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WWII Italian Army figures: need suggestions
modelfreak24
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New York, United States
Joined: October 22, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 04:14 PM UTC
i need figures for i diorama im doing involving the Italian army in world war (North Africa)

any and all help would be appreciated
Eaglewatch
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 04:25 PM UTC
Hi Jordan i believe Dragon are/or have released a set of Italian figures from the North African campaign
Tarok
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 04:31 PM UTC
Hi Jordan,

Could you tell us a bit more about the types of figures you're looking for? Tankers or infantry? Airmen? Any particular poses? What's the dio depicting?

Rudi
captnenglish
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 05:11 PM UTC
Hornet (or Wolf can't remember which) and a Alarmi(SP?) have some that might be useful
Alanon
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 05:24 PM UTC
Hi there. Best bet would be italeri if u want cheap. I think I might have a set or two lying around if u want them.
milvehfan
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 05:33 PM UTC
Hi Jordan, The Dragon kit is # 6391, Italian Infantry, El Alamein 1942. Hope this is helpful. milvehfan
Tarok
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 05:36 PM UTC
You could also try Royal Model and Nemrod, but as I said it depends what you're looking for...
bizzychicken
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 05:45 PM UTC
There is one Italian the ones with black feathers in helmets coming up in Dragons new "Hunting Partisans"
Drader
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 10:20 PM UTC
Dragon's set is a wierd mixed bag of two Bersaglieri, one para and one infantry officer (all of which not very coincidentally appear in the second of Osprey's three books on the Italian army). If you want to spent out more, Hornet and Model Victoria do some very nice figures, but I'm not sure of their availability over there.

A set to avoid is the Italeri Italian Assault Troops which has nice boxart but nasty 70s figures inside. Real disappointment.

David
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