that a number of the troopers are smoking, which unlike today was a habit that was very much the norm. the figure that really appeals to me is the one sat on his helmet reading a copy of life; I look forward to seeing how MiniArt has tackled the magazine and of course the modeller could make it a copy of Stars and Stripes and so setting the figures to a specific time and location.

35200 – US Soldiers at Rest – 1/35th scale
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These look promising, I like how the box art is vague not staged in a scene like dragon's figures so it gives the modeller freedom to place them individually, in vehicle's or maybe a diorama scene... something reminiscent of Saving Private Ryan where they're searching through the dog tags.
AUG 14, 2015 - 05:40 PM
I like this set to. Not for the Normandy campagne though. most of the uniforms are from a later date in the ETO.
AUG 14, 2015 - 06:10 PM
Yes exactly what I was thinking.....I just wish they would make a set in either early war (gaiters and M41 field jacket) or late war jackets as above. Stop mixing the uniform within the set which restricts to late war. BUT...still a good set for Allied modellers as we take what we can get.
AUG 16, 2015 - 04:31 PM
Early, mid or late, it's great to see this sort of thing. No "heroes of Socialism," or pointing off in the distance, but doing what soldiers do.
AUG 16, 2015 - 08:52 PM
I thought I saw another review with guy sleeping on his motorcycle too. Lots of sack time
SEP 22, 2015 - 04:25 AM
Bery very useful set and nice to see they got the one guy "coppin a squat" on his helmet. We did that a lot as it keeps your hind end dry and sort of clean. J
SEP 22, 2015 - 08:53 PM
Amen to that!
SEP 22, 2015 - 08:58 PM
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